Written by George E Scott who was born in Creswick March 1900. Moved to Vaughan in 1904. Attended Yapeen State School utill 1913 then to Castlemaine high school and technical schools. Poem written in 1950s.There is a lift to the old boys step tonight, and is feeling young and gay his eyes are bright and his heart is light, and his thoughts are far away. Back in his dear old Castlemaine, or out in the hills around living the days of his youth again feeling his pulses bound. For he's just answered the call that comes to the loyal hearts every year insistent, clear as the beating of drums it falls on the listening ear so the old boy went and his mates went to back home in their hundreds strong and years were bridged in at long day through in story and speech and song. At at the Bush school love so well he gathered with his comrades gay, old Lads and Lassie's with tales to tell of memories tucked away. And bright eyed children had joined them in there happy young faces shone, as they showed old scholars are pride and care in the school that was handed on. Around them the bushland was bright with flowers, and the dear little orchid blue Bloom there with bright, in the sunlit bowers- for it is our emblem true. So the old boy drained through that day again, and it lifted his heart like a song, then Knight came down on the old home town and the hall, with its happy throng. In long brave lines they had mustered there as they had on the days of yore, and as they answered the roll - but the years take toll- there were mates who would come no more. The toast called, and the speeches made, when, trooping into the hall, with faces bright, and their eyes alight, came the girls- the toast of them all. So they broke up and wandered and formed into groups, while many have time for a song, But bashing the ear was permissible here, and they kept at it- steady and long. So the hours flitted by happiest notes of memories sweet old refrain, old friendships renewed - past doing's reviewed, the old boy was feeling strain. For his ears had been punished, his hand had been wrung, his voice was hoarse as a crow, with an ache in his jaw- "I can't take any more, while I'm all in one piece, mates, I'll go." With Auld lang syne is singing a broke up and parted, "next year we will see you again" when the message goes ringing, their thoughts will go winging and calling them back to 'Mainepoem, yapeen

Group in front of Stawell Coffee Palace 1937-40 formerly Castlemaine Hotel,.stawell

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel, lower Main Street with snow on ground 1949.stawell

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel Lower Main Street with buggies in front. Established 1889.stawell

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel Lower Main Street Real Photo Series M. 2112.stawell

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel, Lower Main Street with War memorial and Weighbridge at front. C1925stawell

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel, Lower Main Street with people in front and on balcony. Demolished 1956.stawell

Victoria Coffee Palace & Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel, Main Street from Victoria Street 1945stawell streetscape

One of a series of Goldfield Heritage Books, Castlemaine Petitions was published by BHS Publishing and written by Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham.

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel, Lower Main Street with Staff at front and on verandah. A.H. Bush c1905.stawell

Stawell Township from Big Hill 1880 Town Hall and Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel, can be seen. Train at Station.stawell

Coffee Palace T. Aldred formerly Castlemaine Hotel corner of Main Street and Victoria Street from P.C. News Supplement 1888stawell businesses

Victoria Coffee Palace 1930’s formerly Castlemaine Hotel,. Muriel Brunsdon Joe Joiner Glad Palmer. Second photo Muriel Brunsdon.stawell

4 pages of newspaper. Articles include: Earth Stresses under studt Castlemaine Flour Mill Saveable - But who wants to save it? Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Thompsons foundry band playing together Birth of Kirstyn Leanne Butterworth Birth of Tanya Louise Serpell Birth of Shane Daniel Brown Death of Robert Oscar Dodd Death of Betty Farrell Death of Lena Heritage Death of Peter James Megee SSW Advertising Allan Craig Baker Accident Peter Baker Accident Footpath Construction in forest, Duke and McGrath Streets Old Boys Reunion This Weekend Notice of AGM - Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Association castlemaine flour mill, melbourne symphony orchestra, thompsons foundry band

Stawell Coffee Palace formerly Castlemaine Hotel and Rotunda Lower Main Street. Post Card 13. D.S. King Moore Street East Araratstawell

Harriet Frances Wicken, 1847-1937 was a cookery lecturer and demonstrator in London and published her first book “Kingswood Cookery Book” in 1885. She migrated to Australia in 1886 and gave cookery classes at Warrnambool. Over the ensuing years she worked as a Technical Teacher in Sydney and published a number of books on cookery and domestic economy and housekeeping. The author is one of renown in her field and spent a period of time in Warrnambool. The contents of the book show methods of cooking and basic dishes of the time. Small 12 page booklet with pale green cover . Title in different text styles inside square patterned border. “Harrison typ ..Castlemaine” in small fine print at the bottom edgeJ. W. Harrison, Printer and stationer, Castlemaine. warrnambool, wicken, harriet wicken, kingswood cookery book, the australian home, cookery, j. w. harrison, castlemaine, fish dainties

Billmans Foundry was established in Castlemaine in 1980.Three photographs showing a street lamp in Lydiard Street South. The lamp was made by Billmans Foundry, Castlemaine.lamp, gas lamp, ballarat school of mines, castlemaine, bilmans foundry, lydiard street

