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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Account written on blue paper and dated September 1871. Account is itemised for July and August and has prices with a total of 19/1 for stationary items. Bendigo United District A.O.F. oval impression stamp at the top of page.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, the bendigo united district -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY BENDIGO & DISTRICT TOURIST ASSOCIATION
Handwritten carbon copy of list of equipment purchased by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association including winding engines, cylinders, air compressor, bailing tank, safety cage and other mining equipment. Equipment came from Ron Barker, Rex Archbold and Geo. Holt. Also mentioned is Harry Archbold.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, equipment purchased by bendigo and district tourist associations, walkers limited maryborough foundry qld, central nell gwynne, mr miles lewis, ron barker, rex archbold, geo holt, harry archbold, a richardson -
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Map - RED WHITE & BLUE EXTENDED - PLAN OF RED WHITE AND BLUE EXTENDED MINE TRANSVERSE SECTION
Transverse section of the Red White & Blue Extended Mine on the Sheepshead Line of Reef showing shafts, depths and geological features. Drawn on traqcing film in pencil. Signed by J J Caldwell, District Field Geologist, Mines Department, Bendigo and dated 5/12/1940.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, plan of red white & blue extended mine transverse section, j j caldwell, mines dept bendigo -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: COMMISSIONER'S TOUR OF INSPECTION OF THE BALRANALD DENILIQUIN AND COHUNA LINES
Victorian railways commissioner's tour of inspection of the Balranald Deniliquin and Cohuna lines between 5th and 8th June 1961. Foolscap stapled, includes J Badham - District Rolling Stock Supt.document, memo, railway, inspection of the balranald deniliquin and cohuna lines -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS BENDIGO DISTRICT DERAILMENTS LIST 12.12.1960- 9.2.1961
Thin foolscap sheet showing location, vehicle and date. (x ref 1325.31) Victorian railways Bendigo district derailments list 12.12.1960- 9.2.1961.document, memo, railway -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS LOG / MESSAGE BOOK 15.8.1960-30.6.1962
Log/message book 15.8.1960- 30.6.1962. Green hard cover - grey binding foolscap notebook/message book 'District Office Bendigo' 15.8.1960. Messages detail daily weather conditions, various railway details, details of derailments. List of wheat wagons loaded - daily in connection with Wheat Lift (xref 1325.32 memo 1961 Wheat Harvest).document, memo, railway, drssupts office bendigo 15.8.1960 ( xref 1325.32 , xref 1325.33 , xref 1325.34 , xref 1325.35 ) -
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Document - ILLUMINATED ADDRESS MRS GEORGE LANSELL, 1906
An illuminated address presented to Mrs George Lansell by the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital upon the death of her Husband 20th April 1906. Leather bound with silver embossing, printed in black with an off white silk frontispiece.person, individual, george lansell, lansell, bendigo hospital -
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Document - THE 38TH BATTALION-BENDIGO AND DISTRICT
Framed photograph of some of the officers of the 38th Battalion A.I.F taken at Allo(u)nville France during World War 1, topped with a Battalion badge plus some names and relevant information. Framed with a thin black metal frame & under glass, paper sticker on back with names of men in photograph, reading, prepared by Richard Hogg, nephew of Lieut. Hugh McColl, and presented to Bendigo Historical Society 1980. Reformatted 1999.organization, military, 38th battalion, military, ww1, 38th battalion -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS MEMO 16.3.1961
Victorian Railways memo 16.3.1961. Typed on brown paper, ref JHB.BS District R.S. Superintendent's Office Bendigo 16.3.1961. Memo of bunkering of 'R' class locomotives.document, memo, railway, victorian railway memo -
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Document - CERTICATE OF VACCINATION, 1800's
Certicate of Successful Vaccination (Duplicate) , birth registered in 187? , Eaglehawk. Issued re Elizabeth Jane (Hall??). Signed by Public Vaccinator for the District (John Shaw??).document, certificate, vaccination -
