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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CHUM RESERVE LONG GULLY
Copy of a plan of the Chum Reserve, Long Gully, dated September 1998. The plan between Derwent Drive and Dyason Court show play area, trees, swings, fire pit, tree house and grassy area. There is also a plan of the tree house - South East Elevation. Drawn by Mary Jeavons Landscape Architects.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - chum reserve long gully, shared action long gully community house, city of greater bendigo, mary jeavons landscape architects -
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Map - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY AREA
Copy of a map showing streets and allotments in the Long Gully area, last updated 30/05/97, printed 19/06/97. Made by the Land Titles Office. Some street names, reserves and allotment numbers are printed on the map.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully area, land titles office, office of surveyor general, city of bendigo, shire of marong, state electricity commission -
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Map - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY
Copy of a map of Long Gully area with some street names, size of allotments, number, measurements, date and names.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully, housing commission, housing act 1958, gazette -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: AERIAL PHOTOS
Copies of three dark aerial photos of suburban areas, possibly Long Gully. Photos show streets and buildings.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - aerial photos -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY AREA
Copy of a black and white photo of the Long Gully Area before the Long Gully Estate was built. On the right is a small and a larger buildings. Beside the buildings are two large open vats. One has a pipe with liquid flowing into the vat. The centre of the photo is mostly sand dump and tussocks. In the background is bush and houses.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully area -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: MEMORIES OF AREA'S GOLDFIELD HISTORY
Copy of black and white photo with Alan Crossley and Doug Weir at the official opening of the Crossley Historical Gallery. Written on the page is - taken 12-3-86.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - memories of area's goldfield history, crossley historical gallery, alan crosslley, long gully primary school, doug weir -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: PHOTO OF MINING AREA
Copy of two black and white photos of a mining area. the top photo shows a hilly area with vegetation and a track and the lower photo shows a bush area with a fence? behind some shrubs in the foreground.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - photo of mining area -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO AND DISTRICT WALKING TOURS - THREE BROCHURES
Three walking tours ogf Bendigo Produced by Bendigo and District Tourist Association a Golden Tour - a two hour tour takes in a cross section of Bendigo's development from a booming gold field to a thriving provincial city (Fortuna to White Hills botanic gardens) b Blue Tour - an extension to the Golden Tour to include the mining areas of Eaglehawk c Walking tour - a leisurely stroll around the perimeter of Rosiland ParkBendigo and District Tourist Association -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: BENDIGO AGRICULTURAL SHOW CATALOGUE 1964
Green cover, booklet, on front 'Bendigo Agricultural Show Society Catalogue' Annual 1964 Show, October 22, 23, & 24. Photo of the Victorian Mounted Police and Band on front cover (not taken in Bendigo). Booklet contains details of Show categories and entries in each area. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - WITTSCHIEBE & CO'S CLAIM
Two copies ( a & b) of handwritten notes on Victoria Hill - Wittschiebe & Co's Claim. Notes mention names of owners: Messrs A Wittschiebe and two sons, A Sagasser, F Meison, A Urban, A Koch, C Killian and A Rudolf. Also mentioned are Area and title, workings, eight shafts were sunk, reef and yield, cost of works, contracts and remarks. Ref. Kickers Mining Record 23/11/1861 Page 11.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, wittschiebe & co's claim, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, a wittschiebe, a sagasser, f meison, a urban, a koch, c killian, a rudolf, no 2 midway company, specimen hill company -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - BENDIGO BRANCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY - MINE TOUR
Typed notes for a tour of the area. Areas mentioned are: Hospital Hill, The Central Deborah Mine, New Chum Railway Mine, The Rocks, New Chum Hill, Victoria Hill, Central Nell Gwynne, Rae's Open Cut, Housing Commission Homes and Latham and Watson's. Description of machinery at the Central Deborah Mine, yields, dividends, depth of shafts and directions to get ot the various places is included.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, bendigo branch historical society mine tour, all saints church, joseph la trobe, bendigo's first hospital, sacred heart cathedral, the central deborah mine, city council, londonderry west shaft, new red, white and blue consolidated (big blue), a roberts & sons, big deborah, the new golden fleece, new chum goldfields, central wattle gully mine chewton, virginia consols, black's quarries coldstream, thompson's engineering and pipe co ltd castlemaine, new chum railway mine, golden square methodist church, the rocks, e j dunn, gold monument, shamrock mine, mt alvernia hospital, j b lazarus, john brown knitwear factory, gold fmines hotel, david sterry, new chum hill, fortuna villa, geo lansell, theodore ballerstedt, a h q survey regiment headquarters, old chum mine, central nell gwynne, rae's open cut, theodore ballerstedt, new chum syncline, little 180 mine, victoria quartz, wittcheibe's 'jeweller's shop', adventure, advance, cinderella, j n macartney, bendigo goldfields registry 1870, wm rae, johnson's devonshire mine, snobs hill mine, ellenborough mullock heap, belmont mullock heap, sadowa, st mungo, united devonshire, mechanic's institute, log lock-up, court house, j b watson, housing commission homes, hustlers hill, latham and watsons', the great extended hustlers, a richardson -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL AREA MAP
