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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - Out & About Eaglehawk to Bendigo CBD
This book covers the Bendigo CBD area from Valentine street north east to Nolan Street past Lake Weroona then along the railway line before turning west roughly following Violet Street. Burgundy Outline with Cream Insert with photos of Cathedral and Central Deborah Mine. Rear Cover Canterbury Park Eaglehawk and photos of Rosalind Park - Authors Jean and Ken Arnold - 88 Pagesplaques, monuments -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - Bush Fire Control Map Bendigo District
A Bush Fire Control map is a valuable tool used by emergency services and communities to respond to respond to bushfires.Cream coloured parchment map showing roads, railway lines, telephone lines, rivers, creeks and water courses. Also marked are houses, Post Offices, Police stations, bush fire brigades, water channels, swamps, marshes, dense, medium and scattered timber, aqueducts and reservoirs. Villages, districts and Towns are clearly marked. Printed in red, green, black and blue. Very clear and easy to read. Undated.bush fires, bendigo area map -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Railway sleeper spike
Metal railway sleeper spike used in Bendigo.railway spike, sleeper spike -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Ephemera - Blotter flyer and business card
In 1917, this was called the Bendigo Frankfurt, Sausage and Bacon Company operating from the Rex factory on the corner of Mitchell and Hargreaves St, where W G Webb was the proprietor.W. G. Webb, Ham and Bacon Depots, 305 Hargreaves & 224 Mitchell Strs, Bendigo Blotter flyer, includes B&W photo of The Old Boat-House Business card - gold writing on purple card, rear has Railway Time-Table (unknown date)w.g.webb, business card., ham and bacon depot -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Photos of Bendigo
Collection of nine photographs of iconic Bendigo locations. Cards are hand coloured and written on bottom of each is the name of the image and number of the photo. Photos are: 1. Alexandra Fountain Bendigo, looking up Mitchell Street towards Railway Station, behind Fountain. 2. Town Hall Bendigo. 3. The Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo with Law Courts in background. 4. The Swimming Pool, Bendigo commonly called the Municipal Baths. 5. View Point from Mitchell Street, Bendigo - Alexanadra Fountain in foreground, 1930's vehicle on left hand side of image. 8. Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo - Queen Victoria statue in foreground. 9. King George Memorial Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo - statue of King George in middle of image, palm trees on left hand side. 10. Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo, looking up Pall Mall, Baby Health Centre on left hand side. bendigo, law courts, conservatory gardens, queen victoria, prince edward, alexandra fountain, mitchell street, view street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH. ELMORE RAILWAY STATION, 1993
Photograph. Elmore Railway Station. Looking at Silos beside the line. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: COLLAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHS OPEN DAY BENDIGO WORKSHOPS 1985
Collage Eight photographs of open Day Bendigo Railway Workshops 1985 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: TWO RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHS RELATED TO BENDIGO STATION
two photographs related to Bendigo Railway Station A Group photograph at the opening iof the Railway Institute, 12/04/1902 (!!). P. Pinder seated secvond from left, notated. Copyright Dawn wright. B scan of railway engine at Bendigo railway workshops -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: SANDHURST (BENDIGO) RAILWAY STATION
Vistorian Railway photograph of Sandhurst (Bendigo) Railway Station and workshops buildingsVictorian Railways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: TWO PHOTOGRAPHS OF R761 RUN BENDIGO TO MELBOURNE
Two photographs of for a trial record run Bendigo to Melbourne (undated) on retirement of R761 engine A three railway staff in R761 engine cabin B R761 gathering steam at Bendigo Station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Pamphlet - RAILWAY COLLECTION: VARIOUS STAFF RELATED PHOTOGRAOHS
Various Bendigo Railway staff and Bendigo Locomotive photos: A North Bendigo Workshops staff photo taken in early 1980s. Russell Jack in front row, and arthur Eaton fasr right B Bendigo North Railways Workshops - George Turner's retirement (taken between Sept & Dec 1969). L to R Arthur Eaton (Acting Workshops Manager), George Turner (Car Builder) and Ern Sonnerman (Shop Committee President) C Bendigo Workshops Pilot 1960s -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: VARIOUS PHOTOS OF BENDIGO LOCOMOTIVE YARD AND STATION, 1969
Various photographs of Benigo Railway Locomotive yard and staff A Bendigo locomotive yard and two engines B 1959 Bendigo Workshops cricket match,I Fisher batting C Waly Meagher, Dimmy Muldoon & Ned Breaton D Arthur Eaton, Acting Manaager Bendigo North Railways Workshop (taken between Sept & Dec 1969 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - RAILWAY COLLECTION: VARIOUS PHOTOGRAPHS OF BENDIGO RAILWAY STATION AND PEOPLE
Various photographs of Bendigo Railway Station and people: A Dimmy & Val , last trip B Bendigo Locomotion yards, Dimmy Muldoon C Fred Hillman & D Bawden, 2006 D Bendigo Locomotive Yards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Tool - VICTORIAN RAILWAYS (BENDIGO) DATE STAMP TELEGRAPH OFFICE
Bendigo Victorian Railways Date Stamp from Telegraph Office -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH. HARCOURT RAILWAY STATION
Photograph. Harcourt Railway Station. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH. THREE ARCH BRIDGE
Photograph. Three Arch Bridge. (Railway?) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH. ELMORE RAILWAY STATION, 1993
Photograph. Elmore Railway Station. Tracks in foreground. Water tower to the right of the Building. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - STEAM LOCOMOTIVE AT BENDIGO RAILWAY STATION, CIRCA 1880
B&W photograph of a Steam Locomotive at Bendigo Railway Station, circa 1880 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIA RAILWAYS RULES AND REGULATIONS 1966
Victorian Railways Rules and Regulations 1966. Blue hard cover. 336 pages with black and white illustrations.railways, bendigo to melbourne, rules and regulations 1966 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: ROBERT HARKNESS 'THE BENDIGO HYMWRITER', 1988
LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: Robert Harkness 'The Bendigo Hymwriter' By Keith Cole. 1988 Published by Keith Cole Publications, 28 Woodbury Stree Victoria 3550, printed by D.G. Walker Pty Ltd Railway Place Bendigo Vic 3550 Contents: Godly Parents His early years and conversion Fourteen years with Charles M. Alexander Dedicated Service in the United States His musical development The Gospel Hymwriter Death and eulogybendigo, history, bendigo churches -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumBook, Keith Kings, "The Bendigo Tramways", Feb. 1972
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 -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, 2001
The water tank stands on Sunbury Railway station and was in use when steam trains were used along Bendigo line. After travelling 37 kms (25 miles) from Melbourne, it was necessary for the trains to replenish their water supply at Sunbury. The presence of the water tank at Sunbury Station is an indicator that it was one of the major stations along the Bendigo line. A coloured photograph of a rectangular water tower. The first level is a brick construction and the metal tank is on top of it. water tanks, railway stations, steam travel -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph
Work was being done repairing a bridge on the Sunbury - Bendigo line at the former Rupertswood siding, which in the past was used initially by guests who would arrive at the Rupertswood mansion and of later years by students from Salesian College. A scanned photograph of work being done along a rail line. There is a large crane beside the rail track and a rail car is also on the line.railways, salesian college, rupertswood siding. -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, c 1950
The 'N' Class steam locomotives were built by Victorian Railways to be used on branch lines throughout the state's regional areas. A total of 73 of these locomotives were built between 1925 and 1951. The locomotive in the photograph was steaming into Sunbury. Sunbury Station was an important stop for steam locomotives travelling on the Bendigo line. Even after diesel engines were used to pull the trains in the 1950s, steam locomotives were also used until the early 1990s.A black and white photograph of a 'N'class steam engine on railway tracks.steam locomotives -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, c.1910
The building in the photograph is the Sunbury Railway Station in Brook Street and before it underwent renovations and externaL changes.The establishment of the railway in Sunbury in 1859 was an important development in the town's history and fore the Bendigo regional rail network.A black and white photograph of a weatherboard building behind a post and rail fence with a tall power pole in front of the building. A roadway is in front of the building.sunbury railway station -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, c1900
The huts along the railway line were built to house 'navvies' who worked on and maintained the Bendigo-Echuca railway line. At the time this photo was taken, work was being undertaken on the railway line in the Sunbury area.The Bendigo-Echuca was one of Victoria's earliest government owned and operated regional rail systems. It was an important link with the river traffic along the Murray and Melbourne.An oval shaped sepia photograph within cream border of a row of small huts along a railway line. With trees forming a backdrop. railways, 'navvies' -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, 17 December 1985
On 17th December 1985 record torrential rain fell in Sunbury, which flooded the main Melbourne Bendigo rail line and disrupted traffic. The photograph is looking to the north of the station and takes in the historic Macedon Street bridge and the open ground with the storage silo on the west side of the railway line. A coloured photograph of a former V Line train stopped at a station where the railway line has been flooded. A storage silo occupies vac ant ground adjacent to the railway line.sunbury railway station, storage silos, horne street -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, 17th December 1985
On the afternoon of the 17th December 1985 torrential rain fell in Sunbury and surrounding areas which resulted in widespread flooding and caused disruption on the main Melbourne Bendigo Railway line. The photograph looking towards the south shows the extent of the flooding at Sunbury Station.A coloured photograph of a railway station and the flooded tracks.sunbury railway station -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph
The photograph shows a section go the Jacksons Creek at Sunbury where it is spanned by the high arched Rupertswood railway bridge north of the town on the Bendigo line. The Melbourne to Bendigo rail line has a number of significant bridges along its route, five of which can be seen in Sunbury.A sepia photograph in post card format of a river flowing under a bridge. There is a partial view of the tall pylon on the LHS of the image.jacksons creek, bridges -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveLetter: Railway League to the Mayor of Maryborough, 24th February 1873
David Gordon Collection. From John Simpson, Secretary of the Sandhurst, Tarnagulla and Dunolly Railway League. Asks for support of a proposed extension of railway line beyond the exisitng terminus at Dunolly so that it would continue on through Tarnagulla, Newbridge and Woodstock and terminating at Sandhurst (Bendigo), with the purpose of completing a line between Ballarat and Sandhurst (Bendigo).railways, transport, trade