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Document - INFORMATION: JAMES TYSON
Information re James ''Hungry'' Tyson, born in New South Wales 1819, (no date,no source for re-printed document).- brief biography and mention of his commercial interests, especially in Bendigo (beef/cattle yards/slaughterhouse etc). His father William Tyson Came to Sydney in 1809 and became a policeman in the Appin district. James Tyson worked for stations before going to the Barwidgee run in Victoria with his brother William. Yards for the cattle were established at Goornong and at Back Creek, where a Slaughterhouse and butchery were also established. There is also mention of the Tysons reef being named after James Tyson. He died in 1898 on one of his properties inland from Brisbane. Banjo Patterson wrote a poem titled 'T.Y.S.O.N.'person, individual, james tyson, back creek, bendigo creek, tyson's reef hotel, irishtown, tysons reef, tyson's old, tyson's new, alliance, england and davis, oriental flors and new mint -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - DEBORAH MINE - QUARRY HILL
Handwritten notes from a report by J. J. Caldwell, District Geologist. Ref. M. & Geological, July 1938. Page 29. Depth of Shaft 30 - 9 - 1937 - including well was 1025 feet as at 3 - 10 - 1932. Water was then making 500 gallons per hour. Baled with tanks.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, deborah mine quarry hill, m & geological, j j caldwell -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - NOTES FROM MINING DISTRICTS. HALF YEAR TO 30/6/49
Handwritten notes and photocopy of Notes from Mining Districts. Half Year to 30-6-'49. Reference: above M. & G. Journal. (Bendigo). Mining Inspector's Reports - Half Year to 30-6-1949. F. W. Vincent. '…Staffs reduced o minimum as a result of the continued inability of companies to discover payable values. Mining costs have continued to rise disproportionately in relation to the static price of gold, with the result that decreased financial support has been given to the companies by mining investors. 'North Deborah, only mine to producr payable values and pay dividends. South Virginia and Central Deborah had payable yields on small tonnages.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, notes from mining districts half year to 30/6/49, mining inspector's reports half year to 30-6-1949, f w vincent, north deborah, south virginia, central deborah -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - ANNUAL REPORT, INCLUDING GOLD & MINERAL STATISTICS 1936
Handwritten notes from the Annual Report, including Gold & Mineral Statistics, 1936. Mentioned are the London price of gold and the equivalent local price, No of batteries, Abandonned Mining Shafts, Cost of making the shafts safe, Inspection of boilers and the no condemmed, No of First and Second Class e'driver Certificates issued ofr 1935 and 1936, Alluvial and quartz gold yields for the Bendigo District, men employed in mining, Accidents and development at the Central Nell Gwynne.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, annual report including gold & mineral statistics 1936, state batteries, central nell gwynne -
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Document - E DOWLING COLLECTION: THANKYOU CARD
Thank you card issued by the Weslayan Church, Castlemaine & Sandhurst District Victoria: Presented to Mr & Mrs Weir in recognition of kindness shown to Ministers during the sittings of the District Meeting of 1878. Signed Spencer Williams, Chairman and A. Mitchell, B.A?. The E Dowling Collection. Related to Lithgow and Weir families.genealogy, family, lithgow, lithgow family, weir family, weslayan church castlemaine & sandhurst district -
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Document - DEATH CERTIFICATE OF THOMAS MORAN
Certified copy of the registration of the death and burial Thomas Moran, miner. District of Raywood, Colony of Victoria. Date of copy 19 February 1885. Signed by H.R.Hyde, Deputy Registrar, Raywood. On the rear: Noted in Lands Department, Chas A Roberts, 25/2/1885. Death of Thomas Moran - 6 February 1882 at Inglewood Hill, Raywood Borough, County of Bendigo. Male aged 61 years. Cause of death: bronchitis and asthma. Duration of last illness: 2 years. Medical attendant by whom certified: P.H. McGillivray M.R.C.S. Sandhurst. Last saw the deceased: 26 November 1881. Parents unknown. Informant: William English, son-in-law, Raywood . Deputy Registrar: H.R.Hyde. Date of registration: 7 February 1882. Buried Raywood Cemetery 7 February 1882. Undertaker: William English, Raywood. Minister/Witnesses: Dennis Fogarty, Daniel Ryan. Where born: Kilkenny Ireland, One year in NSW, 30 years in Victoria. Married Melbourne, age 34, to Mary Dundon. Issue: Mary 26 years and Catherine 25 yearsgenealogy, family, moran, thomas moran, raywood, inglewood hill, william english, h.r.hyde, p.h mcgillibray, daniel ryan, death certificate, raywood cemetery, denis fogarty, kilkenny ireland -
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Book - TELEPHONE DIRECTORY FEBRUARY 1961, February 1961
Soft covered Telephone Directory February 1961. Districts covered are Bendigo, Castlemaine, Charlton, Deniliquin, Echuca, Kerang, Kyneton, Maryborough, Swan Hill. Cover has a green background with an outline of the map of Victoria in white. The Victorian Telephone directory boundaries are indicated and the district covered is shaded with black dots. Some handwritten jottings are written in ink on the cover. The directory contains both white and pink pages.book, bendigo, bendigo history & its people -
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Document - STATE RIVERS AND WATER COMMISSION : COLIBAN DISTRICT WATER DISTRIBUTION ACRE FEET
A table titled Coliban District Water Distribution Acre Feet. The dates indicated cover the period 1937-1957. Main column headings: Urban Supplies, Irrigation, Sluicing, Total Consumption, Total Deliveries from Storages, Loss, Efficiency, and Remarks. Years and figures are typed in red columns with some figures totalled in pencil at the bottom of the last column.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system, state rivers and water supply commission. coliban system. -
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Map - STATE RIVERS AND WATER COMMISSION : COLIBAN DISTRICT IRRIGATION AND TOWN SUPPLY CHANNELS, 30/11/1956
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Foolscap-size map. Title : Coliban district Plan showing Irrigation and Town Supply Channels. The map covers the area from Raywood to Guildford. Scale : 1 inch to 4 miles. Dated 30/11/56, number 5,491 in bottom right corner.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system, state rivers and water supply commission. coliban system. -
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Map - STATE RIVERS AND WATER SUPPLY COMMISSION : COLIBAN DISTRICT MAP 1956, 30/11/1956
State Rivers and Water Supply Commission Coliban District map. Titled: S.R. & W.S.C. Coliban District Plan showing Irrigation and Town Supply Channels 1956. Scale: 1 inch = 4 miles. Indicates concrete lining and concrete re-lining channels. Printed in blue ink and information added in red. The map is dated at the bottom - 30/11/'56. There is a number, 25,491, in the bottom right corner.state infrastructure, water supply, coliban system, state rivers and water supply commission. coliban system. -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: SCOUTING IN BENDIGO DISTRICT
A small green soft covered book titled, 'Scouting in Bendigo District. Official Year Book 1964.' Arthur Hocking Print, Bendigo. 60 pgs. Photos, illustrations, advertisements.Arther Hocking Print, Bendigoclubs, social, scouts, lydia chancellor, collection, scouting, boy scouts, australian boy scouts association victorian branch, bendigo district scouting, boys, male, recreation, handicrafts, clubs, clubs and associations -
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Document - ANZAC COLLECTION: ANZAC DAY 2015 SERVICE PROGRAMME RSL BENDIGO
A4 folded program for Anzac Day service at Bendigo District RSL Sub-Branch, Pall Mall, Bendigo in 2015. On front 'commemorating the service and sacrifice of all Australian servicemen and women. Side by Side . A Centenary of Memories' Black and red print on white paper.Bendigo RSLmilitary, world war 1, rsl anzac service programme 2015 -
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Newspaper - ANZAC COLLECTION: MURRRAY POUSTIE BOOK 'THE FIRST CONTINGENT', 2nd August 2014
Newspaper article from Bendigo Advertiser, August 2nd. 2014, regarding outbreak of World War 1 centenary and overview of Murrray Poustie's book 'The First Contingent'. The City of Greater Bendigo and Bendigo District RSL, Chris Earl, Terry Karamaloudis Cliff Richards.Bendigo Advertisermilitary, world war 1, declaration of war -
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Book - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF BENDIGO BOOKLET, 1850 - 1950's
Joan O'Shea Collection. Buff Coloured Booklet City of Bendigo. 150th anniversary of Bendigo 1850s to 1950s. Image on cover coat of arms for City of Bendigo underneath word progress, left hand side horse, right hand side bullock. History of Bendigo: From Sheep Run to Provincial City in 100 years. Map of Bendigo and Surrounds Railways, Water Courses & Storage, Power, Municipal Boundaries & Land Available for Industry. Municipal District Creation 1855, Borough Proclamation 1863, Proclaimed City 1871, Area: 7992 Acres Population as of last census City of Bendigo 28,722, City of Bendigo and adjacent Urban Areas 36,909. City of Bendigo Map, The Past Prior to 1850. Icons of Bendigo The Bendigo base Hospital,Law Courts & Post Office, Primary Schools, Housing, Industry including Butter Production, Poultry Farming, Livestock Sales & Tomato Growing, Slaughter House & ordnance factory. The Present Recreation Photos: Bendigo Bowling Club, Queen Elizabeth Oval, Municipal Lawn Tennis Courts The Future of Bendigo, Bendigo Photographs From The 1950s,Cambridge Press Bendigobendigo, history, progress of bendigo 1850s on. -
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Document - PHOTOCOPY OF DEATH RECORDS: GEORGE BIGGINS
Photocopy of Death Certificate re George Biggins -died 12.12.1926 at Heathcote Hospital age 61 of Septicemia and Cardiac failure / Photocopy taken from Third Schedule Deaths in the District of Heathcote , Victoria book .The main information re: death details are intact , but there is evidence of some writing which is indistinctdocument, george biggins -
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Document - SMALL BROCHURE: THE PASSING OF THE JAJOWEROUNG BY J.H. HARRISON
Small cream coloured typed Brochure -'The Passing of the Jajoweroung ( The Loddon Valley Tribe ) -by J.H. Harrison - Secretary , Bendigo & District Branch , Royal Historical Society of Victoria /J.H. Harrison - Secretary , Bendigo & District Branch , Royal Historical Society of Victoriadocument, the jajoweroung ( the loddon valley tribe ) -
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Map - CAMPBELL COLLECTION: BENDIGO AND DISTRICT MAPS
Map. Two aerial photographs of Kangaroo Flat and Lockwood (part). Crusoe Reservoir bottom right corner on Crusoe Road, shows Merindah Road running between Lockwood and Crusoe Roads. Map Name : Bendigo Mapsheet Run 2. 14-2-71, 13,200 A.S.L.. Map shown with NORTH at bottom of page, VIC 2479 at corner. Map 2 continues to the west. A joined copy of both maps is also included.map, bendigo, agricultural lands -
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Document - W. BABIDGE COLLECTION: SANDHURST TRUSTEES COMPANY RECEIPT
Receipt No. 2534 from the Sandhurst and Northern District Trustees Company dated 1st June 1932 for the sum of £15 from W. Babidge, Account Estate W. G. Bentley. Receipt has yellow 2d. Duty stamp. Printed by J. B. Young & Co., Printers, Bendigo.document, w. babidge collection - sandhurst trustees company receipt, w g bentley, sandhurst and northern district trustees executors and agency company limited, j b young -
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Photograph - ESMA TURNER COLLECTION: AMALGAMATED SOCIETY OF ENGINEERS PHOTO OF EMBLEM
Esma Turner Collection - (Esma Turner - Secretary of the Huntly and District Historical Society) Amalgamated Society of Engineers / photo of emblem 10x15mm - see 4737.1- blue banner at base 'Be United and Industrious '/ wording below Amalgamated Society of Engineers Machinists .(Wheelwrights ?) .Smiths and Pattern Makers - An explanation of the emblem is given in 4737.1.photograph, esma turner collection - ( esma turner - secretary of the huntly and district' s historical society ) amalgamated society of engineers / of plaque - -
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Photograph - ESMA TURNER COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPH PLAQUE AND PHOTOS
Esma Turner Collection - (Esma Turner - Secretary of the Huntly and District Historical Society) Amalgamated Society of Engineers / photo of plaque and photos 10x15mm - see 4737.1- Amalgamated Society of Engineers Presented to F J Britt 1889.photograph, person, male, esma turner collection - ( esma turner - secretary of the huntly and district' s historical society ) amalgamated society of engineers / -