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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MALTHOUSE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Malthouse: The Albion Brewery (Steward Brothers), Eaglehawk, circa 1900. The brewery dates back to 1853. James Steward was born in 1830 at Bury-St-Edmonds, Suffolk, England, and was educated in the brewing of ale before he boarded the American ship, the James L. Logert, bound for Australia in 1852. He made his way to the Bendigo diggings where he soon won his share of the precious metal until 1857 when he purchased a brewery in Letherby's Rd, Sailors Gully. The brewery covered five acres, had a house opposite with creeper covered walls and was described as one of the most attractive in the area.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CATHOLIC COLLEGE BENDIGO
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Catholic College Bendigo: first built in 1865, it housed the Sisters of Mercy. Within three months of occupation the Sisters opened a school called St. Aloysius. The first of St Mary's College was opened in 1897. Gradually the entire block from View Street to Barkly Terrace East has been acquired.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Eaglehawk: this photo is looking south over the Borough of Eaglehawk in 1875. After gold was discovered in Golden Square, it was inevitable prospectors would cut their way through the bush to what is now known as Eaglehawk. The legend says two prospectors in 1852, John Rooke and Joseph Crook, were looking for one of their horses, which had gone astray, when they stopped to rest. Where they stopped they found gold. After three weeks of digging, Crook and Rooke left the area with a massive 48 pounds in gold weight. It did not take long, approximately three years, before Eaglehawk had a population of 20,000.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BEFORE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Before: looking down the mall, Sandhurst, in the early 1860s.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BENDIGO
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Bendigo: a view of the Albert Bush store in Williamson Street. The store was built in 1885 and had a wide range of wholesale and retail family groceries. It was quite a point of sale for the people of Bendigo. In January, 1865 land in Pall Mall sold for 90 pounds per square foot.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CULTIVATOR
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Kecks' nursery, Spring Gully, circa 1890s. Herbert and James Keck started the small palm plantation in 1888. Little did they know they had laid the foundation for one of Bendigo's best known nurseries.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HOT BREAD
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Hot bread: Excelsior Bakery, California Gully, circa 1900. The bakery was established by W.H. Reed in 1890 to supply bread to residents of Eaglehawk and Bendigo. The bread was so popular Mr. Reed extended the bakehouse and opened another store. In 1901 he was employing 17 people.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: PRODUCTION
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Production: Butter Factory, Mundy Street, circa 1900. In the late 1870s J.T.H. Cocks purchased the old Cobb & Co. stables at the corner of Mundy and Mollison Streets, Sandhurst, to establish a dairy. From 1902, the factory became known as the Bendigo Butter Factory and Cool Store Chambers. Then in the 1940s it was formed as a company and the title shortened to Bendigo Butter Factory & Co. At this time, it was transporting cream from Kerang, Cohuna and Gunbower. The factory closed in the mid 1970s. The site is now occupied by Jack Charlton and Co. Pty Ltd, Refrigeration Mechanics.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: RESIDENCE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Residence: Letheby Road, Eaglehawk.. Built in 1905 at a cost of 850 pounds, this was the original home of Abraham Albion Steward, son of the owner of the Albion Brewery. The home has 3.7 metre ceilings, spacious rooms and a cellar below the kitchen floor. The sandstone faced building at the rear of N. 26 is not original, having been removed from n. 84 Sailors Gully Road and re-erected.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: QUEEN STREET
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Queen Street: factory, circa 1900. In 1893, Simon Brown formed a partnership with Charles Turner in Williamson Street, Bendigo, trading as Brown&Turner. The partnership had ceased by 1900 when the business was relocated to a modern two-storey brick building at 8-12 Queen Street where it traded as S. Brown & Company. With the gradual decline in carriage sales S. Brown & Companybecame motor dealers in about 1930 and continued to trade until the 1970s.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MEETING VENUE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Meeting venue: Temperance hall, View Street, circa 1900. For many years the temperance section of the community was housed in a small building in View Street, Sandhurst. The Temperance Society was formed in 1857 and the foundation stone for a new building was laid in 1895. The new building was designed and erected under the supervision of Mr. J. Blair at a cost of 1,500 pounds. The large hall was used for meeting purposes and the offices were leased out. The free library attached to the hall was upstairs.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN NATIVES ASSOCIATION HALL
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Australian natives association hall: the renaissance-style Australian natives association hall in View Street was next to the Masonic Hall and had a frontage of 75 feet. The public hall was capable of holding 500 people and the building designed by William Beebe, cost 4,500 pounds. Demolished in 1970, it was replaced with new ANA offices and a motelnewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: QUICK AND HYETT
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Quick and Hyett: circa 1908. Barkly Hyett attended a private school until 1871, and then trained as a lawyer with a prominent Sandhurst firm. After successfully completing his training he formed a partnership in 1893 with Sir John Quick.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SLAUGHTER HOUSE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Slaughter house: this photo taken in 1900 shows the slaughter house owned by William Bromley Griffiths at Grassy Flat. W.B. Griffiths established his butchering business during 1858, with just a small cash outlay, a canvas tent and a lot of courage. the business slowly grew and he opened a shop in Williamson Street in 1865. The slaughter house was on the site which is now the Bendigo Regional Institute of TAFE in Charleston Road.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: FAWN'S BREWERY
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Fawns Brewery, High Street, circa 1860. James Fawns arrived on the Bendigo diggings in 1853 and soon established a brewery near the Foundry Arms Hotel in Old High Street, Golden Square. He later closed this brewery and erected an establishment in High Street known as the London Brewery. After Fawns death in 1891, the brewery became incorporated with the adjacent City Brewery.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: NORFOLK BREWERY
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Norfolk Brewery: the Sayers brothers established the Norfolk Brewery in Bridge Street, Sandhurst in 1856. They sold their ales as far away as Inglewood. In 1867, Charles and James Sayers dissolved their partnership. Charles survived the death of his brother in 1862.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: INSTITUTION
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Institution: The Bendigo Base Hospital, circa 1900. The first hospital in Bendigo, built of slabs and weatherboards, opened in November, 1853. The foundation stone for the Bendigo Gold District General Hospital in Lucan Street was laid in September, 1858, and the large sandstone building opened in January, 1859. In 1864, the two sandstone wings were added followed by the clock tower in 1866. In November, 1873, the Bowen Wing was opened. The hospital was incorporated in 1883. Further additions to the Bendigo and Northern District Base Hospital have included Kurmala, Stanisteet House, the George and Edith Lansell laboratory, and pathology.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: FORTUNA VILLA
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Fortuna Villa: George Lansell pursued the deep reef mining industry and bought the rich 180 mine at Victoria Hill, after which he became known as the Quartz King. Within weeks of purchasing the mine he had recovered his outlay. After making so much money, he built Fortuna Villa, a resplendent building of two stories - six rooms on the ground floor and five on the second floor. Later the Lansell family enlarged the villa into three stories and furnished it suitable for any price, whereby it became an entertainment centre for notable visitors to Bendigo.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: TRAMWAY
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Tramway: this photo of the New Moon Battery and Tramway was taken in 1900. Daily life in the 'good old days' was far from romantic. Sanitary conditions in the city were appalling, with refuse dumped in the streets or in the water ways. The battery was a rock crushing process which separated gold from ore.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CORNER RESIDENCE CIRCA 1900
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Corner residence circa 1900: Swedish born Karl Van Damme arrived on the Bendigo diggings in about 1852 and established himself as a tobacconist at 85 Pall Mall, next to the Shamrock Hotel. Although he had been living at the corner of View and Valentine streets in Sandhurst as early as 1883 it was not until 1898 that William Beebe designed a Queen Victoria style building erected by G.A. Davey for Van Damme. By 1905, van Damme, recorded as a tobacco merchant and importer, had established a branch at 143 Pall Mall, near Mitchell street. He sold the business at 85 Pall Mall in 1909, but remained at number 143 until the early 1920s. By this time it was known as Pikes Buildings. The business was sold in 1924newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: UNITED IRON WORKS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. United iron works: taken in 1900. Abraham Roberts first established himself as a blacksmith in Wills Street, Sandhurst. Later his sons Abraham junior and William joined the business and it traded as the United Iron Works. With hard work the foundry grew until it covered three acres bound by Wills , King and Mitchell Streets. The firm established itself throughout the colony for excellence in their work. Much of their work can still be seen around Bendigo including the overhead bridge at the railway station.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EDUCATION
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Education: Gravel Hill State School, circa 1900. The history of the school dates back to 1875. It would appear that the school may have been controlled by the Presbyterian Church with Alexander Cook as head teacher. This school amalgamated with Quarry Hill State School from May 1893 until 1907, before operating as a separate entity once more.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BENDIGO POST OFFICE
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Bendigo Post Office: taken in 1900 this photograph also includes the law courts. The first Bendigo Post Office operated out of two tents on the creek bank in 1852. Inward mail was written on a list and nailed to a nearby tree. With the introduction of the telegraph in 1857 a new building was constructed. This sufficed until the impressive building in the photograph was opened in 1887. The largest outside Melbourne.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HALL
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Hall: The YMCA building, High Street, circa 1911. The building was sold by the Bendigo branch of the Young Men's Christian Association during World War II when the organisation took up residence at the corner of Mundy Street and Lyttleton Terrace.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: WINDING WINCH
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Winding Winch: a steam driven winding winch for a mine, circa 1920. This particular model was made by Hollands Foundry of whom W.J. Holland was a consulting engineer.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BUSINESS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Business: City Cash Store, circa 1875. John McClelland was first registered as a brewer at Kangaroo Flat in 1861. In 1862, McClelland moved to the Australasian Store in Bridge Street, Sandhurst. He then established a business and opened a branch store in Pall Mall, between Bull and Mundy streets. He was advertising for assistant grocers for his Mitchell Street branch in January, 1874. On January 30, he offered the Pall Mall store for auction and invested money into the City Cash Store at No. 5 Bath Corner, next to Browne & Heale chemists. This shop had closed by September 1877. By 1880 McClelland was listed only at Bridge Street where he traded until 1885. John McClelland died in March, 1897.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HORWOODS FOUNDRY
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Horwoods foundry: in Vine Street, Bendigo, the foundry housed up to 300 workers. Mr. Joel Horwood is the man in the middle with the white beard. The area is now the site of Girton College.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: WATCHES
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Watches: J. Picken's premises, situated at High Street, Sailors Gully Road Junction. In 1901 he was listed as "atch anc clock maker, English and Colonial jewlerry made to order and repaired"newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SHOPPING TIME
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Shopping time: inside H.A. Hart's grocery store on High Street, Eaglehawk, in 1940. Behind the counter are: from left, H.A. Hart, Gordon Dewar, Ruebin Burgess and Lillian Penberthy. Note the large cut out of a woman holding the cornflakes packet.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SEAT OF LEARNING
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Seat of learning: Eaglehawk State Schoolnewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were