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Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Circa 1974 Location Unknown - Group Photo From Left to Right: Unknown, Joe Lukesiswiz, Ron Boucher (Works Foreman), Harold Ennor (Assist. Foreman), Hugh Ward (District Manager), Graham Sheckelton (Works Chemist, John Rooney (Leading Hand Stoker), John Varker, Driver Front end Loader and Truck.person, group, business -
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Booklet - 1916 - 17 Directory, 1917
Paper alphabetic Directory of Residents of Bendigo District, 1916 - 17, possibly comprised of paid resident listing. Light green card cover, stapled. Nine pence cost noted on cover. Printed by Reed & Cop. Printers, Bendigo. directory, 1916-17, bendigo residents -
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Flyer - "Golden Years of Eaglehawk" 9 September 1962
Blue paper/black print flyer - folded to form four pages. Bendigo & District Royal Historical Society of Victoria "Golden Years of Eaglehawk" 9 September 1962an exhibition of goldminimg tools, equipment and implements. -
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Document - Bendigo Base Hospital, 1853-1970s
The hospital was first mooted in 1853. The first site chosen was "Hospital Hill" between Rowan and Mackenzie Streets and behind the present Lister House School of Nursing. The first building was a primitive affair of slab and weatherboard daubed with clay somewhere near the middle of the present Short St - which at the time extended to the brow of the hill behind the Sacred Heart Cathedral site. The new building was greatly need to serve the hundreds of diggers then active on the field. Messrs Vahland and Gezchmann, Architects, designed a new building of stone and brick, the cenre portion of the hospital to hold 100 beds. This centre portion cost 12,000 pounds and was erected in three months. Patients were transferred from the old site on Hospital Hill to the new building in December 1858.Black and White photo negative of the front of the hospital; Notes on the History of "The Bendigo Gold District Hospital"; letters re classification by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria).history, national trust bendigo collection, bendigo, bendigo base hospital, bnedigo hospital, bnedigo gold district hospital -
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Document - Voters' Roll for the Strathfieldsaye Riding of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye, July 1888
Strathfieldsaye Shire Council was located 8km south-east of Bendigo. Its name recalled the Duke of Wellington's Hampshire estate; it was also the name of a migrant ship in 1839 and of William Raymond's station in 1842. Strathfieldsaye became a district in 1861 and a shire in 1866. The shire hall from the nineteenth century still exists.Voters' Roll for the Strathfieldsaye Riding of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye - Four Page Document. Contains 121 names: Surname; Christian Name; Trade ofr occupation; Description and situation of rateable property; Electoral District and Division; number of votes which voter is entitled.history, bendigo, abbott collection, strathfieldsaye, strathfieldsaye riding, shire of strathfieldsaye -
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Document - Bendigo Chamber of Commerce Minutes Book Volume 1, 1896-1904
The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Industry was constituted in 1886 with the vision to be the single voice for the business community across greater Bendigo. ‘Be.Bendigo’ is the trading name of the organisation ‘Bendigo Business Council’ which was formed in 2008 as a merger between two Bendigo business organisations: The Bendigo Chamber of Commerce and Central Victorian Business Network (CVBN). Upon the merger, Bendigo Business Council continued the functions of both the Chamber and CVBN by providing advocacy, networking and events to members and partners.Large minute book/journal - 366 pages of hand-written minutes of meetings of the Bendigo, Eaglehawk and District Chamber of Commerce and Industries. First entry 15 December 1986. Last entry 11 November 1904. Includes newspaper cuttings pasted onto pages and a letter from Barkly Hyett agreeing to act as solicitor for members of the Chamber. (dated 11 August 1891).Secretary's Copyhistory, bendigo, bendigo chamber of commerce collection -
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Flyer - Abbott collection: R.H.S. Abbott flyer for legislative assembly election
