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Melbourne Legacy
Photograph - Photo, Annual Demonstration
Photograph of a Legacy Demonstration at the Melbourne Town Hall. Throughout the year Melbourne Legacy provided classes for Junior Legatees such as dancing, gymnastics and eurythmics, the Demonstration was an annual event to showcase their skills. Melbourne Legacy conducted Annual Demonstrations / Parades from 1928 through to the 1980's, usually held at Melbourne Town Hall or Olympic Pool Stadium. The beautiful costumes were made by members of the Junior Legacy Mothers' Club and the Melbourne Legacy Wives' Association. Whilst the cost to Legacy was very small, the quality of the work produced was truly professional.A record of a Junior Legacy Demonstration.Black and white photo of a Legacy Demonstration. Girls in costumes before an audience under a large Legacy sign and torch symbol above the performers.Sticky label "Junior Legacy Girls on Stage". 23 in pencil, photographer Leslie Thompson stamp, Property of Melbourne Legacy stamp in purple ink on reverse.junior legatee, legacy demonstration, girls' classes, costumes -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Tram 23 and Tram 26 - City Centre, 11/1/1954
Photograph of Ballarat Tramcars 23, 26, and another. and 3 other tramcars at City Centre, Nth side of Sturt St at Grenville St Nth, looking West. Photo shows the later small passenger shelter, a few pedestrians, a number of early motor vehicles, and the commercial buildings of the Eastern end of Sturt St. Prominent in the background are the Mechanics Institute, and the Town Hall.Yields information about SEC tramway operations, and the buildings and layout of the East end of Sturt St.Black and white photograph on plain paperHas a stamp from The Argus (Melbourne newspaper). has various items of copyright and permission details; and Negative No: J5994. Also, "Ballarat" and "K.J.MAGOR" No".ballarat, sturt st, tram 26, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Charles Craig, mid 1950's
Photograph of a Geelong single trucker, leaving the loop in Pakington St, outside the Newtown Town Hall, heading north. Two copies held - one large and one small print. (location advised by Dave O'Neil 31-12-2016 by e-mail)trams, tramways, geelong, signs, newtown, pakington st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - copy, Sovereign Hill and Gold Museum, "Sturt St, looking E., Ballarat", c2000
Postcard Photo of Sturt St looking East from about Dawson St with the shops on the southern side and the Town Hall in the view. Has an ESCo tram in the bottom right hand corner. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear. See item 9005 for a small used black and white version with more detail of the tram.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - full colour divided back unused.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, 1959 or 1960
Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of SEC tram no. 28 in Sturt St. Ballarat, at the City Terminus. Tram has the destination of "Gardens via Sturt St." Photo taken prior to fitting of dash canopy lighting, has small triangles in corners. City of Ballarat Town hall in background, Golden St. Chinese Cafe, Wardrops, and Barry Anderson and Co. (Printers and Stationers). Photo Taken 1959 or 1960, part of Ron Fluck Collection. Negative rescanned 9-5-2020 and image updated.tramways, trams, sturt st, 28, ballarat, town hall, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Ballarat Visitor Information Centre, "Back to Ballarat: Calendar of Reunions - a celebration of Ballarat's History and Cultural Identity, mid 1997
... and horse cab in front of Town Hall 3. Small photo of ESCo tram... store and horse cab in front of Town Hall 3. Small photo ...Fold out pamphlet with 6 panel, printed in colour on gloss paper, containing calendar for reunions Dec. 1997 to Dec. 1998, details for reunions and special events. Included as a features and photographs of yesteryear. 1. Frontispiece - 'Linton Express' stage coach 2. Back panel, photo of tram in S.E.Dickins store and horse cab in front of Town Hall 3. Small photo of ESCo tram at Lydiard St. and Sturt St. Corner 4. ? - Picor and Widmer moving stock across Bridge St. blocking tram to Victoria St. ca 1960. One Panel is Ballaarat song - taken from Ballaarat's Historic Committee - home to Ballarat Souvenir Program 1927, authors Reginald Stoneham & Will A. Bevan. These words along with associated tune is often sung to this day at gatherings of locals etc. Sponsors of pamphlet were 3BA, WIN TV, and The Courier. List of patrons on one panel. Also contains a sheet of paper with updates as of 23/4/1998 of reunions. Second copy added 31/10/12 - and imaged. See Reg Item 5468 for a postcard.trams, tramways, ballarat song, reunions, ballarat trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "SEC News" Oct. 1971, No. 150, Oct. 1971
