Two class photos along with staff photo in fancy-dress laminated upon pink cardboard. Top, [a] Class with caption Golden Square School, Grade V. [b] Class with handwritten caption Gr 6, 1957. [c] Uncaptioned, undated photo of staff in Chinese fancy-dress.bendigo, institutions, golden square primary school

Pair of cream china jugs with black rims and handles, floral decorations in tones of green, purple & blue.Made in Japandomestic equipment, food consumption, jugs, k144.1 k144.2

Blue china basket weave biscuit barrel with rose handle on lid and a wicker handle.Superior Quality made in Japandomestic equipment, containers, biscuit barrel

Cream china jug with handle.domestic equipment, table setting, jug

Cream china milk jug with green bands around body & handle, gold around rim.Superior quality made in Japandomestic equipment, table setting, jug, k232

Black and white photo of the Chinese Dragon in front of the Shamrock Hotel. One man is walking beside the Dragon's head carrying a stool. Date on the back is c 1950. Sign on verandah reads 'Australian legion of ex servicemen and women'. Both signs on tram post in middle of road read, 'All Cars Stop Here', (indication of a tram stop)photo, group, easter procession, peter ellis collection, chinese dragon, bendigo chinese association

Three white china bowls in various sizes.domestic equipment, table setting, bowl

Two small china bowls with embossed floral pattern & scalloped rims, one blue & one green.Mamitomo ware made in Japandomestic equipment, table setting, bowl

Japanese china milk jug & sugar bowl with lid, acqua colour with gold trim, decorated with palm trees & pink and gold enamel.Made in Japandomestic equipment, table setting, jug

Blue and cream brochure titled 'Off to the Diggings' In the comfort of your own car. Tour guide is Rusty. Tours cover some historical places in Bendigo. On the back is where bookings can be made. Other Historic Tours mentioned are: Central Deborah Mine, Chinese Museum, Mining Museum adjacent to Eaglehawk Town Hall and victoria Hill.bendigo, history, gold mining, peter ellis collection, off to the diggings, rusty, alexander mckellar, ballarat goldfield, eureka uprising, emu creek bush band, boundary hotel, visitor information centre, bendigo tourism, central deborah mine, chinese museum, mining museum - eaglehawk, eaglehawk town hall, victoria hill

Colour photograph showing a portion of parade. Featuring chinese dragon costume. Crowds on either side of street.bendigo, entertainment, easter parade

Childs china tea set consisting of 6 cups, 6 saucers, 6 plates, 1 tea pot with lid, 1 sugar bowl with lid and 1 milk jug, all decorated with coloured flowers and gold trim.toys, domestic equipment, tea set

Bendigo Performance of ''The Peking Opera Troupe of China'' in ''The Three Beatings of Tao Sanchun'' involving acting, acrobatics, music, martial arts, pantomime and dance. - two-paged Media Release (x2). With envelope containing three bromides (publicity material) and sheet with Victorian Tour performances. Held at J B Osborne Theatre.

Various documents relating to visit of See Yup Children's Choir , July 1995 presenting ''Chinese Music Rendezvous'' a. Two A4 flyers re the performance; b. PR info re performance; c. various correspondence; d. Correspondence from the See Yup Chinese School (to Ms Hall and ms Jack); e. Correspondence between AB and CoGB re support for the visit; f. financial documents.

2 small round woven wicker Chinese sewing baskets with floral fabric liners and draw string covers.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

Small round red wicker Chinese sewing container, lid with pink glass ring handle & Chinese coin.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

Small round woven rattan Chinese food container with lid, brown tones, handle of 3 glass beads, pink & Yellow joined by knotted cotton plus unravelled silk tassel.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

Large round rattan Chinese sewing basket with lid, woven inside with reddish tones.domestic equipment, food storage & preservation, chinese

Joan O'Shea Collection. Bendigo Chinese Association Booklet. Green Cover White Text and White Illustration of the Chinese Dragon inside a Large White Circle. 12 Pages. A brief History of The Chinese and The Bendigo Easter Fair 112 years of Celebrations. First of five dragons (loongs) appeared on the streets of Bendigo in 1892. This document also contains articles on the History and Origins of Dragons, cultural differences between Eastern and Western Dragon beliefs, guide to Awakening a Dragon, and The Easter Monday Chinese Procession.Bendigo Chinese Associationbendigo, history, the bendigo chinese association

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Fair 22/4/1957. Easter Fair Procession entrants Chinese Princesses ready and waiting outside the Bedford Chevrolet Dealer in Myer Street.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. easter fair 22/4/1957. easter fair procession entrants chinese princesses bedford chevrolet dealer myer street.

