Two handwritten copies of the same document titled 'The Bendigo Goldfield, the City Built on Gold' Many amendments made to the text with pen. Extract: 'Bendigo the City Built on Gold, more than 22 million ounces of it. In only two years and three months, after gold was first found in the spring of 1851 at a spot called 'The Rocks' in Golden Square, over one million ounces oif gold had been won, nearly 662,000 oz of it in 1853. Thousands of diggers' holes and mounds scarred the surface from Golden Gully to White Hills; at Ironbark, Long, California and Sailor's Gullies, and through Eaglehawk to the Whipstick Forest'.bendigo, mining, the city built on gold

letter of reccomandations for a William Griffin who worked for the Spring Well Dairy in Flora Hill, Bendigo for some time. The letter is dated May 26th, 1928.bendigo, business, spring well dairy

Description of the Dead Dog Gully (1.2) area on Diamond Hill, researched and described by David Bannear, two page document. Dead Dog Gully runs alongside Burns Road, Spring Gully. History of the area is given from 1860 onwards. Reference to Spring Gully Reservoir and water availability for mining in the area.bendigo, mining, dead dog gully

Photo of Reso party at Alice Springs camp . / Tour of central Australia and NT Circa May 13- June 13 1947 / photos of Ant hills and termite mounds abound in the Australian outback. (Note -'Reso' appears to be 'Victorian National Resources George Pethard Collection including references to Taraxale Brewing Company Pty Ltd /hard covered 29x19mm photographic album bound with black string / black and white Photographs of Alice Springs , NT and surrounding area .Last Development).photograph, landscape, australiana, george pethard /taraxale brewing company pty ltd /victorian national resources development ')

Dull orange folder containing copies of letters, brochures, information sheets and some newspaper cuttings. Name on the front is Frank A. Stevenson 244 Hargreaves St Bendigo. Letters date from 1937 to 1942. Newspaper titles include: Prevention of Rust- Principle of the Scalebuoy, Scalebuoys in Cars, Tragic Death of Captain Hartley Abbott and the Obituary of Captain R.H.S.Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, mr bacon, amalgamated freezing co bendigo, g whalley, gunbower co-operative butter factory & trading coy ltd, mr wallace, j charlesworth, d v evershed, bendigo electronic co, walshes crown hotel, hunter bros, wybgones unit, 180 gold mining co, o'hallorans cyanide unit, crystal ice works, stevenson unit, bendigo council, central nell gwynne, nth deborugh g m co, deborugh g m c, deborugh consolidated, cohuna butter factory, geo ross, victorian producers' co-operative coy ltd, h abbott, ernest f o liddell, rothacker bros, motor spares ltd, leggo's buildings, t j jorgensen, mr robinson, stevenson bros, r h s abbott, d c house, the electrical factor in metabolism, w n abbott, the great boulder proprietary gold mines ltd, w o galletly, mr stronell, newport workshops, victorian railways, mr brownbill, mr james, the university of melbourne, j l osborne, n clarkson, sister mary gonzaga, st joseph's hospital, mater misericordiae hospital, mr herzog, sister m monica?, vacuum oil, j johns, h j grigg, w a walsh, market square, crown hotel, g e cole, transport & engineering in australia 16/12/1937, mr menderson, mr ross, sanitary age 8/2/1935, northern kiwanis clubs, harry a baxter, w h cunningham & hill ltd, link-belt co ltd, sir william crooks, royal zoological society, ginna works germany, close brothers, w h taylor, geo taylor hardware co ltd, details of hydraulic spinner unit (scalebuoy), a davidson, john g kelly inc, hannon, myers wishart, kennedy, mr critten, pennsylvania rubber coy, paul a douden & co, w e humphrey, kansas city public service co, smith, tangney hotels, wahkonsa hotel, muscatine hotel, arlington hotel, burke hotel, helen tangney-springer, f w woolworth co, w w edan, ymca, n f alcock, b j ingram, scalebuoys, bendigo electronic company of australia proprietary limited, a s bloomfield, harry ponsonby mackenzie, arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney ltd, a t madden, victorian railways, e c eyers, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, the whangarei co-op dairy co ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, prospectus of scale buoy distributors limited, edwin gripper banks, richard hartley smith abbott, frank shaw fitchett, hayden smith & fitchett, the commercial bank of australia limited, william john stanley horsfall, frank cooper, scott's hotel, a j phillips, stringer & phillips proprietary ltd, e g banks, edwin gripper banks, reginald william stringer, frank cooper, claude gordon robinson, s reid

