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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH OF HOME 'CARADON' (EAGLEHAWK) AND BOOKLET RE CARADON, CORNWALL
a. Photograph of home 'Caradon' (Eaglehawk) and booklet re Caradon, Cornwall. Home of John Hooper - front/side of two-storied brick building ''Eaglehawk's Civic Offices'' with information about Hooper and family; with separate copy of extract from book re detail of the life of John Hooper (with reproduction of portrait photo); b. 36 page booklet (Trades Directory) re the Caradon district in Cornwall- companies and services in south-east Cornwall (no date - but recent - 1960s??)buildings, house, caradon, mr j. hooper. caradon. cornish. trades directory. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CORNISHMAN'S DAY AT SPARROWHAWK
Copy of a newspaper page titled Cornishman's day at Sparrowhawk. Also a smaller article titled Long Gully was in the Boom. There is a photo of Knipe's Castle and a sketch of a wrestler throwing another wrestler in the air. Mentioned in the articles are the pyrite burners chimneys, local indenties, wrestlers, the mines, the gullies, hills, housess shops and businesses, and Fire Brigade practice sports on Christmas morning. Item 11010.140b is an enlargement of Knipe's Castle scanned at a dpi of 1200.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornishman's day at sparrowhawk, st mathew's church of england, old hercules mine, st just point, old spadger, bendigo city, eaglehawk borough, marong shire, liddell's, cook and spargo's, deeble's, edward's, iron-jawed dick, dooley dick, tom the scientist, jack the local blondin, jumbo the whistling butcher boy, larry adler, dick davey's pub, billy williams, billy couch, billy martin, billy nicholas, the midway, victorian consuls, the gold mines (ironbark company), old hercules, kent (carlisle), paddy's bull of a whistle, cornish united, kock's poineer, old alabama (hustlers and redan), happy valley, moonta, speck gully, st just point, derwent gully, pinchgut, american gully, victoria hill, rae's hill, danger hill, windmill hill, redan hill, comet hill, comet mine, halley's comet, pengelly's (now truscott's), stamp's (later lewis and dunstan's), hattam's (later semmen's), bamford's drapery, cooperative store, weller's butcher shop, ebbott's coach factory (later payne's), philpot's shoeing forge, dennis's mining smithy, stoppelbein's tinsmith shop, wallace's bakery (later malcolm's), connell's bakery, fire brigade, knipe's castle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - DEFIANCE MINE, SEBASTAPOL
Carbon copy of handwritten quote from Dept. of Mines, Memoirs of Geological Survey of Victoria by W. Baragwanath. Notes include theworkings of the Company, gold yield, dividends and re-organization of the Company.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, defiance mine sebastapol, dept mines, memoirs of geological survey of victoria, w baragwanath, the ballarat goldfield, the cumberland durham and cornish company, sebastapol company, nelson and wellington company, defiance company, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - MINE MANAGERS REPORT
Handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager's Report, John Veale from the North Johnsons Shaft No 216, dated Jan 16th 1908 and the Koch's Pioneer Shaft No 224, Manager C. Rowedated 26 /4/1899. Report mentions machinery and equipment, crushing, firewood and winding engine.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, mine manager's report, north johnsons, john veale, koch's pioneer, c rowe, cornish united co, central windmill coy, windmill hill coy, mr mcgrath -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - FOURTH COMPARTMENT INTRODUCED
Handwritten list of mines in Bendigo and Eaglehawk with the depth when the fourth compartment was introduced. Number of Shafts with fourth Compartment. Total at end of year 1908, 22, total at end of year 1909 - 42 - or an increase of 20 for the year. This is approximately 40% of all the working shafts on the year.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, fourth compartment introduced, mines report 1909 page 117, hustlers reef no 1 park shaft, new chum goldfields, goldfields south, north, central nell gwynne, nell gwynne, goldfields consolidated, goldfields north, new bendigo goldfields propy, nell gwynne bdgo g'fields propy, goldfields extended, south concord, lansell's concord, south red white & blue, north red white & blue, victoria quartz, victoria consols, lazarus, new chum & victoria, carlisle, cornish united, united ulster, south concord, new chum railway, red, white & blue ext'd, new golden fleece, north new moon, new moon, south moon, clarence united, new argus, specimen hill, williams united, golden age (shellback shaft), johnsons no 2, confidence ext'd, callman & tachhi, needle shaft, catherine reef ext'd, bruhn's consolidated, new argus, new prince of wales -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - WHERE NOW COUSIN JACK?, 1988