Political Flyer for R.H.S. Abbott detailing his promises if elected at the election to be held on Thursday November 26th. 1914. Mr. Abbott was running in the electoral district of Rodney. The three candidates for the division of Rodney were: Hugh McKenzie for the Liberal Party, Andrew White for Labor and Richard Abbott as Independent. the results gave Mr. McKenzie 3575 votes (50.3%), Mr. White 3149 votes (44.3%) and Mr. Abbott 385 votes (5.4%). The two parties-preferred results saw Mr. McKenzie elected on 54.7% of the votes.election, abbott -
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Flyer - Centenary of Federation 1901 - 2001, City of Greater Bendigo
8339.2 Centenary of Federation 1901 - 2001 Heritage Architecture Walk Central Business District of Bendigo. Six-fold purple printed flyer prepared by the National Trust Bendigo.city of bendigo, centenary of federation -
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Document - The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited Bonus Certificate and Letter of Payout from the Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees, 1934 and 1937
Emanated from the National Insurance Company of Australasia and was formed in 1869 in Melbourne. It expanded across Australia and amalgamated with many smaller Mutual societies. In 1983 it merged with T & G Mutual Life Society and expanded further through the Asia-Pacific area.Norman Henderson Obituary from the Bendigo Advertiser 2003 and the Victorian Railways News Letter Cover November 1962 Photocopies.history, bendigo, national mutual life association of australasia limited -
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Legal record - Register of Special Land Sales Castlemaine, 28/06/2007
Light brown suede leather cover with ornate embossed edging; and label on spines stating "3 and Register of Special Land Sales". Land sales between 7/03/1862 to 20/04/1869, Castlemaine District on spine. Fine black handwritten entries. First page notes Report of a Sale on the 7th March 1862, in terms of Gazette notice of 7th July 1862. Sale conducted by Public Auction by Thomas Couchman Esq. Acting D.S.land sales, castlemaine, 1860s -
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Journal - Index Correspondence Ledger - unknown company, 28/06/2007
Alphabetic ledger containing names of people holding acreage in the Districts.large format lined ledger for correspondence. blue water marked hard card cover with red spine and corner bindings, marked "Index, Correspondence Ledger". Alphabetic ledger containing names of people holding acreage in the Districts.marked "D" on the spineindex - correspondence ledger, land register -
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Booklet - Cohns Bros Hotels - Bendigo and District
10-page spiral bound booklet listing Cohn Bros hotels in Bendigo and District with addresses. Approx 400 hotels listed.cohn bros, hotels, bendigo & district -
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Slide - Back to Marong Celebrations, c1960-1963
Marong was first incorporated as a road district on 27 August 1861, and became a shire on 23 December 1864. On 1 October 1915, the Borough of Raywood, which was gazetted on 17 January 1865 on 23.31 square kilometres (9.00 sq mi) of land 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of Bendigo,[2] was united with Marong. On 1 October 1990, the Shire of Marong became a rural city, under the Local Government Act 1989. On 7 April 1994, the Rural City of Marong was abolished, and along with the City of Bendigo, the Borough of Eaglehawk and the Shires of Huntly and Strathfieldsaye, was merged into the newly created City of Greater BendigoTwelve slides taken for the Back to Marong celebration about 1960-63 possibly at the Marong Recreation (Football) ground. Slides include a float with members of the marong tennis club, a family group, a float depicting old school days, horse and carts, ladies and men dressed in period costumes and Miss 'Golden North'.history, bendigo, back to marong, city of greater bendigo, rural city of marong, marong tennis club, carl tracey collection -
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Book - Official Trades Union Directory Bendigo and Districts
212-page soft cover book 'Official Trades Union Directory' Bendigo and Districts. Published by Authority of Trades Hall Council E.H.Duus, President J.Stirton, Secretary Includes Index of Unions, Index of Advertisers, a brief history of the Bendigo Trades Hall, an 8-page Classified Business Directory. 4-page insert 'Bendigo Medical eye Unit'trade unions, trades union directory, bendigo trades hall -
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Document - The naming of Dudley House Bendigo, 2/11/2023
