Copy of a newspaper article asking the readers to help in the search for information on Fred Maundell's band. A letter from Rose Beverage travelled from the Bendigo Post Office, to the Bendigo City Offices, who forwarded the letter and the associated photographs to the Advertiser's Community Focus. Mr Holmes obtained a little information from Ro? Bidwell about the band.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - fred maundell's band, rose beverage, alan holmes, ro? bidwell, cambridgeshire hotel, the hefners, bendigo gaol, long gully junior band

When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and continued to deliver communication and postal services until 1997. Ted Rankins was the last Post Master at the Bendigo Post Office and a long term telegraph volunteer post his retirement. Now a Visitor Centre, dedicated volunteers at the Post Office continued to demonstrate and educate the public about the daily workings of the Post Office up until 2019 when Covid 19 disrupted every day life. This sign was issued to Ted during his time working at the Post Office and is part of the postal collection donated by the Rankins family in memory of Ted. Yellow plastic desk plate. Made from one piece of plastic which has been folded to make the 'A' frame shape. Name printed on front.MR. E. RANKINSted rankins collection, bendigo post office, bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo tourism, post office collection

Victorian State Post card mailed on April 2 1895 to Mr E.P. Hastings 489 Collins Street Melbourne . Bendigo Post Office Duplex cancellation. Reverse. Post Office Stamped receival Melbourne same day. Pre printed Victoria Brewery with printed scroll options. Dated 1/4 1895. Please send some Transfers.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Proud landmarks: the Shamrock Hotel and Bendigo's old Post Office. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Color photograph. View of Bendigo looking South East from the look out tower in Rosalind Park. Former Bendigo Post Office on the right side, Courthouse in centre, Town Hall far side of Courthouse and the Shamrock Hotel on far side of Post Office. Physical description: Unmounted photo. Inscriptions/Markings: Bendigo from look out tower, Rosalind Park, April 2001.Willa, Wendybendigo, bendigo streetscape, bendigo central, post office, court house, bendigo town hall, shamrock

Printed embossed postcard of a view looking at the Bendigo Post Office, Town Hall and Law Courts buildings. There is one ESCo tram in the view along the bottom edge. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. The card has a sprigg of wattle on the left-hand side and the stars of the Southern Cross in the bottom right-hand corner, which have been embossed into the card.Demonstrates a embossed card of a view of Bendigo's Government buildings.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused, embossed.Has the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, post office, town hall

When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and situated on Pall Mall was the central distribution centre for receiving and delivering telegrams and continued to deliver communication and postal services until 1997. Now a Visitor Centre, dedicated volunteers at the Post Office continued to demonstrate and educate the public about the daily workings of the Post Office up until 2019 when Covid 19 disrupted every day life and Ted Rankins, the last Post Master and a long term telegraph volunteer at the Post Office, died. Manuals were issued to postmen to guide them in the delivery of letters and parcels and were small enough to be carried with them. This manual was used by the Bendigo Post Office postmen and is part of the postal collection donated by the Rankins family in memory of Ted Rankins,. Small, creamed coloured cloth covered manual. Contains forty four printed pages and two blank end pages covering all aspects of how to correctly deliver the post. Topics include 'Behaviour', 'Deceased Persons' and 'Bicycles' amongst many others. Book is bound and contains many extra additional paragraphs stuck in on appropriate pages noting changes and amendments. Additional amendments in handwritten red pen also occur on pages 28, 29 and 36.Front cover; Postmen's Manual / Australian Post Office Various annotations and updates throughout. ted rankins collection, bendigo post office, bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo tourism, post office collection

Typed, 2 page document, detailing the location and history of the operation of the Pearl Mine. The mine was located approximately 2 miles north west from the Bendigo Post Office. The main shaft was put down to 1613 feet and 3 subsidiary shafts were sunk, Information is given about the south shaft, originally the main shaft of the Great Extended Hercules and the east shaft, which was situated on the Sheepshead line.bendigo, mining, pearl company mine

Black and white Photograph: Former Bendigo Post Office currently the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre. View of entrant into Rosalind Park from Williamson Street. Camp Hill Primary School also visable in background. Prior to Public toilets being built in Williamson St and prior to the urns being removed from the Post Office. Physical description: Cardboard mounted. Inscriptions: 'W Vincent kelly, Bendigo' photographic studio.W Vincent Kellybuildings, government, bendigo post office

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Friday, June 1, 2001. Memory lane: Pall Mall with Bendigo's historic post office in the background, circa 1962. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Thirteen large format black & white photographs of Bendigo Historical Post Office with Australian Survey Office, Oct 1981printed in oval stamp on reverse. Also included is a number S.F. 132bendigo, institutions, bendigo post office

Colour print of Bendigo SECV Bendigo tram 23 outside the Bendigo Post Office in Pall Mall. On Kodacolor paper with a Kodak red ink stamp on rear. Tram has dash canopy lights, but no large white strip under the drivers windows. Photo dated 23.11.62. Tram showing destination of "Depot". Tram has "Hutton's" ham or bacon ad on front dash panel, with to SEC roof ads "Electric Cooking" and "Switch to Electric Cooking".On rear top left hand corner "17 / 22.11.62" in very wavy handwriting, typical of an aged person.bendigo post office, bendigo, pall mall., tram 26

Black and white photograph taken from poppet head Camp Hill, Bendigo, overlooking Post Office, Court House,Shamrock and Town Hall, dated on back Mon 22nd May 1939.H.Maddicks Daylesfordphotograph, streetscape, bendigo, bendigo-history-buildings

Slide. Bendigo at Night. The post office & law courts in the night light.slide, bendigo, bendigo at night., bendigo at night.

