Soldiers’ Memorial Street scene with Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel. Two people in a horse drawn wagon are driving away from the corner on the right hand side while a man dressed in a suit is walking toward the corner. A telegraph pole is behind the memorial and a decorate pole sits on the corner.Small sepia Street scene showing Soldiers Memorial, Coffee Palace building in the background. The Soldier's Memorial is surround by a timber fence with an ornate pole possible a flagpole in front of 2 timber seats. The weigh bridge can be seen behind the memorial and Infront of the Stawell Coffee Palace. Two people in a horse drawn and cart are driving away from the corner on the right hand side while a man dressed in a suit is walking toward the corner.Coffee Palace Stawellstawell ww1

Well-known as an artist, author, historian, illustrator and publisher, Geoff Hocking grew up in the goldfields city of Bendigo and lives today in Castlemaine. His work reflects a passion for the heritage of the goldfields region. https://artsopen.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/geoff-hocking-CV-2019.pdf Full title. "Signs of the Times. A nostalgic Celebration of Australian Advertising Signs. Written by Geoff Hocking. Published by Five Mile Press in 2007. Hard cover book with dust jacket. Blue and gold colouring. Front cover has a picture of a Bushells sign on a brick wall with a peters Ice cream sign in the corner. Back cover has eight smaller advertising signs. 228 pp. containing advertising signs from across Australia with historical notes and descriptions.signs, geoff hocking, photographs, advertising

Corner of Main & Wimmera Streets looking West. 1878. Union Hotel or Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel , Stawell Town Hall, Grocer, A. Brown Wholesale Retail, McAlpine Tinsmith Plumber, J. Porch Draper, Chemist, Methodist Church roofline. Stawell Post Office, Akins Seedsman and Stationer.Victorian Views. C. Herbert, Photo. Stawell 1878stawell business streetscape

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. New centre: the Eaglehawk Town Hall just after its completion in 1901. Designed by Wilkinson and Permewan, who also designed the Castlemaine Town Hall, the building replaced a single-storey structure designed by Henry Tolhurst and finished in 1864. Before 1864, council meetings were held in Garby's Camp Hotel. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Black and white photo: large group of men and women standing on stage in front of organ. Women are dressed in white dresses, stockings. Men dressed in dinner suits. Front RH side of photo, woman playing piano. Written on back of photo (twice ) in biro and pen : Orana Castlemaine and Bendigo Choral Societies at Melbourne Town Hall. Conductor W.C. Frazier. 6th. October, 1924.'Darge' photo, 175 Collins Street, Melbourne.cottage, miners

Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. STG. Fryer's Creek, Castlemaine, 1852. Several doctors established lucrative practices on the diggings. Slide shows Dr BUNCE GOLD BOUGHT along with other timber buildings, tents, oxen pulling a dray and miners. Dr Prshaii's Camp can be seen along the bottom of the slide. Markings: 25 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

128-page illustrated soft cover book entitled 'Discover Victoria's Goldfield Heritage. Includes Ballarat, Bendigo, Castlemaine and Stawell Written by Douglas Stone and Greg Dunnett First published 1993 by See Australia Guides Pty Ltd Printed and bound by Toppan, Hong Kong Includes route maps, city and town maps, town walks, scenic drives and bike rides.Handwritten in pen PETER RYALL on title page.goldfields, bendigo, ballarat, castlemaine, see australia guides

This stone was held by a European family for 200 years and was found on the family farm. It was gifted to Uncle Brien Nelson in Castlemaine. This implement could be many thousands of years old. This unusually large axe head would not have been carried from place to place and was probably hidden for occasional use crafting large objects.This stone axe head is shaped to a sharpened rounded edge at one end and is broad and blunt at the other end. It is an elongated teardrop shape in cross section. It has a distinctive waist in the middle where the haft was attached using hide and or fibre.This axe displays grooves caused by a disk plough.jaara, heavy stone axe head

