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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: VICTORIA HOTEL AND STOCK EXCHANGE, 1880's ?
... Mining exchange... TOPIC Mining investment Mining exchange Stock exchange Victoria ...Photograph of a wood engraving, showing a Large group of men in front of the Victoria Hotel and the Stock Exchange , Pall Mall, Sandhurst. The men are all formally dressed with long coats and top and bowler hats.topic, mining, investment, mining exchange, stock exchange, victoria hotel, pall mall -
Unions Ballarat
Advance Australia Album of Ballarat Views, circa 1891
... Mining Exchange, Ballarat... Hospital Ballarat Benovolent Asylum Ballarat State School Mining ...Small panoramic picture book with early views of Ballarat. Part of a series including Sydney, Launceston, Lorne and Melbourne views.Significant to the history of Ballarat - particularly streetscapes and architecture.[12] folded leaves of plates; all illustrations (Leporello folding panorama); 14 cm. Front cover: gold gilt on blue background with brown cloth spine; images of kangaroo and emu with shields and rising sun; image of Ballarat Town Hall. Inscribed: "A souvenir of Ballarat to dear Mother, Helen and George September 1891" Front cover: title. ballarat buildings, photographs, pictorial history, btlc, ballarat regional trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, post office, ballarat, city hall, ballarat east, ballarat hospital, ballarat benovolent asylum, ballarat state school, mining exchange, ballarat, wesleyan church, ballarat, presbyterian church, ballarat, roman catholic church, ballarat, congregational church, ballarat, new anglican cathedral, ballarat, moorabool falls, botanical gardens, ballarat, architecture, ballarat -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, White Night Ballarat, 2017, 04/03/2017
... Ballarat Mining Exchange... lydiard street Post Office Gallery, Ballarat Ballarat Mining ...Images of White Night Ballarat which lit up buildings in Lydiard Street Ballarat.white night, white night ballarat, projection, lydiard street, post office gallery, ballarat, ballarat mining exchange, craig's royal hotel, ballarat, lydiard street, ballarat, sturt street, ballarat, former bank of new south wales, ballarat -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Thomas Stoddart 1828-1905, A Short Biography by Jennifer Burrell, 22/3/2010
... Mining Exchange... Stoddart Stockbroker Miner T.M.Antcliffe Mining Exchange Stoddart ...A reasonably detailed account of Thomas Stoddart's life as of March, 2010.Thomas Stoddart was a generous benefactor who played a major role in "aesthetically enhancing [Ballarat's] colonial society."5 pages with black and white photos on pp.1,2,4 and photograph of new Stoddart plaque, p.5.None.doctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, thomas stoddart, stockbroker, miner, t.m.antcliffe, mining exchange, stoddart and binnie, ballarat art gallery, sporting clubs, ballarat philharmonic society, statues, james russell thomson, grave restoration, jennifer burrell -
Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Work on paper - Thomas Stoddart, Stockbroker, Mining Shareholders Index 1857-1886, Not given
... Mining Exchange... Index benefactor Stoddart and Binnie Mining Exchange Occupation ...Clear evidence is given in this document of Stoddart's business activities.The Mining Shareholders Index indicates how Stoddart became a wealthy benefactor2 pages, 8 columns per page.Nonedoctor john garner, ballarat botanical gardens, thomas stoddart, stockbroker, statues, mining shareholders index, benefactor, stoddart and binnie, mining exchange, occupation, miner, john garner collection, gradens, ballarat -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Document, Ballarat Buildings Fact Sheets
... Ballarat Mining Exchange...' Institute Ballarat School of Mines Ballarat Mining Exchange Ballarat ...Ballarat Buildings Fact Sheets produced for the Ballarat Heritage Weekend in 2011 by Ballarat Heritage Services.ballarat buildings, ballarat heritage festival, ballarat old colonists' hall, ballarat gaol, art gallery of ballarat, ballarat railway station, ballarat trades hall, ballaarat mechanics' institute, ballarat school of mines, ballarat mining exchange -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Coloured photograph, Arts Academy at Camp Street under construction, 2003/2004
... on. The Mining Exchange and Ballarat Post Office are shown... photographs showing the area to be built on. The Mining Exchange ...Coloured photographs showing the area to be built on. The Mining Exchange and Ballarat Post Office are shown. These buildings plus new ones will make up the Federation University Camp Street campus.arts academy, camp street, construction, former ballarat library -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: ACTIVITY
