Demonstrates the early development of the BTPS through the provision of a first aid box in the depot.Set of papers providing first aid instructions, first aid courses and other notes provided during September 1972 when the depot was being occupied and set up. Each sheet has been covered with an adhesive plastic film. Sheets 2 and 3 are typed on the rear of the Association of Railway Enthusiasts letterhead and signed by Clyde Croft, dated 22/9/1972. 5720.1 - Extract from Labour and Industry instructions - "Emergency Instructions for Serious Injuries. 5720.2 - First Aid Classes of the St John's Ambulance. 5720.3 - Notes regarding the first aid kit. See also Reg Item 4305.1, 4305.2 for other similar sheets.trams, tramways, btps, first aid, instructions, safety

Yields information about the plaque that was fitted to tram 27 when it completed 1,000,000 miles.Letter and associated envelope - correspondence between the BTPS and Mrs R. L. Butler regarding the original plaque that belonged to No. 27 - (the Million Mile plaque). .1 - Letter dated 8/5/1974 to Mrs. Butler on BTPS letterhead, signed by Clyde Croft as Secretary - referring the person who recovered the plaque and to the memory of Adam Balloch. .2 - Thankyou letter dated 11/5/1974 from Mrs. Butler to the BTPS - carbon copy. .3 - Envelope with "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" stamped on the bottom left hand edge, addressed to Mrs. Butler and BTPS stamp on rear. Stamp has been cut off. See Reg item 6428 for the initial letter of offer and 6531 for a photo of the sign.trams, tramways, letters, million miles, plaques, btps

Yields information about the sale of SEC tram stop signs following the closure of the SEC Ballarat operated system.Letter and associated receipts and comments for the sale of an "Cars Stop Here" sign by the SEC to Mr. L. E. Butler of 103 Bell St Ballarat, for 20c. Documents on Printed SEC letterhead or forms. Dated 21/10/1971 to 28/10/1971 - have been stapled together.trams, tramways, letters, sales, tram stops, signs, sec

Has a strong association with the Ballarat tram crews and yields information about the working conditions, particularly during summer weather., Has a strong association with the Ballarat tram crews and yields information about the working conditions, particularly during summer weather.Typed quarto sheet with SEC letterhead titled "Motormen & Conductors - Uniforms - Dress during Humid and Uncomfortable Summer Weather". Gives the dress code of hot weather - different between conductors and motormen (drivers). Undated, possibly 1950's as four digit telephone number. Signed by L. J. Denmead as acting Departmental Tramways Superintendent.trams, tramways, motormen, uniforms, conductors, weather

Instruction or Notice titled "Roadworks in Wendouree Parade", issued by Operations Manager on 23/11/2014 regarding the roadworks at Depot Junction. Was taped to the desk by the sign-on book. Advises of the work and the procedures for tram operations. Printed on the back of an old sheet of letterhead.trams, tramways, road works, depot junction, btm

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

Letter and boiler inspection certificate issued to J.J. Stanistreet Esq., Garden Gully & Moon Extended Gold Mines N.L., Charing Cross Bendigo. 'Two certificates for air receiver and boiler received from the Mines Department' written in letter. Note: Only one certificate attached for air receiver. Certificate dated 15th February 1934. Letterhead 'Miller & Co., Machinery Pty. Ltd., Bendigo Branch 10 Forest Street, Bendigo, dated 20th February 1934.Miller & Co Machinery Pty Ltd.gold, mining, garden gully & moon extended gold mines

Letter from Leon Scott to Mrs. Olive Dobbyn, dated 9th July 2007 in reference to the music for the deb presentation. Some music is listed and the dances they have learnt are also listed. Letter written on paper with Scott's (Bendigo) Pty. Ltd. Letterhead and signed Leon.Scott's (Bendigo) Pty Ltd, 19 Victoria Street, Eaglehawk.communication, postal, letters, peter ellis collection, scott's (bendigo) pty ltd, olive dobbyn, leon scott

Three gold covered auction catalogues with black printing for Australia's First (Believed to be World's First) Gold Nugget Auction held in the Memorial Hall, Pall Mall, Bendigo on the 24th May, 1980. Catalogues are made of card and are tri-fold. On the front is a black sketch of Bendigo Historic Post Office. The inside which is white are the Conditions of Sale, the centre has the List of Nuggets which includes Lot No., No. of Nuggets and Approx. Lot Wt. in Grains. Under this are the Ingots which includes the Lot No. and Approx. Weight in Grains. Some notes are underneath. On the right fold is A History of Gold Discovery in Victoria and Large Nugget finds in the Area. Also mentioned are the Welcome Stranger Nugget, The Blanche Barkly Nugget and the Robins Nugget. On the inside gold side is A History of 3 D's Gold Mine N.L. and some information about Nuggets. On the back is Curnows name and a Reproduction of Curnows original Letterhead circa 1900.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - gold nugget auction, 3d's gold mine n.l., bendigo advertiser & clearads, mines department, welcome stranger nugget, red hill company's mine, blanche barkly nugget, precious nugget, ah chang, desmond robins, arthur robins, mining lease 452, mr a sexauer, robins nugget, gold nugget casino las vegas, bolton bros pty ltd, bluey robins, doug cahill, dick sandner, department of minerals and energy, national bank of australasia ltd, commonwealth development bank daryl mcclure, e j dunn, department of mines, curnows (bendigo), j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett, fred dyett

Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest purpose built exchange in Australia and was one of only two in regional Australia. It was initially established in the 1850's to service the miners of the area. It's first double story incarnation as the Bendigo Stock Exchange, contained up to 2000 stockbrokers and 5000 shareholders. In 1871 the building burnt to the ground and the new and current building was completed in 1872. The modern building was designed by Charles Webb, who was also responsible for the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. and features a pitched glass roof similar to the Royal Arcade, Melbourne.Unused Beehive Store receipt book (nos. 001204-1 to 50). Owner R.O. Henderson (Beehive) Pty Ltd, Pall Mall and Hargreaves Streets, Bendigo. Undated. Light paper cover, rear card cover, bound book. Four unused envelopes, with Beehive \ letterhead in upper left-hand corner.Receipt book nos. 001204-1 to 50the beehive, invoice

Cream coloured single sheet of stationery with letterhead of Prescott & Dawe, General Merchants, Importers and Manufacturers' Agents. Includes a list of products and services listed in a column on the left hand side. Unused. Prescott & Dawe Collectionprescott & dawe, general merchants

Single page typewritten letter on W. B. Nicholls, Builder and Contractor letterhead; 2/09/1955. Addressed to Kevin ??Signed by Bill Nichollsprivate letter in response to other earlier exchange, context unclear

Letter, dated 3 April 1996, from The Bendigo Irish Association Inc. thanking The Colonial Bush Band for their participation in their Annual St Patrick's Day Charity Concert. Signed by Greta Balsillie, Secretary. The letterhead across the top of the page has 6 shamrocks with 1 large and 3 small kangaroos in front of the shamrocks.person, individual, peter ellis oam, peter ellis collection, the bendigo irish association inc, robert rossiter, the colonial bush band, family care sisters, greta balsillie

Submission by Bendigo Arts Council; Urban Renewal Study re site for a performing arts facility in Bendigo. This document is a heavily annotated draft of the final document entitled ''A Blueprint for the Future'' (Arts Council of Australia; Bendigo) - refer to 8350.3. In addition to the edited text in this document are the following: form 1974 letter from the Hon Sec of the Arts Council of Australia, Bendigo Branch re a ''Community Arts Centre'' inviting submissions from interested organizations and individuals and request for comments on the draft statement;original letter on City of Bendigo letterhead plus copy of that letter received from the Urban Renewal Liaison Committee to Arts Council of Australia, Bendigo Branch re participation in a study area (Queen St/Lyttleton Terrace/Mundy/Myers/Mitchell St.) 10/9/1974;

Wal Jack had an extensive range of correspondents throughout Australia and the world who often prepared extensive notes and records for him. This letter from Peter Duckett, the owner and proprietor of the Model Dockyard, dated 8/3/1955 discusses the water tank on the Ballarat ESCo sprinkler tram and its disposal history, First sold to a Mr Colters of Forest St and then sold to a lady in Invermay. Also compares the Ballarat tank to that of Bendigo. Finishes off with a discussion about his visit to Ballarat the previous weekend and the traffic on the road.Demonstrates some of the correspondence that Wal Jack received from around the world and that of Peter DuckettLetter on The Model Dockyard letterhead, printed quarto sheet, hand written by Peter Duckett dated 8/3/1955 - two sheets.letters, wal jack, peter duckett, sprinkler tram, water tanks, ballarat, bendigo, model dockyard

Wal Jack often prepared letters to bodies asking for historical details as part of his research and writing of articles. This letter responds to historical questions about the former Buninyong railway line and other shire details such as the population of the Shire. Signed by the Shire Secretary.Demonstrates a letter from the Shire of Buninyong.Letter - type on pre-printed letterhead, quarto sheet with a Westerlec Air dried watermark.letter, wal jack, buninyong, railway lines

Wal Jack kept extensive notes on railways and tramways around the world, provided by his correspondents and research. This set of notes has information on the Puget Sound Electric Railway (Seattle to Tacoma), cars of the Jamestown, Westfield and North western Railroad. closure of the Lancaster Ohio streetcar (tram) system, the McKeen Motor car company and Central Electric Rail fan's Association. (CERA) who published a detailed magazine. Bickarts were Ballarat Watchmakers and Jewellers.Yields information about type of work undertaken by Wal Jack.Two orange coloured sheets - Bickarts of Ballarat letterhead - recording details of USA Streetcar systems.letters, wal jack, archive, usa, mckeen, cera, records, bickarts

