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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - JOHNSONS REEF EXT'D G M C MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Handwritten extracts from the Johnsons Reef Ext'd G. M. C. Mine Manager, Wm. Stubbs Report dated Aug. 7th 1888, 12-2-1895 and Aug 2nd 1892. Report mentions an accident caused by the trucker neglecting to fasten the truck in the cage, cost of sinking the shaft and selling a second-hand whip-pole to Mr. Liddle for one pound.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, johnsons reef ext'd g m c mine manager's report, wm stubbs, j stubbs, the constellation coy, mr liddle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONNELLY, TATCHELL, DUNLOP COLLECTION: MEMO FROM WILLIAM JONES, RUNNYMEDE FLOUR MILLS
document - memo from green one penny stamp at foot of receipt from William Jones Runnymede Flour Mills Elmore 2.2.1887 to Messrs Bennett, Attenborough, Wilks & Connelly, regarding ' balance due to me re Beischer' and cost of transfer of land to date. Signed William Jones, per John Findlay .green one penny stamp at foot of receiptbusiness, legal, connelly, tatchell collection, connelly, tatchell collection, bennett, attenborough, wilks., william jones -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LETTERS FROM THE LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP
Letter dated 7th May 2002 to Councillor Willi Carney from George Ellis, Long Gully History Group requesting the council to consider the site in their original application for the marker to acknowledge the achievement of underground mining Linear Park Long Gully. The allocated site is unsuitable as the ground is unstable and work to stabilise the ground to stop it from tipping could double the cost.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - letters from the long gully history group, councillor willi carney, city of greater bendigo, george ellis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINER'S RIGHT, 1855
Document. Miner's Right. Miner's Right issued in the District of Sandhurst to FredK. Fore (believe it is meant to be Faul), dated seventeenth July 1855. Light blue document with blue ink printing. 1 year licence. Cost - 1 pound. Signed by C Mollison?. Document contains writing on the back, words & sums. The words horse, chaff, hay, oats distinguishable.cottage, miners, miner's right, fredk fore -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. STORES AT THE DIGGINGS, c1852
Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. 'Board and lodging' was available on the diggings. (see picture.) The beds provided were stringy-bark couches ranged along either side of a long tent. Meals consisted of mutton, damper and tea. At Bendigo, in 1852, full accommodation of this type cost 1 pound per day. Markings: 19 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Sign, NOTICE TO TRAM CREWS ", 1940's
Sign - engraved brass sheet, with black lettering and lining on the outside and screw holes in each corner with the words. "NOTICE TO TRAM CREWS / If you are involved in any incident that may cause a DELAY TO THE SERVICE / RING CONTROL ROOM IMMEDIATELY" The sign provides the track telephone number to call and public phone number and that cost of calls would be refunded. Four copies heldtrams, tramways, signs, tramcars, tramways, crews, mmtb -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
North Virginia Gold Mining Company N. L. (McColl Rankin & Stanistreet) to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated July 1, 3 and Aug 1, 1933. Costs involved in procedure to obtain lease of land for shaft and perusing and checking proposed rules for company & supervising registration of company. Cost £2.2.0. Deld 19/9/33 GAJ.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, north virginia gold mining company n l, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mr leeds, mr rankin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Oswald Gold Mines N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated May 21to Kept 29 1926. Paper details work and expenses for a Lost Script and the application for a new certificate. Also return of capital and advising an extraordinary meeting of company to wind up voluntarily. Total cost £4.4.0. R421 Delivered 30/9/26 by BF.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, oswald gold mines n l, mr stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
South New Chum Syncline G.M. N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Feb. 12 to May 3, 1940, and 28 May 1940. Account for work involved in the Discharge of Mortgage, preparing State Land tax Notice and registering discharge of Mortgage. Cost £1.1.0. "R688 delivered 29/5/40" in top left corner.the miss g alice jones collection - account, south new chum syncline g.m. n.l. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
South New Chum Syncline G.M. N. L. To Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Crofts to you. Pink paper dated Oct 7 to Nov 25, 1933, and 11 Dec 1933, costs involved in the transfer of gold mining lease under solicitors' remuneration order. Cost £2.17.6. "R583 delivered 11/12/33" in top left corner.the miss g alice jones collection - account, south new chum syncline g.m.n.l., crofts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Ironbark Gold Mining Company No Liability to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Hercules Co. to you. Pink paper dated August 14 to Sept. 8, 1925, and 17/9/25. Account lists expenses and details for transfer of Gold Mining Lease No. 9850. Cost £3.15.0. "R376 Posted 25/9/25" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, ironbark gold mining co n l, hercules co, mr stanfield, gold mining lease no 9850 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Central Napoleon G. M. Co N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated July 4, 5, 11 and 27 1934. Account details costs and work involved for an underwriting agreement and draft of company's proposed rules. Total cost 3. 3. 0. "R593 delivered 31/7/34" written in top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, central napoleon g m co n l., mr leed, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, savage & nicholas -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Forbes Carshalton G. M. Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Oct. 27, 1939. re L. & C. G. Martin. Instructions for, drawing and typing 2 copies agreement for adoption of agreement of 11.9.39 and attending Co. therewith for sealing. Cost £1.1.0. "R681 delivered 3/11.39" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, forbes carshalton g. m. co. n. l., l martin, c g martin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
Carlisle Gold Mining Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Apr. 1 to Apr. 5, June 2 to 15 1927. Account details work and costs re sale of mining manager's house and the voluntary winding up of the Company. Total cost £5.5.0. "R446 Posted 15/6/1927 by RB?" writtenmiss g. alice jones collection - account, carlisle gold mining co n l, t c watts & son -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
North Deborah G. M. Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated March 6 to 18 1940 and 28 May 1940. Re Building Society (Evans) to You. Account details work and expenses involved in the transfer of land. "R688 delivered 29/5/40" written in the top left corner. Cost £3.11.0.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, north deborah g m co n l, building society (evans), mr j stanistreet jnr, united insurance, h a wilkinson -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, Achieving Together A history of the Tatura Primary School 1874 - 1995, 1995
Compiled by school Council 1995. Dawes and Vary, Trevaskis Engineering and Bruce McTier and Associates contributed to cost of printing. Tells history of Tatura Primary School from 1874 - 1995.White cover with black writing. Title "Achieving Together. A history of Tatura Primary School 1874-1995. A celebration of 25 years at the new school" and a picture of Tatura State School Football Premiers 1959 on front cover. 39 pages.as abovetatura primary school, schools in victoria, education in victoria -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper, "Railway to Edenhope, Demand for Redgum, use for Road Blocking", 20-1-1927
Provides information on the cost of wood blocking tram tracks in Melbourne with wood blocks - Red gum and Jarrah - part of a Parliamentary enquiry into the construction of a railway to Edenhope. The line was authorised but not built.Yields information about the cost of wood blocks for use in tram tracks.Extract via Trove - 3A4 sheets when printed - Railway to Edenhope, Demand for Redgum, use for Road Blocking" - The Argus 20-1-1927tramways, tram tracks, wood blocks, parliament, edenhope, new railways -
Melbourne Legacy
Letter, Claude Blatchford to Legatee Stan Savige in 1932, 1932
A letter from Claude Blatchford to Legatee Stan Savige about the writing of the book about the history of Melbourne Legacy. It discusses the cost of printing and holds up that might mean the book was not published. He says: "Naturally I should be greatly disappointed if it fails to see the light of day. It cost me a great deal of effort at a time when effort with me was not easy, and, quite frankly, I should never have attempted it if I thought for a moment that my hard work would not result in the book being printed."A record of a past staff member praising Savige and the legatees.White paper letter on Junior Legacy Club letterhead from Blatchford to Stan Saviage about his biography.Handwritten in blue pen 'Blatchford 1932' and signed in black ink 'Yours Blatch', and noted in red pen 'Claude Blatchford (Editor of the History)'.claude blatchford, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: SCALEBUOYS BROCHURE
Eight page brochure printed by Cambridge Press titled Scalebuoys. Sole Australian Distributor Frank A. Stevenson, 62 Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo. Pages have green horizontal lines. Brochure mentions the Scientific Treatise of Scalebuoy Process of Water Treatment by the Creator R. H. S. Abbott, Jnr. Other topics are How Scalebuoys Function, Not a 'Watersoftener', Special Features, First Cost is the Last Cost. Scalebuoy Units are for Domestic Household Tank Unit, Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit and Scalebuoy Tap Unit. Practical Applications of Scalebuoy for Domestic Uses are listed. There is also a Scalebuoy hand Unit, Vest Pocket Unit, Large Hydraulic-Nozzle Tank Unit and a Motorized Tank Unit. There are illustrations of the Units. There are also a list of A Few of the Many Industrial and Processing Applications. On the back page is a Special Note on Medical use of Scalebuoys.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection, scalebuoys, the scalebuoy company, frank a stevenson, r h s abbott jnr, bendigo electronic coy of australia, cambridge press -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper clippings, 7/01/1937
Newspaper cutting about an appeal to build a bridge between San Remo and Phillip Island. Estimated cost £25 - 30,000. Indicates that there were 100 farmers on the island and that they and tourism would benefit.Article on appeal to build a bridge linking San Remo and Phillip Island.local history, documents, newspapers, san remo, bridges, phillip island, black & white newspaper clipping -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Black and white photograph, Blackburn Church of Christ
This is the second building erected by the Church of Christ. The photograph shows the opening ceremony on 1st December 1934. The building and furnishings cost 900 Sterling Pounds. The location of the church was in Albert Street, Blackburn.Black and white photograph of the congregation of the Blackburn Church of Christ in 1934. Some parishioners are seated.BLACKBURN CHURCH OF CHRIST C1934church of christ, blackburn, churches -
Orbost & District Historical Society
book, C 1930's
The Orbost Butter and Produce Co Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893. The site of the factory was purchased at a cost of five pounds from Mr James Cameron. (See In Times Gone By - Deborah Hall) The Orbost Butter and Produce Co. Ltd was registered on June 1st 1893 and was an important source of income to the Orbost district.A time sheet book. Some of the front pages have been torn off.The back page, p 100, has been filled in. Each page is printed with "ORBOST BUTTER & PRODUCE CO LTD." at the top with details of the employee, pay rates and hours worked to be hand-written.orbost-butter--produce-company -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Magazine - The School Paper for Grades III and IV (1949) No 293 May and No 597 September, 2 editions, 1949
These School Papers were issued to the children going to school in the state of Victoria by the Education Department for a cost of 1 penny per issue. This copy was collected and saved by one of the pioneer families of City of Moorabbin.Issued by the Education Department of Victoria, printed J. J. Gourley, Government Printer, MelbourneThe School Paper For Grades III and IV (1949) 12 pagesEDUCATION DEPARTMENT VICTORIA / SCHOOL PAPER / For Grades III and IV (1949)education, victoria, australian history, victorian education department, marriott william, marriott geoff, market gardeners, pioneers, moorabbin shire, henry dendy special survey brighto 1841, east bentleigh state school no. 2083 -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Magazine - The School Paper for Grades III and IV (1950), 1949
These School Papers were issued to the children going to school in the state of Victoria by the Education Department for a cost of 1 penny per issue. This copy was collected and saved by one of the pioneer families of City of Moorabbin.Issued by the Education Department of Victoria, printed J. J. Gourley, Government Printer, MelbourneThe School Paper For Grades III and IV (1950) 12 pagesEDUCATION DEPARTMENT VICTORIA / SCHOOL PAPER / For Grades III and IV (1950)education, victoria, australian history, victorian education department, marriott william, marriott geoff, market gardeners, pioneers, moorabbin shire, henry dendy special survey brighto 1841, east bentleigh state school no. 2083 -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Document - Admission ticket Victoria's 150th Anniversary Celebrations, November 1985
The dance was held on Friday 8th November 1985 at the Port Melbourne Town Hall to celebrate the wind up of Victoria's 150th anniversary celebrations. Cost of admission was $5.00 which included a light supper. White admission ticket with green printing for a 'Grand Old Time Dance' at the Port Melbourne Town Hall.celebration - ball, local government - city of port melbourne, victoria 150 anniversary, port melbourne town hall -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Image, MacRobertson's Bridge, 1934
Confectionery king MacPherson Robertson personally funded the £19 000 cost of the steel arch MacRobertson or Grange Road Bridge (1934) as a gift to Victoria for its centenary. (http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00234b.htm)A steel bridge over the Yarra River, Melbourne. The bridge was funded by MacPherson Robertson.macrobertson, bridge -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Administrative record - Borough of Ringwood 17/7/51 report to Mayor and Councillors, Document from C Merry, Building Surveyor Ringwood East Reserve
Building report Ringwood East Reserve from C Merry, Building Surveyor and Mr Lucas to the Mayor and Councillors Borough of Ringwood 17/7/51. Building can be jacked up and reblocked where necessary. 300' of flooring is necessary in the west section. Roof, spouting and downpipes require overhauling. Needs some repair work inside and outside. Estimated cost 220 pounds. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
magazine, The Argus and Australasian Coronation Souvenir 24 May 1937, 24 May 1937
The Argus was a morning daily newspaper in Melbourne that was established in 1846 and closed in 1957 and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history. George VI became King after his brother, King Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936. The coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as King and Queen of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth and as Emperor and Empress of India took place at Westminster Abbey, London, on 12 May 1937. King George ascended the throne upon the abdication of his brother, King Edward VIII, on 10 December 1936, three days before his 41st birthday. Edward's coronation had been planned for 12 May 1937 and it was decided to continue with his brother and sister-in-law's coronation on the same date. This newspaper provides a detailed pictorial representation of the coronation of King George V1 in London on 12 May, 1937. The commonwealth countries, including Australia joined in the celebration. Saving an item dedicated to the royal family is typical of the general feeling of respect and admiration felt by the rural communities towards the British Royal Family.A special edition souvenir newspaper which is a forty page pictorial commemorating the Coronation of King George VI. It is titled "THE ARGUS and AUSTRALIAN CORONATION SOUVENIR". On the front cover is a coloured painting /print of a horse parade/procession with banners printed by "ROWED". In the bottom right corner is the cost - 1/-. It contains a complete record of the ceremonies as well as large portrait photos of the royal family designed for framing. argus-newspaper george-v1 coronation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: ACCOUNT
New Deborah Reef G. M. co. N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Apr 24, July 23 1931 and 7 Sep 1932. Re Option over G. M. Leases. Agreement for option to purchaser to purchase G.M. Leases, building and machinery. Cost £2.2.0. "R564 delivered LB 7.9.32" written in the top left corner.the miss g alice jones collection - account, new deborah reef g.m. co. n l, mr stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ASSOCIATION HALL
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Australian natives association hall: the renaissance-style Australian natives association hall in View Street was next to the Masonic Hall and had a frontage of 75 feet. The public hall was capable of holding 500 people and the building designed by William Beebe, cost 4,500 pounds. Demolished in 1970, it was replaced with new ANA offices and a motelnewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were