... Buick's Beehive store and mining exchange in Pall Mall. Photo... and mining exchange in Pall Mall. Photo courtesy Bendigo Historical ...Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Activity: legal staff and spectators stand on the roadway outside James Buick's Beehive store and mining exchange in Pall Mall. Photo courtesy Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BUSINESS
... Gray in 1948 at the Bendigo Mining Exchange. Employees... Mitchell (nee Burns) and Marlene Gray in 1948 at the Bendigo Mining ...Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Saturday, August 28, 2004. Business: Dorothy Mitchell (nee Burns) and Marlene Gray in 1948 at the Bendigo Mining Exchange. Employees of Honey's (downstairs) also ran their own clothing alterations shop upstairs.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Chris Phillips, c1970
... , the Mining Exchange and other buildings in the background.... Office, the Mining Exchange and other buildings in the background ...Yields information about the use of trams, destinations and shunting in Lydiard St North prior to closure.Digital image of two trams in Lydiard St north near Sturt St. Both trams have the destination of City Oval (may have been taken just prior to that of Reg Item 7023). and No. 26 may be about to shunt on the crossover. Has the Post Office, the Mining Exchange and other buildings in the background.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, city oval, tram 26, tram 27 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST SCHOOL OF MINES COLLECTION: LETTER FROM L B MCGRATH, 20/02/1907
... , Mining Exchange Bendigo dated 20.2.1907 'Experienced Mechanical... McGrath , Mining Exchange Bendigo dated 20.2.1907 'Experienced ...SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES LETTER from L B McGrath , Mining Exchange Bendigo dated 20.2.1907 'Experienced Mechanical and Mining Engineer Advise on purchase , supervision or erection of machinery of any class and how to economise fuel .Plans prepared & commissions executed .' //to D Clark Director School of Mines re extra marks instruction for metal working classdocument -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Theo Dunstan, Aug. 1971
... of the Lydiard St. Nth in the background include the Mining Exchange... of the Lydiard St. Nth in the background include the Mining Exchange ...35mm slide, square format mounted in a "Kodak " cardboard slide mount with Kodak logos and printing of No. 42 about to use the Lydiard St. crossover. Tram has reversed direction and has destination of Sebastopol. Has buildings on the east side of the Lydiard St. Nth in the background include the Mining Exchange. Taken 23/8/1971 - the last Sunday of full operations? Has date of "Sep 71" and "19" stamped onto the slide.tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st nth, tram 42 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Domestic Object - VIEWS OF SANDHURST 1881 CALENDAR, 1981
... cover has many shots of the city including the Mining Exchange... the Mining Exchange, the Fountain, the train station and many more ...A 1981 Calendar of Sandhurst (Bendigo) in 1881. The front cover has many shots of the city including the Mining Exchange, the Fountain, the train station and many more. Second page, a, for January and February is a larger photo of the front of the Beehive Chambers and Mining exchange. Second photo,b, for the months of March and April is a view from Post Office tower looking north to White Hills. Third photo ,c, for the month of May and June is a photo of the Sandhurst Post Office in Pall Mall. Fourth photo, d, for July and August is a top view of the Sandhurst Railway Station. The fifth photo, e, for September and October is shows a very busy Alexandra Fountain with many people walking around it. The sixth photo, f, for November and December shows a fine view from the Post Office tower looking south to Golden Square.bendigo, history, city history -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, University of Ballarat Camp Street Precinct, 2000, c2000
... elevations including a new performing arts Building, Mining Exchange... Building, Mining Exchange, Visual Arts Building, and Alfred Deakin ...The university aspect of the Camp Street Precinct was named the arts AcademyFramed plans of the Univesity of Ballarat (later Federation University) Camp Street Precinct. .1) Drawing of elevations for the university of Ballarat and the City of Ballarat Camp Street Precinct elevations including a new performing arts Building, Mining Exchange, Visual Arts Building, and Alfred Deakin Place. .2) Camp Street Precinct elevations including the Ballarat Post Office, State Offices and Old Courthouse. camp street, camp street precinct, plans, daryl jackson, arts academy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE QUEEN VICTORIA 1901 BENDIGO, 1901
