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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - LETTER TO MR D ALLEN FROM ALBERT RICHARDSON
Handwritten carbon copy of a letter from Albert Richardson to Mr D. Allen, President of the Rotary Club of Bendigo South thanking the Club for the three weekend working bees clearing the rubbish and vegetation.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, letter to mr d. allen from albert richardson, rotary club of bendigo south, central deborah, albert richardson, bendigo branch of royal historical society, bendigo & district tourist association, bendigo trust -
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Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL FROM RAE'S OPEN CUT
Photocopied photo of Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut. In the background are the Poppet legs of the Central Nell Gwynne Mine. On the left background is the Victoria Quartz Mullock. In the foreground are rocks and trees. Photo courtesy of Robert Wallace Studios, 6 Ruth St, Golden Square.photo, victoria hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, central nell gwynne, victoria quartz, robert wallace studios -
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Book - ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''BACKBLOCK BALLADS & OTHER VERSES'' BY 'DEN'
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 200 page hardback collection of verse by C. J. Dennis. Glossary of Australian vernacular on last 6 pages. Published and printed by E. W. Cole, Book Arcade, Melbourne. No date indicated but could be early 1900s ? Catalogue sticker '2002 DEN' on spine. Handwritten in ink opposite contents page '' A Chisholm Maryborough''.C. J. Dennisbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, c.j.dennis, poetry -
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Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - LOOKING NORTH FROM OLD CHUM HILL TO THE VICTORIA HILL
Two copies of photocopied photo of an open cut mine which is straddled by Marong Road. In the background is The North Old Chum Mine, behind it is Lansell's Rich '180' Mine and in the distance is Ballerstedt's Rich Open Cut and the Victoria Quartz Mine.photo, victoria hill, looking north from old chum hill to the victoria hill, a richardson, north old chum mine, lansell's rich '180' mine, victoria quartz mine, gold mines hotel -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - FURTHER SIGNS, VICTORIA HILL
Handwritten carbon copy of a list of further signs for Victoria Hill. Signs include Quartz Veins, Prospecting Shaft, 1929, Concrete Dam, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, Engine Beds for Gt Central Victoria (Midway Mine), Prospecting Tunnels, Primitive Tunnel. Notes at the end: Given to Geo & Max Ellis on 31/3/1971 and Prospecting tunnels driven from small Open Cut in 1860's.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, further signs victoria hill, new chum line, gt central victoria (midway mine), victoria quartz, davis, geo ellis, max ellis -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS OF WILLIAM WORDSWORTH''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 928 page hardback book of verse by William Wordsworth with an introduction by John Morley. An engraved image of Wm. Wordsworth before the title page. Published in 1891 by MacMillan & Co. London and printed by R & R Clarke, Edinburgh. Catalogue sticker '2111 WOR' on spine. 3 newspaper cuttings inside front cover relating to Wm. Wordsworth. Sydney Morning Herald, 11/04/1970 (Bicentenary of birth), 3/06/1967 (Book review) and 3/09/1966 (Book review). Handwritten in ink inside front cover and flyleaf ''Elsa George. In loving memory of her Grandma'' ''To my ain dear Wife with loving greetings Xmas 1892 S.L.? ''. Handwritten in pencil on page 205, probably by Chisholm, ''One of Wordsworth's loveliest poems'' and also on page 248 ''Herein lies Wordsworth's charms''.William Wordsworthbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, william wordsworth, poetry -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - LETTER TO MR WODETZKI FROM A. RICHARDSON
Handwritten carbon copy of a letter from A Richardson to Mr Wodetzki and a few suggested spots for marking. He also mentions their geologist, Mr Eric Wilkinson may go over the area to determine what should be marked in regard to rock formations, etc.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, letter to mr wodetzki from a richardson, mines dept, mr eric wilkinson, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, lansell's big 180, ballerstedt's second open cut, ballerstedt jun'r, the crushing battery, the victoria quartz, rae's open cut, large cross spur or quartz vein, whip shaft, e j dunn -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - LETTER TO THE TOWN CLERK FROM C. D. SHEUMACK