Document. Pastel Drawing Book, 'Bulldog' Series No. 589, containing series of invoices and documents relating to the Hargreaves family. Items stuck in book in order includes: invoices from J.R. Hoskin, Bendigo Timber and Iron Yards relating to construction of residence in Spring Gully (1896); Certificate of Registration of Residence Area for Thomas Snowdon, adjoining Hargreaves residence 200 yards from Reservoir; Elector's Right for John Billman Hargreaves of Mandurang, Tanner; handwritten note (Bairnsdale 24.1.34) on John Billman Hargreaves born 1861 on 14 June on Sheepwash Creek in Mandurang riding Shire of Strathfieldsaye near Bendigo possibly registered at Strathfieldsaye, Kangaroo Flat or Bendigo. Father's name John Hargreaves (English) mother's name Hosannah Hargreaves nee Billman'; 2 scrip certificates issued by 'Tanners Gold Mining Compagnie Pipers Hill, Sheepwash' overwritten on top of document ( underneath North Lord Warden Tribute Co., ) scrip certificate issued to John B. Hargreaves on 25 September 1882; invoice Jas. Knowlton, late J. Moody, watchmaker and jeweller, No. 1 Bath Corner, Bendigo 3.8.1895 for Diamond brooch; invoice H. Credginton watchmaker and jeweller and optician for 1 gem ring. Loose document inside contains written advice re taking wool off sheep skins and curing hides.person, individual, hargreaves, hoskins, hargreaves, snowdon, elector's right, tanner's gold mining compagnie, north lord warden tribute co., knowlton, credgington

History of Koo Wee Rup Primary School. Includes information about other schools (past and present) in Koo Wee Rup Swamp area : Bayles, Caldermeade, Cardinia, Catani, Cora Lynn, Dalmore East, Iona, Island Road, Koo Wee Rup North, Koo Wee Rup South, Heath Hill, Lang Lang, Protectors Plains, Modella, Tooradin, Tooradin North, Yannathan, Yannathan South. School Centenary History updated and expanded for 125 anniversary of Koo Wee Rup Primary School (1884-2009) Includes brief account of geography of Koo Wee Rup Swamp, and local indigenous people.A history of Primary School No. 2629, Koo Wee Rup : 1884 - 2009 (Revised for school 125th. anniversary - November 2009) compiled by Don Jewell. 62 pages, A4, plastic spring binding.koo wee rup primary school, centenary history

Scale model of one furrow plough as used by early settlers. Made by William Ashman, formerly of Eaglehawk and late of Essendon. Presented by his daughter, Thelma Drummond of Box Hill, Victoria. The silver medal is inscribed "County of Bendigo Agricultural and Horticultural Societry. Awarded to Wm Ashman, Eaglehawk for model plough. Spring Show 1887".agriculture, farm, model plough

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty nine photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty five photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty five photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Thirty Four Photos of Joseph Young's property near "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. This item contains family history of Joeph's descendant Charles Wirth, who was a councillor for the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick, charles wirth, preston vale, joseph and margaret young, standard brewery campbells creek harcourt, phil wilkin collection

