Sepia photograph of the interior of Hamilton Methodist Church, showing the organ pipes and the Harvest Festival Decorationshamilton, methodist church, harvest festival

The first Bendigo Easter Fair was held on April 10th and 11th 1871 and remains one of Australia’s longest running annual community events. Taking place over the Easter long weekend, the Bendigo Easter Fair features events throughout the City of Greater Bendigo and celebrations culminate in a parade through the streets on Easter Sunday. In 1892, large processional dragons became an integral part of the annual parade. The three principal golden dragons are Loong (1892–1970), Sun Loong (1970–2019) and Dai Gum Loong (2019–present), housed at the Golden Dragon Museum in Bendigo. The Bendigo Easter Fair Society is custodian of the Bendigo Easter Fair and continues to support the City of Greater Bendigo’s largest festival. Each year the City produces a poster to advertise the upcoming fair and this one from 2006 had the theme Boomba which may have been a play on the word Moomba, a Melbourne festival which takes place annually in March. Advertising poster for the Bendigo Easter Festival 2006. Boomba is written in linked letters in the centre of the poster. Information about festival highlights bottom of poster.Sandhurst Trustees / Bendigo Easter Festival / 14 - 17 April 2006 / Boomba sandhurst trustees, city of greater bendigo easter fair, city of greater bendigo tourism, moomba, city of greater bendigo events

Multi-coloured cloth ribbon 90 centimetres long and 11 centimetres wide with yellow tassle at each end.M.C.C. Royal Visit Festival. Feb.- March 1954. Gladioli- Best Informal

Yields information about the form of advertising the Ballarat Begonia Festival undertook and the relationship with Victour, the Victorian Govt. Tourist Bureau.Colour photocopy of a advertising brochure for the 1971 Ballaarat Begonia Festival - copied onto two A3 sheets. Has a map of the city showing the tram tracks, bowling greens, parks, and various locations. Gives Places to visit, programmes and Victour addresses and details. Originally published by the Ballaarat Begonia Festival Association and the Greater Ballarat Association and printed by Hedges and Bell. Three copies held. See Reg Item 2154 for the actual festival programme.trams, tramways, begonia festival, ballarat, map

Pamphlet titled: "Trolley Festival – The past is present on market street" Produced by the Market Street Railway Company, San Francisco, features photo of a Melbourne tram owned by them. “Historic Cars of the Trolley Festival”, Melbourne Marathoners (1928-30), former MMTB trams #496 and #648. Tram #648 has since been sold to Sacramento Western Railway museum Trolley Festival ran from 1983 to 1987 due to cable tram track replacement.trams, tramways, usa streetcars, usa trams, usa tramways, w2 class, w5 class, tram 496, tram 648

Important Victorian Labour Day annual event in Melbourne and many floats form a lengthy parade - celebration in the streets of Melbourne, concluding at the Alexandra Gardens along River Yarra; it is a presentation of various communities, arts and cultural performances in the State of Victoria.Getting together, celebrating multicultural community and many facets of social lifeGold plated trophy presented to Slovenian Association Melbourne in 1980 for the entry of a float at the Moomba parade.Melbourne Moomba Festival Chairmans Trophy 1980 Best Float by First Time Entrantslovenian association melbourne, moomba parade, moomba festival melbourne, moomba float

Precious stone with bronze medallion depicting a pair of hands mounted upon a wood base. Inscribed on plate: 'Mazda-Montsalvat Jazz Festival/ Roll of Honour/ David Dallwitz/ 1993'matcham skipper, plaque, stone, bronze, medallion, mazda-montsalvat jazz festival

Frank Wright preformed at this concertFestival Concert Programme, soft coloured cover, Black and white pages, page with text and photo of Frank Wrightfrank wright, festival concert

Foolscap programme printed in green ink. The 1954 Begonia Festival boasted a royal visit by Queen Elizabeth IIbegonia festival, queen elizabeth, ballarat, royal visit

Coloured photograph of John Skey on duty at the Historical Society's display for the 2001 Spring Festival run by City of Whitehorse.skey, john, nunawading & district historical society inc, whitehorse spring festival, city of whitehorse

Coloured - Children dressed for Wisteria Festival October 2002, Schwerkolt Cottage. Organised by Nunawading & District Historical Societywisteria festival, schwerkolt cottage, nunawading & district historical society, rogalski, barbara

Yields information about Ballarat tram 22 (later 29) when dressed for the Floral Festival and the launch of the tram. Digital image and negative from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat No. 29 dressed or decorated for the 1939 floral festival with the SEC hostesses alongside. See also Reg Item 2911. titled - "Ballarat Floral Festival 1939-" See Reg Item 7000 for a hand coloured image.trams, tramways, secv, floral tram, decorated trams, 1939 floral festival

Thirty two page colour or black and white printed program for the 1998 Begonia Festival. Includes festival events, maps, details of related events and advertisements. On page 7 is a quarter page advertisement from the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Map on centre page and program shows details of our operations.trams, tramways, btm, begonia festival, festival program

Digital copy of the "1953 Begonia Festival Program" cover and six photograph pages held by the State Library of Victoria, copied 25-1-2012 by Alan Bradley for use in the 60 years of Begonia Festivals article and website. Features a number of images around Ballarat such as the Gardens, power supply, city.trams, tramways, begonia festival

Yields information about Sturt St and the Begonia Festival Showboat tram of 1969.Set of two Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Mar 1969 of No. 21 as Begonia Festival Show Boat passing the Town Hall with the destination of Gardens via Drummond St. .2 - trailing photo - with the Coles and Fletcher Jones stores in the background. Advertising the 1969 Begonia Festival. ballarat, tramways, trams, begonia festival, decorated trams, sturt st, city, tram 21

1984: 17 November. “Pioneers of Eltham” The Society arranged a float for the Festival parade with members dressed appropriately to the theme "Pioneers of Eltham". Participants assembled at 11.30am in Cecil Street with the parade commencing at 12 noon. As in past parades a number of members of the Victorian Folk Music Club accompanied the float and members, the group greatly added to the occasion with their happy music. The Society also arranged a display at the Eltham Community Centre in association with the activities there over the Festival weekend. The theme of the display was waterways of the local area.1984, award, eltham community festival, eltham festival, festival parade award, grand parade, shire of eltham historical society

Issued by Jude Kenny, Artist in the Community and Co-ordinator of the creative projects of the parade. Theme for the Eltham Festival held 7-8 November 1987 was "Our Living Environment"A4 photocopy, yellow paper1987, artist in the community, eltham festival, jude kenny

Coloured - Group of adults enjoying Wisteria Festival, October 2002, Schwerkolt Cottage. Organised by Nunawading & District Historical Societywisteria festival, nunawading & district historical society, rogalski, barbara, schwerkolt cottage

3 coloured photographs showing the Whitehorse Historical Society display at the 2011 Spring Festival at the Whitehorse Council Chambers in Nunawading.city of whitehorse spring festival 2011, spring festival 2011, festivals

Coloured - Children playing games at Wisteria Festival 2002. Held, Schwerkolt Cottage, October 2002, by Nunawading & District Historical Societywisteria festival, schwerkolt cottage, nunawading & district historical society, suto, joyce

The music was supplied for this dance by the Bushwhackers.Cr Alan Hutchinson is central in this photograph of the Kew Festival Colonial Dance held at the Kew Town Hall (later used as a library). city of kew, kew festival, colonial dance, kew town hall, alan hutchison, bushwhackers