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Accessory - BENDIGONIAN SOCIETY BADGE
Bendigonian Society Badge: Gold and blue badge 'Bendigonian Society' The front of the badge shows a Poppet Head with two hands clasped within a circle which is inscribed 'Bendigonian Society'. Badge stamped 80 on the back with 'Not Transferable' and pin for wearing. Box 625C Bentley & Sonsnumismatics, medals-civil, bendigonian society. poppet head -
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Medal - PRINCE OF WALES BENDIGO MEDAL, 1920
Prince of Wales Bendigo Medal: To commemorate the visit of the Prince of Wales to Bendigo 1920. The medal has the City of Bendigo Coat of Arms with the inscription 'TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO BENDIGO 1920' 'J. H. Curnow Mayor'. On the back is the Prince of Wales in Military uniform. 'H.R.H PRINCE OF WALES' 'WELCOME TO AUSTRALIA' Gold colour with ring for wearing. Box 625numismatics, medals - commemorative, prince of wales edward v111. bendigo commemorative medal. mayor j. h. curnow -
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Medal - BENDIGO FIRE BRIGADE MEDAL, 1967
Medal: Bendigo Fire Brigade Medal has fireman's helmet, nozzle and axe with 'Bendigo Fire Brigade 1967 Demonstration' on front. Gold in colour and hanging on red, white, blue ribbon. Box 625Stokes A\ ASIAnumismatics, badges - civil, fire brigade demonstration 1967 bendigo -
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Medal - BENDIGO FIRE BRIGADE MEDALLIONS, 1914
Medallions: 2 x Fire Brigade Medallions. St Andrews Cross on shield surrounded by gold wreath. Banners read 'Bendigo 1914' topped with Fireman's helmet. CFBD. Box 625.Stokes & Sons MELBnumismatics, badges - civil, fire brigade medallion 1914 -
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Accessory - IN CHARITY'S CAUSE BADGE
Badge: Blue enamel with gold trim. *In Charity's Cause* inscribed in a banner . Pin clasp on back. Box 625numismatics, badges - civil, badge charity. -
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Accessory - COSTUME JEWELLERY
... 2 Small Jewellers Box lids / green label on red box lid... label on red box lid in gold lettering -'J.M.Leech watchmaker ...2 Small Jewellers Box lids / green label on red box lid in gold lettering -'J.M.Leech watchmaker & Jeweller 278-80 Hargreaves St Bendigo / contains 2 pieces of Costume Jewellery - 1 Rhinestone Hair Clip , 1 small gold badge in shape of 4 leaf clover with picture of male in wig.costume accessories, jewellery, 'j.m.leech watchmaker & jeweller 278-80 hargreaves st bendigo -
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Tool - ADJUSTABLE SPANNER, TWISTED ROPE STYLE HANDLE
Adjustable Spanner, Twisted Rope Style Handle. Approx 20cm in size (Previously from Box #45 Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk)gold mining, miners' safety cage -
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Tool - STAR DRILL LARGE METAL PUNCH
Star Drill. Large Metal Punch (Previously in Box #45 from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk) Approx 30cmgold mining, miners' safety cage -
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Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - PHOTOGRAPH OF MINING BUILDING
a - Black and white photograph of a mining building. It is a tall, roughly made building of corrugated iron and timber. There are a row of box like structures along the centre. Three men are looking at it. b - Newsprint copy of a.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, photograph of mining building -
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Document - NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE G. M. C. N. L - EXTRACTS ON AUCTION AT NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE G. M. C. N. L
