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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ST. MUNGO MINE - FATALITY AT THE ST. MUNGO MINE
Handwritten copy of a report from the Bendigo Advertiser Wed. August 30th, 1899 of a fatality at the St. Mungo Mine where a miner, Richard Nettle was injured when a large slab of mullock fell on him. He died later in the hospital. On the second page is a handwritten copy from the Bendigo Advertiser Thurs. Aug. 31st 1899 of the Inquest into the St. Mungo fatality. Also a photocopy of the first page.document, gold, st. mungo mine, st. mungo mine, fatality at the st. mungo mine, bendigo advertiser wed aug 30 1899 & thur aug 31 1899, richard nettle, john evans, mr brown, john paul, mrs nettle, mr bennetts, wm j butson, wm abraham, bendigo cemetry -
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Document - SNOB'S HILL - NOTES ON SNOB'S HILL
Handwritten notes on Snob's Hill dated 1/6/1899. Ref. A. M. S. Page 42. Notes mention history and working of the mine. Depth of mine is also mentioned and the prospects for 1899. Gold production is also mentioned.document, gold, snob's hill, snob's hill, notes on snob's hill, ellenborough co, mr h kirkwood, a m s -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1964
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Four typed pages, undated, but in sequence labelled 1964. Topics include: visits of Professor Peterson, Professor of Education at the University of California and Commander Jarrett, R.A.N, dinner with football umpires, Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged Fair, Bendigo Cubs, the new postmaster Mr Lannigan and deputy Mr Nuttall, and the Sun tour.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. -
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Document - RAE'S CRUSHING BATTERY - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL & ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
The first five pages are photocopies of photos:- 2 of Rae's Crushing Works; Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark; Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill; Victoria Hill - from Rae's Open Cut. Introduction covers location of buildings and mines. Mentioned are:- North Old Chum Mine, Ballerstedt's First Open-cut, Quartz Veins (Spurs), rock formations pitching North, Prospecting shafts 1929, Concrete dam, Engine beds of Lansells Big 180 Mine, Lansells Big 180 Shaft, twenty stampers crushing battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz dams, Rae's Open-cut, Quartz once roasted here to an intense heat, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, small primitive tunnels, Prospecting tunnels, Floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Great Central Victoria engine-bed, Ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, The Humboldt, Adventure ground, The Advance, Luffsman & Sterry's Claim, A round shaft. Small piece of paper with 'Notes on Victoria Hill complete.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, from old chum hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark, hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, mr & mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, new chum & victoria, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's big 180 shaft, cleopatra needle type chimney, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), ballertedt's small 24 yard claim, humboldt, humboldt, great central victoria, victoria hill, bendigo & vicinity 1895 p51, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, bendigo goldfield registry 1871, plan of new chum line, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo obituary 1904, bendigo advertiser, b m l records mines dept, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, chinese joss house, fortuna, the victoria goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949 -
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Document - NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINING CO N. L. - ASSAY RESULTS FOR NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINING CO N. L
... Two handwritten pages, addressed to Mr J. J. Stanistreet... handwritten pages, addressed to Mr J. J. Stanistreet, Commonwealth ...Two handwritten pages, addressed to Mr J. J. Stanistreet, Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Bendigo. Notes mention the gross weight, moisture content and net-dry weight of Pyrites Lot no 68, Slimes or Strakes Lot No 67 and Blanket Sand Lot no 66. Assay results are also mentioned. The share for Tributors is also tabled.document, gold, north deborah gold mining co n. l., north deborah gold mining co n. l., assay results for north deborah gold mining co n. l., mr j j stanistreet, school of mines, victor leggo & co -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - GOLD RETURNS VICTORIA 1860-1
Gold Return showing the amount of Gold brought to the Treasury, per Escort, during the year 1860, from each gold office. Printed on pale blue paper and dated 11th January, 1861. Blue Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch stamp at the left top of page. Gold Offices mentioned are: Castlemaine, Blackwood, Maldon, Sandhurst, Heathcote, Rushworth, Kilmore, Maryborough, Avoca, Back Creek, Dunolly, Inglewood, Amherst, Ballaarat, Creswick, Fiery Creek, Ararat, Pleasant Creek, Smythesdale, Clunes, Beechworth, Buckland, Yackandandah, Indigo and Morse's Creek.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, gold returns victoria 1860-1, mr carpenter, john wilkinson, john ferres -
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Document - MR AND MRS J B YOUNG: GEORGE YOUNG FAMILY GENEALOGY
a. 7 handwritten pages (author - Grahame Robertson, 24 Duneba Avenue Pymble 2073 NSW, date?) re ''History of the Young family in Bendigo''. George Young and J B Young; detailed genealogical information about both families; b.Copy of newspaper cutting (10/9/1936) re Mr and Mrs J B Young - Golden Wedding . Portrait photographs of both people. J B Young was son of George Young, one of the earliest pioneers of Bendigo (printing and stationery business). Mrs Young was daughter of Rev Joseph King, Minister of Congregational Church, Bendigo, 1874-1881. Further details in two columns of print. Other names; Anne Beale Young, John Beale Young, Frederick George Young, George Gibson Young, Miriam , Charlie Seymour, George Bolton, Fred Tuckerman, Mr Jennings, Mr. R. Gerdeson, Mr. Ron Hilton, Edith Dunlop, Sir. Michael Young.person, individual, young family, congrational church bendigo, st andrews college myers street, bendigo high school, austtralian natives association, ffederation league, mr alfred deakin, bendigo nenevolent asylum, bendigo mechanice institute, bendigo royal bank, bendigo gas company, bendigo and eaglehawk star permanent building society, bendigo stock exchange. -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS LETTER
Victorian Railways letter from Mr C Collins, General secretary (union ?) to R Huddle - regarding Mr Badham's resignation as Branch Secretary - he had not been paid for 6 months work as Secretary - letter dated 12.12.1938.2 x light paper pages pinned in top corner.document, memo, railway, mr c collins , general secretary (union ?) r huddle - -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - CORNISH PUMPING ENGINES
Handwritten notes on Cornish Pumping Engines, Ref. Dickers Mining Record, vol. 1,No 9 July 1862, Page 17. Notes give details of the Cornish Pumping Engines, actual horse-power, coal consumption and size of boilers.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, cornish pumping engines, dickers mining record vol 1 no 9 july 1862, sir charles lemon, consolidated mines, mr guy, phillips and darlington's record of mining -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''RICH EARTH'' BY WILLIAM A BAYLEY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 187 page hardback history of Young and the Shire of Burrangong, NSW. 1860 to 1955. Includes 36 B & W photos and lists of Councillors, Office Bearers and Parliamentarians of Young and the Shire. Published in 1956 by the Young Municipal Council and Burrangong Shire Council. Printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. ''2221 BAY'' catalogue sticker on spine. Neatly hand printed in ink on flyleaf ''Presented to Mr A.H. Chisholm O.B.E. President of the Royal Australian Historical Society on the occasion of his visit to Young 1st October 1960 to unveil an Obelisk commemorating the Centenary of the Discovery of Gold at Young in 1960. W. R. Tate Mayor''.William A. Bayleybooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, william a. bayley, young, burrangong shire, gold discovery -
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Document - AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF NELSON JAMES MEAGER, 1980
Autobiography of Nelson James Meager (1925-1998) Born and died in Bendigo: ''Growing up on the Bendigo Goldfields'' - written in the 1980s. 14 page document donated by Edith Lunn.person, individual, nelson james meager, chum street, fogitt & jones abattoirs, kangaroo flat state school, coliban watershed, big hill ranges, mt hetrbert, golden square state school, whip & jesery mine, forbes carshalton mine, 3 bo bendigo, st marks anglican church, rowes hill (allingham street), spring gully reservior, bendigo mines ltd, napoleon mine, mr fisher, st marks, g. j. coles, mr john curtin, raggart's bakery. -
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Document - FAMILY HISTORY NARRATIVE: ANCESTORS OF DAVID MOORHEAD, 8th February, 1995
Family history narrative - ancestors of author, David Moorhead, with covering letter dated 8 February 1995 (to Kingerlee, BHS). Approx 165 pages in total - numbered in sections according to the family under discussion.. Accompanying letter states that ''this material is not so much historical, but rather genealogical . . .''. Contents: Thoughts on Family History; Family surnames from our family tree; Barker family; Barrow family; Barry family; Merritt family; Moorhead family; Vahland family (includes listing of Vahland buildings);Bibliography. Largest section relates to the Moorhead family (85 pages).person, individual, david moorhead, familys barker, barrow, barry, marritt, moorhead, stevenson, mr david johnstone, mary johnstone, m.h. piekaar & sons, osborne king and megram, thomas or ltd, vahland, carl wilhelim (charles william) vahland, jacob cohn, talfer -
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Newspaper - THE NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINE CO - NEWSPAPER ARTICLE ON THE THE NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINE CO
Newspaper article referring to the Directors of North Deborah Mining Co. NL announcing a placement of 50,000 25c shares with an underwriting company at a premium of $5.35. Newspaper cutting from The Sun, Friday, Jan 9, 1970. Attached to it is a handwritten page with various measurements and depths.newspaper, sun news -pictorial, the north deborah gold mine co, the north deborah gold mine co, newspaper article on the the north deborah gold mine co, melbourne stock exchange, ralph w. king & yuill, mr r d knowles -
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Document - CONTRACT OF SALE - 11 JUNE 1895 - WILLIAM HENRY CUNDY TO ARTHUR ALLSOP AND MICHAEL KELLY
Contract of sale - 11 June 1895 - William Henry CUNDY to Arthur Allsop and Michael Kelly. Contract of sale and contract of 'Hiring and Letting' between William Henry Cundy of Barkly Place, Bendigo , Surveyor and Arthur Allsop and Michael Kelly, Financiers of Wills St, Bendigo Document witnessed by John F Gleeson, Managing Clerk to Crabbe, Cohen, Kirby, Solicitors, Bendigo The document consists of four pages and a memorandum of agreement between WH CUNDY and Arthur ALLSOP and Michael KELLY for the purchase and re-hire of a building and it's contents. There is a detailed list of contents for each of the rooms in the house. This number also includes a research sheet re the death of Mr. Charles Cohen, Solicitor.bendigo, history, housing/cultural, william henry cundy, arthur allsop, michael kelly, crabbe, cohen, kirby, john f gleeson, barkly place, wills st, milroy st. -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: SPEECH NOTES 7 AUGUST 1951
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Fifteen pages of typed notes headed Mayor's Report 7 August 1951. In the format used for his talks on 3BO 'The Mayor Speaks'. Additions in blue ink. Topics include : death of Mr E. M. Vains (Mort), Mayor of Bendigo in 1925, City By- laws, the school site for deaf children, the traffic lights, road traffic code, the Mayor's Blanket Fund, and the end of the municipal year.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'. school for deaf children. vains, e. m. -
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Document - ''A BRIEF LIFE HISTORY OF HENRY KENTISH AND HIS SON CECIL W KENTISH''
''A brief life history of Henry Kentish and his son Cecil W Kentish''; Author Cecil W Kentish. 32 page typed booklet describing the travels of the Kentish family in the period 1836 to mid 1920s in some detail - Adelaide, Melbourne, Bendigo, Bridgewater, Queensland. Little detail after mid-1920s (page 32).Cecil W. Kentishperson, individual, henry kentish, henry kentish, cecil wallace. kentish, thomas frone kentish, james kentish, sir john hindmarsh, lieutenant colonel george gawler, mt macedon, black forest, looney joe, wesleyan church, mr james jeffrey, dr backhaus, frances elizabeth webb, pyramid view, durham ox, mt hope station, pyramid railway station -
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Document - NEW CHUM UNITED MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW CHUM UNITED MINE
... History and Production Page 105 Mr Clarke Magee Mr H Y North Mr ...Handwritten notes on the New Chum United Mine. Notes include: history, production, dividends, size of lease and depth of shaft. Names include: New Chum Co(Nth Claim), Old Chum Co, Ellesmere Co, Ellesmere Trib Co, Ellesmere Black Lead No 1 Trib Co,Thompson & Powell, Bonati & Co, New Chum United.document, gold, new chum united mine, new chum united mine, nothes on the new chum united mine, new chum co(nth claim), old chum co, ellesmere co, ellesmere trib co, ellesmere black lead no 1 trib co, thompson & powell, bonati & co, new chum united, bendigo goldfield history and production page 105, mr clarke magee, mr h y north, mr harvey, lansell's 222, a m s 1/6/1899 page 39, lansell's big 180, wittscheibe, ballerstadt, ernst mueller, geo lansell, lansell's fortuna, a h q survey regiment's headquarters -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''STARING AT THE STARS AND OTHER POEMS '' BY GRACE PERRY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 20 page soft cover booklet of poems by Grace Perry, aged 15 years. Published and printed by Consolidated Press, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2112 PER'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''Mr A. H. Chisholm with compliments of the author's Dad. R. R. Perry 25/5/43 Parliament House, Melbourne''Grace Perrybooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, grace perry, poetry -
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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: EPHEMERA
Various documents located within the 'J Evans Collection' (Original Box 6). . A. Shire of Marong - Valuation Notice to Mr John Evans, Sydney Flat August 1913; b Examination questions for Subject X - Inorganic Chemistry May 1888 (Examinaers names and Professor's names given - where??; c. Letter from Office and Lands and Survey to Mr John Dolman Junior, Kamarooka re failure of application for a lease in the area; d. Letter to Mr Evans from Annie Murray, Chum Street re request for meeting re house and meeting with bank manager (on bereavment card?!!); e. part of page (handwritten) re Crown Grant in the name of Isabel Evans (title details).; f. Certificate of Marriage between William Johns and Charlotte Stewart , 6th March 1893, Eaglehawk.ephemera, mementoes, general interest -
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Document - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: ARTICLE RE PROF. COLIN HORNE
Notes written on small notebook re Colin Horne, 603 Hargreaves St., Bendigo, who was a teacher at Golden Square at the age of 17 years in 1929, , before he went to Melbourne Teachers' College, and then to Melbourne University. He won a scholarship to Ballioe College Oxford, lectured in English at the Queen's Uni., Belfast, then Leicester University England., was then Chair of English at Adelaide Uni. Unable to attend 125th. Due to failing health. Mentioned in notes Mr. Newman and Miss Barr as teachers who inspired him. A report filled in for research about Junior Teachers, (7 pages). A short note from the sister of Prof. Horne.bendigo, education, golden square primary school -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: CAMBRAIN HOTEL MORTGAGE
[a] Cohn Bros red printed 'return to sender' manilla envelope with ink handwritten caption ' re Cambrian Hotel Mortgage by Mr and Mrs Grace Workings as to Monthly payments, principals, & Interest. May 10,1946. [b,c] Two pencilled handwritten pages of financial jottings. [d] Typed page of financial figures relating to Cambrian Hotel Mortgage payments with Mr& Mrs Grace. [e] Folded typed document from Messrs Cohen & Kirby Solicitors Bendigo in account with Mr J,J and Mrs Bridget Grace of the Cambrian Hotel, Arnold Street, Bendigo.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Book - GOLDEN SQUARE LAUREL STREET P.S. COLLECTION: 1979 CAMP PHOTOS
Thirteen page green cardboard photo album containing photos exposed at Laurel St Golden Square school Axedale Camp 1979. Captioned as such with Texta on front cover. Twenty-three photos with related stories enclosed. Names of teachers and pupils include ; Mr Raeburn, Mrs Phillips with daughter Sarah, Anthony McNamara, Mrs Ormerod, Mr Grose, Christine Lister, Tracie Jeffery, Mrs Barker.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school -
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Document - EXTRACTS OF PAGES FROM: ''THE LUTHERAN CHURCH IN BENDIGO 1856 - 1986''
Selection of extracts (copies) of pages from ''The Lutheran Church in Bendigo 1856 - 1986'' with some hand-written notations re: burials. Copies of pages 7 - 10; 35 and 41.Bendigo Advertiserchurch, history, lutheran church, vahland, finger, herren ludwig, wittscheibe senior. lutheran church. violet street state school. christ church. paster leypoldt. german school house monument hill. mr. carl schier. -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF COMMENDATION, 07/07/1909
Handwritten letter of commendation to Mr Joseph Davies for his heroic act, written on paper with Legislative Assembly, Victoria and State Parliament House, Melbourne printed at the top of the page, dated 17.7.09. Page is folded in half. Signed by D. Smith?D. Smith?mine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of commendation, legislative assembly victoria, state parliament house melbourne, joseph davies, d smith? -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER TO MR DAVIS, 19/02/1910
Typed letter to Mr. Davis. Printed in red at the top of the page is a Coat of Arms, Commonwealth of Australia and Postmaster General. The letter is dated 19th February 1910. The writer thanks Mr Davis for the interest he is taking in his election and asks him to forward the names and addresses of the electors in Melbourne who wish to vote by post and he will send them the necessary papers, he also asks to make sure their places of residence in Bendigo is given. At the time Mr. Joseph Davies was residing at 137 Melrose Street, North Melbourne. This letter is signed by John Quick.government, federal, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter to mr davis, commonwealth of australia, postmaster general, john quick. -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER TO MR JOSEPH DAVIS, 18/10/1909
Handwritten letter, dated 18/10/09, to Mr. Joseph Davis congratulating him for the rescue of John Allen at the Goldfields Consolidated Mine. He also thanks him for saving him a great deal of trouble and anxiety for saving the man in his charge. Letter signed by Robert Eddy, Manager, Goldfields Consolidated Mine, 18/10/09. Letter written on a double, folded page.Robert Eddydocument, joseph davies collection, joseph davis, goldfields consolidated mine, john allen, robert eddy -
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Document - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: VARIOUS DOCUMENTS RELATED TO BENDIGO MUSICAL ORGANIZATIONS PIANO TRUST
Merle Hall Collection - Various documents related to Bendigo Musical Organizations/Piano Trust; a. Photocopy of A Doney photograph of the former Conservatorium of Music, 5 Rowan St, Bendigo; b. copy of letter from Jim Thomas, Manager, Bendigo Competitions Society Inc. To Peter Frost, CoGB re Steinway piano/Piano Trust Oct 1993); c. 1985 Press Release ''New Piano for Bendigo City Hall '' - new fully reconditioned Steinway grand piano - with added handwritten notes of 12 listed features of the purchase and copy of Allans Music receipt for Part payment on Bendigo Steinway Concert Grand Piano ($11,300); d. Single-page sheet entitled ''Some Background on the Steinway grand at Town Hall'' (covers period from 1985 to late 1989); e. August 1993 submission to Mr Ray Burton, CoGb, from Board of Directors, Bendigo Regional Arts Centre re Grand Piano currently stored at Bendigo City Hall (recommending re-housing of Steinway to the Bendigo Regional Arts Centre; f. letter from Bendigo Piano Committee of Management (Eileen Hetherington) to Mr R Burton, CoGB, re relocation of Steinway at Bendigo Town Hall 6/8/1989; g. handwritten copy of memo to David Price/Keith Oberin from Dawn Colbourne re ''Piano'' (19/8/93) re draft submission to BRAC sub-committee; h. handwritten notes of meeting of Piano Trust Feb 9th - no year given re funds for piano; i. Various letters/submissions from AB re Grand Piano ca. 1984/85; j. Correspondence from CoGB to Ab re Grand Piano May 1985; k. Various correspondence re Grand Piano (from Amy Huxtable memorial Committee, BCAE, Bendigo Art Gallery, Faculty of Music University of Melbourne (1980 - 1985); l: Various report/comments/submissions re purchase of Grand Piano from different authors/sources; m. Various valuations/quotes for purchase of Grand Piano (1980-1984); n. Brochure for Steinway pianos (Allans Music Australia P/L); o. Brochure of Bosendorfer pianos (Brashs) -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: FRANCHISE AGREEMENT
[a] Brown Manilla envelope printed Private & Confidential on Cohns Limited Swan Hill Branch addressed to Mr A G Douglas, Secretary, Cohns Limited Bridge Street Bendigo. [b] Covering note stamped with Cohn's 'Quick to Quench' logo stating enclosed Cleelands agreement for perusal dated 5/6/62 , signed John H Cohn, Manager. [c] Folded fourteen pages of Franchise Agreement & Draft Franchise Agreements between 'Schweppes' and Cohns not dated.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Document - DOCUMENTS: RELATING TO BENDIGO COGNAC DISTILLERY AND 'THUNDER' BREWERY
Documents relating to Bendigo Cognac Distillery and 'Thunder' Brewery - a. Text of article ''It slowly fades away'' - previously catalogued, see Mosaic # 6548 and #2860. Relates to demolition of house at 45 Lucan Street. One handwritten annotation - the word ''rafters'' has ''bearers'' written above it; b. page (no author or date) with seven dates 1859 - 1908 with the names of different firms operating from site - mention of Glasgow and Thunder, Thunder & Co. Lucan St Brewery, Thunders Sandhurst Brewery, Thunder A & Co., Tankard Malting Co., Bendigo Cognac Distillery, Alpine Brewing Co., (latter note has names of some proprietors); c. handwritten three-page letter/note from Cyril Michelsen to ''John'' relating to ''an excellent story'' with some ''added facts'' - the distillery operated back in 1858; quarry for the stone used in the building - a ''stadium' of the North Bendigo State School; old home named ''Stoneleigh'; d. three paged handwritten article/note titled ''The World of the Past and Present'' Feb. 1967 (no author) - description of the site with details of the vats and walls as existing at that time.Mr Cyril Michelsonbuildings, commercial, thunders brewery -
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Book - BENDIGO REPERTORY SOCIETY SCRAP BOOK
Cardboard backed , cloth bound , Ritewell No 248 Minute Book (M ?) Hall written in blue ink The Bendigo Repertory Society, paper cuttings from 1929- 1970's was formed in 1929 when at the invitation of Mr. G. Hall, Mr.J.Beresford Fowler came up from Melbourne to found a drama group here. In 1930 the group took the name of Bendigo Repertory Society and presented its first public production, 'The Rat Trap' by Noel Coward. Page 3 and 4 have black white photos taken from 1929 Illustrated Tasmanian Mail -of the play The Vortex -at the Theatre Royal by Noel CowardH.Hall