The Original Beehive store dates from the early tent days of the gold rush. A two story building was erected in 1864, which included mining exchange offices on the upper floor. The building burnt down in 1871. The current building, designed by Charles Webb, was built in 1872, Allens Walk shopping arcade on the ground floor runs between Pall Mall and Hargreaves St. with offices on the first and second floors. Robert Oswald Henderson was the managing proprietor of the Beehive Stores. Born on the 27th of March 1875, he was the second son of Thomas Hope and Marion Henderson. Thomas Hope Henderson was formerly part owner of the Beehive store, in the firm of Henderson and Goodisson. After the death of his father in 1899, Robert Oswald Henderson assisted Mr. J. R. Goodisson in the management of the Beehive. The Stores passed into the ownership of the Henderson family after the retirement of Mr Goodisson and Robert Oswald Henderson was appointed managing proprietor. A flattened cardboard box in two pieces that would have measured 46 by 31 by 10 centimetres. Printed on the box in black ink. R.O. HENDERSON PTY. LTD. Two vertical decorative strips, an image of the Beehive building Phones: 31 & 32 PALL MALL, through to HARGEAVES ST., BENDIGO There is a 14 by 11 centimetre white sticker with green printing on it which includes the company name and other information. There is also blue handwriting which includes the date 7-9-55 A small white sticker has 25th October 1888 Harvey/ Bray written on it. Part of the McKenzie Family Collection. beehive bendigo, r.o. henderson

Allanvale Home Station. Part of a collection of Photographs by Mr. O.G. Armstrong as commissioned by the Shire of Stawell for the Inter-colonial and Paris Exhibition in Melbourne in 1866. Allanvale was taken up about 1841 by John Allen, who was the son of George Allan of Allanvale, near Launceston in Van Diemen's Land. He selected 80,000 acres between present day Stawell and Ararat. The property was gradually reduced in size, with the first split occurring in the 1840s with the annexation of Concongella Selection due to a land dispute. J.S. Davidson was the occupier of Allanvale at the time this photograph was taken. The homestead pictured here was destroyed by fire at the end of the First World War and replaced by a new building around 1923. The present owners of Allanvale are the Kilpatrick family A note on the Allan family. On the 15th of March 1845, John Allen's 26 year old wife died at the birth of their third child, a daughter, who also died several weeks later. Elizabeth Allen had been a dear friend of Mrs Horatio Wills of neighbouring Lexington station. Eliza and her daughter were buried side by side in the garden of Lexington homestead. She was said to have been the first white woman to have died in the district. Homestead and stables on left with people on verandah and orchard in foreground.stawell great western

Wooden box inlaid on top and front with hard white material (unknown) printed with sprays of violets. Box has metal decoration: images of violets surrounded by metal edging, ornate corner scrolls. Written on piece of paper stuck inside box: 'The Violet Box. This box is a relic of Bendigo Survey Office where the Pinniger family lived from 1878 to 1890. The box originally belonged to a Mr. Black, who with Grandfather (T.W. Pinniger) and the others, Messrs. Allen and Turton, did the first geodetic survey of Victoria. To be given to Bendigo Historical Society' Newspaper article (Bendigo Advertiser July 16, 2009, by Jim Evans) included in enclosure relates to the 'Violet Box', and other early surveyors such as Richard Larritt.bendigo, sandhurst, geodetic, survey, pinniger, black

Two Compact Discs produced by 88.6 Plenty Valley FM Disc 1 Tracks 01 Introduction; MP3 file, 01.02MB; 0.44 02 Epping District (written and spoken by Felicity Williams, Head of English, Mill Park Secondary College); MP3 file, 9.94MB; 07:14 03 P. E. Cook (wriiten and spoken by Liz Pidgeon, Local and Family History Librarian, Yarra Plenty Regional Library); MP3 file, 10.5MB; 07:38 04 Research Honour Board (wriiten by Jim Allen of Eltham District Historical Society and spoken by Daniel Polombi of Plenty Valley FM; MP3 file, 7.52MB; 05:28 05 Will Longstaff (wriiten by Bill McGililvray, Plenty Valley FM and spoken by Daniel Polombi of Plenty Valley FM; MP3 file, 9.01MB; 06:33 06 Robert Smith (wriiten and edited by Bill McGillivray, Plenty Valley FM and spoken by Shelley Carpatharcus and Daniel Polombi of Plenty Valley FM; MP3 file, 9.55MB; 06:57 07 Stanley Addison (wriiten and spoken by Jim Connor of Eltham District Historical Society; MP3 file, 9.25B; 06:43 08 Bessie Gallagher (wriiten by Maureen Jones and and spoken by Geraldine Ishken of Plenty Valley FM; MP3 file, 12.3MB; 08:58 Disc 2 Tracks 09 George Muir Letter 1 (wriiten by Maureen Jones and and spoken by Geraldine Ishken of Plenty Valley FM; MP3 file, 9.32MB; 06:47 10 George Muir Letter 1 Part 2; MP3 file, 9.17MB; 06:40 11 George Muir Letter 1 Part 3; MP3 file, 8.50MB; 06:11 12 George Muir Letter 2; MP3 file, 4.91MB; 03:34 13 George Muir Letter 3; MP3 file, 7.25MB; 05:17 14 George Muir Letter 4; MP3 file, 5.59MB; 04:04 15 George Muir Letter 5; MP3 file, 4.63MB; 03:22 16 George Muir Letter 6; MP3 file, 3.38MB; 02:27 17 George Muir Letter 7 (introduction by Jim Connor of Eltham District Historical Society, original letters by George Muir, commentary written by Helen Mann and Bill McGillivray of Plenty Valley FM, spoken by Romero Callaghan and Stephen Pidgeon); MP3 file, 4.36MB; 03:10 18 George Muir Letter (introduction by Jim Connor of Eltham District Historical Society, original letters by George Muir, commentary written by Helen Mann and Bill McGillivray of Plenty Valley FM, spoken by Craig Wright of Planty Valley FM); MP3 file, 12.4MB; 09:02alan marshall, anzac stories, audio cassette, audio recording, bessie gallagher, bill mcgillivray, community radio, craig wright, daniel polombi, eltham district historical society, epping district, felicity williams, george muir, geraldine ishken, helen mann, jim allen, jim connor, liz pidgeon, maureen jones, mill park secondary college, p.e. cook, plenty valley 88.6 fm, research honour board, robert smith, romero callaghan, shelley carpatharcus, stanley simpson addison, stephen pidgeon, victoria's anzac centenary, will longstaff, yarra plenty regional library

The Millers owned an orchard east of Allens Road, Heathmont. The orchard was worked by Les. His brother, Lou, worked for the Ringwood Council.Written on backing sheet, "Les Miller, Louis Miller, Mr. Miller - sitting, Gwen Miller on father's knee."