Where Now Cousin Jack?.Ruth Hopkinsbook, bendigo, cornish history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE HERITAGE OF FAITH A STORY OF THE EARLY PIONEERS, 1970
The Heritage of Faith, a story of the early pioneers. J.M. Old, one of the first generation. 257 pages . Cambridge Press. Autobiography of settler in Raywood area, late 19th. C.J.M. Oldautobiography, pioneers, j.m. old, autobiography, raywood, terrick terrick, cornish. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH UNITED MINE - EXTRACTS FROM REPORT BY V PABST
Hand written notes from a report by V. Pabst. Notes include depth of shaft, depth of Plat Nos 1 & 38, locality, Dividends paid and the best places where gold was found. Victory also mentioned.mine, gold, cornish united mine, cornish united mine, extracts from report by v. pabst, dividends paid, v. pabst, victory -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - Remembrance Day, City of Port Phillip, 2019
Program with red poppy on white background. Made for remembrance day 11 November 2019. Inside cover is copy in red of poster to welcome home St Kilda enlistees. Program on facing page with photo of Tom Connors and daughterCity of Port Phillip Remembrance Day event. 10 November 2014 at 5 pm. Remembrance Garden, Station St at Raglan St Port Melbournewar - world war i, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, memorials, tom connors, lionel boxer, dick gross, zeta hamilton-durkin, john coulson, kay rowan, graham lockwood, howard cornish -
Cornish College
Speech, House of Representatives, 16/02/2012
Mr Mark Dreyfus, Member for Isaacs, gave a speech in the House of Representatives on Thursday 16 February 2012, after attending the official opening ceremony on Sunday 12 February 2012. He spoke about the closing of St Leonard's Cornish Campus in 2011, the community determination and achievement in establishing a new school and of Richard B. Cornish and his vision for the future. He also thanked Mr Kerry Bolger, the principal elect and the four student leaders, Robbie Boag, Georgia Bell, Kathleen Kiddell and Eliza Wilton. Two page document with the Australian Coat of Arms at the top of page one and a graphic of Parliament House underneath. Page two contains a speech by Mr Mark Dreyfus, Member for Isaacs dated Thursday 16/02/2012.cornish_college_inaugural_year, education, school, mr kerry bolger, mr mark dreyfus, speech -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO UNDERGROUND MINER
Copy of two photos on the page. The top one is a photo of the plaque with: The Bendigo Underground Miner. To acknowledge the contribution of the many hundreds of miners who lost their lives in the industry through accident and industrial disease. Many were Cornishmen and their descendants. The lower photo shows part of the poppet head with the plaque and another one below it. There are two men standing on one side of the plaques and a lady and a man on the other side.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo underground miner, teh cornish association of bendigo & district, george a ellis, robert lloyd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK & NOTED EVENTS
Notes on Eaglehawk compiled by H Biggs mentions early settlement, discovery of gold, separation of Eaglehawk from the Marong District Roads Board, Nominations for Council and Newspapers. Noted Events compiled by June Parry mention events from 1839 to 1876 and some in 1928. These included early settlement, gold discovery at The Rocks, Churches, hospital, Bendigo Advertiser, Theatre Royal, Police Office, Post Office, Census, First Council Works, Telegraph, Mining Company, Mining Board, Public Market, various buildings built, Rates, Schools, and very early trams.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - eaglehawk & noted events, h biggs, june parry, james mouat, joseph crook, marong district roads board, camp hotel, charles sherratt, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan (bendigo mac), bendigo hospital, bendigo advertiser, theatre royal, lieutenant governor sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, mr townsend, bendigo water works, cornish & co, post office, bendigo pottery, bendiog agricultural society, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, cattle yards, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, j mouat, sir henry barkly, sandhurst borough, eaglehawk borough, cr john mcintyre, duke of edinburgh, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, bendog rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, viscount canterbury (sir h manners sutton), beehive stores, mining exchanges, annual waverley prize, bendigo water works, city fire brigade, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, j h abbott, australian natives association, temperance hall, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, early trams, electricity commission -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: MARKING OUR MINING HISTORY
Copy of a newspaper article titled Marking our mining history printed in the Bendigo Adveretiser 27/5/2002. the Long Gully History Group plans to create an information marker in its neighbourhood acknowledging the role underground mining made to Bendigo.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - marking our mining history, long gully history group, the bendigo cornish association, george ellis, bendigo advertiser -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NAPOLEAN GOLD MINING CO N/L, 1934 - 1947
Document. Envelope containing:- War Damage Commission receipt. Agreement with State Electricity Commission (1938), Share Register, Lease Agreement, Receipt from Holland Bros Engineers, Agreement for water rights. Lease agreement Use of Water Race, Application for Shares, Tribute Agreements. Napoleon (B.M.L.) Mines No Liability.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central napoleon gold mining co nl, gold mining, share register, leases, sec, holland bros engineers, water rights, water race, john joseph hall, john jepson stanistreet, e.j. hogan. bendigo machinery & trading co. pty ltd. cornish flue boiler. a. j. jorgenson, north hercules extended gold mine bendigo. frank savage, f.g.t. nicholas. john robert wellington of empire hill. state accident insurance policy no. 42614. mary wellington. application for shares. tribute agreements, james jeffrey, ernest goodrich, francis l. wellington. napoleon (b.m.l.) mines no liability. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CORNISH COLLECTION: PLAQUE RELATING TO VOYAGE OF LUGGER 'MYSTERY' CORNWALL TO MELBOURNE 1854-55
Photograph, (colour) of plaque on stone wall with typewritten explanatory attachment: '' Plaque to honour the epic journey of seven Cornishmen who sailed on the small lugger 'Mystery' from Cornwall to Melbourne in 116 days in 1854-5'' (Captain Richard Nicholls with Job Kelynack, William Babcock, Richard Babcock,, Charles Boase?, F C Matthews, Lewis Lewis). Tonnage of lugger 16? Location of plaque unknown.history, naval, captain richard nicholls, mystery. captain richard nicholls. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: OBITUARIES FROM THE BENDIGO ADVERTISER
Document. Three page typewritten collection of obituaries from the Bendigo Advertiser: Oct 26 1905 - Mrs Grace Pillow (wife of Mr Edwin Pillow); July 19, 1914 - Mrs Elizabeth Stevens (widow of Mr Henry Stevens); July 11, 1914 - Mrs Elizabeth Stevens; September 27, 1910 - Mr Michael Thomas J.P. (considerable detail re his life); July 5, 1918 - Robert Thomas, husband of Julia Thomas; July 6, 1918 - more details of death and life of Robert Thomas (brother of Michael Thomas, J.P.)person, individual, michael thomas, jp michael thomas. california gully. california gully mechanics institute. trustee and treasurer of methodist church. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: DRAFT OF ''THE JEWELL FAMILY HISTORY''