Photocopied map on cream paper. Map is the Victoria Hill area showing the locations of the Gold Mines Hotel, John Brown Factory and W Rae's Home. Map also shows mine shafts and open cuts.map, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill map, gold mines hotel, john brown factory, w rae's home, victoria consols, adventure and advance open cut, great central victoria, rae's open cut, victoria qiartz, ballerstedt's open cut, lansell's '180', north old chum, central nell gwynne -
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Book - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL BENDIGO
Booklet titled: 'Victoria Hill Bendigo A Publication of the Bendigo Trust'. Booklet has photos of the Central Nell Gwynne Mine, Victoria Hill in the 1860's, with Rae's Battery in the foreground, geographical features, Rae's Open Cut, Victoria Hill from the New Chum Hill in the 1870's, compressor beds, The victoria Quartz Mine, burnt ground from quartz roasting, the remains of a twenty head crushing battery, a view from Ballerstedt's Open Cut showing the historic Gold Mines Hotel built in 1857 and the engine beds of Lansell's '180' mine. There are also two maps, History of Victoria Hill and geographical notes on the area.book, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill bendigo -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - SITE FOR MINE MUSEUM
Newspaper article and photo from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 12/7/68. Article mentions Victoria Hill, behind John Brown Industries Factory, will be the site for the mining and historical museum. Photo shows two visitors looking at the open cut area of Victoria Hill.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill, site for mine museum, john brown industries, bendigo city council, bendigo and district association, cr t r flood, victoria quartz gold mine, lansell's 180 mine, theodore ballerstedt, mr george lansell, heather champness, shirley leersen -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - RUBBISH DUMPERS AT VICTORIA HILL
Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 8/5/68. Article mentions that the City Council has decided to prosecute people who illegally dump rubbish in an area bounded by Eaglehawk Marong and Happy Valley Roads and Wells Street. Rubbish had been dumped there despite the prohibiting signs. Numerous notices have been served on the people responsible for dumping the rubbish.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill, rubbish dumpers at victoria hill, bendigo advertiser 8/5/68, bendigo city council, mr k j shearn -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - APPROVAL TO DEVELOP VICTORIA HILL
Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 23.4 .68. The Bendigo and District Tourist Association asked council's approval to develop an area of about eight acres surrounding the old Nell Gwynne Mine. They also asked that notices be put up to stop people dumping rubbish. The Royal Historical Society also requested that the Victoria Hill area be cleaned up. Article is glued to a piece of writing paper. It has Cent. Nell, Vict. Hill and New Chum written in blue pen along the side.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill, approval to develop victoria hill, bendigo and district tourist association, nell gwynne mine, royal historical society, cent. nell, vict hill, new chum -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL WORKING BEE
Newspaper cutting with a photo of a working bee at the Victoria Hill site dated Tuesday, April 6, 1971. Members of Rotary, assisted by other service clubs, have cleaned up the whole area and are placing signs which explain the various mining sites on the hill. The photo shows a bulldozer pushing dirt, a group of men and the children holding signs. Article also gives a very brief history of the Hill.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill working bee, south bendigo rotary club, victoria quartz mine, theodore ballerstedt -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL MINE OPEN FOR EASTER
Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 22/3/71. Article mentions the restoration of the Victoria Hill area with working bees by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association, the Bendigo South Rotary Club and the Bendigo Trust. It was proposed to clear the oen cut mines for visitors over the Easter period. It will be called 'The Bendigo Diggings'.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill mine open for easter, bendigo and district tourist association, bendigo south rotary club, tourist association, the bendigo diggings, the bendigo trust -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - 'NEW CHUM GOLD'
Newspaper article from 'Down the Mall' in the Bendigo Advertiser dated Saturday 2/5/1970. '' If the 'old boys' of the Victoria Hill area had been about yesterday when a party of school children inspected the old mining district, it is likely they would have sent off 'new chum' gold with the visitors. Back in the days when mining was active, most of the boys carried their bottle of 'new chum' gold - mundic made to sparkle with a few drops of vinegar. They gave willing help to people making their debut panning for gold and never failed to 'salt' the dish with 'new chum gold.''newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill, new chum gold, bendigo advertiser sat 2/5/1970 -
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Newspaper - OLD VIOLET SHAFT - VIOLET STREET VOLCANO
