George Young arrived in Australia in 1856-7 and settled in Eaglehawk where he was the mining manger in a firm that extracted gold from tailings using cyanide. In 1917 it was recalled by the Eaglehawk manager of the Commercial Bank of Australia that he employed about 70 men in his firm. In 1884 he successfully applied through Sergent John Gleeson for Victorian naturalisation. His application was processed along with five others. According to an article in the Australasian he was 'highly respected' in Eaglehawk for his 'uprightness and integrity'. The Bendigo Advertiser described him as being 'held in high esteem' and being 'a kind and benevolent man'. He made donations to the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum and Hospital on a number of occasions and was involved in organising the Chinese performance in the Bendigo Easter Fair in 1879. In June 1900, after his elder brother's death in 1899, George Young returned to China at his father's request to manage the family property. His Chinese-born wife and six Australian-born children accompanied him. Prior to his departure a portrait of the Young family was published in the Australasian and given to prominent citizens of Eaglehawk. A banquet was also given by the citizens of Eaglehawk to see the family off and George Young was presented with an illuminated address.The Faces of China - Bendigo, a presentation author unknown, photo copy of Seo (George) Young and his family with two paragraphs description of Chinese mines and missionaries on the gold fields. Seo Young of Eaglehawk was a wealthy mine tailings manager believed to be the only known Chinese to have occupied a position of authority over both Caucasians and Chinese workers.Handwritten on the rear is "found in "Chinese Footsteps" Historical sites of Bendigo.history, bendigo, eaglehawk, chinese, chinese mine managers, chinese missionaries

The gardens in the photograph are in the grounds at Rupertswood, the former summer residence of Sir William John and Lady Janet Clarke. Originally the gardens covered 99 acres and included a man-made lake in the shape of a map of Australia.A non-digital black and white photograph with a cream border of the lake and gardens in a spacious area with smaller buildings in the distanc.gardens, william sangster, sir william john clarke, lady janet clarke, trees, salesian college

Murray Comrie Collection. A news article from the Bendigo Advertiser titled 'Off To Alaska For Our Gold'. Relates to the export of a nugget found at Waanyarra called the Robin nugget being sold to a buyer in Alaska. waanyarra, gold, nuggets, prospecting, mining

Handout of the Beautiful Gardens of Ringwood Competition, 19th and 20th September, 1987.Foolscap typed sheet.BEAUTIFUL GARDENS OF RINGWOOD COMPETITION. 19th. & 20th. September, 1987. The following is a list of the Prize-Winning Gardens in this years Garden Competition. A total of 16 gardens were submitted for judging. Points awarded by the judge are in brackets and are given from a maximum of 100. Section 1: Home Garden - Street Frontage Exceeding 65 ft.(20 m.) 1st: Mr. B. Wheatley, 57 Oliver Street, Ringwood.(86) 2nd: Mr. K. Clark, 42 Bronhill Rd., Ringwood East.(67) 3rd: Mr. A. Blank, 28 Panorama Rd., Ringwood. (44) Section 2: Home Garden - Street Frontage Not Exceeding 65 ft. (20 m.) 1st. Mr. G. Williams, 69 Evelyn Rd., Ringwood.(73) 2nd. D. & P. Smithson, 7 Pamela Court, Nth. Ringwood. (72) 3rd. Mrs. D. Kane, 16 Lynwood Ave., Ringwood East.(65) Section 3: Home Garden - Front Only. Area that can be viewed from the Street. 1st: Mr. L. Sperling, 4 Lorienne Rd., Heathmont.(67) 2nd. Mr. H. Smit, 21 Unsworth Rd., Ringwood.(63) 3rd. Mr. & Mrs. G. Schmad, 8 Lyn Crt., Ringwood.(53) Section 4: Individual Garden in a Group of Flats or Home Units. (may include rear garden) 1st: Mr. & Mrs. C. & B. Harris, Unit 6, 32 Wilana St. Ringwood.(72) 2nd: Mr. & Mrs. W.C. & T. Wilson, Unit 5, 32 Wilana St., Ringwood. (49) Section 5: Garden in Non-Residential Property. There were no entries in this section. The Ringwood Garden Competition is sponsored by the Ringwood City Council and organised by the Ringwood Garden Club. The President and Committee of the Ringwood Garden Club would like to thank all home gardeners of Ringwood who entered this year's competition and hope they will enter again next year. If you would like to know more about the activities of our Club, come along to our meetings, which are held on the FOURTH MONDAY of each month, in the Ringwood Senior Citizens Clubrooms, Greenwood Ave., Ringwood commencing at 8.00 p.m. A warm welcome will be made to all visitors to our meetings. ____________________________________________ ___________________________________________ __________________________________________ _________________________________________ ________________________________________

Document. Harry Biggs Collection. Two pages of jottings relating to the history of Bendigo. Much of it was resourced from the Sandhurst Bee from articles published in the 1860s. Also from the Annals of 1857, Is a photocopy of stencil of original in blue writing on blue lined paper. Also included is original article which was published in the Advertiser on 30/4/70. Also included are two photocopies of pages from the Bendigo Annals from which he sourced for the article.Bendigo Annals, Bendigo Advertiser.organization, club/society, community, harry biggs collection, bendigo history, old police barracks

Postcard : sepia print of soldier in uniform. WW1. Embossed 'Bartlett Bros, Bendigo'Bartlett Bros, Bendigopostcard, photograph, ww1 soldier in uniform., postcard, photograph, portrait ww1 soldier in uniform. photographer - bartlett bros, bendigo.