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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY FIRE BRIGADE
Short history of the Long Gully Fie Brigade by G A Ellis. The brigade started in 1873 and was disbanded in 1932. The brigades's main appliance was a cart or reel pulled by the men. The men used to practice in Creeth Street and later there were competitions with other brigades. A new station was built in 1905. It was decided to close Long Gully and keep Golden Square Brigade.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully fire brigade, long gully mechanics institute, mr j grenfell, mr j neal, white hills cemetery, sandhurst city brigade, st matthews church, american gully, easter fair, buffalo lodge hall, rose of australia hotel, bendigo council, g a ellis -
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Photograph - STRATHFIELDSAYE SHIRE BAND, early 1900's
sepia photograph of the Strathfieldsaye Shire Band, showing thireen players and one leader. Many have ribboned hat bands, watch chains, Alberts, visible on left and right outer and centre members. All are suited and wearing hats. . Two wagons visible behind picket fence in background. Five members in front row are seated. On back in pencil ' from Mrs. Lowndes, McIvor Road. Back row Morgan Mulcare 1886, Harry Weiness, Joe Lewis, Jack Gladen 1870, Maurice Lewis 1884, Jim Griffin 1873/77/78 Jack Weiness, Ben Griffen, Frank McLean, Sitting : William Somerville 1858/79/82/85 Unknown, Thomas Somerville 1882/83 , Harry Manser 1885, Michael Sullivan 1867/68 MORE INFORMATION ON SHEETS BEHIND PHOTOR. Dermer Smith, Bull Street.organization, club/society, strathfieldsaye shire band -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - VARIOUS NOTES
Handwritten notes and references. Mentioned are 'Bendigo Mac' Lachlan McLachlan, Criterion Hotel, Quartz Outcrops, Small Shafts, Mining Accidents, Mines Regulations Act 1/1/1874, Engine Drivers, Dust, and Big engines in deep mines.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, various notes, 'bendigo mac' lachlan mclachlan, criterion hotel, licence fee, cave & amos, hustler, lazarus, theodore ballerstedt, geo lansell, wittscheibe, gt. comet, mining accidents, mines regulations acts 1/1/1874, regulations bill, ladders, engine drivers, advertiser 1873, angus mackay, dust, dr summon's report 1906, regulations 1908, new chum railway, victoria quartz, ext'd hustlers, central deborah -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - LEADING AND PROMINENT MINES
Handwritten notes with the first page relating to typing of the notes. Next three pages relate to leading and prominence of mines - the United Devonshire, formed 1873; the Victoria (Reef) Quartz formed 1878, start 1870 as Victoria Reef; and the Hercules & Energetic.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, leading and prominent mines, miss parry, carlisle united, fortuna hustlers, gt extended hustlers, mines dep't, central blue, lady barkly, new argus, new moon, new blue consolidated, south new moon, mr e jackman, united devonshire, victoria (reef) quartz, victoria reef, annals, mr wood, hercules & energetic, hercules, b a g -
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Document - MINING ACCIDENTS - MAN FALLS DOWN GOLDEN FLEECE SHAFT
... Bendigo Advertiser 29/5/1873... Golden Fleece Shaft Mr A M McHugh Bendigo Advertiser 29/5/1873 Mr ...Handwritten extract from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 29/5/1873. Mr A. M. McHugh, Surveyor of Admiralty Dep't fell down the Golden Fleece Shaft on 28/5/73. The undergr'd Manager, Mr Thomas Mann, was showing him around. They had been at the 300 ft level and the cage was below them. Mann knocked for the cage wich stopped about four feet above the plat. Mann knocked the cage down, but it stopped about 10' or 12' above the plat. Mann said the cage had not stopped, and before he could remove his hand from the knocker, he saw Mr McHugh fall down the shaft. He died. There was a space between the edge of the plat and innermost edge of the cage.document, gold, mining accidents, mining accidents, man falls down golden fleece shaft, mr a m mchugh, bendigo advertiser 29/5/1873, mr forbes, mr henry cook, mr thomas mann -
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Photograph - PORTRAIT - GIRTON COLLEGE - ASSORTED OTHER PHOTO'S, 1873/1883/1886
... ) and portrait of a woman (1873). 2nd Page - Bendigo, assorted photos...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Photographs - black and white. 2 pages out of a photo album, unnamed. . 1st Page - 4 photo's of nurses, two are named - Amie (Annie) Hayes and ___ Gradison. Back sheet - Girton College, building in Rowan St., photo of 2 girls (1883) and portrait of a woman (1873). 2nd Page - Bendigo, assorted photos, golf, tennis. Back sheet - Ravenswood horses, 2 men on horses, a young lady and 1 horse, a bird on a stand and 3 people standing together.organization, society, girton college. nurse hayes and gradison. -
