Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Grand: the ''new'' Eaglehawk Town Hall stands proudly in the middle of the borough in 1908. The hall was opened in 1901 after being built for a cost of 7500 pounds. The original town hall was opened in 1865, but by 1897, it was felt the town's growing population warranted a larger building. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Running book of daily sales and labour - Eldridge & Burnet. Handwritten listing from October 16 1896 to June 11 1897. Individudal items and corresponding prices. Sometimes annotated as 'Paid'. - presumably a record to make up regular accounts to customers? Numbers in LH column are numbers relating to particular customers (for making up accounts?)business, retail, plumber, eldridge & burnet

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Construction: can anyone identify this building? The work was being carried out by John Dunton a contractor for Bendigo, who is pictured standing right of the two children. A native of Islington, England, he arrived in Australia in 1844 and died in his Wills Street residence in 1897. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

As part of the process of training workers who handled cash (coins and banknotes) these training material replica (colour only) notes were produced. Has the equivalent value given under the written face value of the note. This set was used by the Post Office. Decimal conversion occurred on 14/2/1966. A $5 note was not introduced until 1967. Printed by Motivational Sales and Promotions of South Melbourne.Demonstrates decimal conversion training materials.Set of four paper colour replica Australian bank notes - in the colours that were actually used - 1$, 2$, $10 and $20. decimal conversion, banking, training, australia post, bank notes

Report - titled "Report of the Street Works Co-ordination Committee", includes a table of contents and drawings of street cross-sections. Details the committee members, meetings, terms of reference, suggested legislation, summary of conclusions and recommendations, including previous reports and conference and typical cross sections. Dated 1966, for presentation to the then premier Mr Hamer. Looks at the co-ordination road works by authorities including the tramways.Yields information about an investigation into co-ordination of tram track and other road works.Report - approx 50 pages - side stapled, card covers, cloth side binding."KCP Designing Engineer attended some later meetings"tramways, mmtb, tram tracks, parliament, road works

A 1966 telephone directory for rural Victorian towns such as Bendigo, Castlemaine-Maryborough, Charlton, Denilquin(N.S.W.), Echuca, Kerang, Kyneton, Swan Hill districts. Front cover is a photograph of the Alexandra Fountain in the center of Bendigo and the back cover has an ad for Peter's Ice Cream with a picture of a cartoon eskimo holding onto a sleigh with a giant icecream with their logo on it. Bottom of the page has their telephone and office location. "ICE CREAM (VIC) PTY LTD. BALLARAT: 1253 Howitt St., Phone Ballarat 9 1396 BENDIGO 745 High St., Kangaroo Flat, Phone Bendigo 7131 KYNETON: Melbourne, Phone 560 0222"telephone, victoria

Book - 40 pages including card covers - the history of the Brighton Electric Line by Leon Marshall-Wood, published 1966, 3rd edition revised and enlarged. Gives a brief history of the electric tramway operated by the Victorian Railways between St. Kilda Station and the Brighton Beach railway station, that commenced operation in 1905. Also a short history of the Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris - Cheltenham tram electric and horse tram lines. Includes maps, rolling stock and ticket notes. Published by Traction Publications. Has details of the AETA on the back cover and listing of some publications. See Reg Item 1146 for 1956 edition.Has the stamp of the "Technical Book and Magazine Co" on front cover.trams, tramways, vr, melbourne, brighton, st kilda, sandringham, black rock, horse trams

Report - Foolscap 21 typed pages, 18 bound sheets of diagrams and 1 loose diagram, with card covers, with red binding strips, titled "A discussion on fundamental aspects of underground tram operations that are of importance for the preliminary design', dated July 1966. Looks at the design aspects, tunnel sections, size, passenger access (all stairs), direction of operation - allowed for reversal of running, curvature, turnouts and cross overs, gradients, storage sidings, freight, ventilation and emergency uses. A loose sheet of a doubled deck Liverpool tram. Vehicles modelled included double deck buses and suburban trains including W class trams.In top left hand corner "Lees" in penciltrams, tramways, trackwork, melbourne, underground tramways, crossover

