2 page article printer on A4 printer paper. Handwritten in greylead pencil across top of first page reads: Trad + Now Article written by John Williamson. Peter Ellis Order of Australia Recipient 2012 By John Williams. On 26th of January 2012 Peter Ellis was awarded the Order of Australia (OAM) for his services to the Arts through the collection and preservation of Australia's folk history. Peter has been a long time correspondent to this magazine and has provided the most detailed information on social dancing in Australia. There are many more things about Peter that readers should know. Peter has the largest collection of dance related material in the National Library Archives from over thirty years of collecting. His collecting trips have included Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania. The Western Australia trip was with John Meredith who was a long time mate of Peter's. Peter is a founder, charter member and life member of the Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo and received the Graham Squance award from the Folk Song and Dance Society of Victoria. He was also awarded a life membership of the Victorian Folk Music Club. Peter is founder of the Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band which has been performing for thirty years and has played at the opening of the Melbourne Museum, Victorian State Parliament and Centenaries of the Shamrock Hotel and Post Office in Bendigo among many other gigs. Peter has also produced twenty one CDs with Emu Creek in that time which cover quadrilles, couples dances and the History of the Bendigo over one hundred and fifty years. (Emu Creek are already booked for the Canberra Centenary Ball in 2013!) Peter has also played with the famous Wedderburn Old Timers for thirty years during which time that band has received two platinum and several gold recording awards. Peter has also found the time to write several books including his three well know volumes of dance music, 'Collectors Choice' and the definitive volume on social dance in Australia 'Merry Country Dance'. He has also co-authored 'Two Hundred Dancing Years' with Shirley Andrews and 'Music Makes Me Smile - The music of the Nariel Valley' with Harry Gardner. Peter has also contributed to books compiled by others such as Rob Willis, Graham Seal and Dave Di Santi. Peter has trained many young musicians and conducted continuing Ed classes and Deb sets. He is a gold medal standard ballroom dancer in his own right which many dancers say contributes to his understanding of the correct tempo for all the dances he plays for. Peter has also been instrumental in the Bendigo Field Naturalist's Club of which he is a life member. He has been heavily involved in campaigns that have led to the establishment of two flora reserves and extensions to the Greater Bendigo National Park when housing developments threatened native bushland. He has contributed text and photographs to the publication 'Wildflowers of Bendigo'. Peter's award was really well deserved as you can see. What is really fitting is that he received the award on Australia Day. How fitting for a man who has single handedly saved more of Australia's Social Dance music and history than any other person. Australian dancing, music and the environment really owes Peter a lot. Well done from all your Trad and Now readers.person, individual, peter ellis oam

66 page booklet titled The Local Heroes real people, real lives, real stories… Front cover is off white at the top and patterned yellow shades at the bottom with the title in the centre, City of Greater Bendigo above. Background to the Local Heroes Project, drafted by Dr Gan Che ng PhD. MA. Inside the front cover. Photos, names of Students, Principal and Teachers of Bendigo South East College Team, Catholic College Bendigo Team, Eaglehawk Secondary College Team, Girton Grammar School Team and Weeroona College Bendigo team are in the front of the book. There is information about the project. Photo and information about Simmon Pang - Project Initiator/Photographer. Foreword by The Hon. Martin Dixon MP - Minister for Education Victoria with photo and Foreword - Cr Lisa Ruffell - Mayor of the City of Greater Bendigo. The following pages have a short synopsis and photo of Barry Ackerman - Expert in the Rubber Industry & Twice Mayor, Joanne Baker - Founder of Righteous Pups Australia, Linda Beilharz OAM - Intrepid Adventurer, Valerie Broad OAM - Founder & Artistic Director of Youth Choir, Paul Chapman - Co-Founder of The Australian Turntable Company, Susanne Clarke - Passionate about Community Engagement, Patrick (Pat) James Connolly - Bendigo Amateur Boxing Club Coach, Robert Jackson (Cookie) Cook - Founder of Horizon House, Geoff Curnow - Farmer & Community Volunteer, Merna Curnow - Farmer & Agricultural Consultant, Jenny Dawson - Accounting & Banking, Laura Dusseljee - Choir Director & Music Teacher, Ian Maxwell Dyett JP - Life Dedicated to Volunteering, Donald James Erskine - Founder of Industrial Conveying Australia, James Victor Evans - Teacher, Historian & Actor, Rod Fyffe - Champion of Arts & Culture, Richard Guy OAM - banker & Philatelist, Edwin Richard (Dick) Hazeldene OAM - Chicken Farmer to Poultry Entrepreneur, Robert (Rob) Hunt AM - Head of Bendigo Adelaide Bank and Founder of Community Banking Model, Russell Goldfield Jack AM - Founder of Golden Dragon Museum, Jack Kelly - Teacher Sharing Experience, Ian George Mansbridge - Farmer, Accountant & Banker, Ken Marchingo - Instigator of Haven; Home Safe, Elizabeth (Beth) McKerlie OAM - Dedicated to Scouting, Gordon McKern OAM - Founder of McKern Steel, Sharelle McMahon - Netballer Extraordinaire, Lola Mary Miller AM BEM - Teacher of Health & Physical Education, Julie Millowick - Accomplished Photographer, Educator & Artist, Dennis Reginald O'Hoy - Academic & Historian, Margaret O'Rourke - A Champion for Connected Communities, Karen Quinlan - Director of Bendigo Art Gallery, Jonathan William Ridnell - Broadcaster, Leon Maxwell Scott OAM - Business Entrepreneur & Rotary Volunteer, Margot Elizabeth Spalding - Co-founder of Jimmy Possum Designer Furniture, Wendy Diane Stavrianos - Painter, Sculptor & Installation Artist, Jack Taylor OAM JP - An Eaglehawk Legend, Wes Vine - School Principal & Vigneron, Lynn Warren - Aboriginal Elder, Raymond James Wild - A Plumber's Story, Diana Williams - Founder of Fernwood Fitness and John Wolseley - International Artist. The back cover also has small photos and the names of people mentioned.ian dyett collection - the local heroes, city of greater bendigo, dr gan che ng, la trobe ubiversity bendigo, bendigo south east college, catholic college bendigo, eaglehawk secondary college, girton grammar school, weeroona college bendigo, simmon pang, the hon martin dixon mp, cr lisa ruffell, bendigo art gallery, city of greater bendigo, the capital - bendigo's performing arts centre, la trobe university australia, catholic kiocese of sandhirst, haven home safe, the hotel shamrock bendigo, hazendene's, bendigo & district aboriginal co-operative, mr baillieu myer ac, bendigo advertiser, australian broadcasting corporation, bendigo chinese association inc - lion team, wannik dance academy dancers, bendigo forever young choir, bendigo youth choir

Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser stuck on A4 printer paper. Article is dated Friday, May 22, 2015. Article is accompanied by a picture of Peter Ellis and is captioned as such. Article is written by Jason Walls and is titled Loss for folk music history. Article reads: Celebrated Bendigo Music identity, historian and naturalist Peter Ellis OAM died suddenly this week after a brief illness. He was 69. Mr Ellis was highly regarded as a collector and preserver of traditional bush music, with his collection of dance related material the largest in the National Library Archives in Canberra. He was award an Order of Australia Medal in 2012 for services to the arts through the collection and preservation of Australian folk history and heritage. Mr Ellis was a founding member of the Emu Creek Bush Band and achieved two platinum and several gold records in his more than 30 years with the Wedderburn Old Timers Band. Fellow Emu Creek Bush Band member and close friend John Williams said Mr Ellis had made an invaluable contribution to the preservation of Australia's musical and dance heritage, travelling extensively across the country recording and notating folk music. 'In 500 year's time, as long as they can find the technology, people will be able to resurrect our bush dancing history,' he said. 'Probably his biggest legacy is the number of young people who have been made aware of bush music and are continuing to play it today and will play it in the future.' As a life member of the Bendigo Field Naturalists Mr Ellis was also involved in campaigns to establish the Whipstick and Kamarooka State Parks and the Saloman's Gully and Jackass Flat Flora Reserves, and lobbied for the inclusion of One Tree Hill in the Greater Bendigo National Park. A public funeral service will beheld at the Mulqueen Family Chapel on Bridge Street on Monday, May 25, at 11am, followed by a private cremation. An extensive obituary will be published in Saturday's Bendigo Advertiser.person, individual, peter ellis oam

Bound '' Community Arts Centre Correspondence'' 4/7/68-29/12/72. inwards and outwards correspondence related to the proposal.

Caption details for photo of Peter Minko artwork ''Tarnagulla'' - presentation to the City of Greater Bendigo from AB to mark the 150 Years of Gold Celebrations and the 31 years of AB arts activities in the community.

Letter from Arts Victoria Music '81 (Dianne Brown, Co-ordinator) to Dr Fisher dated 14th Oct 1981 re a meeting to be chaired by David Wright on 26th October with guest speaker, John Little. - an ''opportunity to create a vigorous committee to further encourage growth in all areas of the arts''.'

Newspaper cutting re 1979 Arts Council shows re major Subscription Series in eight Victorian centres, including Bendigo (from Bendigo Advertiser) Venue will be Kangaroo Flat Technical School Auditorium.

