black and white photo: Central Deborah Gold Mining Co. N.L. Poppet head with corrugated iron sheds in foreground and ( right ) rear. On back Handwritten ' Central Deborah ' ' A Richardson, 24 Harrison St., Bendigo' Argus' photo / ( James Lerk 10/2000 )organization, business, central deborah gold mine

black and white photo: remains of mine machinery - metal pipes and valves. On back ' Nell Gwynne Reefs Mine/Winding Engine 'Alan Doney Photograph ( James Lerk 17.3.2000 )organization, business, nell gwynne reefs mine

black and white photo: winding gear in concrete base. RHSV Stamp/handwritten ' Nell Gwynne Reef' mine/winding engine/Walker & Coy. ' makers'Alan Doney (James Lerk, 10/2000 )organization, business, nnell gwynne reef mine

BHS Collectionblack and white photo ( 2 thereof ) of double fronted, gable roofed brick house, 2 single entrances, small cottage on right hand side. Picket fence and iron gate. 3 brick chimneys. Paling fence on left.'S. Black photo' ( James Lerk 28.02.2000)buildings, residential, brick house

Book - Bendigo's Gold Mining Revival, 1929 - 1954.James A. Lerkbendigo, mining, early history.

Bendigos Mining History 1851 - 1954. An overview of some of the trends in mining growth, development and ultimate decline of gold mining in Bendigo. Published by the Bendigo Trust, first edition of 4000 copies, 79 pages with photographs, illustrations & maps plus a newspaper cutting dated 1997.James A Lerk.bendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo - history, gold mining, bendigo gold mines.

black and white photo: View from the Union Bank ( later ANZ) across View Street towards Temperance Hall. Shows columns and decorative capitals.cottage, miners, james lerk 5.11 1999: 'view from manager's office, union bank, view st. bendigo, looking at temperance hall extensions'

B+W photo of cricket team. 11 men in cricket gear, 3 at front wearing pads. In background are part of grandstand, fences, trees, and part of building with sign reading : '?B.U.C Club Harold Williams left end back row?'Bartlett Bros. Bendigoorganization, club/society, ?b.u.c.club, cricket club, james lerk ' cricket team b.u.c.c upper reserve, bendigo', helen mamka 9.11.2001 'this photo is not in ken wust's book: bendigo district cricket 1953-1990

B+W photo on brown board 35 men + boys outside factory building, 2 men on bicycles.organization, business, cohn bros. limited, james lerk 19.11.1999 prev acc no. 'gp59' 'royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch'

Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Eighteen Slides from various paintings and engravings of 1800s Sandhurst and Bendigo history, bendigo, james lerk collection, mt alexander, st andrews bendigo, s.t. gill, sandhurst, eaglehawk, bendigo caledonian society, shamrock hotel bendigo

Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Fifteen Slides of the Bendigo Easter parade, includes the Bendigo Show, Rosalind Park Sound Shell and lookout; One Tree Hill Lookout and Williamson Street Toilet Block.history, bendigo, james lerk collection, bendigo easter parade, bendigo conservatory, one tree hill lookout, marching girls bendigo, brass bands bendigo, bendigo rosalind park

Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Twenty Slides of Bendigo images: Les Penna's Plane February 1970 'Music to the People' Rosalind Park Bendigo 1956 Bendigo Art Gallery View Street 1957 View from the lookout in Rosalind Park Bendigo 1957 Charing Cross Bendigo March 1972 Stramit Board Works - Allingham Street Golden Square Bendigo 1957 Penna's starting gates Bendigo 1958 Bendigo Conservatory Gardens Autumn Flowers Easter 1957 Youth Sunday Bull Street Bendigo 1957history, bendigo, james lerk collection, bendigo conservatory, brass bands bendigo, rosalind park bendigo, bendigo art gallery, stramit board works bendigo, les penna's plane, penna starting gates, conservatory gardens bendigo

1965 fire at the Bendigo Railway Station A dull explosion in the refreshment room about 1:30 p.m. touched off the blaze, which quickly spread and burnt out the station in less than an hour. Just before the explosion a train carrying more than 200 Melbourne-bound holiday makers pulled out of the station. Scores of railways employees in other parts of the station did not realise the refreshment room was on fire until a signal box attendant gave the alarm. Early estimates place damage at more than £100,000. Quick work by station staff saved many thousands of pounds worth of equipment before flames engulfed the building from end to end. At the height of the blaze, a Bendigo fire brigade Station Officer, Vin Lapsley, fell 18 feet – and miraculously landed on his feet – after being overcome by smoke while directing a hose from a ladder on to the roof. Mr. Lapsley was later treated for a broken bone in his right leg.Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Nineteen Slides of Bendigo images: Bendigo Railway Station after fire 1965 New Bendigo Railway Station after the fire Bendigo Town Hall and Bull Street Bendigo Law Courts and Police Station from the conservatory gardens Gold Panners Monument with the Bendigo Technical school in the background Bendigo Cenotaph - set up for an event - Charing Cross - 1957 New Bendigo Chinese Dragon 'Loong' 1970 Easter Procession 1957 Golden Square High School September 1965 Hattam Street Bendigo Opening of Golden Oaks retirement village September 1965 - Hattam Street Bendigo High Street Golden Square, Bendigo - monument to the founding of gold in the area Bendigo Showgrounds with the Benevolent Home and the Base Hospital in the background Old Base Hospital Lucan Street Bendigo Arnold Street former shop Bendigo Alexandra Fountain Charing Cross Bendigo Banner - Bendigo Training Centre Bendigo House - address unknownhistory, bendigo, james lerk collection, bendigo conservatory, conservatory gardens bendigo, bendigo town hall, bull street bendigo, bendigo railway station fire, golden square high school, golden oaks village bendigo, dragon loong, bendigo cenotaph, alexandra fountain bendigo, bendigo base hospital, bendigo benevolent home, bendigo easter procession

ROSEVIEW 407 High Street, Golden Square Bendigo "Roseview" was designed by Godfrey Eathorne and constructed in 1939. It is one of the few Streamline Moderne houses in the Central Goldfields region, and was one of the earliest constructed in the Bendigo region. It is an outstanding example of this style of housing. It resembles an ocean liner, and reflects the emphasis on the streamlining of methods of transportation. It utilizes both flat and curved surfaces and has little external ornamentation. The use of materials such as rounded glass windows and metal window and door frames reflects an innovative approach to construction consistent with the style. "Roseview" was constructed on a large scale, with large and spacious rooms. It reflects the prominent social status and wealth of the original owner, together with the desire for a building in 'the latest' style which was sure to attract attention and prominence in the region. It has been maintained largely in original condition. CARALULUP HOTEL 'The Sun' dated January 17, 1941 on the back. It states that 'The licence of Caralulup Hotel, near Talbot, has been surrendered, thus severing an 80 year association with the district' State Library of Victoria TOLMER GOLD ESCORT ROUTE The gold rush in New South Wales and Victoria left few able miners in South Australia. Bad economic conditions saw more than 15,000 men leave the Kapunda and Burra mines by the end of 1851. Alexander Tolmer, Commissioner of Police in 1852 proposed that the gold won by South Australians should be brought back to South Australia under an escort consisting of only a few men. In March a Gold Escort was on its way back to Adelaide with almost 6,000 ounces of gold for the vaults of the Treasury Building. After this successful trip Tolmer led two other escorts before handing over his duties. A total of eighteen gold escorts were made, the last one during November and December 1853 when Inspector Wyndham was in charge. You’ll find Gold Escort Route Monuments between Meningie, Coonalpyn and Tintinara.Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Twenty Slides of Bendigo: Bullen's Circus Bendigo February 1966 "Roseview", Pethard's Home at 407 High Street, Golden Square, Bendigo. 25th March 1957. House is possibly on the Midland Highway Epsom, Bendigo - 8 April 1955 Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines mini bus The Big Tree Sedgwick Road March 1972 The old Golden Gully Hotel Diamond Hill Road, Bendigo The old Lockup Eaglehawk Bendigo September 1967 Market Gardens - possibly North Bendigo North Deborah Mine photo taken from Breen Street 1958 Laying the track to get the engine into the park, looking down Mitchell Street Bendigo Engine R766 in the Victorian Railways Institute Park Railway Place Bendigo On the Methodist Church Steps Arnold street Bendigo Miner's Hut at Moliagul Basket Lunch - White Hills Botanical Gardens - St johns 100 year celebrations White Hills Swimming Pool February 1970 White Hills Botanical Gardens Bendigo Bendigo Show Parade 1958 The Arrival of the Cobb and Co Coach in Bendigo September 1963 history, bendigo, james lerk collection, golden square high school, dragon loong, white hill botanical gardens, 407 high street bendigo, r766 engine, bullens circus, caralulup, moligual, bendigo show, tolmer's gold route, kangaroo flat bus lines, eaglehawk lockup, arnold street methodist church, elephants

Photo of Joshua Clough beside a model of a mine. A banner of the school is in the background. Story about an exhibition focusing on minerals and mining. The children learnt about the different aspects of mining and made models.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, joshua clough, central deborah gold mine, james lerk

Molassine was created in 1900 to exploit a secret formula for animal fed. The formula had been brought to Britain by Arthur Stein ‘a mid European probably hailing from one of the Balkan States’. At first the feed was made up by Henry Tate but in 1908 they began work in Greenwich. The molasses was bought locally from Silvertown and Plaistow refineries and the company built the first steel tanks for molasses bought from Danks, Steam Boiler Manufacturers, between 1910-1914. Their main product was a molasses based feed for horses - this consisted of sphagnum moss mixed with both beet and cane molasses and a ‘soupcon of maganesium calcum carbonate’. In the First World War this feed was considered antiseptic and soldiers used it as a plaster for wounds.Molassine Blotter Book published by the Molassine Company Limited, Tunnel Avenue, East greenwich, London, S.E. Red covered, it contains information Calendar for three years and information on domestic animals - how to keep them when ill, also an English Dictionary, Atlas, ready reckoner, address book, at home days diary etc.history, james lerk collection, molassine blotter

BHS Collectionsepia photograph on cream board - 52 workmen in front of base of poppet legs and mullock heap, weatherboard shed on left. Mine cage at back right. All the men are wearing a hat, some with moustache. Printed at bottom 'Cyril White, photo, Mundy Street. In ball point pen at bottom 'Cyril White, photo, Mundy Street, Bendigo Open lattice poppet head visible.Cyril Whiteorganization, business, commercial, james lerk 17.12.1999 ' could be great central victoria or ….. not many of the open lattice poppet heads in bendigo.

Author George Ellis is a descendant of the James Family who arrived in St Just's Point in the 1870s. Forward by James Lerk December 2010. Yellow soft cover book. 55 pages. Front cover with black and white photo of house fence and yard in the center. Author George A.Ellis. Contains information, photos, factory drawings, labels relating to the St Just's Point area of Long Gully. Back cover plain yellow. 2010long gully, st justs point, cornish, mining

Photocopy of a newspaper article that appeared in the Bendigo Weekly on Friday, November 18, 2016. Discover Bendigo with James Lerk. The article is titled: generations of Georges.newspaper, bendigo, bendigo weekly

Bendigo Weekly from Friday, 21 January, 2000. Article by James Lerk in the series ''Discover Bendigo'' titled: Ironbark Hill School of John Rae.school, history, ironbark hill school

St. Just's Point. Author: George Ellis. History of Cornish and area in Bendigo called St. Just's Point, near Long Gully. Foreword by James Lerk.George Ellisbendigo, history, st. just's point, bendigo, st. just's point, history, heritage, mining, cornish

Shows date of death. Who delivered eulogy for Dennis O'Hoy. Obituary Advertiser Thursday 6th September 2001. Names Greta Balsillie, James Lerk, June Killian.person, individual, basil miller

A box of 28 photographic slides containing various views of Bendigo. Included are buildings and streetscapes. Item part of Mr. Ken Hesse Collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.slide, bendigo, buildings, ken hesse collection, collection, photographs, bendigo, buildings, history, place, streetscape

A white single sheet giving an order of service for a manse opening on 04/02/1962. Item part of Mr. Ken Hesse Collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.church, celebration, presbyterian church forest st bendigo, ken hesse collection, collection, bendigo, religions, christianity, manse, building, history, programme, program, service

Bendigo Weekly dated Friday Sept 9, 2005, Discover Bendigo, James Lerk author. James Jeffery subject. Stump he once preached from on corner of Panton and Laurel St, now site of Methodist Church.bendigo, church, golden square

Black and white postcard photo of engine house, Garden Gully United Mine, after fire. James Lerk veritication ( 11.2.2000 ) 'Engine house fire at the Garden Gully Mine 'organization, business, garden gully mine

Black and while photograph of Clarence United Mine, Sailor's Gully Road, Eaglehawk. Poppet head beside settling pond. Large building to left. James Lerk 20 July, 2000.place, laneway, clarence unite mine.

Colour photo : 2 storeyed row of shops. Far left on corner verandah with cast iron lace ' Atkinson Building' James Lerk 28.2.2000 ' Atkinson buildings, View Street ' See 302.buildings, commercial, atkinson building