Sepia photo, on cream board, of band of tug of war team Eaglehawk. Man in suit in centre with fob chain and bowler hat. Competitors in trousers with stripes, belts with motif. Flannel like shirts. Trophy in centre with rope coiled underneath. Inscriptions (on front (H.J.G Biggs Eaglehawk, right bottom. Eaglehawk, left bottom.) 'Royal Historic Society of Victoria / Bendigo Branch' circular stamp.organization, club/society, band tug of war eaglehawk, prev, acc no. g.p. 36.(24 red ballpoint cross out.)

Historical Guide to Bendigo. Contains Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Also contained within are photos of Trams, Building, Streetscapes, and Mines. Produced by the Bendigo Branch of The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, which was compiled from material supplied by members.Produced by the Bendigo Branch of The Royal Historical Society of Victoriabendigo, history, city history. the goldfields.

Historic Guide to Bendigo. Fifth Edition. Contains a map of the area at the back, showing Streets, Lines of Reef, and Principal Shafts. Produced by the Bendigo Branch of The Royal Historical Society of Victoria, which was compiled from material supplied by members, and edited by H. J. G. Biggs.The Royal Historical Society of Victoriabendigo, history, city history. the goldfields., produced by the bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, which was compiled from material supplied by members, and edited by h. j. g. biggs.

Printed double-sided Sheet ('Young Janie - In Bendigo's Golden Days') - Janie Cruikshank. Text on LHS of inside; Photo of Janie C on RHS of inside. (Blank on outside of sheet). Published by the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, 1961. (13 copies)person, individual, bendigo citizen (man-woman)

The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. a) Seventeen pages of typed notes for a speech. Topics include : The story of the taxi cab, Your library, Regional library development, Land reclamation, Traffic control, A point about parking, Social (visit to Fortuna by Major General Brown Director of Ordnance survey, British Army), The historical society. Undated, but next to other notes marked 1951. b) a donation letter headed 'The Mayor Speaks' states: Herein are the texts of addresses given by the Mayor Cr N.J Oliver over Radio Station 3BO, together with other talks given by him. They were given to Alex H Stone by Mr Oliver on his leaving Bendigo. They are now handed by him to Bendigo Branch - Royal Historical Society of Victoria, as they are worthy of preservation. 26-3-1982 signed Alex H Stone.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver, sometime mayor of bendigo. radio station 3bo 'the mayor speaks'. bendigo centenary 1951.

Typed, unsigned copy of a letter To The Bendigo City Council from Albert E. Richardson, President and June Parry, Honorary Secretary, from the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria regarding the Central Deborah restoration. Letter dated 6th February, 1970.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, the bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, the bendigo city council, mr. a. richardson, cr. a. l. roy, june parry

Document. Two copies of a foolscap page announcing an Historical Exhibition in the Memorial Hall, Pall Mall, with a brief outline of exhibits. Exhibition arranged by the RSL Bendigo sub-branch and the District Branch of the Historical Society of Victoria. Joint Secretaries : Miss J Parry (107 Wills St) and Mr J.G. Harrison (3 Wolstencroft St) The back of each page was used by someone to make pencilled notes.RSL & Hist. Soc. Vic.event, exhibition, historical, rsl bendigo, royal historical society victoria, 'golden days' exhibition, miss j parry, mr j g harrison

A newspaper cutting "Past Lives Again" - The past will live again when the Bendigo and District branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria holds its Golden Days Exhibition at the Memorial Hall Next Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. many treasures of yesteryear have been resurrected from attics and storage chests. Among these the glorious royal blue silk brocade gown worn by Jennifer Wyatt. the frock was brought out from England more than 110 years ago by Mrs. Jonathan Harris of Axedale (her husband was the founder of the Hustlers' line of reefs in Bendigo). This paper clip is inside an envelope addressed to L J Ellison, Axedale Bendigo Vic. A postage stamp of 5d posted in Sydney 20 Sep 1960. No return address . In blue pen across "Harris dress picture".newspaper, bendigo

Document. Cannons at Eaglehawk. Typed document by the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria on the cannons at Eaglehawk. It reads - The two cannons were originally ship cannons, smooth bore type and later modified by the insertion of a rifled tube. This suggests that they were used as fort land guns in gun emplacements, and it is possible that these were mounted around Port Phillip Bay during the Russian scare at the turn of the century. The large ring at the rear is for lashing down to control recoil, and the swivel mounts enable elevation. These were placed in position at Eaglehawk by ox team, and at a later stage a steam traction engine overturned attempting to move one. In later years a large earth mover was used to move them a few feet.cottage, miners, cannons at eaglehawk

