1. Lords Raceway trotting track was formally opened in November 1954 by Mr Galvin the Trotting Club's Chief Secretary. 2. Clothes/cloth rationing was in place from June 1942 till June 1948. Adults were allowed 112 clothing coupons per year. A ladies dress used 12 coupons, a pair of socks 4 coupons, and a man's suit used 38 coupons. Other items affected by rationing were butter, tea, sugar, eggs, tobacco, petrol and Meat. Butter and tea were rationed until 1950. 3. Marong Catholic Church had it's foundation stone laid in 1876 and the first services were held in1877. The church is now closed.1. Invitation to The Bendigo Motor Classic at Lord's Raceway April 6 1985 2. Clothing Ration Card Issued to Z M Symons Murphy's Creek, Tarnagulla. 1947 Issue. 3. Ticket to Marong Catholic Church Annual Ball 17 July 1963. 4. ID Card for an accredited interviewer for W D Scott, Marketing Division. history, bendigo, merle lummis collection

Murray Comrie Collection. A loose page from a mid -20th Century police 'Diary of Duty and Occurences'. On one page has been handwritten a long list of names under the heading 'From Sandy Creek Watch House Book 1859'. Not clear who has made the list and from what original it was transcribed but likely to have been made by Murrary Comrie. tarnagulla, sandy creek, policing, police, watch house, prisoners

Donald Clark Collection. An unpublished research manuscript with title 'Shire of Bet Bet, 130 Years: 1864-1994' by Donald Clark. Plastic spiral bound.shire of bet bet, council, governance, local government, mayors, tarnagulla

Map. Block plan key, Bendigo and surrounding districts including : Sandhurst, Nerring, Huntly, Neilborough, Salisbury, Yarrayne, Bridgewater, Yarraberb, Derby, Leichardt, Tarnagulla, Marong, Woodstock, Shelbourne, Lanecoorie, Lockwood, Ravenswood, Mandurang, Sedgwick, Kimbolton, Eppalock, Strathfieldsaye, Axedale, Wellsford, Ellesmere, Bagshot, Goornong, Nolan, Whirrakee, Egerton, Minto. (number 347 in map cupboard 1)map, bendigo, allotments

Folder containing multiple typed and handwritten letters, notes and family trees. Family surnames connected with Tarnagulla which are mentioned in the folder include: Allen (incl. story of will) Ashworth Bock Bofill Chamberlain Clark Cloke Falder Gunn Irvine Harwood Hancock Hayes Hockey Hooks Laurie Mitchell Murray Page Radnell Riordan Skane Torpey Waugh Wood

Donald Clark CollectionA clipping from the Bendigo Advertiser newspaper, article with title 'Resurrecting Derelict Gold Mine Riches'. Discusses activities at Cambrian Goldmine at Llanelly by Central Victorian Gold Mines NL. Mentions Poverty Reef mine. llanelly, cambrian gold mine, tarnagulla, gold, mining, poverty reef, reef mining company

Murray Comrie Collection. A letter written by Constable Whyte of Llanelly Police Station on 15th August 1872. Concerns a man named Jacob Shied / Struid / Sluid (?), a Frenchman who speaks English and who has previously been arrested for being 'of nuisance mind' and may have come from 'the asylum at Melbourne' He is described as a 'lunatic at large'. The man apparently escaped supervision and ran into the bush. Whyte is asking another constable Glusau for assistance as Glusau has had contact with the 'lunatic' previously. tarnagulla, llanelly, policing, whyte, constable, lunatic asylum, frenchman, jacob

Don Clark Collection. A page from The Sunday Press newspaper of August 2nd, 1987 with two-part article titled Newspaper excerpt - '$1,000 If A Cat's In The Bag' and 'And More If It Glitters'. Discusses gold prospecting and a $1,000 reward for capture of the fabled Black Puma. Images of Max Davis, and of John Lavery and John Chapman in the Golden Age Hotel. tarnagulla, gold, prospecting, nuggets, black puma, black panther, legends, golden age hotel

Donald Clark Collection. A brochure for Golden Triangle Bicycle Rides published by the Shire of Bet Bet. Includes information and a map. tarnagulla, dunolly, shire of bet bet, tourism, maps, cycling, travel, touring, paths

David Gordon Collection. A set of mining documents, maps and plans: 1. Dunolly Deep Leads - showing location and names of deep lead gold deposits in region around Dunolly including at Tarnagulla and Newbridge. Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Minerals and Energy. Bulletin No. 62, Map No. 4 Dunolly (770 x 485 mm). 2. Poseidon Lead (Facsimile) 3. Nick O Time Lead (Facsimile) 4. Happy Go Lucky Mine prospectus and plan (colour copy) 5. Jones Creek GM Co. (Raven & Gourlay's) Waanyarra - Prospectus (colour copy) 6. Poseidon Area Plan (colour copy) and Poseidon Area map (B&W copy). 7. Cross-section diagram of Spread Eagle Reef 8. New Birthday Gold Mine - area map (colour copy) and mine cross-section ( (colour copy). 9. Cross section of Poverty Reef, by Department of Mines (B&W copy, 2 parts on A2 paper) 10. Time-Lease Graph for Watts Reef, Specimen Reef, Stony Reef, Poverty Reef (second page in detail), created by Eric WIlkinson for Ref Mining NL, 1995 11. 1859 Plan of the Gold Workings & Township of Sandy Creek, Shewing the Mining Leases, Extended Claims & Machinery by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (B&W copy) 12. Longitundinal and Transverse Vertical Sections of Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek 1859, by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (B&W copy) 13. Tarnagulla Locality Plan (B&W copy) 14. Universal Grid Reference Map (Topographic) for Laanecoorie North (2 copies) 15. Universal Grid Reference Map (Topographic) for Inglewood South 16. Poverty Reef, Plan showing shafts and early tenements, created by Eric WIlkinson for Ref Mining NL, 1995 17. Locality Map of mining leases in Tarnagulla 18. Plan and Elevation of part of Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek, showing the claims and positions of the shaft. by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (Facsimile, composed of taped together components) 19.Plan and Elevation of part of Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek, showing the claims and positions of the shaft. by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (Facsimile, composed of taped together components)