William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Oval shaped silver plated serving tray advertising the Morley Johnsons store Mitchell Street Bendigo worded Everything For The Home surrounded by engraved acanthus leaves.business, retail, morley johnsons, bendigo-businesses-morley johnsons

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Invoice dated 18/05/1942 purchased by Mr D. W. Clarke for services from Morley Johnsons costing £4.07.06. Morley Johnsons (Bendigo) Pty. Ltd., Everything for the Home, Mitchell Street, Bendigo.

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Buff coloured Morley Johnsons (Bendigo Limited) Rent Book in the name of Mr Babidge of Yarraberb P.O. Via Derby. Book has a handwritten list of furniture, etc to the value of £81/4/0 and is dated July 22-1927. Book has dark blue and red printing inside. Morley & Johnsons handwritten on the front cover. A blue receipt No. 2361 July 22 1927 for £10 is attached to one of the pages. Brownish duty stamp attached to receipt. The receipt number has been changed from 2362 to 2361.document, w. babidge collection - morley johnsons (bendigo limited rent book, boltons print bendigo

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.White Morley Johnsons Bendigo Ltd. Account, dated march 2, 1928 for £72/12/- in the name of Mr. W. Babidge. Has pale blue receipt attached with yellow duty stamp. Receipt No. 6384 for £72/12/-. Top of account has a small photo of their shop.document, w. babidge collection - morley johnsons bendigo ltd.

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Two Account page from Morley Johnsons Bendigo Ltd., the Up-To-Date Home Furnishers. Date line ends 192-. Printed in black and grey. Illustration of the Morley Johnson building on the left of heading.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, morley johnsons bendigo ltd

William Morley Johnson established a stock and general auctioneers business in Kyneton in 1886 before opening a furniture store in Bendigo in 1897. The initial business operated from Pall Mall opposite the Post Office and then moved to 23 Mitchell Street in 1898. In 1906 the business moved to Sydney. It became a public company in 1952 and ceased business in 1964.Advertising Catalogue from Morley Johnson & Co, Mitchell Street, Bendigo, advertising their sale items, with black and white illustrations of furniture and other wares, with prices. Markings - J. B. Young, General Printer & c, Lyttleton Terrace, Bendigo. Markings - 'Rowan Street, Bendigo' & 'Mr Chas ?' written in ink at top of catalogue.organization, business, morley johnson & co

Letter written by Alfred G Ferris No 2156 AIF while on his way to England. Refer cat No 4138.3P for his service details..1) Letter with YMCA logo, yellow colour paper, print in red and black, hand written in black pen mostly in pencil. .2) Envelope, YMCA logo, stamped in black RH corner, red oval stamp on left, hand written address to in black pen, a pencil entry unclear.Letter main points, “On Water, Aug 13th 1916”, “Dear Marian & all”. Envelope stamp, “Army Post Office A 14 de 16 S.W.4”. Addressed to, “Mrs W Ferris Terrick Terrick Via Pyramid Victoria Australia” Oval red stamp, “1984” readable.letters, envelopes, ymca

Bought by donor at a flea market. Receipt book for rent by Royce Bellman to James Dixon for a house and land in West Warburton, Victoria from 1915 - 1921. Small hard coverd navy blue book with lined pages. Paper receipts for rental payments by Royce Bellman to James Dixon are pasted onto the pages. Has ink inscriptions inside back and front covers ans addition sums written in pencil inside back cover. Inscibed in ink inside fron cover: Book of rental purchase between bellman and Dixon 101' per week Payable fortnightly from March 24th 1915. Inscibed in ink inside the back cover; Mrs JAmes Dixon 49 Stafford St Abbortsford Victoria post office 1910's, warburton, houses and housing

This item appears to be a calendar which was in use for a multiple clientele office e.g. post office, commercial office or bank, school or educational administration area, small government office or hospital administration in the Kiewa Valley or its region. The time this item was first used, electrical or battery powered desk and office calendars did not exist for semi isolated rural regions. These type of perpetual calendars not only looked impressive but were not affected by power shortages. This was a time when not all of Victoria was adequately supplied by power. This item is quite relevant to the Kiewa Valley as it demonstrates that the time before the Hydro electricity generators where built (Mount Beauty to Falls Creek), power supplies were not keeping up to the ever increasing demand from city and rural customers. This item was in a period before mass produced automated date and time pieces were available and hand operated date and time pieces were both in a social and commercial sphere a necessity.Wooden box (varnished) with three openings (on the front) detailing ,the day(Monday to Sunday), the date (1st to 31st) and the month (January to December). On the right side of the calendar box are two winding screws (RHS 6 steel) for each opening. These permit the scrolling of the information i.e. day, number and month. This ability results in a desk calendar which is perpetual. On the back there is a steel (screwed on) hanger with a slot for wall screw.perpetual calendar, office calendars, desk calendars, desk furniture

