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Postcard - POSTCARD: MCGIBBONY'S HOUSE
Postcard: McGibbony's House. Brick verandah with three women standing on steps. Written on back ' Mcgibbony's, front view' Blue stamp on back : ' T.C. Watts & Son, auctioneer, estate agents, imperial fire office, Beehive Chambers, Pall Mall, Bendigo.photo, house, mcgibbony's -
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Postcard - POSTCARD: MCGIBBONY'S RESIDENCE
Postcard: black and white photo of McGibbony's house, showing side view of garden. Brick verandah with brick pillars on LH siode of photo. Woman standing at foot of stairs, Palm tree in garden. On back of card in pencil ' McGibbony's, side view showing garden'photo, house, mcgibbony's, mcgibbony, house, postcard -
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Photograph - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: LANDSCAPE VIEW BIESMES
Black and white photo: landscape view of Biesmes. Church spire in centre of town. Lady in foreground.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection. france, biesmes -
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Photograph - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: LANDSCAPE
Black and white photo: landscape view of Biesmes.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, france, biesmes -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO: SHAMROCK HOTEL, c. 1870's
... ORGANIZATION Business views of bendigo N J Caire Photograph 13. Sepia ...Photograph 13. Sepia photograph of Shamrock Hotel, Sandhurst. Six horse drawn carriages, many men standing around front of hotel. Printed below photograph: Welch Type, J.W. Forbes, Agent. (two copies) Nicholas CaireN J Caireorganization, business, views of bendigo -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO: GARDEN GULLY AMALGAMATED CLAIMS, c. 1870's
... . Nicholas Caire Photograph VIEWS OF BENDIGO: GARDEN GULLY ...Photograph 12. Sepia toned photograph of Garden Gully Amalgamated claims. Printed below photo: Welch Type, Carlisle Company’s Claim, North Garden Gully Claim, Pass-by Company's Claim, J.W. Forbes, Agent. Purple stamp on back RHS of Victoria, Bendigo Branch, 1959, 157. Nicholas CaireN.J. Caire - Sandhursttopic, mining, garden gully -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO: PALL MALL FROM CAMP HILL, c. 1870's
... PLACE Landscape view bendigo N J Caire Photograph 11: Sepia ...Photograph 11: Sepia photograph of View as seen from the Camp Hill, near the Lodge. Noted in print below photo: 'Shamrock Hotel', Camp Hill Rotunda', Bank of Australasia', 'City of Sandhurst Claim', Williamson Street, St James' Hall, St Paul's Church, Welch Type, J W Forbes, Agent. History of photo: written in blue ink on back: 'See photo 1959/198 taken from same spot before St Paul's spire was erected. W Davey? 24.10.59. Purple stamp of RHS of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. 1959, 156. Nicholas CaireN J Caireplace, landscape view, bendigo -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO: NORTH OLD CHUM CLAIM, c. 1870's
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Photograph 10. Sepia photograph of View of North Old Chum Claim, showing surface Excavations. Printed below photograph: J.W. Forbes, Agent, Lansell's No. 180 Claim, Welch Expo. 'New Chum and Victoria Company's Quartz Crushing Battery', 'the dividing range between Happy Valley, Victoria Hill and Iron Bark'. Nicholas CaireN J Cairetopic, mining, old chum mine -
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Document - GILBERT RULE COLLECTION: CERTIFICATE LIFE GOVERNOR BENDIGO HOSPITAL, 1919
Gilbert Rule Collection: buff coloured certificate, writing is enclosed within two columns with pediment showing nurses quarters, general view and infectious wing of hospital. "Life Governor, we certify that Gilbert S. Rule Esq was duly elected a life governor of the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital Incorporated this 9th. Day of June 1919".Bendigo Hospitalperson, individual, gilbert rule -
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Photograph - DUDLEY HOUSE PHOTO
Black and white photograph showing front view of Dudley House. Paling fence. Two cars parked in street, parking meters and one parking sign. Written in blue ink on reverse ' PMT 7X18, P4, old building'cottage, miners -
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Photograph - STEREOSCOPE SANDHURST, c. 1860s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Sepia stereoscope photographs of Sandhurst, looking West from where Gravel Hill School now stands. History of photograph: Printed on reverse 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch' purple circular stamp. In blue pen in centre of stamp '1959' and '36'.place, landscape view, sandhurst -
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Photograph - GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR'S OFFICE: VIEW STREET, BENDIGO, late 1850's
... GOVERNMENT SURVEYOR'S OFFICE: VIEW STREET, BENDIGO... SURVEYOR'S OFFICE: VIEW STREET, BENDIGO ...black and white photo ( copy ): Brick two storey building, with three arched portico at front. Picket fence on side front of building, with railed fence at front. Road is unmade. Tree to RH side of building, small brick building visible to LH side read of building.organization, government, surveyor's office -
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Photograph - RAILWAY STATION BENDIGO, early 1900's ?
