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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE COMPANY INSTRUCTION PAMPHLET NO. C2
Buff cover, maroon spine booklet. On front cover: Instruction Pamphlet No. C 2, January 1930, Cross compound steam driver air compressors, Westinghouse Brake Company of Australasia, Ltd., Concord West, N.S.W.Westinghouse Brake companycottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, westinghouse -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS, ROLLING STOCK BRANCH, INSTRUCTION BOOK ON THE LOCOMOTIVE
Blue covered booklet, dark blue spine. On front cover: Victorian Railways rolling stock branch, instruction book on the locomotive booster. Written in blue ink on cover, 'J.H. Badham, Bendigo Loco. Paper 13' Paper 13.Victorian Railwayscottage, miners, badham, victorian railways -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS INSTRUCTION BOOK LOCOMOTIVE AND THE WESTINGHOUSE BRAKE
Buff coloured booklet. Front cover ' Victorian Railways Instruction Book, concerning the Locomotive and the Westinghouse Brake for engine cleaners, Melbourne, August 1935' Inside front cover in blue ink ' J. Badham, Maryborough 27/10/48. Seymour 11/10/48'.Victorian Railwayscottage, miners, badham, victorian railways, locomotive -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELD
Handwritten notes on the Deborah Mine, the North Deborah, The Central Deborah, the New Chum Railway, Eueka Extended and the South Belle Vue. Mentioned in the noes are: Depth of shaft, Formed, Closed, Best Gold, production and plant.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, the bendigo goldfield, deborah mine, north deborah, central deborah, new chum railway, eureka extended, south belle vue, shenandoah, shamrock, rourke and henderson's claim -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: NOTES ON MINING IN BENDIGO
Handwritten notes on mining in Bendigo. Notes mention the size of the Bendigo Goldfield, the number of lines of reef and a brief history of goldmining in Bendigo.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on mining in bendigo, ravenswood sheep run, survey regiment, california hill state school, lansell's 222, mr lansell, camp hill school, high school, park mine (royal hustler's reserve no 1), memorial hall, city mine ( royal hustlers reserve no 2), mining stock exchange, beehive buildings, allan's walk, buckell & jeffrey, fortuna hustlers, great extended huatlers, garden gully united, mining exchange, garden gully united, wattle gully mine, ironbark mine, manchester arms hotel, extended hustlers mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, eureka extended, shenandoah, victoria quartz, the big 180, old chum, gt extended hustlers -
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Postcard - POSTCARD BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO RAILWAY STATION MARYBOROUGH
POSTCARD BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO RAILWAY STATION MARYBOROUGH/ old buildings /reverse side ' H. Harstedt , Maryborough . Printed in Germanypostcard, photograph, various themes, railway station maryborough/ ' h. harstedt , maryborough . printed in germany -
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Document - MINER'S RIGHT - SHOW YOUR LICENCE
Handwritten notes Titled 'Show Your License'. License introduced in 1851 at 30 shillings a month. All had to pay gold license. In 1855, the fee was abolished and was replaced by the Miner's Right. Also some newspaper reports: Duke of Edinburgh's visit, Engineers & Drivers Meeting, accidents, inrush of water at the Victoria Quartz.document, gold, miner's right, miner's right, show your license, royal hotel, young chum, comet, robin hood, extended hustlers, lazarus, sth belle vue, true blue, unity, garden gully united, victoria queen, david clapperton, thomas clapperton, new chum consolidated, gt ext'd hustlers, victoria quartz, new chum railway, new chum united, lansell's 222, lazarus, old chum, new chum & victoria, devonshire mines, belmont & saxby -
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Document - PICNICS BY EDITH M. LUNN
Typed account of Bendigo's Picnics - the Railway Picnic and the Sunday School Picnics.document, picnics by edith m lunn, railway picnic, sunday schools' picnic, railways band, abraham harkness, bendigo branch of the royal historical society -
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Document - RAILWAY MAP: VICTORIAN LINES 1973
Railway map - Victorian lines 1973 with list of stations and grid reference for location of stations. Inset for detail of Ballarat and Melbourne lines and stations. Shows distance from Melbourne (Spencer Street station).railways, bendigo to melbourne, stations -
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Document - PEARCE COLLECTION: ACCOUNTS TO ELDRIDGE & BURNET.(VARIOUS PRINTED)
