William Stephen McShane (1897-1918) held a commission in the 67th Cadets, Golden Square, before joining the 6th Australian Battalion. He was wounded in 1916 and was then killed in Action in France 9/8/1918. Prior to the war he had been employed by Mr Sweeney as a carpenter and joiner. Fred Fielding (1895-1918) was a member of the 28th Australian Infantry when he was killed in Action 8/8/1918. His family lived in Breen Street, Bendigo.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Home-grown heroes: a tribute to missing heroes of the South Bendigo Football Club Lieut. W. McShane (top) and Private F. Fielding (bottom). An extract from the South Bendigo Football Club souvenir programe premiers 1920.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. All aboard: the Mennen family arrived in Australia by ship from Holland in August 50 years ago with seven children. The youngest, Leonie was born in Bendigo and two more generations now call Australia home. The clip is in Australia.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Moran and Cato was a national Grocery chain. It was established in Melbourne in 1882 by Frederick John Cato and his cousin Thomas Edwin Moran. There were two branches in Bendigo at Charing Cross and Hargreaves Street. In 1969 the company was taken over by Permewan Wright Ltd.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Taking a break: Moran and Cato staff. Back row from left: unknown, Alex Wynd, Fred Randall, Harold Timbs, Unknown. Front from left: Unknown, Bill Jamieson, Bill Lewis, Unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Closed: the Ellesmere hotel was situated at the intersection of the Axedale-Goornong and Russells Bridge roads. A licence to allow the sale of Victorian beer only was granted to Michael Slattery in 1870. the hotel was de-licensed on December 31, 1914. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, January 6, 2003. Rest time: more from the Darwin series of photos taken during World War 2 in 1942. in this shot soldiers rest against a truck on the side of a highway list outside Darwin. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Imposing: Wor. Bro. Joseph Harris, Master of Eaglehawk lodge no. 55, 1872, 73,77. Mayor of the borough of Eaglehawk, 1876. Father in law of Sir John Quick, who was master of Zenith lodge no.52 in 1899. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Handwritten copy of an article titled 'A Model Winding Plant' which appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser Thursday June 30, 1910 on Page 5. Article describes the winding plant and mentions the remodelling of the plant supervised by Mr W Abraham. The designing and remodelling of the plant was done by Mr Andrew Harkness.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, model winding plant at the victoria quartz mine, bendigo advertiser june 30 1910, the victoria quartz company, mr w abraham, mr andrew harkness

Martin (1872-1948) and Mary Comer (1883-1972 married in 1907and had the following children; Edward Thomas (1908-1974) Leonard Laurence(1909-1931) Cecilia Mary (1911-1980) Joseph Benedict (1913-1989) Luke Bernard (1914-1931) Kevin Martin (1916-1986) Theresa Agnes (1918-1948) Francis Michael (1919-2000) Anthony John (1922-2011) Leonard and Luke worked with their father at Kimbolten and both drowned on the 28th December 1931, in the Goulbourn River at Arcadia near Murchison. A lad named Madden also drowned at the same time. The family lived in Queen Street, Bendigo.Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2003. Family fun: a Comer family portrait taken at Kimbolton, Lake Eppalock, in the early 1920s pictured is (from left) Ted, Leo, Joe, Cecilia, Luke, Kevin, Teresa, Frank and Tony with their parents Martin and Mary. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Newspaper cutting ''In the Spotlight'' re life of Basil Watson. Cuttings enclosed in cream envelope, on front ' Aeronautical notes re Basil G. Watson and other's Bendigo Advertiser of Nov 29th 1950. Paragraph headings: Gallant Airman; Official Mail; The Letter; Aerial Exhibition; Stunting; Finale.person, bendigo, basil watson

Bendigo Advertiser. Three colour photos. Main, Richard Lethlean holding an old piece of mining equipment. Smaller right top Barbara Poustie places box on shelf. Old furniture piling up in a shipping container. container. Critical shortage of space for Bendigo Historical Society Collection.bendigo historical society, nolan street, richard lethlean, brac storage