Soldiers’ WW1 Memorial with gate and fence around the memorial. The Weighbridge and Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel can be seen in background. The photograph probably taken in the 1930's. Many changes have taken place since. The Coffee Palace, and Weighbridge have been removed and the area around the memorial has changed. Sepia photograph of the WW1 Soldiers Memorial with gate and fence around the memorial. Weighbridge and Coffee Place in the background. c.1930.stawell ww1

Views from Big Hill Sloane Street Fisher Street areas looking towards West. Mining in foreground of photo. Upper Main Street and Patrick Street Streetscapes visible. Mathers and Franklin. Agnew Draper. J R Franklin? Draper. Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel , Town Hall visiblePanorama of Stawell from Big Hill showing Sloane's St. / Fisher St. areas. The photo has Whims & Poppet Heads in the foreground. There are around 6 copes of the photograph. Victorian Views. C. Herbert. Photo. Copyright Registered. Stawellstawell, panorama, mining, streetscape

This Christening gown belonged to William Edward Housden who was born in Castlemaine in 1890 and died in Warrnambool in 1972. He served in World War One and married Lucy Knowles in 1921. It was on occasions, and still is, a common practice to make a special dress for a baby's Christening or to use a gown that has been handed down over the generations. This is a fine example of a Christening gown made for a baby 130 years ago.This is a Christening gown made of cream cotton. It is high waisted with a gathered skirt and a pintucked bodice with hand embroidered leaves and fine drawn thread work. The draw string waist opens at the back. It has long sleeves with lace and embroidered cuffs. There is lace and draw string tape around the neck. The seams have been machined.william edward housden, christening gowns

Born Wolverhampton July 24 1826. Converted to Methodism in 1841. Trained at the Theological Institution at Richmond, U.K. Appointed as missionary to Ceylon by the 1850 English Conference. Returned to England due to ill health. Arrived in Victoria in 1854. Appointed Chairman of Castlemaine and Sandhurst District. Murdered by a prisoner at Pentridge Prison on May 13 1869. Oval, sepia toned head and shoulders studio portrait of Rev. William Hill, mounted on B & W lithographed in memoriam card.In Memoriam The Late Revd. William Hill Wesleyan Minister Who met with a Violent Death at the hands of a Prisoner, whilst in the discharge of his Ministerial duties at Pentridge Stockade. VICTORIA. AUSTRALIA. May 13th 1869. AETAT 45 yearswilliam hill, methodist, minister, ceylon, missionary, murdered, pentridge prison

ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OWNED BY MRS. LENA COOK OF CASTLEMAINE RD. CRESWICK.. THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS TAKEN LOOKING SOUTH WEST, THE SMALL COTTAGE SOUTH EAST OF HOLDING KNOWN AS 'STRAINS' ON THE CORNER OF BALLARAT AND COOK'S ROADS, MAY HAVE BEEN THE TOLL HOUSE. A WELL BESIDE THE COTTAGE IS STILL NEAR THE ROAD. BESIDE THE NEW TOURELLO BRIDGE..1 FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF TOURELLO BRIDGE ON BALLARAT RD. OVER COGHILLS CREEK. .2 BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH (COPY) .3 BLACK AND WHITE COPY OF ABOVE PHOTOGRAPHlocal history, photography, photographs, bridges

Item relates to Leslie Raymond HUGHES. He initially enlisted in the CMF No V56193. Stationed in Geraldton he then transferred to the 2nd AIF No VX88615 age 23 years on 22.7.1942. He was discharged from the Army on 22.3.1946 ad a Pte in 2/1st Aust Gaurd Regt.Coloured certificate - The Call to Arms. From Borough of Castlemaine paying tribute to Leslie Raymond HUGHES who served in the World War 1939 - 1945. Top of certificate has a photo of King George between a Union Jack & Australian flag. Regimental badges are around the border & a red seal is bottom L. Signed by the Mayor, Councillor & Town Clerk. Certificate is attached to metal backing with heavy clear plastic.documents - certificates, military history - army, civic mementoes

