Page (frontispeice) from Sandhurst, Castlemaine, Echuca Districts Directory 1872-3 (compiled by Emil Sandner & John D Treanore).J.W. Pearson & Co., Sandhurst. Emil Sander and John D. Treanore.bendigo, council, community information directory, d. rosenthal

Receipt written on a piece of paper, dated Oct 10/77. Received from Mr. thos Warren the sum of Six Shillings and 6d for 1 Quarters Medical fees for Court Heart of Oak 3996 Echuca. Signed John Skudder?, Secretary. Has oval Court Hearts of Oak AOF No. 3996 Echuca impression stamp.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, thos warren, court heart of oak, john skudder?

Victorian State letter card with front cover Echuca Duplex barred numeral cancellation dated June 15th 1893 to Cohns Secretary E P Hastings, Baring Chambers, Market Street Melbourne. Back cover handwritten message from Mary Jane Lehmann of Greenwood Cottage Hume Street Echuca re dividend payment.mary jane lehmann, echuca. vic 1893 letter card

Handwritten note dated 8/12/1896 to Cohn's Secretary from Anne Dora Peterson, 'Greenwood Cottage, Hare St Echuca.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Unsigned letter dated June 20/1877, from Echuca mentioning that the writer is sending the quarter money and the Widow and Orphan Fund is mentioned.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, court king of the forest, widow and orphan fund

Handwritten note dated 3rd 9th 1895 from Echuca to The Secretary of Cohns Bros Victoria Brewery signed M J Lehmann.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

P. S. PEVENSEY: Dimensions: 111ft 5 ins X 23 ft X 6ft 8 ins. Tonnage:130 tons Built: 1910 at Moama, N. S. W. References : Book: Murray river Paddle Steamers by D. Wardle Permewan , Wright & Co. : pp. 72, 129, 157 The P. S. PEVENSEY holds historical and social significance for the Port of Echuca, being the cornerstone of their paddlesteamer fleet. The PEVENSEY was renamed for the TV series All the Rivers Run, to P. S. Philadelphia , playing a staring role in the program, which has resulted in the PEVENSEY becoming a tourist attraction and has increased tourism to the Port of Echuca. The PEVENSEY was originally designed for use on the Murrumbidgee river, named after Pevensey station on that river. It was then owned by Permewan Wright & co operating out of Echuca for many years. She returned to Echuca in 1975 to begin another life as part of the Port of Echuca tourism operation.Colour photograph of the P. S. Pevensey, moored at the Port of Echuca wharf . Photograph taken looking north along the river, from the river bank.On the front:PEVENSEY on the wheelhouse of the boat. Printed on reverse: This paper manufactured by Kodak: Print made by Kodak: Dec.77-Mriverboats, p.s.pevensey, echuca, port of, paddle steamers, echuca wharf

1930 Victoria Telephone Directory, Bendigo, Castlemaine, Echuca, Maryborough, Sea Lake, Swan Hill districts. Soft cover 102 pages with advertisements.communication, telephonic, directory

Used by officials of Echuca Little Athletics Association. Mid to late 20th century. Principal user was John (Mick) Weldon of Echuca. Mick Weldon was the City of Echuca's Citizen of the Year for 1991.The stopwatch has historical because it was owned and used by a life member of the Echuca Little Athletics Association. The Association was of important social significance to the City of Echuca, in that it encouraged and promoted participation of young people in athletic activity.Stop Watch, silver with cotton neck band. Large dial records seconds. Small dial records minutes.None

Nelson’s New Drawing Course was in use around the early part of the 20th century. The owner of this particular copy Mary Norman, was born in Ararat in July 1883. She produced her first public work in 1900 and came to Warrnambool in 1901 and worked with S. Pearce Fuller. She taught at Warrnambool Ladies’ High School at Upton in Canterbury Road and also took art classes at Fullers Art School. She left Warrnambool in 1906, going first to Echuca before returning to Ararat where she set up her studio and held her first public exhibition in 1908. She married Jesse Bail in 1922 and had one child Jessica in 1923. She died in 1962 in Ararat, aged 79. Mary Norman worked in Warrnambool, and has left a significant amount of work of scenes from around the district. The Warrnambool and District Historical Society has five in its collection, Gaul’s Cave, Mermaid Cave, Seascape, Wreck of “La Bella”, Clifton Banks, Hopkins River.Dark olive green hardcover book with black scrolling and coat of arms at bottom of cover. Text in black. It covers such subjects as freehand and freearm drawing, mechanical drawing clay modelling colour work and paper cutting. It contains diagrams as well as instructions. Handwritten in black ink inside front cover, “Mary Norman, Ch of Eng DHS Echuca May 1908. Black ink stamp, 1909 Mary Norman Studio Ingor St Ararat. Thomas Nelson and Sons London Edinburgh and New York 1905.warrnambool, nelson's drawing course, teacher's handbook, mary norman, warrnambool artists

Thirty centimetres wooden ruler, on the back: try our own make rdwear school boots J. H. Abbott and Co. Bendigo, Eaglehawk and Echucabusiness, retail, h. abbott

Victoria Country Telephone Exchanges 1924 issue list of subscribers for the Bendigo, Echuca, Maryborough, Rochester, Swan Hill districts. Soft cover 66 pages.communication, telephonic, directory

