Magazine. Harry Biggs Collection. Booklet in black & white with a wooden bridge on the cover telling the story of local government in the Oxley Shire, 1862 - 1962. Printer is Despatch Printing. Written by M. A. Moonie.magazine, government, oxley shire, harry biggs collection, bridge to the future: the story of local government in oxley shire, 1862 - 1962

Account page from Biggs Bros., Woodstock Dairy, Mollison Street. Wholesale and Retail Milk Suppliers. Printed on blue paper with black printing and red cash lines. Date line ends 193-.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, woodstock dairy, biggs bros

Book. Harry Biggs Collection. A small yellow covered book. Written by K. S. Kings on the history of the Bendigo Tramways. Printed in Australia by Hedges & Bell Ltd., Maryborough, Victoria. First published in 1972.organisation, union, transport, harry biggs collection, the bendigo tramways: an illustrated history, k. s. kings, hedges & bell ltd.

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 1 black & white photo of a house in 3 sections. Two wooden sections & in between an original stone cottage. Two brick chimneys & wood paling fence surrounds the building.place, building, residential, harry biggs collection, house

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. From behind Council Club overlooking roof tops across Eaglehawk. The sign Town Hall Hotel can be seen painted on 1 wall. Eaglehawk Primary School is in the distance.photograph, streetscape, eaglehawk, harry biggs collection, overlooking eaglehawk

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. Taken from a tourist booklet called 'Views of Sandhurst'. Published by Schutz & Co. A coloured print taken from the Tower in the Gardens. Trees in foreground & the buildings of Bendigo City beyond.photograph, streetscape, sandburst, harry biggs collection, general birds eye view of sandhurst

Envelope containing two negatives: on outside of envelope 'H. Biggs, Town Hall, Eaglehawk, Vict' on back 2 negatives, 1 township of Eaglehawk, 2. View from behind Eaglehawk Town Hall. Negatives not scanned.bendigo, streetscape, eaglehawk

Newspaper. Harry Biggs Collection. An original article cut from The Advertiser of the log gaol at Eaglehawk. The late Mr. John Fly built it in the early 1900's. It is a log cabin with an iron roof. There are also photocopies of the original.Bendigo Advertisernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, historical building, harry biggs collection, log lock-up, eaglehawk logs appeal, mr john fly.

Book. Harry Biggs Collection. Australian Goldfields by M. J. Jennings. Hill of Content Archive Series Melbourne 1966. Printed in Aust. By L & R Schaffel Prahran Victoria. Details the history of the goldfields in the Australian Colonies.organisation, union, commercial, harry biggs collection, australian goldfields

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 3 black & white photos of Eaglehawk Town Hall. The ornate façade of the Town Hall is clearly visible with the clock above. Steps are leading up to the main entrance & a gun turret is at the side.place, building, public buildings, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk town hall

Photograph of Don Raitt as a baby in a cane & seagrass chair, born 1903. Don is the son of Jim & Mary Jane Raitt Stawell. Don in his working career worked as a blacksmith for Bert and Edgar Heal, Upper Main St. He later worked at North Western Woollen Mills Pty. Ltd. Playford St Stawell.Sepia photograph of Don Raitt seated on a floral cushion in a cane & seagrass chair in studio setting. Dressed in a winter overcoat with large buttons on front. Cape like collar with a lace trimmed bib over the top. c1904Stawell Photographic Co., Main Street. Close Railway. C. Hewitt, Manager. Hand written on back is Don Raitt cousin of B Biggs. Also Stawell Photographic stamp.stawell portrait

Document. Harry Biggs Collection. Blue writing on foolscap. The definition of the word 'asylum' from Chambers -- 1884 Encyclopedia. (3 copies.) - Random jottings on foolscap. - 1 page on foolscap relating to the Benevolent Society & the Industrial School period.organization, club/society, health, harry biggs collection, bendigo benevolent asylum history

Book. Harry Biggs Collection. 3 electoral rolls made up to 29th June, 1934 covering Strathfieldsaye, Newstead, & Kyneton. Printed and published for the Government of the Commonwealth Aust. By H. J. Green, Government Printer for the State of Victoria.organisation, union, official, harry biggs collection, electoral roll, strathfieldsaye, newstead, kyneton

Document. Harry Biggs Collection. Twenty-second celebration of Bendigo Hospital Sunday. A green pamphlet outlining the Committee for the year 1894 & the general particulars of the claims & positions of - - ' The Bendigo Gold District General Hospital and the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum.organization, club/society, health, harry biggs collection, bendigo hospital sunday, the bendigo gold district general hospital, the bendigo benevolent asylum