Document. A Few Facts (7 copies). Two page typed, timelined document on the Goldfield area of Bendigo 1851 1954 by the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Mentions Ravenswood sheep run, German Gully, Derwent Gully, Peg Leg Gully, 'The Dascombe' & 'The Victoria' gold nuggets. Watson's Kentish mine in Long Gully, Garden Gully United in Ironbark, The Great Extended Hustlers Tribute on Hustlers Hill, The New Chum United in Golden Square, The Victoria Quartz in Victoria Hill Ironbark, The United Devonshire Mine in Eaglehawk, The Famous Devonshire Valley, Portion of the New Chum Group in Golden Square, The New Moon, The South New Moon, The 'Flying Fox' which conveyed the quartz from the Central Red, White and Blue mine to New Chum Hill, Lansell's'222' Mine, The Mine in the Heart of the City, The Fortuna Hustlers Mine; Snob's Hill, Sailors Gully & Devonshire Gully at Eaglehawk, California Gully, Long Gully, Victoria Hill at Ironbark, New Chum Hill & New Chum Valley at Golden Square, Hustlers Hill & Comet & Redan Hills at North Bendigo.cottage, miners, the bendigo goldfields, a few facts

Document. Two pages typed, timelined document on noted events in the Bendigo District, 1839 - 1891. Prepared by the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Mentions Mr Charles Sherratt, Grice and Heape (licenced squatters of Mt. Alexander sheep run, later called Ravenswood), Mrs John Kennedy & Mrs Patrick P Farrell. 'Bendigo's Creek' named after Thomas Myer, Mr J A Paton (Resident Commissioner), Mr Lachlan McLachlan (Police Magistrate), First Bendigo Advertiser printed 9 Dec. 1853, Bendigo 1854 Census - 15,480 and 4,000 Chinese, E. J. Ennor, Sandhurst Fire Brigade, A. Lloyd - Inspector Cattle Yards, Cr. W. V. Simons, J. Mouat - Chairman Eaglehawk Council, Cr. Joh;n McIntyre. Sandhurst proclaimed a city on 21 July 1871, 1881 population of Bendigo - 14,577, 18 May 1891 - name of Bendigo was once again proclaimed.cottage, miners, noted events, bendigo census, bendigo advertiser, cattle yards, sandhurst proclaimed a city

Five typed, green pages of the history of View Street and its buildings and How Bendigo got Its Name. Some of the buildings are described. Unsigned. Notes forwarded to BHS from Dymocks booksellers, Alice Plaza, Alice Springs.bendigo, history, view street, a view street viewing, how bendigo got its name, ravenswood pastoral run, battling bendigo thompson, messrs heape and grice, richard larritt, rosalind park, the ogg & co of bendigo, a n a hall, princess theatre, art gallery, alexandra fountain, princess alexandra, edward vii, w c vahland, former bank of new south wales, the c b c of sydney (former bank of victoria), state register of historic buildings, the old post office (now sandhurst trustees), former union bank (later a n z view street branch), bendigo branch of the national trust, temperance hall, vahland and getzschmann, james blair, dr harry atkinson, the masonic hall and temple, the bendigo fire station, william beebe, denderah (now called coolock house), convent of mercy, sir george v lansell, the bendigo advertiser, george lansell snr, fortuna, a h q survey, malmo, carl van damme, residence no 10 valentine street, brick residence 282 view street, dudley house, bendigo branch of the royal historical society, wm honeybone, bendigo sports centre

Handwritten letter to Miss Parry enclosing an invitation to the Centenary Celebrations of St. Liborius Church. The writer Mrs Margaret Tobias asks Miss Parry if she knew of anyone who would like an invitation and any assistance would be greatly appreciated.church, history, st liborius church, letter to miss parry, the bendigo branch royal historical society of victoria, st liborius church, mrs margaret tobias

Handwritten copy of items for the Newsletter. Included is Machinery Contractor Called to Task. He took a lot longer to do the work than he should have. Boys Will Be Boys tells of a boy who was supposed to driving the whim horse, but in the absence of the braceman, he amused himself by taking a truck out of the cage and putting it back again. Then he started stepping backwards and forwards by holding onto a rope across the shaft, then fell down the shaft. He got a severe shaking. Cheers and Groans are about the long hours the miners worked and the introduction of the 8 hour day. Primitive Shafts is about the Victoria Reef Shafts. It tells of the underground working and raising the ore, crushing and yield.document, for historical society bendigo branch newsletter, federal australian, st mungo crushing battery, a richardson, royal hotel, bendigo advertiser, angus mackay, regulation of mines 1874, victoria reef quartz co, victoria quartz, grant and co, dicker's mining record 23/11/1861 pages 9 and 10