The A2 class was an express passenger locomotive that ran on Victorian Railways from 1907 to 1963. The 996 arrived at the Port of Echuca in 1968 from Newport and was donated to the City of Echuca by the Echuca Lions Club & the Rotary Club who had purchased it for 1250 pounds. the A2 996 is displayed at the Echuca Wharf Railway Siding.A2 996 is one of the later batch of sixty A2 class express passenger locomotives built with superheating and other design enhancements including Walschaerts valve gear. it was constructed at Newport Workshops in 1916 and was among the last few A2 class remaining in service when taken off register by the Victorian Railways in November 1963. Steam Locomotive made of steel & wrought iron with black livery. Front- A2 996 /. Rear - 996a2 locomotive, echuca lions club/rotary club, wharf, echuca loco shed, shire of campaspe, newport workshop, rollingstock collection, steam trains

The Thomas James Connelly collection. T. J. Connelly - Brassfounder, Coppersmith, Plumber and Gasfitter. Located in High St. Bendigo. Items of correspondence. Letter on blue paper headed: Echuca Lodge of Advancement Echuca 11th Feb. 1871. The letter is an invitation to the Installation Banquet, Masonic Hall, 2nd March. Signed M. Speed and Jos. Stubbs, stewards. On the opposite side is a written list.trades, plumbing, thomas james connelly, connelly, thomas james. plumbers

Bright yellow ticket with 'Borough of Eaglehawk Exhibit No. 3. An Eaglehawk Trade Directory 1882. From Sandhurst & Echuca Trade Directories. Bolton Bros. Bendigo 1882.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection - borough of eaglehawk exhibit no. 3 ticket, eaglehawk trade directory 1882, sandhurst & echuca trade directories, bolton bros.

Handwritten note from Echuca dated 6/9/1895 to the Secretary of Cohns Bros Victoria Brewery from Mary Jane Lehmann re: share scrip.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Black and white photograph, 1 boy, athletics, close-up photograph of Shane Naylor. Bendigo Advertiser description; Shane Naylor. -Sprinter Echuca Gift winner 1993.recreations, sports, athletics, shane naylor.

Discussed in book : Echuca: A centenary history by Susan Priestley, pp.21, 38, 45, 66, 114-123, 126, 174 R.J.Evans established this mill on the banks of the Murray River, Echuca in 1923 & it operated until 1980. The mill later became a tourist attraction, Red Gum Works, continuing to cut timber until it was taken over by The Port of Echuca as a display (Port of Echuca booklet, 2005 ed., p. 32)Sawmilling was a very important industry for Echuca. At its peak in Echuca in about 1877 there were between 1000-1500 men employed in the industry (Priestley, Susan. 1965, p.118). Red gum was sourced from the forests along the Murray river. It is a very strong timber suitable for bridge & wharf building, construction works as well as housing and especially for sleepers for the railways. Mills relied on government contracts especially for the sleepers. Colour photograph (post-card size) of red gum sawmill on the Port of Echcua. Photograph is taken looking north.Printed on reverse: "this paper manufactured by Kodak."echuca, port of echuca, sawmilling, evans, r. j., red gum works

This is a portrait of Mary Norman (later Mary Norman-Bail) photographed in a local studio in 1908. She was an educator and artist, living in Ararat and Warrnambool.This was donated to Langi Morgala Museum by the Estate of Jessica Norman-Bail. The image is of her mother, artist and educator Mary Norman-Bail. A studio portrait of a woman, seated and in formal clothing. She has rounded reading glasses and a long chain hanging from her neck. The cardboard backing is spotted and damaged by adhesive.Front "Yours Truly / Mary Norman" Rear "MP Norman when at / Echuca taken in January / 1908"education, teacher, art, artist, painter, warrnambool, ararat, norman-bail, 1908

Undergrounding of the power lines took place in September 1982. Relates to "before" shots P000159, P000161, P000163 and "after" shots P000160, P000162, P000164. Interview with Helen Coulson, 27.09.1984The power lines were put under ground for the filming of "All the Rivers Run" which began in October 1982. The Port area was returned to look like it would have been in the 1870s. The roads were covered in gravel, signage was removed in an endeavour to create the appropriate era.Colour photograph featuring power poles and power lines on the Murray esplanade, Port of Echuca. Picket fence and locomotive stand behind the pole. View from across the road looking east.On the reverse:This paper manufactured by Kodakport of echuca - power lines, power lines, coulson, helen

Handwritten note headed 'Greenwood Cottage House' Echuca dated 14th December 1893 to E P Hastings [Cohns Secretary] from M J Lehmann re: dividend cheque.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

The Bendigo College of Advanced Education (Bendigo C.A.E.) was established in 1976 by the merging of the Bendigo Institute of Technology (VA 3091) with the State College of Victoria at Bendigo (VA 3090). Both the Bendigo Institute of Technology and the State College of Victoria at Bendigo are previous agencies to the Bendigo College of Advanced Education.Bendigo Institute of Technology staff. Twelve slides of teachers at work in the McRae Street chemical Labs and at play on a steam train excursion to Echuca and a wine and cheese night at play at the Copper Pot Restaurant.history, bendigo, peter ellis collection, bendigo institute of technology, b.i.t.

Henry Hopwood was founder of Echuca 1853Beleived to be the only photgraph of Henry Hopwood and wife Charlotte.

Sandhurst and Echuca districts residence, trade and mining directory for 1881-2-3 Compiled and published by G Stevens and J W Burrows, printed by Burrows & Co, printers and bookbinders Bull Street Sandhurst.bendigo, history, directory

White paper from Surgeon dated Echuca 29/8/1876. I certify Thomas Warren is still unable for his usual employment. Signed - -rossen, Surgeon. Thomas Warren written at the end.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - medical certificate, court king of the forest, thomas warren