The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Eighteen typed pages, p.18 in incorrect sequence. Front page headed Mayor's Report 3 B.O. June 27th 1951. In the format he used for his 3BO talks. Topics include : sanitation, sewerage pipes, new heavy earth-moving plant, house for the engineering assistant, sewerage progress, the Aerodrome and the saleyards, a trip to Broken Hill, and Public Works.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Seventeen pages of typed notes, not in numbered sequence. The date, 21st March, top of front page, and corrections, are in blue ink. Stapled in left bottom corner. In the format for his weekly talk on 3BO 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics include : Public Works, Strathfieldsaye Council, drainage, housing for staff, building regulations, the Aerodrome, the Mrytle St railway bridge, civic and social engagements.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'.

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Fifteen pages, all but one typed in upper case. The pages are not numbered in sequence. Held together with a paper clip. In the format he used for his talks on 3BO 'The Mayor Speaks'. Topics include : Grants for Bendigo public works, Local Government Conference, taxis, the visit of the Chief Secretary for the Bendigo Cup, and Oliver's comments on the Melbourne play 'The Highwayman', set in Bendigo. Other names include Hon. J. H. Lienhop M.L.C., Mr Smithers, Mr Forrestal, Mr Strom, Mr Harold Alexander (South Melbourne Town clerk), Mr Calwell M.H.R., Mr Menzies, Mr Matthews, Hon.Cr. L. W. Galvin M.L.A., Mr Ted Mullett (Yarra Yarra tribe), Mr r. K. Dodgson M.L.A., Hon. Paul Jones M.L.C., Judge Norris,bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. 3bo 'the mayor speaks'.

Document: copy of photos: Bendigo wire works, premises of A. Frigerio, premises of Webster Bros., premises of Owen W. Williams, premises of R.A. Cousen.cottage, miners, bendigo, owen w. williams, r.a. cousen, a. frigerio, webster bros.

Document: copy of photos: Premises of Robert D. Sim, A.J. Hampson & Co. Eucalypti distillery, R. Cousen's freezing works,place, bendigo, historical items, bendigo, r.a. cousen's, robert d. sim., a.j. hampson, eucalyptus distillery

Document: copy of photos 'J.R. Hoskins' Timber and Iron Yards, and 'a corner of the moulding mill at J.R. Hoskins' A. Robert & Sons Engineering Works, Winch manufactured by A. Roberts & Sons.place, bendigo, historical items, bendigo, hoskins', j.r. hoskins, moulding mill

Black and white photo of the interior of the Crystal Ice Works showing the Scalebuoy Unit. Written on the back: Crystal Ice Wks Bendigo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, crystal ice works bendigo, scalebuoy

Dull orange folder containing copies of letters, brochures, information sheets and some newspaper cuttings. Name on the front is Frank A. Stevenson 244 Hargreaves St Bendigo. Letters date from 1937 to 1942. Newspaper titles include: Prevention of Rust- Principle of the Scalebuoy, Scalebuoys in Cars, Tragic Death of Captain Hartley Abbott and the Obituary of Captain R.H.S.Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, mr bacon, amalgamated freezing co bendigo, g whalley, gunbower co-operative butter factory & trading coy ltd, mr wallace, j charlesworth, d v evershed, bendigo electronic co, walshes crown hotel, hunter bros, wybgones unit, 180 gold mining co, o'hallorans cyanide unit, crystal ice works, stevenson unit, bendigo council, central nell gwynne, nth deborugh g m co, deborugh g m c, deborugh consolidated, cohuna butter factory, geo ross, victorian producers' co-operative coy ltd, h abbott, ernest f o liddell, rothacker bros, motor spares ltd, leggo's buildings, t j jorgensen, mr robinson, stevenson bros, r h s abbott, d c house, the electrical factor in metabolism, w n abbott, the great boulder proprietary gold mines ltd, w o galletly, mr stronell, newport workshops, victorian railways, mr brownbill, mr james, the university of melbourne, j l osborne, n clarkson, sister mary gonzaga, st joseph's hospital, mater misericordiae hospital, mr herzog, sister m monica?, vacuum oil, j johns, h j grigg, w a walsh, market square, crown hotel, g e cole, transport & engineering in australia 16/12/1937, mr menderson, mr ross, sanitary age 8/2/1935, northern kiwanis clubs, harry a baxter, w h cunningham & hill ltd, link-belt co ltd, sir william crooks, royal zoological society, ginna works germany, close brothers, w h taylor, geo taylor hardware co ltd, details of hydraulic spinner unit (scalebuoy), a davidson, john g kelly inc, hannon, myers wishart, kennedy, mr critten, pennsylvania rubber coy, paul a douden & co, w e humphrey, kansas city public service co, smith, tangney hotels, wahkonsa hotel, muscatine hotel, arlington hotel, burke hotel, helen tangney-springer, f w woolworth co, w w edan, ymca, n f alcock, b j ingram, scalebuoys, bendigo electronic company of australia proprietary limited, a s bloomfield, harry ponsonby mackenzie, arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney ltd, a t madden, victorian railways, e c eyers, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, the whangarei co-op dairy co ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, prospectus of scale buoy distributors limited, edwin gripper banks, richard hartley smith abbott, frank shaw fitchett, hayden smith & fitchett, the commercial bank of australia limited, william john stanley horsfall, frank cooper, scott's hotel, a j phillips, stringer & phillips proprietary ltd, e g banks, edwin gripper banks, reginald william stringer, frank cooper, claude gordon robinson, s reid

