The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Five pages titled 'Swimming Pools Care, Maintenance and Purification' copied from the Health Bulletin. Pages are numbered 2460 to 2464 inclusive. '1947 No 91/92 per J. ? SH?' is handwritten in the top right corner.bendigo, council, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. swimming pools.

Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 16 page hardcover booklet. The story of the origin of ''Silent Night Holy Night'' an old Austrian carol. Published and printed c1952 by Pan Press, Melbourne. Handwritten in biro opposite title page ''To Alec H Chisholm from Louis Politzer wishing you many more Happy Birthdays. 1952.''L.L.Politzerbooks, collections, songs, alec h chisholm collection, l.l.politzer, carol, austria

Handwritten letter to Mr. A. Allsop from? J. Wright, dated 27.8.00. 'There is a prospect of your money being obtained from Mr.?ahon if it comes to hand how much shall I send you a cheque for let me know and when the money comes I will send it on. I understand your Claim was for £18.' Signed ? J. Wright.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly and allsop collection, mr a allsop, j wright

Handwritten letter from Glenys Davenport, 25 Pitt St., Ashburton, Victoria, September 25th '1998 requesting that information regarding the 125th. Celebrations be sent to her mother, Gwenyth Davidson, now Bannerman, aged 87 and living in Castlemaine. She attended Golden Square PS from 1917 - 1924. Her sisters are Doiraine Hart and Zoe Bell.bendigo, education, golden square primary school, hart, bell, davidson, bannerman, golden square primary school laurel street:

Handwritten letter to A. Allsop Esq. from Jos. D. Chatham, dated 20 - 11 - 1. He had received statement and he paid 2 10/- both at starting price. He was only allowed £1.15. for that and asks will you kindly look into it and reply. Note at the end asks what odds will you give me for £1 Fairyland.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly and allsop collection - letter to a allsop esq., jos d chatham, r turner chatford mills

a. (Paid) handwritten accounts to Importers and General Drapers firm of Buick Henderson & Co.; Beehive, Sandhurst - June and August 1879. This firm name over-stamped on James Buick & Co. letterhead. Account and Account Rendered signed off as ''Paid''. B. Paid account to James McElroy overstamped on (Late) James Buick & Co. Beehive letterhead; date Sept1882ephemera, mementoes, beehive stores accounts

Sepia photograph. Male wearing shorts and sports shirt, socks and riding shoes. Standing next to penny farthing bicycle. Inscriptions: on from bottom - 'Pall Mall Studio Sandhurst' On back - handwritten in ball point pen 'Mr Thomas Dowsey' Blue circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch'. History: Previous Acc. No. P673.Pall Mall Studiosperson, individual, portrait male

copy of black and white photo: group of miners at Great Southern Extended Mine, Bendigo, Vic. 25.2.02. 21 men pictured, in three rows. Men are spattered with mud. Handwritten on bottom of image 'G.S. Extended Bendigo/Vic/25.2.01 Rectangular purple stamp on adhesive label on back' Not to be reproduced without permission from National Library of Australia'unknownorganization, business, great southern extended mine, james l:erk 5.11.1999 ' great southern extended mine - garden gully reef'

Sepia photograph large group of men and women outside. 8 Woman + 23 men standing, 4 women with flower bouquets. Men wearing top hats. Mounted on grey board. Inscription: handwritten in ink on the back, 'A.N.A. convention. (note badges)/Bendigo show grounds ± 1900' in bal pen 'Councillor J.H.Curnow at end right back row'organization, club/society, a.n.a

Handwritten on graph paper - Employee names include: Gregory, Reed, Tueno, Cant, Power, Evans, Caughlan, Livingstone, Palmer, Higham, Picker, Townsend, Shaw, Harrison, Threlfall, Kurzke, Hopgood, Sanf, Nickson, R. Wirth, J.Wirth, Pollard, Dole, Perdon, Hogan, Grenfell, Boston, Hope, A.James. Also has instructions for the staff of the duty at hand.person, individual, basil miller

black cover exercise book, with handwritten text. Title on front page ' Bendigo, the City Built on Gold' Inscribed on front cover, 'Joan Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo, Victoria, International Correspondence Schools, Nurses Entrance' Partially filled exercise book, 23cm H x 18 cm W,contains student notes for a reportA. Richardsonbendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo, history, goldmining, central deborah mine

''The Bowsers at Home'' by Lucy Hill - newspaper cuttings. Cuttings at rear of exercise book relate to 'Bowser' name and are above the signature of Lucy Hll. Articles at front of book have 'Bowser' handwritten in over the names of other people ('names'). Loose untitled photograph (road scene with gums, valley in distance is at front of this document). Presumably published in the Bendigo Advertiser.person, individual, lucy hill, journalist, advertiser, aunt evelyn, the centenary song, gravel hill state school, in the spot light, an unexpected achievement, bendigo, the bowsers at home.

Blue and green hard covered book. Contains handwritten entries on records of attendance at meetings of Australian Comforts Fund (Victorian Division) in years 1944 - 1946. Also in printed form a leaflet containing an address by H.H. Krohn, Hon. Administrator, Australian Comforts Fund )Victorian Division), at Annual Meeting 27/3/45 plus miscellaneous paper jottings.Lydia Chancellororganization, club/society, aust. comfort fund, lydia chancellor, collection, australian comforts fund golden square branch, world war 11, war

Extract(s) from biography of George Lansell, from ''Bendigo and Vicinity'' by W B Kimberley, published 1895. There are two typewritten and two handwritten documents all covering the same extract from the Kimberley book. Not all of these four are exactly the same, with the final parts of each offering less detail than others. Essentially covering the same extract.W.B. Kimberleyperson, individual, george lansell, bendigo and vicinity by

Handwritten letter dated 22-6-96 to Mr Ashman from Gilbert Tippett. Dr. Paul Haigh found one of Dr. Abbott's books on Scalebuoys in the Sydney University and wanted more information so he sent letters to the libraries. Scalebuoys are mentioned. The writer wanted to know if Scalebuoy installations were still in use in the Bendigo area.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, mr ashman, dr paul haigh?, dr abbott, sydney university, bendigo library, ballarat library, a-? mackenzie, gilbert tippett

Notebook with hand written caption pasted to front cover stating; 'Schedule April 30th 1915'. 'Copy of Particulars of :- 'Brewery Plant', Wine & Spirit Plant', 'Cordial Plant', Malt House Plant', as at 30th April 1915. Inside pages of notebook list handwritten items contained under Headings as above.- containing an Inventory of all Company Assetsbendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

[a] Manilla envelope printed by Cohns handwritten caption, 'Applications for Motor Spirit Consumers Licence, July 20th 1940 No 131. [b] Documents pertaining to above enclosed. 11 x forms -National Security (Liquid Fuel ) Regulations -Form C.O.B. 1. Application for a Motor Spirit Consumer's Licence -the forms show the reasons for the fuel Licence application .bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Black covered book with an advertisement for stationary pasted on the front and a handwritten label stuck over the top. N.C.W. Bendigo First Minute Book 1948-1956 written on the label. Lists of Receipts and Expenditure written in the back of the book. First Meeting 29 July 1948 and the last Meeting in the book was 27 September 1956. Audit entry 13/10/56.organisation, women, national council of women, national council of women of victoria bendigo branch collection, ncw bendigo first minute book 1948-1956

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Aug 11 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of One Pound 15/- being 10 day's sick pay for Bro. James Tra - er. Handwritten is full, 1 day half. Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, james tra?, wm h nicholus

Postcard, WW1, B&W photo of a field bakery. Piles of timber next to a row of ovens. Several bakers standing next to ovens, one carrying a tray of bread. Other loaves sitting on trestles. Three army officers standing to the left. All men facing the camera. Location not known. Handwritten in pencil on the back - Feldbackerei (twice) and GSpostcard, ww1, france, bakery

COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH -WEARNE FAMILY - Four people are identified in the reproduction of this photograph of approximately 40 children and adults seated and standing in garden setting: ''Seated No 5 & 6 - John Wearne, Ann Catherine Penaluna; No 7 - William John Wearne; No 8 - Katherine Wearne, wife of William John Wearne''. (Identification in terms of attached handwritten note as above).person, family, wearne

Handwritten notes on Big Hill Tunnel. Written by Lydia Chancellor after she saw a picture of a diesel locomotive pictured in the Bendigo Advertiser on March 22nd 1968. It brought back memories of picnics and they would walk through this tunnel. Also mentions the Elphinstone Tunnel and that the Big Hill tunnel was guarded night and day during World War 1.document, big hill tunnel, lydia chancellor, elphinstone tunnel, bendigo advertiser 22/3/1968

Document: green cardboard cover containing alphabetically indexed pages, handwritten employees names, addresses and start and finish dates. If employee at 'B' Battery, this is noted. Leave pay noted. No leave paid at Easter noted. Noted A.P. Lobb went to Wattle Gully. Written in front cover ' Employees Central Deborah NL as from 1st. March 1951.'organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, employees.

Collection of 11 letters and envelopes representing first official airmail flights in Australia. a - i : airmail envelopes addressed to Mr R Keith Munro (6 include letters) - full details on list with item; j.-k: airmail envelopes addressed to Messrs Orlo - Smith & Co. Melbourne (no contents). Inscription: ''Handwritten notes on first official flight''person, individual, basil watson

Handwritten copies of Report 1 and Report 2, signed by A. Richardson and dated 15 Nov. 1971. Report 1 mentions five bus tours and tours of Victoria Hill and a portion of White Hills. Report 2 mentions the amount of water running from the old Shamrock Mine into the Bendigo Creek. Also an estimation of the number of gallons per annum.document, report 1 & 2 history tours, historical society, victoria hill, white hills, the council of adult education, mr wyn williams, bendigo institute of technology, a richardson, jim sullivan, mr jack bright, bendigo trust, shamrock mine, gold monument, golden square fire station

As children were admitted to Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, The Victorian School for Deaf Children and Deaf Children Australia, their details were recorded and they were given a registration number. Information included Medical Information.The Registers document where children came from, their family details and medical information, all relating to the time they were admitted and reflect the society of the time.Brown leather bound book, heavy red leather and stitched over edges and spine containing specially printed pages with handwritten entries and alphabetical indexed notebook attached to inside back cover. Contains register of pupils of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution from 1945 to 1952. Alphabetical index lists their Admission numbers (?) from 1114 to 1364.deaf children australia, deaf education, student register, register of pupils, registry of inmates

As children were admitted to Victorian Deaf and Dumb Institution, The Victorian School for Deaf Children and Deaf Children Australia, their details were recorded and they were given a registration number. Information included Medical Information.The Registers document where children came from, their family details and medical information, all relating to the time they were admitted and reflect the society of the time.Grey leather bound book with red leather and decorative stitching over corners, edges and spine containing specially printed pages with handwritten entries and matching alphabetical index inside front cover (loose). Contains register of pupils of the Victorian Deaf & Dumb Institution from 1914 to 1929. Alphabetical index lists their Admission numbers (?) from 574 to 864.Front cover: "VICTORIAN/DEAR & DUMB/INSTITUTION/1915" in gold lettering on red leather. Spine: "REGISTRY/OF/INMATES"deaf children australia, deaf education, student register, register of pupils, registry of inmates