Bendigo Advertiser Thursday, May 11, 1967 article of an old mine shaft burning on the corner of Pitt and Old Violet Street. It was filled to a depth of about 20 feet with sawdust and rubbish and caught alight on Anzac night when a bonfire got out of control and was still burning on May 10. Some attempts has been made to put it out but had failed. There was concern for children playing in the area. There are two photos on the front page, one with children gathered around and the with smoke coming from the shaft.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, old violet shaft, old violet shaft, violet street volcano, bendigo advertiser thursday may 11 1967, mines department, violet street state school, the new monument mining company, cr r f turner, golden square fire brigade -
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Photograph - NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE - SITE OF NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE SHAFT
Black & white photograph of the Site of the New Chum Railway Mine's 4,318 feet shaft. Photograph is of a dug out area under some trees. The hole has some rubble, corrugated iron and a board in it. Written on the back: New Chum Railway Mine - Site of 4,318 feet shaft as at November, 1966. A Richardson, 29 Harrison St. Bendigo.photo, new chum railway mine, site of new chum railway mine shaft, a richardson -
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Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS FOR ALL MINING REPORTS
Handwritten list of Reference Numbers for all Mining Reports. Fourteen References listed.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria lines of reef, list of reference numbers for all mining reports, mines dept. special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet'bendigo goldfield' geo brown 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, mines dept bulletin no 33 h. herman 1914, annals of bendigo, a. richardson, booklet 'healthy golden bendigo' 1906 public library bendigo, souvenir '200th dividend' , issue 'new moon' by directors 1/12/1906, mines dept bulletin no 47 structure of bendigo goldfield h herman 1923, publication 'the bendigo goldfield resources of the central area' victor j r pabst 21/2/1917, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871, mines dept bulletin no 30 h herman 1914, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy financial report 1920. mining sales catalogues j h curnow & son -
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Book - TO BIG HILL AND BACK
To Big Hill and Back 1971. Compiled for the back to celebrations and contains historical information on the area with memories of older residents, 49 pages with black and white photographs, advertisements and a map. Includes indexAlma F Mulqueenbendigo, history, big hill, bendigo, history, big hill, ravenswood -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH MONUMENT
Documents: Manilla folder - Plan of area applied for on lease No. 10023 Ben. Prospectus of the Monument Hill Gold Mining Company.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining lease, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: LANSELLS CONCORD GOLD MINING, 1934/1939
Documents: folder contains - Prospectus, Rent notices from Dept. of Mines, draft notes for prospectus, Dept. Mines, suspension of the Labour Covenant Lease No. 10024 Bendigo for three months expired 24/10/1934, application for shares forms, correspondence with Dept. of Mines re : Lease 10024, correspondence re Lease 10819, plans for Lease No. 10554, 10024, Dept letter - lease 10819 covers area of lease 10024, prospectus and plan of Bendigo Goldfields showing Lansells Concord Leases.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, lansells concord gold mining. -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GREAT SOUTHERN EXTENDED, 1934
Documents: folder contains - plan of area applied for on Lease No. 10486 - 1934, 1933 application for mining lease, 1934 application for mining lease. Great Southern Extended and South New Chum.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, great southern extended, new chum line. -
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Document - FAMILY HISTORY: WILLIAM WARBOYS BATSON
Family History - William Warboys BATSON 1815-1907. Mention in text of research being done at the Bendigo Library and cover of document has 'Mr Batson 9th? Bendigo Bowling Club; Family History etc.' handwritten. Otherwise, there appears to be no reference to Bendigo in the text of this document. Family settled in Geelong area with children later at Nhill and Clifton Hill. Account of journey to Australia in the 'Travancore' (1849) - one of three ships with immigrants settled by Dr. John Dunmore Lang. Location:person, individual, william warboys batson, william warboys batson. dr john dunmore lang. travancore. -
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Document - LANDS OFFICE: RESIDENCE AND BUSINESS AREA LEASE REGISTER, 15.12.1953 - 5.9.1974
Document: hard cover journal, brown cover with buff spine, in very poor condition. Journal contains details of leases with number and date of application, name and address of applicant, parish, allotment area, date and issue of lease. Entries mainly for parish of Sandhurst, Bendigo, some for Swan Hill,Kerang, Echuca. On spine ' Bendigo 138 01401 to - then onto cards'Lands Officecottage, miners, bendigo, residence and business leases, lands office -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: TOWNSHIP OF SANDHURST, 1854
Photograph of the Parish Plan of the Township of Sandhurst in 1854. It covers the area of the CBD from Mitchell (not named) to Bernal Streets and from the Bendigo Creek to Mollison St. ( other than Pall Mall and McRae streets, none of these parallel streets are named)place, bendigo, first survey, sandhurst, first survey, bendigo creek -
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Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: MAP - BENDIGO
Document. Harry Biggs Collection. A very rough hand drawn map of Pall Mall area taking in Police Court, Survey Office, Dudley House, Stockade, Fire Brigade, Camp & commissioners Gully.place, building, public buildings, harry biggs collection, map, bendigo