Black and white photograph taken from SW. horse drawn conveyance lwr R foreground. Two couples standing along fenceline. Trees - small protected by guards. On back: stamped in circle 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. In black ink -'MP 259'. Marks in grey lead across one diagonal and one long perimeter. History of object: Previous Acc. No. 'MP 259'. Ian Wild, June 2000 'Bendigo Post Office and Court House'.buildings, government, bendigo post office

Sepia photograph mounted on fawn board. Bendigo Post Office, Boer War Memorial, crowd of people, horse drawn vehicles. Inscriptions: on front - printed 'GL Massingham, View Street Bendigo', on back - circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. History: James Lerk 'Unveiling of the Boer War Memorial' by J Walker, Sculpture at the corner Pall Mall and Williamson Street. Helen Mainka August 2001 'Unveiled by Brig. Gen. Gordon 11/11/1904GL Massingham, View St, Bendigoplace, streetscape, pall mall, prev. acc no. gp51

When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established and the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and situated on Pall Mall was the central distribution centre for receiving and delivering telegrams and continued to deliver communication and postal services until 1997. This stamped, addressed Commemorative Pictorial Postmark envelope celebrates the 1951 Bendigo Gold Centenary Philatelic Exhibition. Registered, postmarked 02 July 1951. Printed and stamped envelope featuring an image of a poppet head on the left and four commemorative stamps celebrating 100 years of gold top right. Letter is addressed.Obverse Top left; $30 Centre top and bottom; various pencil markings Lower right; T. Clark / 5 Princes St / Oakleigh s.12 / Vic Reverse- Two red pencil lines Centre - postal stamps bendigo post office, bendigo tourism, city of greater bendigo tourism, post office collection, making a nation exhibition

eleven art works in black pen sketches of Bendigo by Jan Neil dated 1972- 1977 156A Bendigo Pottery, Bottle Kiln, Epsom 1972 156B Gold Mines Hotel, Bendigo 1972 156C Bendigo Post Office 1972 156D National Bank 1973 156E Birney Car & Central Deborah Mine 156F Law Courts 1973 156G Law Courts 1980 156H Bendigo Town Hall 1972 156I Shamrock Hotel 1972 156J Fortuna Villa, Chum Street1980 156K Fortuna Villa 1977Jan Neil

Original of a Post Master's General Department (PMG), "Advice of Mails Despatched by Train" form filled in for 8/8/1969 (date and month are questionable) for the despatch of one bag of mail from Golden Square to the Bendigo Post Office at 4.15pm. the word "tram" appears above the word train . Has a number of initials or signatures. Form number PM4 or Sch. C 5021/67. Black printing on white paper except for the instruction "Examine Bags, labels, Fastenings and Seals" which is in red ink and capitals. Perforations on left indicate ticket is torn from butt leaving duplicate in the book. Has been filled in - see image file.trams, tramways, mails, trams, golden square, post office, bendigo

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of the Charing Cross area on a rainy evening at sunset. Features three trams, Pall Mall and the Bendigo Post Office building. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "A rainy evening sees a pair of single truckers on "GOLDEN SQUARE" - "NORTH BENDIGO" line meeting an outbound "EAGLEHAWK" car at the Cross. Sept. '71 (Ray Marsh)" See image btm2581p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11790" and written in ink on top edge "Charing Cross Bendigo"tramways, trams, are, film strip, charing cross, bendigo, pall mall, night photo

Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black and white photo of the Queen Victoria Gardens. In the foreground is the baby health centre, (since removed), Queen Victoria statue in white, centre background shows the RSL Hall and part of the roof and the clock tower of the Old Bendigo post Office. Background right the tower of the Shamrock Hotel and centre background is the town of the Bendigo School of mines. The right shows vehicles parked along Pall Mall. To the right of the health centre there is a small white statue, of unknown representation. At the bottom of the photo in white Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo and to the right is No.10.bendigo, parks and gardens, queen victoria gardens

BHS CollectionHanro Employees Early 1930's: Black and White photograph mounted on grey card with a grey border underneath the photograph hand written in black ink is *Vincent Kelly & Bartlett Bendigo* The photo was taken on the steps of the Bendigo Post Office. Large group of women employees standing with six men seated on the steps in front and several men standing in the back row. A small water stain is on the card to the left of the photo. On the back, hand written in black ink is *Hanro Employees on Bendigo P.O. steps Early 1932 or '33* A pencil mark runs down the back. Box 116AVincent Kelly & Bartlett Bendigo.photograph, person, hanro, hanro staff

BHS CollectionSepia postcard of old Bendigo - detailed as "Looking East from Post Office, Bendigo"; taken from the Post Office tower. Rear is unstamped - therefore not posted. Personal message addressed to Dear Addie from Fred (!!) acknowledges a short holiday in Bendigo.bendigo looking east along pall mall taken from the post office tower., aerial view towards east bendigo

When the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act was passed in June 1902, and a national Postmaster General's Department (the PMG) was established the responsibility for the nation's mail and telephone services fell on local Post Offices. The Bendigo Post Office, built in 1887 and is situated on Pall Mall, it was the central distribution centre for receiving and delivering communication and postal services until 1997 and is now the Bendigo Visitor Centre. Clocks such as these were issued by the Post Master General's Department which was a department of the Australian federal government, established at Federation in 1901, whose responsibilities included the provision of postal and telegraphic services throughout Australia. It was abolished in December 1975 and replaced by the Postal and Telecommunications Department.Wall clock with ceramic face consisting of twelve Roman numerals with hand and minute hand. Clock has a wooden body with glass viewing panel in centre and brass internal mechanism and pendulum. The clock is fitted into a wooden display case and held in place by wooden pegs. The lower case has a small drawer which opens and holds the winding key. PMG on ceramic face centre upper. '146' and 'PMG' stamped into wooden clock frame below the number six. Key is stamped front; '8' verso; 'Made in England / Popular / Progress' and an ace of spades with a "P" in the centre. Clock mechanism stamped verso; 146 / PMG / PMGcity of greater bendigo post office

BHS Collectionblack and white photo ( from newspaper /): aerial view of Bendigo City Centre, Post Office and Shamrock Hotel. Rosalind Park in foreground, looking north east.Airspy ?place, aerial view of bendigo

Black and White print of an SECV Bendigo tram 20 at Charing Cross terminus for the Golden Square route loading passengers. Trams has dash canopy lights, but no large white strip under the drivers windows. Photo not dated but appears to be at during early 1960's. Tram showing destination of "Golden Square", has "Cohn's Drinks Quench" ad on front dash panel, SEC Roof ad "You'll Cook better electrically" and "B.J. Osborn Plumbing Service" roof ad. Has Bendigo Post Office clock tower in background. Tram off loading passengers while others are waiting to get on. Good photo for people.trams, tramways, charing cross, bendigo, golden square, tram 20

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of Bendigo No. 28, decorated for Myer Christmas, 1968 in Pall Mall with the Bendigo Post Office and other Government offices in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Far and away the most popular feature of the Bendigo system was the Birney Safety Cars, still in regular service. Here No. 28 in Myer Christmas garb, heads down Pall Mall towards "NORTH BENDIGO" - Dec. '68 (Dave Macartney)" See image btm2587p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11798" and written in ink on top edge "No. 28 The Mall Bendigo"tramways, trams, are, film strip, pall mall, santa tram, christmas trams, tram 28

Established in 1950, the Department of Supply headquarters transferred to Canberra in January 1968 and was dissolved in 1974. It was superseded by the Department of Manufacturing Industry and Department of the Special Minister of State. The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Supply. The department's main function was to support Australia's Navy, Army and Air Force in defence production, research and development, purchas­ing, transport and storage. The Department was also the Commonwealth Disposals Authority. Finally, the Department was responsible for the Australian Antarctic program. Bendigo was the site of an Ordnance Factory and manufactured and reconditioned naval guns and mountings, turbine gears for large ships, general heavy engineering work, large fabricated structure and missile handling equipment. The factory was managed in 1970 by R.I.M Moss. The department may have had an office in the former Bendigo Post Office now the Bendigo Visitor Information Centre.Blue, felt or wool peaked service cap with woven band and plastic strap. Small brass buttons. The cap has a synthetic lining around the crown and on the roof of the cap. Marked on the inside with the maker's details.bendigo post office, city of greater bendigo uniform

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Streetscape: looking east from the post office, Bendigo. About 1905.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Hand-coloured postcard of street scene. Centre front - Alexandra Fountain. Centre back - Bendigo Post Office. Buildings at R, three trams in foreground. Trees and poppet head L. Horse-drawn carrieges front L. Tramlines lead through centre. Some pedestrians in street. Inscriptions/markings: on photo - 'Pall Mall, Bendigo'. On back - hand-written in ink - 'Miss Annie Case, Irene Parade, March, Cambridgeshire, England'. Message - 'Hope you are both keeping well as are, are, we are getting it very warm just now. I suppose you are getting it cold. I had a p.c. from M.W. they were both well it was written on the 20 September love to both from us both. Susan.place, streetscape, alexandra fountain