Charles Wallace Gordon Graydon the First came out to Victoria on the S.S. Almora, the same ship on which Eliza Richardson and her family arrived on New Years Day 1875. Evidently C.W.G.G.1st. must have retained fond memories of a young fourteen-year-old girl named Elizabeth Richardson who travelled from Scotland with her mother and family (her father had arrived earlier) because three years later at Kyneton they were married. It was December 26th 1860, and Elizabeth was just seventeen. As the bridegroom’s age is written as 24 years on the wedding certificate, he certainly must have been more than eighteen when he sailed on the "Almora" in 1856. The newly married couple went to live at Taradale, Victoria, and they made a good life for themselves in that town which had then a thriving gold mine. They lived in a large two-storied house in Survey Paddock, and it was there that four daughters - Susan Emily (1861-1906), Elizabeth Constance (1863-1945), Amelia Amy (1865 -1952, Ada Mary Maude (1867-1901), and one son Newenham Edward Eustace (1869-1945) named after his Irish Grandfather, were born. On his wedding certificate C.W.G. Graydon, is described as a foreman. His father-in-law, Robert Richardson was employed as a time-keeper on the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway works, and he and his family lived first in Prahran, then Kyneton, and then Taradale. Perhaps Charles Graydon worked on the railway with him. In Taradale however, he worked for a gold mining company in a surveying capacity. C.W.G.G.1st was to become Shire President of the Shire of Metcalfe. That particular year the Graydon Family entertained the visiting English cricket Eleven at their home in Taradale. He was certainly regarded as an important man in the district when he was requested by a great number of the residents to nominate for the Legislative Assembly election. About 1876 the Graydons left Taradale, and went to live at Sandhurst, now Bendigo, at Barkly Place East. The Richardsons had also left Taradale to go into the grocery business in the same town. Charles Wallace Gordon Graydon the First became a legal manager of mines, and a well-known and popular resident. Sad to say he became ill with a lung infection, and on June 4th. 1885 he died, and was buried at Sandhurst, now Bendigo Cemetery, Back Creek Rd. Eliza Richardson's brother was Mr. James Richardson, the well-known grocer, of Pall Mall and Golden-square, who died at his residence, "Balgownie," Short street, on Thursday 22 Jan 1914. James Richardson was a native of Scotland. He was born at Glasgow in1849 and was only eight years of age when his parents sailed for Australia in the ship Balmoral. The family arrived in Melbourne in 1857 and went to Taradale, where Mr. Richardson, senr., acted as inspector of works during the construction of the Taradale Viaduct. James Richardson, who had commenced his educationin Glasgow, attended school at Taradale until the family removed to Bendigo at the time the railway was being built from Bendigo to Echuca. The contractors for this work engaged Mr Richardson, senr., as their timekeeper. When he left school James Richardson applied himself to learn the grocery business, and he gained a thorough knowledge of it with different employers at Bendigo, Taradale, and Daylesford. In 1872 he opened a grocery store on his own account in High-Street, Bendigo, but within a few months he had the great misfortune to be burnt out. The fire originated in an adjoining building early one morning and both places were burnt to the ground. In spite of his loss, Mr. Richardson was not discouraged, for he soon made another start. His trade improved and he extended his business, opening the Eclipse Cash Store at Golden Square. A little later another branch was opened at the Oddfellows' Hall, and subsequently this business was transferred to the Eureka Cash Store, in Pall Mall, which was the head depot. In addition to the retail trade, Mr. Richardson had, for many years carried on an extensive wholesale business with the Northern District, and had made a specialty of fodder seeds. James was a man of probity and sincerity in business, and as a citizen he was highly esteemed and respected. He was a prominent member of the Bendigo Caledonian Society in the earlier days of his citizenship. He was a staunch member of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church, and was a member of the board of management. In the Easter Fair procession, Mr Richardson's display was always a prominent and attractive one. Mr. Richardson was a member of the Masonic Order, and was a life member of the Bendigo Art Gallery and the old Mechanics Institute. He was married at Daylesford in 1871. Mr James Richardson was interred in the Presbyterian section of the Bendigo Cemetery.Seventeen black and white Graydon and Richardson family photographs taken by Bendigo photographers. All photos unnamed. Mounted as Cartes de Visite. Photographers - The Studio - Chuck, , M. Bent, F. de Kock and Co., N. White, Bartlett Bros., Chevalier.graydon, richardson, carte de visite

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71.One typed page dated 16 January, 1965. Bendigo Advertiser letterhead. Letter addressed to Mr Oliver from Amy Huxtable, thanking him for the slides of Dawn Fraser he had sent to her. Rec. 18. 1. 65. with initials written in blue pen in the bottom left corner.bendigo, council, amy huxtable, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. amy huxtable (bendigo advertiser)

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71.Three typed pages, undated, but in sequence labelled 1964. Page 1 headed 'The Mayor Speaks'. Reference to Christmas having passed. Topics include: cooperation required from organisations and citizens to improve Bendigo, problems with floats for the Easter Fair and Moomba, holiday road toll, and the funeral of Sir Gilbert Dyett,bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. sir gilbert dyett.

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. These speech notes comprise 14 pages of typed notes with a date 4 Jan 1951 written in pencil in the margin of the front page. Events mentioned include: Bendigo's Centenary, the knighthood of Sir George Lansell on New Year's Day, the Ambulance, Municipal Baths, Sewerage Authority estimates, Victorian publicity, in subtitled paragraphs.bendigo, council, speech notes, councillor norman oliver, sometime mayor of bendigo. radio station 3bo 'the mayor speaks'. sir george lansell. bendigo centenary 1951.

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Fifteen typed pages headed Mayoral Report 4th July 1951. In the format he used for his weekly talk on 3BO 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics include : Bendigo Centenary, the Public Works Department, traffic control, taxi size and rules, expenditure without notice of motion, town planning, and bus services.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'. bendigo centenary 1951.

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three typed pages titled 'Mayor Speaks May 7th 1965'. The first page has been torn across the bottom. Topics include : Bendigo Technical College expansion, school visit to the Town Hall, a doll exhibition organised by the Inner Wheel Club, the Cancer Appeal, and McDonald House for deaf children.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. bendigo technical college. mcdonald house.

Albert Richardson had a life long interest in Bendigo's mining. He wrote broadly about the practical aspects of mining and the history of many of the mining companies. One handwritten and typed copies (3 of page 1, 3 of page 2, 2 of page 3 and 2 of page 4). Notes, written by Albert Richardson, include an introduction which mentions the noise of the mining activities, all the machinery being made in Bendigo by the local foundries and the end of the mining.There are explanations of poppet legs or heads, landing brace, intermediate brace, safety brace, pulley wheels, boilers, winding engine, types of engines and air compressors.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, bendigo mining reports, a. roberts & sons, h.harkness and coy, horsfield's, south new moon, central deborah, great extended hustlers, wattle gully mine chewton, big deborah mine, royal hustlers reserve no 2 shaft, the city, johnsons reef no 2, lansell's comet, south devonshire, great southern, victoria quartz, lansell's big '180', little '180', new moon, big blue, central blue, central nell gwynne, lansell's sandhurst or 'needle' mine, eureka extended

Sunshine Biscuit Price List 'B' dated January 1926. Registered Office Ballarat, Phone 53. Depots, Geelong, Bendigo, Melbourne. Terms and Conditions of Sale Listed. Delivery Free on Rails Bendigo. Quotations Subject to Market Fluctations and to goods in Stock. Terms Payment within the Month following Invoice Date. Prices of Various Dry Biscuits, Semi-Sweet Biscuits, Sweet Biscuits, Rich Dessert and Cream Biscuits, Specialties, Holiday Mixture, Cakes, Sunshine Party Packets,Flour, Cough Drops and containers.bendigo, industry, biscuit making, sunshine biscuit co. 1926 price list of biscuits

Freemasonary or Masonry has its beginning in local guilds of stonemasons which from the end of 13th century regulated the qualification of stonemasons. Modern Freemasonry uses scriptures which include ritual practices and ethical conduct as part of its foundation and every member must profess a belief in a Supreme Being. Women are not allowed to be admitted and discussion of religion and politics is not to take place within the lodge. Freemasons meet in local Lodges which are supervised at a regional level by a Grand Lodge. The degrees of Freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Entered Apprentice, Journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason. The candidate of these three degrees is progressively taught the meanings of the symbols of Freemasonry and entrusted with grips, signs, and words to signify to other members that he has been so initiated. The degrees are part allegorical morality play and part lecture. Candidates for Freemasonry will usually have met the most active members of the Lodge they are joining before being elected for initiation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freemasonry) The Golden Lodge of Sandhurst was established as the first Masonic Lodge in Bendigo in 1854. Many prominent men including City Councilors were lodge members at it was a popular way for men to socialise. As the masonic movement expanded further lodges were established in Bendigo and the surrounding Boroughs and Shires. The Golden and Corinthian Lodges purchasing two blocks of land in a prominent position in View Street in 1866 with the intention of erecting a new temple and after amalgamating in 1872 appointed architects Vahland and Getzschmann to design the building. The Bendigo Masonic Hall (now the Capital Theatre) was built in 1873 -74 for both public and private use and contained lodge rooms, a public tavern anda concert hall. The Masonic section occupied the northern side of the building at ground floor level and included a lodge room at the rear, a library and reading room, and other affiliated rooms. Walls of the entry hall and lodge room were decorated with classical columns and panels ornamented with Masonic emblems. The upper level of the building contained a large hall with balcony at the north end and removable stage at the south end. Elaborately decorated with Masonic emblems, this hall was used for Masonic purposes as well as being available to the wider community for social events. The tavern, which became known as the Masonic Hotel, occupied the basement and the ground floor of the southern side of the building and included a sitting room, parlours, billiard room, bedrooms, kitchen, cellars and servants' rooms. It appears that two public entrances were provided for this section, one directly from street level into the basement, the other from the public entry hall. Invitation for the Installation of unnamed Brothers. Half fold printed in gold and red ink on cream coloured card. Embossed cover with plain edging. Front and back cover decorated with masonic symbols. Menu listed inside. Front cover: The Zenith and Golden and Corinthian Lodges ? Joint Installation / Masonic Hall, Bendigo / Wednesday, June 28th, 1905 / Bro J.O.R Milburn Caterer bendigo masonic hall, capital theatre bendigo, milburn catering bendigo, making a nation exhibition, james printer eaglehawk, bendigo masonic lodge, city of greater bendigo community groups

Raiarmagh Pool won the Bendigo Pacing Cup on the 22 December 1967, followed by Ballon D'Essai and Optical. Raiarmagh Pool owned by Mr and Mrs Evans, was trained and driven by Gordon Rothacker. Raiarmagh Pool raced from 1966 (4yo) through to 1968 (6yo). Career: 20 wins 1 second 0 thirds 26 starts. Refer to Identifier 15.230 (Media) for Full Career Performance Record.Two colour photographs, one small one large in a white frame. At the top: Bendigo Trotting Club 22-12-67/ Pacing Cup At the bottom: Left corner: Distance 2600 metres/ Mile rate 2.8-1/5 / Greg Matthews Photo Centre: Raiarmagh Pool ( Raiarmagh - Main Pool) / Ballon d'essai 2nd / Optical 3rd Right corner: Owned by- Mr & Mrs G. Evans/ Trained and driven by - G. Rothackerbendigo harness racing club, horses, race, winner, bendigo trotting club, pacing cup, raiarmagh pool, gordon rothacker, driver, trainer, owner, 1967, ballon d'essai, optical, g rothacker, gw rothacker, g evans

Set of three photographs of early Bendigo trams photographed by Peter Duckett, Easter Monday 1946 or 1947 1 - Bendigo 18 - note the white disc held by a crew member. View St at Charing Cross. Tram has the destination of City. 2 - Original car No. 9 (in final form) and open bench car, either 17 or 18, probably at Ironbark Gully loop. Tram has destination of Quarry Hill. 3 - Original ESCo cars - Charing Cross.Yields information about Bendigo trams during Easter 1946 or 1947Set of three black and white photographs by Peter Duckett.Details the image on the rear of the print in ink.bendigo, tramcars, esco, bendigo tramways, tram 18, tram 9, charing cross, easter

The 67th Battalion was raised in mid 1912 as a local militia training battalion in Bendigo. During World War One, many of its members enlisted in the newly formed 38th Battalion which was raised in Bendigo in 1916. At one point it was a garrison battalion stationed at Queenscliff. It was disbanded in 1918 and became the area 38th Battalion. The colours were laid up in St Paul's Cathedral in Bendigo on October 25th 1929. In 2006, with the cathedral needing to carry out repairs and alterations, the colours were offered to Bendigo's Soldiers Memorial Institute Military Museum. On 17th April, 2007 under direction from RSM Ceremonial, the colours were re-laid up in the museum in a ceremony conducted by the Reverend Peta Sherlock and witnessed by church and RSL members after 12 months of planning and putting together..1) Middle banner in the photograph. Rectangular banner representing the colours of the 67th Battalion on an olive green background. In the centre is a circular red medallion featuring an embroidered battalion badge. A purple circular border with 'Bendigo Infantry' on it surrounds the red medallion. All are surrounded by a gold and silver wreath depicting the flowers and leaves of the golden wattle. '67' is embroidered on the top right hand corner. The banner is fringed on three sides in gold. Two cords with gold and olive tassels are attached to the top right hand corner. A sewn sleeve for the pike is on the right hand side. .2) Wooden pike with metal spear head on end. A metal ring encircles the handle of the pike.battalion colours, 67th battalion, military banners, unit badges

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) with a photo of Bendigo 30 at Pinder's Loop, Carpenter St. Quarry Hill. Tram has the destination of Eaglehawk ."BES 17" in penciltramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, pinders loop, tram 30

Electricity Supply Department - Northern Branch - Permit to Enter the Bendigo tram depot. Permit for Bob Prentice to enter the Tramways Depot on 9 June 1971 for inspection.trams, tramways, depot, bendigo, secv, authority

Draftsman's drawing Underground Survey of Mines Ulster United Co. Garden Gully Line Bendigo Map. Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining records.bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, map, mine, ulster united co

Sepia image mounted on board. Image shows Bendigo Town Hall taken from north side, looking south down Hargreaves Street. Trees along north boundary of building. Gas lamps alongside kerb in Hargreaves Street. Market building visible alongside Town Hall.bendigo, buildings, bendigo town hall, bendigo, town hall, municipal buildings, hargreaves street

black and white photo: image shows corner of Pall Mall and Mitchell Streets, Bendigo, looking north up Pall Mall. Cars on road in both directions. Ezywalkin Shoes building on corner, The Beehive sign evident. Post Office clock tower in background left hand side.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall and mitchell street corne, bendigo, sandhurst, pall mall, mitchell street

Eaglehawk Court House 1869 - 1989, A brief history of Eaglehawk's Court House and some court cases 1869 - 1989, 55 pages with black and white photographs & plans, published by A.m.O'Donohue, printed by Print Creations Bendigo.Annette O'Donohuebook, bendigo, eaglehawk, ealehawk-history-court house

Sandhurst's Early Fire Brigades Including Long Gully. Publisher George A Ellis, Bendigo. ISBN: 0-9578144-1-0. 84 pages. Photographs & illustrations. Loose A4 sheet in back with list of corrections in book.George A Ellisbendigo, fire brigade, 1855 -1899, bendigo history fire brigades

Sepia photograph. Murray Views No 4 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo, Vic., showing the Ashmans Dry Cleaners, Ashmans Tailor, Ashmans Fine Suits & Morley Johnson Furniture also visible is the SEC building and other buildings.Murray Viewsphotograph, streetscape, bendigo, bendigo-history-businesses

Handwritten Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Catherine Hayes Bridge St Bendigo to Esther M Landeshut St Kilda dated 8th April 1895. One penny duty stamp affixed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, catherine hayes bridge st bendigo. esther m landershut st kilda.

Victorian Postcard Duplex barred numeral 4 [Bendigo] dated July 12th 1893 to E V Hartwig Daring Chambers Market St Melbourne from Chas Cohen re sending dividend from Cohns.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, e v hartwig. chas cohen.

Cohn Letterhead document dated 13 July 1893 to Charles Cohen Esq View St Bendigo re cheque suspended from Co's bankers. Signed Basil Greer per Secretary. Written reverse message.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, charles cohen. basil greer.

Copy of a blackand white photo of an old man leaning on his walking stick. Printed beside the photo is: Happy Birthday Jack Lockett, Bendigo's living treasure reaches 109 years. Food for Thought Page 9.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - happy birthday jack

Slide. Bendigo Views. View of Pall Mall looking towards the Post Office. Cars parked along the street and a man driving a horse and four wheel vehicle along the street. There is a blurred vision of a car passing him.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views

Slide. Bendigo Views. Statue of a lady wearing white and light robes standing in a grotto. Kneeling to her right, on the ground is another lady wearing a green veil and a brown dress. She is kneeling in amongst some plants.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views