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Document - VOTERS' ROLL- SUTTON WARD, 1903 - 1904
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo Document, Voters' Roll ...Document, Voters' Roll, Sutton Ward, 1903 - 1904, City of Bendigo.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo -
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Document - VOTERS' ROLL- SUTTON WARD, 1902-1903
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo Document, Voters' Roll ...Document, Voters' Roll, Sutton Ward, 1902-1903, City of Bendigo,document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo -
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Document - VOTERS ROLLS: SUTTON WARD, 7th July 1897
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo W.Honeybone Document ...Document, Voters' Roll, Sutton Ward, City of Bendigo, 1897-1898. W.Honeybone, Town Clerk, Town Hall, 7th July, 1897.W.Honeybonedocument, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo -
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Book - HENRY MUNDY
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Henry Mundy a young Australian pioneer, the memoirs of a man who as a young boy emigrated from Buckinghamshire in 1844 to Australia, he dug for gold in Ballarat, Bendigo ,Clunes and lived through the Eureka stockade plus many more famous Australian historical events which he vividly describes. Hardcover with dustjacket 279 pages with photographs and maps, published by Next Century Books Bedfordshire UK.Les Hughesaustralia, history, pioneers -
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Photograph - WEDDING PHOTO: HENRY STEVENS AND HILDA O'REILLY
black and white copy of photo: image shows 1912 marriage of Henry Andrews Stevens and Hilda O'Reilly. Henry is the son of early pioneer Sarah McDowall, born Emu Creek ( Bendigo 1861 )person, group, henry stevens, hilda o'reilly, emu creek, sarah mcdowall, hilda o'reilly, reginald clark. -
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Document - J.H.ABBOTT & CO. ADVERTISEMENT
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers j.h.abbott Document, Advertising ...Document, Advertising page for J.H.Abbott & Co.,Wholesale and Retail Warehouse, Market Square, Bendigo. Large Stocks,specially low Rates for Iron,Steel, Lead Paints, Oils, Tools,Black and Gal. Pipes, Candles, Powder, and Explosives, Wire ropes and Mining Supplies.Leather Goods a lot of which are Handmade.Special for Farmers: Superphosphates, Bone Dust, and all Manures, Binder Twine and Corn Sacks, Fencing Wire, and Rabbit-Proof Wire Netting.document, names of bendigo pioneers, j.h.abbott -
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Document - J.H.ABBOTT & CO
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers j.h.abbott Bolton Bros.,Bendigo ...Document, Multi Pages of Advertising J.H.Abbott & Co.,Tanners & Curriers, Manufacturers of Boots, Shoes, Uppers, Belting.Saddlery, Harness, Collars, Leggings, Neatsfoot Oil. Importers of English & Continental wares. Wholesale and Retail, Pall Mall, Bendigo; High Street Echuca: Market Square, Bendigo; Sheepwash Creek, Strathfieldsaye.Bolton Bros.,Bendigo.document, names of bendigo pioneers, j.h.abbott -
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Document - J.H.ABBOTT & CO, 24 August 1896
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers j.h.abbott Robt. S.Brain ...Document, Receipt, Bendigo Gunpowder Magazine, Dr. to H.M.Government for storage rent,etc., of powder 3 weeks rent for 3 1/2 cases.Robt. S.Brain, Government Printer, Melbourne.document, names of bendigo pioneers, j.h.abbott -
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Document - J.H.ABBOTT & CO, 31 July 1896
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers j.h.abbott Robt. S. Brain ...Document, receipt, Bendigo Gunpowder Magazine, Dr. to H.M.Government for storage rent,etc., of powder.5 weeks rent on 3 1/2 cases.Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer, Melbournedocument, names of bendigo pioneers, j.h.abbott -
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Document - SANDHURST CLUB HISTORY, May 2009
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers sandhurst club David Cotton ...Document, Sandhurst Club History, This is a copy of a presentation at the May meeting of the Bendigo Historical Society 2009. Just 7 years after gold was found on Bendigo Creek, five gentlemen gathered together in October/November 1858 to wine and dine and chat no doubt the challenges of living in a 'frontier' town.Their chats became regular and The Bendigo Club came into being. Note that at this stage the club used the name ''Bendigo''.The five men who met late 1858 to start a club are:VINCENT PYKE from Somerset; CRAWFORD MOLLISON from Sussex; LACHLAN MCLACHLAN from Sussex; ANDREW THUNDER from Ireland; ROBERT F. HOWARD FROM Liverpool, England. The ups and downs of gold output mirrored the starts and stops of the Club. A basic summary shows it came into being 1959 and died in 1860, reformed 1872 struggled through to mid 1880s when after a series of meeting place moves the members financed the building of their own club house in 1903.David Cottondocument, names of bendigo pioneers, sandhurst club -