Carbon copy of a list for each Melbourne depot, dated March 1966 listing the type and number of each depot allocation, comprising nine Quarto sheets, has on the top of each sheet, "This List in Not Official". On the rear of each sheet is a summary of the total of each class. Lists for: South Melbourne Brunswick Essendon Glen Huntly Kew Malvern Preston Camberwell Last sheet is a list of "Other cars not in service, stored at West Preston, Brunswick, Hawthorn, Preston Workshops, scrapped, sold or disposed (W class cars only), use for other purposes and totals store and totals by depot. Typed onto pink paper.trams, tramways, tramcars, mmtb, lists, depots, depot allocation

Ten collectors' magazines from 1965-1966 and 1967 including fine china, silver, glass, Victoriana, Sheffield plate, china and pottery ornaments,furniture, country furniture, designs on your table, woman's journal guide to silver-china and glass.artwork, lydia chancellor, collection, collectables, glassware, victoriana, pottery, ceramics, antiques, porcelain, furniture, clocks, ornaments, lamps, art, artwork

Three pages typewritten document on the history of Bendigo High School. Also a letter dated 27th July, 1966 from Public Work Department to Mr. g. Duck, North Western D.A. Signed L. Donegan Senior Inspector of Works.school, history, bendigo high school

Maroon, Blue and yellow plastic treated banner stating 2 Field Ambulance in white letters over an image of "Batman" in black. A wooden pole is attached to one side of the banner. "VIETNAM 1966 - 67" is on the yellow section of the banner in black print.banner, 2 field ambulance

Thirteen copies of photos - Soldiers At War, fifty-six pages of maps and data. Phuoc Tuy Border, shots of casualty, analysis for 1AFT. Twenty-five pages all 1ATF ambushes. Graph cicilian casualities. July 1966 - December 1971.photograph, 1atf, maps

BHS Collection. See 10732.1A Concert of Orchestral Choral and Organ Works - All Saints Cathedral Bendigo Thursday 22nd September 1966 with Cathedral Junior Boys Choir and The Bendigo Concert Orchestra. Program lists Musical Recitals on reverse of phamphlet. Cream background with black print.bendigo concert orchestra, music recital

"Dennys, Lascelles Limited Annual Review August,1965"Three copies. Grey paperback stapled booklet entitled "Dennys, Lascelles Limited Annual Review August, 1965" including advice and information for wool growers. 28p. Also includes sale dates and Decimal Currency Comparison Table Feb 1966.Dennys, Lascelles Limited Annual Review August, 1965wool brokering, wool growing, dennys, lascelles limited

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 27 west bound at Lyons St. with the city in the background, including the Golden City Hotel and St. Patricks cathedral. Tram has "Twin Lakes" advertisement on front panel and destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. W". Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of both slides in blue ink "Jan. 1966, Lydiard St. Tram / 125 f11." and in bottom left hand corner "P. Moses".tramways, trams, lyons st, sturt st, st patricks, tram 27

The item is a soft cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top and records the customer surname, goods supplied, price of items and total price. In most entries, a town or area is included after the customer's name. Each page has been wavy lines added over each customer entry. The dark brown soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. A paper rectangle with the printed number "232" and a handwritten symbol in the top left-hand corner has been stuck to the front cover. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 28 May 1897 to 21 August 1897. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.A handwritten symbol, possibly a tick which has been crossed, is on the top left-hand corner of the paper rectangle with the printed number "232" on the front cover.margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses

Metal embossed frame with wooden backing. Photo of 6 Coy RAASC.Bottom of photo: “6 Coy RAASC (GT) v AHQ Survey Regt - Annual Range Competition Wellsford Range 1966 - Won by 6 Coy RAASC Team Sgt Rod Gill, 2Lt Len Steele, Cpl John May, Cpt Leon Scott, Pte Len Pearson, Pte John Fulton, Cfn Graeme Gibbs, LCpl Carl Bake”photography- photographs, frame accessories, military history - army, passchendaele barracks trust, wellsford