... PLACE Landscape view bendigo railway station sepia photo ...sepia photo (postcard ) photo taken from elevated position on north side of Mitchell Street, of Railway Station, Bendigo. Fortuna Hustlers ( 2240 ft. ) mine on LH side of photo. Engine shed in centre of photo, with steam issuing from engine behind. ( not visible ) Horse and buggies in middle of street. Mitchell Street is unmade. On bottom left of card ' Railway Station, Bendigo ' On back 'Fortuna Hustlers 2240 ft ' and Mng 8, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch.place, landscape view, bendigo railway station -
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Photograph - TEMPERANCE HALL, VIEW STREET
Black and white photograph . Enlargement of illustration of original Temperance Hall, View St. Building with four column portico. Groups of people gathered in foreground (street and footpath) and LHS mid-ground (spare block). History of object: James Lerk March, 2000. Illustration of the Bendigo Temperance Hall designed' in 1860 by Vahland and Getzschmann. The Warden's Court is on the left. This section (minus the portico) is still in situ'.buildings, organisation, temperance hall -
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Postcard - Sepia Postcard of old Bendigo
... aerial view towards east Bendigo... Office tower. aerial view towards east Bendigo Sepia postcard ...BHS CollectionSepia postcard of old Bendigo - detailed as "Looking East from Post Office, Bendigo"; taken from the Post Office tower. Rear is unstamped - therefore not posted. Personal message addressed to Dear Addie from Fred (!!) acknowledges a short holiday in Bendigo.bendigo looking east along pall mall taken from the post office tower., aerial view towards east bendigo -
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Photograph - Aerial View Sydenham Gardens Estate Circa 1972
The Sydenham gardens were set up in 1854 to provide an area of relaxation for diggers. A German, Mr Kraemer, made extensive plantings of ornamentals and fruit trees. The area expanded to 11 acres in 1865 and 25 acres in 1916. T O Hunter owned the gardens from about 1896 and initially it was used for many types of entertainment including, picnics, festivals and sporting events. It was situated off Holdsworth Road in what is now Jackass Flat. T O Hunter was a cordial manufacturer in Macrae Street, who was prominent in many sporting areas. He was President of the Bendigo Coursing Association and raced both dogs and horses. By the time he sold the gardens in 1936 to Mr Muir, he was using the gardens as grazing for his horses.Photograph: aerial view of Sydenham Gardens Estate Circa 1972 , as noted on photo Colour photo, A5 sizephoto sydenham gardens estate, aerial photo -
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Photograph - Valentine's Bendigo Snapshots, abt 1940s
BHS CollectionValentine's Bendigo Snapshots Packet for Photos - Printed on the front of the envelope is "Valentine's Snapshots Bendigo, Vic., No. 1. Eight real Photographs for your album, Hand Coloured Published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, Melbourne" Photos of: No 1 Alexandra Fountain No 2 Town Hall No 3 The Conservatory Gardens No 4 The Swimming Pool No 5 View from Mitchell Street No 8 Queen Victoria Gardens No 9 King George 5th memorial, Conservatory Gardens No 10 Queen Victoria Gardenshistory, bendigo, valentines photos, alexandra fountain, no 2 town hall, no 3 the conservatory gardens, no 4 the swimming pool, no 5 view from mitchell street, no 8 queen victoria gardens, no 9 king george 5th memorial, conservatory gardens, no 10 queen victoria gardens -
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Print - Photocopies of Cheques in the 1880s, abt 1970-1990s
The Commercial Bank of Australia was established in 1866. In Bendigo it was initially in Pall Mall but in 1875 a new building was designed by Vahland and Getzschmann in the Renaissance revival style and was erected at 11 View Point. In 1982 the CBA merged with the Bank of NSW to become Westpac.Photocopy of Cheques used in Bendigo in the 1880s. 20 assorted cheques on plain blue paper. Amounts on cheques vary - Commercial Bank of Australia - on the rear 'amounts in gold, notes, silver and copper to be listed. Purpose of these unknown.history, bendigo, cheques, commercial bank of australia -
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Ephemera - Small round cardboard Pill Box from P. Butler, Mitchell Street, Bendigo
