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Document - COPY OF 'THE BENDIGO NATURALIST' DEC 1973, 1973
COPY OF 'THE BENDIGO NATURALIST' DEC 1973, Vol 6, No. 3. (Inside cover' M. Bush)organization, club/society, bendigo field naturalist club -
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Document - DOCUMENT - 'THE BENDIGO WHIPSTICK'
Three page document with information (probably from field naturalists) re Bendigo Whipstick area. Re flora and fauna of the Whipstick. No author or date.place, bendigo, whipstick -
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Book - 'DOCTORS AND DIGGERS ON THE MOUNT ALEXANDER GOLDFIELDS', 1974
Doctors and Diggers on the Mount Alexander Goldfields. The writer has traced the varying fortunes of a number of Doctors who ventured onto the Mount Alexander field in search of a living.Keith Macrae Bowden.castlemaine, gold, doctors and diggers -
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Book - GOLD FIELDS ACT, c1858
Gold Fields Act. Published: Joseph A C Helm, Mackay & Co., Bendigo. 114 Pages. Inscriptions: inside front cover: hand writing from 30/10/1862 to 9/2/1864, Title Page: W Arch? Douglas, 8 January 1861, Repealed by Mining Statute, writing also on many other pages, newspaper articles pasted into book on pages 25, 30, & 31. Many pages have underlining. 114 pages. Owned by W A DouglasJoseph A C Helmbook, gold fields act, gold fields act, history, legal matters, miners rights -
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Book - THE NATURALIST IN BENDIGO - HISTORY OF BENDIGO FIELD NATURALISTS CLUB 1945 - 1985, 1985
The Naturalist in Bendigo. 59 pages with photos and illustrations. Preface by Professor R.W. Home. A history of the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club.Ray Wallacebendigo, clubs, bendigo field naturalist club, bendigo field naturalists club, flora and fauna, natural history. -
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Photograph - PORTRAIT OF MALDWYN LESLIE WILLIAMS, 1914 - 1918
Sepia photograph: male portrait, man is dressed in uniform, wearing tie and Sam Browne belt across chest. Badges on both shoulders. Short haircut, with moustache. Written on back in print: ' to the memory of our friend Maldwyn Leslie Williams, Lt. Col. MBBS, who died of wounds received in France, March, 3rd. 1917.' See Research field for more information.Bartlett Bros.person, individual, m.l. williams, williams, maldwyn leslie. medical practitioners. bendigo base hospital. world war 1. bartlett bros. -
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Document - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: LUGGAGE LABEL
Document: label showing details of Robert Denis Kelly's field unit, (22nd. A.A.S.C.), transport (Themistocles), Pay Book No. 101095, specimen signature and Reg. No. 10874. Rank Sergeant.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, france, themistocles. -
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Book - THE CENTRAL GOLD FIELDS, c1969
The Central Goldfields, Historical Backgrounds Bendigo, Castlemaine and neighbourhood. Publisher Cypress Books, printed by Cambridge Press, Melbourne. 80 pages. Photographs, illustrations and maps. Inscriptions: $1.20, Bendigo Historical Society. With IndexHarley W Forsterhistory, mining, central goldfields, harley w forster -
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Photograph - LANSELL'S 222 MINE, c. 1880's
Black and white photograph, taken from the corner of Thistle and Chum Streets, Lansell's 'Fortuna' is in the background. Note is made of the following unusual features: 1. Poppet legs 125 feet high (tallest on the field) on the North side of Chum St; engine house on opposite side. 2. 'Cleopatra Needle' type square - sectioned chimney on left and mullock road, 65 feet from ground at landing brace, where quartz was trucked directly across to Lansell's crushing battery in his 'Fortuna' grounds.place, mining site, lansell's 222 mine -
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Photograph - BENDIGO ADVERTISER BUILDING, 1850's ?
black and white photo ( copy ). Brick building with two arched windows alongside arched single doorway. At rear of building, a weatherboard attached building. Children standing on RH side of photo, seven men standing at front of building. Horse tied to lamp post at front of building. In photo on board in front of scene 'The Weekly|Advertiser|Electioneering|Intelligence|The ?rang Election|???' See Research field for further information.batchelderorganization, business, bendigo advertiser, bendigo advertiser. haverfield, robert ross. lloyd, arthur moore. fletcher, george avery. -
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Photograph - FRANCIS BROTHERS BEEHIVE STORES, 1850's ?
