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Document - BENDIGO AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
... Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society of Victoria...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Typed notes titled 'Bendigo and its Historical Associations. Mentioned are the buildings that were erected between the 1870's and the turn of the century, the buildings and churches, the meeting of diggers and the formation of the Red Ribbon League,the early gold miners, the purchase of the Central Deborah Mine, the Bendigo Easter Fair , the Chinese, and Eaglehawk.document, bendigo and its historical associations, lake eppalock, the beehive, beehive chambers, post office, law courts, shamrock hotel, town hall, home and hospital for the aged, bendigo base hospital, hospital hill, forest street wesley, congregational, st johns presbyterian, all saints pro-cathedral, red ribbon league, sacred heart cathedral, a n z bank, atkinson's building, holland bros, a h q survey regiment headquarters, george lansell, fortuna, pioneer, j b lazarus, theodore ballerstedt, victoria quartz mine, wm rae, witscheibes 'jewellers shop', gold mines hotel, david sterry, the bendigo and district tourist association, city council, central deborah gold mine, victoria hill, sun loong, loong, bendigo easter fair, chinese joss house, white hills cemetery, st killian's church, log lock-up, whipstick forest, a richardson, bendigo branch royal historical society of victoria -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
... The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch... legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria... Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historical and Mining Museum ...Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry, The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat, Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, The New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's -
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Photograph - RED RIBBON COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHS RED RIBBON AGITATION RE-ENACTMENT
... performed by members of the Bendigo Historical Society and students...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Sixteen colour photographs of Red Ribbon Re-enactment performed by members of the Bendigo Historical Society and students from Bendigo schools. Re-enactment started in Rosalind Park, near plaque commemorating the movement and proceeded through the Park to a point outside the Bendigo Art Gallery. Photos show various stages of the re-enactment and participants including Jim Evans, Norm Harris, Phyllis Harris.bendigo, history, red ribbon agitation -
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Document - Amy Huxtable Memorial History Prize Winners, 1992-93
... as announced in 1993 by the Bendigo Historical Society, Dudley House...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Amy Huxtable was born at Cheltenham in 1918, to Robert Henry Huxtable and Violet a Dagg. Her father was an installer for an oil company and travelled the State. taking his family with him. She completed her education at the Bendigo High School and later attended the Bendigo Business College, becoming an expert shorthand writer. Her first position was as a copy writer with Radio 3BO, in the mid 1930s. She worked with an advertising agency in Melbourne and then with the Age,newspaper. In 1953, Miss Huxtable was appointed temporarily to succeed Miss E B Millane as social editress of the Bendigo Advertiser, during the latter's absence abroad. In 1956, Amy travelled abroad and on her return in 1957 was appointed permanently as Women's editor, a position she held for twenty-three ears. During her early years with The Advertiser she wrote under the name Toora, but in later years her own name became widely known. Miss Huxtable was well known both in her professional capacity and through a interest and involvement in community activites. She was life governor of the Bendigo Hospital, the Bendigo Home for the Aged, and Mirridong Home for the Blind, she was a member of Soroptimist International and the Business and Professional Women's Club. Amy was also a tireless worker for the spastic society and a strong supporter of the YWCA. When Amy Huxtable died at Mt AJvernia Hospital on 16 January 1980 Mayor Campbell ordered the city flag to be flown at half-mast. "Lowering the flag is the least we can do for such a lady" Cr Campbell said. Douglas Lockwood, editor of the Bendigo Advertiser said, "She was a devot d colleague who gave her craft and her newspaper the kind of service which identified a rare and generous spirit." She was a true professional who decided to make Bendigo her home. More than 300 people packed St Paul's Church for her funeral ervice the bell tolled as the casket was carried from the church. At a ceremony in the Conservatory Gardens on No ember 22 1981 The Amy Huxtable Memorial Committee presented to the City of Bendigo, a garden seat in memory of the late Miss Huxtable. This Bendigo manufactured seat was a fitting tribute to one ofBendigo's most loved and esteemed citizens. All Miss Huxtable's Advertiser articles were microfilmed and presented to the Library by the above committee. Amy Huxtable Memorial History Prize Winners for 1992 as announced in 1993 by the Bendigo Historical Society, Dudley House, View Street, Bendigo. * First Prize - Michael Jaeger. Paper: A reconstruction of the landscape of a portion of the Parish of Runnymede, Northern Plains, Victoria. * Highly Commended - Mrs Jeanette Margison. Paper: A review of pre-federation and post federation education, and the transitional changes that took place.history, amy huxtable, bendigo, amy huxtable memorial history awards -
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Document - BARBARA MAMOUNEY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON SPECIMEN COTTAGE
... and two French windows opening onto it Bendigo Historical Society...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Newspaper feature from Bendigo Advertiser Tues January 12 2016 and image of Specimen Cottage before restoration in 1970s It was built by stonemason James Brierley for his family Is now the front of house and display centre for The Bendigo Historical Society and is arguably the oldest building in the city with 1856 shown above the front door Near the corner of Hargreaves and Mundy St The building has two parts The 1856 section is single storey with front façade of locally sourced sandstone rubble with dressed quoins and dressings to openings, side walls are of rubble the rear and interior walls are of red brick a central front door a window on either side The roof which was probably hipped, was later joined to the next wall of the 1861 section and is partly covered with Morewood and Rogers metal tiles with partly corrugated iron The 1861 section was built to match the earlier one Across the first floor of the 1861 section is an elegantly detailed cantilevered timber balcony with a hived concave roof and two French windows opening onto it Bendigo Historical Society members Barbara Poustie and Carol Holsworth have led tours of the cottage as part of the 'Summer in the parks' program A plaque on the corner of Hargreaves and Mundy indicates that there once stood the Royal Princess Hotel, also built by Brierley, Bendigo Historical Society members have continued research on the Brierley familyhistory, australian, bendigo, architecture, specimen cottage royal princess hotel built by james brierly in 1856 barbara proustie carol holsworth -
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Newsletter - The Grapevine Cuttings by Rob Upson, 1998 to 2000
... is a valuable volunteer for the Bendigo Historical Society.... Newsletters by Rob Upson (Bendigo Historical Society) 10828 Index...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Rob Upson became a volunteer at the Bendigo Visitor Centre in 1998. The Staff produced a monthly newsletter called ‘The Grapevine’. Being reasonably new to Bendigo, Rob became interested in its history and began writing articles to share with the volunteers. He called them ‘Grapevine Cuttings’ under the pen name of ‘Merlot’. Rob wrote about 90 articles over a period of 12 years until ‘The Grapevine’ was finally pruned and shutdown. Rob is a valuable volunteer for the Bendigo Historical Society.Sixty Five Newsletters in PDF format from the Grapevine collection that cover the following historical items: Grapevine Newsletters by Rob Upson (Bendigo Historical Society) 10828 Index 10828 Index - Parent Document (This Page) 10828.00 ‘Objection your Honour’ 10828.01 Bendigo’s Gold Volume 10828.02 Harry Boyle (Cricketer) 10828.03 Ellen Clacy on the Goldfields 10828.04 Gold Fever and Vandemonians 10828.05 The Railway to Bendigo (Part 1 and 2) 10828.07 The Pioneer’s Grave at Maiden Gully 10828.08 The First Parliamentary Election, Bendigo 1855 10828.09 The Origin of Place Names 10828.10 The Tram (Parts 1 to 4) 10828.13 W.D.C. Denovan 10828.14 Knipe’s Castle 10828.15 John Hanlon Knipe 10828.16 1st January 1900 in Bendigo 10828.17 William Gay – Bendigo Poet 10828.18 St. Aidan’s Orphanage 10828.19 The Year 2000 – a Prediction from 1967 10828.20 Dr. Henry Backhaus 10828.21 St. Kilian’s Catholic Church 10828.22 S.T. Gill – Goldfields Artist 10828.23 Cobb and Co. 10828.24 ‘The Lights of Cobb and Co.’ by Henry Lawson 10828.25 Federation Celebrations – Sydney 1901 10828.26 The Australian Flag of Stars 10828.27 Old Treasury Building – Melbourne 10828.28 Key Dates in Bendigo’s First 50 Years 10828.29 The March from Robe to Bendigo and China’s Long March 10828.30 A Goldfields Quiz 10828.31 Did You Know That ………..? 10828.32 The Weekly Times 1869 10828.33 Mark Twain in Australia 10828.34 Bendigo’s Jewish Synagogue 10828.35 Sly Grog on the Goldfields 10828.36 A Brief History of Breweries in Australia 10828.37 The Breweries of Bendigo 10828.38 The Cohn Brothers of Bendigo 10828.39 Mary McCarthy – aged 114 10828.40 Langley Hall and Bishopscourt 10828.41 William ‘Bendigo’ Thompson 10828.42 Lachlan MacLachlan 10828.43 ‘Said Hanrahan’ by John O’Brien 10828.44 The Origin of Sandhurst 10828.45 Lister House 10828.46 Arthur Thomas Woodward 10828.47 The Students of Arthur Thomas Woodward 10828.48 Henry Leggo 10828.49 Chiko Rolls and Four ‘n Twenty Pies 10828.50 HMVS Nelson and Victoria’s Navy (Parts 1 and 2) 10828.52 Anthony Trollope in Australia (Part 1 to 3) 10828.55 Regional Towns of Victoria – a Quiz 10828.56 Exploration and Settlement of Victoria (Parts 1 and 2) 10828.58 The Major Mitchell Expedition into Victoria (Parts 1 to 3) 10828.61 The Gold Rush (Part 1 and 2) 10828.63 The Road to the Diggings (Part 1 and 2) 10828.65 Harold Desbrowe-Annear (Part 1 and 2) 10828.71 Nom de Plumes 10828.72 The New Zealand Gold Rush 10828.73 Ernst Mueller and Ettore Cadorin 10828.74 Sir John Monash 10828.75 P & O Ships 10828.76 Rosalind Park 10828.82 Bendigo Street Names 10828.83 A Constitutional Proposal and Early Bendigo Vineyards 10828.84 Ferdinand von Mueller 10828.85 John Boyd Watsonhistory, bendigo, grapevine cuttings -
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Document - NEWSPAPER PAGES (BENDIGO ADVERTISER, 1971), 1971
... to Bendigo Historical Society Museum ( & Shakespeare Society) 23/01...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...a. Bendigo Tramways Amended Timetable (to operate from 27/9/1971). Advertiser 27/9/71 b. As for a. but Advertiser 25/9/71 c. Lake Eppalock page - maps and information. Advertiser 10/4/71 d. Classified Ad cutting 25/9/1971 - reference to Bendigo Historical Society Museum ( & Shakespeare Society) 23/01/2020 Item missing AVdocument, newspaper, bendigo theme -
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Photograph - RED RIBBON COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHS RED RIBBON AGITATION: 2001 RE-ENACTMENT, 2001
... performed by members of the Bendigo Historical Society and students...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Twenty four colour photographs of Red Ribbon Re-enactment performed by members of the Bendigo Historical Society and students from Bendigo schools. Re-enactment started in Rosalind Park, near plaque commemorating the movement and proceeded through the Park to a point outside the Bendigo Art Gallery. Photos show various stages of the re-enactment and participants including Jim Evans, Norm Harris, Phyllis Harris.bendigo, history, red ribbon agitation -
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Document - INNER WHEEL CLUB SOUTH BENDIGO COLLECTION: LETTER FROM JAN GROSE
... Letter, dated 6 December 2016 to the Bendigo Historical...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Letter, dated 6 December 2016 to the Bendigo Historical Society from Jan Grose in reference to her donation of a framed ceramic plate with the 'Flame of Friendship' painted on it. Mentioned in the letter is a brief history of the Flame of Friendship. Also mentioned in the letter is Jan has enclosed her Mother's Eulogy as presented by her on the day of her funeral and also enclosed the Eulogy given by The Inner Wheel of Bendigo South.bendigo, clubs, inner wheel club south bendigo, inner wheel club south bendigo: letter from jan grose, mrs heather mcleod, mrs elsie twitt, flame of friendship -
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Photograph - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: KELLY'S LOG
... . A deputation from the Bendigo Historical Society presented a copy...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Photograph of four policemen leaning against a fallen tree with the words Kelly's log painted on the tree. One of the men is holding a gun and another has a sword at his side. There is a post and Rail fence visible in the background with bush land behind. A deputation from the Bendigo Historical Society presented a copy of this photo to the Beechworth Museum. They did not have it in their colllection. Reference: Newspaper article, Bendigo Advertiser, dated 26.3.1969person, group, policemen, kelly's log -
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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS GOLD MINE: LOST MINERS FLYER FOR CENTENARY OF MINE DISASTER
... by the Bendigo Historical Society in conjunction with the Hustlers... technology. Event was organised by the Bendigo Historical Society ...On May 2nd 1914, 7 miners were killed in a dynamite explosion in the Great Extended Hustler's Gold Mine. It was Bendigo's worst mining disaster and although an inquest found it was an accident, no cause for the explosion was found.Advertising flyer for an event held on May 3-4 2014, to mark the centenary of the mine disaster that killed 7 minersat the Great Extended Hustlers mine. Other activities included a Specimen Cottage exhibit; guided walks around the Hustlers Reef Reserve; displays on site and talks by various speakers on the mine disaster and mining technology. Event was organised by the Bendigo Historical Society in conjunction with the Hustlers Reserve committee. -
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Photograph - GROUP OF MEN IN 3 PIECE SUIT WITH RIBBON
... : 'To Bendigo Historical Society with compliments of 'The Horsham... Mitchell St Bendigo'. On Back: 'To Bendigo Historical Society ...Blackand white photograph of a group of men in front of a stone building (Possibly Bendigo Town Hall). 33 men dressed in 3 piece suits, most wearing a ribbon on their jackets. All expect three men are wearing hats. Possibly members of a Lodge. Inscription: B.R. 'W. Vincent Kelly Mitchell St Bendigo'. On Back: 'To Bendigo Historical Society with compliments of 'The Horsham District Historical Society''.W.Vincent Kelly/Mitchell St/Bendigo -
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Document - INVITATION, 1974
... Official invitation to Bendigo Historical Society from...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Official invitation to Bendigo Historical Society from The Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Citizens Council and the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. A large cream coloured card printed with the following words in black script: In the distinguished presence of His Excellency Major-General Sir Rohan Delacombe Governor of Victoria and Lady Delacombe and The Honourable R J Hamer Premier of Victoria and Mrs Hamer, The Chairman Sir John Holland and Members of the Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Citizens Council in association with the Royal Historical Society of Victoria requests the pleasure of the company of Bendigo Historical Society at "Flinders 200"A multi-media historical entertainment of song, dance, film and narration at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Sunday 24th March 1974 at 7:30pm. In the lower left hand corner is printed Admission Free to the lawns. Reserved seats at $2 available at the Victorian Government Tourist Bureau 276 Collins St Melbourne 3000 From 4th March.event, entertainment, anniversary -
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Photograph - BENDIGO STOCK EXCHANGE EMPLOYEES, 1893
... Historical Society,' ' From E Woolcock, Long Gully, Now Geelong...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Black and white photograph of large group of men, outside, at back of buildings. Men dressed in suits, some holding hats. At top, four people (head and shoulders) looking from a window. Downpipes on L. Inscriptions: on front - GP87. On back - 'Bendigo Historical Society,' ' From E Woolcock, Long Gully, Now Geelong, Beehive Exchange 1893.' Circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch',person, group, employees -
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Book - THE GOLD DIGGINGS OF AUSTRALIA, c1963
... . Harold Curnow 19/8/64 written in the front. Bendigo Historical...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...A Lady's Visit To The Gold Diggings Of Australia In 1852-53. Written on the spot by Mrs. Charles Clacy Introduced by Patricia Thompson. Publisher Lansdowne Press, Tattersall's Lane, Melbourne. Edition: Second. 160 pages. One illustration.. Inscriptions/Markings: underlining in red and black on many pages, some notes. Harold Curnow 19/8/64 written in the front. Bendigo Historical Society stamp in front and back covers.Mrs. Charles Clancybook, gold diggings of australia, gold diggings -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: DRUIDS
... ). This photo was sent to the Bendigo Historical Society by D. McFarlane...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Copy of a photograph of a large group of men in formal dress, all holding bouquets. On the side of the photo there is written : 'Note from Alex H. Stone, probably a photo of the local? Club of the Melbourne Druids Lodge. They would distribute toys and sweets to the children of St. Aidens Orphanage and then take ____? ______? Home on the train? ( The handwriting is very hard to decipher). This photo was sent to the Bendigo Historical Society by D. McFarlane, 5W Water St. Cairns.W. H. Robinson Bendigoperson, group, druids, druids, alex h. stone, st. aidens orphanage, d. mcfarlane -
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Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: OLD POLICE BARRACKS (9)
... . If funds from the will are made available to the Bendigo Historical...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Document. Harry Biggs Collection. A letter from an unknown person to Mr. F. G. Menzies, Crown Solicitor, Melbourne. It is in relation to a will of the late Amy M. J. M. Gwilym in which she left funds to a Trust. In the letter the writer undertakes to set a room aside at the Police Barracks & call it the 'Gwilym Room' & in it exhibit articles relating to Maryborough District. If funds from the will are made available to the Bendigo Historical Society.organization, club/society, community, harry biggs collection, old police barracks -
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Document - THE 38TH BATTALION-BENDIGO AND DISTRICT