Demonstrates aspects of the closure of the Ballarat Tramways by the SEC in 1971 through a house magazine. Has a front cover photo featuring crews, personal notes on trammies and a feature article on the SEC in Ballarat itself. Strong Association with a number of tramway identities."SEC News", house magazine of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, October 1971 issue, No. 150, following closure of the SEC Ballarat tramways. Has front cover photo of Lew Walker (Ballarat Motorman) receiving a kiss from Glenda Martin and Janice Greed (left), in front of a bogie tram with the town hall in the background. - btm1699i1 Page 2 - has notes on the cover, trams in Ballarat, a brief history include notes on the "most popular conductress" and happenings on the trams. Centre page spread has 10 photographs of staff and activities in Ballarat, including a photo of Ballarat No. 17 being loaded onto a truck for the TMSV. - btm1699i2 and i3 Page 10 has a small note on the retirement of Mr. Arthur Maxwell, Senior Traffic Inspector Page 11 has a small note and photo of Mr Leslie Denmead, following his retirement as Departmental Tramway Superintendent - btm1699i4. Second copy added 3-8-2006. 3rd copy added 22-7-2016 from donation of Kathy Stanley.On top left hand corner in blue ink, "Sarah"trams, tramways, sec news, ballarat, closure, power supply -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Peter Moses, Jan. 1966
Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 34 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St. North. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. North, SEC roof advertisement "Electric Cooking is Matchless" and small painted number above the headlight and large number under the headlight. In the background is the Town Hall, waiting shelter at the terminus and ANZ bank sign. Photo also shows track arrangements at intersection. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses January 1966.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Lydiard St. Tram / 125 f11." and in bottom right hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, city terminus, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 34 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Writing between the lines", 22/09/2005 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Thurs 22/9/2005, titled ""Writing between the lines". Features a photo of Alan Bradley, holding a copy of "The Golden City and its Tramways" with the Town Hall in the background and the small Section of track in the former footpath at the intersection of Sturt and Armstrong Sts. Photo by Lachlan Bence, article by Catherine Best, gives details of the book, the author and the reason for its launch. Two copies held.btm, town hall, book -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - Folder set, Murray Views, "Pictorial Souvenir of Ballarat - Views in Colour", 1940's
Demonstrates pictorial souvenir strips of photographs of Ballarat, both colour and black and white and yields information about Ballarat c 1940.Set of 10 small colour and 5 large black and white views of Ballarat printed on a folded strip, glued within a light brown colour light weight cardboard folder, titled "Pictorial Souvenir of Ballarat - Views in Colour". Booklet printed with an address area with title in red and kookaburras. Produced by Murray View, Gympie Queensland. The rear has a slit surrounded by red dashes on the rear cover that allowed the folder to be secured. Pictures are: Colour: 1. Statutory Pavilion 2. Sturt St looking west - with a tram in the bottom of the photograph 3. Victory Arch 4. Queen Elizabeth Benevolent home 5. Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens 6. Swans on Lake Wendouree 7. The Conservatory 8. Avenue of Fame (Prime Ministers) 9. Eureka Stockade 10. Cnr Sturt and Lydiard St, with a bus in the view Black and White 1. The State Building 2. Panorama from Black Hill 3. Old Curiosity Shop 4. Reflections - Botanical Gardens 5. Sturt St looking east - has a tram in the view, with 1930's SEC colour scheme. trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall, lake wendouree, memorial arch avenue of honour, memorial, gardens, lydiard st, eureka, tram 19 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard, Kodak, ESCo crossbench tram No. 19
Printed black and white photographic postcard of Ballarat ESCo crossbench tram No. 19 at the intersection of Armstrong and Sturt St. travelling east along the north side of Sturt Street. Photo appears to be taken in the early days of tram operation - small destination box. Has the Ballarat Town Hall, the National Mutual Life building, Snows and other buildings on the south side of Sturt. St. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the image as well. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in bottom right hand corner". On rear of postcard, printed is the words "Post Card", areas for "Correspondence" and "Address Only" and in stamp area in a square "Kodak Australia" twice. Handwritten on the card is "With Best Wishes for a Happy New Year to all Rostella / W. Lovett". Images .1 - shows postcard, .2 - close up, of No. 19, note Inspector along side tram, the stance of the motorman/driver, and conductor on the rear platform of the tram. Appears to have a destination of "Gardens ?" .3 - rear of postcard Handwritten letter on card.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, armstrong st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Wal Jack, Australia Worldwide tickets - Wal Jack Collection, 1950's
Has tickets from:, ESCo Ballarat, Form TYE 1-37 re acceptance of breach of regulations - to Reg Item 5017, Geelong tramways – 1, Bendigo ESCo – 3, SEC – weekly, tourist and parcel / newspaper, scholars, SEC – various, also for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong and small packet of loose tickets., Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, MTT Adelaide including a small packet of loose tickets, MMTB – 2 sheets including two loose sheets with tickets and a Pensioners Fare Concession Certificate for 61 – 62 with some loose tickets, NSW – Sydney two pages, NSW – Newcastle one page + 2 tickets, and four tickets for the Yass to Yass Junction tram Brisbane – two pages with one Rockhampton ticket, VR St Kilda Brighton, Parramatta steam tram – Sydney ferries limited, Hobart, Launceston, Wellington NZ – two pages, Christchurch, Wanganui, Auckland, New Plymouth - 1, Invercargill - 1, Johannesburg, Cape town, Pretoria – 1, Liverpool, Sheffield, London – 3 pages + loose 7 day go as you please issued in 1963 to Wal Larsen, Manchester, Newcastle and Gateshead, Bolton, South Lancashire Transport – 1, Oldham, Barry Corporation – Lancs, Birmingham, Llandudno, Salford, Stockport, Sunderland, South shields, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Darwen Corporation – 1, Dublin, Belfast, Blackpool – 1, South Wales – 1, Bradford, Dundee, Southampton, Plymouth, Leicester, Douglas, Southend on Sea, Croydon, Naples and other Italian ones, Antwerp – 1, Istanbul, St Quentin, Vevey Switzerland, Dusseldorf, Bombay, Calcutta, Karachi, Bangkok, Penang, Milwaukee Electric Railway, Los Angeles Railway – loose on page was a Tram pass for American Fleet celebration, 2/9/1908 to Eaglehawk - to Reg Item 5017, Market St Railway, Loose San Francisco Municipal railway, Puget Sound, St Louis Public Service Co., Sandwich, Tacoma Railway, Capital Transport Little Rock, Pittsburgh, Connecticut – New Haven, Twin City Lines, Chicago and West Towns, Chicago Aurora and Elgin, Elgin and Belvidere, Chicago Rapid Transits, Chicago Surface, ClevelandFeatures tickets from Australian and Overseas tramway systems. Collected by Wal Jack. Light brown paper covered album with dark red binding band, with off-white paper inside covers holding some 40 sheets of card on which tickets have been mounted using stamp hinges, captions in blue or black ink. Three supplementary sheets have been glued in as well. Has some 750 tickets including loose tickets. Reg Items 5017 (ESCo Employee Report outcome) and 5018 (Bendigo Tramways ticket for the visit of the personnel from the American Fleet - 1908) were loose in the album and have been separately collected. Some tickets in envelopes of clipped into the sheets.Individual captions for each group of tickets from a city.trams, tramways, tickets, ballarat, melbourne, usa, uk trams, esco -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: BENDIGO GOLD PANNERS' OLD TIME BALL, 22nd April, 1977
Small off white coloured glossy card. Blue writing. Bendigo Gold Panners' Old Time Ball Programme Bendigo Town Hall Friday, April 22 Special Guest Orchestra: Wedderburn Old-Timers. Hand written in blue pen on top of inside: BENDIGO GOLD-PANNERS FRID. APRIL 22 1977. Dance 1 Circular Waltz, 2 Plain Schottische, 3 Pride of Erin, 4 Maxina, 5 Progressive Barn Dance, 6 Alberts, 7 Polka Mazurka, 8 Evening Three Step, 9 Waltz Vienna, 10 Parma Waltz, 11 Lancers, 12 Swing Waltz. Master of Ceremonies: Mr Ted Stephenson. Your Partner: Wedderburn & Inglewood 'Express' Print, Wedderburn, 3518Wedderburn & Inglewood 'Express' Print, Wedderburn. 3518person, individual, peter ellis oam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. STORES AT THE DIGGINGS, c1853
Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. From the original in the Dixon Gallery, Public Library of NSW. Part of canvas town, Bendigo, 1853. A group or row of stores on the diggings was often called ''Canvas Town''. Slide shows Beauchamp's Australian Stores, Gold bought with a small hut at the rear with a chimney. Second tent - Beauchamp's Australian Store. 3rd tent unnamed. There are goods for sale outside the first tent appear to be cradles for mining. 2 children to the left of picture. Markings: 13 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: LETTER BUSH DANCE AND MUSIC CLUB BENDIGO, 28th February 2011
3 Page Letter printed on A4 printer paper. Bearing the letterhead of the Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo Inc. Postal Address Secretary PO Box 922 Bendigo 3552 Telephone number (03) 5442 1153 email [email protected] Mark Maddock Case Officer Australian Honours and Awards Secretariat Government house Canberra ACT 2600 28th February 2011. Dear Mark, Thank you for giving us the opportunity to speak for Peter Ellis. We know Peter to be a worthy candidate for the award and I think that most people that know him would agree. I had been putting together a nomination for Peter that was suggested by a couple at our club meeting on a night when Peter was not present. Everyone felt that he should have recognition for all the work that he has done and it was unanimously voted on. I was given the job. As someone else has beaten me to it I now can speak for him on my own behalf and in my role as secretary of the Bush Dance & Music Club Inc. Peter Ellis is a very good friend of mine and I have known him since April 1975 when we met at a Saturday night dance. At that time there was a small group of us that went around the dances. We would go 100kms to find dances that were not on the average programme, dances such as The Lancers, Albert's, Waltz Cotillion and lots of Polkas. We bemoaned the fact that they appeared to be dying out in the Towns and Cities so we tried to get the Bendigo Old Time Dance Club of which we were members, to introduce these dances on to the programme, but they were not interested. After a lot of discussion Peter, Maurie Rayner, myself and several others decided to start our own dance club where we could do the dances that we liked, and to endeavour to keep them alive. We formed the Sandhurst Dance Club in June 1979 (renamed ten years later as the Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo Inc.) In 1981 Peter made two attempts to form a band for the club and in 1983 the 'Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band' was born, with Peter as the leader. Later Peter set up a junior section of the Emu Creek Band and some of these children grew up to become competent musicians and leaders of their own bands/Groups. Peter's friendship with the late Harry McQueen of Castlemaine led to and increased knowledge of the dances, calls for the sets and the various tunes used. Peter joined the Wedderburn Old Timers Orchestra in late 1979 and travelling around Victoria and interstate with them was of immense help in learning to MC dances, call sets acoustically and in collecting new 'old dances' and tunes. He met elderly MC's who gave him information on the way that they ran the dances in the old days. It was also an introduction to playing items at concerts and in reviving much of the old traditions of the bush. Demand for the tunes for dances led to Peter compiling a series of three books called 'Collectors Choice' which were published by the Victorian Folk Music Club in 1986, 1987 and 1988. 1988 was a very busy year for Peter and The Emu Creek Bush Band as they recorded two double music tapes for the club 'The Merry Country Dance' and 'The Waltz the Polka and all Kinds of Dancing' which were in much demand at the time. Also in 1988 he collaborated with the late Shirley Andrews and they co-authored the book 'Two Hundred Dancing Years and how to celebrate them with a Colonial Ball' for the Bicentennial of 1988. this publication, was instigated by the Government backed Bicentenary Committee, and distributed free to every municipality in Australia. In 1996 The Emu Creek Bush Band and Peter recorded and produced a single CD called a Friday night at 'The Spring Valley Hop'. In 1998 The Bush Dance & Music Club again happily agreed to financially back Peter to produce a series of CDs. The first thing he did was to revive and update the 1988 music tapes for CD. The first of the Qadrille Mania series of double CDs with companion call books was launched in 1999 then in 2000 and 2001. then the triple CD called The Waltz Polka & all kinds of Dances in 2002 followed by the Merry Country Dance CDs in 2005, 2006 and 2007. There were six double CDs and one triple CD produced which was a major undertaking that went on for eight years. The CDs have a great many tunes that Peter collected over the years mixed in with well known tunes and there are very few repeats. During this time we applied for a Grant from the Victorian Government to publish a book on the social History of country dances and dance instructions with Peter as the author. We were successful and published it in 2005. Our CDs and book have all been lodged with the National Library of Canberra as has all Peter's sheet music, boxes of it, as well as everything he has produced. At the 2005 Canberra National Folk Festival, at a meeting of collectors, it was stated that Peter has the largest collection of dance related material in the National Library. Peter compiled and produced his own project a triple CD called 'Take Me Back to Bendigo' in 2002. 2006 Peter and Emu Creek Bush Band produced another single CD 'Bush Concert Vol one Back to Goornong'. 2008 A pet project of Peter's was compiling and producing a double CD for the Wedderburn Old Timers it was of all the recorded material performed by them at concerts and taped by friends and fans. It was funded by Gavan Holt a son of the late Lindsay Holt an original 'Old Timer'. Recent publications are a book mainly music 'Music Makes Me Smile' a tribute to Con Klippel and the music of the Nariel Valley near Corryong Victoria. Peter Ellis & Harry Gardner 1998. The Waltz, The Polka & All Kinds of Dancing' a sheet music book for musicians supported by the Folk Song & Dance Society of Victoria. 2007-8 not sure of year. Peter has been involved over the years in collecting music and dance by himself and also with Rob Willis and the late John Meredith for the National Library in Canberra. He is continually asked for information and to write articles for people and to verify points re dance and music. He corresponds with like minded people overseas and frequently goes off to Folk Festivals all over the country, usually running dance classes, musician's workshops or just playing for dances. He is an excellent musician and plays Piano, Button Accordion, Concertina, Mouth Organ, Tin Whistle, Ukulele, Spoons and the Bones. He is regarded as one of Australia's foremost collectors and presenters of Australian traditional dance tunes, dances and some musical instruments. Over the years I have heard him referred to as the Guru of folk dance and music. Peter lives and breathes for this passion of his and always has several irons in the fire. He is a life member of The Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo Inc. The Victorian Folk Music Club, and The Bendigo Field Naturalists Club. He was a recipient of the David Squance Award in 1994 presented by the Folk Song & Dance Society of Victoria. Over the last twelve months for the folk magazine 'Trad & Now' he has written articles on the old dances and music and this is an ongoing project. This has led to our clubs present project which is the filming of the dances to be shown on UTube as it is referred to in the magazine. This involves members in hours and hours of practising the dances then filming them, and all with Peter's expert teaching and watchful eye on everyone. The Bush Dance & Music Club are and always have been behind Peter wholeheartedly in everything that he does and we are extremely proud of what he has achieved. His drive and enthusiasm for the preservation of music and dance is catching. People like Peter are absolutely necessary in finding and preserving our Australian Heritage, without them it would be lost forever and Australia would be a great deal poorer for it. The Bush Dance and Music Club of Bendigo Inc. and I fully support this nomination for an award as he is truly deserving of it. Yours sincerely Mary E Smith. Secretary of the Bush Dance & Music Club Inc. Peter's Timeline. 1979 A Foundation Member of the Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo Inc. 1979 Joined the Wedderburn Old Timers Orchestra. 1983 The Celebrated Emu Creek Bush Band was formed. 1986 Collectors Choice. Volume one. 1987 Collectors Choice. Volume Two. 1988 Collectors Choice. Volume Three. 1988 Recorded Tapes - The Merry Country Dance & The Waltz Polka & all Kinds of Dances. 1988 A book with the late Shirley Andrews called Two Hundred years of Dancing. 1991 Across to Perth collecting for National Library with the Late John Meredith. 1996 Single CD A Friday Night at the Spring Gully Hop. 1998 Music Makes Me Smile. A tribute to Con Klippel 7 music of the Nariel Valley. 1999 Double CD Quadrille Mania 1&2 2000 Double CD Quadrille Mania 3&4 2001 Double CD Quadrille Mania 5&6 2002 His own project triple CD Take Me Back To Bendigo. (Goldrush to Federation and Beyond). 2002 Triple CD The Waltz The Polka & All kinds of Dances. 2005 Double CD The Merry Country Dance 1 & 2. 2002 Book, The Merry Country Dance. 2006 Single CD with Emu Creek 'Bush Concert Vol 1 Back to Goornong' 2006 Double CD The Merry Country Dance 3&4 2007 Double CD The Merry Country Dance 5&6 2007-8-? A book of music, The Waltz, The Polka & All Kinds of Dances. 2008 Double CD The Wedderburn Old Timers in Concert.person, individual, peter ellis oam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. STORES AT THE DIGGINGS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. The pictures we have of the diggings stores show only individual stores of small groups of stores. But contemporary writers speak of almost continuous ''streets'' of hastily erected stores in the centres of most of the important goldfields - even before the establishment of goldfields towns. We have been unable to find a contemporary picture of these ''Canvas Towns''. Markings: 30 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO TOWN HALL ''A GOLDFIELD' PALACE'' LEAFLET, 2002
... . 1856 First Town Hall was a small timber building on View point.... 1856 First Town Hall was a small timber building on View point ...Bendigo Town Hall, Heritage Victoria ''A Goldfields Palace Blue Leaflet'' with coloured photographs and white text. Photographs courtesy of Westox Pty Ltd and the City of Greater Bendigo. 2002. Front page features the extensive work that would be undertaken for the restoration. A time line beginning 1851, gold discovered in Bendigo. 1854 German-born W. C. Vahland arrived in the colony. 1855 Town of Sandhurst (Bendigo) became a municipality. 1856 First Town Hall was a small timber building on View point. 1857 Vahland sets up his architectural practice with Robert Getzschmann. 1859 A new, two-storey Italianate Town hall designed by George Fletcher, Town Surveyor, was built. 1866-77 Two-storey extension added to the north of the building to house the council chamber. 1871-72 Addition of the Corn Exchange comprising two storeys and a basement to the north of the building. 1878-87 Major remodelling of the exterior and interior carried out to the designs of architect W. C. Vahland. The work comprised major extensions and the addition of three towers and mansard roof, reconstruction of the main stair, decorative plasterwork by Otto Waschatz (decorated Royal palace, Copenhagen), and council chamber painted by W. J. Straugher. 1902 Painting of the main hall by Coulter and Smith of Bendigo. 1913-15 Remodelling of offices. 1926 Replacement of main Hargreaves Street hall entrance, foyer and balcony with stage. 2000 Restoration works to the Town hall commence. The middle pages and the back show some of the conservation works that were required.bendigo, tourism, town hall restoration, 4-2000 www.heritage.vic.gov.au -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LESLIE JOHN BAGUST COLLECTION PHOTO OF QUEEN VICTORIA GARDENS, 1940
Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black and white photo of the Queen Victoria Gardens. In the foreground is the baby health centre, (since removed), Queen Victoria statue in white, centre background shows the RSL Hall and part of the roof and the clock tower of the Old Bendigo post Office. Background right the tower of the Shamrock Hotel and centre background is the town of the Bendigo School of mines. The right shows vehicles parked along Pall Mall. To the right of the health centre there is a small white statue, of unknown representation. At the bottom of the photo in white Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo and to the right is No.10.bendigo, parks and gardens, queen victoria gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - MORTAGEES AUCTION - SMALL FARMLET SITES
Folded yellow card for an auction sale at the Lockwood Recreational Hall on 19th November 1977 of 8 Small Hectare Farmlet Sites. Contains a sketch of the 8 lots and location of named roads. Another sketch shows location of nearby towns and the distance to them. Also a small amount of information about Lockwood. Auctioneers and sole selling agents in conjunction - Curnows and L. J. Hooker (Vic.) Limited.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - mortagees auction - small farmlet sites, lockwood recreational hall, curnows, l j hooker, ian dyett, fred dyett -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Harvey Town Eaglehawk, Bendigo, Victoria, 1958
Harvey Town was once a large mining area with its own shops, churches and hotels. The four remaining stone cottages were built by the Harvey Family between the 1850s and the 1870s. They were obviously the most substantial buildings in the area at the time. Three of the cottages have been classified as a group by the National Trust and the citation describes them as follows: A group of three simple sandstone cottages built by the Harvey Family of Cornish stonemasons in about 1875. The cottages are all of a very simple design with small windows and no ornamentation. They are in good condition and inhabited at the present time.Numerous photo copies of stone cottages with notes on the location and history.history, national trust bendigo collection, bendigo, harvey town, eaglehawk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Print - Emu Creek Bush Band Collection: Banquet menu of the Celebration of the Centenary of the Dandenong Town Hall 1990
Banquet Menu from the centenary celebration of the Dandenong Town Hall Monday September 3, 1990. Small double-sided pamphlet on beige card edged with gold and with gold print. The menu features a picture of the town hall, a list of the current councillors, the menu, and the toasts.emu creek bush band, dandenong centenary, banquet menu -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: FOLK DANCE AND MUSIC ADVERTISEMENTS, 12th June, 1995
Five Folk Dance and Music advertisements. The white one is for an Australian Social Dance and Music Weekend held on 10th - 12th June 1995 at the East Bendigo Progress Hall. The green one is the TSDAV 1996 Dance Dates. The light blue is for TSDAV Dance Weekend held on the 8th - 10th November 1996 at the Foreshore Community Hall at Portarlington. There was a Dance Programme and Workshop Programme. The darker blue is for TSDAV 1994 for a Dance Composing Competition sponsored by the Vic. Folk Music Club. The cream one is an advertisement for a Concert presented by Folk Victoria. Two singers, Julie Felix and Judy Small appearing at the Brunswick Mechanics Institute on Saturday 18th February (no year). On the back are brief notes about Julie and Judy.clubs and associations, theatre, victorian traditional social dance, peter ellis collection, traditional social dance association of victoria, bendigo bush dance and music society, lucy stockdale, carol higman, colin towns, vic folk music club, folk victoria, julie felix, judy small, folk song & dance society victoria inc -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: AUSTRALASIAN SKETCHER 1877, 1st September, 1978
Page from the Australasian Sketcher 1 Sept, 1877 with three sketches showing people in various Old time fancy dress. Details are on the back of the page. Also on the back are two other articles: The Bachelors' Quadrille and The Bachelors' Quadrille Assembly. Also a small advertisement for ball boots and shoes available at Abbotts of Pall Mall and a copy of Bachelors' Quadrille Assembly Sixteenth Annual Ball (Bal Masque) held on Tuesday, 4th September, 1888 at the Town Hall, Sandhurst. T. W. Orr, Hon. Sec.newspaper, argus, news items, peter ellis collection, australasian sketcher 1 sept 1877, fancy dress ball, abbott's lyceum theatre, sandhurst town hall, abbotts, t w orr -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: PETER ELLIS, 3rd October, 1986
Black and white photograph. White edges. Man sitting in bush town playing concertina. Peter Ellis. Back of photo reads: 7953 117 57 06 171. back of photo also has a small piece of note paper attached to it reading: Peter Ellis playing bush tunes on a concertina, Mandarang Orchids and Arts Show, 3rd October 1986 Photo by Bendigo Advertiser.photo, individual, peter ellis -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Photograph - gelatin silver photograph, H. Singer, Elsternwick Park Committee of Management 1935-36, 1936
elsternwick park, tennis, football, hockey, playground, sports pavilion, club, ralph tyner, l.l. chapman, cr. g.a. giles, cr. eustace tracey, cr. j.a. kennedy, chairman, cricket, c.e. tuxen, engineer, j.h. taylor, town clerk, treasurer, c.j. pollock, councillor, aerial view, golf, croquet, club house -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Ceremonial object - Mayoral chain, Lega, City of Brighton Mayoral Chain, 1953
This chain was part of the official regalia worn by the Mayor of the City of Brighton before the amalgamation into Bayside City Council in 1994. The chain was seen as an outward sign of power, authority, and responsibility and was a formal, full-dress type of regalia that was worn by the mayor over their robes at ceremonial functions. The large central drop medallion featured the design of the council seal and the links of the chains detail the name and date of each appointed Mayor. This council seal features the Brighton coastline with a pier extending to the water, a sail boat in the distance and a train on the right of the pier. It was displayed by Council on its flag and letterhead and in municipal buildings and can still be seen on the portico of Brighton Town Hall. The seal was used from 1919, when Brighton was declared a city, until 1970, when an official crest was issued by the British College of Heraldry. Brighton was first incorporated as a borough on 18 January 1859, it became a town on 18 March 1887 and was proclaimed a city on 12 March 1919.9 carat yellow gold and enamel mayoral chain for the City of Brighton. Consists of 61 small oval links, with a scroll listing significant dates in Brighton's history as a centrepiece and a large 'drop' medallion of the City of Brighton seal below. Each oval link has a central plaque inscribed with a mayor's name and dates of their office surrounded by a thin coiled edge and a thick decorative border. The earliest Mayor is W.P. Francis 1918-19 and the latest is K.D. Oliver 1994-95. The links are joined by cable chain and form a long circular chain with two crosspieces of additional links at the back, the upper crosspiece contains four links, while the lower piece contains three links. The chain has a large oval medallion/pendant of the City of Brighton seal which is surrounded by a thin coiled gold edge, a border containing raised lettering 'CITY OF BRIGHTON' above and a Coat of Arms below. This is also surrounded by a coiled edge. The oval piece is then wrapped around with a thick laurel wreath with small berries. The central part of the medallion contains a coloured enamel image of the Brighton coastline with sand in the foreground, a pier extending out into the water, a sailboat in the distance and a train on the right of the pier. The small Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom below includes a coloured enamel shield flanked by a lion and unicorn with a motto inscribed on a ribbon underneath 'DIEU ET MON DROIT'.mayoral chain, city of brighton, lega, ceremonial wear, seal, medallion, mayor, coat of arms, crest, bayside, mayoral regalia -
Bayside Gallery - Bayside City Council Art & Heritage Collection
Photograph - gelatin silver photograph, Council meeting, Brighton Town Hall, 1 March 1933, 1933
council, meeting, brighton, town clerk, councillor, reporters, press table, elizabeth bleazby, city engineer, g. woodward, hallkeeper, c.e. tuxen, j.h. taylor, mayor, portrait, thomas bent, local government, brighton town hall, cr. j.a. grant, cr. f.e. rogers, cr. a.r. horton, cr. a. giles, cr. e. bleazby, cr. j.v. satchwell, cr. j.a. kennedy, cr. h.e. hall, cr. e.m. young, cr. r. eustace tracey, cr. j. redapple -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Emu Creek Bush Band Collection: Old Time Dance Guide
BHS CollectionTwo identical dance cards for the Plain and Fancy Dress Ball to celebrate the centenary of the Dandenong Town Hall on Monday September 3rd 1990. Each dance card consists of a small bifold card on pale blue card with a decorative gold and dark blue border. On the inside is a list of dances. On the rear is a list of the stewards.emu creek bush band, australian colonial dance, old time dance guide, dandenong town hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Old Time Dances and Charity Ball Memorabilia, 1945 to 1976
Parry CollectionOld Time Dances, Charity Ball Memorabilia and War Savings Stamp Folder a. Eaglehawk Dahlia and Arts Festival Gala Charity Ball, Eaglehawk Town Hall Friday March 19th 1982, judges names and program, small yellow printed folder. b. Bendigo Old Time Dance Club first old time ball program at the Spring Gully Hall 1976 with the Merrymakers Orchestra. Blue folded program. c. Spring Gully Debutante Ball 1978 white and purple coloured program. d. Invitation to the Dedication of the Bendigo Seventh Day Adventist Church. e. Invitation Envelope f. War Saving Stamps folder contains one six pence stamp. history, bendigo, old time dances, war saving stamps, merle lummis collection -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Gold Scales Weights
Troy ounces are slightly heavier than avoirdupois ounces that we commonly use. 1 troy ounce equals roughly 1 1/8 ounces and is used for the weighing of precious metals and gems. It is believed that the troy ounce dates back to the 16th century to the town of Troyes in Frances. This was a major trading centre for Europe and a standardised for of weights was needed. One troy ounce equalled 480 grains of barley.Four circular Troy weights - three have raised outer edge/lip with weight details imprinted in the centre. Large weight has the number 2 embossed in the middle. Second has the number 1.0 in the middle third has the number 1/2 in the middle. Fourth weight is solid and has a smaller inner circle. All appear to be made out of brass All taper down to smaller base.gold mining, gold mining equipment, gold mining history