Ken Hesse was a former president of the Bendigo Rotary Club and in 1997 the Bendigo Rotary club unveiled a memorial plaque at the corner of Sydney Myer Place and Midland Highway , Rosiland Park.A box of 28 photographic slides containing various views of Bendigo. Included are buildings and streetscapes. Item part of Mr. Ken Hesse Collection..history, bendigo, bendigo home and hospital for the aged, bendigo anne caudle centre, ken hesse collection

Yields information about the announcement of the SEC Decision to close both Ballarat and Bendigo and gives details regarding personnel and how it will be handled.., Yields information about the announcement of the SEC Decision to close both Ballarat and Bendigo and gives details regarding personnel and how it will be handled..Copy of a Memorandum sent by the Melbourne office, Engineer and Manager SEC to the Manager Ballarat and Bendigo branches, 1/2/1962, titled "Ballarat, Bendigo Tramways - Personnel", regarding closure, informing unions and personnel. Predicted towards the end of 1962. Will make endeavours to find the men suitable employment, but may not be at existing locations or wages. Notes the same as being applied to Geelong, Ballarat B power station, Geelong power station with ex-gratis payments based on years of service. Signed by K L MurrayDate stamped 2/2/62 and has file number in the top right hand corner in ink and notes re copies.trams, tramways, closure, staff, employment, sec, bendigo, ballarat, personnel, ballarat b power station, geelong

Yields information about the closure of the Bendigo Tramway system and the bus replacements made by the Transport Regulation Board, can be compared to that for BallaratDigital print of a scanned Poster, titled "Bendigo Bus Services" printed on white paper. Produced shortly before the closure of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria operated Bendigo Tramway system. Gives details of the replacement bus services as well as the existing bus services and other changes planned. Provides notes on the operator, timetables, fares, route numbers and dates when the services would be changed. Map shows the bus routes, route numbers, section points and City stands and stops. Authorised by the Transport Regulation Board. trams, tramways, bendigo, map, closure, buses

Model of ex Melbourne W6 976, in use as Bendigo "ninesevensix" in a presentation cardboard box, made by Cooee Concepts Pty Ltd in China. Tram secured into the card box by two screws just behind the life guard. Made from plastic with trolley poles from metal (trolley poles can be moved) light black roof, red and gray sides, black No. 15 truck The box sides provides details of the tram, scale and a photo of a tram and its use in Bendigo firstly as a Cafe Tram then as a Restaurant Tram.trams, tramways, models, bendigo, restaurant tram, cooee models, w6 class, tram 976

Item relates to the collection of R T PHILLIPS VX113093, refer Cat No 3239P for his service details.Published in The Bendigo Advertiser, Tue 13.11.1934, pages 9 & 10. Newspaper article titled Duke Visits Bendigo, Historic Loyal Demonstration. Reverse: Page 7 Article re Armistice Day in England; Page 8 Editorial, small articles & advertising. Black ink on sepia paper, illustrated, numerous photos.documents - newspapers, military history, advertiser, 1934

Colour printed postcard of cross bench tramcar, Bendigo 17 with the driver on the step and passengers on the tram. Produced by Nu-Color-Vue. Has details of the tram on the rear, along with the publishers symbol, location for a stamp and an address block.On rear of card in pencil "21" in a circle.trams, tramways, bendigo, toastrack tram, tram 17

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

The curved path through the Botanical Gardens at Port Fairy. The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black & white panoramic landscape of the paths and garden beds of the Botanical GardensPort Fairy Gardens W. Scottbotanical, garden, paths, trees