... to Bendigo Historical Society 1980. Reformatted 1999....Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Framed photograph of some of the officers of the 38th Battalion A.I.F taken at Allo(u)nville France during World War 1, topped with a Battalion badge plus some names and relevant information. Framed with a thin black metal frame & under glass, paper sticker on back with names of men in photograph, reading, prepared by Richard Hogg, nephew of Lieut. Hugh McColl, and presented to Bendigo Historical Society 1980. Reformatted 1999.organization, military, 38th battalion, military, ww1, 38th battalion -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; GERMAN MASK BALL PROGRAMME
... envelope addressed to ' Bendigo Historical Society Programme German...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...On the front cover of this programme is a picture of a woman and the word 'Programme.' Underneath this are the words 'German Mask Ball.' On the inside cover is written ' German Mask Ball, Masonic Hall, Bendigo. Tuesday, August, 6, 1901. On the opposite page is the programme which consists of a list of the dances and the names of booked partners. Brockley, Printer. Attached to the card is a yellow ribbon. Enclosed is a grey envelope addressed to ' Bendigo Historical Society Programme German Mask BallVarious names pencilled in for each dance. Also written, 'A souvenir of one of the happiest nights of my existence,' in pencil on back coverclubs and associations, sport, german, lydia chancellor, collection, entertainment, clubs and associations, organization, dancing, clubs, program, programme -
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Book - CANVAS TO CAMPUS, 1973
... . Markings – Bendigo Historical Society Inc. stamp front and back...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Canvas to Campus. A History of the Bendigo Institute of Technology. (1973). Frank Cusack. Printed by The Hawthorn Press Pty Ltd. Melbourne. SBN 7256 0097 7 Includes b/w photographs Yellow paper jacket. Green hardback. 24.5X16cm. 146 pages. Markings – Bendigo Historical Society Inc. stamp front and back Copy signed by author on title page. Inscription reads “Dear Denis- from ***ther and Hilary with love 21.4.1973”Frank Cusackbendigo, education, mechanics institute school of mines -
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Audio - The 1930s Depression Tapes - Vera Goodman, 2005
... viewed, at the Bendigo Historical Society. By appointment only....Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...In 2005 Michele Matthews interviewed current and former residents of Bendigo for her thesis on the 1930s Depression as part of her PhD Research, with the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts, History Department. Michele interviewed fifteen members of prominent Bendigonian families. The thesis was titled: "How Depressing?: The impact of the Great Depression on Bendigo and District 1925-1935". The Michele Matthews Collection contains fourteen audio cassette tape recordings and one written transcript. The tapes are each approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes duration. The questions presented to the interviewees explore everyday experiences they would have lived through at the time of the Depression. The questions covered sixteen relevant subjects: • Introduction and housing • Social activities, swimming, cinemas, school and games played with friends • Organizations such as the RSL, Relief Committees etc. and any effect they had on family life • The life of the single woman • Unemployment and Employment • Government Assistance • Charities Aid • Self-help • People Power, e.g. boycotts or protests • Politics • Trouble or crime • Family Health, Medical and Diet • Education • General memories of, and hardships encountered, during the DepressionAudio tape interview with Vera Goodman (Nee Lakey). Daughter of Calivil Sheep, Cattle and Wheat Farmer George James Lakey and Eleanor Harriet. Vera was born in 1909. She attended school at Dingee and Yalook in 1915-1922. She married Alan Richard Goodman in 1932. The tape has been converted to a sound file. The 90 minute interview can be listened to, and the notes viewed, at the Bendigo Historical Society. By appointment only.history, bendigo, michele matthews collection, the 1930s depression tapes, vera goodman -
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Audio - The 1930s Depression Tapes - William Frederick Hillman, 2005
... viewed, at the Bendigo Historical Society. By appointment only....Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...In 2005 Michele Matthews interviewed current and former residents of Bendigo for her thesis on the 1930s Depression as part of her PhD Research, with the University of Melbourne Faculty of Arts, History Department. Michele interviewed fifteen members of prominent Bendigonian families. The thesis was titled: "How Depressing?: The impact of the Great Depression on Bendigo and District 1925-1935". The Michele Matthews Collection contains fourteen audio cassette tape recordings and one written transcript. The tapes are each approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes duration. The questions presented to the interviewees explore everyday experiences they would have lived through at the time of the Depression. The questions covered sixteen relevant subjects: • Introduction and housing • Social activities, swimming, cinemas, school and games played with friends • Organizations such as the RSL, Relief Committees etc. and any effect they had on family life • The life of the single woman • Unemployment and Employment • Government Assistance • Charities Aid • Self-help • People Power, e.g. boycotts or protests • Politics • Trouble or crime • Family Health, Medical and Diet • Education • General memories of, and hardships encountered, during the DepressionAudio tape interview with William Frederick Hillman. Son of Robert James Hillman (who was a fitter for the Victorian Railways), and Elizabeth Hebden. William was born in 1917. He attended school at Gravel Hill State School, 1922-1931. William married Bernice Alwyn Hillman in 1943. The tape has been converted to a sound file. The 90 minute interview can be listened to, and the notes viewed, at the Bendigo Historical Society. By appointment only.history, bendigo, michele matthews collection, the 1930s depression tapes, william frederick hillman -
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Document - RESEARCH FOLDER COLLECTION: BURKE AND WILLS MONUMENT, 1990 - 2015
... was presented to the Bendigo Historical Society in 2010 after... was presented to the Bendigo Historical Society in 2010 after ...Folder of research material compiled by Carol Holsworth. Received at History House in July 2023. Burke and Wills Monument A folder of material relating to the Burke and Wills monument at the Bendigo cemetery including photographs and historical information, The folder also contains information about the Burke and Wills expedition that Carol collected over many years. This material was presented to the Bendigo Historical Society in 2010 after the commemoration events marking the 150th Anniversary Celebration that year.Carol Holsworthbendigo, history, burke and wills monument -
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Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: CHRISTMAS PARTY 1981 PHOTOS, December, 1981
... Bendigo Royal Historical Society Committee Members....Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Dudley House Bendigo Christmas Party December 1981 Coloured Photos x 2 the Christmas feast. Courtesy of J & F Kingerlee Bendigo Royal Historical Society Committee Members.bendigo, history, dudley house christmas party 1981 -
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Document - INVITATION, 1974
... Official invitation to Bendigo Historical Society from...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Official invitation to Bendigo Historical Society from The Council of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. A large cream coloured card printed with the Royal Historical Society emblem in gold in the upper section and printed with the following words in black script: In the distinguished presence of His Excellency Major-General Sir Rohan Delacombe Governor of Victoria and Lady Delacombe, The President Mrs E W Tipping and the Council of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria in association with the Matthew Flinders Bicentenary Citizens Council invites Bendigo Historical Society to the Matthew Flinders Oration by Professor Joseph Burke, "The Enlightenment: Foundations of Australian Art and Science" on Tuesday 19 March 1974 at 8:00pm in the Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria St Kilda Rd Melbourne. In the lower left hand corner is printed RSVP 8th March The Director RHSV 459 Collins St 3000 and in the lower right hand corner Please present this card at door Admits two persons.event, official -
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Photograph - BENDIGO CENTENARY COLLECTION: PARADE PHOTOGRAPH, 1951
... stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Black and white photograph. Large group of people in park. Group of five males walking through pathway in crowd carrying the Australian flag. Inscriptions - on back 'MP 180', Purple circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch', '1960', '97', '284'. This is a copy of a Bendigo Advertiser photo held by the Bendigo Historical Society Inc. taken during the celebrations for the Bendigo Centenary. The Bendigo Advertiser possibly holds copyright for this image. Can it be published?Bendigo Advertiserperson, group, upper reserve, cascades area, see also 2000.512.01, 2000.513.01, 2000.514.01, 2000.515.01, 2000. 516.01, 2000.517.01, 2000.518.01, 2000.519.01, 2000.520.01, 2000.521.01, 2000.522.01, 2000.523.01, 2000.524.01 -
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Photograph - EASTER FAIR PROCESSION, 1900 - 1908?