Pierce Butler (1865-1927) was born in Kilmore and moved to Bendigo aged 12. He initiall worked with Mr Trumble, chemist before he became assistant to Mr A Collins in his new practice in View Street opposite the Bank of Victoria. At this time he was primarily a dentist. He then became the dentist operating out of London's pharmacy, 24 Pall Mall. By 1910 he was advertising as a dispenser and dentist at London's pharmacy. By 1915 he was operating his own business as a chemist and dentist in Mitchell St where he continued until his death. In 1891 he married Elizabeth Anderson (1867-1937) and they lived in Macrae Street. Pierce Butler was also a Justice of the Peace. Small round cardboard Pill Box from P. Butler, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Inscribed. Pill box is empty."Take one pill daily Miss C. Dawe 31003"chemist pills, p. butler chemist -
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Newspaper - Lydia Chancellor collection: Wootton Lansell built this house
Wootton Lansell was a sailor born in Kent, England in 1825. after travelling to Nova Scotia and the Californian goldfields, Wootton arrived in Australia in 1850. For 18 months he worked as a mounted trooper in Adelaide before coming to Bendigo in 1850. He also spent time on the Ovens goldfields before returning to Adelaide for three months. He returned to Bendigo in 1854 and had some success in his hunt for gold before working as a carpenter. In 1854 he married Helen Hall He invited his brothers, George and William to join him in Bendigo and they initially set up a butchery, soap and candlemakers business in View point. George went on to become the "King of Quartz Mining'. Wootton eventually became a farmer at Leichardt, where he built "Myrtle Villa", but retained his interest in mining becoming a director of many mining and dredging companies. He died 14/12/1907.Bendigo Advertiser from Saturday November 29,1969. Article titled "Wootton Lansell built this house by Toora. In it the author details the life of Wootton Lansell and the building of Myrtle Villa.In red pen at top: 29-11-69lansell, myrtle villa, bendigo houses -
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Souvenir - Views of Bendigo, 1902
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...The Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition, held at Bendigo from 13 November 1901 to 14 May 1902. The courts were numbered from one, or had titles like “Machinery”, “Agricultural”, “Naval & Military Court” and “Art”. The female visitors to the Exhibition were able to view exhibits deemed suitable for the fairer sex and located within their own “Women’s Court”. There were exhibits such as “Parasols & Umbrellas”, cotton and haberdashery from Manchester and Staffordshire, “Corsets & Embroideries” from Paris. The most valuable exhibits were mining machinery such as Taylor Horsfield’s £850 “Air Compressor & Rock Borer”. “Bohemian Glassware” brought down from Sydney was valued at £600. The profits from this Exhibition were used to fund the sculpture known as the Gold Monument, which still gazes along Pall Mall (from the McCrae Street end). The Exhibition’s Cash Book shows payments, which totalled £1160, were made to then up and coming sculptor C.D.Richardson. Recently a City of Greater Bendigo staff member used both these volumes to write a detailed report about this monument, for Heritage Victoria.Carol Holsworth Collection: Small book Souvenir, 29 pages plus cover; each page. has a photo of the exhibit. Exhibition was held on the site of the present Bendigo Library between Hargreaves St and Lyttleton Terrace. * 8662.1a Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Front Cover: Printed 'Souvenir', 'Bendigo 1901-1902'; a photo of the Entrance to the exhibition beside the Town Hall. * 8662.1b Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Inside Front Cover - Page 1 of 29. Portraits of Exhibition President S.H. Cowen esq.; and G.V. Allen esc., General Secretary. Photos by W.H. Robinson publisher. Printed by T. Cambridge, Market Square Bendigo. * 8662.1c Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 1 of 29 The Governor General at the Exhibition. Photo of the crowd, police, trooper and horse drawn vehicles. * 8662.1d Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 2 of 29 Procession Passing the Fountain, Pall Mall. The crowd and horse drawn vehicles. *8662.1e Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 3 of 29 James Martin and Co's Exhibit. James Martin & Co was an