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Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Two newspaper cuttings, one reporting an Honor awarded to Pyramid Butter Factory and the other reporting on Polio band in Victoria.event, agriculture -
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Photograph - ROY J MITCHELL COLLECTION: SEED DRILL GOORNONG
Colour photograph of farm machinery in paddock near Goornong. Machinery is in a dilapidated condition. Written on back : '29.3.96' farm machinery (seed drill) near Goornong Victoria 14.30 hrs, 29.3.1996 by Roy J Mitchell, Bendigo'Roy J Mitchellagriculture, machinery, seed drill -
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Photograph - ROY J MITCHELL COLLECTION: FARM SHED
Colour photograph of dilapidated farm shed near Goornong. Shed appears to be a shelter, open underneath with corrugated iron roof. Trees behind, grass paddock in foreground. Written on back ' 29.3.96 near Goornong vict 14.30 hours, Shepparton-Bendigo Road, near Goornong. By Roy J Mitchell Bendigo.'agriculture, farm, shed -
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Photograph - ROY J MITCHELL COLLECTION: FARM MACHINERY NEAR SHED
Colour photograph of dilapidated farm machinery, standing near an open bay shed. Written on back:' 29.3.96 near Goornong Vict 14.30 hours, 14.30 hrs, Shepparton-Bendigo Road, near Goornong, Vic, by Roy J Mitchell, Bendigoagriculture, farm, machinery -
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Photograph - ROY J MITCHELL COLLECTION: FARM SHED NEAR GOORNONG
Colour photograph of farm shed, near Goornong. Shed is open shelter, has hand hewn uprights, corrugated iron roof. On back of photo:' 29.3.96 near Goornong, Vict, 14.30 hrs Shepparton Bendigo Road, by Roy J Mitchell, Bendigo.agriculture, farm, machinery -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK & NOTED EVENTS
Notes on Eaglehawk compiled by H Biggs mentions early settlement, discovery of gold, separation of Eaglehawk from the Marong District Roads Board, Nominations for Council and Newspapers. Noted Events compiled by June Parry mention events from 1839 to 1876 and some in 1928. These included early settlement, gold discovery at The Rocks, Churches, hospital, Bendigo Advertiser, Theatre Royal, Police Office, Post Office, Census, First Council Works, Telegraph, Mining Company, Mining Board, Public Market, various buildings built, Rates, Schools, and very early trams.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - eaglehawk & noted events, h biggs, june parry, james mouat, joseph crook, marong district roads board, camp hotel, charles sherratt, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan (bendigo mac), bendigo hospital, bendigo advertiser, theatre royal, lieutenant governor sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, mr townsend, bendigo water works, cornish & co, post office, bendigo pottery, bendiog agricultural society, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, cattle yards, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, j mouat, sir henry barkly, sandhurst borough, eaglehawk borough, cr john mcintyre, duke of edinburgh, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, bendog rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, viscount canterbury (sir h manners sutton), beehive stores, mining exchanges, annual waverley prize, bendigo water works, city fire brigade, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, j h abbott, australian natives association, temperance hall, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, early trams, electricity commission -
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Document - ERROL BOVAIRD COLLECTION: WHEAT BOUNTY CLAIM
The John Bovaird Collection : Commonwealth of Australia Wheat Bounty Act 1934 State of Victoria Claim for Payment. By Errol Balfour Bovaird of May Reef PO via Avonmore. Regarding 150 bushels delivered for sale to John T Stewart of Lockington. Wheat produced on 50 acres : Allotment 25 Parish of Pannoo Bamawm. Dated 13/4/1935. Pink paper.agriculture, farm, wheat crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Tractor pulling a Massey Ferguson header, field bin, truck and station wagon in background, also a lady. Markings:White tape on bottom of slide reads; Wheat header working. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, wheat crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. View of Fortuna Villa from accross the lake. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, fortuna villa -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Markings: Harvesting wheat crop is written on white tape on bottom of slide. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, wheat crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Filling the truck with wheat from the field bin. Name on door of truck is D W L V Hewitt, Warracknabeal. A man in the back of the truck and one standing on the ground at the controls of the field bin. Markings: Wheat - farm bulk field bin to truck. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Shows wheat from the field bin being transferred into the back of the truck for cartage. Markings: Wheat from field bin into truck. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION - FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION - Farming in the Wimmera. Baled Hay sitting in from of the remainder of un cropped crop. Markings: Wheat Crop with Baled hay.ILFORDagriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Baled Hay sitting in from of the remainder of un cropped crop. Markings: Wheat Crop with Baled hay. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Transferring grain from header to the field bin. Markings on white tape; Wheat - From Header to Field Bin. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Rake getting ready for baling. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Unloading grain from header to truck. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Header with the name Cottee's on the side. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Document - ERROL BOVAIRD COLLECTION: WHEAT BOUNTY CLAIM