Document. Draft of ''The Jewell Family History'' (10 typewritten pages) containing Chapter One and Two - of planned? Twelve chapters - listed and named on cover page. Note at end of this document re this being a draft and open for input and call for help in providing information about the 11 children who were descendants of William and Jane Jewell. Inscription on front page in handwriting for acknowledgements - ''Mrs Edith Lunn''. Mention of the following in the Chapter headings: Alfred Jewell (x2); Susan Jane Jewell; Albert Edwin Jewell; Frances Edith Jewell; Adelaide Aurelia Burnet (nee Jewell); Temperance Nicholls (nee Jewell).person, family, jewell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CORNISH COLLECTION: COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH -WEARNE FAMILY
COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH -WEARNE FAMILY - Four people are identified in the reproduction of this photograph of approximately 40 children and adults seated and standing in garden setting: ''Seated No 5 & 6 - John Wearne, Ann Catherine Penaluna; No 7 - William John Wearne; No 8 - Katherine Wearne, wife of William John Wearne''. (Identification in terms of attached handwritten note as above).person, family, wearne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: COPIES TAKEN FROM UNKNOWN PUBLICATIONS RE HENRY OSBORNE AND FAMILY
Document. Copies taken from unknown publications re Henry Osborne and family: a. article re the Golden Wedding of Mr and Mrs Henry Osborne of ''Rose Farm'', Emu Creek; b. copy of photo (? Davidson, photographer) of Golden Wedding group showing family of approx. 14 adults and approx. 17 children standing or sitting in garden setting at ''Rose Farm''.person, family, mr henry osborne, rose farm. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: COPIES OF PAGES (BOOK) RE ELIZABETH GRAY AND SAMUEL GRAY
Document. Copies of pages (un-named book) re Elizabeth Gray and Samuel Gray. Elizabeth Gray (nee White) - born Cornwall 1837, died Bendigo 1887; Samuel Gray - born Cornwall 1837, died Bendigo 1907. Reference to Rev T J Thomas, Rev Mr Trebilcock, Mr J Davey, Mr R Harkness, Bible Christian Church (Bendigo).person, individual, elizabeth grey, methodist church. bible christian church bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: COPY OF PAGES FROM 'BENDIGO AND VICINITY' RE JOHN QUICK
Document. Copy of pages from 'Bendigo and Vicinity' (p. 554 & 55) re John Quick, LL.D., Ex MLA with detail of the life of John Quick (second page ends with information about Federation League and the Australian Constitution - further information to complete the section (third page?) on Quick would need to be sourced from original.person, government, dr john quick, energetic mining company. new chum mine. bendigo advertiser. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE RE ''BENDIGO'S LINK WITH CORNWALL RENEWED''
Document. Newspaper article (Bendigo Advertiser) re ''Bendigo's link with Cornwall renewed'' -not dated. Reproduction of photograph of the William Hocking family (1898); others named under photo are Richard, John, William Jnr, Ellen, Mrs Grace Hocking, Albert, Anne, David and Edward. Brief history of family and the work history of William.person, family, william hocking, new chum railway. golden square. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: COPY OF PAGE FROM ''BENDIGO AND VICINITY'' RE WILLIAM JAMES
Document. Copy of page (p. 207) from ''Bendigo and Vicinity'' re the late William James - born Cornwall 1836 and prominent in early mining and investment in Bendigo. Mention of Dr Hugh Boyd; Mr W J James; Mr F D Jones.person, individual, william james, gold mining. dr hugh boyd. tambour major mine. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORNISH COLLECTION: BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS OF J R HOSKINS
Document. Councillor J. R. Hoskins. Two pages biography from Bendigo and Vicinity.bendigo, gold mining, miners, j. r. hoskins. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE HUB IN THE WHEEL, 2007
The Hub In The Wheel The Gills of West Bendigo. ISBN: 978095833750. Photographs. 171 pages. Inscription: Isabel 'Spark' Gill. History of the Gill family of West Bendigo.Isabel 'Spark' Gillbendigo, history, gill family, mining cornish james gill horticulture phylloxera j m gill grocer and produce merchant violet st school gill's garage corner booth st and marong road nell gwynne mine war years post war -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Mrs Vera Haddy, 2002