Booklet titled La Trobe University Australia Annual Presentation of Awards and Prizes for the Year 2001. Bendigo Campus. Date on the front cover 23 July 2002. Cover is cream and black. In the front is a Message from the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael J. Osborne. Photo of La Trobe University, Bundoora campus. Also in the booklet is the Order of Proceedings, Prize Winners 2001 - School Awards, Prize Winners 2001 - School of Arts and Education, School of Business and Technology, School of Health and Environment, Faculty Awards, University Awards, Scholarships for 2002 and Staff Excellence in Teaching Awards 2001. There is also information of The Armorial Bearings, The Mace and The Origins of the Academic Dress, Colors of Academic Regalia at La Trobe University, The D. M. Myers University Medal and Charles Joseph La Trobe.education, bendigo, la trobe university bendigo campus, la trobe university annual presentation of awards & prizes for the year 2001, professor michael j osborne, charles joseph la trobe

Card & Paper ''Indicator'' Year Book 1993 10th Anniversary Arts Production. Green & White Cover.bendigo, education, golden square secondary history, 258, y86

Originally on the site of the Government Camp, the Sandhurst prison was built in 1863, when it housed both male and female prisoners. In 1972 it was renamed the Bendigo Prison, a medium security prison for male inmates. It closed in 2004 and was redeveloped as an arts and performance precinct named "Ulumbarra" (meeting place.Two invitations to the Gala Opening of Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on 17/04/2015ulumbarra theatre, old bendigo gaol, opening

Built on the original site of the Government Camp, the Sandhurst prison was built in 1863 when it housed both male and female prisoners. In 1972 its name was changed to Bendigo Prison and it then ceased operation in 2004. It was then turned into an arts and performance centre named "Ulumbarra" (meeting place) in 2015.Commemorative Programme for the Gala Opening of Ulumbarra Theatre, Bendigo on 17/04/2015. Includes a loose sheet with the lyrics for "Ulumbarra" written for and performed at the Gala Opening. Fourteen pages. Black and gold cover, coloured photographs.ulumbarra theatre, old bendigo gaol, opening

During the first goldrush of the 1850s, Chinese miners referred to the Bendigo region (then Sandhurst) as Dai Gum San 大金山 - literally 'Big Gold Mountain'. The Golden Dragon Museum is situated in the city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The museum is dedicated to the culture and history of Chinese Australians, particularly in the region. Built on the historical site of one of Bendigo's Chinatowns, the museum's precinct also includes Chinese Gardens and a temple to Kuan Yin. Through the museum accreditation program, it was the first accredited museum in Victoria and opened in 1991. These plans are the original plans before the the Golden Dragon Museum was built on its current site.Dai Gum San Concept Plans - Chinese Tourist Village Bendigo Victoria - 4 Sheets in colour by Stephenson and Turner Victoria Architects and Planners Sheet 1 Concept Plan and Developed Site Plan Sheet 2 Arts and Crafts Buildings Sheet 3 Restaurant, Historical Museum and Temple Complex Sheet 4 Motelhistory, bendigo, eaglehawk, chinese, chinese museum, dai gum san

Various combined documents related to a regional Centre for the Performing Arts - comprises Draft letter from ''Bendigo Branch of A.C.A.'' sent to all councillors of Bendigo, Huntly, Marong, Strathfieldsaye, Bendigo Trust and Members of Parliament (with handwritten annotations/unsigned); Notes on the Arts Council Theatre Project (''this office has been engaged on this project since June 1972 and working on the proposal to use the present site since September 1973'' (with handwritten annotations); ''Thoughts of Robert Herriot and Jack Cannon about the possibility of engaging a Community Arts Promotion Officer for Bendigo'' (with handwritten annotation from Bob H referring to''tape made in the car in Canberra 2/8/74''; City of Bendigo - Consultants Brief in connection with the preparation of a report of own Planning problems and solutions in the central business area of the City of Bendigo (''submissions in accordance with this brief by 30th April 1974'').

Correspondence and Documents re Regional Arts Victoria; a. Correspondence In re 2002 Schools Program ''Arts 2 Go'' from Project Officer - Schools; b. Production Questionnaire for Presenters - this form has been filled in for Regional Arts Victoria with regard to an un-named production/no date; c. Appendix E - Acquittal Information - one page filled in re the Production ''100 - An Australian Journey (Touring Exhibition) 2001; d. Tax Invoice to Regional Arts Victoria fee ''Balance due on 100-000 Exhibition on closing of Exhibition (with photocopy of cheque) - perhaps relating to item 8350.34.c??; e. Marketing and Audience Development Questionnaire September 2001 - one page only with basic information about AB and the note that as AB is disbanding ''it would seem irrelevant for us to complete this survey''.

''Creating and Performing'' - Documents relating to the Submission for Grant to Victorian Federation Grants Scheme, May 2000. a. Submission (incomplete) of 9 pages with two appendices for the project ''To identify and contract with a reputable historian to research and document all forms of visual and performing arts in the Greater Bendigo area at the time of Federation''; b. Four-paged Application Form for this Grant - this has been filled in but is unsigned and there are no attachments; c. 16 Letters of support for the submission for the Grant - from various politicians, arts organizations, local businesses.

Souvenir glass commemorating the Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival, stemmed with gold rim and gold lettering with a depiction of the Eaglehawk Town Hall.event, official, eaglehawk dahlia and arts festival

Black and white photograph white edges. Bendigo City Band. Members in Uniform. Tuba. Drum. Trombone.children and crowd on stairs.performing arts, music, bendigo city band

Collection of various non-Bendigo based activities - Flyer on Council of Adult Education 'Arts Train'; (no date); Flyer on the Community Arts Conference ''The Next ten Years'' July 19-22, 1980; Flyer on ''Summertime at the National Gallery of Victoria'' 1979/80; Information Sheet from the Wycheproof Arts Council , March 1980 (has mention in it of performance in Bendigo of comedian Richard Stillgoe at Kangaroo Flat Tech School Auditorium 9/4/1980.

Black and white photograph. Long Gully Band Junior Brigade. Children in uniform seated front. Drums. Children standing on RHS holding banner. Children standing. Men in uniform. People leaning over fence.performing arts, music, long gully band

Black and white reproduction photograph. Gervasoni's Orchestra. Woman seated. Man violin seated. Man standing with saxophone. Man seated at drum set. Man seated with banjo. Man seated with saxophone. Clarinet standing in front. Moonlit lake scene painted on bass drum. Gervasoni's Orchestra written on back of photo.performing arts, music, gervasoni's orchestra

Application for Subsidy - Arts Roundabout Performance Six paged form with provision for details and costs in relation to application for subsidy (''A project of the Victoria Arts Council'') Two copies; no date provided. Blank forms.

July/August 1979 issue of 'Artforce' (News Digest of the Australia Council. Eight page digest with variety of arts information and a Special Feature supplement on the ''Arts Council of Australia''.

Program for 1984 (Victorian Arts Council (Local Branch) ''Program for 1984, as Established by 25th Jan 1984'' - activities and performances from Feb to Nov 1984 (3 copies); Sheet announcing major functions for 1984 with subscription form to AB.

Novello's Part-Song Book containing the words and music for 'The Miller's Wooing'. The words by Julia Goddard and the music composed by Eaton Faning. It has music for Soprano, Alto, Tenor, Bass and Piano. More music is listed on the front and back covers with prices. St Paul's Harmony Club stamped in purple at the top of the front cover and at the bottom stamped in blue is Allan's Collins Street Melbourne.Novello Ewer and Co., 1 Berners Street (W) 80 & 81 Queens Street (E.C.) Londonperforming arts, music, singing, german heritage society collection - music - the miller's wooing, novello's part-song book, st paul's harmony club bendigo, allan's collins street melbourne, julia goddard, eaton faning

Bendigo Performances for the ''October Arts Extravaganza'' (dated by handwritten annotation of '86?. Flyer with 13 varied performance items on one side (Promo for Sandhurst Trustees on reverse).

Bendigo Performance of the Australian Dance Theatre - Press Release and various correspondence relating to the Bendigo performance (from the Victorian Arts Council ). Performance at the Kangaroo Flat Technical School Auditorium. June 1980. Attached card with various handwritten annotations .

Tattered song book with brown cover. ' Song Book Annie Fly, Barnard Street, Sandhurst written on the front cover. Part of two other books inside. Book has words and music.Nicholson & Ascherberg, W.H. Glen & Co., 21-28 Collins St. East, Colonial Musical Cabinet,performing arts, music, song book, german heritage society collection - song book, annie fly, nicholson & ascherberg, w h glen & co

Bendigo Performance of Victorian String Quartet - Bendigo Series (8 - 7 ie. 1987??) Concert 3. Strathdale Community Centre Program and separate page of Cvs of performers. Part of the Bendigo Musician Teacher Pilot Project ( a joint Ministry for the Arts and Ministry of Education initiative (described).

Bendigo Performance of ''The Peking Opera Troupe of China'' in ''The Three Beatings of Tao Sanchun'' involving acting, acrobatics, music, martial arts, pantomime and dance. - two-paged Media Release (x2). With envelope containing three bromides (publicity material) and sheet with Victorian Tour performances. Held at J B Osborne Theatre.

Newspaper photo of Jason Begg and Vivienne Charlton being instructed by Arts-craft teacher Glenda Murdoch, and physical education teacher, on the painting of clay models.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, glenda murdoch, jason begg, vivienne charlton