Arthur Baggaley, Fruiterer, lived at 15 Forest Street, Bendigo. His business 'C.A. Baggaley & Son' was at Covent Garden, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Arthur was born in Bendigo in 1903 to Charles Arthur Baggaley and Ada (Mallon). He married Evelyn May Grigg. Arthur died in September, 1993.C.A. Baggaley & Son invoice. On top of invoice: 'Phone 390, Covent Garden, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Bot. of C.A. Baggaley & Son, Wholesale and Retail, Fruiterers and Confectioners' Baggaley CollectionWritten on invoice in blue biro: 'Bendigo Historical Society, 178-180 Hargreaves St. Bendigo, 3550. Dear Society, to whom it may concern. We are sending you a collection of historic comic plays from early 20th Century. They were in the estate of one Arthur Baggaley who lived in Bendigo for over 90 years. Feel free to deal with these interesting historical items as you please. Regards, Keith and Anna Coverdale'. fruiterer, confectioner, business, mitchell street, covent garden, coverdale

A Souvenir Booklet recording the Section photos and a Nominal roll of those who served 1942-45 at the Land Headquarters Cartographic Company, Australian Survey Corps located at "Fortuna Villa" Bendigo was produced at the end of WWII. Each member of the unit was presented with a copy of the booklet. The booklet besides being a great memory for those who served is a very valuable resource as it names the individuals in the photographs and very importantly records a Nominal Roll of unit members and their Military details. This booklet is one of those original booklets. The booklet has been reprinted on a number of occasions with different coloured covers. The first and original booklet had a red cover. Editions with brown, dark blue and black exist. The black covered edition was the last reprint. This booklet was donated by Carol Hargrave of Grenfell, NSW after discovering it in an old trunk that she purchased. A black covered edition was donated by a local Bendigo Antique Dealer in September 2024.A4 sized red cloth covered hard covered book mainly containing sub-unit photographs of section members and includes their names. 23 x double sided pages of photographs and 2 double sided pages of a Nominal Roll of those who served at Fortuna 1942 - 45. Each of the 50 pages were scanned at 600 dpi in JPEG (.jpg) format and stored on the attached 16GB USB Memory Stick. The images have been converted into MPEG-4 (.mp4) video format, 9Mb in size that runs for 4 Minutes and is also stored on the memory stick.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, fortuna, army survey regiment, army svy regt, asr

Book, 80 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a yellow card cover in green ink, centre stapled, titled "The Bendigo Tramways" Details history of Bendigo tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Written by Keith Kings and published by the Victorian Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society and others at the time of the closure of the Bendigo system. Has details of the various organisations that published the book on the rear cover. Cover, index page, maps and rollingstock lists have been scanned see jpg images i1 to i7 For book itself see pdf images i1 to i4 326.1 - ditto - purchased by W.A. Doubleday for BTM ex Scottsbluff, NE, USA 8/2003. Added 27/09/03. See Reg Item 4242 for other copies of this book which has pencil annotations.trams, tramways, bendigo, battery trams, steam trams, history

Blue soft covered foolscap book of 4 pages. The book includes a folded, colour contour plan shewing reefs and Surface Works Little Bendigo Gold Field and an Underground Survey of Mines, Metropolitan, Monte Cristo Linelittle bendigo, nerrena, h.s. whitelaw, william baragwanath, geology, monte christo, monte cristo, neerena, nerrina, plans, mining cgt

48 paged booklet - ''Bendigo in 74 - The Tourist Centre of Victoria'' - compiled as a community service by Bendigo Jaycees. Comprehensive information about Bendigo and attractions - Index: Accommodation; Additional information; An introduction to Bendigo; Aquarium; Art Gallery; Bendigo Trust; Caravan parks; Dai Gum San; Directory; Eaglehawk Museum; Entertainment; Emergency services; Joss House; Lake Eppalock; National Trust classified buildings; Natural history; Map of Bendigo; Map of city centre; Pottery; Picnic areas; sporting facilities; 'Talking Trams'; Thanks; Tours; Tourist attractions; Victoria Hill; What's on in Bendigo.Bendigo Jaycees. Espress Printers Bendigo.bendigo, tourism, guide 1974, bendigo jaycees, radio 3bo, city family hotel, don murray's hotel motel, cambrian hotel, charlies craft & lifestyle store, powneys authorised newsagent, the bendigo trust, white hills panel works, bendigo pottery, bendigo racecourse, homestead motor inn, peter wade, the persian room, sandhurst trading co. pty. ltd., bendigo air services, bendigo sec, geo. r. innes & sons, cohns, the copper pot, sandhurst travel service. golden hills motel, welcome stranger motel, brian boru hotel, john lindsay's pharmacy & photographic centre, alf morris motors

