Two beige tags with reinforcement around the holes. One has a piece of red string attached. Both have Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch stamped on them and one has Front Door written on the back. The other one has: Framed Certificate Honor The Brave Wm D. Clifford. Mrs Jones Williamstown written on the back.document, tags - rhsv - bendigo branch, wm d clifford, mrs jones

Sepia photograph. Male wearing shorts and sports shirt, socks and riding shoes. Standing next to penny farthing bicycle. Inscriptions: on from bottom - 'Pall Mall Studio Sandhurst' On back - handwritten in ball point pen 'Mr Thomas Dowsey' Blue circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. History: Previous Acc. No. P673.Pall Mall Studiosperson, individual, portrait male

Black and white photograph showing façade of Bendigo School of Mines and the Mechanics Institute from North. Gas lamp opposite front gate. Radio aerial on roof. Photo is copy of original. On back: stamped in circle 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. In black ink - '257'. In blue ink - '6', 'Now, FSP, 1204', Aeritrew?buildings, commercial, school of mines

B+W photograph on grey board. Large group of adults + children. Outside, Trees in background. Inscription: (On board: 'Cohn Bros Victoria Brewery Company Ltd./Employee Picnic/held at 'Cherry Hill(Ravenwood)' Saturday &7th March 1903'. 'W.H. Robinson Photo Bendigo), (On Back: circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria/ Bendigo Branch)Witt. Robinson, Bendigoorganization, business, cohn bros. limited

These two volumes are seminal historical writings published in 1888. The author of Volume One is Alexander Sutherland (1852-1902), described as ‘a forgotten Australian intellectual’. Born in Scotland, Sutherland was a teacher, poet, biographer, novelist, scientist, philosopher and journalist. In 1902 he was the Registrar of Melbourne University and he was the Secretary of the Royal Society of Victoria. With his brother, George, he wrote a history of Australia and New Zealand which sold 100,000 copies, the first best-selling Australian history. His book, ‘The Origin and Growth of the Moral Instinct’ influenced Russian philosophical thought. This is a most significant book as it contains short biographical notes on a great number of early (19th century) residents of the Warrnambool district. As well as listing information on Warrnambool identities it includes information on residents of Purnim, Wangoom, Dennington, Panmure, Garvoc, Framlingham, Winslow, Yangery, Woodford, Mailors Flat, Grasmere, Bushfield and Allansford. It is a great resource for researchers today. The two volumes also contain illustrations pertaining to the areas around Warrnambool and are of great historical as well as artistic interest. These are two volumes of ‘Victoria and Its Metropolis’. They are leather bound with a black cover, heavily ornamented in gold around the edges of the cover and with the printed material also in gold lettering in an ornamental pattern. The spine of the covers are brown with gold ornamental patterns and printing. Volume One has 594 pages with 258 illustrations , all black and white and this volume contains writings on the early days of the colony up to 1888 and chapters on the arts, churches, education, industries, science etc. in Victoria. Volume Two has 822 pages with many black and white illustrations and chapters on the regions in Victoria and biographical notes on the pioneer settlers of these districts. Both volumes are in a very tattered condition with many loose pages and the leather binding much torn and with some parts missing. Volume One cover: ‘Victoria and its Metropolis, Past and Present’ Volume One spine: ‘Victoria and its Metropolis, Vol. 1’ Volume Two Cover: ‘Victoria and its Metropolis, Past and Present’’ Volume Two Spine: ‘Victoria and its Metropolis, Vol. 2’ 19th century victorian history, victorian pioneer settlers, alexander sutherland

Article from Victorian Historical Journal - 'Victoria 150 Years of Gold (Volume 72, Nos 1 & 2, September 2001) reproduced for the Warrandyte Historical Society with the permission of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria.

Seven pages typewritten documents on the history of Bendigo titled Bendigo - Sheep Run to Golden City. Chapters: Golden Beginnings, Bendigo-The Name, The Founding of a City, Quartz Reefing, Gold Decline, Bendigo-The City, A City for All, A Spectacle of Delights for the Visitor, Bendigo-City of Progress. Authored by Felicity Kingerlee, Assistant Secretary, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch.bendigo, history

Mounted black and white photograph of the discovery of gold, the "The Welcome Stranger" nugget at Moliagul in 1869 Nugget weighed 210 lbs, and realised £9,437. Photograph shows the finders John Deason, his wife Mrs. Deason & Richard Oates Photo stamped "Royal Historical society of Victoria" Rear has a newspaper cutting of the event, with photograph, fro the Argus September 9th 1926

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. 18 slips of paper, each of approx. bookmark size. Each has identical stamps on them. At the top is the ink stamp of the 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. At the bottom is the embossed stamp of the 'South Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company, No Liability'. In the middle is the embossed stamp of the 'East Clarence Gold Mining Company, No Liability'.Bendigo Historical Society?business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, embossed mining stamps, east clarence gold mining co., south nell gwynne mining co.

Black and white photograph of Central Nell Gwynne Mine on boundary of Ironbark. This was one of three gold mines marked for assistance to commence the mining revival. This steel poppet head previously stood over the Lightning Hill Mine and firstly over the Virginia Mine. Bendigonians can access the site from Coath Street. Inscriptions: On back - 'MNG 53', 'Nell Gwynne' in lead pencil, 'Central Nell Gwynne' in black ink', 'Royal Historical society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch' circular blue stamp. History of object: previous Acc. No. MNG 53central nell gwynne gold mine, gold mining