Typed letter from C . D. Sheumack, President of the Rotary Club of Bendigo South to The Town Clerk, City of Bendigo. Dated 14th July 1971. He is seeking approval and financial support to develop the vacant land opposite the Gold Mines Hotel for a park area. The Club desires to to erect a toilet block and Gas Barbeque provisions.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, letter to the town clerk from c d sheumack, the bendigo tourist and development association, rotary club of bendigo south, gold mines hotel, c d sheumack -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE POETICAL WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 635 page hardback collection of verse by Robert Burns. Edited by J. Logie Robertson with notes, glossary and index to first lines. Image of Robert Burns opposite title page. Published in 1942 by Oxford University Press. Printed by Latimer Trend & Co., Plymouth. Catalogue sticker '2041 BUR' on spine. Two newspaper articles marking the birthday of Robert Burns (25 Jan. 1759) inside front cover. The Age 27/01/1951 and the Sydney Morning Herald 23/01/1971.Robert Burnsbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, robert burns, poetry -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 5 MAR 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three pages of typed notes, untitled but with the date 5 Mar 1965 handwritten in the left margin. Topics include: cemetery issues and management, and the formation of a Civil Emergency organisation.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. cemeteries (bendigo) -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - ADDITIONAL SIGNS IN & AROUND RAE'S OPEN-CUT
Carbon copy and notes for signs. Notes read: Additional Signs In and Around Rae's Open-Cut 18/6/71. (1) Graded Bedding - Note regular alternation of thin sandstones and shale. (2) Oblique Fault - Iron Oxide & thin quartz vein on fault plane. (3) Spurry Quartz Veins - note faulted contact between largest vein and crushed slates.document, victoria hill, victoria hill - additional signs in and around rae's open-cut, graded bedding, oblique fault, spurry quartz veins -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three typed pages headed 'The Mayor Speaks'. Undated but in a 1964-65 sequence. Topics include: Bendigo Technical College becomes a degree conferring institution, opening of the Shepparton Civic Centre, Winston Churchill and Anti-cancer appeals, and Massey Ferguson in Bendigo.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. massey ferguson (bendigo). bendigo technical college. -
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Map - VICTORIA HILL - MAP - HAPPY VALLEY RD - DARE ST
Small map showing some blocks of land in the Happy Valley Road, Dare Street and Wells Streets area. Three of the blocks are in the name of Rae.map, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill - map - happy valley road - dare street, w rae, j rae -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: SPEECH NOTES OPENING OF LEGAL YEAR 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three typed pages titled 'Opening of Legal Year Mar 1 (?) 1965. 'Mr Justise Starke' is handwritten across the top. Corrections in black ink.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. opening of legal year 1965. -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: BENDIGO GOLDEN FLEECE THOUSAND 1965 PROGRAM AND OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three letters dated 17 February 1965, 2 March 1965, and 4th March 1965, with attached program, and a list of officials. On Bendigo Golden Fleece Thousand letterhead, and signed by L. H. Jackman, Secretary. Seven pages in all. Additionally, speech notes for speeches by Oliver to congratulate the winner of the race, the Centenary Bendigo Thousand (1951??), and to the ANA conference 1951 - three typed pages.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver . mayor of bendigo. bendigo golden fleece thousand (athletics). -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - LETTER TO ALBERT FROM DENNIS O'HOY
Typed letter to Albert from Dennis O'Hoy, dated 1st May, 1971. The letter outlines the activities of Jack Cohn, Clark Jeffery, Harry Biggs, Jim Sullivan and Dennis O'Hoy for the day. They went to Quarry Hill and looked at two tunnels, went ot the North Deborah, the Hill and the Log Gaol.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill - letter to albert from dennis o'hoy, jack cohn, clark jeffery, harry biggs, jim sullivan, dennis o'hoy, addits at quarry hill, north deborah, central deborah, victoria quartz, log gaol -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES, 13th Feb 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three pages of typed notes titled 'The Mayor Speaks 13 February 1965'. Topics include : tertiary education, Senator Harrie Wade, and B.L.B. Corporation in Breen St., a Bendigo factory which produces woven fabric, and exports to Italy and other countries.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. b.l.b. corporation (bendigo) -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - LETTER TO THE CHAIRMAN
Carbon copy of a letter to the Chairman and a list of suggestions from A. Richardson apologising for not attending that night's meeting as he already had a prior engagement.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill - letter to the chairman, field naturalists' club, a richardson, mr mcclure, mr weatheritt, rotary club of bendigo south, central deborah, broken hill high, j n macartney, australian mining standard (special edition) 1899 -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 6 FEB 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three pages of typed notes titled Mayor Speaks. The date, 6/2/65, is written in pen across the top. There is some scribbled calculations in blue pen on the first page. Topics include : traffic infringements, classes in life saving for school children, cemetery management, and the Country Swimming Championships.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: WINSTON CHURCHILL MEMORIAL TRUST LETTER 3 FEB 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. One page letter with the letterhead of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, addressed to Cr N. J. Oliver, Lord Mayor of Bendigo, requesting his assistance with the raising of funds for the setting up of Churchill Fellowships. The letter is signed by Robert Menzies (R.G. Menzies)bendigo, council, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. churchill fellowships. -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - SPECIAL FEATURES
Four hand written pages titled The Victoria Hill - Special Features. Notes mention the Victoria Hill, the deepest workings on the field,the first mine on the field to 2,000 and 3,000 feet in depth, Ballerstedt's Open-Cut, Rae;s Open-Cut, Wittscheibe's Jeweller's Shop, the Adventure, the richest cross-section of the whole of the Bendigo Goldfield, the first mine to pay dividends from ore mined below 1,000 feet to 1,500 feet from the surface, the tallest poppet legs on the field, Lazarus Mine, Barnet Lazarus, Mt Alvernia Hospital, Central Red White & Blue.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill - special features, john neill macartney, the argus, the australasian, bendigo goldfields registry, victoria reef quartz mine, the deepest workings on the field, the first mine on the field to reach 2, 000 and 3, 000 feet in depth, lansell's 'big 180' mine, hot water, george lansell, theodore ballerstedt, fortuna, ballerstedt's open-cut, rae's open-cut, wittscheibe's jeweller's shop, adventure, advance, cinderella, the private pioneer coy, new chum & victoria mine, a h q survey regiment, tallest poppet legs, lazarus mine, barnet lazarus, mt alvernia hospital, central redwhite and blue, hudson's, burrowes & sterry, b c v 8 television station, swan hill's channel 11 -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 23 JAN 1965
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Five typed pages, with pages 3 and 4, which are the same, crossed in red pen. The notes are titled 'Mayors Notes 23 January 1965'. Topics include: Australia Day, valuations and council rates, and the state of and problems with the livestock market,bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. -
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Document - LETTER TO BHS: R J PHELAN, 15th December, 1977
Letter to BHS re R J Phelan Reserve, cnr Glossop and Haig Sts, Mitiamo (1977). (from the Place Names Committee).person, individual, r.j. phelan -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK 'THE TILTED CART' BY MARY GILMORE
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. A 115 page soft cover book of recitations (verse) by Mary Gilmore. Includes extracts from press notices of books by Mary Gilmore. Published and printed in 1925 by The Worker Trade Union Print, Sydney. Catalogue sticker '2022 GIL' on spineMary Gilmorebooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, mary gilmore, poetry -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - DEVELOPMENT OF NELL GWYNNE AND VICTORIA HILL SITES
Three typed copies (a, b, & c) outlining development of the Nell Gwynne and Victoria Hill sites. Existing natural historical points of interest to be retained where posible.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, development of nell gwynne and victoria hill sites, charing cross -
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Document - NEWSPAPER CUTTING: JIM PURDY, 1980
Newspaper cutting re Jim Purdy (Supplement to the Bendigo Advertiser - no date, but handwritten on page is ''1980's''. Section called 'Profile' giving the life story of Jim Purdy as ''Jim's Memories''.Bendigo Advertiserperson, individual, jim purdy -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: SPEECH NOTES 'TRENDS IN MODERN RETAILING' 19 MARCH 1958
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Twenty - four pages of typed notes for a speech titled 'Trends in modern retailing - an address to Castlemaine Rotary Club, Wednesday March 19 1958'. A front, unattached page has 'Business - Marketing, etc including 3 lectures from 'Marketing and Promotion for the smaller business'. Appears to be only one speech.bendigo, industry, traders, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. retail industry. -
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Document - NEWSPAPER CUTTING: DES PURDON, 23rd January, 2012
Newspaper cutting - re Des Purdon (Bendigo Advertiser Jan 23rd, 2012). Photograph.Bendigo Advertiser.person, individual, des purdon -
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Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Possibly the last half of a letter dated April 20 64. That the tender be excepted and that the Letters be on the Glafs on the out side. Propes? By ? Coath, Carl Muller.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, coath, carl muller -
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Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Note from Henry Catlin of Long Gully, dated July 15 1863 claiming Sick allowance of the Court as he was unable to attend his usual employment.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, henry catlin