Poolman's house became the manager's house for Harper's when that company took over the area of the former sugar mill. It was demolished late 1970s. Used for Council display purposes and still mounted with caption together with photo of Swallow and Ariell houses.(no.679)Photographic copy of a photo of blue stone two-storey house built for the Manager of the Victorian Sugar MIlls, Frederick POOLMAN. Labelled 'View of Poolman's house, Rouse Street' as part of a display prepared by Council.'131' in blue ink; 'Poolmans house?' in blue inkbuilt environment - industrial, built environment - domestic, frederick poolman, victorian sugar works, colonial sugar refineries

Two facsimile rail tickets Melbourne to Sandridge. From "125 anniversary of the railway and of 'The Age' newspaper" .01 - 0484 - pink and yellow with red stripe .02 - 0592 - pink and yellow with red stripe Facsimiles of turn of the century tickets."special" Available day of issue only, not transferable. Melbourne to Sandridge first class.transport - railways, celebrations fetes and exhibitions, victorian railways, heather wale, wallace collin (col) wale

The Nineteenth Edition of the Bendigo and Districts Universal Business Directory, which is Section 3 of the Victorian Country Directory for 1969. The directory includes classified sections for Bendigo and surrounding towns, including Carisbrook, Castlemaine, Eppalock, Harcourt, Malmsbury, Maryborough, Newbridge, Raywood, Tooborac and Yapeen. It also includes an Eaglehawk Traders section, emergency phone numbers and maps of Bendigo, Castlemaine, Kangaroo Flat and Maryborough. The booklet is made of soft flimsy paper with black print and contains 51 pages.There is a grey lead scribble on back page between the '6' and '7'.bendigo businesses, bendigo maps, 1960s, bendigo business directory

Two posters. The first in colour celebrating 400 years of the King James Bible, Friday 28th October 6pm 'How the KJB came about' Bendigo Library Theatrette. Sunday 30th October 2pm 'Celebration in word,image,music and drama' Bendigo Town Hall. The second in black and white, Golden Square Uniting Church 'Pleasant Sunday Afternoon' Sunday May 1st 2.15pm. Celebrating the Cornish heritage at the site of the first Church of the Goldfields. Featuring: The Victorian Cornish Singers, The Bendigo Cornish Choir. Guest of Honour: Ann Trevenen Jenkin (Past Grand Bard of Cornwell).bendigo, church, golden square methodist church

Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume six: 1950 - 1959. Front page has a photo of Gillies' famous corner, 1954. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First year is 1950 titled Gillies: it's a Bendigo icon. 1951 is titled It's party time. 1952 - City mourns King George. 1953 - Mining ceases. 1954 - City thrilled at royal visit. 1955 - Push to save old Joss House. 1956 - Olympic fever grips Bendigo. 1957 - State Cabinet visits Bendigo. 1958 - Plan to keep historic mine. 1959 - Water storage woes solved. Back page has the Gillies Story.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume six: 1950 - 1959, gillies' corner, bendigo advertiser, john lienhop mlc, north deborah mine, les gillies, alan gillies, norm gillies, black swan hotel, sir dallas brooks, cr a g weynton, bert mundy, cr poulston, the northern district school of nursing, lister house, the bendigo free library, rev dr c irving, shamrock hotel, sir albert dunstan, the most rev dr john mccarthy, jack davey, 1950 empire games, hercules gold mines, amy castles, ben templeton, cobb & co, cr norman oliver, reg parker, fred amer, les hammer, colonel george victor lansell, john quick, mr l w galvin, mr p j clarey mhr, hanro knitting mills, flooding, bendigo pottery, snow fall, the last lamp-lighter, the north deborah, aids & appliance shop, boardwalk, the late king george vi, the north deborah, beehive building, st paul's, st kilian's, upper reserve, bendigo trades hall, bendigo blackout, bendigo hospital, shamrock hotel, gerald smith, britannia hotel, mr a j harris, william morris (billy) hughes, andrew hampson, deborah anticline, north deborah, central deborah, diamond hill mine, north nell gynne mine, robert ross haverfield, sandhurst commercial courier, arthur moore lloyd, robert ross haverfield, angus mackay, jj casey, james henderson, david stuart, bendigo independent, colonel george lansell, bendigo base hospital, bendigo town hall, victorian electric traction association, the most rev b d stewart, st vincent's memorial college, commonwealth athletic club, south atlas racetrack, harp and shamrock hotel, mr and mrs f drake, cr f w clayton, cr r poulston, j h abbott & co, sir george lansell, clan macleod, bendigo gaol, queen alexandra fountain, belfast hotel, commonwealth bank, st vincent's college, lyric threatre, des duguid, brian cahill, lord's raceway, red white & blue extended gold mining company nl, central napoleon gold miningcompany nl, joss house, harry john, bendigo advertiser, mr leggatt, university of melbourne, anz bank, golden drive-in theatre, bank of australasia, john brown industries, bendigo football league, bendigo trotting club, faith leech, racv, bendigo sewereage authority, bendigo base hospital, bendigo benevolent asylum, henry bolte, jack davey, russell oakley, neville stilwell, channel seven, bendigo's olympic pool, annie caudle centre, strathfieldsaye aerodrome committee, southern airlines, cr d j osborn, cairn curran reservoir, state savings bank, commonwealth bank of australasia, belfast hotel, bennett's arcade, eppalock weir, bendigo cenotaph, sir edmund herring, cr a s craig, bendigo creche, bendigo high school, bendigo pottery, shamrock hotel, the venerable ronald richards, bishop riley, all saints cathedral, mr albert bush, bendigo arcade company ltd, woolworths, bull's head hotel, pike's corner, arcade hotel, upper coliban reservoir, cr tom flood, crystal egg co, sailor's guide, central deborah, central nell gwynne mine, bendigo benevolent home, ron masters, george daniel, eppalock dam, water commission, public works committee, bendigo central victoria telecasters ltd, channel nine, royal princess theatre, sir george lansell, volunteer defence corps, bendigo independent, countess erna cadorin, count ettore cadorin, ernst mueller, sutex pty ltd, dick turner, marco cavasassi

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Four typed pages titled 'Mayor Speaks May 14th'. Topics include : Bendigo Technical College Speech Night, visit from the Town Clerk of Timaru N.Z., the Victorian Promotion Committee and development of industry and employment in Bendigo, the need for worker housing, the sponsorship of Bendigo Apex Club of the 'Bring out a Briton' campaign, proposed Bendigo Aerodrome, Justice of the Peace issues, crude language in library books, and the weights and measures bureaucracy. There appears to be a page missing from these notes.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. bendigo technical college. victorian promotions committee. bendigo apex club.

In 2009 Daylesford was threatened by bushfire. The scene depicted is in the bush around East Street. The fire uncovered evidence of goldfields workings. Many of the towns residents evacuated as the bushfire threat increased, while others watched the fire from the top of Wombat Hill. Colour photograph in digital format showing a bushscene at Daylesford after fire. daylesford, bushfire, fire, mining

The Dry Diggings area is located outside Hepburn Springs in the shadow of Mount Franklin. It was an early goldmining area, but little remains of the thriving town of the 1860s. Colour photograph in digital format of the shape of Australia carved into a rock in the playground of the former Dry Diggings Primary School near Hepburn Springs and Daylesford. The carved area has been filled with white quartz stone. dry diggings, education, rock,

Each year the National Cycling awards are held in Ballarat.Colour photograph in digital format showing a number of female riders in the National Cycling Road Race, 2012. They are riding on Sturt Street and the Ballarat Town Hall is in the background.ballarat, ballarat town hall, cycling, bicycle

Captain William Bacchus was an early settler in the area now known as Bacchus Marsh. Bacchus died in 1849 aged 67. The town of Bacchus Marsh is named after him.Colour photograph in digital format of a grave in a grassy landscape. It is the headstone of early settler William Henry Bacchus in the grounds of the Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bacchus Marsh. bacchus marsh, william bacchus, holy trinity, churchyard, cemetery

Bendigo is one of Victoria's great inland towns.An image of Pall Mall, Bendigo including the Alexandra Fountain, the Beehive store and a tram.bendigo, beehive, tram, fountain, alexandra fountain

The seaside town of Geelong is the second largest city in Victoria, Australia.An image of a number of multi-storey buildings that made up the Geelong Civic Precinct in 1934. geelong

In 1847 dugout homes along the Burra Creek extended for along 5 kilometres. The census of 1851 recorded a population of 4,403 for the town, with 1,800 living in hunts in 'Creek Street'. The dug outs were rent free.Photograph of dugout accommodation in Blyth Street, Burra.