Typed notes titled 'Bendigo and its Historical Associations. Mentioned are the buildings that were erected between the 1870's and the turn of the century, the buildings and churches, the meeting of diggers and the formation of the Red Ribbon League,the early gold miners, the purchase of the Central Deborah Mine, the Bendigo Easter Fair , the Chinese, and Eaglehawk.document, bendigo and its historical associations, lake eppalock, the beehive, beehive chambers, post office, law courts, shamrock hotel, town hall, home and hospital for the aged, bendigo base hospital, hospital hill, forest street wesley, congregational, st johns presbyterian, all saints pro-cathedral, red ribbon league, sacred heart cathedral, a n z bank, atkinson's building, holland bros, a h q survey regiment headquarters, george lansell, fortuna, pioneer, j b lazarus, theodore ballerstedt, victoria quartz mine, wm rae, witscheibes 'jewellers shop', gold mines hotel, david sterry, the bendigo and district tourist association, city council, central deborah gold mine, victoria hill, sun loong, loong, bendigo easter fair, chinese joss house, white hills cemetery, st killian's church, log lock-up, whipstick forest, a richardson, bendigo branch royal historical society of victoria

Typed notes on the building of the Law Courts. Mentioned is the cost, laying of the foundation stone, style of buiding, description of the layout of the building, and builders and architects.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo law courts, the law courts, j w taverner, public offices, r c brown, lord hopetoun, m'culloch & m'alpine, j bennett & sons, j r fisher, post office, scurry & wardrop, annals of bendigo, royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch

Proposed Programme for Alexandra Fountain Centenary Celebrations 5th July 1981. Town Clerk's Report to the Ordinary Meeting of Council 4th May 1981 re proposed activities of a centenary celebration. The Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria has expressed interest in such a celebration and ''would cooperate fully’ ‘A suggested program and arrangements is given along with an expectation of the cost. Motion was passed. The foreword to this document gives some detail of the history of the Alexandra Fountain (taken from a newspaper report of earlier days - but not cited).document, newspaper, alexandra fountain

Typed notes mentioning the history of the Hepburn Family and Margaret Cotton McLachlan coming by sailing ship to Australia to marry her fiance who was a miner in Sandhurst and extracts from the diary of William Thompson.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo historical society, settlers under sail, alexander hepburn stone, loch ard centenary commemoration committee, professor j. j. auchmuty, mr don charlwood, andrew hepburn, james hepburn, mary queen of scots, black bothwell, captain hepburn, the 'hope', george b crow, george baker, the 'marlbro', archives department of the latrobe library, mr loman, the 'david clarke', captain hepburn of the royal scots, sir john hepburn, mr howard hepburn, victoria reef lease no 60, ebenezer neill, becker, stirton, margaret cotton mclachlan, ina hepburn, the 'donald mckay', black ball line, james baines and company of liverpool, onedin line, passenger contract ticket, james mclauchlan, christian ferguson, robert miller, william thompson, mr stanwin, the 'shomberg', itchell and son, the 'dunbar', margaret stirton, canon horace stirton, dr james nish, p pentreath, jane pentreath, st andrew's presbyterian church sandhurst, james hepburn, corporate high school, bendigo high school, iron bark school of john rae, rae's hill school, mr john rae, rae anderson, bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, victoria reef mine, 'gourdie farm', mr howard hepburn, john fortey, margaret cotton hepburn

Four page, heavy manila coloured card - 200 gsm, scored and folded, sepia toned pamphlet titled "Welcome to Bendigo" / "Evolution of Bendigo Tramways". On front cover has a photo taken early 1960's of four trams at Charing Cross, the name of Bendigo, change of name from Sandhurst. Inside pages features 1890 Bendigo, 1903 California combination, 1945 Maximum Traction bogies, 1892 steam tram, 1913 open cross bench trams and 1947 Birney safety cars. On rear has map of Bendigo, and a list of places of interest. Has the crest of the City of Bendigo on the front cover.trams, tramways, bendigo, steam trams, battery trams

Dark green covered book with gold edging front and back and seven horizontal lines on the spine. On front cover: buff sticker, with Bendigo Water Works, Crusoe Reservoir and others, contracts 1870 - 1874 written in cursive script. Later writing 'from Mrs. H. Strickland, Bungoona, Currie, King Island'. Written inside is: Presented to Bendigo Historical Society by Mrs A Strickland, Bungoona, Currie, King Island. Also the Historical Society Stamp. The next page has three newspaper cuttings. The first is 'The Victorian Waterworks'. It has costings for contracts for water supply, amounts which will supply water from the Coliban to the Castlemaine and Sandhurst districts, and if the Government should purchase the Bendigo Waterworks, and to construct the Upper Coliban reservoir, additional expenditure may be required. (from Daily Telegraph - 1868). The second is some information on The Yan Yean Aqueduct. The third is a letter to the Editor of the Argus from Joseph Brady, dated August 2, 1870, in reference to repairing the leak in the outlet tunnel of the Malmsbury Reservoir. He says the repair of the tunnel was not essential and is unnecessary and 2nd. If the bank was cut through and restored, for years the bank would not be safe, as the earth used in the restoration would require time to subside and unite with the old work. He hopes the embankment would be allowed to stand intact.civil engineering, water supply, coliban, bendigo water works - crusoe reservoir and other contracts 1870 to 1874, mrs a strictland, royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, coliban scheme, upper coliban reservoir, daily telegraph 1868, yan yean aqueduct, age, argus 2/8/1870, malmsbury reservoir, joseph brady, charles cook, fishburn morton & kennedy, bernard ward & co, the fulton foundry co ltd, james mcewan & co, laylands foundry co, melbourne sewers & water supply, c w gore, crusoe office, john mcilwraith, edward chandler, ia-s miller & co, robison br & co, guthrie/white hills pottery, peter mcpherson, slater & co, john danks, mclean br & rigg, william beebe, t i connelly, i horwoods

Royal Historiocal Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch - German Masked Ball at City Hall Dress 1882 - 1982 Saturday 4th September 1982, 7:30PM - 1:00 AM Doubles: $36, Singles $18 150mm W x 90mm H - programme, beige 110mm W x 70mm H - ticket, yellow

John Robinson (1897-1947) married Mary Maloney (1893-1978) in 1927. John was a bank teller and when he died in Ballarat he was described as a bank manager.Black and white photographs (2) mounted on rectangular brown board. House, weatherboard and cement sheet, brick flower box under front window. 2 chimneys, tiled roof,canopy over door at side, striped sun blind with scallops over window. On back of photo: 'Mr. Robinson, 44 Honeysuckle Street, £1100 sewered'Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigoplace, building, residential, stamped on back in rectangle ''t.c. watts and son/auctioneer/estate agents/253 mitchell street/bendigo'' stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch''

Years Of Adventure, fifty years of service by the Country Women's Association of Victoria 1928-1978, printed by Hedges & Bell Pty Ltd Maryborough Victoria, green soft cover with gold lettering, 76 pages with black and white photographs. Presented to the Royal Victorian Historical Society Bendigo Branch by Audrey L Drechsler, Bendigo Northern Group President 9-7-1981.On front page in blue pen: Presented to the Royal Victorian Historical Society, Bendigo branch by (Mrs. Wm. J.) Audrey l. Dreschler, Bendigo Northern Group President 9/7/1981.clubs, social, country womens association

BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. House, brick, corrugated iron roof, bullnose verandah, shutters on end window, creeper on verandah posts, 'fan' in fill to gable, scalloped picket fence, telephone pole outside corner of block. 20 Bancroft Street.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigoplace, building, residential, stamped on back in rectangle ''t.c. watts and son/auctioneer/estate agents/253 mitchell street/bendigo'' stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch''

Bendigo Shakespeare Reading and Literary Society present 'Centenary Shakespearean Festival'. Under the patronage of The Premier of Victoria, Mr. J. G. B. McDonald, M. L. A., Mrs. McDonald and Sir George Lansell, M. L. C. Bendigo Town Hall, Friday, October 19th, 1951, at 8 p. m. F. H. Sparkman, Printer, Arcade, Bendigo. Stamp of Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. White Label D1714 on Front.event, entertainment, theatre, centenary shakespearean festival, bendigo shakespeare reading and literary society, mr j g b mcdonald, mrs mcdonald, sir george lansell, f h sparkman

BHS CollectionBlack and white document, on top 'The Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria invites you to visit Central Deborah Gold Mine, Victoria Hill, Historical Society Museum and log Complex, Chinese Joss House and an antique fair at Memorial Hall' Image of Central Deborah Gold Mine on top of page. No date on advertising flyer.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. House, Victorian style pointed brick double fronted large window on left with arched centre, sash windows, 2 narrow window ones either side, decorative tile work columns, galvanised iron roof with chimney. Marlo Wills Street written on back.Frank A. Jeffree Photo Bendigoplace, building, residential, stamped on back in rectangle ''t.c. watts and son/auctioneer/estate agents/253 mitchell street/bendigo'' stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch''

BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph mounted on rectangular grey board. House, weatherboard, corrugated iron roof, gabled front portico, two chimneys, woven crinkled wire front fence, paling side fences. On back of photo: 'Burchall, Abbott St., £900, refer Bendigo Lumber Coy' Date stamp 5 December 1927. 2012 photo attached to record.Frank A. Jeffree, Bendigo?place, building, residential, stamped on back in circle ''royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch''