The first general meeting of the Bendigo Swimming and Life Saving Club was held in October 1917. The club was established at a large dam in Barnard Street and included its own lifesaving boat. Prior to this there was a Bendigo Swimming Club that was accessed by subscription. This club swam at a variety of privately owned bathing pools, including McGuires Baths in View Point and Moran's Baths. This club existed as early as 1863. In 1966 the Bendigo club combined with the Eaglehawk swimming club and in 2012 and in 2012 the name changed to the Bendigo Hawks Aquatics.57-page soft cover booklet with gold covers. 'Bendigo Swimming Club - Reflections over 70 Years ' 1917 to 1987 Compiled by Tom Henderson, Records Officer. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo 1987 Year by year summary of the club's achievements illustrated with B&W photos. Includes a section on the Water Polo teams. Inside front cover signed in ink 'Thos. H. Henderson 1987' bendigo swimming club, tom henderson

St. Liborius Catholic scholl No 262 began construction in June 1904, with the foundations stone being laid 19th June 1904 by the Most Rev S Reville, Lord Bishop of Sandhurst. It was designed by Bendigo architects Keogh and Austen of View Point and was built by local builder W E Brown.120-page soft cover booklet 'St Liborius Primary School No.262, 100 Years 1904-2004' Yellow and brown covers with pictures of the school on front and back. Compiled by Aylene Kirkwood. Printed by Richard Cambridge Printers, Bendigo A history of the school illustrated with B&W photos of the staff, students and clergy. Lists of teachers and staff from 1979 plus a comprehensive index at the back. Foreword by the Bishop of Sandhurst, Joseph Grech. st liborius, primary school

The Royal Princess Theatre was opened on 31st August 1874. The cost of the building was £12,000 with a capacity of 2,000 people. The building was designed by William Charles Vahland. The site was at the corner of View Street and McKenzie Street, with the frontage facing View Street. The auditorium was on three levels and seated 650 in the pit (rear stalls), 200 in the stalls, 250 in the dress circle and 850 in the gallery. A further 50 were seated in the six stage boxes. The frontage of the theatre was 80ft wide x 60ft, which inside the auditorium the proscenium was 30ft wide by 18ft high. The stage was 56ft deep. Stage lighting at the time was by gas until the Electric Supply Co, of Victoria Ltd. had DC power available in 1898. The theatre was described as comparable to anything Drury Lane in London had to offer. The original proprietor’s of the theatre John Croley died on 26th March 1899 aged 72 years, while William Billy Heffernan died 23rd March 1891 aged 81 years.The Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo History Notes, provided by Fred Page for the Bendigo Historical Society. Three pages of notes and photographs photocopied from an unknown book pp 24 - 26.history, bendigo, royal princess theatre

CBA Bank View Street Building Citation Black and White Photobendigo, banks, commercial bank

Copy of extract from the Bendigo Advertiser, 22nd November, 1906 spiral bound with plastic cover. On front: 'New Moon Mine Site, its resources and future prospects'. Document contains financial reports, gold extracted, shareholders, battery manager's report, map of leases held by New Moon Co and photos, see below. Photo of Managers of New Moon Co., H.E. Jones Mining Manager, J.C. McCoy Engineer, R.A. Dewar Battery Manager. Photo of directors: Joseph LanFranchi, W.B. Walker, Daniel Murdoch, John Green, Alexander Hay and Edward Bright. Photos include view from base of poppet legs showing tramway and crushing machine, battery and mine, miners at the 1045 level.bendigo, mining, new moon co. nl

Invitation card: you are cordially invited to a Special Advance Showing of the New Ford Car to be held at our showroom Wednesday, May 30th and Thursday, May 31st. The models exhibited at the Melbourne Town Hall and viewed there by over 100,000 people will be shown. W. Cowling Bendigo District Authorised Ford Dealers. Orchestral selections afternoon and evening each day. On the back: you are cordially invited to a special advance showing of the new Ford car to be held at our showrooms.business, retail, w. cowling

195 page spiral bound booklet entitled The Princess on View A history of the Princess Theatre, Bendigo 1874 - 1963 Volume 1 Compiled and researched by Beverley J. Walker Illustrated with B&W photos of performers. Details of performances, reviews and adverts.Beverley J Walker

Historical mining records originally from the Mining Warden's Office, Mines Department, Bendigo. A summary document lists the mine name; the BEN #; the line of reef located on, the start and end year. Information collated from 1870's to 1980's. Each mine's data is enclosed in a manilla folder within the box. Mines along the following reef lines are described: Huntly Deep Lead Whipstick Neilborough Drover Isabella Slaughteryard Blue Jacket Tyson One Tree Hill Flag Gravel Hill View Hill Lightning Hill Hustlers Ben # range from 2001 to 2274. Example of entry: Pascoe and Symmonds, Ben # 2217, Lightning Hill Reef, 1863-1885.bendigo, mining, mining warden records