black and white (copy): front of Francis Brothers Beehive Stores. Verandah at front, model of Beehive on top. Three men standing on verandah, Batchelder wagon on right ? (Batchelder photos of Bendigo are 1861). See Research field for further information.Batchelderorganization, business, francis brothers beehive stores, francis brothers. beehive stores. francis, william. francis, richard. -
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Photograph - CRICKET MATCH ENGLAND VERSUS BENDIGO, 1901
Black and white photo ( copy ) Photo is enclosed in cricket score book sheets. Written on outside of score sheet ' photos for Wes Harry. Originals 2. Large 1. ( Match Eng. V Bendigo ) Wes Harry with ball ( 1901 ) presented to Father S ( ? ) Harry, taken at Upper Reserve Oval ( now QEO ) ( 1989 ) on grand stand steps. Cricket field with white clad players. 2 umpires. High fence in background. Written on back in biro : 'With compliments, Ken Hurst, Bendigo 1990 , England v Bendigo at Upper Reserve Oval Bendigo 1901. England 341 and 5 - 204. Batting for England Hayware and Tyldesby - photo. Bowling for Bendigo J. Harry, 6 - 107 - photo.topic, sport, cricket -
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Photograph - Photograph of New Chum Line of Reef
BHS CollectionSepia coloured print of a photograph of the New Chum Line of Reef looking south from the Snobs Hill group of mines. The photo shows several poppet heads and chimneys, bridges and houses. New Chum Line of Reef. includes Victoria Hill possibly the richest spot on the field.On the back a drawing of a poppet head with the words: Bendigo gold project. A small map of Victoria is also printed on the back. bendigo mines, new chum line of reef, mining -
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Souvenir - Bendigo Operatic Society: Sweet Charity
"Sweet Charity" premiered in 1966. The music was written by Cy Coleman and the lyrics by Dorothy Fields.Bendigo Operatic Society Program & Ticket X 1 for production of Sweet Charity on 17th November 1979, Seat no. J4 Information on Ticket: Production venue - Flora Hill High School Auditorium, Production dates - 4 nights November 14, 15, 16 & 17 at 8.00pm. Cost for Adult: $4.00 Program has a photo of a woman with a red tattoo on her arm on the front cover. Program is made of paper, with pink front, back & middle pages, the remaining program pages are on a white background Inside of program there are black & white photos of production team & cast & commercial advertisements for local businesses souvenir programme, bendigo operatic society -
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Book - A FINE SHEET OF WATER - HISTORY OF KENNINGTON RESERVOIR BENDIGO, 2012
174 page soft cover book 'A Fine Sheet of Water, History of Kennington Reservoir, Bendigo'. By Bill and Carol Holsworth with the help of the Friends of the Kennington Reservoir and members of the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club. Published by the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club 2012 . Illustrated with B&W photos, maps and sketches. Colour arial photo of the Reservoir on front cover. Descriptions of early development plus flora and fauna.Bill and Carol Holsworth -
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Document - FIELD SERVICE POST CARD ADDRESSED F.W. COOK
Field Service Postcard addressed to Mr. F.W. Cook 50 Wattle Street, Bendigo. Dated 19/8/16. Postmark Field Post Office D.W.5 25.Au 16military, army, field service postcard -
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Photograph - SWEENEY COLLECTION: DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS, 1920-1926
Third Field Hygeine Section, Military Camp, Seymour 1936, F.C. Sweeney (second from left). Other names listed on the back.photograph, person -
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Book - LORD ROBERT CECIL'S GOLDFIELDS DIARY, 1945
32 page soft cover booklet 'Lord Robert Cecil's Gold Fields Diary', with introduction and notes by Ernest Scott. Published 1945 by Melbourne University Press. Robert Cecil arrived in Melbourne in 1852 and journeyed to the Victorian Goldfields. Illustrated with 20 B&W pictures, mostly by ST Gill. Portrait sketch of Robert Cecil on flyleaf.Ernest Scott -
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Document - SOUTH NEW MOON GARDEN GULLY LINE OF REEF
Two page typed carbon copy of document, headed 'South New Moon, Garden Gully line of Reef', located one mile north from Eaglehawk post Office. An historical overview of the mine is provided with information regarding its location, depth of shaft, original company, engine house, air compressor, battery and years of operation. The steel poppet legs were approximately 85 ft high and had a greater slope than usual on the front legs. ' Said to be the best poppet legs on the field'.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, south new moon mine -
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Document - CAROL HOLSWORTH COLLECTION: 1977 GEOLOGY OF THE BENDIGO AREA
Sixteen page booklet Geological Survey Report, Mines Department Victoria. 'Geology of the Bendigo Area' by H.E. Wilkinson. Photo of Lansell's 222 Mine on the New Chum Line, Bendigo. Tallest poppet head on the field, approximately 38 m high, with a shaft depth of 635 m.bendigo, mining, geological survey report -
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Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE POSTER
