This trinket box belonged to Mary Jane Hitchins (nee Rankin). The box was found in the former Hitchins homestead at Mannibadar. This property is now owned by the Holding family, and the trinket box was donated to LDHS in April 2015 by Maureen Holding.Small, round, white plastic container with lid. The lid has small floral decorations painted on it, and the inscription "Greetings from Linton".trinket boxes, jewellery boxes, souvenirs, mary jane hitchins

Herbert Keck was a big supporter of the boy scouts and girl guides, often allowing them to camp on his property. It is likely that this hut was built in Spring Gully on land provided by Mr Keck. It opened 24/11/1930.Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Home, sweet home: Bendigo boy scouts stand proudly beside their hut which was officially opened by Mr. H. Keck MLC. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

The book was used by Charles Bacon who studied at the University of Nevada in the late 1930s/early 1940s. Bacon worked at Bunker Hill Mines and Kellogg Idaho, before arriving in Australian in 1951. He worked for CN Myers, a company involved with paper converting. CN Myers was a family business (on Charles Bacon's maternal line).Blue hard-covered book of 460 pages. Chapters include Properties of Fluids, intensity of Pressure, Hydrostatic Pressure of Areas, Dams, Kinematics of fluid Flow, Dynamics of Fluid Flow, Applications of Hydrokinetics, Friction Losses in Pipes, Flow Through Pipes, Uniform Flow in Open Channels. Nonuniform Flow in Open Channels, Unsteady Flow, Dynamic Forces, Description of the Impulse Wheel, Theory of the Impulse Wheel, water Power Plants, centrifugal Pump and more.Inside Front Cover "Charles Bacon, Mackay school of Mines Reno, Nevada."charles bacon, mining engineering, metallurgy, university of nevada, mackay school of mines

Contract of sale dated 12th October, 1959 between Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees Executors and Agency Company Limited (seller) and Mr. J. Smith (buyer). Solicitors for purchaser: Messrs. Hogan & Hogan, Bull Street, Bendigo. For property at 228 King Street, Bendigo, being allotment 158A of section C described in Crown grant volume 2968 folio 449 together with buildings and improvements thereon, with linos, blinds and curtains. Price 400 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 27th March, 1941 between J. Whitley (seller) and Mrs. L.A. Schleiger (buyer) for land situate 243 Queen Street, Bendigo being land described in right to occupy residence area right No. 7313, together with 4-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 250 pounds. Office copy. Attached copy of insurance cover issued by the United Insurance Company Ltd for above said property.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Conditions of sale by private contract dated 17th June, 1930 between A.G. McKenzie (seller) and E.G.S. Rasmussen (buyer) for land situate Havlin Street, Bendigo adjoining Mr. J. Bennett's property and occupied by Mr.. Price as tenant, being part of Crown allotments 392 and 393 section 8 described in certificate of title volume 5514 folio 1102695, together with 5-roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price 775 poundsorganization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 30th July, 1954 between Miss A. M. Gibson (vendor) and Miss M. J. Stritch (purchaser). Property: Allotment 13 section 7C Parish of Sandhurst, City of Bendigo, land described in conveyance no. 253 book 326 having a frontage of 66 feet to McLaren Street by a depth of 165 feet, together with all buildings erected thereon and known as No. 12 McLaren street, Bendigo. Price: 1,650 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 1st May, 1953 between Mr. E. J. Sheldon (vendor) and Mr. F. C. Schodde (purchaser). Property: land being part of Crown allotments 63 and 84 section A, Parish of Neering, County of Bendigo, land described in certificate of title volume 6212 folio 254 and situate in Myers Flat, together with 5 roomed weatherboard and cement sheet dwelling and all sundry outbuildings. Price: 1,075 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 10th December, 1952 between Mrs. A. Baggaley & Mr. A. Baggaley (vendor) and Mrs. A. M. Smyth (purchaser). Property: land delineated and coloured red on the map endorsed hereon part of allotment 23 section 3B Parish of Sandhurst City of Bendigo, land described in conveyance No. 619 book 495, together with all buildings thereon with a right of carriage way over the land coloured brown on the map. Price: 1,950 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Contract of sale of land dated 17th August, 1955 between Mr. H. B. Morgan (vendor) and Mr. L. H. Parsons (purchaser). Property: land being lot 3 on plan of subdivision lodged in the office of titles, having a frontage of 50 feet by a depth of 150 feet, being part of Crown allotment 547section H and situate in Osborne Street, Bendigo, together with 5 roomed weatherboard dwelling and all sundry. Price: 3,300 pounds.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Copy of black and white photograph of tornado at Marong. Dark sky above with funnel to ground. Printed on cream card with printed border. Inscriptions: on front - below image 'Australian Tornado at Marong, loss of life and destruction of property. Photo taken by C Hosken, three miles distant. Sept. 27, 1911. On TR corner 'MP106'. On back - circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch', '2nd of 2 copies' hand written in ink.topic, natural disaster