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, May 20, 2002. Sitting pretty: Bill, Arthur and Elizabeth Packham surround William and Albert Packham's portable steam engine which was used to drive a travelling chaff-cutter. Picture taken in about 1926. the clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Head of the class: St killian's staff in 1971. Front Sr. M. Paul (Joan Thomas) principal. Back Sr. M. Declan Harrington, Sr. Margaret Darcy and Sr. M. Andre (Pat Smith). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Bowling over the competition: the winners of a game of carpet bowls. Date unknown. Back: Mrs Sterling, Mrs Phil Hunt, Mrs Beck and Mrs Flett. Front Lin Johnson, E. Atkin and Rene Fox. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Monday, December 31, 2001. For sale: a drinks and lollies stall at a picnic site in Ravenswood where the St Marks Church of England in Golden Square held its picnic day celebrations on Melbourne Cup day; circa 1943. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Thursday, March 18, 2004. trim and terrific: the 1948 Kangaroo Flat football Club reserves look like a fearsome bunch of young men, ready to take on the world. Mick Brennan is pictured standing, second from the left. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Wooton Lansell's granddaughter, Ava Jane Hall, wears a gown made in 1860 in this photograph taken by Bartlett bros. in the 1920s. The gown was worn to a ball at the Bendigo Town hall in 1920. (Photograph courtesy of the Bendigo Historical Society). The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Everything's on fire: Killian's Walk, one of Bendigo's best-known arcades, was engulfed in flames in September, 1987. Ten million dollars worth of damage resulted. It was treated as arson and was said to be Bendigo's worst fire for 25 years. The clip is in a foldernewspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Beginnings: in June 1862 the first train from Sandhurst to Melbourne ran. The railway line was opened at a banquet held on October 20, 1862. In January 1865 land in Pall Mall sold for 90 Pounds per foot.. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

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 Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Pioneers: Charing Cross in 1861. Gold buyer Henry Jackson occupies the site where Aussie Disposals now stands, and beside his shop is the first building of the bank of NSW. Photo courtesy Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser 'The way we were'' from 2001. Company success: a plaque presented to W. Doxford, manager of Shenandoah gold mine, by employees to mark their appreciation of the goodwill existing between manager and staff. Shenandoah, opened in 1871, was the third-richest mine on the New Chum Reef. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Control: Fosterville mining managers. Back: J. McPherson - Central Ellesmere; T. McPherson - Thomas United; R. McPherson - Stewart's United. Front: W. Morcom - Lakey and Weston; J. Littlejohn - Fosterville; circa 1900. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

copies of newspaper article series ' the Fortuna Saga' parts 1 - 4, written by Amy Huxtable, Bendigo Advertiser, first article dated January 6, 1979. Extensive discussion of the history of Fortuna Villa, the Lansell family and others' recollections of the Fortuna story, including Lieut Colonel A.V. Palmer.

Black and white photograph. Interior at bicycle shop. Sports equipment, prams. Mounted on grey board. History of object: James Lerk 2000 'Interior of Kerr's Cycle and Sports Shop, Hargreaves St, Bendigo. Now part of the Hargreaves Mall. Photograph c.1940. Photographed for Bendigo Advertiser 11.1.2001buildings, commercial, kerr's cycle & sport shop

Hand written notes by Albert Richardson in red on the Golden Carshalton Mine and the Forbes Carshalton Mine. Golden Carshalton Mine was formerly called the Carshalton B. M. L. Shaft. Notes include location, depth, mining methods, gold production. Ref: M. D., Chambers & Bendigo Advertiser.mine, gold, golden carshalton mine, golden carshalton mine, carshalton b. m. l. shaft, gold production, forbes carshalton, m. d., chambers, bendigo advertiser, derby & carshalton coy., carshalton no 2 shaft

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Changes: this site was originally Smith's butcher shop in Victoria Street, Eaglehawk, owned by Jimmy Wild from 1924-1939. It was then run by Roy Shuttleworth. Later it became Allen's Pet Supplies. House on the right is now the sight of IGA supermarket.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Black and white photograph, photograph of Philip Man and a young Nathan Penna sitting together holding a Trophy in front of a Boat called the "Loose Screws" Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: 'loose screws' Kate 7/11/94 1/ Philip Man 2/ Nathan Penna (120Katerecreations, sports, awards, philip man, nathan penna.

Black and white photograph, 1 man, photograph of a man called Jason Day who is pictured doing repairs to his boat for the next challenge. Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: 16/8/93 DH/2j Rowier Jason Day repairs his boat for the next challengeRowierrecreations, sports, awards, jason day.

Coloured photograph, two people, photograph of Colin Nankervis and Daniel Coon at Lord's Raceway doing redevelopment work in 1995. Bendigo Advertiser description on back of photo: 18/4/95 DH Lord's Raceway Redevelopment Colin Nankervis (Engineer) Daniel Coon (Track consultant from the USA)recreations, sports, awards