The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Seventeen pages of typed notes, not in numbered sequence. The date, 21st March, top of front page, and corrections, are in blue ink. Stapled in left bottom corner. In the format for his weekly talk on 3BO 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics include : Public Works, Strathfieldsaye Council, drainage, housing for staff, building regulations, the Aerodrome, the Mrytle St railway bridge, civic and social engagements.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'.

Photo of Scalebuoy set-up with the driving mechanism in factory. Also shown is the pipe work. On the back are two articles from Transport and Engineering in Australia December 16, 1937. One is about how the Scalebuoy came to be and the other is about Scalebuoy in the Victorian Railways locomotives. The name COCHRANE is embossed on two covers near the top of the large container.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, photograph of scalebuoy apparatus , victorian railways, kew gardens, mr abbott

Dull orange folder containing copies of letters, brochures, information sheets and some newspaper cuttings. Name on the front is Frank A. Stevenson 244 Hargreaves St Bendigo. Letters date from 1937 to 1942. Newspaper titles include: Prevention of Rust- Principle of the Scalebuoy, Scalebuoys in Cars, Tragic Death of Captain Hartley Abbott and the Obituary of Captain R.H.S.Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, mr bacon, amalgamated freezing co bendigo, g whalley, gunbower co-operative butter factory & trading coy ltd, mr wallace, j charlesworth, d v evershed, bendigo electronic co, walshes crown hotel, hunter bros, wybgones unit, 180 gold mining co, o'hallorans cyanide unit, crystal ice works, stevenson unit, bendigo council, central nell gwynne, nth deborugh g m co, deborugh g m c, deborugh consolidated, cohuna butter factory, geo ross, victorian producers' co-operative coy ltd, h abbott, ernest f o liddell, rothacker bros, motor spares ltd, leggo's buildings, t j jorgensen, mr robinson, stevenson bros, r h s abbott, d c house, the electrical factor in metabolism, w n abbott, the great boulder proprietary gold mines ltd, w o galletly, mr stronell, newport workshops, victorian railways, mr brownbill, mr james, the university of melbourne, j l osborne, n clarkson, sister mary gonzaga, st joseph's hospital, mater misericordiae hospital, mr herzog, sister m monica?, vacuum oil, j johns, h j grigg, w a walsh, market square, crown hotel, g e cole, transport & engineering in australia 16/12/1937, mr menderson, mr ross, sanitary age 8/2/1935, northern kiwanis clubs, harry a baxter, w h cunningham & hill ltd, link-belt co ltd, sir william crooks, royal zoological society, ginna works germany, close brothers, w h taylor, geo taylor hardware co ltd, details of hydraulic spinner unit (scalebuoy), a davidson, john g kelly inc, hannon, myers wishart, kennedy, mr critten, pennsylvania rubber coy, paul a douden & co, w e humphrey, kansas city public service co, smith, tangney hotels, wahkonsa hotel, muscatine hotel, arlington hotel, burke hotel, helen tangney-springer, f w woolworth co, w w edan, ymca, n f alcock, b j ingram, scalebuoys, bendigo electronic company of australia proprietary limited, a s bloomfield, harry ponsonby mackenzie, arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney ltd, a t madden, victorian railways, e c eyers, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, the whangarei co-op dairy co ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, prospectus of scale buoy distributors limited, edwin gripper banks, richard hartley smith abbott, frank shaw fitchett, hayden smith & fitchett, the commercial bank of australia limited, william john stanley horsfall, frank cooper, scott's hotel, a j phillips, stringer & phillips proprietary ltd, e g banks, edwin gripper banks, reginald william stringer, frank cooper, claude gordon robinson, s reid

Typed carbon copies of two letters stapled together. The first letter is from W. H. Noe to R. H. A. Abbott and dated 25 July, 1938 discussing Scalebuoys and who was using them. The second letter is from W. H. McCorkingdale to Mr. Hough, Works Manager, Lever Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd., dated 25 July, 1938. Letter mentions the use of Scalebuoys, application, companies using them, and he asks if considering Scalebuoys at the works to send him some information.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoys new zealand limited, r h a abbott, scott's hotel melbourne, hardley's works, lever bros of australia, mr hough, w h noe, hawke's bay farmers' freezing company, mater misericordiae hospital auckland, st joseph's, whangarei dairy company, maungatapere dairy company, n z railways, the union oil soap & candle company, knox's home, moody's dye works, ellis & burnand (sawmillers), walter buchanan ltd, findlay's gold krust bakeries, kaiticke dairy company, pennsylvania rubber company, page-hersey tube company, w h mccorkingdale