Handwritten notes. Extracts - Auction Sale Wed. 23rd Nov. 1938 at the New Red, White & Blue G. M. C. N. L. Some lots were damaged by fire. Lots included: Extensive corrugated iron battery house, Mounting for 6 ft bull wheel, Stamper battery (No 1 Box) by Geo Kelly & Lewis, Stamper battery (No 2 Box) by Geo Kelly & Lewis, Stamper battery (No 3 and No 4 Boxes) Geo W Kelly & Lewis, Stamper battery (No 5 and No 6 Boxes) by Roberts & Sons, 144 H. P Twin Crude Oil Engine by Ruston & Hornsby Pty Ltd. Class H Size No 10. 84 H. P Twin Crude Oil Engine by Ruston & Hornsby Pty Ltd No 143379 Class H. C Size No 8.document, gold, new red, white & blue g. m. c. n. l, new red, white & blue g. m. c. n. l, extracts on auction at new red, white & blue g. m. c. n. l, mining plant, geo kelly & lewis, geo w kelly & lewis, roberts & sons, ruston & hornsby pty ltd -
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Tool - LETTER SEALING SET
The 'Georgian' sealing set, in a blue leather covered box with brass clasp, contents include a crucible, wax seals, matches & spirit burner. Inside box lid lined with blue silk with gold writing reading, patent No 30394/10 Third Hand Patents Ltd 881 City Rd E.C. Donated by 'Wiegard 6.11.69'Third Hand Patents Ltdcommunication, postal, letters -
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Book - BUSH COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM 19TH CENTURY PORTRAITS
Photographic Album - 19th Century Portraits. This album is in a handsome leather tooled cover with brass ring clasp - pages have gold edging to match the gold tooling on front cover.This album comes from ''Old Box 94'' which generally contains ephemera from Merle Bush. However, this album has no identifying inscriptions (but see the following notes). There are approx 44 portraits of children, males, females, mixed groups taken by a range of studio photographers (Sandhurst, Melbourne, Stuttgart and possibly from other cities?) There appear to be no inscriptions on the reverse of these photos - but not all have been removed for checking. One photograph (R Dermer Smith, Sandhurst has a photograph Number #753 on reverse and show a man/boy?, woman and child on the front verandah of a house. There are 6 loose cards within the book which may give some indication as to the family connection; 1. Mr W Tainsh - Echuca; 2. Frau Pastor Leypoldt - Lutheran Parsonage, Bendigo; 3. Miss H Janie Schleiger; 4. Citizens' Life Assurance Co Ltd - Represented by A A Brooker(?); 5. Card with inscription in German below print of ? Luther) and handwritten text in German on reverse (difficult to read), date 11/11/83; 6. black bordered card ''In Memoriam'' (no name).cottage, miners -
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Accessory - BOX HAIR PINS
... Light Blue cardboard box with black label gold print... pins made in England Light Blue cardboard box with black label ...Light Blue cardboard box with black label gold print containing Hair Pins / label reads ' Best quality invisible waved hair pins, Made in England.personal effects, hairdressing, ' best quality invisible waved hair pins , made in england -
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Container - CHOCOLATE BOXES COLLECTION: CADBURY'S KING GEORGE CHOCOLATE BOX
... White cardboard Cadbury's King George chocolate box... George chocolate box with brass clasp & gold lettering on lid ...White cardboard Cadbury's King George chocolate box with brass clasp & gold lettering on lid.Cadbury, Bournville, Engdomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, container chocolate box -
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Container - CHOCOLATE BOXES COLLECTION: MACROBERTSONS CHOCOLATE BOX
Large rectangular MacRobertsons chocolate box with scene of men with horses, mounted on gold velvet lid with a burgundy iridescent base in a grape & vine pattern.This box made by MacRobertson Fitzroy Melbournedomestic equipment, food storage & preservation, container chocolate box -
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Slide - MAGIC LANTERN COLLECTION: WOODEN BOX LID WITH METAL CLASP
Wooden box lid with metal clasp and clasp hole with brown leather 'hinge ' glued to top - / paper label glued on inside surface with shield of the Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom words 'Duet Et Mon Droit' (The motto refers to the divine right of the Monarch to govern) the words Gold Scales and weights of all descriptions By R. Vandome Titford & Co 117 Leadenhall Street London Scale makers to Her Majesty Hon Boards of Customs & Inland Revenue her ? Hon East India Comp & The Bank of England Etc ? Table of Troy Weights ….THE STANDARD PRICE OF GOLD IS; £3.17.101/2d P.O.weighing, weights & measures -
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Container - CHOCOLATE BOXES COLLECTION: CHOCOLATE BOX IN THE SHAPE OF OPEN BOOK
Carboard chocolate box in shape of an open book with blue, black & gold inscription, To my Mother on one side and a poem on the other.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, container chocolate box -
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Container - LACQUERED BOX, 1920
Black lacquered box, lid decorated with 2 cranes in flight in gold, red and white plus gold leaf pattern. Lid hinged with small metal clasp.personal effects, containers, box -
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Photograph - GOLDMINE BATTERY
Black and white photograph: 23 workers at goldmine battery. Stampers in background, 10 workers on boxes amalgamation in foreground. Eleven workers on upper levels.mine, gold, miners underground., bendigo, mines and mining, miners, workers, goldmine, battery, persons, group, male, stampers, mining -
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Photograph - GOLDMINE BATTERY
Black and white photograph: 23 workers at goldmine battery. Stampers in background, 10 workers on boxes, amalgamation in foreground. Eleven workers on upper levels.mine, gold, miners underground., bendigo, mines and mining, miners, goldmine, battery, persons, group, male, workers, stampers, mining -
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Postcard - BENDIGO TRAMS - BENDIGO VINTAGE TRAMWAYS
coloured postcard. 4 separate images showing views of trams in Bendigo streets, Pall Mall, Charing Cross, Alexandra Fountain, Deborah Mine. On back of card 'Post Card, The Rose Series Deluxe. No. 19, in front of Post Office and Civic Buildings, Built Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide, 1920, came to Bendigo 1935. No. 5 at Alexandra Fountain - built 1913 Adelaide. No. 25 at the Gold Monument, one of the first trams to start the Bendigo Tourist Tram Service. No. 30 at the Central Deborah Mine, this Birney is probably the oldest of its type to come to Australia. Built USA.' ' The Bendigo Trust, PO, Box 333, Bendigo, Australia, 3550'Rose Seriesbendigo, tramways, trams in street views, bendigo, alexandra fountain, charing cross, central deborah, post office, duncan and fraser, birney, tourism -
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Photograph - PIONEERS OF BENDIGO, 1850 - 1859
472 small (1cm x 2 cm) black and whitee prints of The Pioneers of Bendigo. From 1850-1859, most taken between 1851-6. All prints are numbered and in rows. No key included. Large version of this print is in Box 366. No 11. This is connected with 2027a and 2027b and 2027c The article in the Bendigo Advertiser 23 June 1894 p. 4 identifies the man in the centre as George Lansell, and those immediately around him as 'the gold discoverers of Bendigo, amongst whom are Mr F. Fenton, owner of the Ravenswood run, on which the gold was found; also of Mr J. Mouat, of Eaglehawk, whose run included the portion of the goldfield.' The article mentions many of the subjects. It was made to the order of Richard Walker of Melbourne. See Research field.studio of H. Hansen, photographer, of M'Crae St.person, group, portrait -
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Photograph - GROUP OF MEN WITH CONTAINER OF NUGGETS?
Black and white copy of a photograph depicting 12 men posed. Front man holding gold pan with nuggets? Inscriptions: - on back - 'copy of one photo of a pair'. 'From Miss Grace Lithgow, 'Allinga:, PO Box 67 Chinchilla Qld, 4413.','Wootton Lansell'.person, group, male group of workers -
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Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - TICKET
Bendigo tramways Talking Tram adult ticket No. 09045.Front: has pictures of Four different types of trams. Along the bottom edge are Four (4) small boxes named for places along the tram route, e.g., Gold Mine, Fountain, Lake, Joss House.al of the above is printed in black. Reverse: Advertisement for the Commonwealth Bank featuring a picture of an elephant and an advertising slogan. Also contains a warning re the dangers and responsibilities of injury or death to persons riding and alighting from these trams. There is a mark from a liquid that has been spilt from side to side, approximately a third down from the top.person, individual, basil miller -
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Ephemera - GOLD PATTERNED MATERIAL FOR DECORATION PURPOSES
GOLD PATTERNED FILIGREE PAPER MATERIAL FOR CAKE DECORATION PURPOSES wrapped in stained paper / note on paper - ' From the first box of Table raisins brought to Bendigo , Mrs J Pike / Mrs Morris (school view Court ? ) June 1856 Bendigo Creekephemera, mementoes, celebrations, note on paper - ' from the first box of table raisins brought to bendigo , mrs j pike / mrs morris (school view court ? ) june 1856 bendigo creek -
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Document - LITTLE 180 BATTERY - EXTRACT FROM BENDIGO ADVERTISER ON LITTLE 180 BATTERY
Handwritten extracts from the Bendigo Advertiser Monday July 24th 1933. First erected for 20 years. Mr Cook performs Opening. Approx. 400 people attended the opening on Sat 22nd. Expected that when run in, the ore will be crushed for 2/6 per ton. Consists of 10 heads, 1000 lbs each. Boxes are of Homestake pattern with wooden horses of special timber and iron guides. Copper plate tables of ample area provided. Floors are of concrete and so graded that all washings - -. Expected later to expand to 30 head. A 114 H P Ruston-Hornsby crude oil engine is provided with a friction clutch to facilitate easy starting, and will be capable of driving the battery when it is extended. Those who attended the opening were subsequently the guests of the Company at light refreshments. Copied 1/7/1970.gold mining, miners' safety cage, little 180 battery, mr cook, bendigo advertiser, 114 h p ruston-hornsby crude oil engine -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: BOARD MINUTES - CENTRAL RED WHITE AND BLUE, 1910/03/31 - 1928/06/12
Documents; Document box containes ; Board Minutes for Central Red White & Blue Gold Mining Company - from inception of company 1910 - 03 - 31 to liquidation on 1928 - 06 - 12.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, mining, central red white & blue mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Newspaper - 1911 BENDIGO ADVERTISER, 14th July, 1914
( x ref 5673 , 8235 , Box 83 , 9077 ) Page 5 and 6 from the Bendigo Advertiser Friday July 14 1911. 1851 discovery of gold significant portion. Part of G Mackay 'Annals of Bendgo'Page 5 has an article titled Annals of Bendigo ''-the first article under this heading was published in the Bendigo Advertiser on 7th July .Included are Cameo photos of Messrs Johnson , Fenton , Sandbach , Frencham and Mrs Kennedy together with an early sketched map of the Bendigo Goldfields . Within the article is a mention of the sketched map as follows - '' The accompanying map was drawn from memory by W. Sandbach who lived a month in the Mia mia (22nd November to 19th December 1851 ) …The map was laid before the Frencham committee at the inquiry. The map shows geographical features such as 'Gentle Rise , Wooded pointbendigo, gold mining, bendigo discovery -
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Container - GRAHAM HOOKEY COLLECTION: BRASS 'COMFORTS' TIN
Brass gift box, presented to serving military personnel in World War 1. Attributed as being the brainchild of Princess Mary, daughter of King George V and Queen Mary. On top of tin the head of the Princess is surrounded by a laurel wreath. Embossed on top 'Imperium Britannicum', on bottom 'Christmas 1914' This tin was found in a secretaire given to Graham Hookey, inside the tin is gold woven epaulette, nibs for a dip pen and a small lock 'Miller' embossed on front. Also enclosed are two medals - one metal 'volunteered for active service' printed around outside of medal, other two appear to be off a uniform, another 'corps of engineers' gold badge. Rising sun medal with 'Australian Commonwealth Military Force' embossed.australia, military, brass comfort tin -
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Container - MACKAY COLLECTION: GOLF BALL BOX
Mackay collection - Cardboard box Slazenger Plus Golf Balls, red,blue and black with gold lettering, contains note reading: From Miss Flora Mackay 93 Forest St Bendigo.recreations, sports, golf