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Photograph - STRAUCH COLLECTION: BRITISH AMERICAN HOTEL
Copy of photograph of British & American Hotel Rae's Hill Ironbark.photograph, building, british & american hotel, bendigo-hotels -
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Book - H.A. & S.R. WILKINSON COLLECTION: BRANCH SECRETARIES MANUAL
Branch Secretaries Manual. Real Estate Branch Operation Manual Compiled by Frank Foy, General Secretary. The Real Estate Stock Institute of Australia. The assistance of those branch secretaries throughout Australia and New Zealand, who supplied information on local branch activities is very much appreciated. The inspiration of the real estate board operation manual published by executive officers' council of the national association of real estate boards of America is also acknowledged. The Manual is dated August 1961. The manual has 50 pages.organization, business, h.a. & s.r wilkinson real estate -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: NEW MOON MINE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Mine: New Moon Mine circa 1908. The dividends paid from this mine were about $1,729,640. It had a depth of 2055 feet. Photo from a Bendigo souvenir edition presented to the American Fleet when they visited in 1908. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: NORTHERN GOLD MINE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Northern Gold Mining Company. From a souvenir brochure presented to the American Fleet which visited Bendigo circa 1908. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GOLD JUBILEE STATUE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Gold Jubilee Statue commemorates the discovery of gold. Souvenir of Bendigo presented to the visiting American Fleet. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Medal - U.S. NAVY WELCOME SOUVENIR MEDAL, 1908
U.S. Navy Welcome Souvenir Medal: Badge with Australian and United States flags which is inscribed 2*9*08 above and underneath Bendigo Souvenir. Hanging on a rod with white, green and read ribbon with gold bars. The bars are inscribed 'Welcome above and U.S.A Navy below. Box 325numismatics, medals-commemorative, 1908 visit of the american fleet to australia. bendigo welcome. -
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Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: EMIGRATION POLICY AND SOCIAL ISSUE IN THE 19TH CENTURY
Soft covered book written in German title translates to European University, Emigration policy and social issue in the 19th century, state mandated emigration from the mountain rescue team Clausthal to South Australia, North and South America 1848 - 1854. White cover with black print & picture of a sailing ship, 318 pages. Notation inside front cover, Donated to the German Heritage Society Bendigo in May 1995 by the Author Dr.Renate Vollmer Osnabruck Germany.Renate Vollmerbooks, catalogues, shipping, germany-emigration-shipping -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: THE LIFE OF SIR WALTER RALEIGH
A book titled 'The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh Statesman, Soldier, Traveller and Historian. The typical man of the Elizabethan Age; explorer of Guiana and founder of Virginia; court favourite and political martyr.' London: Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 1 -15pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 'Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, sir walter raleigh, lydia chancellor, collection, sir walter raleigh, the life of sir walter raleigh, person, male, individual, soldier, traveller, historian, penny books, history, guiana, virginia, united states of america, american politics, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographical series, biographies, penny books, advertisements -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: THE LIFE OF ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
A pink book titled 'The Life of Alexander von Humboldt the great traveller. An indefatigable searcher into nature, a great contributor to the world's knowledge, the explorer of the wilds of Central Asia and America, a man of universal scientific knowledge and a benefactor of his fellow men.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. 305 -320 pgs. This booklet is one of 53 'Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' Biographical Series.There are advertisements of note.books, biography, alexander von humboldt, lydia chancellor, collection, alexander von humboldt, person, individual, male, famous people, german history, germany, ward & lock's penny historical series, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographical series, nature, penny books, science, advertisements -
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Photograph - PETHARD COLLECTION: PROMOTE VICTORIA MISSION
GEORGE PETHARD COLLECTION INCLUDING REFERENCES TO TARAXALE BREWING COMPANTY PTY LTD 6 x black and white photos of Promote Victoria mission / photos include aerial view of Boston, Heinz factory, 1957 Universal Pictures Company including American actress Lana Turner from the film The Lady Takes a Flyer / photos are inside a yellow paper brochure with a Boston seal on the front showing the history of Boston.photograph, person, george a pethard, george pethard / taraxale brewing company pty ltd / heinz factory / universal pictures company including american actress lana turne / -
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Book - ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''GOOD INTENTIONS'' BY OGDEN NASH
