Has a strong association with one of the founding members of the BTM and yields information about the closure of the tram system in Ballarat.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 5 August 2008, titled "Remembering the Last Trams" in the Mr Story Our History - special publication of the day. Reports on an interview with Richard Gilbert and his memories on the last trams in Ballarat. Describes the formation of the BTPS. Features a photo of Richard by Lachlan Bence, standing by the door of No. 40. Other articles feature Bryan Nicholls and the Vietnam War, Don Kelly and the Linton fires of 1998 Keith Day and the Falkland Islands war, Herman Ruyg and the arrest of a murderer, Peter Davies and McDonalds at Bakery Hill and John Zulic and the construction of Sovereign Hill.btps, closure, last tram

Yields information about the Bakery Hill Victoria St and the Caltex Service Station.Digital image, black and white, of No. 26 descending Bakery Hill to Stone's Corner, Victoria and Main St with the Caltex service station in the foreground. Has a lady with slacks walking across the road and a boy wheeling a bike down the footpath. Note the Highway direction signs and service station signage. O'Brien Motors and a book and record shop on the north side Bakery Hill Victoria St. shops. See Reg 4603 for the subsequent photo at this location. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 26 Bridge and Vic1"trams, tramways, victoria st, main st, stones corner, bakery hill, tram 26

This map shows geological features, suggests the last basalt flow, and includes alotments and names of Mining Companies. Although this map has no date on it the Ballarat Industrial School is used for dating purposed. The Ballarat Industrial School ran from 1869-1879, but the term Ballarat Industrial School Reserve was still in use in 1898 and possibly beyond.Geological Map of Ballarat with 3 holes in the left hand side. The map indicates the position of Lake Wendouree, Township of Warrenheip, Ballarat East, Industrial School Reserve, Winters Swamp, Police Paddock, Wyndholm Premptive Right (Salton and Waldie), Black Hill, Vale Park Reserve, Pennyweight Hill, Little Bendigo, Black Swamp Lead, monte Christo Reef, Chinaman's Gully, Miners Rest, Pincotts Dam, Northumberland Gully. It also show the following goldmining companies: City of Ballarat, Kohinor, Hand and Band, Great North West, Northern Junction, Kneeshaw, Rossers Freehold, Silurial.ballarat, warrenheip, lake wendouree, ballarat east, winters swamp, winter swamp, wyndholm premptive right, cemetery, vale park reserve, little bendigo, kneeshaw co., industrial school reserve, kirks dam, pincotts dam, black hill, wombat hill, dead horse gully, miners rest, mt rowan, salton and waldie, rose hill co, great north west no 1, rose's freehold co, hand and band co, police reserve, police paddock, mount rowan, ballarat industrial school reserve, market reserve, winter's swamp, kneeshar co, monte cristo line of reef, chinaman's gully or black snake, milkmaid's gully, ballarat gold field, bakery hil lead, old gravel pits lead, golden point lead, eureka lead, miner's rest, yarrowee creek, leigh creek, black swamp lead, yorkshire reef, nil desperandum reef, cockatoo lead, hit or miss gully, herbert werner frederick de nully, pennyweight hill, esmond's lead, ash's lead, nightingale lead, john bull gully, gladstone reef, whitehorse reef, petticoat creek, pincott's dam, frenchman's gully, tim's crushing plant, jenkin's gully, california gully, drake's creek, sulton and waldie, ballarat undustrial school, ballarat & mariborough railway

Typed letter to Mr Richardson from Geoffrey A Lambert regarding Victoria Hill. He states that the Minister for Mines, Hon. J. C. Balfour has asked the Department's Geologist located at Bendigo to prepare a report on the Victoria Hill area. The Minister also points out that there are conflicting interests which exists between local municipal authorities who are seeking to have mine damaged areas reclaimed for recreation or developmental projects, while some would like the past relics preserved for historical interests among tourists. He also mentions ways of publicity. Dated 19/10/1967.document, gold, victoria hill, hon. j c balfour, clark jeffries, bendigo city council, racv, the age, geoffrey lambert, albert richardson

Black & white newspaper photo of part of the Victoria Hill Mining Area. There are a number of school children in the photo. On the left are old car bodies. Behind them is a rocky area and behind that is a house with three chimneys. In the foreground is more rock, some with netting over it. Mr A. E. Richardson, president of Bendigo Historical Society, led a party of children from Parkmoor, Heatherdale and Forest Hill Primary Schools over mining areas and spoke on the mining industry. The photo was in the Bendigo Advertiser, Sat. May 2, 1970. Article part of Albert Richardson collection of mining documents.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill newspaper photo, mr a e richardson

Lil was born in Long Gully, Bendigo in 1904 daughter of Herbert Charles Leopold Willaton and Lillie Jenkins. She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters, one brother dying in infancy. The family lived in Lille Street, Surrey Hills. Both her parents and one sister died in Surrey Hills. In the 1920s Lil gained her A.L.C.M. (Australian London College of Music) in singing and made a career of teaching gymnastics with calisthenics, rhythmic movement etc. She arranged the music and lyrics for items and also designed the costumes, as well as conducting the physical training which culminated in annual concerts held in Box Hill and other town halls. Lil married Leslie Reginald Stephenson in 1934 and they lived at 36 Union Road, Surrey Hills. She died in July 1995 and is buried in Box Hill Cemetery - CE-126-0001. A black and white photograph of a young lady sitting in a lounge chair.(miss) lil willaton, (mrs) lil stephenson, entertainer, singers, teacher, gymnastics, calesthenics, (miss) lille louisa willaton, (mrs) lille louisa stephenson, box hill cemetery), lille street, union road

Lil was born in Long Gully, Bendigo in 1904 daughter of Herbert Charles Leopold Willaton and Lillie Jenkins. She had 3 brothers and 3 sisters, one brother dying in infancy. The family lived in Lille Street, Surrey Hills. Both her parents and one sister died in Surrey Hills. In the 1920s Lil gained her A.L.C.M. (Australian London College of Music) in singing and made a career of teaching gymnastics with calisthenics, rhythmic movement etc. She arranged the music and lyrics for items and also designed the costumes, as well as conducting the physical training which culminated in annual concerts held in Box Hill and other town halls. Lil married Leslie Reginald Stephenson in 1934 and they lived at 36 Union Road, Surrey Hills. She died in July 1995 and is buried in Buried Box Hill Cemetery - CE-126-0001. A black and white photograph of a young lady dressed in a graduation gown and wearing a mortarboard on her head.(miss) lil willaton, (mrs) lil stephenson, entertainers, singers, gymnastics, calesthenics, teacher, lille street, union road, (miss) lille louisa willaton, (mrs) lille louisa stephenson, box hill cemetery

This is a 2nd edition of an earlier print, 1978. It has been revised and edited by John Phillips for the Orbost & District Historical Society in 2010. Harry Grosvenor was the headmaster at Newmerella School from 1962 to 1972. Harry was deeply involved in the 1978 publication by the Newmerella Progress Association called: Newmerella - Valley of Plenty. The book is a pictorial history of the early Newmerella district ( west of the Snowy River ).This is a local history book written by Harry Grosvenor a local author.A paperback book, titled Newmerella Valley of Plenty. The front cover is brown with white text and has three b/w photographs of the Snowy River flats as sen from the Newmerella hill. One is a photograph of the railway line with a steam train on the rail viaduct. newmerella-history

Collection of newspaper cuttings from 1910-1060s compiled into scrapbookA3 sized scrapbook of newspaper clippings with hand-drawn cover, donated by Meredith Happold (nee Stacey) (Willow Hill). Undated. The Newspaper clippings are yellowed and glue marked. Better copies of most of the images or the original newspapers are available elsewhere in the RDHS Archives.

Black / white photo of 1st Light Horse Brigade on the march near Jerusalem with buildings in front & centre with hills in the background. White border with brown wooden frame, glass front & brown paper backing. Brigade is being led by Brigadier General Cox.On silver metal plate attached to bottom centre of frame: "Presented by Major R A Hattam Oct 87"passchendaele barracks trust, photographs, light horse

Hard cover book with dust cover. Dust cover - blue background, Image of snow covered dark hills. Orange road in centre. Writing in yellow and black ink. Book - brown buckram. Pages - 195. Illustrated - black and white photos and maps. books-military-history, books-biography-pows

Perfume, lavender water and bath salts were sold by chemists either locally of in larger cities visited on a shopping expedition. The shape of the bottles changed as did the stopper used to seal it.Historical: Change of bottles - shape, glass, stopper, embossing, use Aesthetic: Display showing shape and size of bottleClear glass bottle with rectangular base and straight sides nearly three quarters of the way up tapering in 3 waves to a ridged neck and then a screw top. Visually but inside the glass at the base seems to be indented showing a lopsided hill bearing to one side.Base: '12' within an oval shape chemist, perfume, lavendar water, bath salts, glass bottle

It is thought that these are the first federal electorial plans for the Subdivision of Ballarat. The first member of Ballarat was Alfred Deakin.May of the Federal subdivision of Ballarat, with each section depicted in a different colour. The plans include Lake Wendouree, Central Ballarat subdivision; Soldiers Hill subdivision; Ballarat East subdivision, and Central Section Ballarat East, including the Ballarat East Botanic Garden .ballarat, federation, alfred deakin, elections, plan, electoral division, electoral map, polling

Timber board listing the following gold members Television Victoria Ltd Natures Cargo McDonalds Family Restaurants Ballarat Mid-City Motor Inn Golden Point Tabaret Sovereign Hill Ballarat Village Conference Centre Bell Tower Inntelevision victoria ltd, natures cargo, mcdonalds family restaurants ballarat, mid-city motor inn, golden point tabaret, sovereign hill, ballarat village conference centre, bell tower inn

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Family outing: Sergeant Mac Young with his daughters Audrey, Jac and Norma atop a stone tower in 1941. This photo is believed to have been taken at Lighting Hill, in Eaglehawk. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Mine: Specimen Hill Mine, circa 1908. Photograph from a souvenir catalogue of pictorial views of the city and gold mines. At the time, Bendigo was one of the world's greatest gold producers. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

RAILWAYS COLLECTION colour photo of -a team of 10 Cricket players on a cricket pitch with trees in the background two players are kneeling with two crossed cricket bats. Note on the back of the photo says Copper Shop Cricket match, White Hills Oval 1960photograph

J Evans - Various accounts (general day book) 1907 - 1913; Two page draft ''Memorandum of Partnership' loose at rear cover between Joseph Carlyve (?? Spelling) and Hendrey Jobe (John Evans, witness) for the rising of crushing stuff at Flagstaff Hill.bendigo, industry, gold, flagstaff hill

Book 4, Site 15.1 New Chum Goldfields Mine site Diamond Hill to site 16.22, Lansell's 222 Mine site, New Chum Reef, Golden Square. Significance reports prepared for North Central Goldfields Project: Bendigo Goldfield.David Bannearbendigo, mining, goldfields report, bendigo, gold, goldfields, history

Document, W.D.Mason Collection, Indenture Form Prescribed by the Plate Glass Board under the Factories and Shops Act dated 19.8.1935. The apprentice was Thomas Hosking of Diamond Hill, and his apprenticeship was for three years.with W.D.Mason Pty Ltd for the Trade of Lead & Copper Glazing.business, retail, w d mason

Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Comet Mine, Plan, Plate No. XX111 (23).Lightning Hill Anticline at Surface, United Hustler's & Redan Co., Hustler's Reef Co..Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw Underground survey Office Bendigo September 1913Underground Survey Office, Bendigo.

EIG School - Ralph Birrell Collection. - Construction of Latrobe Uni. C1966. Bendigo Institute of Technology, Engineering School, Applied Science. Two Flights of stairs off the road, Appears to be Flora Hill Primary School in the background, roadway in for ground. Markings: OCT72M2Kodakeducation, tertiary, latrobe university bendigo, eig school - ralph birrell collection. - construction of latrobe uni. c1966. bendigo institute of technology, engineering school, applied science. two flights of stairs off the road, flora hill primary school background, roadway for ground

Blue paper dated Feb 2 1870. I hereby Certify that Alfred Adams of ? Hill is unable to follow his usual employment. Signed H. L. Atkinson. Also signed at the end by Alf. Adams declaring himself on the Sick Funds of the Court.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - medical certificate, court king of the forest, alfred adams, h l atkinson

Blue paper dated July 13th 1876. I hereby certify that Thos. Colledge of Sp. Hill is unable to follow his usual employment. Signed by H. L. Atkinson. Signed at the end by Thomas Colledge declaring himself on the Sick Funds of the Court.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - medical certificate, court king of the forest, thomas colledge, h. l. atkinson

Correspondence relating to Radio Broadcast - Basil Watson Story, to air on 3BO (Bendigo) on 28th Nov, 1961. Various correspondence to and from Keith Munro of 63 Pike St, Quarry Hill relating to the Broadcast. Itemised list of correspondence is appended to item 1200.67.person, individual, basil watson

Coloured photograph of Pat Lyons in Period Costume with blue sash under glass in an ornate gold moulded timber frame, Sash reads 'National Driving Trials Swan Hill Pioneer Settlements 1979', Donated by Mr Atkinson related to Mary Reibyperson, individual, personal portrait, pat lyons, pioneer, pioneer settlement