Wal Jack kept extensive notes on railways and tramways around the world, provided by his correspondents and research. This sheet gives details of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway in Colorado USA. The 7.5mile system operated a small fleet of Birney type tramcars. Includes a map of the system. Bickarts were Ballarat Watchmakers and Jewellers.Yields information about type of work undertaken by Wal Jack.Orange colour quarto sheet on the rear of Bickarts' letterhead providing Notes on Fort Collins Municipal Railwayletters, wal jack, archive, usa, records, bickarts, fort collins, birney tramcars

Wal Jack kept extensive notes on railways and tramways around the world, provided by his correspondents and research. This set of sheets lists PCC-type streetcars or trams ordered by North American cities between 1936 and 1947, including a summary of who ordered the most cars. Includes note on the builders. When compared to the reference, there are errors or differences. Bickarts were Ballarat Watchmakers and Jewellers.Yields information about type of work undertaken by Wal Jack.Four orange colour quarto sheets using Bickarts' letterhead providing lists of PCC Type trams built for North American cities.letters, wal jack, archive, usa, records, bickarts, pcc trams

128.1 - Letter on Bendigo Branch of Electricity Supply Department of SEC letterhead, dated 3.12.1942 to W.Jack re seeking copy of information supplied to him by Mr. McShane. Signed T.H.McNaught, Manager. 128.2 - Envelope, addressed to W.Jack, cancelled Bendigo 30 Nov. 42, 2 1/2d machine stamp in red ink. Letter on printed letterhead with watermark. Letter and envelope typed. Envelope "Invicta Registered", made in Australia with SEC return address, bottom left hand corner.Signed in ink by "T.H.McNaught"trams, tramways, bendigo, sec

264.1 Twenty page booklet titled "Adelaide's Changing Transport - a guide to the AETM at St Kilda. Black and white photos, map, covers, brief history of Adelaide's transport and some Museum exhibits 264.2 - within book - Letter from Garry Ord to N.Gower dated 7 august 1967 on Australian Broadcasting letterhead, Queensland branch, noting replacement of trolley buses in Adelaide and returning booklet. 264.3 - newspaper cutting within booklet, dated 22/11/1968, noting 10th anniversary of closure of Adelaide street trams and referring to an "in Memorial" notice. Items .2 and .3 were inside booklet, clipped together with a paper clip that was going rusty.trams, tramways, adelaide, trams, trolley buses, buses, aetm, st kilda museum.

The Queen Mother was undertaking a Royal Tour to Australia in 1958. The letter was in response to a basket of flowers that the members of the Club had sent. Letter sent to the President of the East Kew Women's Club from Olivia Mulholland, Lady-in-Waiting to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, thanking the members for a basket of flowers that they had sent to the Queen Mother. The letter is accompanied by a photograph of the flowers (1974.0017b). The letter, on Government House letterhead is dated 3rd March 1958. The item includes the letter and the envelope. [The photograph of the flowers can be viewed as item 1973.0017b].east kew women's club, quuen elizabeth the queen mother, 1958 royal tour (victoria)

This work forms part of the collection assembled by the historian Dorothy Rogers, that was donated to the Kew Historical Society by her son John Rogers in 2015. The manuscripts, photographs, maps, and documents were sourced by her from both family and local collections or produced as references for her print publications. Many were directly used by Rogers in writing ‘Lovely Old Homes of Kew’ (1961) and 'A History of Kew' (1973), or the numerous articles on local history that she produced for suburban newspapers. Most of the photographs in the collection include detailed annotations in her hand. The Rogers Collection provides a comprehensive insight into the working habits of a historian in the 1960s and 1970s. Together it forms the largest privately-donated collection within the archives of the Kew Historical Society.Letter to Dorothy Rogers from the Junior Red Cross. Letter to Mrs Rogers written in 1939 by Robert Hogan on behalf of the Junior Red Cross movement thanking her for the loan of toys made by her son and wishing him a permanent recovery from his illness. The letter is on Central School Kew East letterhead.junior red cross, central school kew east, dorothy rogers

Framed Lions Club Letter and medal - Framed letter on the Letterhead of the International Association of Lions Clubs dated May 18, 1978. The letter is from Joseph M. O’Loughlin, President, The International Association of Lions Clubs to Mr Herbert Joyce, Secretary Kew L.C., 4 Belmore Road Balwyn. The letter commemorates the service of Lion Lou L’Hardy. The gilded medal on a blue ribbon is attached to the certificate.Signed "Joseph M. O’Loughlin"lou l'hardy, kew lions club

Arthur Henry Miers played for cricket, football and baseball teams in Kew for a number of decades in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born on 22 November 1901, the son of Rodolph Theophilus Miers (1874-1951) and Margaret Frances (Margaretta) Fry (1875-1958). He had two brothers, Rodolph Cecil Miers (1904-80) and Charles Wilfred Miers (1906-88), and a sister Marjorie Elizabeth Miers (1911-84). Arthur Miers died in Kew on 25 January 1966, and after his body was cremated, his body was interred in the Mausoleum of Boroondara General (Kew) Cemetery.Original handwritten certificate on letterhead from employer testifying to Arthur Miers employment with the company at 183-5 Glenferrie Rd, Hawthorn, dated 1 May 1916arthur henry miers, frames & co -- hawthorn