Vera Haddy, who started the Girl Guides in Mitcham, interviewed by Margaret Ecklund and Frances Warren in 2002.Vera Haddy, who started the Girl Guides in Mitcham, interviewed by Margaret Ecklund and Frances Warren in 2002. See audio tape NP3031Vera Haddy, who started the Girl Guides in Mitcham, interviewed by Margaret Ecklund and Frances Warren in 2002. mitcham guides, haddy, vera, cornish association -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Boscaswell Row, St Just, Cornwall
Peter Ellis and his party lived at Boscaswell Row, near St Just, Cornwall before they emigrated to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. They were caught up in the Eureka affair with some of their party charged with High Treason. Peter Ellis gave evidence at the Treason Trials in 1855 in Melbourne.eureka, st just, ellis, wearne, davey, penrose, cornwall, cornish -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Taradale Viaduct, 2015, 29/03/2015
The contractors for the Melboirne to Sandhurst railway line were Conish and Bruce. The five bluestone columns stand up to 36.6 metres above Back Creek. In 1933-1934, after heavier steam trains with longer loads commenced usng the bridge pre fabricated steel columns were placed under the bridge.Panoramic photographs of the bluestone viaduct at Taradale, Victoriataradale viaduct, taradale, bluestone, bridge, cornish & cruce, railway -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Wallaroo Mines, Kadina, 2013, 27/05/2013
Colour photographs of remnant mining infrastructure at Wallaroo Mines, Kadina.kadina, wallaroo mine, mining, cornish mine -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia, MUIOOF: Port Phillip District/Yarra Yarra District Honour Board, 1930
The MUIOOF Lodge was located in Union Street, Kew. The Lodge was established in 1863. It was demolished in the early 1990s.The Lodge Board lists the names of representatives of many of Kew's pioneering families. The Board was donated to the Society when the Hall was demolished. MUIOOF Lodge Board - Yarra Yarra District, Loyal Kew Lodge No. 5093 Port Phillip District till 1888 / Yarra Yarra District from 1888 Past Grands [listed] W.Woolard 1864 to A.E. Martin 1990 Maker marks - [Painted on back panel] "Lodge Board - Written by Bro. J. Kleiner, Signwriter 432 Burwood Rd. Glenferrie March 1930".[Engraved on pediment] "G.E. Gosbell, Woodcarver 1955". muioof (kew), yarra yarra district, port phillip district, j. kleiner, manchester unity independent order of oddfellows, w. woollard, d. gray, g. taylor, d. dannock, e.g. backwell, s. conder, j.h. joyce, r. summers, r. clulow, w. morris, f. fanhauser, j. waters, w. butson, a. dalton, t.g. jellis, j. watson, w. howieson, a.h. alexander, w.h. perry, a.r. studd, t. greenhill, w.a. hunt, w. maslen, t. eakins, h. ellis, a. geoffrey, j. priestman, t.e. morrisjamieson, c.h. bryan, g. hinchcliffe, t. foley, a.j. conder, s. clapham, a. cornish, f.j. fauvel, e.m. bond, h. co, j.g m. moller, e. hillier, w. finucane, w.e. bristow, v. geoffrey, a. hill, j.t. studd, h. de c. kellett, a.j whittaker, e. foley, e.f. fordred, p.j. ridgeway, j. barnard, h.a. ingham, h. woollard, j.w. fuller, e. mclean, p.g. pearce, f. walsh, h. fryar, h. salisbury, h. woolard, h.c. cox, a.j. watson, w. holt, f.t. james, e.c. parry, g. lees, h.o. ada,s, g.c. barclay, g.h. mockridge, g. philpott, j. corser, a. lilburn, w.p. wheeler, t.e. morri, r.r. clarke, h.d. sisson, w.r. harle, w.g. gray, j.d. newman, c.w. laidler, e.a. rae, a.a. homes, a. mcconachie, h.f. woollard, p.g. gallop, h.c. nelson, l.n. graebe, e.w. firth, n. rae, r.j. kelly, j. donaldson, f.t. jmes, c. till, t.j. doyle, s.m.f wills, w.l. smith, h. mcallan, h.a. morgan, a. kinns, w.r. adams, c.h. jones, g.h. carter, m. prout, a.w. bishop, k.c. hemmings, e.k. sparls, l.m. harle, j.m. prout, l.e. watts, d.b. adams, f.u. woolard, a. macrae, n.l. gration, d.h. vickers, m.h.m. alister, t.a. till, r.w. bent, j.w. woolard, a.e. woolard, r.h. harle, jean harle, l.o. adams, d.h. lloyd, k.w. harle, d.g. mclean, p.s. pearse, v.l. profitt, f.c. marks, m.h. mcalister, j. newman, e.m. savory, a.f gration, c.g. teasdale, e.k. sparkes, a.j. scott, w.h. savory, t.r. holland, g.t. smith, d. adams, s. rowe, t. bentley, l.e. fegan, m.j. fiander, g.n. bentley, j.l. oakley, h. brierley, b. oakley, m. j. fiander, w. humphries, a. weingardt, c. nunn, d.a. adams, s.p. clark, s. evans, g.n.bentley, s. clugston, d.c. mitchell, a.e. martin, g.n bentley, l.b. murrell, t.b. will, d. murrell