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Document - THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MELBOURNE TO BENDIGO RAILWAY
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers melbourne to bendigo railway ...Document, The Construction of the Melbourne to Bendigo Railway. In July 1855, a public meeting chaired by Mr. Valentine was addressed by Dr. Backhaus, Mr.Bissell, Mr. Wolfe, Mr. Harney, Dr. Hunt and Mr. Mackay. Due to the enthusiasm of the speakers for the proposal and the acclaim of those present, it was decided to send the resolution to the Governor on the desirability of a rail link from Melbourne to Bendigo.Prepared by The Bendigo Historical Society Inc.document, names of bendigo pioneers, melbourne to bendigo railway -
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Document - DR. OLIVER PENFOLD'S VACCINE & LIFE STORY, 30 April 2007
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers dr. oliver penfold Barbara ...Plastic spine and cover Document, Dr. Oliver Penfold's pioneering work in developing a vaccine against small pox using calf lynph he prepared himself.Barbara Francisdocument, names of bendigo pioneers, dr. oliver penfold -
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Document - NATIONAL TRUST OF AUSTRALIA(VICTORIA) CLASSIFICATION REPORT, EUMANA
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers eumana National Trust ...Document, National Trust of Australia (Victoria), Classification Report, Eumana, former Teacher's College, Osborne Street and Retreat Road, South Bendigo. The association with Cr. James Henry Curnow, and William Beebe, JP MBE FRVIA, and the introduction of septic tank technology to Victoria. The house is significant for architectural, historic/social and scientific/technical reasons at a Regional level.National Trust of Australia ( Victoria).document, names of bendigo pioneers, eumana -
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Document - THE VICTORIAN VOLUNTEER FORCE ON CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS 1858-1883
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo goldfields Glider ...Glider clipped 15 page Document, The Victorian Volunteer Force on Central Victorian Goldfields 1858-1883.. By late 1859, Britain and the Australian colonies were once again gripped by invasion fear. In Britain the threat loomed from France, but in Victoria the colony was unsure who posed the biggest danger.Speaker: Bob Marmion. Included are several letters dated in the 1850's from the Gold fieldsdocument, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo goldfields -
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Document - DROUGHT AND IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT IN THE NORTHERN PLAINS
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo Jim Rorke Typed ...Typed , stapled 3 page Document, Drought and Irrigation Development in the Northern Plains, Reporting from the 1860's -1916.Jim Rorkedocument, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo -
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Document - SPYING ON THE GOLDFIELDS BY RALPH BIRRELL
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo Ralph Birrell Document ...Document, Spying on the Goldfields by Ralph Birrell, Dissatisfaction over the licence issue that festered on the Victorian Goldfields during the early 1850s, might be said to have its genisis at Reid's Creek on the Ovens goldfield. Soon it spread to other fields and particularly to Bendigo Creek where in 1853 it found overt expression in protest meetings and in the formation of the Red Ribbon Movement. Published in the Victorian Historical Journal, Vol.66, No.1, June 1995.Ralph Birrelldocument, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo -
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Document - GERTRUDE EVA PERRY, 14 April 1999
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers gertrude eva perry James Lerk ...Document, Gertrude Eva Perry 1917-1999, this is an expanded version of the eulogy at the funeral service held at the crematorium chapel Eaglehawk 14 April 1999.James Lerkdocument, names of bendigo pioneers, gertrude eva perry -
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Document - ROBERT LISLE: AN AUSTRALIAN PIONEER
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers robert lisle Veronica Lisle ...Document, Robert Lisle-An Australian Pioneer, tells of his life from Lowick to Bendigo, and up to his passing in 1911 at his residence at Belle Vue Road, Golden Square.Veronica Lisledocument, names of bendigo pioneers, robert lisle -
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Document - TAKE ME BACK TO BENDIGO
... Names of bendigo pioneers... DOCUMENT Names of bendigo pioneers bendigo W.H.Paling & Co Limited ...Document, Sheet Music, Take Me Back To Bendigo, By Alma Gray Phenomenally Successful Australian Song, written by Alan Rattray & Bert Rache. Signed on front; With all good wishes from Alma Gray,. On the back are the words & music to a song written and composed by Jack Russell titled 'Only a Leaf From the Tree of Life'''.The front has a label -W.H. Paling & Co LtdW.H.Paling & Co Limited, Sydney- Brisbane-Newcastledocument, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo -
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Book - BENDIGO AND VICINITY, MDCCCXCV (1895)
Book, Bendigo and Vicinity. On inside with an inscription which reads: Presented to Mrs. M.A.Hiatt from Mrs. C.Heinz for kindness in her late bereavement 18 Feb 1896, and another: To My Son Charley from His Loving Mother.. This book is to be for Amy with Love Liz. A comprehensive History of Her Past, and a resume of her resources, together with the Biographies of her representative pioneers, public, commercial and professional men.Compiled by W.B.Kimberly, .F W Niven & Co Printers and PublishersF.W.Nivon & Co.Printers & Publishers, Melbourne & Ballarat.bendigo, history, bendigo & district -
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Document - PAPER ON: ''THE GROWTH OF METHODISM DURING 1850'S - 1890'S' ON THE (BENDIGO) GOLDFIELDS''
Fourteen paged Paper on ''The Growth of Methodism during 1850's - 1890's' on the (Bendigo) Goldfields'' by Lyn Barnes, Bendigo Tech College student 1980. While the Specific Interest Area is highlighted on page 1 as ''Mackenzie Street Church'' the paper covers a variety of topics - General comments about Methodism during the Gold Era (approx 2 pages); The Cornish Contribution (approx, 1 page); A Cornish man of particular note - James (Jimmy) Jeffrey (approx. 1 page); The Sandhurst Circuit (approx. 3 pages); Sandhurst Chinese Mission (approx. 1/2 page); Mackenzie Street Church (approx. 2 pages); Extract from letter from Rev William Butters to Rev W B Boyce, London (approx. 1 page); portraits of four Methodist Pioneers (1 page); ''Statistical Pages (1 page); Reference List (1 page).church, history, methodist, george eisfelder. rev john orchard, golden square wesleyan church, bible christian church long gully, rev w h hoskens, miss beryle buley. mr graydon grey. rev. william butters. mr walter powell. "california" taylor. -
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Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: SPARROWHAWK
An article from the magazine section of the Bendigo 'Advertiser' titled 'Cornishman's big day at Sparrowhawk.' It is an account of the old Sparrowhawk and some of the personalities within. 27/8/1970.bendigo, history, sparrowhawk, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, history, sparrowhawk, old spadger, st. matthew's church, churches, wrestlling, sports, mudbrick house, house, home, cornishmen, cornishman, sparrowhawk sports, pioneers, pioneering -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA
A yellow catalogue published by the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo & District Branch. It is presenting the ' Golden Days Historical Exhibition ' at the R.S.L. Memorial Hall, Pall Mall, Bendigo 12th to 17th August 1960. The categories of exhibits are antiques, bush ranging, coins and tokens, documents, fashions, firearms, geology, gold mining, pioneers, postal history, prints and photography, shipping and sport. Within the catalogue are Bendigo Advertiser July and August cuttings relating to the exhibition.history, australian, exhibition, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, australia, royal historical society of victoria, exhibits, bendigo city council -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: PALL MALL PIONEER
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Pall Mall pioneer: the Beehive store, 1861.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Document - BENDIGO TOURISM BROCHURES COLLECTION: THREE WHITE BI-FOLD HISTORY BROCHURES, 1960's
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 -
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Photograph - Historical Society Field Trip to the Springs at Sedgwick, Abt 2009
The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty nine photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick -
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Photograph - Historical Society Field Trip to the Springs at Sedgwick, Abt 2009
The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty five photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick -
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Photograph - Historical Society Field Trip to the Springs at Sedgwick, Abt 2009
The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Historical Society Field Trip to the Springs at Sedgwick, Abt 2009
The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Historical Society Field Trip to the Springs at Sedgwick, Abt 2009
The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick