The Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was registered in Bendigo on 18/06/1981.The decision to disband the Merle Bush Trefoil Guild was made at a General Meeting on 17/02/2016. The group agreed to continue as the Merle Bush Friendship Group. The Australian Trefoil Guilds connect women who are either actively involved in Girl Guiding or have a history with Girl Guiding. The purpose of a Trefoil Guild is to keep alive the spirit of the Promise and Law, carry this spirit into the community and to give support Guiding.Dusty Pink Handmade Tablecloth with Blue embroidery. Trefoil Guild insignia in bottom left hand corner Merle Bush embroidered above insignia and Bendigo embroidered below.girl guides, guiding, merle bush, trefoil guild, handmade, tablecloth

BHS Collection8537 Booklet presenting the public buildings, churches, recreation facilities, industry and parks and streetscapes of Bendigo in the early 1900s. Booklet is presented in B&W with numerous photographs of buildings and streetscapes of the city off Bendigo.golden north, tourist guide, notable buildings

BHS CollectionTwo small pamphlets. One titled "Guide to relaxation" Eppalock in details compiled and printed offset in Bendigo by Cambridge Press. the other "Lake Eppalock" ceremony to mark the completion of the Eppalock Dam, the Eppalock pumping station and the pipeline to Bendigo; Friday 17 April 1964. Published by the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Aileen and John Ellison Collection.lake eppalock, 1964

BHS CollectionSmall booklet titled "Bendigo for sunny, carefree, restful days" Yellow cover with two black and white photographs of poppet head in Rosalind Park and a view of Bendigo. An Australian Tourist Publication. Aileen and John Ellison Collection: bendigo, tourism

Blue hardcover book titled: An Australian bird book by J.A. Leach, published by Whitcombe & Tombs Limited. The book has two hundred pages and is a guide to identify Australian birds. Aileen and john Ellison Collection."John Ellison" inside front coveraustralian birds, ornithology

George Robert Broadbent (1863-1947), cyclist and map publisher, was born on 3 November 1863 at Ashby near Geelong, Victoria, son of George Adam Broadbent, Lancashire-born draper, and his wife Elizabeth, née Ruffhead. When the family moved to North Melbourne Broadbent attended the Errol Street school, followed his father's trade, and became an early cycling and cycle-racing enthusiast. At various times Broadbent held most Victorian and Australian road records, and two of his performances on solid tyres—203 miles (327 km) in 24 hours on a penny farthing, and 100 miles (161 km) in 6 hours 20 minutes on a 'safety' bicycle—were never bettered. He established records for all distances between 130 and 220 miles (209 and 354 km), and for all times between 8 and 12 hours, at the Exhibition Grounds track in May 1894, and road records for 50 and 100 miles (80 and 161 km) in October 1896. The Australian Cyclist acknowledged him 'the finest road rider that Australia has ever produced'. A foundation councillor of the League of Victorian Wheelmen in October 1893, Broadbent contested the first Warrnambool-Melbourne race in 1895, and was active in the Good Roads Movement. Next year he issued a road map of Victoria, 'prepared … after some sixteen years riding and touring in all parts of the Colony', which indicated general topography, distances, and roads classified as 'good', 'fair' or 'ridden with difficulty'. It was to become Victoria's standard map, and the basis of a continuous publishing programme by Broadbent's Official Road Guides Co.Three Road Maps of Bendigo, Bendigo and Suburbs, Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Two fold out maps printed in colour and produced by Broadbent's Road Maps Pty. Ltd. 475 Collins Street Melbourne. One map printed by Bolton's Bendigo.history, bolton's, bendio broadbent maps

Four pages booklet ''What's on in Bendigo Easter 1970'' A visitor guide to events and places to see.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

A 8 page tour guide dedicated to explaining the history of the many famous buildings in the center of Bendigo

Bendigo Competitions Society (established 1923) - 1978 Festival, Bendigo City Hall from 29th April to 24th May, 1978. K.H Lock (President) E.M. Lock (Secretary). Official guide $1.00. Orange cover with a drawing of a lyre on top left corner. Fifty Six pages.entertainment, music, bendigo competitions

Six pages coloured booklet titled: Discover and explore the history of the magnificent Fortuna Villa. Your tour guide to the history of Fortuna Villa. On the front cover a sepia coloured photograph of Fortuna Villa and five small coloured photographs of the interior and exterior. On the back cover a Fortuna villa chronology.buildings, house, fortuna villa

One page coloured map of historical sites in the Diamond Hill area. Including the Golconda Battery site, Tramway Embankment, site of former Town and Country Hotel, Sandhurst Municipal Boundary Marker Post, Waterwheel Cutting, Stafford Mine site. On the back a description of the various sites. Produced by the Bendigo Historical Societybendigo, tourism, diamond hill

This information sheet No 82 was produced in 1919 as part of a series, by J.G. Brill Co. in Philadelphia USA. Original reference guide.Cardboard sheet No 82 from the J G Brill Company USA.Helpful Hints on the Maintenance and care of Brill 79-E Trucks.tram, tramways, the j.g.brill co.

Brown cardboard cover, printed in Gold and Black. Embossed.

Published by Reverend Geoffrey Sloan (Hon.) Chaplain for the Deaf and Hearing Impaired of Victoria, Printed by Harrison Print Bendigo 1993Significant as a guide for conducting services of worship for the Deaf and hard of hearing.21cmHx14.5cmW, 24 pages, 2 copiesreverend geoffrey sloan, eph'phatha,

Articles in annual report include: branch committees, President's report, finance report, balance sheet, hospital homes, community centre, welfare, volunteer service group, auxiliaries, life governors, guiding light appeal, Isadore Smith's bravery, Prime Minister Hon. J.G. Gorton opening the Ballarat section of the Guiding Light Appeal, Victorian Governor General Sir Rohan Delacombe the Bendigo section and Victorian Premier Sir Henry Bolte the Metropolitan section, Hubert Opperman being knighted in the Queen's Birthday honours, waiting list time for admission is 18 months - two years and are almost exclusively nursing cases as the peak for active aged recedes, erection of the two storey wing at Brighton thanks to grant from estate of the late Herbert Engelbert, the demolishing of the 100 year house at Brighton required for the extension, Mrs Laura Clarke - a resident of Mirridong - celebrated turning 102, and the need for additional room and accommodation for a resident caretaker has necessitated the purchase of a block of flats facing Glenferrie Road, with the assistance of the William Buckland Trust.16 pages of text and photographsassociation for the blind, isadore smith, e.a. soderstrom, miss tobias, annual reports

Articles in annual report include: branch committees, President's report, finance report, balance sheet, auxiliaries, volunteer service groups, in answer to your questions, senior staff, life governors, building of Katharine Rose wing at Bendigo, donation by G.W. Vowell of a 20 acre farm at Mt Eliza, new auxiliaries formed at Brighton, Kooyong, Bendigo and Mt Eliza with Guiding Light Group comprised of solely men, thanks to Flora Douglas for use of her home at Frankston and Audrey Moffat accepting responsibility for volunteer recruitment, and John Watson, a resident of Elanora, turned 100. 1 volume of text, photographs and illustrationsassociation for the blind, john watson, sir rohan delacombe, h.m. lightfoot, mirridong home (bendigo), kelaston home (ballarat), elanora home (brighton), annual reports

Held in Melbourne from the 22nd November to 8th December, the 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad or the Melbourne Olympics were the first held outside of Europe or the USA. This programme is a comprehensive guide to the opening ceremony and includes names of the organising committee and general information about the history of the Games.Colour printed programme. 31 pages, 2 unnumbered pages, illustrated, with maps. Front cover photograph of the Yarra River looking towards Melbourne CBD. Olympic rings at top of page. Stapled at fold.melbourne olympic games, olympic games 1956, city of bendigo tourism

When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and situated on Pall Mall was the central distribution centre for receiving and delivering telegrams and continued to deliver communication and postal services until 1997. Now a Visitor Centre, dedicated volunteers at the Post Office continued to demonstrate and educate the public about the daily workings of the Post Office up until 2019 when Covid 19 disrupted every day life and Ted Rankins, the last Post Master and a long term telegraph volunteer at the Post Office, died. Manuals were issued to postmen to guide them in the delivery of letters and parcels and were small enough to be carried with them. This manual was used by the Bendigo Post Office postmen and is part of the postal collection donated by the Rankins family in memory of Ted Rankins,. Small, creamed coloured cloth covered manual. Contains forty four printed pages and two blank end pages covering all aspects of how to correctly deliver the post. Topics include 'Behaviour', 'Deceased Persons' and 'Bicycles' amongst many others. Book is bound and contains many extra additional paragraphs stuck in on appropriate pages noting changes and amendments. Additional amendments in handwritten red pen also occur on pages 28, 29 and 36.Front cover; Postmen's Manual / Australian Post Office Various annotations and updates throughout. ted rankins collection, bendigo post office, bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo tourism, post office collection

Held in Melbourne from the 22nd November to 8th December, the 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad or the Melbourne Olympics were the first held outside of Europe or the USA. This programme was originally enclosed with book 'Australia, Land of the Southern Cross' as is a visitors guide to Australian states and cities.Colour printed programme. 15, [1] pages. Illustrated. Colour printed front and back cover based on the Olympic ring colours. Inside pages printed in red and black. Contents include an official programme listing all the events, venues and dates; photograph and map of Olympic grounds and Village; a guide to facilities and services available to visitors during the Olympic Games and lists of Australian cities and towns with brief statistics and description for each listing. Includes an introduction by Frank Selleck, Lord Mayor of Melbourne ; Maurice A. Nathan, Chairman, Olympic Civic Committee.melbourne olympic games, olympic games 1956, city of bendigo tourism

Alice McGREGOR Born: 1908; unknown parents. Possibly adopted by the Salter family? Electoral Roll 1936: Highland Terrace Kangaroo Flat. Alice Mary Salter and William Robert Salter living together; presumed to be sister and brother. William Robert Salter was killed in a MVA in Bendigo in 1937 aged 26. In Victoria in 1938, Alice Mary Salter married James Thomas McGregor (born Victoria 1917, died Victoria 1983, buried Fawkner Cemetery) Lived: 1968; 22 Wade Street Golden Square Alice McGregor Died: 1999 aged 91 at Anne Caudle Centre, Bendigo Buried: Kangaroo Flat Cemetery See additional research. Postcard Album of Alice McGregor contained 86 post cards.Postcard Album of Alice McGregor containing 86 post cards. See 1400. Colour photo of 2 stockmen on horseback guiding a bullock drawn wagon across a creek. Entitled At "The Crossing" Addressed to Miss A. Stapleton, Bendigo, Victoria Sender - Jessie MacCallum PO stamp dated May 1920 postcard, collector, alice mcgregor

The 3 membership cards belonged to Peter Ball. The Servicemen's Club was a Co Operative Society of the 3 Bendigo RSL Sub Branche's, Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat & Eaglehawk. In the year 2000 the Club became Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Inc. Peter was a Bendigo RSL delegate on the Co Operative Society for the years 1998 - 2000. He was a Committee Member Bendigo RSL & Bendigo District RSL from 1996 - 2010, 2012 - 2015, Jnr Vice President 1998 - 2002, Snr Vice 2003 - 2008. From 1997 - current has been involved with the RSL Museum at SMI as a guide, Museum Curator 1998 to 2015, Chairman Museum Sub Committee 2003 to 2015, Sub Committee member 1997 to 2015, 2019 to current, other involvement since 1996 in Commemorative events, Appeals and Welfare to current, SMI Revitalization program Sub Committee 2011 to 2015, Memorial Walls Sub Committee 2010 to 2015. Refer also Cat No 4704.Three Membership cards all different to the Bendigo & District Servicemen's Club. .1) Orange card laminated one sided for the year 1994 No 421. .2) Blue card unlaminated one sided for the year 1995 No 0276. .3) Green card laminated double sided for the year 1996 No 421, has image of the club on the front, rear has details re Club address, some rules and place for Members signature."Bendigo & District Servicemen's Club 73 - 75 Havilah Rd Bendigo 3550".brsl, smirsl, bdsc, membership

Book. 20 page soft cover book showing specimen books of account containing 12 month's transactions with explanatory notes. Issued by the Public Works Dept. of Victoria. Govt. Printer - Robt. S. Brain, Melbourne. On the front cover -Handwritten in ink - 'From the Secretary of Public Works. Also a purple stamp - 'N. McL Young. A.F.I.A. A.A.I.S. Accountant and Auditor, Bendigo'Public Works Dept. Victoriagovernment, state, specimen accounts, public works dept. victoria, n.mcl.young

Report - 20 page Annual Report of the Bendigo Art Gallery for 1990/91. Includes: Office bearers, committee and staff, President's report (John Higgs), Exhibition programme, acquisitions, list of members, financial statements. Insert - Addendum Gallery Guides. Printed by Richard Cambridge Printers P/LBendigo Art Gallerybendigo art gallery, annual report, art gallery staff and members, john higgs

Magazine - 16 page guide for visitors and residents of Bendigo. Vol.2, Issue 4, April 1986. Includes tourist attractions, wineries, dining out, with a map on the back page. Sketch of the Bendigo Pottery by Stan Thomas on front cover. Editor Barry McNaught. Publisher not mentioned. bendigo attractions, bendigo pottery, stan thomas, barry mcnaught, rosalind park, gail tavener, arakoon resort

BHS CollectionBlack and white bifold document, on front of document 'Complimentary guide to the Central Deborah Gold Mine'. Inside is a map and numbered features of the mine site with interpretive information.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

BHS CollectionBlack and white photo of the squared oregon poppet legs , braces, wooden cage framework, guides for the skids and safety clamps of the cages of the Hercules Mine. Beside the photo is a printed description of the photo. In the bottom right corner is a printed description titled Interior of a Mine Battery. Written above it is Kocks Pioneer. Inside View of Kock's Battery. There is no photo. Descriptions and photo are mounted on pale blue paper which is then mounted on brown card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - hercules mine & inside view of kock's battery, sheepshead line of reef, kock's pioneer, lincoln mine, lansell's big blue battery, quartz hill, whiffly tables, the chinese