James Russell Thompson (1818-1886) a successful mining investor and stockbroker of the Ballarat Stock Exchange, gifted the pavilion and the statues within, as a 10,000 pound bequest to the City in his will. The pavilion, designed by architect T.E. Molloy on an octagonal plan with a convex curved roof, was constructed in 1887, and houses the statues Flight from Pompeii, Rebekah, Susannah, Modesty and Ruth. The pavilion is a major feature of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, and unique in Victoria. It is a favourite subject for photographers, and Mrs Strange has captured it surrounded by massed small begonias. Mrs Bon Strange and her husband Bert were well known Ballarat residents. When Mrs Strange died some years ago, her extensive slide collection was sorted through and those relevant to Ballarat were gifted to the Ballarat Library. botanical gardens, lake wendouree, james russell thompson, statuary pavilion, weighing machine

Printed and handwritten note No. 8253, dated 3/6/1907 from A. R. Jagnam? To Michael Kelly Esq. mentioning a Demand Draft on Melbourne for £150 requested by Capt. J. B. Kelly and would he please acknowledge it directly to him. From Bombay.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection - chartered bank of india, australia & china note, michael kelly esq, capt. j b kelly, a r jagnam?

Receipt No. 2837 Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields No Liability, dated 5 Sept. 1919. Received from Mr. M P Kelly the sum of 13/9 for * Call on 165 Shares. Listed are thenumbers of the shares.J. G. Stanfield, Manager.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly and allsop collection - receipt, m p kelly, j g stanfield, bendigo amalgamated goldfields n l, bolton bros.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. One small page handwritten note, dated 13 Nov. 1901, from John Gardiner, Palmerston St., Maryborough to Michael Kelly Esq, Williamson St., Bendigo. Note says that enclosed is a cheque for 15 Pounds 8 Shillings and Four pence being for 100 North Nuggetty shares.John Gardinerbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, john gardiner, michael kelly, letter, north nuggetty mine shares.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. One page handwritten letter in ink, dated Bendigo Jan. 25th 1922 and signed by W.W.Eskdale. States that the undersigned on obtaining the concession and float of the West Australian Oil Concession Co. will give to Mr M.P. Kelly 1,000 fully paid up One Pound shares for valuable assistance given. Considering the shaky nature of the signature the letter was dictated and written by someone else.W.W.Eskdalebusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, w.w.eskdale, letter, m.p.kelly, west australian oil concession co.

Lyceum Mutual Store Company, of 52-59 Pall Mall Sandhurst, Twelfth Half Yearly Report and Balance Sheet. Donated to BHS by Richard Levy. Meeting held on Monday 31st day of August 1885. Directors George Guthrie, John Crowley, Andrew O'Keefe, James Armstrong. £1368, 16, 1d balance. 10 percent dividend of above amount recommended be paid to shareholders. G G P Claridge Chairman. Auditors Henry von der Heyde and J G Sauerbrey Report on Reverse.business, stockbroker, lyceum mutual store co, sandhurst. george guthrie, john crowley, andrew o'keefe, james armstrong. william sparkman. henry von der heyde, j g sauerbren. 1885 sandhurst

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. One page handwritten letter, dated 7 Nov. 1901, from Percy C. Baker, Auctioneer of Lyttleton St., Castlemaine to M.Kelly Esq, Sharebroker, Bendigo. Relates to sale of forfeited Specimen Reef G.M.Co., shares for non payment of call. Auction to take place at Baker's office on 9th Nov. Letter written under Percy C. Baker & Co. printed letter head that outlines all the functions of tPercy C. bakerbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, percy c. baker, m.kelly, letter, specimen reef gold mining co.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Certificate of Registration of Residence Area or Business Site. Issued to Michael Kelly as the owner of residence area (Part of Allot.2, Section 52) Urquhart St., Castlemaine. Frontage of 40 feet and depth of 132 feet. Dated 27 August 1907. Section at bottom is torn away where signature of issuer would be.Unknownbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, residence registration certificate, michael kelly, urquhart st., castlemaine

