Savings Passbook (The Sandhurst Mutual Permanent Investment and Building Society) with entries from 1979 to 1983 re the 'Arts Centre Building Fund'.bendigo arts council, arts centre building fund

Typed letter to Mr Richardson from Geoffrey A Lambert regarding Victoria Hill. He states that the Minister for Mines, Hon. J. C. Balfour has asked the Department's Geologist located at Bendigo to prepare a report on the Victoria Hill area. The Minister also points out that there are conflicting interests which exists between local municipal authorities who are seeking to have mine damaged areas reclaimed for recreation or developmental projects, while some would like the past relics preserved for historical interests among tourists. He also mentions ways of publicity. Dated 19/10/1967.document, gold, victoria hill, hon. j c balfour, clark jeffries, bendigo city council, racv, the age, geoffrey lambert, albert richardson

The presentation was from The Bendigo Council to the Northern Victorian Regiment - 38th Infantry Battalion in relation to it's 100th Anniversary of being formed. It was at the Queen Elizabeth Oval on 28th Aug 1958. 16 page white booklet. On front is the Bendigo City emblem, document titles, Regiment Emblem, Date and location. Booklet is a souvenir program. Red and Purple line (Council colours) running down the side of the page. Contents include list of Councillors, Description of Event, Order of Ceremony, History of Regiment, Battle Honours and a brief history of Bendigo.Cover has City of Bendigo emblem and the words "Presents "An Address of Honor" to the Northern Victorian Regiment, 38th Infantry Battalion.38th battalion, 100 year anniversary

The City of Greater Bendigo Council was constituted on 7 April 1994 as part of a statewide program of local government reform enacted between 1993 and 1995. The reform process reduced the number of councils from 210 to 78. The City of Greater Bendigo has been appointed as the successor in law for the City of Bendigo, the Rural City of Marong, the Borough of Eaglehawk and the Shires of Huntly and Strathfieldsaye and has assumed any rights, assets and liabilities of these abolished councils. On 18 November 1994 the City of Greater Bendigo Council has been appointed as the successor in law for the Shire of McIvor and has assumed any rights, assets and liabilities of this abolished council. On the 19 January 1995 the City of Greater Bendigo Council has been appointed as the successor in law for the Redesdale district of the Shire of Metcalfe. (source https://prov.vic.gov.au/archive/VA3689). This album commemorates the official amalgamation event and creation of the City of Greater Bendigo which took place at the Capital Theatre. 18 page bound album containing colour photographs commemorating creation of the City of Greater Bendigo. Album is leather bound with gold emboss decoration on front cover. One photograph per page.

The Bendigo Heritage Advisory Service is a committee appointed to provide natural and cultural advise to the City of Greater Bendigo council. It also promotes community participation in heritage issues. Each committee has a tenure of 4 years.Minutes of the meetings of the Bendigo heritage advisory committee from 1984 to 1986. The records are in a black folder. Also, in the folder drafts for discussion, reports and various statements.local government, heritage

George Archibald Ellis (1928-2019) was a long time Long Gully resident and local historian. He married Edna Hocking in 1953 and they are both buried at White Hills. In this photo he is receiving a cheque for $1000 on behalf of the Long Gully Historical Society. Daryl McClure (1947-2015) was born in Bendigo and became a radio announcer in 1964. He was a Bendigo Councilor 1969-1970 and was elected the Liberal Party member for Bendigo in the Victorian Legislative Assembly where he served 1973-1982. He returned to the Bendigo Council in 1996 and was the mayor from 1999-2000.Coloured photo of George Ellis receiving an envelope from Daryl McClure.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - photo of george ellis and daryl mcclure

Political flyer for Alec S. Craig running in the Saturday, August 30th Bendigo City Council election for the Barkly ward.government, local, alec craig

gb (Greater Bendigo) Spring magazine Sept - Oct 2024, contains articles on Bendigo proposed low line, E-scooter, missing link beneath Charing Cross, Bendigo and Strathfieldsaye Community Hub, Rod Fyffe. Colour printed 36-page seasonal magazine produced by Greater Bendigo Council.history, spring 2024 bendigo activities

May have come from the Bendigo City Council offices.Australian Merchant Navy Red Ensign with rope binding & wooden peg.flags - maritime, merchant

Coloured photograph showing the Sandhurst Hotel building on corner. The Sandhurst Hotel stood on the corner of St Andrew's Avenue and Lyttleton Terrace, near where the City of Greater Bendigo council chambers are now. Owned by Mr Sannerman and passed to his wife Flora Silverman on his death. The parents of Peter Ellis were licensees circa 1956.buildings, hotel, sandhurst hotel

Souvenir publication promoting Bolton Brothers and Bendigo. Includes full page information about Local Sights Worth Seeing, Accommodation and Country Trips from Bendigo as well as large photographs of the local industries and attractions, noting that it is pre automobile days as there are mostly horse and carts in the photographs. The Bolton family founded a printing business in Bendigo in 1885. Benjamin Bolton was a prominent businessman and on this death in 1901 William Bolton (Mayor 1936 -37) and his brothers took over the business. Bolton's remains a well known office and printing suppliers in Bendigo today.Fifty six page album style publication produced by local printers Bolton Brothers as both promotion for their business and to encourage tourism. Two colour printed front and back cover on brown card. Inside contains high quality black and white, full and half page photographs of local businesses, prominent buildings and attractions including Bartlett Brothers Photographers, Favaloro's Caterers and Cafe and Myers. Bendigo / for / Sunshine / Business / & Pleasure / Under the Seal of the Bendigo City Council / Published by Bolton Bros. Pty. Ltd., Centreway, Bendigo.city of greater bendigo commerce, city of greater bendigo tourism, city of bendigo mayor, mayor bolton, making a nation exhibition, bolton brothers printers

Copy (2 pages) of a Bendigo Advertiser Feature dated Thursday, April 13, 1972 titled Bendigo Says. Good-bye to the Trams. Article contains photos of trams, a photo of a conductor assisting an elderly lady with a shopping jeep and a photo of trams and people at the Alexander Fountain. The article mentions Four Eras of Trams, a poem titled 'The Trammies' by R L Harrowfield, some men who worked on the trams and tasks they did, some accidents, local identities, and some of Tom Griffiths memories.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo says good-bye to the trams, the electric supply company of victoria, state electricity commission of victoria, cr d e elliott, the city council, bendigo trust, sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, bendigo tramway company, battery trams, steam trams, electric trams, r l harrowfield, tom griffiths, baby health centre, miss tavenor's sweet shop, needle mine, the robbie burns hotel, eaglehawk wine saloon, town hall hotel, hooley's dress fabrics, kevin anstee, bert knight, bendigo curtain service, graham o'donahoo, john henderson, the english electric traction company, princess theatre, upper reserve, five lions, hercules mine, needle loop (needle mine), jim collins, arch robinson's seat, st liborius church, virginia mine, upper reserve (qeo), bendigo tram history, gibson's, blum's, powney's, view point newsagency, city offices, hopetoun hotel, ?ob & dorothy mills' concern, gillies bros pty ltd

COUNCIL CHAMBER, FORMER COUNCIL OFFICES, TOWN HALL, BENDIGO -black and white copy : in centre of image : eight polished wooden desks with ornate iron legs, ink wells , surrounded by eight upholstered chairs. At rear of table, one chair surrounded on either side by drapes. Royal Coat of arms above.- crown above a shield , rampant Lion and Unicorn .There is also a wooden gavell and blockbuildings, town hall, bendigo, bendigo, town hall, council

Seven page Eulogy For Elsie Twitt written by her daughter Jan and her brother. Mentioned is her childhood life, meeting her husband Ron and her public achievements. Her brother mainly mentions her home life.bendigo, clubs, inner wheel club south bendigo, inner wheel club south bendigo: eulogy for elsie twitt, james williams, ella williams, alfie williams, doreen williams, lawrence williams, davena williams, norma williams, kevin williams, barry williams, chateau dore, jan twitt, greg twitt, glenn twitt, flora hill primary school, bendigo and district council of mothers clubs, victorian federation of state school mothers clubs committee, joan kirner, bendigo base hospital, inner wheel club of bendigo south, penguin club, caledonian society, presbyterian church, st johns managment, scout groups, ymca, tennis cricket & football clubs, ron twitt, joyce harriot, mirridong

Copy of a Bendigo Advertiser Feature, dated April 13, 1972 titled Bendigo says Good-bye to the Trams. Article mentions the battery, steam and electrical powered trams. The main article mentions the history of the trams in Bendigo, the farewell Bendigo had for the trams and some happenings along the routes. There are some photos of trams on the page. There is also a poem titled 'The Trammies" by R. L. Harrowfield.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - good-bye to the trams, bendigo advertiser 13 april 1972, the electric supply company of victoria, state electricity commission of victoria, bendigo cemetery, cr d e elliott, city council, bendigo trust, sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, bendigo tramway company, r l harrowfield

Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of a group of soldiers in uniform and with rifles. They were district servicemen on leave in 1944. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1940 - 1949 titled Bendigo as it was. It has two photos of women wading through the 1949 Pall Mall flood waters and one of Miners in the crib room of the Central Deborah Mine. They are Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson. 1940 - Army moves in to racecourse, 1941 - Devastating fire at pottery, 1942 - Forces expand, 1943 - Nation's eyes on Bendigo, 1944 - News dawns of D-day landing, 1945 - City cheers the end of the war, 1946 - Celebrations begin in city, 1947 - Gallery gets top paintings, 1948 - Water plan looks good and 1949 - Flood takes a toll on city.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume five: 1940 - 1949, bendigo advertiser, central deborah mine, jackie lewis, bob johnson, w landy, ryga yates, les johnson, central nell gwynne, department of defence, bendigo jockey club, 8th division, robert menzies, deborah mine, bendigo decentralisation vigilance committee, cr w h taylor, bendigo war funds organisation, the easter fair society, bendigo agricultural show committee, mr e g ham, mr j v fairbairn, cr a staples, the bendigo chamber of commerce, richard hartley smith abbott, captain harley abbott, bendigo art gallery, bill woodfull, bendigo high school, north deborah mine, boardwalk, toni riley pharmacy, windermere hotel, cr g a pethard, coliban system, north deborah mine, bendigo pottery, bendigo trades hall council, private lawrence burstall, major-general g j rankin mhr, andrew dunstan, ordnance factory, royal australian navy, hmas bendigo, sec offices, muioof, ymca, georger addlem, fred addlem, cr a j anderson, pauline buvhan thompson, leslie thompson, edward joseph leonski, bendigo football league, mr j dedman, william stephens, forest street methodist church, pte charles phillips, pte w e durward, pte t foley, william john stephens, central nell gwynne, air chief marshall sir arthur tedder, cr taylor, united nations, flying officer, r bruce tuff, flight lieutenant owens, royal air force, commonwealth war workers housing trust scheme, mr s mckinnon, bendigo decentralised vigilance committee, ravenswood estate, john lienhop mlc, margaret (peggy) brennan, strathfieldsaye shire council, school of mines, bendigo base hospital, william george ashman, ashman's tailors, bendigo jockey club, victorian football association, bendigo east swimming pool, deborah anticline, specimen hill methodist church, north deborah, adolf hitler, benito mussolini, australian 7th division, cr galvin, bendigo war funds organisation, hmas bendigo, lt-commander jackson, bendigo football league, central deborah mine, victoria day, cr truscott, bendigo gaol, lansellstowe, awas barracks, bendigo citizens committee, john cain snr, ordnance factory, bendigo agricultural society, the duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, bendigo tennis association, north deborah, gillies famous pies, aids & appliance shop, mrs georgina scott, dr j a neptune scott, alfred sisley, corot, daubigney, louis sonnenberg, gas employees' union, john lienhop, soldier settlement commission, burnewang estate, king george vi, princess elizabeth, lt philip mountbatten, mr e j w herbert, ansett airways, reg ansett, most rev, dr john mccarthy, dr bernard stewart, michael giudice, bendigo united breweries, bendigo lyric photo plays, bendigo sun newspaper, shamrock hotel, west bendigo progress association, alan mcdonald, south bendigo football club, albert collier, j t webbo, mervyn tresize, state rivers and water supply commission, eppalock reservoir, public works committee, bendigo rotary club, john edgar, bendigo base hospital, albert dunstan, benevolent home, magetti's wine hall, wallace reef wine hall, magetti family, albert magetti, lance galvin, bradford cotton spinnings (victoria) pty otd, arthur syer, stanley crossman, albert arthur dunstan, rev dr henry backhaus, city family hotel, lyric theatre, bank of australasia, city club hotelcolonial mutual building, r matchett & co, lansellstowe, leonard lansell, bendigo bas hospital, australian women's army service, mr hollway, kenworth (aust) ltd, foggitt jones's bacon factory, gordon sayers, sandhurst trustees, dr john drowley, alexander hislop, royal mint, north deborah mine, ironbark south mining company, central nell gwynne company, new chum syncline

Large Framed Photo D. W. Lewis Secretary Bendigo Trades & Labor Council 1904-1932 debonair, tie, victorian era

Newspaper article, (photocopied onto A4 paper) Bendigo Advertiser November 6th, 1985, headed '£100,000 facelift for derelict mining sites?' Article describes how the Bendigo Council were seeking a loan from the Goldfields Revolving Fund for the restoration of the Victoria Hill area and for the restoration of the relics and poppet legs of the Central Nell Gwynne, the Nell Gwynne Reef Mine, the North Deborah and the Big Deborah Mine sites.Written in black pen on right hand side: B'go Adv. Nov. 6th. '85gold mining, nell gwynne mine, north deborah mine, big deborah mine, poppet legs, bendigo, restoration

A small green and white box containing cuttings from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 1968, 1969 titled, ' Mayor Speaks.' It relates to the Bendigo City Council's activities over the two years.Mayor T. Flood Speaks out 1968-9newspaper, bendigo advertiser, newspaper column, lydia chancellor, collections, newspaper, newspaper column

Loading Record Card - Livestock Market B. C. C. (Bendigo City Council?) - cattle market loading card. Date/Name/Time on front; SHP/LBS columns on reverseorganization, public utility, primary industry

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, May 22, 2004. Picnic: the carter's and driver's annual picnic for Bendigo Council workers and their families was held annually at the White Hills Gardens. In this picture taken about 1927, the Bullen and Varker families are enjoying the outing. Back row: Alice Varker (nee Bullen), Louise Bullen, Elsie Bullen, George Bullen. Front row: Clem Varker, Lucy Varker, Gwendoline Bullen and Nancy Varker.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Prior to the election of female Councillors and Mayors in the 1960’s, the Lady Mayoress role was one of the few ways women could officially undertake civic duties. Mayoresses made important contributions to their local communities through their charity work and as ambassadors for their region on a state and federal level. They also undertook some Mayoral duties on occasions when their husband was unavailable. The Bendigo Mayoress medallion was commissioned by Sir George Lansell Jnr in the tradition of making a mayoral presentation in gold. It was first worn by Mayoress Snell and was presented to her on April 11th, 1956 at the municipal centenary dinner at the Shamrock Hotel. The medallion was passed on to each subsequent Mayoress when the new Mayor was appointed. The Mayoress medallion was commissioned by Sir George Lansell Jnr in the tradition of making a mayoral presentation in gold. The drop and chain have been hand crafted n 18ct yellow gold and engraved by a master engraver also by hand. It was first worn by Mayoress Snell and was presented to her on April 11th, 1956 at the municipal centenary dinner at the Shamrock Hotel. Front; Progress / BENDIGO. Verso; PRESENTED / TO THE / BENDIGO CITY COUNCIL / by / SIR GEORGE LANSELL, / TO COMMEMORATE THE CENTENARY OF / LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN BENDIGO / 10 - 1 - 56george lansell jnr, mayoress chain, bendigo centenary, mayoress snell, city of greater bendigo ceremonial item, lansell pendant

The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was constituted in 1886 with the vision to be the single voice for the business community across greater Bendigo. ‘Be.Bendigo’ is the trading name of the organisation ‘Bendigo Business Council’ which was formed in 2008 as a merger between two Bendigo business organisations: The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Central Victorian Business Network (CVBN). Upon the merger, Bendigo Business Council continued the functions of both the Chamber and CVBN by providing advocacy, networking and events to members and partners.Bendigo Chamber of Commerce Memorandum and Articles of Association; microfiche (two copies), three paper copies of the Memorandum of Association and Articles dated 25 August 1913.history, bendigo, bendigo chamber of commerce collection

The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was constituted in 1886 with the vision to be the single voice for the business community across greater Bendigo. ‘Be.Bendigo’ is the trading name of the organisation ‘Bendigo Business Council’ which was formed in 2008 as a merger between two Bendigo business organisations: The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Central Victorian Business Network (CVBN). Upon the merger, Bendigo Business Council continued the functions of both the Chamber and CVBN by providing advocacy, networking and events to members and partners.Bendigo Chamber of Commerce letter from the Victorian State Chamber of commerce re re-structure. Dated 28 April 1989. Numerous printed pages outlining the plan of action for forming an independent Chamber of Commerce in Bendigo and developing a constitution.history, bendigo, bendigo chamber of commerce collection

The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was constituted in 1886 with the vision to be the single voice for the business community across greater Bendigo. ‘Be.Bendigo’ is the trading name of the organisation ‘Bendigo Business Council’ which was formed in 2008 as a merger between two Bendigo business organisations: The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Central Victorian Business Network (CVBN). Upon the merger, Bendigo Business Council continued the functions of both the Chamber and CVBN by providing advocacy, networking and events to members and partners.Small booklet containing the Memorandums and Articles of Association for the Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industries, dated 1937. Printed by Bolton Brothers Mitchell Street Bendigo. Includes the Certificate of Incorporation dated 3 September 1913. Also a copy of the original Bendigo Chamber of Commerce Memorandum and Articles of Association dated 25 August 1913.Secretary's Copyhistory, bendigo, bendigo chamber of commerce collection

The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was constituted in 1886 with the vision to be the single voice for the business community across greater Bendigo. ‘Be.Bendigo’ is the trading name of the organisation ‘Bendigo Business Council’ which was formed in 2008 as a merger between two Bendigo business organisations: The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Central Victorian Business Network (CVBN). Upon the merger, Bendigo Business Council continued the functions of both the Chamber and CVBN by providing advocacy, networking and events to members and partners.Large minute book/journal - 366 pages of hand-written minutes of meetings of the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and District Chamber of Commerce and Industries. First entry 15 December 1986. Last entry 11 November 1904. Includes newspaper cuttings pasted onto pages and a letter from Barkly Hyett agreeing to act as solicitor for members of the Chamber. (dated 11 August 1891).Secretary's Copyhistory, bendigo, bendigo chamber of commerce collection