Small white business with the name Keith Butler, Production Superintendent. The Broken Hill Proprietary Co. Ltd. (Iron & Steel Works) Newcastle. Australia.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, keith butler, the broken hill proprietary co ltd

Typed carbon copies of two letters stapled together. The first letter is from W. H. Noe to R. H. A. Abbott and dated 25 July, 1938 discussing Scalebuoys and who was using them. The second letter is from W. H. McCorkingdale to Mr. Hough, Works Manager, Lever Bros. (N.Z.) Ltd., dated 25 July, 1938. Letter mentions the use of Scalebuoys, application, companies using them, and he asks if considering Scalebuoys at the works to send him some information.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoys new zealand limited, r h a abbott, scott's hotel melbourne, hardley's works, lever bros of australia, mr hough, w h noe, hawke's bay farmers' freezing company, mater misericordiae hospital auckland, st joseph's, whangarei dairy company, maungatapere dairy company, n z railways, the union oil soap & candle company, knox's home, moody's dye works, ellis & burnand (sawmillers), walter buchanan ltd, findlay's gold krust bakeries, kaiticke dairy company, pennsylvania rubber company, page-hersey tube company, w h mccorkingdale

Printed brochure titled ' A Scientific Treatise on Scalebuoy Process of Water Treatment. Top of front page has a green bulb at the top with the title underneath. Brochure gives the history of the Scalebuoy, the fundamental principles, use and a summary of the Scalebuoy method of water treatment. Written by R. H. S. Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, a scientific treatise on scalebuoy process of water treatment, scalebuoys (new zealand) ltd, r h s abbott, herald printing works auckland

Cake of McLeod's carbolic sand soap in paper wrappers with red heart & arrow. Pumice sand soap for metals, marble, paint, cutlery, woodwork and kitchen utensils.McLeods concentrated trade mark heart & arrow ammoniated extract of soap McLeod's soap Co Pty Ltd works Geelong, Melbourne and Sydneydomestic equipment, cleaning, soap

Cake of McLeod's Carbolic sand soap in paper wrapper with red hearts & arrow. Pumice sand soap for metals, marble, paint, cutlery, woodwork and kitchen utensils.McLeod's concentrated trade mark heart & arrow ammoniated extract of soap McLeod's soap Co Pty Ltd works. Geelong, Melbourne and Sydneydomestic equipment, cleaning, soap

Two copies a typed letter with printed letterhead, dated March 7, 1938. Letter is from ? Moody of Moody's Dye Works Ltd. To Scalebuoys (N. Z.) Ltd. He mentions since using the Scalebuoy soap is more readily and completely removed from goods that have to be wet cleaned and also gives better penetration for dyeing. He also mentions that the boiler was in better condition and they have stopped using the compound they were using. Letterhead has a photo of Moody's Dye Works on the left side of the letterhead.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, moody's dye works ltd, scalebuoys (n.z.) ltd, moody

Carbon copy of a letter dated 27 June, 1938. Letter is to A. S. Bloomfield, Esq. No name of who it is from. Items mentioned are: What the Scalebuoy Process is, Fields of Application, Installations operating in the State of Victoria, Patents, Gross Margin of Profits, Promotion and Finance, Manufacture and Working Capital.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scotts hotel, a s bloomfield esq, nell gwynne gold mine bendigo, crown hotel bendigo, hunters cordial factory, ice works bendigo, victorian railways, bendigo electronic company of (australia) pty ltd, r h s abbott, h a abbott

Cut off portion page 2. Top part glued on. List of installations, including the Victorian Railways, the Nell Gwynne and the 180 Gold Mine, Bendigo. The Crystal Ice Works, Bendigo, T. O. Hunter's Cordial Factory, The Crown Hotel,Bendigo City Council Road Rollers, car installations and domestic installations. Also mentioned when the right firm appears all the necessary credentials showing thousands of installations in many countries are ready.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, victorian railways, nell gwynne, 180 gold mine bendigo, crystal ice works, t o hunter's cordial factory, the crown hotel, city council

Cutting from The Sanitary Age, dated September 7, 1934. Cutting is pasted on an exercise book page. Article has an illustration of a household installation of a Scale Buoy and a Hand-operated Scale Buoy. It also mentions how the Scale Buoy works and the benefits of using them.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, the sanitary age, canadian national exhibition, scalebuoys

Copy of a typed list for Mr. R.H.S. Abbott. List mentions where Scalebuoys were installed in boilers of Locomotives, Hospitals, Public Institutions, Dairy Factories, Freezing Works, Soap Works, Bakeries and Dye Works. Also listed at the end are Tanneries, Laundries, Household installations and Swimming Baths.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, mr r h s abbott, nz railways, mater misericordiae hospital, knox home, hawke's bay farmers' meat co, buchanan's bakeries, findlay's gold-krust bakery, moody's dye works

Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection, Vol. 7, No. 5 (ca. April/May 1982). Includes: Sketches of bottles - C J Glover, Union Cordial Works (D Egan) Bendigo, Reed Bros - Crystal Cordial Works, Bendigo; 3 page article on G D Guthrie and Company (Bendigo Pottery) with some illustrations; article (reprint?) re ''The Adelaide Brewery'', Lucan Street, (Messrs Pritchard & Chamberlain with biographical information re these men.

Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection, Vol. 7, No. 4 (ca. March/April 1982). Includes: Sketches of Charcoal one-gallon Filter (G D Guthrie, Bendigo Pottery; bottle T R Jones, Chemist, Bendigo;A Simpson & Son, Eaglehawk; Union Cordial Works, D Egan Prop. A Simpson & Son, Eaglehawk; McKenzie & Co. Wine and Spirit Merchants, Sandhurst; reprint from ''Bendigo and Vicinity'' (1895) re T R Jones, Chemist, Hargreaves St;One page has a photo of James Lark receiving congratulations from a bottle Judge.

Talk by Geoff Russell: 'Fixing Bendigo's Big Stink' - text of illustrated talk, 28/5/2005. Effluent and drainage problems of Bendigo in early days. Reference to the Bendigo Sewerage Authority (1917) and start of 15 year program to build reticulated sewerage system. Reference to Bendigo's second Royal Commission re investigating the affairs of the Bendigo Sewerage Authority (tendering; pricing; conditions at the works) and outcome of the enquiry. Extension of relevant history to 1992 (Coliban Region Water Authority). Mention of S Gordon Moore; A G Gutteridge; typhoid fever.Geoff Russellbendigo, utilities, bendigo sewage treatment plant, bendigo sewerage, sandhurst municipal council, mayor william beebe, night carts, bendigo mayor giudice, engineer s. gordon moore, cr curnow, bendigo creek. sewage treatment plant epsom.

A damaged hard covered book titled ''The Complete Works of William Ellery Channing, D.D. New Edition. London and Glasgow, Richard Griffin and Company, 1855. 595 pgs. Written on the inside cover are the words, 'J. Edwards the Yr. Solicitor. 55 Bourke Street West Melbourne. October 1859. A handwritten index has been written on the inside front page.William Ellery Channing, D.D.books, collections, essays, book, books, literature, essays, fiction, non fiction, john milton, napoleon bonaparte, fenelon, english literature, slavery, united states of america, emancipation, christianity, war, religion, infidelity, religion

Account page from the Northern Seed Supply Co., 315 Hargreaves St., Bendigo. Printed in dark blue with decoration around the name. On the left side are the name of the companies they are distributors for. They are: F H Brunning Pty Ltd, Destruxol Sprays, Manning's Cattle and Poultry Spice, Wolseley and 'Climax' Cream Separators, Ruddock's Stock Medicines, Freezing Works Manures, Floraphos, Ransome's Motor & Electric Lawn Mowers, Dunlop Perdriau Garden and Spray Hose, Donaghy's Binder Twine, Fowler's Bottling Outfits, Charters' Incubators, Elephant and Blue-Bell Sprays, and Brunnings.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, the northern seed supply co, c k hyett, f h brunning pty ltd, destruxol sprays, manning's cattle and poultry spice, wolseley and 'climax' cream separators, ruddock's stock medicines, freezing works manures, floraphos, ransome's motor & electric lawn mowers, dunlop perdriau garden and spray hose, donaghy's binder twine, fowler's bottling outfits, charters' incubators, elephant and blue-bell sprays, brunnings

Account page from Bendigo Brick Co.,late Wolstencroft's, Miller Street. Established 1858. Date line ends 193-. Name, proprietors, phone no. and address printed over picture of a brick works. Printed in black and greys with red cash lines.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, bendigo brick co, johnston bros, andrew, wolstencroft's

Note/account paper with brown printed letterhead. Date line with 192-. Lansell's Engineering Works Bendigo across the top. Below is a shape with a locality plan of Bendigo and a dark brown line going from Charing Cross to Lansell's Engineering Works via View St, Barnard ST and Inglewood Rd where it turns left into a smaller unnamed street. On the left are the names of E. Lansell, E F V Norbury and L V Lansell (Managing Director).business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, lansell's engineering works, charing cross, sterry's hotel, lansell's 180, e lansell, e f v norbury, l v lansell

Forty-one faded gold edge page book with 'Album' stamped in gold on front cover used as Autograph book. Poetry and hand drawn art works date from 1908-15. Enclosed notes dated 20th July 2009 indicate that book was owned by Nora Ronald of 183 Wattle Street Bendigo, born 1892- 1968 and donated to BHS by Ron Hook 2/2 Gordon St Port McQuarrie via Ralph Birrell. Illustrations and poems with some containing WW1 aspects provide a valuable insight into one of Bendigo's socialite 'young lady's' interests. Names of book contributors include, Eileen Gauld, Doris Bolton, R V Seymour, Lilian J Vogler, M Sanger, Alma M Nicolai, Arthur E Owens, Rene Denholm, Ella Barker, E J Hutchinson, with an estimated further eighty.book, bendigo, bendigo history & its people

Black and white image: shows tunnel under either Anne Caudle or Bendigo Hospital during construction works in 1975. Tunnel has concrete walls, arched ceiling.bendigo, buildings, hospital, bendigo, hospital, anne caudle

Two printed Application Forms for Hiring Radio-electric Medical Units. Secretaries and address printed at the top of the page. The first page mentions how the Scalebuoy works and its effects on the water. Also the different things that can happen to the body. On the back are Instructions for the Use of the Radio-electric Medical Unit and the hiring of the Units. A form is at the bottom of the page for the Medical Officer to fill in as it required a Doctor's order to hire one.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, the electronic company of new zealand limited, mr wallace, mr bruce, mr duthie, mr voyce, national mutual life chambers, radio-electric medical unit, application for hiring radio-electric medical units

Letter, dated 28 October, 1947, from J. Hearmsuth? To Dr. W. N. Abbott. The writer thanks Dr. Abbott for sending him the book on the working of Scalebuoys. The one installed at the Gas Works had done wonderful work and they required very little attention.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, palmerston north city council, dr w n abbott, j hearmsuth?

Bendigo Central Bottle Club Newsletter - James Lerk Collection, Vol 6, No. 6 (ca. July 1981) Article on E W Jones, Forest Creek; established 1853 (aerated waters) est. 1853.; reprinted extract from 1895-96 Directory re product of Sandhurst Eucalyptus Works, Arnold Street.One page shows a photo of Heather Knight and Kath Simmons.