Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Bendigo Post Office: taken in 1900 this photograph also includes the law courts. The first Bendigo Post Office operated out of two tents on the creek bank in 1852. Inward mail was written on a list and nailed to a nearby tree. With the introduction of the telegraph in 1857 a new building was constructed. This sufficed until the impressive building in the photograph was opened in 1887. The largest outside Melbourne.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Hall: The YMCA building, High Street, circa 1911. The building was sold by the Bendigo branch of the Young Men's Christian Association during World War II when the organisation took up residence at the corner of Mundy Street and Lyttleton Terrace.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Winding Winch: a steam driven winding winch for a mine, circa 1920. This particular model was made by Hollands Foundry of whom W.J. Holland was a consulting engineer.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Business: City Cash Store, circa 1875. John McClelland was first registered as a brewer at Kangaroo Flat in 1861. In 1862, McClelland moved to the Australasian Store in Bridge Street, Sandhurst. He then established a business and opened a branch store in Pall Mall, between Bull and Mundy streets. He was advertising for assistant grocers for his Mitchell Street branch in January, 1874. On January 30, he offered the Pall Mall store for auction and invested money into the City Cash Store at No. 5 Bath Corner, next to Browne & Heale chemists. This shop had closed by September 1877. By 1880 McClelland was listed only at Bridge Street where he traded until 1885. John McClelland died in March, 1897.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Horwoods foundry: in Vine Street, Bendigo, the foundry housed up to 300 workers. Mr. Joel Horwood is the man in the middle with the white beard. The area is now the site of Girton College.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Watches: J. Picken's premises, situated at High Street, Sailors Gully Road Junction. In 1901 he was listed as "atch anc clock maker, English and Colonial jewlerry made to order and repaired"newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Shopping time: inside H.A. Hart's grocery store on High Street, Eaglehawk, in 1940. Behind the counter are: from left, H.A. Hart, Gordon Dewar, Ruebin Burgess and Lillian Penberthy. Note the large cut out of a woman holding the cornflakes packet.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Seat of learning: Eaglehawk State Schoolnewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Grand:the foundation stone of the Eaglehawk Lodge's Masonic Hall was laid on March 5, 1875. The new hall cost 600 poundsnewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Tall order: Chimney's Antiques in Victoria Street, Eaglehawk, now an AMP office. The bank building on the right is now a women's hairdresser.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Fabulous sixties: east side of high Street, Eaglehawk, between Church and Victoria streets. Circa 1960newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Beginnings: the miner's cottage in the foreground is thought to be located near the corner of Vine and Barnard streets. The German Lutheran Church can be seen in the background. Circa 1870.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Be my guest: this property was formerly the Morning Star Hotel on the corner of Mundy and Hargreaves streets, circa 1870. It later became the Royal Princess Hotel which was delicensed in 1916. This photo of the Guest's Motors was taken in 1945.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. In its prime: the Bendigo Railway Station early this century.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Quieter times: corner of Hargreaves and Williamson streets, Bendigo, now the site of the Hargreaves Mall. Circa 1970s.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Image change: the Howard Place Pharmacy, which is now the site of Bazzani's ristorante and bar.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Time gone by: the weighbridge in Lyttleton Terrace opposite City Hall (old Town Hall).newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Train carnage: a railway smash in Epsom on February 13, 1877.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Lunch break: miners at crib in the Central Deborah mine. From left: Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W. Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Groundwork: preparing to build the new casualty ward at Bendigo Base Hospital, circa 1966-67.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. City centre: John Roberts one price Drapery House at the corner of Williamson and Hargreaves streetsnewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Vehicles: Scholten & Marsh manufactures of high class carraiges and buggies.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. In uniform: the City Fire Brigade, near Market Square, whichis now the site of the Bendigo library. Circa 1878.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Like a drink?: the City Club Hotel in Mitchell street, Sandhurst.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Chook sale: Wingrave Poultry at the corner of Hargreaves and McCrae Streets in Bendigo.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Drinking hole: the European Hotel in High Street, Sandhurst.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Still going strong: Bush's stores, on the corner of Williamson and Myers streets, was established in 1857. Bush's produce store is now located next door in Williamson street.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Family business: J. Melrose and Son, registered dentists and jewellers situated in Pall Mall, Sandhurst.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Times gone by: a view down Pall Mall and McCrae street when trams and cabs provided transport early this century.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. By the lake: the Upper Reserve before the days of the Municipal Baths, early this century. It shows the Royal Hustlers Reserve No.2 mine behind the Camp Hill School and the police barracks.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were