Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Gold rush: Great Extended Histler's Mine circa 1910. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Undertakers: Fizell and Mulqueen hearse, circa 1926. A partnership between Peter Fizell and Michael Mulqueen, who were both born in Ireland, operated from 1898 until the death of Fizelle in 1901, when Mulqueen became the sole proprietor of the parlour. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Asphalt works: Day Street, Bendigo. Business owner Alfred Day was born in 1845 at Chilwell, Nottinghamshire. He came to Australia and worked in Eaglehawk for eight years as a miner. He established a business trading as the Bendigo City Bone Mills and Asphalt Works in 1874. He was responsible for laying the first asphalt railway platform in the colony at Sandhurst in 1876. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Asylum: Bendigo Benevolent Asylum circa 1880s. The Ionic style building in Barnard Street was opened in March 1860. The building was set on 11 acres and complemented with fruit, ornamental trees and flowers. It changed its name in 1963 to the Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Fortuna villa: originally a resplendent villa of two storeys comprising six rooms in the ground floor and five on the second. It was situated beside the New Chum line of reef and was of 350 square metres. In 1887 Fortuna was enlarged with the addition of a mansard between the billiard and music rooms. The entrance hall was demolished and replaced with the hall which stands today. Work continued until 1904 by which time Fortuna was three storeys high. The building was befitting any prince, and soon became an entertainment centre for notable visitors to Bendigo. The spacious gardens adorned with a Pompeii-style fountain and three lakes made Fortuna an idyllic mansion. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Oddfellows hall: taken about 1900, the photo shows Oddfellows Hall (now YMCA) at the corner of Lyttleton Terrace and Mundy Street, Sandhurst. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Town Hall: Eaglehawk, circa 1900. Although an estimate of 1000 pounds to build the town hall was given by the town clerk it was not until May, 1864, that building commenced. The hall was opened in 1865. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. St Paul's church and primary school: the first service of st Pail's Church of England was conducted in 1860. The Rev George Pakenham Despard arrived in August 1868. The weatherboard Sunday school was erected in 1872 with the rectory being finished in 1885. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Beginnings: in June 1862 the first train from Sandhurst to Melbourne ran. The railway line was opened at a banquet held on October 20, 1862. In January 1865 land in Pall Mall sold for 90 Pounds per foot.. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. John Goyne: Bendigo stamper-grating factory, circa 1900. John Goyne experimented with 36 hole per square inch sieves (for panning gold) until he had increased this to 290 per square inch thus trapping much more gold. Eventually his business was sending sieves Australia wide. By the mid 1880s he was exporting world wide and was able to employ seven men during 1902. the clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Hotel: Golden Gully. A weatherboard hotel occupied this site from the 1850s. Its replacement was for many years owned by Edward Martin, who erected the present façade. It was de-licensed in 1916, but continued for a few years as a shop. Tragically many of the interior fittings were stolen, however, in more recent years it has been refurbished as a restaurant. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Eaglehawk: High Street, circa 1900. The council marked the boundaries of the Borough in 1863. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Ravenswood: the Ravenswood homestead, Calder Highway Ravenswood was built in the 1850s for Frederick Fenton. Gold was first found on the pastoral lease known as the Ravenswood Run in 1851. This quiet valley inhabited by the Jajaworung tribe overnight was invaded by an army of gold diggers. The gold they found not only built Bendigo, but contributed greatly to the prosperity of Victoria. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Imposing: Henry Jackson's store, View Point, Bendigo, circa 1860s. Initially a canvas store, selling drapery, grocery and ironmongery and buying gold. The drapery business was disposed of in 1861 and the ground floor of the existing building erected. The remaining two storeys were added in 1872. The part of the store facing Charing Cross was added in a complementary style, with a veranda and balcony spanning the whole frontage. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. On the move: workers line up outside the Morrison and Sanneman carriage factory in 1900. The factory was built at 230-234 Williamson Street in 1893. The business produced high-quality buggies, dog and goat carts and phaetons. The partnership was dissolved in 1908. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Easter fair: the annual Easter Fair was initiated in 1871 by Mr. J. Burnside and G. Aspinall. The fair was established to raise funds for the Bendigo base hospital and mental asylum. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Twizel: this interesting double-fronted residence at 50 Church Street, Bendigo, was built in 1865 for Nicholas Jeffrey. It is interesting with its circular chimneys constructed in a spiral pattern of red and cream brick. Later owners changed the name of the house to Mervalen. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Bank of Victoria: located on High and Napier Street, Eaglehawk, the building was originally built as a single-storey bank in 1865. The building is a good example of popular architects - Smith and Johnson - who also designed the Supreme Court in Melbourne. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Lister house: located at 37 Rowan Street, Bendigo. In 1881 a spacious mansion was built on the land fronting Rowan Street. In 1884 it was secured for Girton College. In 1916 it was bought by Dr J. Neptune and converted into a private hospital, named Lister House. From 1949 on it was occupied by the Northern District School o Nursing. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Lister House: located at 37 Rowan Street, Bendigo. In 1881 a spacious mansion was built on the land fronting Rowan Street. In 1884 it was secured for Girton College. In 1916 it was bought by Dr J. Neptune and converted into a private hospital, named Lister House. From 1949 on it was occupied by the Northern District School of Nursing. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. City brewery: located at 745 High Street, Golden Square, the City Brewery marketed beers and stouts over a 1000 mile radius. It won an award for its ales and many other medals for draught and bottled beer at horticultural shows during the 1890s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Fertiliser: Bone Mills and Asphalt Works, circa 1900. Alfred Day opened the this business in Day Street, East Bendigo in 1882. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2000. Busy: the Frank Brown Brick factory, Back Creek, circa 1900. Frank M. Brown was born in 1857. He began his working life as an apprentice pattern maker with A. Roberts & Sons, iron founders, in Wills Street, Sandhurst. He later became foreman of Horwoods Foundry in Vine Street. He formed a foundry partnership with Thomas R.J. Carter in 1887 as Carter & Brown. In 1889 he left Carter to start his own City foundry in Wattle Street. In 1892 Brown established a steam brick works opposite 208 Sheepwash Road (now Sternberg Street) which continued to operate until about 1916. In 1902 he purchased the Vine Street foundry to trade as Bendigo Iron Works. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Malmo: View and Valentine streets, Bendigo. The Queen Anne-style of architecture meant roofs became an important component of design. Malmo had many unusual features such as an oval window above the mantelpiece and ground floor verandah posts built to simulate turned wood. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Rosalind Park: consisting of 60 acres, the land was set aside from a grant in 1857. Many English and Australian trees were planted with promenades and roads. Some of the earliest buildings erected within this park were the police commissioner's residence, the old court house 1858 and the police barracks.. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Royal Bank: located at 17 View Point, Bendigo, the red-brick bank with 'art nouveau' influences, made an interesting contribution to the View Point streetscape. Formed in 1889, at the height of the land boom, it survived the crash of 1893, unlike many other banks during that time. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Iron works: 21 Garsed Street, Bendigo, circa 1900. Garrett John Sweeney was born in 1847 in Dublin, Ireland. He opened his timber and saw milling yard in 1882. The factory was able to produce all types of fancy wood products to supply builders within a 100-mile radius of Bendigo. The two-storey building housed machinery on the ground floor and timber stocks upstairs. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Diggings: the North Old Chum mine workings, circa 1875. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Hospital: the Bendigo Hospital wood day on April 30, 1919. The wood day was a day where people in the community donated their time and effort to collect firewood for the hospital. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Back to the 70s: Charing Cross in the late 70s looking out from the Beehive building. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were