Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Monday, August 19, 2002. Heart of the city: Bendigo's Alexandra Fountain; date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Steam trams and trailers cross behind Alexandra Fountain at Charing Cross in 1900. (Photo courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society)newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Charing cross: circa 1914. The Alexandra Fountain was built with proceeds from the Bendigo Juvenile Industrial Exhibition in March 1879. The architect was W.C. Vahland. The fountain was officially opened by Prince Albert Edward Victor of Wales in 1881. During the years, Charing Cross has been an important landmark and meeting place for visitors and residents of the town. The clip is in a building.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Parade: Sunday school parade, Charing Cross, circa 1900. The Alexandra Fountain stands at the intersection of Mitchell and View streets and Pall Mall and High street, formally known as Charing Cross. Charing Cross has been an important landmark and meeting place for visitors and residents of Bendigo and is a pick-up point for the talking tram tour. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. After 1861, many new fields were discovered - e.g., Walhalla (1863), Landsborough (1864), Alexandra (1867), Rheola (1868), Turton's Creek (1872; and new diggings were established on some of the older fields - e.g., Cathcart (near Ararat) in 1864, and at Fiddler's Creek (Avoca) in 1868. But these rushes do not belong to the gold era proper. And both before and for many years after 1861, there were scores of small diggings - after 1861, there were scores of small diggings - too numerous to mention - in Victoria. Markings: 16 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2001. Panorama: this image of the Alexandra Fountain was published in '' From the Centre to the Sea, pictures of selected Australian scenery''. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Edward V11 Coronation Medal: Heart shaped medallion with crown above, issued by the city of Bendigo. On the front is inscribed ''30 June 1902'' above the Bendigo coat of Arms with City Of Bendigo'. Underneath is ' J.R. Hoskins Mayor'' On the back is a picture of the King and Queen which is inscribed Edward V111 and Alexandra, Crowned 26th June 1902'. Box 625numismatics, medals - commemorative, edward v111 coronation 20 june 1902. j>r> hoskins mayor bendigo.

Hand coloured postcard: image shows Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo. On Rh side, view up View Street, tram on tracks. Three men standing around fountain. Could be late 1890's.bendigo, streetscape, alexandra fountain

Hand coloured postcard. Cooper's City Club Hotel, on the corner of Pall Mall and Mitchell Street in background. Alexandra Fountain on RH side, two trams in foreground,. On top of hotel a flagpole, with red and white flag, 'Cooper's City Club Hotel' Red stamp on top LH side of postcard, 'G. Cooper, Bendigo' surrounded by flourishes. Possibly late 1890's ? On back of postcard: Printed in Melbourne F.W.N. & Co, enclosed in laurel wreath print. Postcard, stamp, correspondence here, the address only here.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall, mitchell

Views of Bendigo. No. 1 of a series of sixteen black and white photographs of Bendigo. Nos. 6 and 7 in the series are missing. The label No. 1 is in the bottom left corner, Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo on the right. A business called Matthew Bros. is on the Mitchell St corner. Undated, but vintage cars suggest a date around the 1920s/30s??bendigo, streetscape, alexandra fountain, bendigo streetscape. views of bendigo. alexandra fountain.

Sepia image mounted on board: image shows Alexandra Fountain, View Point, Bendigo, looking towards View Street. Fountain surrounded by wrought iron fence. Fountain is not running. Horse drawn cab standing in front of buildings on back LH side. On buildings, Manning & Co., Bisset, importer drapery, clothing, millinery. No tram line in View Street.bendigo, streetscape, alexandra fountain, bendigo, sandhurst, alexandra fountain, view point, manning & co., bisset

Sepia image: image, mounted on board, Alexandra Fountain at Charing Cross, looking north up Pall Mall. On LH side of image, Post Office tower visible, hansom cabs in forefront. Shops along Pall Mall on RH side: Emery & Gibson, Henderson & Goodisson, Beehive, Furniture and Drapery. People in image - women wearing long dresses, hats, men in suits.bendigo, streetscape, alexandra fountain, bendigo, sandhurst, alexandra fountain, hansom cab, post office, henderson & dodisson

Photographic display - The Bendigo Post Office 'A Landmark in the Landscape’ Dudley House - Bendigo. April 14 - 17, 1995. Also includes a Brief History of the Bendigo Post Office, Building Notes, Description, and the Post Office Clock has a small picture of the Post Office Clock on the front. From notes compiled by Mr. L. Bennetts. Bendigo Historical Society (Inc.) at the top of the front page.bendigo, institutions, bendigo post office, document, the bendigo post office, bendigo historical society (inc), dudley house bendigo, cenotaph, alexandra fountain, survey office, sandhurst trustees, post office savings bank, cohn family, temperance hall, telegraph office, railway station, 1882 directory, sub-treasury, sandhurst public offices, state government department offices, postal department, sir henry brougham lock, mr j nimmo, bendigo advertiser 25.9.1971, keen's cement, mr t gaunt melbourne, j w horwood's foundry castlemaine, w lowden, mr l bennetts

Nine pages of handwritten account of businesses from Mitchell Street, along Lyttleton Terrace and McIvor Road to the City boundary on the Bendigo side of Murphy Street.document, let's travel east in 1858 - 60's, moorabbee sheep run, curr's sheep run, glasgow bakery, lachlan frazer, mr hardiman, steen and holm coach painters, mr h haisman coach builder, scholton and march, march and s brown, haisman factory, city hall, police court, city lockup, market square, senior citizens club, weighbridge, dunlop tyre service station, tommy burns, matt lynch, tom & mick kennedy, darling hotel, the innes, mr bullens fruit shop, bricklayers arms hotel, cheshire arms hotel, mr i boffey, newcombe's timber yard, quinns monumental establishment, alexandra fountain, cumberland hotel, sannaman's coach factory, town hall hotel, her majesties open air picture show, mr r anderson, john ohagan, sandhurst hotel, the melbourne café, haymarket hotel, the old haymarket hotel, the market ale house, the prince of wales theatre, manchester hotel, mr john doran, dr backhaus, manchester hall, the bendigo star, james griffen coach factory, mr george lansell, whitting's marine store, cartrights marine store, sandhurst flour mills, mr john buckley, moorhead hay and corn mills, brian boru hotel, mr m r?dea, mr worth, mr condon, mr c cahill, nolan family, mr sides, the nailons, mrs boyan, jacky bryant, john oconnell general store, mr pierce, mr matthews, mr neil ward, mr hagan, william clapton, mr joseph dowd, mr morris, ancient briton hotel, the woolpak, the railway bridge, ampol service station, farrells dairy, farringtons brickworks, jacksons hide & tallow yard, fergusons, royal oak hotel, mr jackson, mr knight, st marys common school no812, mrs rersol, w d quinn, mr march, mr fred randall, mr steeple, the limerick hotel, back creek police shooting range, police station, stone lockup, holts service station, steepe's butcher shop, joch, john hattam