Copy of black and white photograph of tornado at Marong. Dark sky above with funnel to ground. Printed on cream card with printed border. Inscriptions: on front - below image 'Australian Tornado at Marong, loss of life and destruction of property. Photo taken by C Hosken, three miles distant. Sept. 27, 1911. On TR corner 'MP106'. On back - circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch', '2nd of 2 copies' hand written in ink.topic, natural disaster

Copy of black and white photograph of tornado at Marong. Dark sky above with funnel to ground. Printed on cream card with printed border. Inscriptions: on front - below image 'Australian Tornado at Marong, loss of life and destruction of property. Photo taken by C Hosken, three miles distant. Sept. 27, 1911. On TR corner 'MP106'. On back - circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch', '2nd of 2 copies' hand written in ink.topic, natural disaster

Photographic images of properties in Port Melbourne. Image may have been taken by a PMHPS member or scanned from a past resident or taken for real estate sale purposes. Williamstown Road: Numbers 480; 482; 486; 488; 490 Photos taken in 2010 and 2012 Includes Electricity sub-station at 480, corner Farrell St and Williamstown Road. Also on other corner are Farrell St flats. Photo of corner Williamstown Road and Ingles streetbuilt environment - domestic, utilities - electricity, williamstown road, farrell street, electricity sub-station

Newspaper Cutting with picture of male band members. Caption reads: ABOVE: The Bendigo Lyric Orchestra, photographed in 1901, with its conductor Mr E.R.Andrews, who was a prominent musician in Bendigo at that time. The orchestra had no connected with the Lyric Theatre. The photograph is the property of a Bendigo collector of sheet music and musical memorabilia, who is anxious to list the names of the musicians pictured. Any reader with information and names should contact Bendigo Historian, Frank Cusack, at the Bendigo Advertiser.Bendigo Advertiserentertainment, music, bendigo lyric orchestra

BHS CollectionContract of sale of land dated 29th November, 1950 between Miss H. Barrass (vendor) and Mrs. M. Speer (purchaser). Property: lots 3 and 4 on plan of subdivision made by Alwyn Ernest Pritchard Licensed Surveyor dated the 19th of October, 1950 and being part of Crown allotment 230, 231, 232, 233 and 125 section H, Parish of Sandhurst City of Bendigo. Price: 3,700 pounds. Attached 8 hand written notes.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate

Set of three black and white photographs of PCC car 1041 on its debut trip, but that broke down at the corner of Gertrude and Nicholson St. Photographed by Len Millar Dated 19/4/1973. .1 - 1041 in Gertrude St with the former hotel in the background. .2 - Outside the former winding house and a W closed up behind. .3 - ditto with the "MMTB Lost Property Office" sign in the background. See also Reg Item 5996 for other photos.Keith has written details on the rear of each photograph, including photographer and date.trams, tramways, pcc, 1041, gertrude st, new tramcars, winding houses, lost property, tram 1041

Fold out map (27 sections 9 across x 3 deep), coloured of Melbourne's Tram and Bus routes, route numbers, rail lines, detailed for the central part of Melbourne and insert section for Frankston. On rear description of routes, private bus routes and map of Melbourne metro lines. Has contact details for bookings and lost property etc. Priced 20c possible 1975-1976 - has 1041 and silver train on front cover.On front cover in ink "3" in top right hand corner and "4 G 33 " along bottom edge.trams, tramways, melbourne, map, tram & bus services, railways, mmtb, minister for transport

This certificate was sent to those who had been present at one of the celebrations in connection with the Federation of the six States of Australia in 1901 – The Royal Review at Flemington Racecourse on 10th May 1901. The invitation to attend the event was issued by the Government of Victoria. The certificate was intended to be kept as a souvenir of the event and framed. This particular certificate was issued to George Rolfe and his wife of Warrnambool. George Rolfe (1836-1919), a tea merchant from Melbourne, began buying blocks of land near the mouth of the Hopkins River in Warrnambool in the 1870s. By the early 1880s he had acquired 50 acres of land in the town and several farming properties. He used the buildings on the land near the mouth of the Hopkins River as holiday accommodation and called the property, Lyndoch. He improved the property by adding stables, chaff and bone sheds, jetty, boathouse, reservoir, water well and windmill and extensive gardens and he spent most of his later life in the Warrnambool area. Lyndoch today is the site of an aged care facility. This certificate is of considerable importance for two reasons: 1. It is an important memento of a signal event on Australia’s history – the Federation of the six States in 1901 and the subsequent celebrations. 2. The certificate was issued to a prominent Warrnambool person, George Rolfe and his wife.This is multi-coloured sheet of paper mounted on card. There are four black and white photographs of the Royal Review at Flemington and photographs of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York. The images include the Royal Crest, the shields of the six Australian States, a shield of Victoria with a background of flags, cannon and ammunition, two mounted soldiers with a soldier and sailor standing nearby and swords and bayonets. There is also much colour decoration around the edges of the certificate. The names of Mr and Mrs Rolfe are handwritten in black ink. ‘Australian Commonwealth Celebrations’ ‘The Government of Victoria requests the honour of the presence of Mr & Mrs G. Rolfe at the Royal Review at Flemington on Friday the 10th of May 1901’ federation of australian states, george rolfe of lyndoch, history of warrnambool, george rolfe