BOYS' NIGHT OUT - Members enjoy the Old Castlemaine School Boys' Association annual dinner at the Castlemaine Town Hall in the mid 1950s

Demonstrates the method of advising tram crew their shift work.Set of two Typed table card or run card, for Bendigo Trams Runs glued and varnished onto a sheet of steel Gives details for the Motorman and Conductor, starting times, meal times, relief and taken by details. Not known when made - 1940's? .1 - Golden Square to North Bendigo - Run 10 PM - has traffic instructions on rear - see images i1 and i3 .2 - Eaglehawk line - unreadable due to rust - no information on rear. See also Reg Item 3155 and 6270 for other examples and 8134 for Geelongtrams, tramways, secv, forms, timetables, bendigo, btm

Yields information about costing by the SEC to upgrade the tram tracks and trams in both Ballarat and Bendigo and the basis.Copy of a report sent by the Melbourne office, Engineer and Manager SEC to the Manager Ballarat Branch, 12/2/1962, titled "Tramways - Ballarat / Bendigo Abandonment". Notes the 1934-37 rehabilitation was palliative in nature, and now must be "in to stay" or "eliminated". Melbourne costs given, the cheapest form adopted, Ballarat cost about 1million pounds and Bendigo 600,000. New cars imported about 20,000 each. Total cost based on 40 cars, about 2.5m pounds. Refers to Mr. Kirby of the MMTB, but would need official figures from Mr. Risson.trams, tramways, sale of trams, sec, closure, new trams, trackwork, reconstruction

Significant in being a roster rotation sheet for Bendigo that used a different method of advising crews of the system of tables and weeks. Shows how the system was used. Given date, may have been the last one issued.Printed form titled "Tramways - Motormen/Conductors Rotation Roster - Bendigo" for Bendigo Tramways. Duplicated foolscap size paper, giving roster for motormen and conductors AM and PM rosters. Duplicated form in black ink with a red line drawing to split the AM and PM rosters and two tables on Monday underline. Gives details of the run, tables for each day of the week and shows Spare Tables. Headed "Northern Electricity Supply Branch" Five copies held. Copy 1 has pencil date "29 June 1970" in top right hand corner. trams, tramways, tram crews, shifts, rosters

Yields information about the history of Bendigo Tramways and has a strong association with the closure of the system in 1972 and the author.An illustrated History of the Bendigo Tramways. 80 pages, gloss art paper, in black ink with a yellow card cover in green ink, saddle bound. Details history of Bendigo tramways, its tramcars and the involvement of the various operators. Has maps and photographs. Has been covered with a plastic covering material with a typed note "Property of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society, Not transferable to any person" underlined in red ink and position underneath the plastic covering. See also Reg item 326 for other copies of this book and scans of the map pages.Notes on pages 2, 14, 35, 38, 42, 44, 48, 49, 51 - 55, 57, 58, 61 - 65, 70, 73, 76 and 79 - in pencil under the photograph captions,trams, tramways, bendigo, history

Postcard contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Rose Series Postcard No. 2868, titled "Looking down Mitchel St Bendigo Vic", from the railway overbridge. Has bogie tram No. 23 descending the hill, with the destination of Eaglehawk. Would appear the railway station entrance has been barriered off. Published by the Rose Stereograph Co. Armadale Vic, has the rose logo on the rear and a statement "A real photograph produced in Australia". No space for the stamp or address line. On rear in ink "Bogie 23" and in pencil "WJ"trams, tramways, bendigo, rose postcards, mitchell st, tram 28