... and Mining Exchange in Pall Mall. Legal managers, staff.... Beehive Store and Mining Exchange in Pall Mall. Legal managers ...Black and white photo: ( copy from Bendigo and Vicinity ? ) commemorative service for the death of Queen Victoria early in 1901. Service held in Rosalind Park. Photo shows the parade held in Pall Mall. Alexandra Fountain in middle of photo. Soldiers marching wearing white pith helmets, guns reversed. Beehive Store and Mining Exchange in Pall Mall. Legal managers, staff and spectators standing in the roadway.bendigo, queen victoria, commemorative service, pall mall, alexandra fountain -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - SANDHURST BUILDING SOCIETY CENTENARY 1981 CALENDAR
... of Sandhurst 1881 Calendar Images: Beehive Chambers and Mining Exchange... 1881 Calendar Images: Beehive Chambers and Mining Exchange ...Buff Paper, Sepia Text & Illustrations 7 Pages Views of Sandhurst 1881 Calendar Images: Beehive Chambers and Mining Exchange Hotel, Pall Mall; panorama from Post Office Tower looking north to White Hills; Sandhurst Post Office Pall Mall; Sandhurst Railway Station (opened 1862) and Quarry Hill;Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross, (opened 1881); panorama from Post Office Tower looking south to Golden Square.bendigo, history, sandhurst building society calendar -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1907
... outside the Mining Exchange. Shows the centre poles in the street... outside the Mining Exchange. Shows the centre poles in the street ...Yields information about Sturt and Armstrong Streets with a toast rack tram and Snows Buildings on the left.Black and white historic photograph downloaded from a picture resource website within a decorative frame. Printed with an inkjet printer. Titled "Looking down Lydiard Street North Ballarat, circa:" shows a view looking north along the street from outside the Mining Exchange. Shows the centre poles in the street, the Federal Hotel, Cobb & Co building, blue stone gutters, gutter crossings and telephone wires. Original photo from a postcard - not currently (June 2010) in Museum's collection.trams, tramways, lydiard st north, horse drawn vehicle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Receipt book
... Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining... Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining ...Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest purpose built exchange in Australia and was one of only two in regional Australia. It was initially established in the 1850's to service the miners of the area. It's first double story incarnation as the Bendigo Stock Exchange, contained up to 2000 stockbrokers and 5000 shareholders. In 1871 the building burnt to the ground and the new and current building was completed in 1872. The modern building was designed by Charles Webb, who was also responsible for the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. and features a pitched glass roof similar to the Royal Arcade, Melbourne.Unused Beehive Store receipt book (nos. 001204-1 to 50). Owner R.O. Henderson (Beehive) Pty Ltd, Pall Mall and Hargreaves Streets, Bendigo. Undated. Light paper cover, rear card cover, bound book. Four unused envelopes, with Beehive \ letterhead in upper left-hand corner.Receipt book nos. 001204-1 to 50the beehive, invoice -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - The Beehive Package Label (unused)
... . This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest.... This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest ...Historic department store package label. Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest purpose built exchange in Australia and was one of only two in regional Australia. It was initially established in the 1850's to service the miners of the area. It's first double story incarnation as the Bendigo Stock Exchange, contained up to 2000 stockbrokers and 5000 shareholders. In 1871 the building burnt to the ground and the new and current building was completed in 1872. The modern building was designed by Charles Webb, who was also responsible for the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. and features a pitched glass roof similar to the Royal Arcade, Melbourne.Historic The Beehive department store package labelPale yellow package label with green textthe beehive store pall mall through to hargreaves strreet, bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Negative, Colour Print, David Endacott, 1971