The varied manufacturer's marks and years on each utensil suggests that while a set of cutlery may have been standard issue during the Vietnam War era, this particular set may have been pieced together over the years from various issued sets (ranging from 1966 to 1971). The inscribed initials "SJ" may or may not therefore denote the name of the owner, rather possibly a previous owner. This set is representative of a typical set issued to Vietnam War era soldiers and as such, has social significance as an example of standard equipment used by all service people during that period.Three piece fork, knife and spoon set held together by hinged piece of metal attached to back of spoon and wraps around the fork and knife. Spoon handle has two concave circular indentations into which the fork handle sits (having two convex circular bumps); the front of the fork handle in turn has two concave circular indentations into which the knife handle sits (held in place via two convex bumps and the hinge piece. Spoon is fashioned out of a single piece of metal and knife and fork appear to be constructed of a handle piece and a utensil piece. Spoon has stamp of "C & A/O168/D[broad arrow]D" Hinge has engraving "C&A/68/D[broad arrow]D" Fork has stamp of "C&A/66/D[broad arrow]D" Knife has stamp of "MGL/371/[broad arrow]" and on reverse of handle has the initials "SJ" scratched into surface.cutlery, knife, fork, spoon, food, equipment, ration, vietnam war, 1960s

Circulated between 1966 and 1984, the one dollar bank note was issued following Australia's switch to decimal currency. It was later replaced by the dollar coin. Legal tender throughout the Commonwealth of Australia and the territories of the Commonwealth. Issued by the Reserve Bank of Australia, with the signatures of both the Governor of the Reserve Bank (J.G.Phillips), and the Secretary to the Treasury (R.J.Randall) noted on the obverse. Australian one dollar notes carry individual serial numbers.Demonstrates the one dollar note as it was circulated in Australia between 1966 and 1984. It represents currency used by Ballarat passengers to pay their tram fares, and received by SEC Ballarat Tramway crews/staff in wage packets.Orange, yellow and brown minted note on white treated paper. The obverse depicts Queen Elizabeth the II, the Australian Coat of Arms and the "1" denoting value. The reverse depicts Aborginal drawings, including animals and people, as well as the "1".btm, cash, bank notes, australian currency, ballarat tramway museum, australian one dollar note

Scholar's monthly ticket for use by under 15 years students. Has form number "TYE 3-570" in top left hand corner. Space for an expiry date to be stamped on the ticket and name, address and school of the student. The 1966 Schedule of Fares and Charges shows these tickets. See Reg Item 6870 for samples of unused tickets. All issued to the donor Lee Carrigg. Also issued in Bendigo. Yields information and demonstrates the tickets used to for Scholar's or students to travel on the trams in Ballarat during the mid 1960's. Shows the approx numbers of tickets issued each month.Set of four Yellow cloth backed paper tickets with white front, printed in black ink with fare value of $2.10. Ticket Nos 002833, 3469, 3740, 4189.Have been stamped with the month and year of issue and all written with the name of the person and their address.ballarat, schools tickets, scholars tickets, tickets, tramways, trams

Born in South Australia. Entered the ministry in 1869. Served at Daylesford, St. Arnaud, Wandiligong, Eldorado, Sale, Bairnsdale, Melbourne Brunswick St., Dunolly, Ballarat Lydiard St., Sandhurst, Toorak, Nth. Melbourne, Hawthorn, Geelong, Carlton. He was President of the Victoria and Tasmania Conference in 1897, President of the Wesleyan Conference in 1897, President of the General Conference in 1907. Awarded the degree of Doctor of Divinity by Queen's University, Toronto. Fellow of the Linnaean Society. Died at Kew in 1913.B & W head and shoulders studio portrait in postcard format of Rev.Dr William Williams (1848 - 1913).william williams, doctor of divinity, president of conference, linnaean society, methodist, wesleyan, minister

Yields information about the way the trams were used in Ballarat by ladies undertaking their shopping, their clothes and the condition of the trams, reflection in the paintworkBlack and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Shoppers boarding No. 35, Sturt & Lydiard St corner, following a tram strike. Photo taken 11/02/1966, published 12/02/1966. No. 35 has an "Electric Cooking Serves you best" roof advertisement and has a Sebastopol destination. The lady shoppers (passengers) are carrying their shopping in baskets and are dressed in summer clothes. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sturt st, strike, passengers, shoppers, tram 35