Income and Expenditure Account books for the Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. .1) This is listed under three Acc's for the years 1962 - 1965 General Acc, Relief Acc and Club Building Patriotic Acc. .2) This is listed under four Acc's for the years 1966 - 1970. General Acc, Relief Acc, Club Building and Repatriation Acc. .3) This is listed under four Acc's for the years 1971 - 1974. General Acc, Relief Acc, Club Building and Repatriation Acc..1) Book, grey cover with blue lines like a jigsaw puzzle, ruled blue lines with vertical red and blue lines, entries are a mixture of blue and red pen. Inside the front cover is a list of 6 people who have been issued keys to the office. .2) Book, green covers, ruled blue lines with vertical red and blue lines, entries in blue pen, minimum in red. On the inside cover is a list of 6 people who have been issued with keys to the Bendigo RSL Office (6) and safe(3). .3) Book, red covers, blue ruled lines with red and blue vertical lines, entries are in blue pen, minimum in red pen. Inside the front cover pasted in a large yellow envelope with the following. Two A4 typed copies of the "Presidents Annual report for 1973". One A4 typed copy of the "Presidents Annual Report for 1974" Eleven hand written notes on medium sized paper re "Treasurers report for 1974" Account book sheets folded containing 5 pages written on for the year1973. Account book sheets folded containing 2 pages written on for the year 1973. Three sheets typed regarding Bonds with ANZ Bank. Measurements are an average of the three. .1) On the front Cover, "Graphic Analysis Book, 32 sets". .2) On the front cover "Collins Analysis Book 700 series".brsl, smirsl, account

circa 1930. The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black and white Photograph of the botanical gardensIn The Gardens Port Fairybotanical, gardens, 1930, path, trees, hedge, griffith street

Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black & White Photograph of The Conservatory Gardens Bendigo 1940. In the rose garden surrounding the Conservatory and Law Courts there is an iron statue of a man fighting wild animals, titles "Man Fighting Wild Animals". The inscription reads "Presented to the Citizens of Bendigo by Mayor Harkness 1899."Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd. Melbournebendigo, tourism, conservatory gardens bendigo, http://www.bendigo.ws/bendigo-attractions/bendigo-gardens/conservatory-gardens.html

Black and White postcard contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Valentines Series Postcard, No 6 of the Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo. Charing Cross. Has a single trucker in the photo with the destination of Eaglehawk. In the back ground is the Australian Mutual Provident Society Building, Colonial Mutual Life building and Armstrong tyre service building. On rear of card is Valentine's name with space for written notes and stamps. Has a handwritten message to Wal Jack from Roy Field of Sydney, dated 21-6-1949 and 1d and 1/2 stamps. trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, alexandra fountain, tram 22

Refer to Cat 6631P J.A. Fleming for his service history. Pte Condic. This would be Pte James Andrew Condick No 15, enlisted 26.2.1916 age 30 years 7 months in D Coy 38th Bn, embark for England 20.6.1916, hospital in England he rejoins 38th Bn in the field on 15.1.1917, transfers to 3rd Div Salvage Coy 21.1.1917, WIA 30.4.1918 Gassed, he returns to Australia late 1919.This is a broad leather belt, made in 2 pieces, hemmed at top and bottom edge. It has a large rectangular buckle which is engraved. The belt has three tarnished silver shields which are engraved. Between the shields are diamond shaped "holes", red, white and blue alternatively. The buckle is engraved. There are blank spaces of 5 missing winner's or other shields.The buckle is engraved: - "Presented to Champion Boxer of 38th Regiment A.I.F. by the Bendigo Independent Pty Ltd. Victoria Australia." On three shields:- 1.”Won by Pte Condic, June 1916, Bendigo” 2. “Won by WO Fleming J.A. HMAT Ronic August 1916” (“Ronic” This should be "Runic"'). 3. “Won by 2 LT Fleming J.A. Salisbury November 1916”boxing belt, aif, passchendaele barracks trust, 38th

Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black & White Photo The Conservatory Gardens Bendigo 1940 Tourism Postcard Collection Series. View south west through the gardens towards Bull Street and the Bendigo Law Courts.bendigo, tourism, the conservatory gardens bendigo, http://www.bendigo.ws/bendigo-attractions/bendigo-gardens/conservatory-gardens.html

