Document. Pink concert program advertising, ''Grand Concert'' Show Night, Victoria Hall, Pyramid Hill, 1906, Alex Hamilton included in program.performing arts, elocution, concert

Copy of photo: image shows substnatial building in foreground, large chimney on Lh side. Trees in gully in background, in distance poppet heads and mine workings. Printed on bottom of photo: Wm. Rae, Crushing Works, Happy Valley Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. On back of photo written in blue biro: Rae's 35 hd. Crushing battery, Victoria Hill in background, Wm. Rae's early home - top right. Courtesy Mr. Rae Anderson, 133 McKenzie St. Bendigo ( grandson Mr. A. Rae ) On RH side ' A. Richardson 29 Harrison St, Bendigo.bendigo, mining, rae's crushing works, mining, happy valley road, wm. rae, crushing works, bendigo, sandhurst

48 paged booklet - ''Bendigo in 74 - The Tourist Centre of Victoria'' - compiled as a community service by Bendigo Jaycees. Comprehensive information about Bendigo and attractions - Index: Accommodation; Additional information; An introduction to Bendigo; Aquarium; Art Gallery; Bendigo Trust; Caravan parks; Dai Gum San; Directory; Eaglehawk Museum; Entertainment; Emergency services; Joss House; Lake Eppalock; National Trust classified buildings; Natural history; Map of Bendigo; Map of city centre; Pottery; Picnic areas; sporting facilities; 'Talking Trams'; Thanks; Tours; Tourist attractions; Victoria Hill; What's on in Bendigo.Bendigo Jaycees. Espress Printers Bendigo.bendigo, tourism, guide 1974, bendigo jaycees, radio 3bo, city family hotel, don murray's hotel motel, cambrian hotel, charlies craft & lifestyle store, powneys authorised newsagent, the bendigo trust, white hills panel works, bendigo pottery, bendigo racecourse, homestead motor inn, peter wade, the persian room, sandhurst trading co. pty. ltd., bendigo air services, bendigo sec, geo. r. innes & sons, cohns, the copper pot, sandhurst travel service. golden hills motel, welcome stranger motel, brian boru hotel, john lindsay's pharmacy & photographic centre, alf morris motors

Colour slide in a mount. View of Port Phillip Bay, Nepean Highway, Olivers Hill, Frankston, VictoriaMade in Australia / 20 / JUN 67M1 / Encircled 44 (Handwritten)slide, robin boyd

BHS CollectionSepia copy of a photograph titled Views of Bendigo No. 10. Photo has a printed decorated edge. Under the photo is View of North Old Chum Claim, showing surface Excavations. N J Caire was the Sandhurst photographer. Printed at the bottom is: The dividing range between Happy Valley, Victoria Hill and Iron Bark, Lansell's No 180 Claim and New Chum and Victoria Company's Quartz Crushing Battery, J W Forbes, Agend and another name beginning with a W. In the photo are three tall chimneys, poppet legs, buildings, stacks of wood, fences and in the foreground a large excavation with a heap of rubble beside it.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - views of bendigo no 10, north old chum claim, n j caire, j w forbes, lansell's no 180 claim, new chum and victoria company's quartz crushing battery

Photo of Ballarat No. 20 climbing Victoria St. hill from Bakery Hill, 26-6-1962. Tram fitted with dash canopy lights, small white stripe, small triangles. Western highway narrow seal, one motor car in distance, Darkish photo, grainy.SEC Ballarat No. 20 in Victoria St. 26-6-62' in blue ink.tramways, trams, victoria st., tram 20

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Fortuna Villa: George Lansell pursued the deep reef mining industry and bought the rich 180 mine at Victoria Hill, after which he became known as the Quartz King. Within weeks of purchasing the mine he had recovered his outlay. After making so much money, he built Fortuna Villa, a resplendent building of two stories - six rooms on the ground floor and five on the second floor. Later the Lansell family enlarged the villa into three stories and furnished it suitable for any price, whereby it became an entertainment centre for notable visitors to Bendigo.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