... Office and Mining Exchange building in the background... buildings, Post Office and Mining Exchange building ...Colour positive (negative) of SEC tram No. 30 south bound in Lydiard St. North, with the destination of Sebastopol between Mair St and Sturt St. Has the Fine Art Gallery buildings, Post Office and Mining Exchange building in the background of the photograph. Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. A colour laser image of this negative made on 10/1/2000 using a Canon Laser printer has been placed on file at 01-01-57. Original film image scanned at 3200dpi 12/5/2020.ballarat, lydiard st. nth, fine art gallery, tram 30 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Flyer - Christmas Gifts at the Beehive
... . This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest.... This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest ...Early 1950s items and costs (in pounds shillings and pence) pre-decimal charges for itemised gifts. Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest purpose built exchange in Australia and was one of only two in regional Australia. It was initially established in the 1850's to service the miners of the area. It's first double story incarnation as the Bendigo Stock Exchange, contained up to 2000 stockbrokers and 5000 shareholders. In 1871 the building burnt to the ground and the new and current building was completed in 1872. The modern building was designed by Charles Webb, who was also responsible for the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. and features a pitched glass roof similar to the Royal Arcade, Melbourne.Christmas Gifts at the Beehive - a shopping flyer for the Beehive department store, circa early 1950s. the flyer covers Christmas gifts across the various departments of the Beehive Store in Pall mall and Hargreaves Street Bendigo. Two-page folded flyer, black printed on cream paper. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Early 1950s items and costs (in pounds shillings and pence) pre-decimal charges for itemised gifts.the beehive, christmas gifts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BEEHIVE BUILDING
... Beehive Store & Mining Exchange, Pall Mall Bendigo. Legal Managers... Buick's Beehive Store & Mining Exchange, Pall Mall Bendigo. Legal ...Black and white photocopy of photograph on board. Oval shaped image. Beehive Building. Large group of men standing at front. Inscriptions: In image - on verandah 'James Buick & Co. Beehive Stores'. On building below parapet 'Beehive Chambers, James Buick & Co, Beehive Chambers'. On windows 'Bee Hive, Billiard Saloon'. 'H? Birch, Legal Manager'. 'CW Bell, Legal Manager'. History of object: James Lerk 2000 'James Buick's Beehive Store & Mining Exchange, Pall Mall Bendigo. Legal Managers staff and speculators are standing on the roadway' Photographed for Bendigo Advertiser 11.1.2001.buildings, commercial, beehive building -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Mal Rowe, 29/06/1968 12:00:00 AM
... and the entrance to the Mining Exchange Tram showing "Special", has... In the background is the Art Gallery and the entrance to the Mining Exchange ...Yields information about the purported achievement of tram 27 reaching 1,000,000 miles and the TMSV Tour, and the Lydiard St North Crossover.Digital image of a Black and white photograph of Tram 27 using the Lydiard St North crossover during the celebrations of the tram completing its "millionth" mile in Ballarat on Saturday 29 June 1968 In the background is the Art Gallery and the entrance to the Mining Exchange Tram showing "Special", has banner "This tram has just completed 1,000,000 (million) miles in Ballarat" on the front of the tram during the TMSV Celebratory tour. See also Reg Items 1878 and 7990 to 7995 for other photos of the day by Mal Rowe. Note: A review of the tram car mileages by Dave Macartney, showed that it was actually 900,000, due to a carryover error.trams, tramways, tmsv, million miles, lydiard st north, crossover, tram 27 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Poster - Advertisment, University of Ballarat, The Antipodes, 1 : 2007 .2: 2008
... ingredient is Ballarat's magnificent Mining Exchange, haunted... ingredient is Ballarat's magnificent Mining Exchange, haunted ...'The Antipodes' a comedy by Richard Brome. He was an English dramatist, born c1590 and died September24 1652 in London, generally deemed the "most considerable of minor Jacobean playwrights". 