Book. ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 195 page hardback book of humorous verse by Ogden Nash, an American poet. Published in 1944 for J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd by George Jaboor, Melbourne. Printed by Speciality Press, Melbourne. A newspaper cutting inside front cover from The Australian, 22 May 1965, relating to Ogden Nash. Catalogue sticker '2038 NAS' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''To my old friend Alick Chisholm with best wishes for 365 days of health and happiness in 1946 Any man who loves birds and animals as you do, must be a great man 31/12/45 Tom Nettlefold''Ogden Nashbooks, collections, poetry, alec h. chisholm collection, ogden nash, tom nettlefold, poetry -
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Book - ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''LEAVES OF GRASS'' BY WALT WHITMAN
Book. ALEC H. CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 411 page hardcover book of verse by the American poet Walt Whitman. Introduction by Carl Sandburg and colour and B & W illustrations by Boardman Robinson, including a colour portrait of Whitman opposite the title page. Published in 1944 by Random House USA, the illustrated modern library. Catalogue sticker '2055 WHI' on spine.Walt Whitmanbooks, collections, poetry, alec h. chisholm collection, walt whitman, carl sandburg, boardman robinson, poetry -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Ten typed pages of notes and photocopied photos. Notes include Introduction which describes the journey between Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Notes also mention the Sign-posts at the Victoria Hill with their explanation. Dated 30/8/1971. The four photocopied photos are: (1) Victoria Hill - From Rae's Open Cut with the Central Nell Gwynne Popper Legs and the Victoria Hill Victoria Quartz Mullock in the background. (2) Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill. (3) Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark. (4) Rae's 35 Hd. Crushing Battery. Victoria Hill in background, Wm. Rae's early home top right.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines), hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, william rae, william rae junior, mr and mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, looking north from old chum hill to the victoria hill, new chum and victoria, old chum, pioneer, burrowes & sterry, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's forst open cut, lansells big 180, george lansell, new chum syncline, lansell's 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle mine', victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, victoria quartz company, a roberts & sons, e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser june 16 1910, rae's open cut, quartz roasting, anticlinal arch, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway no2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, adventure, advance, luffsman & sterry, rae's 35 head crushing battery, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo mines ltd, mines dept, bendigo advertiser, annals of bendigo, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, bendigo goldfields registry 1871, bendigo and vicinity 1895, mr rae anderson, w n macartney 1st edition 1871 -
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Book - THE RED BROWN AND BLACK MEN OF AMERICA AND AUSTRALIA, 1890
The Red Brown and Black Men of America and Australia and their white supplanters by G T Bettany, published by Ward Lock and Co London New York and Melbourne. Green hard cover with gold lettering, The Youths Library, 289 pages with black and white illustrations. Eaglehawk Public Library label inside front cover.G T Bettanybooks, natural history, natives -
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Document - INFORMATION ABOUT SIMON (SIMEON) MAX AND MAX FAMILY
Information about Simon (Simeon) Max and Max family. Sam Sin and Max Sina arrive Melbourne 1857 from Prussia. (half-brothers). Sam Sina (Hebrew name Shimon) married Annie Nathan, Sandhurst Synagogue 1873 (shown on marriage certificate as Simon Sina). Died in Sydney, known as Simon or Simeon Max.. Simon had pawnbroking and jewellery shop in High St, Sandhurst. Annie buried White Hills Jewish Cemetery. Max Sin resided in Sandhurst, married Hannah Mathews. Max Sina signed his marriage certificate Sina Max.person, individual, max family, american ship dragoon, simon max, annie max, bendigo synagogue, hannah mathews. -
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Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE, 1949
Copy of photo: Two miners and two people dressed in dustcoats, underground. On back in stopes on the cap of the inner reef No. 8 level Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo, 1949. Left Tom Rowe, visiting American geologists with Frank Chambers (Mines Department, geologist). This is a digital only photograph.bendigo, mining, central deborah mine, bendigo, central deborah mine, tom rowe, frank chambers, geologist, mining, miners, american -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''BONANZA'' BY CLIVE TURNBULL
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 47 page hardback book telling the story of George Francis Train (an eccentric American millionaire). Australian Heritage Books, edition limited to 500 copies. Published in 1946 by the Hawthorn Press, Melbourne. Designed and printed by John Gartner at the Hawthorn Press. Catalogue sticker '2160 TUR' on spine.Clive Turnbulllbooks, collections, biography, alec h chisholm collection, clive turnbull, george francis train, biography -