Photograph of a truck of firewood delivering wood for Operation Firewood, where firewood was delivered to widows. Some 400 tonnes of cut firewood was distributed amongst legacy Widows in the Melbourne Metropolitan Area this year (c1966). The firewood is collected by Cobram/Yarrawonga Group of Melbourne Legacy and transported free of charge to Melbourne by transport firms who provide trucks and drivers without charge. It came from a Legacy envelope marked P7, 1966. The contents were described in red pen as: 1 Christmas Party / Govt House 2 Toy presentation Dept of Education 3 Residence Christmas party 3 HMAS Cerberus / Operation Float / Operation Firewood (added in blue pen). (these other items will be items 00411 to 00416)A record of the work done to support widows.Black and white photo of a truck with a load of firewood and a paper label.Stuck on paper label says "Some 400 tonnes of cut firewood was distributed amongst legacy Widows in the Melbourne Metropolitan Area this year. The firewood is collected by Cobram/Yarrawonga Group of Melbourne Legacy and transported free of charge to Melbourne by transport firms who provide trucks and drivers without charge". Was stored in an envelope marked P7, listing it's contents in red pen and 1966 in pencil.operation firewood, widows

Arthur William Knight Tuck (1871-1942) took over from Veterinary Surgeon Desmond in Warrnambool in 1897 and was a prominent vet in Warrnambool for a great number of years.These labels are of great interest as they show the variety of medicines used by veterinary surgeons in the early 20th century- Wound Powder, The Electuary Poison for sore throats, Liquid Blister, Colic Draught, Liquid Soap for dogs, Stimulating Embrocation for sprains, bruises etc. .1,.2,.3 Yellow and orange rectangular labels with black text and a decorative border paper. All are slightly damaged. .4 Ochre coloured rectangular label with black text and a decorative border. It is damaged. .5 White rectangular label with red text and a decorative border. It has horizontal lines on which to write. It is discoloured. .6 White rectangular label with dark blue text and a plain border. .7, White rectangular label with dark blue text and decorative border top and bottom.It is damaged. .8 White rectangular label with black text and plain border. .9 White rectangular label with red text and plain border. . . .1,.2,.3 The ELECTUARY POISON FOR SORE THROATS, INFLUENZA, COUGHS, COLDS &C Directions- Two teaspoonfuls to be placed on the back of the tongue with a flat smooth piece of wood, three or four times a day A.W. Knight -Tuck , V,S., G.M. V.C., Market Buildings, Warrnambool Phone 119. .4 Wound Powder For Drying Up and Healing Open Wounds and Foul Running Sores DIRECTIONS Dust a little of the Powder on twice a day. KEEP IN A DRY PLACE. A.W. KNIGHT-TUCK, V.S.,G.M.V.C. Veterinary Surgeon MARKET BUILDINGS, WARRNAMBOOL Telephone 119 .5 To...... FROM A.W. KNIGHT - TUCK.V.S.,G.M.V.C. Veterinary Surgeon, Telephone 119 MARKET BUILDINGS,WARRNAMBOOL Modern Print Warrnambool .6 Liquid Blister FOR VETERINARY USE. POISON DIRECTIONS (Detailed in fine print) A.W. KNIGHT-TUCK ( as above for profession and location ) .7 . LIQUID SOAP FOR WASHING DOGS etc. (as above for profession and location) .8 STIMULATING Embrocation FOR Sprains, Bruises, Sore Throat, Strangles, Rheumatism, &c .DIRECTIONS ( detailed in fine print) A. W KNIGHT - TUCK (as above for profession and location) .9 Colic Draught FOR Colic or Gripes DIRECTIONS FOR USE ( detailed in fine print) A.W KNIGHT -TUCK (as above for profession and location) a.w. knight -tuck

Brass plaque "erected by 6RAR-NZ (ANZAC) Battalion, 18 August 1969. In memory of members of D Company and 3 Troop 1 APC Squadron who gave their lives near this spot during the battles of Long Tan on 18 August 1966.As per descriptionplaque, battle of long tan, 6 rar/nz