'The Antipodes' was an "ingenious satirical comedy" considered Brome's masterpiece - folly, jealousy, melancholy, madness and discord. This play directed by Kim Durban is a play within a play travels with Peregrine to Botany Bay in 1789 where there is an imagined "upside-down paradise of masterless men." The main ingredient is Ballarat's magnificent Mining Exchange, haunted as it is by ghosts of earlier travellers. There are five Acts performed by Third Year Graduate Actors of The Arts Academy of the University of Ballarat Design by John Bennett; costumes by Melanie Liertz; Choreography by Jessica Nichols / Lisa Minett; Lighting by Bronwyn Pringle; Sound by David Franzke. Cast: Dylan Lincoln, Blaze; Luke Western, Joyless; Anthony Dynon, Doctor; Alison Etheridge, Barbara; Tamara Gourley, Martha; Scott Middleton, Letoy; Sarah Ranken, Quailpipe; Rick Haseman, Peregrine; Robyn Nethercote, Diana; Scott Jackson, Byplay; Alexander May, Truelock. Letoy's Players,Sailors, Gentlemen, Maids, Citizens Courtiers and more: Vanessa Crouch' Stephanie Osztrecher, Kristy Phelan, Rea Walker, Emily Frewer, Beth Liston, John Desengano, Adam Smith, Jessica Nichols, Andrew Rostenburg, AshleyClarke, Kara, Tischler, Phillipa Shea, Sarah Brennan and Matt Young . Opening night: Saturday April 26th followed by Sunday 27th, Wednesday 30th through to Saturday May 3rd, 2007. Tickets: Adults $22, Concession $15.50, Student $12.50, UB Student $7.50, Arts Academy Student $5. The play was performed at Ballarat Mining Exchange, Lydiard Street North, Ballarat. Original poster the antipodes, the university of ballarat arts academy, kim durban, john bennett, melanie liertz, lisa minett, jessica nichols, bronwyn pringle, david franzke, dylan lincoln, luke western, anthony dynon, alison etheridge, tamara gourley, scott middleton, sarah ranken, rick haseman, robyn nethercote, scott jackson, alexander may -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Post Office Ballarat, c1910
... in the long building behind the oval type roof of old mining exchange... behind the oval type roof of old mining exchange. See item 8411 ...Coloured image of the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets looking north along Lydiard St. North giving a high view of the Post Office building with its tower. Has an ESCo tram southbound in Lydiard St North, a motor car and several horse-drawn vehicles. Shows the verandahs along Lydiard St, centre poles, and looks towards a rather desolate Black Hill following extensive mining works. The Post Office time ball is in the down position. Possibly c1910. Summerscales building - photographer, postcards is next door to the Post Office in Sturt St. On the rear is a handwritten note from Wal Jack to Ken Magor about the tram in the photo, the time ball on the post office flagstaff, Railway station tower to the left of the Post Office, carriage sheds in the long building behind the oval type roof of old mining exchange. See item 8411 for a coloured version. Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets in the early ESCo era and the Post Office building.Postcard - black and white- divided back, undated - Valentine & Sons, Printed in Great Britain. Card Number "20-2"Notes by Wal Jack on the rear - see image 2nd image.sturt street, post office, ballarat, tramways, lydiard st, esco, black hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - EARLY IMAGES OF CENTRAL VICTORIA
... . The Corner 'Ballarat first Mining Exchange'. 8. Clunes Children... in Fortuna Villa. 7. The Corner 'Ballarat first Mining Exchange'. 8 ...1. National Trust 2005 calendar titled 'Early Images of Central Victoria' . 2. A4 sized Deidre Chesney correspondence to Jim Evans thanking him for inclusion of two BHS donated photographs. 3. Order Form. Calendar images in consecutive order 1. Bicycle Race Bendigo c1930. [BHS] 2. First Locomotive leaving Thompson's Foundry Castlemaine. 3. Portrait of Five Sisters. 4. Hanging Rock Races 1890. 5. Heath's Grocery Store. 6. Bendigo Women's Sewing Circle for the Boer War held in Fortuna Villa. 7. The Corner 'Ballarat first Mining Exchange'. 8. Clunes Children in Fancy Dress. 9. Walking Group ,Trentham Falls 1920. 10. Motorcyclists outside the Dunn & Allan store Ararat 1920. 12. Daylesford Lacrosse Team, 1910.bendigo, history, early images -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 3, Chris Phillips, 30/05/1971 12:00:00 AM
... into Lydiard St North with the Post Office and the Mining Exchange... and the Mining Exchange buildings in the background. .3 - tram ...Yields information about the special tram and the people involved at the time of the formation of the BTPS prior to closure of the SEC operated system.Set of three digital images of tram 36 advertising the Lake Tramway Preservation Meeting at the Town Hall 31/5/1971 by Chris Phillips. .1 - tram at Gardens loop with the motorman L Bird pulling the pole down - similar photo to that of The Age Newspaper, see Reg Item 2487. .2 - tram turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North with the Post Office and the Mining Exchange buildings in the background. .3 - tram at the City stop, south side of Sturt St with the Town Hall and Myers in the background. Also has the tram stop signs in the photograph. See also Reg Item 1064 for the newspaper clipping, 2487 for a print of The Age photograph. See 7033i4 for notes on the tram and who made the banner - thought to be Tom Clark. Imagebtm7033i2bw - black and white version of the slide use in the Long Gallery imagebtm7033i2co - colour hi res scan.trams, tramways, lake wendouree, charters, museum establishment, btps, sturt st, gardens, lydiard st north -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph, Fernleigh Flats, Ballarat, 12/02/2022
