Education Department Victoria War Service Record 1914-1919, hard cover contains 313 pages with black and white photographs. Originally presented to Bolger's Road School. Note pasted inside front cover states that the book was presented to William Graham when the school closed to be returned when a new school was built. As this did not happen, he presented the book to his friend Harry J Collins whose Record of Service appears in the book. Dated 1.1.1950. Unknown how it came to be in the BHS Collection.books, military, australian

Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Capital Theatre, Bendigo. Thursday, 20th October, 1960, 8pm. Conductor: Rudolf Pekarek. Soloist: Jiri Tancibudek (Oboist). Programme One Shilling. Rudolf Pekarek (includes photograph) Czech born. The A.B.C.'s resident conductor of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, can look back on forty year's experience as a conductor of the symphony orchestras. He is chiefly remembered in has native Prague for his founding of the Film Opera Koncert Orchestra, the predecessor of the Prague Symphony Orchestra. Studied oboe and violin. Founded F.O.K Orchestra in 1933. Often a guest conductor of the Czech Philharmonic and Vienna Symphony Orchestras. During WWII spent four years working in Polish mines as a prisoner of the Germans. Escaped in 1944, joined Czech liberators. Appointed director of the Army of the Arts Ensemble of the Czechoslovakian Liberation Army. After coming to Australia in 1949, Pekarek spent four years in Perth as . . . Jiri Tanibudek ( including Photograph) Principle oboe with the Victorian Symphony Orchestra, formerly played with the Czech Philharmonics Orchestra in Prague. Appointed with the V.S.O. in 1953, naturalized in 1956. Played with Smetana String Quartet. Australia invited him as Professor of Oboe at the New South Wales Conservatorium. Returned overseas . . . Programme. Analytical Notes . . . The Australian Broadcasting Commission acknowledges with thanks the valuable advice and assistance received from The Wangaratta Arts Council and The Music Advancement Society of Bendigo in the presentation of these concerts. A.B.C. Sir Richard Boyer, K.B.E., M.A., Chairman. E R Dawes, C.M.G., Vice-Chairman. Sir John Medley, KT., D.C.L., LL.D., M.A. The Hon. Dame Enid Lyons, G.B.E. Miss Rhonda Felgate, M.B.E. A G Lowndes, M/SC. H B Halvorsen, F.C.A., F.C.I.S. Charles Moses, C.B.E., General Manager. Ewart Chapple, Manager for Victoria. Charles Buttrose, Director of Publicity and Concerts. H Cannon, Director of Music. Ray Humphrey, Concert Manager for Victoria. Advertisements: Brashs, His Masters Voice, Philips, Country Club.program, music, music advancement society bendigo, victorian symphony orchestra, capital theatre, bendigo. 20th october, 1960. conductor: rudolf pekarek. soloist: jiri tancibudek (oboist). rudolf pekarek (includes photograph) czech born. the a.b.c.'s resident conductor of the queensland symphony orchestra. remembered in prague for founding of the film opera koncert orchestra, the predecessor of the prague symphony orchestra. studied oboe and violin. founded f.o.k orchestra in 1933. often a guest conductor of the czech philharmonic and vienna symphony orchestras. during wwii spent years in polish mines as a prisoner of germans. escaped in 1944, joined czech liberators. director of the army of the arts ensemble of the czechoslovakian liberation army. australia in 1949, pekarek spent four years in perth. jiri tanibudek ( including photograph) principle oboe with the victorian symphony orchestra, formerly played with the czeh philharmonis orchestra in prague. appointed with the v.s.o. in 1953, naturalised in 1956. played with smetana string quartet. professor of oboe at the new south wales conservatorium. . programme. analytical notes . . . the australian broadcasting commission acknowledges with thanks the valuable advice and assistance received from the wangaratta arts council and the music advancement society of bendigo. a.b.c. sir richard boyer, k.b.e., m.a., chairman. e r dawes, c.m.g., vice-chairman. sir john medley, kt., d.c.l., ll.d., m.a. the hon. dame enid lyons, g.b.e. miss rhonda felgate, m.b.e. a g lowndes, m/sc. h b halvorsen, f.c.a., f.c.i.s. charles moses, c.b.e., general manager. ewart chapple, manager for victoria. charles buttrose, director of publicity and concerts. h cannon, director of music. ray humphrey, concert manager for victoria. advertisements: brashs, his masters voice, philips, country club.

Note from H. Blomfield Brown to Mr Kelly Esq. to let him know the best price he can secure for 25 New Chum Railway and what is the state of affairs at the mine. Signed by H Blomfield Brown.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection - h. blomfield brown & co., m kelly esq., new chum railway, h blomfield brown

Merle Hall Collection - Various documents related to Bendigo Musical Organizations/Piano Trust; a. Photocopy of A Doney photograph of the former Conservatorium of Music, 5 Rowan St, Bendigo; b. copy of letter from Jim Thomas, Manager, Bendigo Competitions Society Inc. To Peter Frost, CoGB re Steinway piano/Piano Trust Oct 1993); c. 1985 Press Release ''New Piano for Bendigo City Hall '' - new fully reconditioned Steinway grand piano - with added handwritten notes of 12 listed features of the purchase and copy of Allans Music receipt for Part payment on Bendigo Steinway Concert Grand Piano ($11,300); d. Single-page sheet entitled ''Some Background on the Steinway grand at Town Hall'' (covers period from 1985 to late 1989); e. August 1993 submission to Mr Ray Burton, CoGb, from Board of Directors, Bendigo Regional Arts Centre re Grand Piano currently stored at Bendigo City Hall (recommending re-housing of Steinway to the Bendigo Regional Arts Centre; f. letter from Bendigo Piano Committee of Management (Eileen Hetherington) to Mr R Burton, CoGB, re relocation of Steinway at Bendigo Town Hall 6/8/1989; g. handwritten copy of memo to David Price/Keith Oberin from Dawn Colbourne re ''Piano'' (19/8/93) re draft submission to BRAC sub-committee; h. handwritten notes of meeting of Piano Trust Feb 9th - no year given re funds for piano; i. Various letters/submissions from AB re Grand Piano ca. 1984/85; j. Correspondence from CoGB to Ab re Grand Piano May 1985; k. Various correspondence re Grand Piano (from Amy Huxtable memorial Committee, BCAE, Bendigo Art Gallery, Faculty of Music University of Melbourne (1980 - 1985); l: Various report/comments/submissions re purchase of Grand Piano from different authors/sources; m. Various valuations/quotes for purchase of Grand Piano (1980-1984); n. Brochure for Steinway pianos (Allans Music Australia P/L); o. Brochure of Bosendorfer pianos (Brashs)

Various documents of The Victorian Arts Council - a. re availability to 10 branches of Piano Fund Encouragement Grant (Guidelines Proposal); b. Branch Information Bulletin re ''Some Great Fools from History'' (Nola Rae) for tour 1979; c. Information to Branch Secretaries re National Gallery Touring Exhibition '' Tribal and Traditional Textiles''1979; d. Branch Briefing Bulletin - the First Ever Arts Council Subscription Series with General Promotional Timetable (undated); e. issue of ''Arts Council News'' (re Subscription Series), 1979; f. Template for News Release for new subscription series: Release 1 ''Exciting Year's Theatre Going for Bendigo'' (re 1979); g. Poster (coloured/two-sided) for the ''First Ever Subscription Series'' - promotion of four shows (details) and Subscription Details; h. Annual Report 1997; i. Memo dated 5/8/1986 re ''Going Bananas''; j. Memo dated 8/1/1988 re publicity for ''Europe'';k. Press Release for ''The Sentimental Bloke'' (for Feb 15 '86?) J B Osborne theatre); l. Memo to Branch Secretaries re the ''1984 Programme''; m. Press Release re Anne Phelan with play ''Away''; n. Notes from the Presentation on applying marketing techniques for the recruitment of members/committee;members Regional Conferences 1996; o. 3 paged Information Sheet re Touring Unit, Presenter Services Information re guarantee against loss; p. B&W photograph - inscribed on back: Helen Morse & Paul English 'Europe' 1988; q. Application for Guarantee Against Loss (by AB in relation to ''Don't shoot me - I'm just the messenger'' 1997

[a] Plain manilla undated envelope with handwritten captions, 'Change of Tenants of Co's Hotels', No 2. 'New Zealand Insurance Co, undertakings re Change of Tenants' .[b] Handwritten document enclosed on New Zealand Insurance Company paper with printed letterhead featuring a tattoo faced Maori male dated 14th Sept 1900. Note indicated that policies held by Cohns would not be affected by change of tenants.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

The Bendigo Ordnance Factory - accompanying note says '(now the Australian Defence Industries -A.D.I.) Under construction on site previously cleared and levelled for the new Bendigo Aerodrome April 1941 -.Foreground shows railway lines - background steel structures.photo, the bendigo odnance factory

Leather bound share register book. On the front inside page a note in pencil: given by Cath Ferguson - Balmoral Drive - 03/07/1998 to James Lerk, also a stamp McDonald's Reefs Gold Mining Company No Liability. The book has 243 pages the first 56 pages are cut. Company recorded in the book are: New Charscharlton (?), New Chum Syncline, Central Napoleon, Ironbark South, Central Deborah. South Virginia, New Don, Castley Syndicate, Napoleon Reefs, Deborah Limited. The book covers the years from 1934 to 1940.

