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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION - MULWARRIE (A TOWN ON THE RIVER) A HISTORY OF BRIDGEWATER-ON-LODDON TOWNSHIP AND DISTRICT 1836-1971, 1971
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Mulwarrie (A Town on the River) A History of Bridgewater-on-Loddon Township and District 1836 - 1971 Published by back to Bridgewater committee 80 pages with black and white photographs. Printed by Jim Lowden printing Kilmore 3601.victoria, history, bridgewater-on-loddon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: DRAPES
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Drapes: a drapery business was established at Victoria House', 429 High Street, Golden Square, by George Bisset in 1868. By 1906 Bisset had moved to 61 Bull Street as a manufacturers agent. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. The Gold Mines. Altogether there were over a dozen mines operating in Walhalla. The Long Tunnel Mine became famous as the richest gold mine in Victoria. Markings: 29 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: RAVENSWOOD
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Ravenswood: the Ravenswood homestead, Calder Highway Ravenswood was built in the 1850s for Frederick Fenton. Gold was first found on the pastoral lease known as the Ravenswood Run in 1851. This quiet valley inhabited by the Jajaworung tribe overnight was invaded by an army of gold diggers. The gold they found not only built Bendigo, but contributed greatly to the prosperity of Victoria. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BANK OF VICTORIA
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Bank of Victoria: located on High and Napier Street, Eaglehawk, the building was originally built as a single-storey bank in 1865. The building is a good example of popular architects - Smith and Johnson - who also designed the Supreme Court in Melbourne. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GOLDEN DAYS HISTORICAL EXHIBITION COLLECTION: ADVERTISING PROGRAM
Original and copy of original: (10410a) golden coloured A5 program. On top of front page 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo and District Branch presents Golden Days Historical Exhibition, R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Pall Mall,Bendigo, 12 to 17th August 1960. Hours 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Adults 3/- children 6d.' Inside, program lists major displays: antiques, bushranging, coins and tokens, documents, fashions, firearms, geology, gold mining, pioneers, postal history, prints and photography, shipping, sport.bendigo, history, golden days historical exhibition -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: BRITISH CHARTERS OF LIBERTY
A book titled ' British Charters of Liberty from King John to Queen Victoria. The story of the Grant of the English Constitution and the Safeguards of English Freedom.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C. New York : Bond Street. 401 - 416 pgs. (ill.). This booklet is one of a series of 37 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Historical Series.' There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, british history, lydia chancellor, collection, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, historical series, history, british history, british royalty, king john, queen victoria, penny books, english constitution, england, biographies, advertisements, book, books, magna charta -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: AGENCY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Agency: Bank of New South Wales, corner of High and Victoria Streets, Eaglehawk. Construction of the building began in 1866 and it opened as an agency of the Sandhurst branch in 1867. It closed as a branch in 1919, after which it was used as a grocery store and residence. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: GROCER
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Grocer: Victoria Store, High Street, Kangaroo Flat. A small, wooden store was erected on this site by James Stevenson in 1861. As business grew, so did the store. After Stevenson's death, the business continued by his widow and son Richard. Dick Stevenson is remembered for his visits by bicycle to take orders and his gifts of sweets in a paper ''twist''. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: BANK OF VICTORIA
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Bank of Victoria: this was the first trading bank on the goldfield. The strong-room still contains an enormous steel safe which was installed as an extra precaution against theft. The Bank of Victoria merged with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney in 1927 and now is known as the National Australia Bank. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PALL MALL BENDIGO 1960SS
Black and white photographs (2 copies of same) . Image shows streetscape Pall Mall. From LH side of image Courthouse Hotel, Drug Houses of Australia Victoria Division,Bendigo Branch. Camelot restaurant, Bendigo Advertiser offices on RH side. Cars parked on kerb., lamp post and wires down middle of road. Sign on roadside 'Heathcote' with arrow pointing.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: MINING DAYS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Mining days: the Central Nell Gwynne Mine on the boundary of Ironbark and Moonta. The steel poppet head had previously stood over the Lightning Hill and Victoria Mines. Picture courtesy Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: FAREWELL
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Farewell: a commemorative service for the death of Queen Victoria early in 1901. Photo courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BERT GRAHAM COLLECTION: DOCUMENT DESCRIBING ACHIEVEMENTS AND CONTRIBUTIONS
Documents describing his achievements and contributions on behalf of the Bendigo East Progress Association and Bendigo East Swimming Club, beginning in 1949 until 1982. In 10972, Bendigo City Council renamed the Bendigo East Pool the Bert Graham Swimming Pool. In 1963 he was made a Life Governor of the Bendigo Base Hospital and Benevolent Home; In 1979 he received a Community Service Award from Develop Victoria Council, and in 1986, the Order Of Australia (O.A.M.)bendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: PICTURESQUE
Bendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2000. Picturesque: view over the Queen's Gardens in Pall Mall, Bendigo, with a statue of Queen Victoria in the foreground, circa early 1900s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTION: 3 ENVELOPES
Three unused white envelopes with dark blue printed address on the front. They are addressed to: The General Secretary, Federated Municipal and Shire Council Employees' Union of Australia, Box 41, Trades Hall, Carlton South, Victoria, 3053.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - three envelopes, federated municipal and shire council employees' union of australia -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - WOMEN BEHIND THE BAR
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Women behind the bar, Hotels & Goldmining in Maldon, Eaglehawk & Bendigo 1860 - 1920 a pictorial history, dark blue hard cover with 204 pages containing black & white and coloured photographs plus maps. Compiled by Brian Kenneth Randall & Robin Anne Randall 2014, contains family history information on the Randall, Cullen & Banks families.victoria, history, hotels -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EARLY VIEW
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Early view: Rae's battery looking from the Long Gully Creek with Victoria Hill in the background. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VIKKI SPICER COLLECTION: BENDIGO OPERATIC SOCIETY PROGRAMMES
Vicki Spicer collection, including a short note and her return address, of programmes illustrating performances by the Bendigo Operatic Society.The Student Prince, Lilac Time, Brigadoon,Carousel, The New Moon, South Pacific, Anything Goes, Oklahoma, Victoria and Her Hussar, Show Boat, Seagulls Over Sorrento, Rose Marie, You're in Love, The Student Prince, No! No! Nanette, The Lilac Domino, The Desert Song, Jack and The Beanstalk, No Rhyme or Reason, Morning Departure, Stalag 17.Vikki Spicer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: NEW
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. New: Gold mining took on a different form at the end of the 1800s in central Victoria with cyanide used at the Sadowa Cyanide Works in Talbot. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: IN THE FAMILY
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. In the family: Richard Stevenson's Victoria store in Kangaroo Flat in the late 1800s. Mr Stevenson took over the business from his father. It stocked everything from groceries to paints. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION - VICTORIA'S LUTHERAN SCHOOLS
Nurseries of the Church, Victoria's Lutheran Schools, then and now small histories, 135 pages with black and white photographs published by Charles Meyer School of Education Monash University.Charles Meyerschool, history, lutheran -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Plaque - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: WOODEN PLAQUE, 1996
Wooden plaque with metal inscription ''Ten Victoria in appreciation to Gas and Fuel from the Special Children's Christmas Party - Bronze Sponsor 1996civic mementoes, plaques, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: NEWSLETTER
Newsletter article ''Our Men at Bendigo works'' These are the men who at Bendigo have operated Victoria's last remaining coal gas carbonising works. The works closed on 8th October.newspaper, bendigo, gas and fuel newsletter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: GAS AND FUEL NEWSLETTER
4 pages of the Gas and Fuel Corporation Newsletter. One article on ''Bendigo - Victoria's Golden City'' one on ''Natural gas in June'' one on ''Bendigo Showroom'' one titled ''Where it all began'' on the History of the Bendigo gas company. Also one page with 5 photos of ''Our People at Bendigo''newspaper, bendigo, pipeline gas and fuel newsletter -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PIPELINE NEWSLETTER, Jan/Feb 1976
Cut out from the ''Pipeline Jan/Feb 1976'' The Pipeline was a newsletter published by Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria. The article is titled ''Gas Plays Big Part in Bendigo's Background''newspaper, bendigo, pipeline gas and fuel newsletter -
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Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR SERVICE, 16/03/1960
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Application for service from main to position of meter. Application for installation of gas cooker at 19 Holmes Road, Owner M.J. Midgley dated 16/03/1960business, retail, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR SERVICE, 11/03/1960
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Application for service from main to position of meter. Application for installation of gas cooker, fire gas and sink heater at 51 peel street Owner R. Adams dated 11/03/1960business, retail, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR SERVICE, 13/02/1960
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Application for service from main to position of meter. Installation of gas cooker at 218 Backhaust Street, owner N.D. Scott dated 13/02/1960. On the back a diagram of the locationbusiness, retail, gas and fuel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: APPLICATION FOR SERVICE, 16/03/1960
Gas and Fuel Corporation of Victoria - Application for service from main to position of meter. Application for installation of gas cooker at 7th lot Osborne Street East at Neale Street, Owner F. O' Connoll date 16/03/1960.business, retail, gas and fuel