This is a set of 17 photographs taken during the first year of Army occupation at Fortuna, Bendigo in 1942. The photos provide an insight into the preparatory work performed on the Fortuna Villa and surrounding buildings, by the Working Party 5th Army Troop and Ordnance Training Depot, before its occupation by personnel from LHQ Cartographic Company, Royal Australian Survey Corps. The annotation on the back of Photos .9P and .10P is misspelt. The correct spelling is ‘Nell Gwynne’. The poppet head of the Central Nell Gwynne mine is still an iconic landmark in Bendigo, lying just down the road from the poppet head lookout at Victoria Hill. The Central Nell Gwynne was the premier mine of Bendigo's 1930s mining revival and is of high historical value, due to the extensive and relatively intact features which remain at the site. The annotation on the back of Photo .17P is incorrect. The location of HQ 5th Army Troop was ‘Reynard St, Coburg.’ By late 1941 as Japan extended its control throughout Indo-China, resolving the accommodation problem of AHQ Cartographic Company located in Melbourne became more urgent. The steady Japanese advance made the bombing of Melbourne no longer a remote possibility, and in accordance with a general policy of dispersion, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Major General Sidney Rowell instructed Major William Sarll, in the interests of security of plant and to provide against possible damage of air attack, to investigate suitable safer inland accommodation for AHQ Cartographic Company. Major Sarll inspected many properties before finding one that would meet the requirements of the Cartographic Company. In late 1941, he came to inspect Fortuna, a rambling old mansion with about fifteen acres of ground in central Bendigo. Initially there was no intention to occupy the site beyond the end of the war, although Major Sarll's report to the Director of Survey noted many advantages in moving the Company to Bendigo. Major General Rowell quickly approved the selection of Fortuna before other authorities, which were investigating the evacuation of school children, could get in ahead of the Cartographic Company. On 23 March 1942, the Commonwealth of Australia, under the provisions of the National Security Act of 1939, took possession of the house, the old battery buildings and the fifteen acres of grounds. Under Warrant Officer J. Trist’s direction, over fifty Parks and Works tradesmen completed building works necessary to accommodate the Survey Corps’ military, map making and printing requirements. The building program was still under way when the first officer, Lieutenant Ralph Westgarth, arrived in May 1942 with the advance party which received and positioned all equipment as it came up from Melbourne in semi-trailers. Once the equipment was installed the rest of the Cartographic Company completed its shift to Bendigo by 11th June 1942. The first year of the Survey Corps’ occupation of Fortuna is covered in more detail with additional historic photographs, in pages 17-22 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4.This is a set of 17 photographs taken during the first year of Army Occupation at Fortuna, Bendigo in 1942. The black and white photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Bendigo Parks and Works tradesmen at Fortuna. L to R: Cliff Day, Ernie Arnold, Norm? .2) - Photo, black & white, 1942. “Don” - possibly SGT Don Sutcliffe. Fortuna, Bendigo. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Parks and Works tradesmen in garden at Fortuna, Bendigo. L to R: Fred & Ernie. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Benny Jack Williams at Fortuna, Bendigo. Accommodation tents were erected above the lake, which later became the parade ground. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Working dress - Giggle suits. Parks and Works tradesmen at Fortuna, Bendigo. L to R: Cliff and Harry on big roof. .6) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Parks and Works tradesmen at Fortuna, Bendigo. Ted on big roof. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Gold crusher battery just behind Fortuna. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Scene of Bendigo from Fortuna. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Nell Gwynne Mine from mullock heap at Victoria Hill near Fortuna, Bendigo. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Nell Gwynne Mine and crusher near Fortuna, Bendigo. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Sluicing for gold at Eaglehawk. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Fortuna, Bendigo taken from the far side of tennis courts. .13) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Fortuna, Bendigo & its reflection from across the lake. .14) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Fortuna, Bendigo from the fishpond. .15) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Fortuna, Bendigo. .16) - Photo, black & white, 1942. First Fortuna Football Team at unknown location. L to R: 5th Bob Wright, 11th SGT Don Sutcliffe. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1942. Working Party from 5th Army Troop and Ordnance Training Depot at Fortuna, Bendigo.Some personnel are identified. Annotated with date within photos. .1) – Annotated on back ‘Cliff, Ernie, Norm, Dec ‘42. Cliff Day - dairy farmer, plasterers’ labourer. Ernie Arnold – hard plasterer. Norm? - QM Store for tools etc. QM Store was the Stables.’ .2) - Annotated on back ‘Don. Fortuna 1942’ .3) - Annotated on back ‘Fred & Ernie. Dec 1942. Carpenters. Note the state of the gardens.’ .4) - Annotated on back ‘Benny Jack Williams Fortuna Bendigo. Tents were erected where present day parade ground is above the lake.’ .5) - Annotated on back ‘Working dress - Giggle suits. June 42. Cliff and Harry on big roof. This photo was taken as the ventilating ridge was being installed on the building housing the printing machines. The machines were installed later by civilian labour when building was complete.’ .6) - Annotated on back ‘Ted on big roof Fortuna Bendigo.’ .7) - Annotated on back ‘Gold crusher battery – Bendigo for slay heap – 1942. 12 stamp battery. Just behind Fortuna. Was working at night when the “Army” came to Bendigo. Later removed to “Coolgardie - WA. Present site of Southern Cross TV.’ .8) - Annotated on back ‘Scene of Bendigo from Fortuna. June 1942.’ .9) - Annotated on back ‘Nell Gwyne Mine from mullock heap (Victoria Hill) Sept 1942.’ .10) - Annotated on back ‘Nell Gwyne Mine and crusher September 1942.’ .11) - Annotated on back ‘Sluicing for gold at Eaglehawk. August 1942.’ .12) - Annotated on back ‘Fortuna Bendigo 1942. Taken from far side of tennis courts.’ .13) - Annotated on back ‘ “Fortuna” across the lake & reflection.’ .14) - Annotated on back ‘Fortuna from fishpond June 1942.’ .15) - Annotated on back ‘Fortuna Dec 1942.’ .16) - Annotated on front ‘X’ x2. Annotated on back First Fortuna Football Team 1942‘Bob Wright’, ‘SGT Don Sutcliffe’. .17) - Annotated ‘Working Party at Fortuna before one of the drafts’, Working Party 5th Army Troop and Ordnance Training Depot Showgrounds, now the Sportsground Bendigo’, ‘HQ of 5th Army Troop was Reynards Rd, Coburg.’royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr

School closed , demolished and land sold for housing .Coloured Photo of sign on Forest Hill State School No. 4251 Springvale Road, Forest Hill, Victoria. Since demolished. Part of a group of 24 schools closed around 1993.forest hill state school. no. 4251

Mac's Shortbread Co dates its history back to a family bakery in Abbotsford opened in the 1860's producing bread for the goldfields. This eventually became McAlpine's Flour. This business was sold in 1960 and the family then purchased a cake shop, leading to building a biscuit factory. (This is thought to have been the Surrey Hills site). The company outgrew this and moved to 5 Tate Drive, Kerang. (Further research required.) Australia adopted metric units of measurement in July 1974, so this object predates 1974.This tin is material evidence of the small area of industrial activities that once existed in Surrey Hills.A cylindrical tin with a silvered interior and the outside finished in a white enamel paint, on which are 3 thistles and a tartan ribbon. 1. Mac's / BUTTER SHORTBREAD / 12 OZ NET 2. MAC'S SHORTBREAD CO., 1 NORFOLK ROAD, SURREY HILLS, VICTORIA 3127. TELEPHONE 836 0333bakeries, surrey hills, mac's shortbread, norfolk road

Part of the saddle equipment of a Light Horse Trooper. Manufactured by the Commonwealth Government Harness Factory (CGHF) Groom Street Clifton Hill Victoria.Leather wallet holding two horse shoes.CGHF / Australiahorseshoe, wallet, light horse

Leather bound bible with gilt text on the spine and gilt edged pages. The dedication page has a small newspaper cutting stuck at the bottom of the page. rev t s b woodfull

Alexander McDonald M.A. Born 1853, Scotland. Edinburgh Free Church. Ordained 1880 at Wangaratta, Victoria; 1892 Surrey Hills. Died 1936.Oval B & W matte head and shoulders portrait of the Rev. Alexander McDonald, inset in buff mount.

Certification Arthur James B. Aird admitted to the Degree of Most Excellent Master by the Box Hill Chapter, No. 51 meeting at Box Hill, Victoria. Enrolled, recorded, signed and Seal affixed at Melbourne on 31st July, 1937.

See Cat 5109P This is a standard size envelope. It has swirly faint pattern printed all over it. it has a blue rectangle on top left hand corner with words "By Air Mail Par Avion". It has a rubber stamp in top centre "Australian Imperial Force passed by censor 307." In the censor's stamp is written 1941-41. The addressee is Miss M Phillips, Beverford P.O. Victoria via Swan Hill, Australia. There is a signature on the left side that looks like RGR Parkhill.ww2, airmail, censors

Debbie HILL Born Melbourne, Victoria Debbie Hill graduated from the University of Ballarat (later Federation University Australia) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2001. IN 2018 she completed a Graduate Diploma in Ceramics at Federation University. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed drawingart, artwork, debbie hill, available, alumni

A 22 page soft cover booklet 'The Quartz Reefs of Bendigo' Edited by Hugh Anderson. Contents include Victoria Reef, Diamond Hill, Glasgow Reef, Specimen Hill, Johnson's Reef and New Chum Reef. Illustrations taken from Joseph Panton's report of 1849.Hugh Anderson

Copy of 3-page handwritten document by Albert Richardson. Written on top of page one: 'Mining Report Historical Society 6.7.67. Historical Records of Bendigo Mines' which outlines a project undertaken by Albert and the Historical Society to write a description of each Bendigo mine, showing location, plant, gold gained, depth of shaft etc. The objective was to publish this information in a book for 'educational and historical purpose'. The paper further describes a public meeting to outline the BHS proposal to 'preserve a gold mine with all equipment both surface and underground, a crushing battery, a windlass, a whip and a whim to be stored, as far as possible in correct position. For tourists, local residents and educational purposes this should illustrate what Bendigo workers in Bendigo foundries and Bendigo citizens generally, achieved in making this city a world-famous gold mining centre. That Victoria Hill be made available and developed for the benefit of tourists and local residents' Members of the BHS involved: J. Hattam President, E. Clarke, Neil Murray, A. LLewellyn.bendigo, mining, bendigo gold mines

From c1950s electrical irons were used. The thermostatic iron followed the electric iron used with a container that enabled water to be sprayed onto the cloth. Damp cloth was more easily pressed. This thermostatic electric iron was one of the early models.This iron was used by residents of the Kiewa Valley including those living at Mt Beauty where there was electricity and an SEC shop from c1950.This is a "General Electric" iron. It has a steel base with a chrome upper and black plastic handle. It is thermostatically controlled with water spray. The electric cord is permanently attached, at right angels, to the handle base. A red button activates the water spray when pushed. A white button slides to enable fabric selection. A metal hole in the front of the handle is used to fill the iron with water.General Electric; Wash and Wear / Wool / Cot / Lin; Australian General Electric Appliances Pty Ltd.; Notting Hill Victoria. 1100 Wats 240 Volts AC only. V/A2F Cat. No. 10 FS10iron;, electrical appliance, laundry, domestic, pressing clothes

Laminated poster of 15 black and white photos of stoping at various mines in Bendigo. The mines are: North Deborah L2 - North Deborah West - North Deborah - New Moon - New Chum Railway - Central Nell Gwynne - Catherine United - Hercules - Victoria Quartz - Monument Hill -bendigo, mining

Black and white photograph. Poppet head on LH side, stone building, centre, tall brick chimney, RH side in front of timber building. Inscriptions: on front - 'Victoria Quartz'. On back - typewritten description as follows: 'Situated on the rich Victoria Hill, Ironbark. Steel girders? rams type poppet legs - 60ft high. Vertical winding engines; pair of 24' dia. Winding drums. Made and erected by Roberts & Sons, Bendigo, in 1897. Then one of the best in the state. In 1910 it was the deepest gold mine in the world, having reached a depth of 4,613 ft in the winze. The shaft was then sunk to a depth of 4,588 ft. in an endeavour to reach a depth of 4,870 ft. to effectively work the deepest gold bearing reef in the world. On the night of June 14th, 1910, the mine was flooded out by the rising waters from the deep New Chum mines to the south, all of which had either ceased operations or had returned back to shallow workings. For details of the mine's record, see 'The Historical Guide to Bendigo'. Mine details completed by A Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo.place, mining site, victoria quartz

Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine, possibly Portland Lodge, Henty House, 1 Plummer Avenue, Olivers Hill, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, (c1935). This is adjacent to the 1953 Henty House. (Architect: Rpy Grounds)Made in Australia / G18 (Handwritten) / Encircled 41F (Handwritten)robin boyd, slide

Colour slide in a mount. Image from a magazine, possibly Portland Lodge, Henty House, 1 Plummer Avenue, Olivers Hill, Frankston, Victoria, Australia, (c1935). This is adjacent to the 1953 Henty House. (Architect: Roy Grounds.)Made in Australia / 18 (Handwritten) / G19 (Handwritten)victoria, slide

Former resident of Phillip Island. Arrived in Australia 1844. Buried at Bendigo in the Baptest Section E1 No. 20661, Quarry Hill, Bendigo, Victoria. Solomon West - 75 years.Colour photograph of the Gravestone for Solomon West - born Dec. 1835, died April 1910. Baptist Section at Bendigo Cemetery.solomon west, pioneer solomon west, w a mcleod

Scale model of one furrow plough as used by early settlers. Made by William Ashman, formerly of Eaglehawk and late of Essendon. Presented by his daughter, Thelma Drummond of Box Hill, Victoria. The silver medal is inscribed "County of Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Societry. Awarded to Wm Ashman, Eaglehawk for model plough. Spring Show 1887".agriculture, farm, model plough

Peter HILL (1970- ) Born Casterton, Victoria. Peter Hill completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Ballarat University (now Federation University) from 1989-1991. He was worked as a Secondary School teacher at Dimboola, Casterton & Rainbow between 1993-2004. He completed a Certificate IV in Nursing in 2005 at Horsham, and is currently employed as Enrolled Nurse for West Wimmera Health Services (Nhill). This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Abstract paintingart, artwork, peter hill, wimmera campus, horsham campus, horsham campus art collection, alumni

A night exposure of Bridge Street looking west. The tram tracks are clear, one set going straight ahead up Victoria St hill, the other set turning along Main Road. Stone's at Stones Corner was a select ladies dress shop for many years. Mrs Bon Strange and her husband Bert were well known Ballarat residents. When Mrs Strange died some years ago, her extensive slide collection was sorted through and those relevant to Ballarat were gifted to the Ballarat Library. bridge street

Image (top) of Victoria Theatre Sovereign Hill, with Andrew Dark (2nd from left) and Peter Eyres (2nd from right) The theatre at Soveriegn Hill is a replica of the Victoria Theatre that opened in Ballarat on 16 February 1856 with a season by the legendary Lola Montez. The new theatre claimed to be the largest in the colony outside Melbourne.page 15 black and white typed article with two imagesIRISH ORIGINS - AN AUSTRALIAN PERSPECTIVE BALLARAT, 5TH/6TH NOVEMBER 1988 by Des Reganandrew dark, victoria theatre, sovereign hull, ballarat, gold, mining

George Stockett Gerrans No 2336 28 BN AIF. Enlist 20.7.15 RTA 23.8.19 Final rank Lieutenant The letter was writte when he was a Sgt with Postal Corps AIf.1) .2)Two page letter with envelope. The paper is lined and handwriting in blue ink. Written by George Stockett Gerrans No 2336 to his sister Lizzie. He mentions he is leaving soon to “Another place- near where mum was born” .3) Envelope On the envelope has has written “ On active service- no stamps available “ Envelope, one postage rubber stamp is marked Cairo. The other river stamp marked Abbassia, Artillery Barracks Addressed to P. Gerrans Esq. C/o G.R. Chart Esq Pyramid Hill Victoria Australia letters home, cairo, pyramid hill