Carbon copy of a letter dated 27 June, 1938. Letter is to A. S. Bloomfield, Esq. No name of who it is from. Items mentioned are: What the Scalebuoy Process is, Fields of Application, Installations operating in the State of Victoria, Patents, Gross Margin of Profits, Promotion and Finance, Manufacture and Working Capital.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scotts hotel, a s bloomfield esq, nell gwynne gold mine bendigo, crown hotel bendigo, hunters cordial factory, ice works bendigo, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company of (australia) pty ltd, r h s abbott, h a abbott

Document, Underground Survey of Mines, Bendigo Gold-Field, Department of Mines, Special Reports on the Shamrock, Shenandoah, New Chum Railway, Eureka Extended, and South Belle Vue United Mines, New Chum Line of Reef, by H.S.Whitelaw.dated 1901.Issued by J.Travis , Secretary for Minesdocument, underground survey of mines, h.s.whitelaw -herbert staney whitelaw

Cut off portion page 2. Top part glued on. List of installations, including the Victorian Railways, the Nell Gwynne and the 180 Gold Mine, Bendigo. The Crystal Ice Works, Bendigo, T. O. Hunter's Cordial Factory, The Crown Hotel,Bendigo City Council Road Rollers, car installations and domestic installations. Also mentioned when the right firm appears all the necessary credentials showing thousands of installations in many countries are ready.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, victorian railways, nell gwynne, 180 gold mine bendigo, crystal ice works, t o hunter's cordial factory, the crown hotel, city council

Map, Underground Survey of Mines, Bendigo, New Chum Railway Reef, Shenandoah Co's Shaft, Shamrock Co's Shaft.Young Chum Reef, Thorpe's Reef, Shenandoah Reef, Consolidated Reef, Sheet 3.Survey under the Supervision of H.Herman. Drawing shows mine shafts to over 3100 feet deepmap, bendigo, shamrock & shenandoah co's

Copy of a typed list for Mr. R.H.S. Abbott. List mentions where Scalebuoys were installed in boilers of Locomotives, Hospitals, Public Institutions, Dairy Factories, Freezing Works, Soap Works, Bakeries and Dye Works. Also listed at the end are Tanneries, Laundries, Household installations and Swimming Baths.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, mr r h s abbott, nz railways, mater misericordiae hospital, knox home, hawke's bay farmers' meat co, buchanan's bakeries, findlay's gold-krust bakery, moody's dye works

Map, Underground Survey of Mines, Bendigo, New Chum Railway Co, New Chum Line.A.S.Whitelawmap, bendigo, new chum railway co.

Map, Underground Survey of Mines, New Chum Railway Co., New Chum Line, Transverse Section.A.S.Whitelawmap, bendigo, new chum railway co.

Map, Underground Survey of Mines, Shamrock Co., New Chum Line, Bendigo. Transverse Section, Garibaldi Reef, Young Chum Reef, Thorpe's Reef, Mundic Reef, Shenandoah Reef, New Chum Railway Reef, Surveyed under the Supervision of H.Herman.H.S.Whitelaw.map, bendigo, shamrock co.