Copies of some pages titled Birthplaces of the People. Tables are divided into each shire under the heading of Bendigo. Birthplaces are divided into British Possessions including Victoria and Foreign Countries including France and French Colonies and Other Fountries, At Sea and Unspecified. Bendigo is divided into Sandhurst City - -?- Ward and Sutton Ward, Eaglehawk Borough and Raywood Borough. Marong Shire is divided into North-West Riding which consists of Newbridge Township, Goldworkings and Outside Township and Goldworkings, Bridgewater Township and Myerstown Township. North-East Riding consists of Kangaroo Flat -?- Goldworkings, Eaglehawk Gully Goldworkings, Eaglehawk Flat Goldworkings, Butcher'sHill Goldworkings, Deadhorse Flat Goldworkings,Myers' Flat Goldworkings and -?- Flat Goldworkings. Maiden Gully Goldworkings, Kangaroo Flar Goldworkings, Epsom Township, Neilborough Township, Whipstick Goldworkings, -?- Goldworkings, Sebastian Goldworkings, Sydney Flat Goldworkings, other Goldworkings, Outside Townships and Goldworkings. South Riding of the Marong Shire consists of Ravenswood Township, Big Hill Township, Grusoe Gully Township, -?- and Lockwood Township. Strathfieldsaye Shire consists of the East Riding and the West Riding which consists of Milkmaid Flat Goldworkings, Diamond Hill Goldworkings, -?-, Sheepwash Gully Goldworkings, Spring Gully Goldworkings, Tin-pot Gully Goldworkings, Golden Gully Goldworkings, Kangaroo Flat and Gully Goldworkings and Outside Goldworkings. Huntly Shire consists of the Huntly Township, Huntly Goldworkings, Ascot Township, -?-, and Outside Townships. Each table lists the number of Persons, Males and Females and the places mentioned earlier where they were born. Black marks on paper make some of it unreadable.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - birthplaces of the people - marong, huntly & strathfieldsaye

Documents and copies of photos related to various Cornish enterprises in Bendigo: a. Line drawing (faint) of foundry owned by the Roberts family (Mitchell, Wills and King streets); b. copy of article from unknown source re United Iron Works with details of the firm and Roberts principals - William Roberts, Abraham Roberts and Arthur Roberts - with copies of photographic portraits (Bartlett Bros.) - bad copy with LH side of text partly illegible; c. copy of article titled 'Goyne's Battery Gratings re John Goyne and history of the business (submitted by person living at ''Rosemundy'', Goynes Road, Epsom - Goyne's home then on 20 acres); d. Photograph of old Robinson photo of Bendigo Stamper Grating Factory, Epsom and five men posed in front of large timber building (badly cut photo with LH edge missing. original photo (9 x 13) of ''Former Bendigo Cornish Fuse Factory'' (handwritten inscription on reverse) taken in recent times (hint - car in driveway); f. copy from un-named book of J Nankervis's Ham and Bacon Curing Factory, Golden Square - drawing of the establishment and a photos of winning display of small goods at the Bendigo Show (no date); g. copy from un-named book of photo of premises of A J Williams, Lily and McKenzie Streets - wooden structure with sign indicating Hardware Merchants and ??Mines Furnisher?? , showing three horse-driven small wagons (delivery?); h. copy of photo of Cornish store(1880s) at White Hills - mention of Frederick Stuckenschmidt (married Miss Mary Smith), William Mathews (original owner?) - corner brick building with family posed outside alongside horse and light cart;. reproduction of exhibit in Bendigo Spring Show, 1915 , the ''Made in Bendigo Exhibition'' - first prize awarded to Messrs H M Legg & Co. Progress Jams, preserves, tomato sauce, tomatoes products, candied peels etc. (folded and small tear).bendigo, buildings, early bendigo businesses, bendigo stamper grating factory. epsom. j. nankervic ham and bacon curing establishment. golden square. bendigo cornish fuse factory. cornish stores. messrs h. m. leggo and co. abraham roberts. arthur roberts. william roberts. goyne's battery gratings.

Articles for RHSV Bendigo Branch Newsletter October 1973. 1. ''Bachelor's Brotherhood'' from Bendigo Advertiser 29th Dec 1855 re club rooms of this order of brethren (next door to Mr Burrow's leather warehouse, Pall Mall; mention of J D Bouran; B Parjeon; 2. ''Bells in and around Bendigo - No 7 the 'Esperanza' Bell at Spring Gully State School'' - re sinking of the Esperanz 1868, Newcastle. ''made its way to Spring Gully State School''; 3. ''The Central Napoleon Mine'' (Sparrowhawk Gully) Mention O Three Toms Mine, Friedman & Co., Friedman's Reef, Mr A Mooney, 4. ''Miners' Phthisis''. Mention of Dr Walter Summons (1906-07) reports of the disease and causes .by, W Abraham, Inspector of Mines; W Abraham (Bendigo Inspector of Mines) re ventilation; improvements at the Suffolk United mine (spray of water and compressed air); 5. One handwritten page relating to an article published in Nov & Dec 1973 issues of the Newsletter - author Philip Herdman re the Diamond Hill Company (late Melbourne Hope). [Refer to these Newsletters for full article].cottage, miners

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Angove & Carrs Lease, Diamond Hill. a/ Manila folio Markings: Angove & Carrs Lease Diamond Hill. Freed?aus Extended. b/ Plan Area Applied For On Lease No. 10103 Ben. By A A Macintosh. Mining District of Bendigo Parish of Mandurang County of Bendigo. Inscriptions: G Birch advises 16/5/35. Survey made by Assistant he has yet to receive. 10710 W J Angove - Spring Gully PO. Dated August 12th 1933 signed: Garnet G Birch J Victor Buley. c/ Agreement of lease for 1 month with the option of 9 months, followed by the option of purchase between Summerhill Anticlines NL of Adelaide and Angove & Carr at German Gully (Mandurang). Markings: 25/3/13 note by Summerhill Anticline NL. Requests information as to whether or not the Syndicate (E Mann, W Angove & H Irvine, H. Mc……….) desire to take up the options of lease or not. d/ Notice to Shareholders of a meeting in Collins Street Melbourne. 6 March, 1935 to consider proposals of the future of the company. J G Stanfield & Stewart, Manager. e/ Neangar Gold Mining Company NL 6 Month Report 27/2/1935 Business, Director's Report & Financial Report. f/ Report by A J J Moore BCE Mining Engineer, Ramrod Lease, Golden Fleece Mine near Spring Gully Reservoir the most Southern mine being Worked in Bendigo. Lease in on the Carshalton line. Report details the progress of the workings at the mine.organization, business, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, angove & carrs lease, diamond hill a a macintosh parish of mandurang county of bendigo w j angove august 12th 1933 summerhill anticlines 6 month report 27/2/1935 golden fleece mine near spring gully reservoir

The Daylesford Fire Brigade carriage was locally built by White and Oldham, wheelwrights and carriage makers to the design of Captain Henshaw. Their premises was behind the Victoria Hotel, and American by origin.Photograph of the first ladder carriage bought by the Daylesford Volunteer Fire Brigade, built locally, and designed by Captain Henshaw. It is an important record of purchase and some significant buildings circa 1867.Black and white photograph showing the first ladder carriage of the Daylesford Fire Brigade taken from Bridport Street looking towards Wombat Hill. The carriage stands in Victoria Street (now Central Springs Road) and shows the former Daylesford Post Office on the right. The building on the left was the Bank of Victoria, later the Belvedere Hotel, and in 2012 was Kookla. Other buildings include Victoria Building, Church of England (Anglican), Stanbridge Hall.The carriage shows ten canvas water buckets hanging on hooks, a long ladder and two hoses hang from hooks on the lower section of the four wheeled carriage. The roads and footpaths are unsealed.Typed verso: "Copied from on original kindly loaned by J. Ogilthorpe. Shows Daylesford Fire Brigades first Ladder Carriage outside the then Fire Station where Kindergarten now stands 1977. Date about mid 1860s. This ladder carriage was locally built by a wheel and carriage maker with premises behind Victorian Hotel. White and Oldham. Designed by Capt. Henshaw was an American who went to the New Zealand goldfields about 1870. Post Office was built in 1867. On Belvedre (sic) at this time a a Bank, Bank of Victoria." Stamped: "Daylesford and District Historical Society"dayelsford, daylesford fire brigade, henshaw, post office, white and oldham,

The MOK and MGC combined church parade was held at Spring Road Uniting Church Malvern on Sunday 15 September 1996. The Preacher was Rev Kevin Green and the Minstrel was Ken Rogers. The welcome was given by Ray Hill and Joan WilliamsBlue bi-fold paper with black text. The front has images of the Methodist Girls' Comradeship and Methodist Order of Knights badges. It contains the order of service for their combined church parade.methodist girls' comardeship, methodist order of knights, spring road uniting church malvern, rev kevin green, ken rogers, ray hill, joan williams

Died 1973, Supernumery 1963. 1921 New Town; 1922 Lau, Fiji; 1923 Macuata, Fiji; 1929 Cakaudrove; 1931 Rainbow; 1934 DAvulevu; 1937 Burnie; 1941 Malvern South, Epping St; 1943 Malvern Burke Rd; 1948 Hawthorn, Camberwell; 1953 Box Hill; 1958 Malvern (Spring Rd).Chambers is shown formally greeting Sir Dallas and Lady Brooks.As above.chambers, harold