... - adhesive label typed 'Bendigo Historical Society (Inc). Printed...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Black and white photograph of Easter Fair Procession in Pall Mall, Bendigo. Chinese dragon 'Loong', crowds of people, hats, Bendigo Law Courts, Conservatory Gardens, streetscape of Pall Mall, tram standards. Inscriptions: 'Hotel Shamrock', 'Dixon's, Yankee, Doodle Tobacco', 'Exchange Hotel', On back - adhesive label typed 'Bendigo Historical Society (Inc). Printed in image 'Easter Fair Procession in Pall Mall, Bendigo Date: Between 1900 - 1908place, streetscape, pall mall, bendigo, pall mall, shamrock hotel, bendigo town hall, town hall, chinese dragon, history, heritage, clubs and associations, buildings, entertainment, event, bendigo easter procession, bendigo easter fair, loong -
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Book - LUDWIG BECKER, ARTIST AND NATURALIST WITH THE BURKE & WILLS EXPEDITION, c1979
... : Bendigo Historical Society stamp. Book signed by Marjorie Tipping...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Ludwig Becker. Artist & Naturalist with the Burke & Wills Expedition. Brown Dust jacket and clear plastic jacket. Publisher: Melbourne University Press, Carlton. Edited with an Introduction by Marjorie Tipping. Sketches & paintings. Markings/Inscriptions: Bendigo Historical Society stamp. Book signed by Marjorie Tipping. 21st Birthday gift card (business card size): With all Best Wishes on this most important occasion, H C Lee-Archer, Nov 1979. Pres RHSVMarjorie Tippingbook, burke & wills, ludwig becker, burke & wills expedition, h c lee-archer rhsv, australia history, flora fauna -
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Photograph - EVA WILSON COLLECTION: HARGREAVES MALL CONSTRUCTION 1982
... to 16/5/82 Mainly Sundays. For Bendigo Historical Society...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...First in a series of coloured photos taken by Eva Wilson in 1982. Photos taken during course of construction early 1982 to 16/5/82 Mainly Sundays. For Bendigo Historical Society by Miss Eva Wilson. Photo showing early stages of Hargreaves Mall construction, looking across excavation towards Gillies corner., Norris' menswear shop in foreground. On back' looking towards Hotel Williamson St. Cr. Hargreaves Mall 14/2/82'place, mall, hargreaves mall, bendigo, hargreaves mall, e. wilson, norris, gillies -
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Memorabilia - JOHN WILLIAMS COLLECTION: SPECIMEN COTTAGE WOODEN MODEL
... purchased it for the Bendigo Historical Society. Written... the donor, John Williams purchased it for the Bendigo Historical ...Wooden model of Specimen Cottage, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo.Model is painted white, with brown painted roof. The roof is designed to mimic the profile of the Morecomb and Rogers metal tiles on the original building. Model of cottage was for sale at the Bendigo Market in early 2018 where the donor, John Williams purchased it for the Bendigo Historical Society. Written on 'icypole stick' stuck on front of model 'Specimen Cottage 1856' in black ink. Heritage Victoria listing in historical details field.bendigo, buildings, specimen cottage