Poster of central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo Victoria showing in black and white poppet head. Advertising: Bendigo goldmine open for inspection daily 10am - 5 pm guided tours by appointment phone 438070 or 436401. The Central Deborah gold mine, the last to close on the Bendigo field, was purchased early in 1970m by the Bendigo City Council for restoration and preservation as a typical Bendigo gold mine equipped with machinery , most of which was made in Bendigo. The Central Deborah Company was formed in 1939 to deepen an existing shaft sunk in 1912. Underground operations ceased in 1954. from 1942 to 1954 29,460 ounces of gold was won from 63,962 tons of ore.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine -
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Book - SANDHURST MAPS, 1870s
Sandhurst Maps Prepared by George Black Surveyor. Enlarged from original survey Field Book. Prepared by Carol Holsworth December 2011 -
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Map - GEOLOGICAL MAP BENDIGO GOLD FIELD
Geological map Bendigo gold field. Showing anticlines, synclines, shafts, alluvial, contours. Produced by the deprtment of mines. Two originals plus two laminated copies -
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Tool - PERPETUAL ALMANAC
Perpetual almanac, it has the day of the month on the outside, in the centre the day of the weeks. Patent 27224. On the back F. W. Field, watchmaker and jeweller, 293 Williamson Street (opposite Shamrock Hotel) Bendigo. Made in Germany.business, retail, f.w. field -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECITON: VICTORIA HILL IRONBARK
Thre page document hand written by Albert Richardson, on the history of Victoria Hill, Ironbark. 'one of the richest areas on Bendigo field. In the first six years, £1,200,000 worth of gold was obtained. Almost every claim returned a fortune.' Page three title: Other features on Victoria Hill. 'Adjacent to Central Nell Gwynne area as the mining museum. Adjacent to the New Chum Hill on direct south side of the Calder Highway. This hill reached by a short and excellent access road gives a magnificent view of Bendigo and Golden Square, and a very good view of another tourist attraction, Lansells 'Fortuna' now Survey Regiment's headquarters. This hill is the centre of another rich area. The Lazarus mine 3,360 feet deep with 24 saddle reefs in 2,200 feet. The New Chum United, Lansell's 222with its 120 ft high poppet legs. BCV 8, John Brown Knitwear factory, Esposito's Gold Mines Hotel, Central Nell Gwynne and Manchester tram loops are mentioned.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, victoria hill -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION DEEP MINES ON THE BENDIGO FIELD
One page document titled ' Secretary for Mine's Report for 1911, Deep Mines page 24. List of mines and depths, The Victoria Quartz 4614 feet, New Chum Railway 4318 feet, Lazarus New Chum 3682 feet, New Chum and Victoria 3579 feet, North Johnson's 3498 feet, Carlisle 3460 feet, Lansell's 180 3365 feet, Clarence 3310 feet, Great Extended Hustlers 3290 feet, Ironbark 3250 feet, Victoria Consols 3114 feet, New Chum Consolidated 3099 feet, Eureka Extended3060 feet, Princess Dagmar 3020 feet, Johnsons Reef No 2 2020 feet.bendigo, mining, deep mines on the field -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: CARSHALTON LINE OF REEF
Five page handwritten document with: 1. details of the Carshalton line of reef and a photocopied extract from an book (not referenced) with information about the Carshalton Gold Mining Company NL 2. Some facts and figures and comments ( about Bendigo mines generally) topics include deep shafts, shafts made safe, men employed on field, cost of firewood, winding ropes - flat and round, size of mining shafts, weekly wages, 'years of pride' and 'years of destruction'. Signed by Albert Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo.March 1968.bendigo, mining, carshalton reef line -
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Book - GOLD ESCORT, 1971
228 page hardcover book by :L.J.Blake entitled 'Gold Escort' The story of how thousands of pounds of gold were sent in escorted wagons from the gold fields at Mt Alexander to South Australia. Emphasis on the Gold Commissioner Alexander Tolmer. Illustrated with B&W photos and maps inside front and back covers. First published and printed 1971 by The Hawthorn Press Pty Ltd.L.J.Blake -
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Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SUBMISSION BY THE BENDIGO FIELD NATURALIST CLUB FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE WHIPSTICK THE HISTORY OF THE WHIPSTICK PHOTOS AND NOTES, 1980
PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SUBMISSION BY THE BENDIGO FIELD NATURALIST CLUB FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE WHIPSTICK THE HISTORY OF THE WHIPSTICK Photos and Notes Comprised of 81 photos mostly of fauna in the Whipstick. Photos mostly have descriptive notes on labels attached. Letter to The Land Conservation Council 464 St Kilda Road Melbourne 3004 - submission for the final consideration in preparing a final reccomendation for the North Central Area.person, individual, peter ellis oam -
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Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SUBMISSION BY THE BENDIGO FIELD NATURALIST CLUB FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE WHIPSTICK THE HISTORY OF THE WHIPSTICK 1989, 1989
PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: SUBMISSION BY THE BENDIGO FIELD NATURALIST CLUB FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE WHIPSTICK THE HISTORY OF THE WHIPSTICK 1989 Fourteen Chapters of Typed Notes CHAPTERS: The Conservation History of the Whipstick Part 1 to Part 14person, individual, peter ellis oam