Yields information about the change of the name of the Ballarat and other SEC branches and how it was done., Yields information about the change of the name of the Ballarat and other SEC branches and how it was done.Duplicated notice on quarto paper about the change of name of the Ballarat Branch to the Mid-Western Branch, effective 1/7/1966. Notice signed by the Branch Manager 3/5/1966. Also noted the change of Geelong to Barwon and Mildura to Mallee branch.trams, tramways, workshops, ballarat, crews, depot

Yields information about the work being done at the old SEC depot during the 1972 Australia Day weekend., Yields information about the work being done at the old SEC depot during the 1972 Australia Day weekend.Handwritten note titled "Australia Day Weekend 1972 - Works Projects", about the work to be done at the old SEC depot and the depot site by BTPS Volunteers. Prepared by Melton Foo?trams, tramways, btps, volunteers

Yields information about the relocation conditions for tramway employees - only the 3rd sheet held., Yields information about the relocation conditions for tramway employees - only the 3rd sheet held.Third sheet of a memorandum setting out the transfer conditions of retrenched employees within the SEC at the time of closure of the tramway. Part of a document that had been posted to a notice board - other sheets not located.trams, tramways, sec, closure, retrenchment, personnel

Duplicated meeting minutes on foolscap sheets of the ARHS SA Division meetings. .1 - 16.8.1963 .2 - 31.7.1963 .3 - 19.7.1963 .4 - 29.5.1963 .5 - 29.8.1962 Gives indication of those involved in setting up the railway museum and other activities. Many of the people attending would have been friends of Wal Jack.trams, tramways, arhs, adelaide

Duplicated meeting minutes on foolscap sheets of the SA SMEE .1 - 27.2.1963 .2 - 26.9.1962 Gives indication of those involved in setting up the railway museum and other activities. Many of the people attending would have been friends of Wal Jack.trams, tramways, sa smee, adelaide

List of some PWD contracts for works 1853 to 1894 around Queenscliffe & environs.Public Works Department (Vic.) selected list of works.List of some PWD contracts for works 1853 to 1894List from a set of lists of PWD Contracts 1853 - 1894history

QMC Advisory Committee's first Meeting Minutes 23/09/1983, 4 pagesQMC Advisory Committee's first Meeting MinutesQMC Advisory Committe Meeting Minutes 23/09/1983, 4 pages.Nilhistory

Excercise book with minutes taken at two meetings held in the Waarre hall in Decemberr 1960 to resolve the problem of the local telephone exchange losing its current operator. The minutes note the majority of people who lived on Eastern Creek Rd. and Waarre Rd. at this time. Families included. Bottrel, Bramley, Lloyd, Fitzpatrick, McKenzie, Clarke, Welton, Younis, Meek, Wills, Shiells, Jeffery, Wilson, Giblett, Webb, Tranter, Stevens, Meek. The book contains a letter written to the PMG and a response. The situation was resolved when Sylvia Fitzpatrick agreed to become the telephonist and for the exchange to be relocated from the home of Roy and Minnie Ford to the Home of Jim and Sylvia Fitzpatrick. School Exercise bookWaarre Telephone Subscriberscommunication, telephone, community action

The Show and Exhibition was held to mark the Centenary of the first cultivation of land by Edward Henty at Portland in 1834.Bendigo Grand National Centenary Celebration Agricultural Show & Exhibition Prize Schedule. Booklet - 112 pp. Stapled together. Illustrated front page. Exhibition Prize Schedule for the Show & Exhibition held from 27th November to 1st December 1934 - Day and Night. The booklet lists the exhibition categories and includes advertisements for local businesses.agriculture, centenary, exhibition

Prize Schedule and Champion Awards for the 1933 Show Carnival of the Bendigo Agricultural, Horticultural and Pastoral Show held 10 - 12 October 1933. 80pp. fastened with two staples.bendigo show, awards, 1933

Beehive buildings. This was originally the Sandhust Mining Exchange and as such was the oldest purpose built exchange in Australia and was one of only two in regional Australia. It was initially established in the 1850's to service the miners of the area. It's first double story incarnation as the Bendigo Stock Exchange, contained up to 2000 stockbrokers and 5000 shareholders. In 1871 the building burnt to the ground and the new and current building was completed in 1872. The modern building was designed by Charles Webb, who was also responsible for the Royal Arcade in Melbourne. and features a pitched glass roof similar to the Royal Arcade, Melbourne.Unused Beehive Store receipt book (nos. 001204-1 to 50). Owner R.O. Henderson (Beehive) Pty Ltd, Pall Mall and Hargreaves Streets, Bendigo. Undated. Light paper cover, rear card cover, bound book. Four unused envelopes, with Beehive \ letterhead in upper left-hand corner.Receipt book nos. 001204-1 to 50the beehive, invoice

MESSRS. PRESCOTT AND DAWE. THEIR NEW PREMISES. Article The Bendigo Independent (Vic. 1891 1918)Thursday 15 December 1910 Page 2 MESSRS. PRESCOTT AND DAWE. Messrs. Prescott and Dawe, jewellers and opticians, established business in Mitchell street, Bendigo, in 1887, and so rapidly did their clients increase that they soon gained a top reptation for introducing the best workmanship in every branch. The firm’s goods are always unique and artistic. They have manufactured endless presents, notable amongst which are the civic gifts presented annually to the mayor and mayoress for the time being, the mayoral chain and the late Mr. George Lansell’s medallion, and presents to leading citizens throughout the State. Their new business premises at the corner of Mitchell and Hargreaves streets are now ready. They make an imposing addition to the architecture of the city. The elevations to Mitchell and Hargreaves street have been well treated in every detail and carried out in the renaissance style. Order book used by Prescott & Dawe, Jeweller's of Bendigo. Black cover. Account book with 66pp with ruled blue lines and red column lines. The book contains handwritten quotes for production of medals and badges. The pages include details of colours, materials and words. Quotes accompanied by hand drawn designs drawn onto the pages or on separate pieces of paper or card pasted into the book. Several loose designs also included. The last two pages include list of suppliers and manufacturers. First entry April 1925 for Quarry Hill Golf Club badges. Last entry 1963 for St Mary's College enamelled badges with brooch pins. Neville King Collectionjewellers, medals, badges, prescott & dawe, designs

The Camp Hill State School is a gothic inspired building, completed in 1877, with an initial enrolment of over 1200 students. A deputation had previously been made in 1875 proposing that a school be built. As well as regular classes, night classes for boys were held at Camp Hill from 1879.Red covered Minutes Book, handwritten in ink, from June 1967 to April 1976. known as Camp Hill state School until Feb 1972 when it was changed to Camp Hill Primary School.Written on inside first page "Minute Book, Camp Hill state School, Mother's Club". Price of book $1.79 written in pencil on fly leaf.minutes, mothers'club, 1960s, camp hill state school

Large land sales ledger with cloth binding on spine. 101 pages handwritten. Dates from 1908 - 1934. Ledger filled with names, addresses, financial details and remarks regarding clients. Ledger for Bendigo area.On front cover page written in red is '138 Front' and '130 Rear.' On the spine it is written in red, 'Bgo 130 +138, 138 Front, 130 Rear, 1 to 500.' On first page written in red "SEC 138 Front." Back cover is written '121 in back of book.'land sales, register

Hardcover minute book, green cover with red spine with the words minute book on the front in gold writing. Records of meetings of the 3BO Women's Tennis Club The book has 118 pages with the first meeting being recorded on the 16th of February 1938 and the last one on the 18th October 1940.minutes, tennis club

Large cloth bound ledger, hard board cover, front and back. Over a hundred pages not all numbered. Handwritten. Dates from 1906 - 1922. ledger filled with names, addresses, financial details, and glued in posters of land sales associated with clients. Castlemaine is listed as the area for the ledger and also St Anaud, Maryborough, Avoca, Inglewood, Dunolly, Daylesford, Maldon, Heathcote, Woodend. Scratched on the front cover is a faded reading of 'Castlemaine.' Written onto the spine is written in blue texta, 'Land Sales, C'Maine,' and also '8.6.1906 to 23.2.1922.' land sales, register, castlemaine

Thomas Couch Watts c. 1865 - 30/10/1914 was a Bendigo Real Estate Agent, initially in View St and later at 253 Mitchell Street. He married Alice Maud Glasier in 1888. His son Raymond Leigh Watts b. 1894 was admitted as a partner in the business in 1915 when he qualified as an Insurance Agent. Raymond died in 1929 aged 35. Thomas became an auctioneer and Real Estate Agent c. 1904 after initially running a book and stationery store in View Street with his brother Edward. Thomas and his family resided at "Ottawa" in Rowan Street, Bendigo.Green hardcover ledger book. The ledger has 354 pages and it lists the name, addresses and the amount of rent received. The period covered is from 1940 to 1958Two stamps on the first two pages with the name T.C. Watts and son 253 Mitchell Street Bendigo & Districtestate agent, rent book

The Victorian Parliament passed Land Acts in 1860, 1862 and 1869, which offered settlers land within defined agricultural areas. Settlers paid for half of an allotment on selection at a uniform price of £1 per acre and paid rent on the other half for usually 7 years. By the end of the period, to obtain title to the land, settlers would have had to pay the balance of the purchase price and make certain improvements. (from Wikipedia)Blue book missing front cover, some loose pages. The book contains amendments to the land act 1869. throughout the book there are handwritten notes with names and localitiesRed pen mark at the front Land(?) 869. some of the nameswriten are: Sanderson, O'Brien, H. Jackson, R. Wharton, W. Porter, J. Stewart, Foley and Mortonland act, victorian legislation

Black hardcover book. On the front in gold letters ''Borough of Eaglehawk. On the spine Victorian Statutes, Vol 1 A-E. Contents: Chronological table, historical table of legislation for or in Victoria, table of acts in Vol. 1. The book has 1022 pages. Printed in Melbourne by john Ferres, government printer, 1866Inside front cover sticker: J.K. Robshaw, stationer and printer, Pall Mall, Sandhurstvictorian legislation, acts of parliament, borough of eaglehawk, 1866

Foolscap ledger. Used and unused receipts for dividend and other various money orders. Filled with names of clients and reasons for payments. Board front and back cover, cloth spine, paper inside, printed and handwritten. Dates: 1888- 1890. Only location mentioned is Melbourne. money order, ledger, the bank of victoria

Larger loan ledger book, covered by a thick board cover and back, with a layer of possibly embossed silk, bound by thick material possibly leather. Paper inside, 402 pages are indicated, not all written in. Ledger filled with first, alphabetical names and notes, then the rest (139 pages) are records for loans and payments for clients, including full names, dates and financial details of clients. Spine says: Loan Register. 6 loose pieces of paper of various financial notes, other loose papers attached by paper clip. Dates: 1900 - 1969loans, ledger, finance

Title on the front says - Bendigo Sec 12, Register. Large land register book. Board cover and back - covered by material of blue silk and leather. Paper on the inside - 101 pages - handwritten. Each page is divided into application numbers, full names, dates of application, parish of address, and details regarding the land and what is being done with it. Dates approx. ~ 1895 - 1949Written on spine - 5 12 1 7 1. Front cover large capital B on the side of the cover and in the middle is Bendigo Sec 12 Register. land register, financial, bendigo

Hardcover book with blue front cover and brown spine. On the spine a red square with gold letters "Letter Book''. The book has an alphabetical index at the beginning without any entry. Five hundred pages of very thin paper complete the book, only four pages have writing with letters dated 1898 and 1899. The letters are from Mr. Abbott relating to business orders.business, letters, abbott

One hundred eighty-five page wages book. Maroon cover, on the front white sticker: Minute book with the word minute cancelled and Wages in pencil over it. The book gives details of the wages paid in date order covering the years 1899 to 1901. Names mentioned in the book are: Wittmann, Hargreaves, Moran, Pieper, Cooper, Abbott, Tattersall, Frawley.wages book, business

Twenty-one pages of handwritten records of merchandise supplied by Abbott Co. to various mining companies. The records are from 1900 and 1901. Items mentioned: gelignite, candles fuses, iron.business, mining comanies, 1900/1901, abbott

Two index books listing the name of clients of Abbott Co. in alphabetical order. The names of individuals and companies are followed by various amounts. These accounts books don't have dates on.bendigo businesses, abbott, account book

Notebook with only the first two pages filled. Title Dividend book. Dividend of 10% per annum for half year payable February 8th, 1890. The pages are divided in columns: Numbers of shares held, name of shareholder, address, number of shares, amount of dividend, date of payment, receipt of dividend. Under the receipt of dividend column four one penny Victoria stamp duty. Some of the shareholders' names are: Joseph Henry Abbott, Richard H.S. Abbott, Mary Abbott, Henry Griffiths, Emily Griffiths, Charles Griffiths and William Lewis. Also, three loose pieces of paper inside front cover with list of numbers and some names (?) and one inside back cover.shares, dividends, abbott

Blue and brown index book. Listings of the various items on stock are under the appropriate letter.business, inventory

Blue book with brown corners and spine, red label on spine with the title in gold letters "Reports of sales by auction". Letter "C" on spine. C'Maine on front cover. The book contains official Crown land sales documents, the papers are glued into the book. The book contains the purchasers' names, land section, allotments and price. Cover the period from 1893 to 1905.11/1/1893 to 12/03/06 written on the spine. Land sale reports 1880 written on inside cover. land sales, crown land, auctions

Blue and red Index book. The book contains list of names in alphabetical order, next to the names a series of numbers. Possibly relating to land sales. Date unknown. Mallee index on the spineledger, name index, mallee