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Bendigo Sewerage Authority First and Final Notice of Rate. Pink form No.3518 made out to Michael Kelly for property in Pall Mall and dated 19 April 1926. Nett Annual Valuation 15 Pounds. Total Rate One Pound six shillings & threepence. Sewerage rate is one shilling and sixpence in the Pound. T. R. J. Brown, Rate Collector at the Town Hall, BendigoBendigo Sewerage Authoritybusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, bendigo sewerage authority, rate notice, michael kelly, t.r.j.brown

Report of the Rising Sun Lease of 25 acres situated at Lake La Page, Western Australia, over which the Company has taken an option on the recommendation of Mr. F. J. Rashleigh, who inspected and reported on the property on behalf of the option holders.Corryong Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, corryong gold mining syndicate., lake la page, r.t.trembath, fred tricks.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Five share certificates issued by the Byron Reef Company, No Liability, Newstead. Each certificate represents 100 shares at 5 shillings each. Capital raised was 7,500 Pounds from 30,000 shares. Certificate Nos. 2871 - 2875 issued to M.P.Kelly of Bendigo on 23 Sept. 1905 and signed by J.Stanfield, Manager.Byron Reef Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, byron reef co., share certificates, m.p.kelly, stanfield

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates issued by the Spring Gully Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Fryers. Each certificate represents 25 shares @ 1 Pound each. Capital raised was 24,000 pounds from 24,000 shares. Certificate Nos. 1182 & 1183 issued to E.M.Hogan of Bendigo on 29 July 1901 and signed by W.G.Blackham, Manager. Printed by Bolton Bros., Bendigo.Spring Gully Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, spring gully gold mining co., e.m.hogan, w.g.blackham

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Share certificate issued by the Unity Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Garden Gully Reef, Bendigo. Certificate represents 50 shares at 25 shillings each. Capital raised 40,000 Pounds from 32,000 shares. Certificate No.1037 issued to Miss E.M.Hogan of Bendigo on 3 Nov.1899 and signed by G.H.Petrie, Manager. Pinned to the certificate is a handwritten receipt with a duty stamp dated 30/2/03, IOU Allsop & Co Twenty even pounds. Signed Elizabeth M Hogan.Unity Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificate, unity gold mining co., elizabeth m.hogan, g.h.petrie

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates issued by The Great Columbian Mining Company, No Liability, Inglewood. Each certificate (Nos.123 &124) represents 100 shares @ 2 shillings & 6 pence and were issued to G.J.Scholten of Bendigo on 27 Sept.1898. Capital raised was 6,250 Pounds from 50,000 shares. Each certificate signed by J.H.McColl (McColl & Rankin), Legal Manager, Bendigo.The Great Columbian Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, the great columbian mining co., g.j.scholten, j.h.mccoll.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates issued by the North Argus United Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Moon Reef, Garden Gully Line, Eaglehawk. Certificate Nos. 2131 & 2132 each of 100 shares issued to N.Kershaw of Bendigo on 2 March 1894. Each share of 10 shillings each raised 15,000 Pounds from 30,000 shares. Certificates signed by J.H.Kirkwood, Manager.North Argus United Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, north argus united gold mining co., n.kershaw, j.h.kirkwood.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Share Certificate No. 507 issued by the Phoenix Gold Mining Company, No Liability, St Mungo and Devonshire Reefs, Eaglehawk. Certificate represents 50 shares at 20 shillings each. Capital raised was 30,000 Pounds from 30,000 shares. Certificate issued to Michael Kelly of Bendigo on 18 July 1908. Signed by Hay Kirkwood, Legal Manager, High St, Eaglehawk.Phoenix Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificate, phoenix gold mining co., michael kelly, hay kirkwood

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. A share certificate issued by the Confidence Extended Company, No Liability at Windmill Hill, Bendigo. Certificate represents 100 shares of 1 Pound each. Capital raised 42,000 Pounds from 42,000 shares. Certificate No. 1020 issued to Wm. Hyde of Bendigo on 16 Sept.1895. Signed by William W.Barker, Legal Manager, Albion Chambers, Bendigo. Three 'Calls Paid' marked on reverse.Confidence Extended Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, confidence extended co., share certificate, william w.barker, wm hyde.