Soft covered Telephone Directory February 1961. Districts covered are Bendigo, Castlemaine, Charlton, Deniliquin, Echuca, Kerang, Kyneton, Maryborough, Swan Hill. Cover has a green background with an outline of the map of Victoria in white. The Victorian Telephone directory boundaries are indicated and the district covered is shaded with black dots. Some handwritten jottings are written in ink on the cover. The directory contains both white and pink pages.book, bendigo, bendigo history & its people

Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection Vol 5 ??No. 2 ?? April ??1978. Article on Frederick George Beard - bottles and mention of locations behind Australasian Hotel, White Hills and Arnold & Bridge St corner. Moved to Guilford, Castlemaine and Campbells Creek; Article on the Bendigo Chinese Association with summary of history of Chinese in Bendigo/Easter Fair/dragons/Loong 100 Committee.

Letter to Mr Alex J Hamilton from Frank S Wright requesting elocution lessons for the son of Mr W Baldwin of Castlemaine. Envelope addressed to Alex J Hamilton, Elocutionist, Bendigo. Envelope has two ink drawings on the front 1. A comical man in a top hat 2. A bearded man in a battered hat. The envelope has a red 1d stamp in the top right hand corner.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. A one page handwritten letter, dated 16th November 1901, from D.Fraser, Accountant and Legal Manager of Lyttleton St., Castlemaine to M.P.Kelly, Bendigo. Relates to a receipt for first call on shares in Butler's United 2 Mining Co. Also mentions names of Messrs. Fletcher, Farmer, Sheridan, Butler and White in relation to reports of 'good payable stone' in Butler's mine.D.Fraserbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, d.fraser, m.p.kelly, letter, butler's united mining co., fletcher, farmer, sheridan, butler, white.

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989. The book "The First of its Kind" was published in 2015. Printed in Bendigo by "Bendigo Modern Press". One typed page on memories of the start-up of NDSN at Lister House First intake of nurses to get into NDSN 1950 starting at Lister House. To commence a standardised nurse's training. Bendigo was chosen as a central location involving the cooperation of several hospitals Bendigo, Mildura & Swan Hill Base hospitals plus smaller hospitals in Echuca, Castlemaine, Dunolly St. Arnoaud, Ouyen & Kyneton. Single typed page of memories on yellow paper covers the start-up of the school and the training for the nurses.all documents were regarding the compilation of the ndsnga inc. book "the first of its kind"

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsays of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.AbstractFramed abstract painting by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, abstract

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Framed abstract painting by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, abstract

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.AbstractFramed abstract painting by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, abstract

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Framed watercolour of a Coastal Scene by Arthur Lindsay.arthur lindsay, watercolour, painting, townscape

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.abstractUnframed abstract painting by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, abstract

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Unframed lansdcape by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, rocks, landscape

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay, a relative of the Lindsay family of Creswick, studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Unframed landscape by Arthur Boydarthur lindsay, painting, landscape

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Watercolour landscapearthur lindsay, watercolour, landscape, artist

Arthur LINDSAY (1912-1990) Born Melbourne Arthur Lindsay studied informally under Rupert Bunny, and John Munro in 1933, and held his first Exhibition in 1938, with Peter Cox, at Riddell Galleries. In 1939, he left Australia to tour Japan, but stayed on, accepting a position with a publishing company in Hong Kong. He served with the Hong Kong Medical Corp during World War Two and was interned at Pootung Camp, Shanghai, from 1941 – 45. He held an exhibition of his internment paintings in Melbourne in 1946. Lindsay returned to Hong Kong after the War, and supervised an Advertising Agency in Singapore, Kuala Lumpar, and Bangkok. In the 1950’s he travelled to Europe, United Kingdom, Spain and France. Returning to Australia Lindsay moved to Castlemaine in 1969. A Retrospective of his Art was held at Castlemaine Art Gallery in 1991.Watercolour landscapearthur lindsay, watercolour, landscape