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Bendigo fire brigade: the photo was taken in 1904. The number one fire brigade was established in May, 1855, with its station in Pall Mall on the present site of the post office. After the tragic Beehive fire of 1871, another two brigades were formed. The tower at the Camp Hill state school was used as a lookout for many years until a reliable phone service was established. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Document. Three white bi--fold history brochures: a. ''Welcome to Eaglehawk''. What to see and what to do in Eaglehawk 1968. Published by Eaglehawk Borough Council and Eaglehawk Trader's Association. b. ''St. Augustines' Church, Myers Flat 1965''. Brief history of Myer's Flat and the Church, Includes an invitation to a special mass to commemorate pioneers of the area. c. Brief history of the First Government Built Post Office and the anniversary of the Incorporation of the Sandhurst Trustees Company 1968.document, memo, three white bi-fold history brochures

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, Tuesday 19/10/1993 from the Tuesday Column - heritage feature of the Courier, featuring a postcard of an ESCo tram and horse drawn Vehicle in Sturt St, just to the East of Lydiard St. Photo taken from the Post Office tower, soon after opening, as the destination board is on the dash panel. Caption notes it is a colour postcard that was written in 1908. Has a good illustration of telephone poles / telegraph wires.trams, tramways, sturt st., esco, telephone poles

Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 39? in Sturt St between Lydiard St. North and Camp St. Photo taken from the Post Office steps. Has the Robbie Burns Statue and the Titanic bandstand in the view along with many cars and cyclists. Tram number is obscured, but thought to be 39 based on previous photos. Tram has "Electric Cooking" roof advertisement. Tram has the destination of Gregory St. Photo dated 6/11/1962. On Kodacolor paper."81Ed" in blue ink, date stamp 6 Nov 1962" in red ink.sturt st, robert burns, statues, tram 39

Yields information about the Lydiard St and Sturt St intersection.Digital image, black and white, of No. 31 west bound in Sturt St crossing Lydiard St, while along single trucker goes the other way. No 31 has a "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen!" roof advertisement. Has the Post Office building in the background. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 31 crossing Lydiard St"trams, tramways, lydiard st, sturt st, tram 31

Ballarat trams 43 and 27 in Lydiard St. North, at Mair St. 13-7-1962. Tram 43 heading south has Electric Cooking roof ad, 27 heading north, with briquettes ad on front of tram, and a roof ad. Has buildings of the east side of Lydiard St. in background looking towards Post Office. Quite a number of motor cars in photo. Both trams have dash canopy lights, but small white strip.'SEC Ballarat, Nos. 43 & 27 in Lydiard St. North 13-7-62' on one side and 'W.Jack Photo' on reverse, all in blue inktramways, trams, ballarat, lydiard st. nth, mair st, tram 43, tram 27

Green Rexene cloth covered book, 24 pages + covers and end pages, "MMTB Electric Tramways Sections and Fares" dated 1/5/1926 and authorised by A. D. Murdoch. Details the various section stages and fares for each electric tram route, General instructions, scholars concession fares, round trip excursions, luggage, swimming classes and post office prepaid tickets. Book consists of one section, sewn with end papers part of the covers.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, sections, passes

BHS CollectionEnlarged photo of a coloured postcard of Pall Mall, Bendigo. The photo shows a tree lined Pall Mall with some horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. Myers have their name on the veranda and there is a sign with Abbott next to it. On the right side is the Post Office clock tower and behind is the poppet legs of a mine. The photo has a purple and gold border. In the bottom right corner beside a rolled corner is an emu and in the top left corner is a scroll and part of a head of wheat.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - pall mall bendigo, morley johnson's, myers, abbott

WP Computer Systems Town Hall Hotel Main Street, Post Office, Stawell Mall Name of Stawell, Hardings, Anthony & Co, O Gilpin, Earles, RSL Stawell, Oban, Earle Family, Common School, 502, Hospital, Eventide, Stawell Brewery, Wadsworth, Shamrock Hotel, Bricklayer Arms, Court House, Shire Hall, News Office.Stawell Times News Colour Special feature November 11 1994 32 PagesThe Stawell Times News 125th Anniversary Stawellhistroy

Set of two drawings (BA-T8-8100/1 and BA-T8-8100B) showing the installation of tail lights on SEC tramcars and modifications to the battery/trolley pole relay and battery. Both are dated 15/11/1949 and signed by the Manager Ballarat Branch. The actual relay used later was a Post Office type relay contained within a wooden box.Yields information about the modifications proposed to the tramcars to provide a rear tail light and lights when at a terminus.Drawing - dyeline print on plain papertramcars, safety, tail lights, lights, ballarat