Australian engineering company which progressed from making agricultural equipment to making railway locomotives. * 8662.1f Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 4 of 29 Old Pioneers. Elderly gentlemen on foot and carriage - at the Bendigo Railway Station. * 8662.1g Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 5 of 29 Robert Harper and Company's Exhibit. From Trove - The Brisbane Courier 25 Aug 1891: One of the best known firms in the Southern hemisphere is Messrs. Robert Harper and Co , tea importers, coffee, rice, and spice merchants and manufacturers Then productions circle this continent, and every thrifty housewife is familiar with their Empire tens, their Star' brand of goods, then oatmeal, wheatmeal, and other breakfast table luxuries The headquarters of the firm are placed at Port Melbourne, and the manufactory there occupies over an acre of ground, while the mills at Sydney and Adelaide are as great in proportion It is eight cars since the firm opened business in this colony. The step was taken with much confidence, the principals the firm being quite attracted. * 8662.1h Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 6 of 29 The Electric Tram * 8662.1i Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 7 of 29 G. Weymouth Proprietary Ltd. The business of G. Weymouth & Co was founded in 1898 by George Andrew Philip Weymouth, who began operating from a small workshop on City Road, South Melbourne (opposite Princes Bridge). An early advertisement describes the firm's activities at this time as being 'makers of dynamos, (electric) motors, x-ray apparatus and electrical instruments, &c' together with 'repairs to every class of electrical work'. * 8662.1j Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 8 of 29 The Exhibition Fernery * 8662.1k Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 9 of 29 Cohn Bros'. Exhibit. In 1857 at the height of the gold rush, with people pouring into Central Victoria from all over the world, three brothers from Denmark – Moritz, Julius and Jacob Cohn – founded a small cordial factory in the booming town of Bendigo. They went on to build an empire and, through introducing lager, which is served cold, to the country, changed the drinking preferences of Australians. * 8662.1l Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 10 of 29 Ornamental Lake in the Exhibition Grounds * 8662.1m Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 11 of 29 Australian Explosives and Chemical Co.'s Exhibit. The Australian Explosives and Chemical Company began manufacturing explosives in Melbourne's outskirts (the area now known as Deer Park) in 1875. In 1897 the Company was purchased by Nobel, forming Nobel (Australasia) Ltd. * 8662.1n Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 12 of 29 Tasmanian Court * 8662.1o Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 13 of 29 N. Guthridge's Limited Exhibit. Guthridge sold a variety of mining supplies and equipment; also 'Rackarock' which was used to fill the mining drill holes before blasting. * 8662.1p Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 14 of 29 Navel and Military Court (LARGE File) * 8662.1q Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 15 of 29 Women's Court * 8662.1r Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 16 of 29 T. J. Connelly and Co's Exhibit. T.J. Connelly an American immigrant came to the Bendigo goldfields where he later established Connelly’s Tin Shop on the corner of High and Forest Streets 1853. Connelly was named after Thomas Jefferson the famous statesman who wrote much of the American Declaration of Independence in 1776 and became the third United States President. Connelly, along with other prominent citizens of the time established Bendigo’s first Fire Brigade, Mechanics Institute. * 8662.1s Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 17 of 29 The Potter's Wheel * 8662.1t Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 18 of 29 G. D. Guthrie and Co.'s Exhibit. In 1863 the Bendigo Pottery was set up by Guthrie. * 8662.1u Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 19 of 29 The Ladies' Committee * 8662.1v Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 20 of 29 J. Kitchen and Sons Exhibit. In Port Melbourne since the 1850s they made such products as Velvet Soap and Electrine Candles from the tallow and other animal fats from the nearby slaughter yards. In recent decades the company has become Kitchen & Lever then Unilever and most