This book is an autobiography of George Meudell (1860-1936). He spent about six years in Warrnambool as a young boy when his father came to Warrnambool as the Manager of the Bank of Victoria. Meudell went to the Warrnambool Common School 646. He later became well-known in Melbourne in social, economic and political affairs. He was a company promoter, stockbroker and writer and an acquaintance of most of the influential and wealthy people of the time. In 1928 Meudell wrote an article for the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Journal detailing his memories of Warrnambool and this article is now a very important piece of local social history. He was enthusiastic about the benefits of living in Warrnambool in the 1860s and 70s. Meudell’s book, ‘The Pleasant Career of a Spendthrift, was an important publication as it gave a complete account of the commercial morality of the power brokers in the financial world - those concerned with the land boom and the banks’ crash of 1886-1893. The book was so inflammatory that it was initially withdrawn from sale. This book is of considerable interest as it was written by George Meudell who lived in Warrnambool in the 1860s and 70s and played a part in Warrnambool’s history by writing about these years. The book is also of wider interest as it has some information on people connected with Warrnambool’s history, including John Archibald and Thomas Bent. The signature in the front of the book is of no known relevance to Warrnambool.This is a hard cover book of 282 pages. The cover is red with black printing and the spine is very faded. The book has a foreword and twelve chapters of text. The first page contains a signature and notes written in pencil.‘Gordon Leitch Christmas 1942’ george meudell, victoria’s land boom (19th century), history of warrnambool

Green printed and handwritten receipt for 100 shares in Clarence United on 22/6/1894. Bought from Mr. M. Kelly, total value of £81/17/6. Signed James Taylor per John Taylor.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection - receipt for shares in clarence united, james taylor, m kelly, clarence united, john taylor, brockley

Blank sheet of note paper with Allsop & Co. Letterhead.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & alsop collection - note paper, allsop & co, a allsop, m p kelly, bendigo stock exchange, beehive exchange

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. A 2 page handwritten letter, dated 9th November 1901, from D. Fraser, Accountant and Legal Manager of Lyttleton St., Castlemaine to M. P. Kelly Esq., Bendigo. Relates to a potential buyer and negotiations around the newspapers the Mount Alexander Mail and the Castlemaine Leader.D.Fraserbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, d.fraser, m.p.kelly, letter, mount alexander mail, castlemaine leader

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Printed report of the 60th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of The Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd. Held at the Bank Offices, Melbourne on 5th August 1926. Mr John L.Webb, Chairman of Directors presided.The folded report is in its original mailing sleeve addressed to M.P.Kelly Esq., Beehive Exchange, Bendigo, Vic. (O/a late Margt. J.Kelly)Commercial Bank of Australiabusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, commercial bank of australia, shareholders report, john l.webb, m.p.kelly, margaret j.kelly

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. A Bill of Exchange, No.50, on The Commercial Bank of Australia Ltd., Bendigo (Head Office Cnr of Bishopsgate & Leadenhall Sts, London) for 8 Pounds payable to Annie(?) Kelly. Dated 16 Nov 1910. Signed by ? Gardner, Manager and ? Holland, Accountant.Troedel & Co. Printerbusiness, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, the commercial bank of australia, bill of exchange, annie (?) kelly, gardner, holland.

Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. Two share certificates (Nos. 2434 & 2435) issued by the Fortuna Hustler's Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Hustler's Reef Bendigo. Each certificate represents 50 shares @ 30 shillings each and issued to R.McNair of Bendigo on 21 Feb.1906. Capital raised was 42,000 Pounds from 28,000 shares. Certificates signed by G.H.Petrie, Manager. Printed by J.B.Young, Bendigo.Fortuna Hustler's Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, fortuna hustler's gold mining co., r.mcnair, g.h.petrie, j.b.young.