White china plate from the Shamrock Hotel Bendigo, insignia in green showing a shamrock, crown and and wording Shamrock Hotel Bendigo.Steelite Vitrified Globe Pottery Co Ltd England Supplied By J Dynon & Son Melbourneorganization, business, shamrock hotel

White china plate from the Bee Hive Café Sandhurst, oval shape with blue around rim, insignia in blue reads BEE HIVE CAFÉ H BURRIDGE SANDHURST.J.F.Wilemanorganization, business, bee hive

The Bendigo Ordnance Factory began operating in 1942, producing heavy artillery and naval guns. In the late 1990s the then Federal Government-owned facility was sold to the multinational Thales, which continues to operate the factory today. The Ted Hocking collection of photos were digitized onto two CDs in 2014. As well the Bendigo Historical Society has a collection of glass negatives includes some slides of women working in the munitions factory. Seven slides were included in an album that was prepared for Dr Edith Summerskill who visited Australia in 1944 as part of an Empire Parliamentary Delegation. The album included photographs of Australian women working at the factory during WW2. A copy of the album is in the Collection of the Australian War Memorial.Three photos of the Chinese Camp near the Bendigo Munitions Factory, later known as the Ordnance Factory and then the Australian Defense Industries. The photos are of houses and shops.history, bendigo, bendigo munitions factory, bendigo ordnance, bendigo adi, doctor edith summerskill, ww2, slide box 1 10165, slide box 2 10166, slide box 3 10167, ted hocking collection, bendigo chinese

Bendigo's first ceremonial dragon, the "Duck Bill" dragon appeared in Easter parades 1892-1898. "Moon face" only appeared in 1900. "Loong" paraded from 1901-2019 before being retired due to it's age and fragility. In the meantime "Sun Loong" was seen from 1970-2019. Bendigo's newest dragon, "Dai Gum Loong",(Big gold dragon) , is a water dragon and began service in 2019.From the Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday September 28, 1988. Six loose pages. The articles related to the history of the Dragon in Bendigo. dragon city, bendigo advertiser, chinese

The Bendigo Woollen Mills were initially designed as a mail order company that sold its wool both domestically and internationally. The mill uses first cross merino wool from Australia that is then sent to China for scouring before returning to Bendigo for grading, dying and spinning. It now includes factory shop sales to the public.Bendigo Woolen Mills Shade Card (With samples of different coloured wool, pattern selections which were available at the Factory Shop Order Form.history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, bendigo woolen mills

The Queen and Prince Phillip arrived in Australia on 3rd February 1954 for a two month tour of the country. In this time they visited all capital cities except Darwin and visited 40 country towns. Royal Winton china is made by Grimwades Limited in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The company was founded in 1885.Royal Winton China Plate commemorating Queen Elizabeth II visit to Australia. Cream China with Portrait of the Queen framed in a wreath of green leaves, flags and gold ribbons topped with crown. Edges heavily patterned and gilded. Royal Winton Grimwades.Made in England 9/53queen elizabeth ii, royal winton, 1954 visit to australia

New Zealand 1859 Chinese symbols Circular metal sign with 4 small holes on edge. Lettering and symbols in gold. Edge and canter circle in red. Back has a copper look to it.signs, symbols, chinese, new zealand, 1850s

Nippon dolls were made by Noritake in Japan. This example is referred to as a China glazed doll. They were made about 1915. The shoulder plate bisque dolls were usually under 10inches tall.Stuffed doll with ceramic face, decolletage, hands and feet. Dress machine sewn from cream and brown printed material. Arms and legs made from browncolored linen type material. Eyes (blue), eyebrows (brown), hair (black) rouge (pink) and lips (red) painted on. Dress tied at back with pink embroidery cottontoys, dolls, sewing