... , Mining Exchange."(Ballarat Star, 16 Aug 1867) "SALE BY AUCTION.... Apply Owen Cazaly, Mining Exchange."(Ballarat Star, 16 Aug 1867 ...Residents of the Fernleigh Flats Retirement village are understood to be well and strong enough to care for themselves and need to be over the age of 55 years. Fernleigh Flats is owned and operated by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. "TO LET, a Brick House, corner of Urquhart and Ripon Streets. Apply Owen Cazaly, Mining Exchange."(Ballarat Star, 16 Aug 1867) "SALE BY AUCTION, Corner of Urquhart and Ripon streets, 07 COMFORTABLE COTTAGE PROPERTY. M'GREGOR BROTHERS, instructed by the owner, Mr Bradbury, who has bought another property, will sell by public auction, on Monday, 16th May, at half-past 12, His six-roomed substantially-built RESIDENCE. The owner has, under his own supervision, spared no expense in making this a most comfortable and convenient dwelling, situated on a quarter of an acre allotment, at the corner of Urqhuart and Ripon streets, high and dry. Garden laid out with choice young fruit trees; ground capable of growing anything. Fowl yard fenced off. making It a most desirable residence. For a family residence or as An investment this is a good opportunity. Inspection invited. Auctioneer, R. M'GREGOR. (Ballarat Star, 12 May 1893.)A retirement village on the corner of Urquhart Street and Ripon Street, Ballarat. The street trees surrounding this property include a number of trees (blue cedar?) and suggest the demolition of an older stately home on this site. fernleigh flats, residences, architecture -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: THE ALBUM OF SANDHURST VIEWS
... Benevolent Asylum, Post and Telegraph Offices, Mining Exchange, View..., Post and Telegraph Offices, Mining Exchange, View from Post ...A bound book of 16 drawings B&W (lithographs?) in ''photographic'' detail of well-known Sandhurst Views - Town Hall, Mechanics Institute, Masonic Hall, Bendigo Hospital, Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, Post and Telegraph Offices, Mining Exchange, View from Post Office Tower looking East, View from Post Office Tower looking West, Central State School, Alexandra Fountain, Upper Lake,Rosalind Park, Fernery Rosalind Park, St Pauls Church, Bishop's Palace, General View - New Chum Line, Koch's ''Pioneer'' Crushing Works, Quartz Crushing batteries, Town Hall - Eaglehawk, Railway Station. Appended with two pages summarizing Sandhurst history; current councillors and officers, brief review of five places - Bendigo Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, Mechanics Institute and Free Library, School of Mines and Industries, Masonic Hall. Date is given as ''The present (1888) occupants are ....'' -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Work on paper - Three samples of wrapping paper (a-Cockings, b-Bennetts Store & c-Beehive stores)
... . Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining.... Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining ...Robert Samuel Valentine Cocking (1882 - 14/5/1945) Born in Bendigo, Val Cocking began hi retail career at Myer Bendigo before opening his own draper shop c. 1912 in the lower block Pall Mall. In 1914 he moved his stock into temporary premises while he renovated his new shop, which combined the former Post Office Hotel and adjacent grocery and stationary shops. The new emporium opened in Aug 1918 selling drapery and soft goods. Mr Cocking was a champion rifle shooter; President of the Bendigo Chamber of Commerce; President of the Sandhurst Football Club for 18 years and President of the Bendigo Cricket Club. Bennetts Hardware shop was in Hargeaves St near the entrance to Allan's Walk in the 1950's. Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest purpose built exchange in Australia and was one of only two in regional Australia. It was initially established in the 1850's to service the miners of the area. It's first double story incarnation as the Bendigo Stock Exchange, contained up to 2000 stockbrokers and 5000 shareholders. In 1871 the building burnt to the ground and the new and current building was completed in 1872. The modern building was designed by Charles Webb, who was also responsible for the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. and features a pitched glass roof similar to the Royal Arcade, Melbourne.Three samples of wrapping paper from a. Cockings, b. Bennetts Store & c. Beehive storeswrapping paper, cockings, bennetts, beehive