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Textile - MORRIS & YEOMANS ' LACE TABLET: LACE MAKING TABLET KIT
Morris & Yeoman’s ' Lace Tablet - Lace making tablet kit, including 3 x lace tablets and instruction sheet for making Teneriffe Lace - instructions say ' This lace may be used for D’oyleys, afternoon tea cloths and many fancy articles ' - patent applied for in the United States of America - Made complete at our own factory, Astwood Bank, Redditch, England in 3 sizes or set of three in box with pins.’handcrafts, lacemaking equipment, teneriffe lace / morris & yeomans ' lace tablet - / d'oyleys -
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Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: WHAT TO EAT AND WHY' - BY G. CARROLL SMITH , MD
Hard bound green covered book with gold lettering - What To Eat and Why - by George Carroll Smith , MD - Boston , Mass./ Philadelphia and London WB Saunders Company 1912 / note on inside front cover ' James Little importer of Medical & Surgical Works , 430 Bourke St Melbourne ' Copyright 1911, reprinted January 1912, Printed in America / food as treatment for various ailmentsG. Carroll Smithbook, lydia chancellor collection, collection, what to eat and why - by george carroll smith , md - boston , mass / wb saunders company / james little importer of medical & surgical works , 430 bourke st melbourne -
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Financial record - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: HANDWRITTEN VALUATIONS OF HOTELS
394 c, Six handwritten pinned pages including abstract and Valuation of Hotel Properties on behalf Cohn Bros Brewery Company made by Messrs G M Hobson & Co licensed valuers Hargreaves St Bendigo dated 10/11/91 and signed G M Hobson. Nineteen hotels are valued. 1. Albert Hotel. 2. Fire Brigade Hotel. 3. City Hotel. 4. British & American. 5. Hustlers Reef. 6. Garden Gully. 7. Universal. 8. Brougham Arms. 9. Victoria. 10. United Kingdom. 11. West End. 12. View Bend. 13. Sparrowhawk. 14. Greyhound. 15. Normandy. 16 Noahs Ark. 17. Saw Mill. 18. Royal. 19. South Elmore. Total value £14305.00bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: LIST OF PROPERTY VALUATIONS DATED 1891
Printed Cohn Bros Memorandum letterhead notepaper dated 23rd Dec 1891 with handwritten 'Property Valuations'. Nineteen Cohns Hotels with 1891 valuations are listed. These include: Albert Hotel, Fire Brigade, City, British American, Hustlers Reef, Garden Gully, Universal, Brougham Arms, Victoria, United Kingdom, West End, View Bend, Sparrowhawk, Greyhound, Normanby, Noahs Ark, Saw Mills, and the Royal at Wedderburn, as well as the South Elmore at the township of Elmore. These totalled £14,305bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CORNISHMAN'S DAY AT SPARROWHAWK
Copy of a newspaper page titled Cornishman's day at Sparrowhawk. Also a smaller article titled Long Gully was in the Boom. There is a photo of Knipe's Castle and a sketch of a wrestler throwing another wrestler in the air. Mentioned in the articles are the pyrite burners chimneys, local indenties, wrestlers, the mines, the gullies, hills, housess shops and businesses, and Fire Brigade practice sports on Christmas morning. Item 11010.140b is an enlargement of Knipe's Castle scanned at a dpi of 1200.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornishman's day at sparrowhawk, st mathew's church of england, old hercules mine, st just point, old spadger, bendigo city, eaglehawk borough, marong shire, liddell's, cook and spargo's, deeble's, edward's, iron-jawed dick, dooley dick, tom the scientist, jack the local blondin, jumbo the whistling butcher boy, larry adler, dick davey's pub, billy williams, billy couch, billy martin, billy nicholas, the midway, victorian consuls, the gold mines (ironbark company), old hercules, kent (carlisle), paddy's bull of a whistle, cornish united, kock's poineer, old alabama (hustlers and redan), happy valley, moonta, speck gully, st just point, derwent gully, pinchgut, american gully, victoria hill, rae's hill, danger hill, windmill hill, redan hill, comet hill, comet mine, halley's comet, pengelly's (now truscott's), stamp's (later lewis and dunstan's), hattam's (later semmen's), bamford's drapery, cooperative store, weller's butcher shop, ebbott's coach factory (later payne's), philpot's shoeing forge, dennis's mining smithy, stoppelbein's tinsmith shop, wallace's bakery (later malcolm's), connell's bakery, fire brigade, knipe's castle -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY FIRE BRIGADE
Short history of the Long Gully Fie Brigade by G A Ellis. The brigade started in 1873 and was disbanded in 1932. The brigades's main appliance was a cart or reel pulled by the men. The men used to practice in Creeth Street and later there were competitions with other brigades. A new station was built in 1905. It was decided to close Long Gully and keep Golden Square Brigade.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully fire brigade, long gully mechanics institute, mr j grenfell, mr j neal, white hills cemetery, sandhurst city brigade, st matthews church, american gully, easter fair, buffalo lodge hall, rose of australia hotel, bendigo council, g a ellis -
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Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: BENDIGO TEACHERS' COLLEGE STAFF
A black and white photograph of the Bendigo Teachers' College farewell social for Mr. and Mrs. Colin Archibald from the United States. Some people in the photo have been named - Ms. Jessie Burnett, Mrs. Petrie, Ms. D. Hollyoch, Mr. Colin Archibald, Mr. Neil Taylor, Mr. Maurice Pratt and Mr. Len Pryor (Principal). 24th May 1955.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college staff, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, bendigo teachers' college staff, ms. j. burnett, mrs. petrie, ms. dulcie holyoch, mr. colin archibald, mr. neil taylor, mr. maurice pratt, mr. len pryor, male, female, tertiary education, teacher training, united states of america -
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Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS
Four black and white photographs of American Trams. A: S. F. Muny 1122 Cole and Judah 1962. B: Pacific electric 1145 Glendora 1948 or 1949. C: New Orleans PS 928, Canal Street 1961. D: 52 MTA 1516 American & 16th LB 3/61.person, individual, basil miller -
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Document - R.H.ABBOTT. INVITATIONS. 1908, 1908
5 Invitation cards in a display. 1. The ministers of state for the commonwealth of Australia request the pleasure of the company of R.H.S. Abbott at the public reception of Rear Admiral Sperry and the officers, sailors, & marines of the fleet of the united states of America. Sydney. August 1908. 2. Invitations to a theatre parties. Tuesday 25th August 1908. 3. Invitation to Public Reception. Friday 21st August. 1908. 4. Invitation to garden party. State government house. Rose Bay. Wednesday. 26th August 1980 at 3pm. 5. Invitation to Naval & Military review. Monday 24th August 1908 at centennial park. Deframed 2022document, invitations, receptions -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND IT'S HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Multiple handwritten and carbon copies refering to Victoria Hill. Mentioned in the notes are places of interest between Ironbark and Victoria Hill areas, history of the area and sign posts for the Victoria Hill area.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and it's historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, greek orthodox church, conrad heinz, john brown industries knitwear factory, little 180 mine, george lansell, british & american hotel, victoria reef gold mining coy, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, the ironbark (victoria reef gold), hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, gt central victoria, wm rae, mr and mrs conroy, mrs lavery, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, new chum and victoria mine, p m g repeater station, old chum mine, pioneer, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, lansell's big 180 mine -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Copy and a photocopy of notes titled 'The rich Victoria Hill and its Historical Associations. The photocopy does not have copies of the photos. Notes include Introduction, directions for getting to Victoria Hill, North Old Chum Mine 2310 ft deep, Ballerstedt's First Open Cut, Geographical Features, Lansell's Big 180, Crushing Battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine 4613 ft deep, Victoria Reef Quartz Company, Victoria Quartz Company, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Quartz Roasting, Floyd's small 5 Head Crushing Battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Ballerstedt's Small 24 yard Claim, The Humboldt, The Adventure, The Advance and Luffsman and Sterry's Claim. Copies of photos include: Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill, the Victoria Quartz Mine and Wm. Rae's Crushing Works.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180, george lansell, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, the ironbark, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, moorhead's shop, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, new chum & victoria, old chum, burrowes & sterry, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's bit 180 shaft, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, the pearl, inrush of water, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, the humboldt, the adventure, the advance, luffsman & sterry's claim, chinese joss house, fortuna, p m g repeater station, bendigo and vicinity 1895, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, mr rae anderson, 'gill family, annals of bendigo obituary notices 1904, mining records and australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo advertiser 22/6/1871, b m l records mines department, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, annals of bendigo, bendigo advertiser 24/7/1933, 27/8/1908, 30/6/1910, 16/6/1910, 17/6/1910, mining reports for 1910, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, mines department records, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949, wm rae's crushing works -
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Book - AN AMERICAN ON THE GOLDFIELDS, THE BENDIGO PHOTOGRAPHS OF BENJAMIN PIERCE BATCHELDER, 2001
AN AMERICAN ON THE GOLDFIELDS, THE BENDIGO PHOTOGRAPHS OF BENJAMIN PIERCE BATCHELDER. 134 pages with photos and illustrations.Mike Butcher and Yolande M.J. Collinsbendigo, history, benjamin batchelder, bendigo, mining, goldfields, benjamin batchelder, streetscapes, industry, architecture, heritage buildings, history -
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Book - A BENDIGONIAN ABROAD, 1892
A Bendigonian Abroad, Being sketches of Travel made during a ten months' tour through Europe and America. Inside front cover there is reference to a David O'Keefe Arnold Street Bendigo, and page number to this reference. On the opposite page is the name James Harrison Bendigo, significance not known. 258 pages.Alfred Josephbook, world travel.