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Book - KANGAROO FLAT PRIMARY SCHOOL AND FIRE BRIGADE CENTENARIES, 1973
Kangaroo Flat Primary School and Fire Brigade Centenaries. Hop from 1873 - 1973 March 23 - 25 1973 Program and history. 48 pages, red cover, with pictures.Editor David Horsfall. Illustrated. With Indexed. David Horsfallkangaroo flat, history, primary school and fire brigade, kangaroo flat, bendigo, fire brigade, kangaroo flat primary school 981. -
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Book - REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF MINES BILL, 2ND. READING OCT. 28TH. 1873, 1873
REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF MINES BILL, 2ND. READING OCT. 28TH. 1873 - photocopy of above. Title written on front in black pen. In blue biro ' Ladders 2102 , initialled AR 'bendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo, goldmining, ladders, engine drivers -
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Book - GOLDEN SQUARE PRIMARY SCHOOL, NO. 1189, LAUREL STREET, 1998
Golden Square Primary School, No. 1189, Laurel Street. 125th Anniversary 1873 - 1998, October 9th _ 11th, 1998.bendigo, education, golden square primary school -
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Book - GOLDEN SQUARE PRIMARY SCHOOL NO. 1189, 1973
Golden Square Primary School No. 1189. Centenary 1873 - 1973. Held August 10th - 11th - 12th, 1973 Paper booklet with light card cover and black and white school photosbendigo, education, golden square primary school -
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Book - THE BENDIGO SCHOOL OF MINES AND INDUSTRIES, 1923
The Bendigo School of Mines and industries. Jubilee Souvenir, 1873 to 1923. Brown cover. Ten pages.bendigo, education, jubilee, early education. -
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Photograph - LOOKING SOUTH FROM NEW CHUM HILL, 1873
Black and white photograph, looking south from New Chum Hill. 1873. The Golden Square Methodist Church can be seen in the background. The rich Lazarus New Chum Mine in foreground. Note Flat Manilla Ropes. The New Chum - Bonatti - Menzies and Ellesmere Claims in background.place, mining site, new chum -
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Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - 'RUNNING JOURNAL'
Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd. Volume 10, No. 2, 35 cents, April 1973. 18 pages. Cover piture (right), a scene from the 70's (1970) at Crich, Derbyshire where suitable surroundings are being created for the display and operation of the preserved vehicles of the Tramway Museum Society (U.K.). A similar development is being undertaken at Bylands, Victoria, by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. The car are Oporto 9 (1873) and Sheffield 15 (1874).person, individual, basil miller -
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Document - Connelly,Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalley and Balmer Image
Thomas Jefferson Connelly (1858-18/10/1892) Son of Thomas James Connelly a well known JP at Inglewood. Admitted as a solicitor in the Supreme Court in 1880. Started own business as a solicitor in 1883 at Albion Chambers, View Street. By 1887 he had joined with George Henry Tatchell and in 1889 they moved their firm to Williamson Street. On 8th Jan 1885 he was elected to the Bendigo Council and was elected as Mayor 16th Aug 1887. He was the first Bendigo born Mayor and the youngest. He served on the committee of the Bendigo hospital and the Mechanics Institute and was a prominent member of the ANA. He was also a Captain of a local militia force. He married Frances Cresswell Reynolds and they had 3 children who were very young when they were left fatherless in 1892. Thomas died in Kerang, following an epileptic fit. He was attending a case at the time. He is buried at the Bendigo Public Cemetery. George Henry Tatchell was the son of Thomas Tatchell JP of Inglewood. He was admitted as an attorney by the Supreme Court in 1887 and formed a partnership with Thomas Jefferson Connelly 22/9/1887. By 1894, their practice had been joined by Adam George Dunlop. In 1904 he was elected president of the Bendigo Bar Association. George was a very bowler and was part of an Australian team that travelled to Britain in 1930, where he won the Veteran Pairs Competition competing with his brother William. He retired to “Woodford”, Toorak. Adam George Dunlop (1864 – 28/2/1921) Son of Andrew McBride Dunlop. He married Marion Ethel Nicholls, a widow in 1905. Admitted as a solicitor, proctor and conveyancer in 1892. When Thomas Connelly died, his will stated that his share in the law firm was to be sold and if it was sold to Dunlop, he would have 3 years to pay for. This clearly happened and by 1894 the firm was known as Connelly, Tatchell and Dunlop.He continued to work for the firm Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalley and Balmer for 25 years and retired several months before his death, to “Milltara”, Glyndon Ave., Brighton. He was heavily involved in the Sandhurst Mechanics Institute and served as president in 1899 and 1901. He was treasurer of the Zenith Lodge of Masons in 1907. He was president of the ANA in 1896 and president of the Bendigo Law Association in 1907. Whilst in Bendigo, the family lived in “Millewa”, Kangaroo Flat. Jonathon Smalley (1873-21/8/1961) Son of Peter, a mining investor and his wife Ellen. 