recently Unichema. * 8662.1w Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 21 1of 29 The Executive Committee * 8662.1x Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 22 of 29 Taylor Horsfield Exhibit. The most valuable exhibits were mining machinery such as Taylor Horsfield’s £850 “Air Compressor & Rock Borer” * 8662.1y Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 23 of 29 A Peep at the Education Department 8662.1z Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 24 of 29 John Danks and Co's Exhibit. John Danks & Son was a major manufacturing company in Melbourne, Victoria and Sydney, New South Wales. * 8662.1aa Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 25 of 29 Glance at the Agricultural Department's Court * 8662.1bb Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 26 of 29 T. York's Exhibit. Thomas York was an instrument repairer and brass instrument maker that resided in Melbourne in the late 19th to the early 20th century. While old newspaper advertisements suggested he repaired all instruments, it appears the focus of his business were military and brass band instruments. (BrassandWoodWind.com) * 8662.1cc Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 27 of 29 T. McPherson and Son's Exhibit. Possibly monumental masons. * 8662.1dd Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 28 of 29 T. Lewis and Whitty's Exhibit - Inside Back Cover. Lewis & Whitty were prominent boot blacking manufacturers as well as a number of other chemical products such as “Odourbane" disinfectant. * 8662.1ee Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition - Page 29 of 29 Singer Manufacturing Coy's Exhibithistory, bendigo, victorian gold jubilee exhibition bendigo, carol holsworth collection -
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Programme - Oklahoma
"Oklahoma" was the first collaboration for Rogers and Hammerstein. It was based on the book "Green Grow the Lilacs" by Lynn Riggs. It was first performed on Broadway in 1943 and won a special Pulitzer Prize in 1944. It was made into a movie in 1955.Bendigo Operatic Society, music programme. "Oklahoma," At the Capital Theatre View Street - Opening for 5 Nights, Commencing 15th October, 1965. A5 booklet with 15 pages. Booklet consists of lists and photos of individuals participating and organizing the event, advertising, advertisements, synopsis of story and scenes. music, programme, concert -
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Programme - The Maid of the Mountains
"The Maid of the Mountains" is an operetta in three acts. The book was originally written by Frederick Lonsdale and the operetta opened in London in 1917 to a very successful and long run. An Australian production by J. C. Williamson in 1917 was also very successful.Bendigo Operatic Society - Music Programme for "The Maid of the Mountains" - At the Capital Theatre, View Street, Opening for Five nights - commencing 25th March, 1966. A5 booklet with 15 pages. Booklet consists of lists and photos of individuals participating and organizing the concert, advertising, acknowledgments, synopsis of story and scenes. music, programme, concert -
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Booklet - Bendigo Swimming Club - Reflections Over 70 Years, 1987
The first general meeting of the Bendigo Swimming and Life Saving Club was held in October 1917. The club was established at a large dam in Barnard Street and included its own lifesaving boat. Prior to this there was a Bendigo Swimming Club that was accessed by subscription. This club swam at a variety of privately owned bathing pools, including McGuires Baths in View Point and Moran's Baths. This club existed as early as 1863. In 1966 the Bendigo club combined with the Eaglehawk swimming club and in 2012 and in 2012 the name changed to the Bendigo Hawks Aquatics.57-page soft cover booklet with gold covers. 'Bendigo Swimming Club - Reflections over 70 Years ' 1917 to 1987 Compiled by Tom Henderson, Records Officer. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo 1987 Year by year summary of the club's achievements illustrated with B&W photos. Includes a section on the Water Polo teams. Inside front cover signed in ink 'Thos. H. Henderson 1987' bendigo swimming club, tom henderson -
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Booklet - St Liborius Primary School No.262 - 100 Years 1904-2004, 2005
St. Liborius Catholic scholl No 262 began construction in June 1904, with the foundations stone being laid 19th June 1904 by the Most Rev S Reville, Lord Bishop of Sandhurst. It was designed by Bendigo architects Keogh and Austen of View Point and was built by local builder W E Brown.120-page soft cover booklet 'St Liborius Primary School No.262, 100 Years 1904-2004' Yellow and brown covers with pictures of the school on front and back. Compiled by Aylene Kirkwood. Printed by Richard Cambridge Printers, Bendigo A history of the school illustrated with B&W photos of the staff, students and clergy. Lists of teachers and staff from 1979 plus a comprehensive index at the back. Foreword by the Bishop of Sandhurst, Joseph Grech. st liborius, primary school -
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Souvenir - Bendigo Fold-out Postcards, Early 1950s
BHS CollectionCarol Holsworth Collection: Bendigo Fold-out Postcards - 13 Photos of Alexandra Fountain, Botanical Gardens, Conservatory Gardens, Rosalind Park Lookout, Rosalind Park Sound Shell, View from the Lookout, Queen Victoria Gardens, Lake Weroona, the town hall, Charing Cross, the Post Office and Law Courts, Pall Mall and the Sacred Heart Cathedral. On the rear, it is addressed to Mr. R J Randall, c/o A.N.Z. Ltd, Fish Creek, Victoria. Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Mentone, Victoria. history, bendigo, carol holsworth collection, postcard -
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Photograph - Norman Penrose collection: Views of Bendigo No.31
... . Views of Bendigo N.J. Caire Sandhurstr quartz crushing plant ...The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Sepia coloured photograph of Koch's Pioneer quartz crushing plant, Long Gully. The phot shows Perseverance United claim, Wind-mill and hill in the distance. N.J. Caire phot Sandhurst.Casey & Wenborn's print. Forbes & Holmes agentsviews of bendigo, n.j. caire, sandhurstr, quartz crushing plant, kock -
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Painting - A view near Ballarat, Norman Penrose
Born in 1903, Norman Penrose studied at the Bendigo School of Mines. A painter and a teacher, he lived in Bendigo most of his life.Watercolour painting by Norman Penrose titled "A view near Ballarat." It shows a barren landscape of green shrubs and reddish dirt under a cloudy sky. A few trees at bottom right-hand and a couple of houses in the background. The painting is signed on the bottom left-hand side. The painting is under glass in a light brown wooden frame. Norman Penrose Collection On the back "A view near Ballarat" phone 36420. Address: 14 Barkly Terrace, Bendigo. In red chalk within a circle No. 22. norman penrose, artist, teacher, ballarat -
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Document - The Royal Princess Theatre Story, 2001
The Royal Princess Theatre was opened on 31st August 1874. The cost of the building was £12,000 with a capacity of 2,000 people. The building was designed by William Charles Vahland. The site was at the corner of View Street and McKenzie Street, with the frontage facing View Street. The auditorium was on three levels and seated 650 in the pit (rear stalls), 200 in the stalls, 250 in the dress circle and 850 in the gallery. A further 50 were seated in the six stage boxes. The frontage of the theatre was 80ft wide x 60ft, which inside the auditorium the proscenium was 30ft wide by 18ft high. The stage was 56ft deep. Stage lighting at the time was by gas until the Electric Supply Co, of Victoria Ltd. had DC power available in 1898. The theatre was described as comparable to anything Drury Lane in London had to offer. The original proprietor’s of the theatre John Croley died on 26th March 1899 aged 72 years, while William Billy Heffernan died 23rd March 1891 aged 81 years.The Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo History Notes, provided by Fred Page for the Bendigo Historical Society. Three pages of notes and photographs photocopied from an unknown book pp 24 - 26.history, bendigo, royal princess theatre -
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Photograph - QC Binks collection: Rowan Street
... , Bendigo between View and Wattle Streets. Approx. 1880. Some...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...BHS CollectionBlack and white copy of a photograph showing Rowan Street, Bendigo between View and Wattle Streets. Approx. 1880. Some of the names on buildings include, Rifle Brigade Hotel, J. Power wine & spirit store and Hodgson Bros. painter and paper hanger.C. 1873 in pencilbendigo, 1880, rowan street