Photograph. Harry Biggs Collection. 4 photographs (3 copies) of Eaglehawk Fire Brigade. C1900. The 13 men are all dressed in suits & standing in front of a hose reel. In the background can be seen the Murdoch sign above their business.organization, club/society, community, harry biggs collection, eaglehawk fire brigade

Photograph of a group of 20 men wearing suits nearly all of them, are three piece suits, many have fob watches. There are some lawn bowls on the grass in front of the group. The name H.J.G. Biggs is stamped on the back of the photoperson, group, bowls team, lawn bowls

Ernest Anderson (head gardener) and Harry (gardener) worked at Williamstown Botanic Gardens. The Anderson family lived in the curators lodge on the grounds in the 1930s. Horses were used at the gardens until the 1960s when the council bought a truck. Mr Biggs drove as Mr Anderson did not have a licence. He rode his bike to the Town Hall every Friday to put in the time sheets. The collection is the only known photos of the Gardens working horses and demonstrates Edwardian Municipal gardening techniques that continued into the 1960s. They are photographic evidence of the planting styles, species choices and structures. Details inscribed on the reverse of some of the photos confirm names of staff at this time. Photo 13 (m) m: Only known photo of Ernest Anderson to be held by the Gardens2013.001.a-l is a collection of 12 small format photographs from the Anderson family album dated from 1917-1936 plus one large image of donor's wedding c1953. Ernest Anderson (head gardener) and Harry (gardener) worked at Williamstown Botanic Gardens. The Anderson family lived in the curators lodge on the grounds in the 1930s. Photo 1 (a) Sepia photo of young girl (Chic Anderson) on horse with no saddle. Two men, with hands on hips, standing alongside wearing hats. All are on a small hill (a compost heap) with a shrub on the left of the image. Photo 2 (b) Young girl and horse standing on the top of a small hill (compost heap). Girl has short hair and is wearing a jumper, skirt and long socks. Horse has no saddle and has its head down as if to eat. Photo 3 (c) Horse and foal standing in a fenced enclosure. Part of yard is paved. Horse has a white blaze and white feet. Foal has white blaze and white legs and is looking up at the horse. Photo 4 (d) Horse pulling a mower. Two men standing with mower. One is holding mower, the other the reins of the horse. Both men are wearing hats, with one wearing a vest. Horse has hessian wrapping on his hooves. Photo 5 (e) Horse and man. Horse has a rope bridle. Man holding bridle and is dressed in trousers, shirt, cardigan and hat. They are in front of a hedge and closed timber gate. Tall palm is in background. Horse is side on to the camera. Photo 6 (f) Man and horse standing in front of hedge and open timber gate. Palms in background. Man wearing trousers, shirt, vest, tie, hat. Trousers look to be tucked into boots. He is looking at the horse. The horse is facing the camera. Photo 7 (g) Three horses looking over a picket fence. All with a white blaze. There is a timber wall with a window to the right of the photograph. A man’s arm holding something is seen on the right of the photo. Photo 8 (h) Large palm tree, understorey of shrubs with two palms in the background. Photo 9 (i) Scene of the Gardens. Path dividing at a conifer tree. Woman in long skirt and hat looking up at the conifer. Different varieties of palm trees with understorey of shrubs. Photo 10 (j) Garden bed of Dahlias surrounded by a wire fence. Palms and other trees in background. Photo 11 (k) Avenue of tall palm trees with under storey of shrubs. Photo has angles cut at top corners and two large crease marks at the bottom right hand corner. Photo 12 (l) Set of cast iron gates – double carriage gates with single pedestrian gates on either side and supported by four cast iron posts with ornamental finials on top. Photo 13 (m) Ernest Anderson and daughter Chic prior to her wedding. Ernest is holding his gloves in his left hand and Chic’s hand with his right. Palms trees in the background. Photo 1 (a) 'Ern & Harry / May 8th 1936' Photo 2 (b) ‘Jack aged 36 / Chic 5 years / (unclear) 1936’ Photo 3 (c) ‘foal born in / back shed’ Photo 4 (d) ‘The Olde Firm / Jack Ernie Harry / 1917’ Photo 6 (f ) ‘Before the / council provided / a truck all / work was done / with the horses’ Photo 7 (g) ‘our work horses’ Photo 9 (i) ‘Panoramic view of Gardens / looking South from Lodge / Wms Town Botanical Gardens / 15-10-17’ Photo 12 (l) ‘Gates Public Gardens’hobsons-bay-city-council, curator, lodge, horse, transport, dahlia, compost, anderson, williamstown, botanic, gardens, williamstown-botanic-gardens, hobsons-bay, hobsons, edwardian, gardening, 1936, 1917,