1899 married Catherine Horsemann Manning with whom he had four children. Jonathon proved proficient in sign language when he stepped into a court case where the defendant was hearing impaired. In 1904 he was the president of the Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute. Other community postings included Vice President of Bendigo Football Association (1909), President Bendigo ANA (1899), Councilor for Eaglehawk Borough (1904- ), elected Mayor of Eaglehawk (1909),and President of Bendigo Law Association (1910). Jonathon and his wife resided at “Overton”, View Street, Bendigo (now Harry Little Childcare Centre). Jonathon was a champion Lawn bowler, winning the Country Singles Championship in 1913. He is buried at the Bendigo Cemetery. Sydney Raeburn Balmer (1869 – 24/11/1938) Sydney was the son of Robert and Elizabeth Balmer. He married Catherine HAswell McDonald in 1905 and they later lived in Lily Street, Bendigo. After qualifying as a barrister and solicitor, he was initially employed as a barrister for Mr Cussen (later a judge) for 2 years. He then spent 9 years working in Melbourne before joining the firm to be thenceforth known as Tatchell, Dunlop, Smalley and Balmer from 31sdt Dec. 1909 Black and White newspaper photograph of five Tatchell Brothers attending a cricket match. Undatedsolicitors, justice of the peace, councillors -
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Newspaper - Lydia Chancellor collection: centenary of St. Paul's
Originally a parish church, St Paul's became a cathedral in 1981 when Bendigo was declared a separate diocese. The church, designed by Robert A Love, was dedicated in 1868, with the bells being added in 1873 and the organ in 1883. It was closed in 2009 due to safety concerns and after extensive restoration and renovation was reopened in 2016.Green folder: centenary of St. Paul's Bendigo 1868-1968. On the front a black and white photograph ot the cathedral under the title "sentinel of faith". inside the folder newspaper articles relating to the celebration of the centenary.bendigo churches, st. paul's, centenary -
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Photograph - Monier Bridge Collapse, May, 1902
In 1867 Frenchman, Joseph Monier patented reinforced concrete horticultural troughs. In 1873 this process was extended to iron reinforced bridges with the first bridge built in 1875. In Australia, Sir John Monash of Monash and Anderson company, originally built 8 Monier bridges in Bendigo all single arch except Weeroona Ave., which was a double arch. Six of these remain.Black and white photograph. Steam rollers appears to have collapsed from a Monier bridge with men investigating amidst the rubble with one steam roller remaining on the bridge, and another resting in a creek underneath. Photograph by W. H. Robinson. Photograph mounted on cream-coloured card.Written on the front in black ink 'May 1902.'monier bridges, bendigo creek, accidents -
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Document - Strathfieldsaye Primary School, 1998
Strathfieldsaye state School (SS1211) began in March 1873 in the Shire Hall. Five acres were gazetted for a school in January 1874 and a 3 roomed weatherboard school was built and opened in January 1875.Photo copied notes on the history of the Strathfieldsaye Primary School - "Back To Celebrations" A typed A4 sheet outling the history and also a photo of the school.history, bendigo, strathfieldaye primary school -
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Document - Presentation, abt1998
Strathfieldsaye State School (SS 1211) began in the Shire Hall in March 1873. Five acres was gazetted in January 1874 and a three roomed, weatherboard school building opened in January 1875.Photo copied hand written notes on the history of the Strathfieldsaye Primary School - "Back To Celebrations" A typed A4 sheet outlining the history and also a photo of the school. Notes from a presentation by Mr Alf Ryall.history, bendigo, strathfieldaye primary school, alf ryall -
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Programme - 125th Anniversary, March 1998
Strathfieldsaye State School (SS 1211) began in the Shire Hall in March 1873. Five acres was gazetted in January 1874 and a three roomed, weatherboard school building opened in January 1875.Stathfieldsaye Primary School 125th Anniversary programme and tour guide. 1873 to 1998. The six pages includes a song called Pathways to the future by Gail Godber; a programme; history of the school and a plan of the school.history, bendigo, strathfieldaye primary school, back to celebrations 125th anniversary, gail godber -
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Photograph - QC Binks collection: Rowan Street
BHS CollectionBlack and white copy of a photograph showing Rowan Street, Bendigo between View and Wattle Streets. Approx. 1880. Some of the names on buildings include, Rifle Brigade Hotel, J. Power wine & spirit store and Hodgson Bros. painter and paper hanger.C. 1873 in pencilbendigo, 1880, rowan street -
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Document - SPECIMEN COTTAGE COLLECTION: VARIOUS DOCUMENTS
Various documents in plastic folders. The topics are: 1) Photocopy of an article titled Saunders' Victoria House. Also a map of the Saunders residence in High Street. 2) Article titled What I saw in gaol July 1889 (written by Gilbert Rule). 3) Eleven pages essay: H. M. Prison Bendigo after a short history of the prison there are details of several criminal cases. Also brochure H.M. Prison Bendigo 1861-2006, Official decommissioning ceremony 5 January 2006. 4) The Temple Builders, talk by Alex H. Stone 10th May, 1998. 5) The German contribution to early Bendigo by Frank Cusack. 6) Children's games played during and prior to the great depression, Interviews conducted by James Lerk. People interviewed are: Stella Banfield, Mary Pickles, Geoff Newman, Vel Newman, Joan O'Donahue, Peg Schlotterlein, James Gallagher, Jack Larkin, Ken Maes. 7) Email from Hans Tracksdorf to Andy Walker and Ana Hilson updating on the Charlton Building at 60-62 Mundy Street, June 2015, several coloured photos attached. 8) Notes on the family of Elizabeth Ann Butler. 9) The Amy Castles story, a narrative on the life of the singer Amy Castles. Also a booklet ''I lived for the art'' The story of Amy Castles concert program. 10) Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre ''Granite houses of Faraday and Harcourt'' by George Milford, March 2010. 11) The story of Knipe's castle and the man who built it, John Hanlon Knipe. A paper presented by Mrs. Edith Lunn 2nd April, 1987. Also some photographs of graves and various documents. 12) Report: Victorian Heritage database place details 15/07/2014 former Kahland winery and cellars. Also two coloured photographs from Tony Robinson' s walk around Bendigo, Kahland street - Lynden house built 1873 wine cellar. 13) several letters from James and Dinah Jeal to their parents detailing their travels on the goldfields dates from 1855 to 1865. 14) Photocopy of a six pages hand written letter to a Walter Edis (?) in England from a J. Wharton (?) from Woodstock on Loddon, detailing his boat trip to Melbourne and the train trip to Marong where he is working. Letter dated July 9th, 1923. 15) The history of T.C. Watts & Son, real estate agents in Bendigo by Edith Lunn. September 30th, 2000. 16) Medals created by Messrs Joseph and Co. Pall Mall, Sandhurst and Melbourne with special reference to ''Champion Medals'' created for the Bendigo Rifles and other Victorian forces. 1858 to 1885. Compiled by Angus Pearson December 2012. 17) Talk by Jim Evans at September 202 meeting of the Bendigo Historical Society. The Inimitable Charles Thatcher, colonial minstrel. 18) Six pages typewritten document titled: C.R. Thatcher, the local songster. Date and author unknown. 19) Music sheet. The Chinaman. Thatcher's colonial songs as written and sung by Charles Robert Thatcher during the goldrushes in the Shamrock hotel, Bendigo. 20) Heidi Teague young historian award two pages detailing the criteria for the award, a newspaper obituary for Heidi Teague and a twenty five pages transcribe interview of Heidi Teague, Heidi was interviewed by Ines Tyson and transcribed by Carol Woolman in 2009. 21) Photograph of Richard Bertram Taylor in military uniform, Richard was killed in action in WWI. Also a brief family history 22) Six pages typewritten letter from John Stuart, Assistant Surgeon Royal Navy to chief Secretary The Honourable C. Haines dated Sandhurst 27th May, 1857 regarding Chinese protectorate. 23) Eight pages biography with photos of Sister Clara Stewart. 24) Two pages biography on John Boyd Watson (and sons) by Rob Upson 25) History of Alick Wilkinson & other grocers 1930 onwards. Compiled by Vernon and Garran Wilkinson. -
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Document - EAGLEHAWK HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK MASONIC TEMPLE
One page typewritten document. Eaglehawk Masonic Temple celebrates its centenary. The centenary will be celebrated on Saturday 20th, October 1973, when the temple will be re-dedicated by the Grand master of Victoria, His Honour judge Harris. The foundation stone was laid on the 5th of March,1873 by Master Joseph Harris and the temple was completed in September 1873.eaglehawk, history, masonic temple -
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Document - BENDIGO SCHOOLS COLLECTION: STRATHFIELDSAYE PRIMARY
... - 1873/1998. Document BENDIGO SCHOOLS COLLECTION: STRATHFIELDSAYE ...Four pages booklet. Strathfieldsaye Primary School 125th Anniversary Celebrations. Welcome to Strathfieldsaye Primary School. ''Back to'' Celebrations, 21st March 1998 - 1873/1998.school, centenary, strathfieldsaye primary -
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Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO MINER
Article from the Bendigo Miner of Thursday, December 13, 2007 by Jim Evans in the series ''History Lives'' titled Mapping it out. Also attached a colour copy of a mining map of the Sandhurst goldfield in 1873.newspaper, bendigo, bendigo miner -
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Memorabilia - FRAMED IMAGE OF BENDIGO MAYORAL CHAIN
Large framed item. At the centre a photograph of the Bendigo Mayoral Chain designed and manufactured by F. Prescott, jeweller, Bendigo At the right a photo of George Lansell esq. and on the left a photo of J.H. Abbott esq. A list of Mayor is underneath the two photos, starting from the left J.F. Sullivan 1857, J.H. Abbott 1860, J.J. Casey 1861, R. Burrows 1862, G. Aspinall 1869, J. Boyd 1870, G. Aspinall 1873, J.A. Woodward 1874, H.Hattam 1876, E. Neil 1876, A. Bayne 1877, J.A. Woodward 1879, P. Hayes 1880, W.G. Jackson 1881, A. Harkness 1882, S.H. McGowan 1885, P. Hayes 1886, T.J. Connelly 1887, J. Cohn 1888, J.P. Carolin 1889, J,R. Hoskins 1890, J.H. Abbott 1891-92-95. Under the Mayoral chain the words: Bendigo gold fields discovered 1851. Proclaimed municipality of Sandhurst 1855 and city in 1871. Name changed to City of Bendigo in honor of which event cnr. J.H Abbott inaugurated the mayoral chain and the medallion was presented to the City Council by George Lansell esq. To whose implicit belief in the inextinguishable nature of our gold resource and the indefatigable energy in developing them Bendigo manly owes its present prosperity. July 1893, W. Honeybone Town Clerk and signed by F. Prescott.bendigo, council, mayoral chain, from dudley house stored at bendigo art gallery from 2000, returned to bhs 03/02/2023 -
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Document - DIAMOND HILL STATE SCHOOL SITE
Map (copy) showing the site of Diamond Hill State School, 1873. On top of page 'extracted from Diamond Hill Public Park Reserve File RS8128, drawn and reproduced at the Department of Lands and Survey, Melbourne'bendigo, education, diamond hill state school -
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Document - DOCUMENT - INVITATION TO LUNCHEON TO JOHN MCINTYRE ESQUIRE, 04/11/1873
Luncheon invitation printed on cream card for the Visit of His Excellency the Governor and Lady Bowen to Sandhurst on the 4th November, 1873. Card is numbered 114 and was sent to John McIntyre Esquire.document, invitations, receptions, document, invitation to luncheon, governor and lady bowen, john mcintyre esquire -
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Slide - BENDIGO & EASTER FAIR, 1970
Wagon at Hume & Iser Pty Ltd. Signed attached to wagon reads This wagon, during the years 1873-1941, assisted in carting the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied by this company and used in the mines in the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Diamond Hill Goldfields. . . Hume & Iser Pty Ltd. See wagon in SL1608.67slide, bendigo, hume & iser pty ltd, hume & iser, sign on wagon -
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Slide - HUME AND ISER TIMBER WAGON (1873 - 1941), 1970
Timber wagon at Hume and Iser Pty Ltd est 1887. Timber wagon, large wheels, pictured in front of Hume and Iser sign. Sign attached to wagon reads, 'This wagon, during the years 1873-1941, assisted in carting the millions of red gum shaft timbers supplied by this company and used in the mines in the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Diamond Hill Goldfields. Hume & Iser Pty Ltd.' Could have been used in Easter Parade?slide, bendigo, hume & iser pty ltd, hume & iser pty ltd, red gum used in gold mines -
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Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1881
Book; 'Victorian Government Gazette'. Volume LXII. 1st July to 31st December 1881. John Ferres, Gov't Printer Melbourne. Pgs 1873 to 3663, plus index 33pages.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgovernment, state, victorian government gazette vol ii, mccoll rankin & stanistreet