Pearce Collection: Accounts to Eldridge & Burnet.(various printed); 1. State Rivers and Water Supply Commission ,1912 to premises at Specimen Hill (x2); 2. Victorian Railways Commissioners, Kangaroo (Flat?) 1912 - to 'J Stevenson'; 3. Bendigo Water Supply1901 - to C Osmond, premises Olinda St.business, retail, plumber, state rivers and water supply commission. victorian railway commissioners kangaroo flat. bendigo water supply. c. osmond. olinda street. -
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Postcard - BENDIGO RAILWAY STATION FROM ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL
Sepia post card, printed on back 'Post Card, printed in Australia, R.E.M. Series' Image shows railway station, from St. Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo. In foreground, Mitchell St., running up to station, on Rh side mine buildings, poppet head.R.E.M. Series, Melbourne.place, streetscape, mitchell street, /railway station, mitchell street, railway station, mine. -
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Photograph - HUGH ENNES COLLECTION: EPPALOCK WEIR WATER OVERFLOW - JAN 2011
The Hugh Ennes collection. Colour photograph. Water overflows from Eppalock Weir, January 2011.railways, bendigo to melbourne, trains. railways. puffing billy. wirths circus. -
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Document - PRINTED REMINISCENCE: LOOKING BACK WITH TOM ROWE
Printed reminiscence ''Looking Back with Tom Rowe'' with Appendices. 27 stapled pages and 28 - 42 loose sheets of Appendix. Loose sheets (7) of Select Bibliography and (poor quality) copies of photos including portraits of un-name male and un-named female; also picnic gathering of approx 20 hatted/suited men in rural setting. No author, no date of authorship.bendigo, history, autobiography tom rowe, the great depression, mr t rowe, world war 2, central deborah gold mine. mr charles robert searle rowe, new chum railway company, north old chum syndicate, list of mine managers, golden square school, big hills gold mine, henry gibs, new chum synline, school of mines, cr. g d garvin, central deborah mine, golden square fire station, the fife shire hotel, the rose of australia hotel, hicks spurs, red white and blue mine -
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Document - NEWSPAPER CUTTING: GEORGE ALBERT ROBINSON, 21st January, 2005
Newspaper cutting Bendigo Advertiser 21/01/2005- re George Albert Robinson, died 1890, Bendigo Railways in shunting accident. Also - reference to wife - Jessie Ann Robinson.The Advertiserperson, individual, george albert robinson, george albert robinson, bendigo station guards. -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - NOTES ON VICTORIA HILL (SIGNS)
Twelve handwritten copied pages (a & b) of notes regarding the signs for Victoria Hill. Signs indicate the feature and a description including Prospecting Shafts, dams, engine beds, Lansell's Big 180 Shaft, stampers, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Anticlinal Arch, small primitive tunnels, Engine-bed for Great Central Victoria known as 'Midway' mine, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 Head Crushing Battery, Ballerstedt's Small 24 Yard Claim, The Humboldt 1856 to 1861, Luffsman and Sterry's Claim, and A Round Shaft.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, notes on victoria hill (signs), lansell's big 180, ballerstedt senior, george lansell, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz coy, wm rae, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser, inrush of water at the victoria quartz, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut. prospecting tunnel, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, the adventure, advance, george lansell, luffsman & sterry's claim, david sterry, gold mines hotel, city of sandhurst, lansell's fortuna, a richardson -
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Book - PICTURESQUE VICTORIA
Picturesque Victoria and how to get there, a handbook for tourists containing information regarding railways, coaches, steamboats, fares, etc. Issued by the Victorian Railways December 1907. Printed by D W Paterson Co Melbourne, contains 246 pages with maps and black and white illustrations.books, natural history, victoria -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: ARTICLE 'THE TRUE STORY OF THE DESIGN OF THE BENDIGO RAILWAY'
Railways collection -A4 Article 'The True Story of the design of the Bendigo Railway' from Engineering Heritage Australia (Victoria ) Institution of Engineers, Australia -advertising a speech by Brian Harper on 4.9.2003 which shows that the background of the engineers who brought their skills to the Colony following the collapse of the railway mania that gripped Britain from 1844-1850, when they sought opportunities for employment outside of Britain. Also an A4 photo of a Bendigo Railway sign.document -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: LETTER AND DETAILS OF GARY YORSTON'S WORK WITH THE VICTORIAN RAILWAYS
Railways collection - Cover letter from Alan Yorston and a small article giving details of Gary Yorston's work in signal boxes, as a Conductor and Annual leave Officer with the Victorian Railways from 1969 to 2011.document -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: MAIL ON THE RAIL POST OFFICES AND VAN BAGS
Railways Collection -Article 'Mail on the Rail Post Offices and Van Bags Loose 3 x A4 sheets. One page has the article and refers to the other pages - Attachments - Interesting items from NEWSRAIL April 1952 and August 1996; copy of TPO Postmarks from Bendigo-Apostal Perspective (C G Schmidt ); copy of letter refusing request for TPO on Inglewood line; Photo of inside a TPO on Melbourne-Sandhurst line (The Bendigonian c. 1890) - the latter is not included in this item number.document -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: CROWN LANDS SURVEYED IN DISTRICT OF SANDHURST
RAILWAYS COLLECTION -large cream -coloured paper photocopy of 'Crown Lands Surveyed in District of Sandhurst' x 2 Information has been entered into columns showing Parish, Town Lands, Suburban Lands, Country Lands, Total Lands Surveyed, Date of Survey, Date of Sale, most Dates of Sale are 1854 The documents have been cancelled.document -
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Newspaper - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: KANGAROO FLAT RAILWAY STATION BY KEN ARNOLD
Railways Collection -Foolscap Article on Kangaroo Flat railway station 'Hindsights' by Ken Arnold dated May 2002 -Break o'Day. There is a photo of the railway station including the two storey Station Masters house 'In an earlier time' on the top of the page.A small article describing history of the Murray River line beginning in 1859 and the Kangaroo Flat railway.Ken Arnoldnewspaper -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: THE BIG HILL TUNNEL
Railways Collection- Extract from page 78 &79 of Annals of Bendigo - Opening of the Bendigo railway - Black and white photo of The Big Hill Tunnel. The article describes the official Line opening ceremony.photograph, train -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: LETTER FROM IAN JENKINS
Railways Collection Stapled A4 letter to John Kelly from Ian Jenkins re the event of 150 years of the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway and where to access information regarding the construction of the railway.document -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: POST OFFICE GALLERY ADVERT FOR THE BUILDING OF A MODEL RAILWAY
Railways Collection -Post Office Gallery Advert for the building of a model railway ''Building the line -Father's Day Family fun'' 2.9.2012 at the Post Office Gallery. The advert was for the building of a model city of Bendigo around a miniature railway. The photo shows a colour photo of a model of Loco R 727 1973 by David Bemoth.photograph -
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Document - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: STEPHENSON LOCOMOTIVE NAMED BENDIGO
Railways collection Photocopied A4 re article on Stephenson locomotive named Bendigo extracted from The Australian Historical Railway Society Bulletin No. 487 - May 1978.The article has a photo of a Stephenson - built 2-4-0 Loco (see 6857) this photo is shown with the caption Contractors (Bruce & Cornish).magazine -
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Photograph - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: RAILWAY REPAIR SHOP
Railways collection Large Black and white photo of men working on Rolling Stock inside Railway Repair shop. No information is given, but appears to be the Bendigo Workshops welding and other tasks are taking place.photograph -
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Photograph - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: A TEAM OF 13 CRICKET PLAYERS
RAILWAYS COLLECTION colour photo of -a team of 13 Cricket players on a cricket pitch with trees in the background. Appears to have been taken at, White Hills Oval C1960 - see 6895/6894, 6869.photograph -
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Photograph - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: A TEAM OF 10 CRICKET PLAYERS
RAILWAYS COLLECTION colour photo of -a team of 10 Cricket players on a cricket pitch with trees in the background two players are kneeling with two crossed cricket bats. Note on the back of the photo says Copper Shop Cricket match, White Hills Oval 1960photograph -
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Photograph - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: A TEAM OF CRICKET PLAYERS
RAILWAYS COLLECTION Black and white photo of - a team of 15 Cricket players on a cricket pitch with trees in the background two players are kneeling with two crossed cricket bats.photograph, person -
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Photograph - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: A GROUP OF MALE WORKERS
RAILWAYS COLLECTION black and white photo of a group of 11 male (railway ?) workers taken during a lunch break.photo, person