Dudley House at 60 View St, Bendigo was built by builders, Gretchen and Cooper for the public Works Department in 1858-59. It was originally built for the district surveyor, Richard Larritt, who designed the Bendigo street layout. One of its earliest claims to fame was the hosting of world famous singer, Jenny Lind, in 1861, when she sang to raise money for charity.A nine page document theorizing the history behind the name of the Dudley House building. Written and presented by Terry Davidson.dudley house, view street, bruhn, serah bruhn -
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Photograph - Ravenswood Picnic
Bendigo and District Sunday Schools would travel by train to Ravenswood on Melbourne Cup Day, first Tuesday in November; for the Annual Sunday Schools Picnic.Annual Sunday Schools Picnic Day to Ravenswood 8552.2 This photo was taken of St Marks C of E Golden Square stall, which always set up to sell lollies, etc. and drinks (Note the drinks on ice). The photo shows Messrs. Heyes & Vapiopolus. The photo was taken by the Collier family. 8552.2 Ravenswood Sunday School Picnic - St Marks C of E stall, circa November 1948. Front row: Denis Potter, Fred Clayton and John Simpson.stall set up for sunday schools ravenswood picnic day 1943, annual event sunday schools pincic to ravenswood, ravenswood sunday school picnic 1948 -
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Legal record - Right to occupy a residential area
Four books of stubs. Originally the books had 20 right to occupy residence area forms. The stubs record the date of issue, the replacing right No., the fee paid, the receipt no. and a signature. only one of the books has the original form attached, two of the books have handwritten notes attached. One has a typewritten letter from a Mr. L. Gibney of the department of Crown lands and survey dated 24th July 1972 addressed to the district land officer, Bendigo. In the letter Mr. Gibney tells the officer in Bendigo that a pad containing 20 unnumbered residence area right forms D. The dates on the stubs are 17/04/1961, 16/04/1971, 07/09/1972, 08/05/1975land sales, right to occupy, government -
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Document - JOHN JONES COLLECTION: BACK TO MANDURANG SOUVENIR 1938
Photocopies and original of 'Back to Mandurang' Souvenir. Celebration 1938. Contains the history of Mandurang and many of the local residents, the industries and agricultural pursuits. Names mentioned are: Mrs Thomas, Les Nankervis, Geo McGuire, Pinche, Mr Coghill, Mr Fenton, Atkinson's Station, John T Deravin, Wine Hall, Church, Kerr's Hotel, Tannery, Mr Panton, John Billman, Sheepwash Creek, Emu Creek, Port Phillip District (Victoria), Mr Charlesworth, Sam Snowden, Mr Grant, Grant's Land Act, Mr Montgomery, Mr McEncroe, Mr Wyeland, John Smith, Mr Adams, Geo Kofoed, Monti, Mr Ewing, Wm Ewing, Geo Green, Jim Green, Green Bros, Wm Keating, Mandurang Hotel, J B Loridan, Mr Lansell, 'General Grant', August Heine, Mr Myers, Mr Barth, Phylloxeria, Mr Jones, Mr McGuire, James Hargreaves, Mr Bounty, E Huillier, Sam Martin, Mr Oldworth, Dr Backhaus, Andrew Monti, W Wenwright, Mr Munroe, Mr Eldridge, Wm Wright, W Thomas Lowe, Taylor, Sam Lowe, George Lowe, Wm Hargreaves, Albert E Pearce, Piccaninny Creek, G Sherriff, Mr Stein, Albert Stein, John Theodore Deravin, Robins, Phylloxera vastrix, Mr Grosse, Board of Health, Chateau Dore, House of Assembly, Dr Hugh Deravin, Mrs Deravin, John Adolphus Deravin, Education Department, Bendigo High School, St Andrew's College, Stock Exchange, Relief Funds, L Dungey, Mr Crawford, A W McCauley, Schillerio, Cleghorn, Goudge and Sibley, Sibley and Lambert, R H S Abbott, Protestant Church, Miss E Wright, W Stephenson, Geo Lowe, J Hargreaves, Theo Deravin, Wm Pearce, Mrs A Deravin, St John's Roman Catholic Church, Father O'Connell, Father McKnab, Post Office, I Witworth, W Casey, Franz Steilow, Geo Billman, R Brennan, F Osborne, Mr Webster, Wm Hughes, Mr Raymond, One Tree Hill, Jerry Ryan, Bendigo City, Shire of Strathfieldsaye. Original copies are very dilapidated and pages 6, 7, and 8 are missing. (In 5 pockets).ephemera, mementoes, back to mandurang, john jones collection - back to mandurang souvenir 1938, mrs thomas, les nankervis, geo mcguire, pinche, mr coghill, mr fenton, atkinson's station, john t deravin, wine hall, church, kerr's hotel, tannery, mr panton, john billman, sheepwash creek, emu creek, port phillip district (victoria), mr charlesworth, sam snowden, mr grant, grant's land act, mr montgomery, mr mcencroe, mr wyeland, john smith, mr adams, geo kofoed, monti, mr ewing, wm ewing, geo green, jim green, green bros, wm keating, mandurang hotel, j b loridan, mr lansell, 'general grant', august heine, mr myers, mr barth, phylloxeria, mr jones, mr mcguire, james hargreaves, mr bounty, e huillier, sam martin, mr oldworth, dr backhaus, andrew monti, w wenwright, mr munroe, mr eldridge, wm wright, w thomas lowe, taylor, sam lowe, george lowe, wm hargreaves, albert e pearce, piccaninny creek, g