Map, Along portion of the New Chum Line, Underground Survey of Mines, Bendigo, Longitudinal Section through the Saddle Reefs and Centre Country. Eureka Extended Co's shaft, New Chum Railway Co's shaft. Surveyed under the supervision of H.Herman, B.C.E., F.G.S., Acting Government Geologist.H.S.Whitelowmap, bendigo, new chum line

RAILWAYS COLLECTION - glassy white card with blue ink printed Menu for the-Retirement Dinner for Edgar H. Brownbill - retiring as Chairman of Commissioners Victorian Railways 24.4.56- 23.4.67 at Venetian Court Hotel on 20.4.67 the card has been signed by those attending.document

RAILWAYS COLLECTION paper - Booklet - Celebrating 150 years of Rail in Bendigo and the Bendigo Brass band RAILWAYS COLLECTION - Booklet - Celebrating 150 years of Rail in Bendigo 6.7.2012 A4 paper folded in 3 .Front shows an early photo of Bendigo rail station and a stem train -1860's - number 35 one page has a photo of the Bendigo city Band early 1900's.book, bendigo

RAILWAYS COLLECTION 2 copies - glossy coloured paper Booklet - Celebrating 150 years of Rail in Bendigo 1862-2012 advertising the Bendigo Community Celebration Day Sunday 21.10.2012 with event times and a history of the Rail Line. Black and white and colour photos.Bendigo Visitors centrebook, bendigo

RAILWAYS COLLECTION - Booklet - A Long Time Ago - the history of the Melbourne to Bendigo Line - a paper fold-out produced by V/Line offering to organise day outings and three day excursions to Bendigo. The inside of the brochure shows places of interest along the rail line on the left of the page and more detailed information of these places on the right. The front page has a sketch of the Central Deborah Goldmine and three men standing in front.V/Linebook, bendigo

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT GAZETTE -List of employees 25.3.1924 VICTORIAN RAILWAYS Aged , damaged paper Gazette -front pages is missing. The gazette shows Columns as follows - Departmental number, Name in full (Alphabetically), Position, Date of birth, Date of entry, Salary or rate of pay 1.1.23.document

Railways Collection -Victorian Government Gazette Monday 8.7.1929 Victorian Railways. Aged paper Gazette -front and back pages are damaged. Front page states A list of all persons (exclusive of Supernumeraries ) employed in the Railway Services on 1.1.1929. Published in the government gazette pursuant to Section 178 of the Railways Act 1915 No.2716. The gazette shows Columns as follows- Departmental number, Name in full (Alphabetically), Position, Date of birth, Date of entry, Salary or rate of pay 1.1.29.document

Railways Collection -Photocopied article - Building The Melbourne - Bendigo Railway by P.Millar Pages 19-42. Copied on foolscap paper and stapled the article includes poor quality black and white photos of bridges and viaducts, and information about Construction Workers Riots over wages.P.Millar''railways, bendigo to melbourne

Railways Collection -Transcript of a presentation of 'Two Tracks to Bendigo' by Terry Davidson - A talk presented as part of the Making Tracks Exhibition 150 th Anniversary of rail Transport in Victoria. Presented at Dudley House, View St Bendigo on 20.2.2005 by Terry Davidson.railways, bendigo to melbourne

Railways Collection Newspaper - V/Line Update 1987 Volume 4. No. 4 -State Transport Authority Internal Communications Production -top of front page shows bold orange wording -V/Line Update.Featured on the centre and front pages is an article about the Open Day at Bendigo (Railway ) workshops on Sunday 29 March 1987.newspaper

Railways Collection-1946 glossy paper Railway Map of Victoria Australia Reproduced courtesy of V/Line by the Railway Museum North Williamstown Victoria 1988 price 3 pence. The maps shown are Railway Map of Suburban Lines Melbourne and Railways map of Victoria Showing Victorian Government Railways in red.map, victoria

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -NEWSLETTER 'HUDSON NEWS' Front cover features the R707 steam train- City of Melbourne -including a colour photo. 'The bottom of the page states' Hudson news is the news letter of Seven -O -Seven Operations Inc. The NEWSLETTER contains photos and articles about the train.newspaper, trains

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -Vic Rail News Magazine June 1982 - front and back covers - COLOUR Photos of a working replica of George Stephenson's Rocket on loan from Britain's National Railway Museum in York. Page 8 has an article on the Bendigo Railway Workshops.magazine, government, victorian railways

RAILWAYS COLLECTION -BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO OF an old Steam train (appears to be an A Class Loco) pulling passenger carriages - wording underneath Don’t miss the Making Tracks Exhibition at Dudley house, View Street Bendigo- written on the back -February 2005- a clipping taken from The Bendigo Advertiser.photograph, train