The John Bovaird Collection. Commonwealth of Australia Wheat Bounty Act 1934 State of Victoria Claim for Payment. By Errol Balfour Bovaird of May Reef PO via Avonmore. Regarding 96 bushels delivered for sale to R. Anderson of Lockington. Wheat produced on 50 acres : Allotment 25 Parish of Pannoo Bamawm. Dated 13/4/1935. Pink paper.agriculture, farm, wheat crop -
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Document - ERROL BOVAIRD COLLECTION: WHEAT BOUNTY CLAIM
The John Bovaird Collection. Commonwealth of Australia Wheat Bounty Act 1934 State of Victoria Claim for Payment. By Errol Balfour Bovaird of May Reef PO via Avonmore. Regarding 96 bushels delivered for sale to R. G. Anderson of Lockington. Wheat produced on 50 acres : Allotment 25 Parish of Pannoo Bamawm. Dated 13/4/1935. Pink paper.agriculture, farm, wheat crop -
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Document - ERROL BOVAIRD COLLECTION: WHEAT BOUNTY CLAIM
The John Bovaird Collection. Commonwealth of Australia Wheat Bounty Act 1934 State of Victoria Claim for Payment. By Errol Balfour Bovaird of May Reef PO via Avonmore. Regarding 96 bushels delivered for sale to Henry Jackson of Lockington. Wheat produced on 50 acres : Allotment 25 Parish of Pannoo Bamawm. Dated 13/4/1935. Pink paper.agriculture, farm, wheat crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA. MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION - FARMING IN THE WIMMERA MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION - FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Tractor and farm implement. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, crop -
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Slide - MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: FARMING IN THE WIMMERA, c1960s
MOUAT CRAWFORD COLLECTION: Farming in the Wimmera. Two sheds to the right, the one on the far right appears to have a water wheel. Behind and to the left of the second building appears to be farming equipment. Possibly a farm or museum of farming history. Used as a teaching aid.Agfacoloragriculture, farm, machinery -
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Book - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: PRACTICAL BOOK AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
A black cover book, on the first page a cut out of a woman in a garden and on the facing page in black pen: practical book agricultural science. L. John Ellison "Jacka Jacka", Joan, Vea(?) Horsham and the date 1940. Also in green pen at the top of the page: Beauty born 04/01/1962. On the following 2 pages an index of topics and dates of entry, the first date is February 27 and the last November 30th, there are 29 topics taking up 73 pages. the rest of the book is taken up by cuttings from the Weekly Times and the Mail mainly about land and history of the Horsham, Wimmera area.books, school, practical exercise book agricultural sci -
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Document - AILEEN AND JOHN ELLISON COLLECTION: BENDIGO HISTORICAL INFORMATION
9 pages document City of Bendigo historical information. After a brief description of the area, population, dwellings, city revenues, amount of gold and value of gold mined there is a timeline of the history of Bendigo starting in 1840 when the site of Bendigo was included in the Ravenswood run to 1891 when the city of Sandhurst changed to City of Bendigo. The following 8 pages dig deeper in the history starting with the find of the first gold nugget and describing the various industries that developed in the city. A description of the climate, agricultural activities, prominent people and buildings is also given.bendigo, history, city history -
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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BENDIGO'S CENTURY VOLUME FIVE: 1940 - 1949
Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of a group of soldiers in uniform and with rifles. They were district servicemen on leave in 1944. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1940 - 1949 titled Bendigo as it was. It has two photos of women wading through the 1949 Pall Mall flood waters and one of Miners in the crib room of the Central Deborah Mine. They are Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson. 1940 - Army moves in to racecourse, 1941 - Devastating fire at pottery, 1942 - Forces expand, 1943 - Nation's eyes on Bendigo, 1944 - News dawns of D-day landing, 1945 - City cheers the end of the war, 1946 - Celebrations begin in city, 1947 - Gallery gets top paintings, 1948 - Water plan looks good and 1949 - Flood takes a toll on city.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume five: 1940 - 1949, bendigo advertiser, central deborah mine, jackie lewis, bob johnson, w landy, ryga yates, les johnson, central nell gwynne, department of defence, bendigo jockey club, 8th division, robert menzies, deborah mine, bendigo decentralisation vigilance committee, cr w h taylor, bendigo war funds organisation, the easter fair society, bendigo agricultural show committee, mr e g ham, mr j v fairbairn, cr a staples, the bendigo chamber of commerce, richard hartley smith abbott, captain harley abbott, bendigo art gallery, bill woodfull, bendigo high school, north deborah mine, boardwalk, toni riley pharmacy, windermere hotel, cr g a pethard, coliban system, north deborah mine, bendigo pottery, bendigo trades hall council, private lawrence burstall, major-general g j rankin mhr, andrew dunstan, ordnance factory, royal australian navy, hmas bendigo, sec offices, muioof, ymca, georger addlem, fred addlem, cr a j anderson, pauline buvhan thompson, leslie thompson, edward joseph leonski, bendigo football league, mr j dedman, william stephens, forest street methodist church, pte charles phillips, pte w e durward, pte t foley, william john stephens, central nell gwynne, air chief marshall sir arthur tedder, cr taylor, united nations, flying officer, r bruce tuff, flight lieutenant owens, royal air force, commonwealth war workers housing trust scheme, mr s mckinnon, bendigo decentralised vigilance committee, ravenswood estate, john lienhop mlc, margaret (peggy) brennan, strathfieldsaye shire council, school of mines, bendigo base hospital, william george ashman, ashman's tailors, bendigo jockey club, victorian football association, bendigo east swimming pool, deborah anticline, specimen hill methodist church, north deborah, adolf hitler, benito mussolini, australian 7th division, cr galvin, bendigo war funds organisation, hmas bendigo, lt-commander jackson, bendigo football league, central deborah mine, victoria day, cr truscott, bendigo gaol, lansellstowe, awas barracks, bendigo citizens committee, john cain snr, ordnance factory, bendigo agricultural society, the duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, bendigo tennis association, north deborah, gillies famous pies, aids & appliance shop, mrs georgina scott, dr j a neptune scott, alfred sisley, corot, daubigney, louis sonnenberg, gas employees' union, john lienhop, soldier settlement commission, burnewang estate, king george vi, princess elizabeth, lt philip mountbatten, mr e j w herbert, ansett airways, reg ansett, most rev, dr john mccarthy, dr bernard stewart, michael giudice, bendigo united breweries, bendigo lyric photo plays, bendigo sun newspaper, shamrock hotel, west bendigo progress association, alan mcdonald, south bendigo football club, albert collier, j t webbo, mervyn tresize, state rivers and water supply commission, eppalock reservoir, public works committee, bendigo rotary club, john edgar, bendigo base hospital, albert dunstan, benevolent home, magetti's wine hall, wallace reef wine hall, magetti family, albert magetti, lance galvin, bradford cotton spinnings (victoria) pty otd, arthur syer, stanley crossman, albert arthur dunstan, rev dr henry backhaus, city family hotel, lyric theatre, bank of australasia, city club hotelcolonial mutual building, r matchett & co, lansellstowe, leonard lansell, bendigo bas hospital, australian women's army service, mr hollway, kenworth (aust) ltd, foggitt jones's bacon factory, gordon sayers, sandhurst trustees, dr john drowley, alexander hislop, royal mint, north deborah mine, ironbark south mining company, central nell gwynne company, new chum syncline -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: SHIRE OF MARONG 1864 - 1964
Booklet, pale green cover, written on front 'Shire of Marong 1864-1964' Marong Shire Coat of Arms on top of page, an image of the 'Platypus' gold nugget found in the region, on the bottom of the front page. Information includes: history of municipality; mayors and councillors; eucalyptus industry; agriculture; 1911 tornado; Dunlop Rubber; Bradford Mills. -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: BENDIGO AGRICULTURAL SHOW CATALOGUE 1964
Green cover, booklet, on front 'Bendigo Agricultural Show Society Catalogue' Annual 1964 Show, October 22, 23, & 24. Photo of the Victorian Mounted Police and Band on front cover (not taken in Bendigo). Booklet contains details of Show categories and entries in each area. -
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Document - ROBERT CARR: CORRESPONDENCE AND LIFE HISTORY INFORMATION
Robert Carr - correspondence to BHS and life history information sent back to writer re Carr (Great Extended Hustlers). Robert Carr was born Magherfelt Ulster 1833 and educated in agricultural pursuits. He arrived at Eaglehawk (part of Sandhurst) 4 miles from Bendigo in 1853 and began alluvial mining in 1855. Robert was on the committee to establish the Presbyterian Church at Eaglehawk. Robert began reef mining at Hustlers and Extended Hustlers mines and was manager in 1881. Robert was also a past Secretary of Oddfellows. In the years 1871-2 the mine yielded marvellous cakes of gold. He was a model mine manager. During 1872 he was on the committee of School of Mines. In the year 1873 he fell 60 feet down an abandoned shaft and not badly hurt. Robert died in May 1893, aged 60 years, and at the time of death was director of Great Extended Hustlers, Hustlers Company. 'A person of uprightness, frankness and integrity.'person, individual, robert carr, presbyterian church eaglehawk, hustlers, extended hustlers and great extended mines, oddfellows, school of mines bendigo. -
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Document - LANDS OFFICE: AGRICULTURAL LAND LEASE REGISTER AMENDING LAND ACT 1865, 13.9.21 to 26.6.24
Document: buff leather covered journal containing rules pages with handwritten entries. Book is indexed A - Z. Across top: Register of agricultural lands leased under ' The Amending Land Act 1865' LH page: date of lease, name of lessee, county, parish, number of, extent, no. of report. Rh page: no. of report, remarks.Lands Officecottage, miners, lands act, lands office, agricultural land. amending land act 1865.