sherriff, mr stein, albert stein, john theodore deravin, robins, phtlloxera vastrix, mr grosse, board of health, chateau dore, house of assembly, dr hugh deravin, mrs deravin, john adolphus deravin, education department, bendigo high school, st andrew's college, stock exchange, relief funds, l dungey, mr crawford, a w mccauley, schillerio, cleghorn, goudge and sibley, sibley and lambert, r h s abbott, protestant church, miss e wright, w stephenson, geo lowe, j hargreaves, theo deravin, wm peatce, mrs a deravin, st john's roman catholic church, father o'connell, father mcknab, post office, i witworth, w casey, franz steilow, geo billman, r brennan, f osborne, mr webster, wm hughes, mr raymond, one tree hill, jerry ryan, bendigo city, shire of strathfieldsaye -
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Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: VARIOUS NOTES, 21st December, 1885
Two sheets of paper (1 ruled with two message pad pages attached) & 1 plain) of various notes, reports and references to articles in books. Books include Artists of the Australian Goldrush, Snakes of the Whipstick - MacGillivray, The Whipstick Scrub 65 years Ago by Walter W Froggatt, Through the Whipstick Scrub, Excursion to Bendigo (Paton), Observations in the Platypus by Dr MacGillivray, A Plea for the Birds by R N Nancarrow, Snakes & Lizards Macgillivray, and The Naturals History of Leaves J B Mackay. Report on lecture of snakes of the Bgo District Bgo Adv 21/12/1885 and Bgo School of Mines Report 1884bendigo, history, early bendigo, peter ellis collection, bgo science society, dr macgillivray, huxley, nancarrow, files of the bgo adv, allen mccullocks, artists of the aust goldrush, snakes of the whipstick, von mueller, frogatt, bgo adv 21/12/1885, snakes of the bgo district, bgo school of mines, ellez, braugh smyth, vic naturalist, g w knight, c daly, excursion to bendigo, the whipstick scrub 65 years ago , walter w froggatt, through the whipstick scrub, paton, bgo school of mines report 1884, mr nancarrow, 1885 observations in the platypus by dr macgillivray, a plea for the birds by r n nancarrow, 1889 snakes & lizards macgillivray, the natural history of leaves, j b mackay -
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Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: BUSH DANCE AND MUSIC CLUB BENDIGO
Seven pages of the Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo & District (Colonial & Old Time) Inc. Statement of Purposes and Rules.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance & music club of bendigo & district (colonial & old time) inc statement of purposes and rules -
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Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: BUSH DANCE AND MUSIC CLUB BENDIGO, September
Three Bush Dance & Music Club of Bendigo & District Newsletters, Sept 1989 (yellow), October 1989 (green) and December 1989 (yellow). Newsletters contain contacts, Coming Events, dance programs and September 1989 edition has a map of how to get to the Notley's Picnic area. Also reports and in the October edition a sketch of how to get to a picnic area in the Wellsford Forest. The December issue has the contacts, Christmas Break-up and next meeting. On the back is the monthly dance dates for 1990.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance & music club of bendigo & district, wayne blandford, mary smith, gary clancy, marg lapham, notley's reserve, reservoir hotel, wedderburn old timers, harry mcqueen & friends, lorraine ogilvie, mike jackson, val wilson, barry simpson, peter ellis, victorian folk music club, shirley andrews, john meredith -
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Map - MARKS COLLECTION: TRAMWAY OR RAILWAY MAP SANDHURST
Original map of 'land granted as endowment' for tramway or railway. On top Rh corner of map, in bold print 'Sandhurst, Inglewood & Loddon district Tramway or Railway.Land granted as endowment shaded, scale 60 chains to 1 inch. Lithographed by J & W. Holmes, Lith. Sandhurst'. Signed by Geo Avery Fletcher, Engineer. Map shows Parish of Leichardt, Parish of Yarraberb, Parish of Bridgwater and a section of Marong. On bottom RH corner, is small map of Sandhurst, showing railway reserve. Top LH corner, Inglewood. Map shows route of railway line from Sandhurst to Inglewood. -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1854
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide depicts map of Victoria with the 5 gold rush regions marked on it. Beechworth, Sandhurst Avoca, Castlemaine and Ballarat. By the end of 1854, the Heathcote goldfields district had disappeared, but a district had been created on the Avoca. Why? Markings: 31 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1853