Thompson and Co. were a large foundry and engineering works in Castlemaine, Victoria.Fifty six page, soft brown covered booklet including methods of dredging and a catalogue of various pumps. Illustrations include: Thompson's Head Office: Natual Head Method; Pontoon Plant method; floating pontoon suction cutter method and pontoon plant method.thompson's foundry, dredging, gold, tin, thompson and co, castlemaine, engineering, foundry, pontoon, pump

A light brown programme with a brown border and blue print on the front cover. It also has the words Castlemaine Choral Society. Season 1924. Tenth Grand Concert and a photo Mr. W.C. Frazier A.R.C.O., Conductor. Underneath the photo are the words ' A programme by the Bendigo and Castlemaine Choirs. Tuesday Evening, 2nd December, 1924, in Castlemaine Town Hall. Accompanists : Miss McGauchie and Miss E. Haines. Programme Threepence. H.W. Byrne, Hon. Sec. H.W. Shelton, Printer, Castlemaine.' 8 pages.H.W. Shelton, Printer, Castlemaine.program, music, castlemaine choral society, lydia chancellor, collection, music, bendigo choral society, castlemaine choral society, programme, castlemaine town hall, entertainment, singing, choir, entertainment, amusements, buildings, concert, program

A souvenir programme titled, 'North Castlemaine School, N0., 2051. GRAND CONCERT, in the Castlemaine Town Hall on Tuesday, October 5, 1920, by the BENDIGO CHORAL SOCIETY OF 100 VOICES, assisted by leading Bendigo artists. Conductor W.C. Frazier, A.R.C.O. 1920. 4 pages.Leader Printing Works, Castlemaineprogram, music, bendigo choral society, lydia chancellor, collection, music, singing, bendigo choral society, programme, entertainment, choir, amusements, castlemaine town hall, north castlemaine school, buildings, concert

The British Arts and Crafts Movement was a major influence on handcrafts made by the Leviny women at Buda. This Movement spread knowledge of craft techniques in the decorative arts and encouraged women to partake in fields that had traditionally been the domain of men, such as metalcraft and woodwork. The Leviny women studied art, design and craft techniques at the Castlemaine School of Mines from the 1890s to the early 1900s and this boot stool, hand-carved by Gertrude, is an example of the influence of the Arts and Crafts Movement on her decorative art. See: Zilles, Lauretta (2010), Buda and the Leviny Family, Castlemaine: Buda Historic Home & Garden Inc.This is a rare example of a unique hand-carved boot stool made in Australia by Gertrude Leviny in the British Arts and Crafts Movement style at the turn of the twentieth century.Timber boot stool, hand-carved by Gertrude Leviny. Made using the 'chip carving' technique, with dragon heads on upright at one end, and plant design in relief on the seat. Timber finish has a blackened effect.'K/40' (Old Registration Number)gertrude leviny, wood carving, arts and crafts movement, buda, castlemaine, dragon's heads, c1900, domestic furniture, castlemaine school of mines

This bookmark may have belonged to, and was possibly made by, Miss Mary Leviny, the eldest of the Leviny sisters, who was a founding member of the Castlemaine Red Cross. This bookmark was found in the book 'Half Mile Down' by William Blake (Reg. No. 1081).A rare, intact memento of Australia Day in the form of a gum leaf made into bookmark. It was possibly sold as a fundraiser for the newly formed Red Cross in Castlemaine to aid the war efforts abroad during World War One.Hand-paInted bookmark made from a gum (eucalyptus) leaf. P Gum leaf with stem. Inscribed in white "Australia Day/1915" and painted with a red cross. A length of narrow ribbon, red, white and blue has been inserted, folded through a slit near the base, used as a book mark.Inscribed in white "Australia Day/1915"leviny family, gum leaf, bookmark, red cross, australia day, 1915, buda, castlemaine, world war one

A5 Sized Card with schedule of events for the 1981 Old Castlemaine Schoolboys Reunion Dinner

Records of the Castlemaine Pioneers. Authentication Certificate attached inside and signed by the President of the Castlemaine Association of Pioneers and Old Residents.castlemaine, pioneers

Black & White Studio Photograph. 9.8 cm x 9.8 cm card containing 6.5 cm circular image young woman. A Very & Co Castlemaine printed around circle on front.A Very & Co Castlemainephotograph, person, female

Large cloth bound ledger, hard board cover, front and back. Over a hundred pages not all numbered. Handwritten. Dates from 1906 - 1922. ledger filled with names, addresses, financial details, and glued in posters of land sales associated with clients. Castlemaine is listed as the area for the ledger and also St Anaud, Maryborough, Avoca, Inglewood, Dunolly, Daylesford, Maldon, Heathcote, Woodend. Scratched on the front cover is a faded reading of 'Castlemaine.' Written onto the spine is written in blue texta, 'Land Sales, C'Maine,' and also '8.6.1906 to 23.2.1922.' land sales, register, castlemaine