Augustus Bostock was the 9th child of Robert & Rachael Bostock of Vaucluse Epping Forest, Van Diemen’s Land. He was only 4 years old when his mother died. He was inspired by his father to seek his fortune in the Western District of Victoria. He arrived around 1850. He married Margaret Aitkin in July 1865. Augustus owned several properties in the district and leased others. He sat on the court of Warrnambool, Mortlake or Hexham as required. He resided at Marramook in Hawkesdale and later moved to Vaucluse in Hopetoun Road Warrnambool, where he died in 1920 at the age of 87. He was involved in many aspects of life in the Western District, racing, cricket, and social activities to name a few. This letter is written in reply to an earlier one by Augustus making himself available to do wool and sheep classing. This states of the availability of work at Delatite Station the property of Mr. Henry Ricketson one of many properties he owned.This letter follows from previous ones showing Augustus Bostock in his quest for work. Cream lined paper with Australian Mortgage Land and Finance letterhead printed at top of letter. The letter is handwritten in black ink with adjustments written in same hand as the signer of the letter. Blue secretary stamp underneath signature.Addressed to Augustus Bostock Esq Marramook Woolsthorpe. Signed by Robert **Boyne. Dated May 15th 1900. Watermarked, Original Turkey Mill Trent. augustus bostock, warrnambool

The Box Brownie camera was developed by Frank Brownell in the late 19th century. It was marketed by Eastman Kodak of U.S.A. and was a camera with a simple lens. It provided snapshots at a low cost and was the most widely-used camera by families in the first half of the 20th century. This item was the No. 2 model which was sold from 1901 to 1935. This item was given to Olive O’Donnell when she was ten years old. The donor was Miss Florence Lake of ‘Lyndoch’ in Warrnambool. She was noted for giving presents, usually at Christmas time, to the children of her employees and other children in the Warrnambool area. Olive O’Donnell’s father worked for Miss Lake for 45 years. The property of ‘Lyndoch’ near the mouth of the Hopkins River in Warrnambool was established by a Melbourne businessman, George Rolfe, late in the 19th century and Miss Lake was one of the two stepdaughters of George Rolfe who inherited the property. Miss Florence Lake built a house at Lyndoch which today forms part of the aged care facility established when the property was sold. This camera is of interest for two reasons: 1. It is an example of the Box Brownie camera which was a very popular camera owned by many Australians in the first half of the 20th century. 2. It is an example of the type of present given to children by the Warrnambool philanthropist, Florence Lake. She resided at ‘Lyndoch’ and was well-known in the Warrnambool community in the 20th century. This is a rectangular-shaped black metal box. A metal clip acts as an opening and closing device for inserting a film. A yellow and black film is enclosed at one end of the box. A handle is on the top of the box and is attached by metal clips. There are several viewing panels on the box and a metal mechanism for winding the film. The box is scuffed and stained. ‘Brownie’ ‘No 2 Brownie Model F Patented in U.S.A. Patents Pending.’ photography, household items, lyndoch, warrnambool, florence lake, warrnambool, olive o’donnell, warrnambool

This is a tea tin from the business of Rolfe and Co., a wholesale grocery and importing business founded in Melbourne in 1854 by George Rolfe Senior, a merchant and politician. George Rolfe died in 1871 and the business was then run by his son, George Rolfe, Junior. The business continued until at least the late 1930s. George Rolfe (1836-1919) was a keen sportsman and he began holidaying in Warrnambool for some years in the 1870s when he started buying land in the area. By the early 1880s Rolfe owned 50 acres in Warrnambool and established his holiday residence at Lyndoch near the mouth of the Hopkins River. He improved the original site with the addition of a large garden, stables, jetty, boatshed, water well, chaff and bone sheds, reservoir etc and bought other properties including Shipley on the Allansford Road and the adjoining property Fairy Hill. He continued managing the Rolfe and Co. business in Melbourne until his death in 1919. Today Rolfe’s Lyndoch property in Warrnambool is the site of an aged care facility. This tin is of considerable significance as it is a memento of George Rolfe who established the property of Lyndoch in Warrnambool and was a prominent land holder in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. (Note that we have another Rolfe tea tin but it is in very poor condition compared to this later acquisition). This is a rectangular-shaped tin with four sides originally painted yellow but now showing considerable rust. The printing on the sides is brown and white, some on a blue background and some surrounded by decorative patterns.No. 2 Rolfe & Co. Ltd 286-300 King St. Melbourne Rolfe’s Tea Rolfe and Co. was established at Melbourne in 1854. Ever since then it has enjoyed an enviable reputation as a firm which supplies to the public goods of the highest quality. george rolfe, lyndoch warrnambool, rolfe & co, importers, melbourne, history of warrnambool

This image shows the house occupied by Thomas Mason and his family in 1883. The man in the centre of the image holding the reins of the horse is possibly Thomas Mason. One of the two women seated in the buggy is possibly his wife Catherine Mason (nee Whelan). This house was built by grazier George Palmer Hall around 1846-1848 north of what is now Lerderderg Street, Bacchus Marsh, at a point close to the Lerderderg RIver. The house and the accompanying farm of over 5,000 hectares was leased by George Ball to George Hobler in the late 1840s and early 1850s. During this time George Hobler's daughter Emily married Henry Bacchus the son of Captain William Bacchus. By 1865 Thomas Mason had purchased the property. Mason named the property Riverton. After his death in the 1890s the property was owned by a number of different people. The house was still in use until 1999 but since this time has been unoccupied and its condition has significantly deteriorated.This image is significant because it depicts one of the earliest houses built in the town of Bacchus Marsh. It is probably the earliest surviving image of this Bacchus Marsh pre-gold rush structure.Small sepia unframed photograph on card with gold border framing photograph. Housed in the album, 'Photographs of Bacchus Marsh and District in 1883 by Stevenson and McNicoll'. The image shows a brick house, with an iron roof and with a white picket fence around the front garden. There is a buggy to the left of the image with two women seated in it. A man stands in front of the buggy holding the reins of a white horse which is harnessed to the buggy. Further to the right of the image is an older man with his hands in his pockets. On the front: Stevenson & McNicoll. Photo. 108 Elizabeth St. Melbourne. COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED AT ANY TIME. On the back: LIGHT & TRUTH inscribed on a banner surmounted by a representation of the rising sun. Copies of this Portrait can be had at any time by sending the Name and Post Office Money Order or Stamps for the amount of order to STEVENSON & McNICOLL LATE BENSON & STEVENSON, Photographers. 108 Elizabeth Street, MELBOURNE stevenson and mcnicoll 1883 photographs of bacchus marsh and district, houses bacchus marsh, george hobler 1800-1882, henry bacchus 1820-1887, emily bacchus, mason family bacchus marsh

Four black and white photos of Somers camp, in 1931. One show a corrugated iron building that had been built and what looks like a prank being played on a Legatee in suit and cap. Also one of junior legatee Graham Billett by some camp buildings. Another shows Gwen Smith. Plus a group of youths on the beach. All are from the same film. In the early years, Legacy organised outings to the property of Legacy founder, Legatee Stan Savige, who had a place in Balnarring close to the beach. Permanent camp buildings were built in 1930. In 1930 Lord Somers (Governor of Victoria) also started a camp at a nearby property and the area was renamed Somers. Legacy Somers Camps continued intermittently at Stan's property until it was decided in 1951 to make other arrangements for holidays. This photo was with a group of photos from around the 1930s from the early days of Legacy, including cricket team, football team, and camps at Balnarring/Somers (saved as 01915 to 01934).Legatee Savige's property at Balnarring became very important for Legacy providing outings and camps for junior legatees.Black and white photo x 4 of Somers Camp in 1931.Handwritten on 01931.1 'Left to right x x Ron Rimmer' in blue pen. Handwritten on 01931.2 'Graham Billett' in blue pen. Handwritten on 01931.3 'Gwen Smith' in blue pen. All four are stamped '4 38' in blue ink meaning they are from the same film and have '1931' in pencil on them. Also all have 'Printed by Harringtons' in purple ink. All on Velox paper.junior legatee outing, legacy somers camp, savige property, camp

Copy of undated article headed "Auction part of Eltham history" regarding sale of property at 816 Main Road, Eltham (In March 2020 the site of Goodstart Early Learning Eltham) on the corner of John Street owned by the Burgoyne Family.1 page A4 photocopyHG Booklet 37816 main road, burgoyne, h. burgoyne, harry burgoyne, harry gilham collection, hawthorns, john james thomas neville burgoyne