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. In 1853, the Victorian goldfields were divided into goldfields districts. In September of that year, there were five goldfields districts in Victoria, each in the charge of a Goldfields Commissioner - Castlemaine, Sandhurst, Ballarat, Beechworth, and Heathcote. At the same time, there were 34 Assistant Commissioners on the various diggings. Markings: 30 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: NOTES WRITTEN BY PETER ELLIS
Some brief research? Notes written by Peter Ellis from the years 1881 to 1899. Mentioned is the Bendigo School of Mines Science Society and some of its meetings and the number of people who attended. Also mentioned are: The animal of Australia by Dr. MacGillivray; a paper on graptolite by Mr T L Hall, M.A., Director of Castlemaine School of Mines; Annual Report June 30 1888, Spiders, ? & Marsupials (MacGillivray/Rev Williams; Nancarrow - Slides & Cross Courses - Geological quartz of Goldfield; 27/1/1887 Meetings held during the year - some were well attended, some were not; On the 31 May the President (MacGillivray) spoke at some length on the Requirement of a Local Museum; Annual report 1900; Mining Society formed 1899 and Scientific Conversation lecturettes on Chemistry & Electricity.bendigo, history, early bendigo, peter ellis collection, the a-- of australia, dr macgillivray, t l hall ma, castlemaine school of mines, bendigo school of mines science society, rev williams, nancarrow, sandhurst district, requirements of a local museum, melb public library -
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Book - CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE CORRESPONDENCE RE PLANT DEVELOPMENT PART 2
Black folder containing photocopied documents pertaining to the setting up and running of the Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo. 1939 - 1948. Original copies held in McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Collection. Application for Permit. Ministry of Post War Reconstruction. War Organisation of Industry. Quotes, Tenders. Hume & Iser. T.J Jorgensen. Electricity Supply Department. Saunders & Ross. District Telephone Office. R Toma. Stock Exchange. Building Site Plan. Abbott Supply Co. F.W. Milne & Son. The Golden City Agricultural Implements. Department of Labour and National Service.Miller & Co. Thompson Engineering and Pipe Co. Gold Boring and Prospecting. Costs. J.l. Howard. A.J. William Electrical Instruments.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
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Document - GERMAN HERITAGE SOCIETY COLLECTION: TATURA DISTRICT 1939-1947, Sunday 14th November 1993
Compiled reference articles on the Tatura District, 1939-1947. Information from War Museum Archives, Canberra. File 780/1 (2 pages). Tatura and the Shire of Rodney, by W H Bossence. Walls of Wire, Tatura Rushworth Murchison by Joyce Hammond. The Story of the Beilharz Family by Dr. Paul Sauer. Contains a map, with Internment Camps, of the Shire of Rodney, Prisoners of War in Australia During World War 2, Special Requirements for Internees : Accommodation. Chap. 1, Prisoner of War and Internment Camps at Tatura, Vic., Plan of the Camp. Has a pale yellow front cover and a pale blue back cover.document, memo, german heritage society, german heritage society collection - visit to tatura, german heritage society bendigo, german war cemetry, war museum archives canberra, tatura and the shire of rodney, walls of wire tatura rushworth murchison, the story of the beilharz family, ian walder, geoff pedersen, kurt beilharz -
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Book - 1930 VICTORIAN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY, 1930
1930 Victoria Telephone Directory, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Echuca, Maryborough, Sea Lake, Swan Hill districts. Soft cover 102 pages with advertisements.communication, telephonic, directory -
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Book - 1924 COUNTRY TELEPHONE EXCHANGES LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS, 1924
Victoria Country Telephone Exchanges 1924 issue list of subscribers for the Bendigo, Echuca, Maryborough, Rochester, Swan Hill districts. Soft cover 66 pages.communication, telephonic, directory -
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Book - OFFICIAL MUNICIPAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO 1919, 1919
... BENDIGO History bendigo & district Cambridge Press Official ...Official Municipal Guide to Bendigo Victoria Australia 1919 81 pages with black and white photographs of buildings,businesses and industries, wholly set up, engraved, photographed and printed by The Cambridge Press.Cambridge Pressbendigo, history, bendigo & district