The Home Forum : 3rd Magazine of the 3BO Women's Club December 1940. 39 pages. President : Miss D. A. Robertson. 3BO Staff : Bob Rudd, Bern Martin, 'Claire', Bern Martin, Amy Huxtable, Isabel Poulston, H. B. Wilson (Manager), Mary Jacobs, Scott Griffiths, Campbell Spain, Elwyn Honeychurch, Keith Styman. 3BO Chalet Auxiliary. 3BO Ladies' Choir. 3BO Womens' Club Tennis Association. Bendigo Branch Housewives' Association. On title page - Thelma Coombes 32 Booth St Golden Square Vic. Includes notes : 1. After the disagreement with 3BO Nov 1941 (28th Nov) 3CV was under new management, and offered their name and all facilities free of charge. 3CV was expected to broadcast from Bendigo in the near future. In the meantime all news from tennis would be relayed to Charlton. Mr Parry was the good Samaritan and Rodger Milton or Wilton was his ally. 3CV also invited members to afternoon tea. 2. The argument about the trophies and china cups which ended the 3BO reign in 1941 Friday 22 Aug. Mr Wilson from 3BO 3. Clubs in 3BO Tennis -1 Ironbark, 2 North Bendigo, 3 Golden Square, 4 Pyramid Hill, 5 Echuca 1939. Kennington 1940 Inglewood Castlemaineclubs and associations, sport

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Six typed pages, stapled, undated. Mentions that his successor as Mayor will be Cr Turner. R. F. (Dick) Turner was Mayor 1965-66. Individuals mentioned in this speech : Mr R. R. Anderson (City Engineer), Mr H. A. Moors (Bendigo Sewerage Authority), Mr A. J. Watts (Town Clerk) and wife, Miss B. Liddell (staff), Douglas Anderson (Victorian Promotion Committee), Mr Sidney Morrell (New York), Mr Brian Harrison (MP of London), Sir Norman Martin (Victorian Inland Meat Authority), Mr Evans (Department of Immigration), Lindsay Thompson (MLC and Minister of Housing). Mr Sid Mellis and Mr J. Jeffrey, both retired Hargreaves St businessmen, have been associated with the Mayor's Blanket Appeal.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. victorian promotion committee. victorian inland meat authority. mayor's blanket appeal.

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

The Commercial Bank of Australia was established in 1866. In Bendigo it was initially in Pall Mall but in 1875 a new building was designed by Vahland and Getzschmann in the Renaissance revival style and was erected at 11 View Point. In 1982 the CBA merged with the Bank of NSW to become Westpac.Photocopy of Cheques used in Bendigo in the 1880s. 20 assorted cheques on plain blue paper. Amounts on cheques vary - Commercial Bank of Australia - on the rear 'amounts in gold, notes, silver and copper to be listed. Purpose of these unknown.history, bendigo, cheques, commercial bank of australia

Two copies of a prospectus of the Eaglehawk Borough loan of 5,000 pounds. By order of the council, John Highmore (Mayor) William Cook (Town Clerk). Also Notice of motion no.788 dated 14/12/1897, Cr. Kneebone move that the town clerk advertise the intention of the Council to borrow the sum of 5,000 pounds for erecting a new town Hall. Also included Voting Paper. Four pages of handwritten notes with names and amounts for tenders working on the Town Halleaglehawk, history, prospectus

Three page typed report titled ' Notes on diagram showing pitch lines, Bendigo'. Longitudinal sections along the lines of reefs or anticlines within the 8 mile block at Bendigo are shown in a diagram' (diagram not included with notes) Mines and reef lines mentioned in the report are : New Chum line, New Chum Railway mine, Catherine United mine, Hercules and Energetic mine, Garden Gully, Hustlers and Redan, Sheepshead Reef, Sea Mine, Garden Gully, Miller's line of reef and Bendigo Development Mine. The 'old stacks' or chimneys, on Bendigo are described. 'Among the earliest of the stacks built at Bendigo in connexion with Quartz crushing plant, are the two figured in this Annual report No 1 was situate in Sailor's Gully but was demolished about three years ago. This, if not the first, must have been one of the first built, for it had a stone inserted on which chiselled the date 1854. It was built altogether of rough masonry. The other, No. 2, is still standing at the Sheepshead line and was apparently of later date, the upper portion being of brick. They are intersting landmarks of an era that is rapidly passing.' Map attached to report showing location of stacks. Stack at Sailors Gully was near the corner of Murchison Street and Lester Street. The stack at Sheepshead ( Deborah Triangle area) was near the intersection of Belle Vue Road and Adam Street.bendigo, mining, pitch lines bendigo

Watercolour and black pen painting of the Bank of New South Wales, Eaglehawk. Written on bottom of art:' Note room with high chimney where gold was melted into ingots to be sent to Melbourne. This bank was closed about 1920 and has been used as a shop since' Artwork signed by Alf Perry 1954. Two punch holes on LH side. Written on back in pencil : Only 3 banks in Victoria had a smelting room with tall chimney. The gold was bought and refined and melted into ingots. The three banks were at Eaglehawk, Castlemaine and Bendigo (from publicity officer Bank of NSW Melbourne). I have established that the Castlemaine Bank NSW definitely did not have a chimney stack as in this picture. My information came from an old member of Castlemaine Bank of NSW staff in 1962.'eaglehawk, commercial, bank of nsw

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. These speech notes comprise 14 pages of typed notes with a date 4 Jan 1951 written in pencil in the margin of the front page. Events mentioned include: Bendigo's Centenary, the knighthood of Sir George Lansell on New Year's Day, the Ambulance, Municipal Baths, Sewerage Authority estimates, Victorian publicity, in subtitled paragraphs.bendigo, council, speech notes, councillor norman oliver, sometime mayor of bendigo. radio station 3bo 'the mayor speaks'. sir george lansell. bendigo centenary 1951.

Hand written notes about contract let to Roberts & Son for a new air compressor, dividends, Changing House and Half-Yearly meeting. Also notes referring to Federation, see Advertiser Monday June 19th? 1899, New Boiler at Nth Johnsons 27/7/1899, report page 4 and referring to Bendigonian Dec 28th 1899, report on dividends from Victoria Quartz Mine.place, mining site, carlisle united mine, carlisle united, roberts & son, air compressor, changing house, federation, advertiser monday june 19th? 1899, boiler, nth johnsons, victoria quartz mine, bendigonian dec 28th 1899

Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop. 1 - Abt 1896 - Letter from M McDonald. 2 - 1896 - Letter from Connelly, Tatchell & Paling, Solicitors, Melbourne re Seeber v Hill. 3 - 1896 - Letter from Harvey James, Mologa. 4 - 1896 - Letter from Hunter H, Howard Place. 5 - 189? - Letter from Malke? Regarding assets purchased from McCoy? Letter written on Dr. note to The Bendigo Evening Mail Co. Limited, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. 6 - 1896 - Letter from Twigg Geo, Wilsons Hill, Marong. 7 - 1896 - Letter from McWhae John & Co, Stock and Share Brokers, 94 Queen Street, Melbourne re Flegg & Son. 8 - 1896 - Letter from Parker, E Shirley, Solicitor, London regarding South Bendigo Gold Mines and New Chum Gold Mines.cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, mcdonald m, connelly, tatchell & paling, seeber, hill, harvey j, hunter h, malke? mccoy?, the bendigo evening mail co. ltd, twigg g, mcwhae j & co, flegg & son, parker e s, south bendigo gold mines, new chum gold mines

Correspondence re Hodgson (family or business). Enquiry from L Brown 15/4/1967 re Hodgson Bros. Some handwritten notes re J W Hodgson and claim owned by Cattlin & Hodgson (1857).Les Brownperson, family, hodgson, hodgson bros, sailors gully, j.w. hodgson, phillips and burrowes claim, new chum, cattlin & hodgson, new chum hill, new chum & victoria, victoria hill, sterry & co, murdock & hodgson.

Hand written notes on Devonshire Mines mentioning name of mine, years of operating, depth, yield and authority.mine, gold, devonshire mines, devonshire mines, bendigo goldfields - history & production, surprise, victorian st mungo, mystery co, duke of edinburgh, gt ext'd sth devonshire, new st mungo shaft, new st mungo, ext'd sth devonshire, sth devonshire co, duchess of edinburgh, albert & coy, west united devonshire, united devonshire co, princess alexandria, saxon & celt & hopewell

Hand written notes on the South Devonshire Mine. Mentions depth, years of working, Dividends, Calls, gold yield, and locality. Extract from Mine Reports mentions amount of gold from loads of mullock.mine, gold, devonshire mines, devonshire mines, south devonshire, new chum line, united devonshire, st mungo reef

Hand written notes:- Duchess of Edinburgh. New Chum L/R. Reference: M. D. Depth of shaft - 830 feet. Working - 1874 - 1903. Same grou;nd as Albert & Coy.mine, gold, duchess of edinburgh, duchess of edinburgh, new chum l/r, albert & coy.

Hand written notes and a carbon copy of extracts from Bendigo Advertiser on the opening of New Battery Central Red, White and Blue Co. on Thursd. March 14th 1912. Mentions the machinery, aerial tramway and supports and flying foxes.mine, gold, central red, white and blue mine, central red, white and blue mine, opening of new battery, bendigo advertiser, aerial tramway, flying fox, mining plant