Photograph of Charing Cross Bendigo from the Family Hotel with an electric tram (possibly No. 13), motor cars and one horse drawn cart. In the view are the Post Office, the Beehive building, and signs for Plume petrol, City Club hotel, and Wanda Inn. Photo from the Collection of the National Library Canberra. The Bendigo Historical Society has dated the image as 1958.Yields information about Charing Cross Bendigo in 1958.Printed black and white illustration.trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross

Photo of Bourke St looking east from near the Post Office, with motor cars and cable cars. The cable car set has saloon car 175 with the destination of Preston. In the background is the Leviathan store and Coles Book Arcade. The destination of Preston was short lived, introduced after the amalgamation of the Clifton Hill and Northcote lines in 1925 - see notes.Yields information about Bourke St in the late 1920's between Elizabeth and Swanston Streets.Photograph - Black and White - Bourke Street looking east - late 1920stramways, trams, cable cars, bourke street, tram 175, coles book arcade, leviathan store

Rose Series postcard No. P 1704 titled "Elizabeth Street Melbourne", looking south from the Post Office steps, just north of Bourke St. Has three cable trams in the view, along with the State Savings Bank Building, Flinders Street Railway Station building, adverts for Tintex Dye, Carlton draught beer and R W Rab.Yields information about Elizabeth St, c1930Postcard - printed real photograph with Rose Stereograph Co. name on the rear.On rear in pencil "KM-M-079" and a Ken Magor stamp.trams, tramways, flinders st station, cable trams, elizabeth st

Studio portrait of unidentified female, taken circa 1897. From the Partington collection. The Vanduck Studio was opposite the General Post Office in Bourke Street and was known to be operating in 1897. This photo was found in 1998 by Wyn Partington in a lost album under the house. Many of the names of Partington people in the photo album were lost to all viewing them in 2000.Sepia studio portrait of unknown womanpartington family, studio portraits

These documents concern the 19th century proposed sale of the legal practice of Henry Parrington of Warrnambool to Samuel Backhouse of Collins Street, Melbourne. Samuel Backhouse came to Warrnambool to inspect the Parrington practice and offered £750 for the practice. The offer was accepted and the contract for the sale was drawn up. Henry Parrington then withdrew from the sale and was sued by Backhouse for breach of contract. Backhouse was wanting £150 compensation. The outcome of this case is not known. Henry Roberts Parrington qualified as a lawyer in England in 1873 and worked as a barrister and solicitor in New Zealand from 1876 to 1886. He then came to Australia and worked for the legal firm of Messrs Higgins in Geelong and for Bayly and Higgins in Warrnambool. The business in Kepler Street, Warrnambool later became known as Higgins and Parrington and, in 1900, as Parrington and Tait (partner John Sym Tait). When John Tait retired in 1901 Henry Parrington was the sole proprietor of the practice. He died in Melbourne in 1926. These documents are of considerable interest as they outline an episode in the life of Henry Parrington, a well-known lawyer in Warrnambool in the late 19th century and the early 20th century. These are eleven documents pertaining to the Warrnambool lawyer, Henry Parrington. There are four single-sheet letters – two have blue typing and two have handwritten material in black ink. There is one telegram with both printed and handwritten material and a Post Office stamp. There are two envelopes which have been sent by mail and which have mauve Victorian twopenny stamps. These envelopes are torn at the top. These envelopes contain letters which have printed material at the top of the sheets and handwritten material in black ink. samuel backhouse, henry parrington, history of warrnambool

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three typed pages, Nov 28 written in red ink across the top, and in sequence labelled 1964. Topics include: Easter Fair Committee, Post Office careers school, Survey Regiment Fair at Fortuna, 6th Battalion reunion, Victorian Master Bakers banquet, and Marong Centenary and the historic home of Mr Ron Andrews in Maiden Gully.bendigo, council, report, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. marong centenary.

Black and white photograph, overlooking Charing Cross and down Pall Mall showing Alexandra Fountain, Post Office, Infant welfare centre, Beehive and other buildings. Written on back In the Sun, Thur 9 April 1953 page 12. Bendigo centre of the city looking over Charing Cross & down Pall Mall the main street this city in the heart of Vic is the shopping centre for 250,000 people who spend £45,000,000 a year. Includes an enlargement of the smaller photo.Herald Sunphotograph, streetscape, bendigo, bendigo-history-buildings

Randall Collection - One page article re Bendigo in Argus Week-End Magazine May 1st, 1948. ''Historic Bendigo faces New Future'', written and illustrated by Rupert Charlett. Illustrations (small B&W line drawings/fine quality) of St. Mary's Catholic Cathedral, Central Deborah mine and View of the Post Office (through archway of the Soldiers' Memorial. Text covers aspects of the history of Bendigo with introduction and brief speculation as to future (''industrial development'')