The Port Fairy Botanical Gardens were formed in 1856 making it one of the earliest gardens in Victoria. The first curator was James Prior, he was paid fifty-two pounds per annum. He was an outstanding curator having been apprenticed to the trade in England at the age of 12, his brother Edward in later years was the Curator of the Koroit Gardens. Prior retired in 1903. During the years of his curatorship Port Fairy was said to have the best gardens outside the city of Melbourne, he was constantly in touch with Baron Von Mueller and later Guilfoyle of the Royal Botanical Gardens of Melbourne. In the early years plants from all over the world were planted here with varying rates of success many of them sent by Baron Von Mueller. In the 1930’ and 40’s the gardens were still very beautiful, and the curator was Roy Manuell. The beautiful iron gates at the entrance were destroyed in the 1946 floods and were replaced in 1989 using some of the material from the original gates. From the 1950’s on the gardens went into a state of decline, much being taken up by the caravan park until in 1986, after a public meeting ‘Friends of the Gardens’ was founded when the entrance section was restored. Black and white photograph of a path through the Botanical GardensIn the Gardens Port Fairygardens, botanical, path, griffith street, trees

Negative folder - made by ROW1 International of West Germany containing 40 No. 35 mm negatives of the AETA 1975 Convention visit to Ballarat and Bendigo on 30-3-1975. 17 photos of Ballarat and 23 of Bendigo. Bendigo photos: 1 - No. 28 at the depot 2 - ditto 3 - 24 and another bogie tram in side the depot 4 - No. 3? inside the depot 5 - 12, scrubber - 17 and two bogie trams 6 - scrubber and other bogie trams. 7 - general view with 24 and other bogie trams 8 - ditto 9 - Four trams at the Gold Mine, lead by 28. 10 - 19 at the Gold Mine 11 - single trucker with "tram tours" sign on the front 12 - 28 and two other cars at the Joss House, North Bendigo 13 - 19 and two other cars at the Joss House 14 - 30 at depot junction and loop 15 - 28 and 18 16 - 18 in the loop 17 - 28 and 18 McCrae St 18 - 28, 18 and 30 ditto 19 - 19 20 - No. 18 and 28 in Pall Mall with The Beehive in the background. Outside the building is an American Doughnut Kitchen van. The junction trackwork for the Eaglehawk lines remain in position. 21 - No. 30 northbound, with the City Family Hotel and other shops in the background. 22 - ditto and the cenotaph, 23 - B74 on a train at Spencer St. trams, tramways, btps, ballarat, aeta, bendigo, bendigo trust, depot, mccrae st, tram 28 tram 19 tram 30 tram 18 tram 24 tram 3 tram 12 tram 17 tram scrubber

Newspaper Clipping from Bendigo Advertiser, March 1, 2001, page 7, titled "Tram heads off to golden rival" with story and photo about Bendigo tram No. 18, being painted in a gold colour scheme for the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold and to operate for the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photo features Central Deborah staff Norm Harris and Jason Dunstone as miners and Darren Hutchesson as the driver. Tram has number covered, destination of "GOLD" and numbers "1851 - 2001" on front dash with the "Bendigo Talking Tram Tour" sign under the driver. Photographed at the mine terminus on 28 Feb. 2001.gold tram, bendigo, btm, gold

Printed postcard with a coloured image looking from the City Family Hotel over Charring Crossing and looking along Pall Mall. There are four tramcars in the view. Given the tram track colour, the photo was taken possibly soon after the opening the electric tramways in Bendigo in 1903. In the view is a gold mine poppet head, the Town Hall and the various buildings along Pall Mall. Published by E W Cole Book Arcade, part of their 48 views Cole's Sunny Australia Series.Demonstrates a Bendigo postcard featuring Charing Cross and Pall Mall.Postcard colour - divided back - unusedtramways, trams, bendigo, alexandra fountain, charing cross, esco, pall mall