Inscription on central pediment reads 1861 PUBLIC LIBRARY. Above door is a separate panel on which is inscribed FREE.Example of mid 19th century building constructed as a library for cultural and educational purposesB/W photo of Old Library, Eastern facade, after restoration, Warrenheip St north, Buninyong. In background on left side is false poppet head, associated with Buninyong Festival activities in De Soza Parkbuninyong, building, streetscape, warrenheip st., public library, poppet head, de soza park

Premier Town Awards are awarded by the Victorian State Government to regional communities that best protect and enhance their environment through innovative initiatives. The award recognizes success in litter prevention, waste management and environmental projects and is designed to encourage tourism. In 1982 - 1985 Bendigo was named Victoria's Premier Town and an official dinner was held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on October 5, 1985.Two large gold coloured medals manufactured to promote the awarding of 'Premier Town' to Bendigo from 1982 - 1985. 0349a,b; Front face is has raised image of poppet head and text, reverse is blank. Front face; Premier Town Advancement Award / Bendigo / Premier Town / Victoria 1982 - 1985city of bendigo, city of bendigo commerce, city of greater bendigo awards, city of greater bendigo community groups, city of greater bendigo tourism, city of bendigo premier town 1982-85

James Lerk 17/12/2000.North Hustlers Gold Mine. Oregon Poppet head adjoining engine house, galvanized iron buildings, metal chimney peppercorn tree at right. This mine was demolished in 1969.Alan Doneyplace, building, industrial

Printed postcard of a view from the Bendigo Town Hall looking south-west with one ESCo tram in Pall Mall. Shows the mine works and poppet head. Looks over Charring Cross and the View Point area. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain.Demonstrates a Bendigo postcard featuring Charing Cross, Pall Mall and shows an active mining plant at View Point.Postcard coloured - divided back - unused.tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, esco, pall mall, mining

black and white photograph of Great Extended Hustlers Freehold poppet head, now at Wattle Gully, Chewton ( james Lerk 26.22.1999 ) Poppet head in front of mining buildings, stacks of sawn timber tonight. Great Extended Hustlers/locality/Hustlers Hill Nth. Bendigo/ formed 1865/last production 1921. Depth of shaft 3,470 ( 1045 m ) Poppet legs, steel 70 feet high ( 21.08 ) Gold very rich, total yield 300,000 ozs. Dividends 675,000 pounds sterling ( $1,350,000 )organization, business, great extended hustlers mine

Envelope containing two negatives. On outside of envelope in biro: looking north to Victoria Hill, North Old Chum, Big 180 etc, in 1870's'. Negative shows poppet head, mining sheds. Negatives not scanned.bendigo, mining, victoria hill

Gray covered photo folder, includes photos of Rosalind Park, Lake Weeroona boatsheds, conservatory, Pall Mall, Queens Gardens, lookout poppet head, panorama frog m lookout tower, Bendigo.Early 1900'splace, bendigo, view of bendigo

Black and white photograph. Image descritption: Foreground - piles of tin sheets? Wood stack, corrigated iron buildings, poppet head and chimney in background. Loose photograph. Inscription: Neanger Mine Eaglehawk, hand written on back.place, mining site, neanger mine

Black and white photograph of Carlisle, Long Gully mine. Mullock heap in foreground, partial view of poppet head, fairly substantial building in background. Inscriptions: hand written on back - Carlisle, Long Gully, 3,340 ft.A W Mc Gibbony, London Pharmacy, 117 Pall Mall, Bendigotopic, mining, carlisle, long gully

Large black and white photograph of Fortuna villa showing a lake with two boats, five poppet heads and several chimneys can be seen around. There are two copies of this photo, the second one in a folder. Also. a negative is enclosed.fortuna, mining

Black and white photograph, poor quality. Image shows chimney and top of poppet head of Hustler's Royal Reserve Gold Mine, on boundary of (now) Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Shamrock Hotel visible in RH background of photo.bendigo, mining

Slide. Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mine, West Bendigo. Large mining buildings on RH side of image, poppet head in centre. Buildings have elevated tramways and ore chutes. Mullock heaps on LH side.No. 33 printed on bottom of slidecottage, miners

BHS CollectionSmall booklet titled "Bendigo for sunny, carefree, restful days" Yellow cover with two black and white photographs of poppet head in Rosalind Park and a view of Bendigo. An Australian Tourist Publication. Aileen and John Ellison Collection: bendigo, tourism

Black & white photograph of the North Nell Gwynne, Sparrowhawk. The photograph shows a mine poppet head with building on the left in front of a tall chimney and a mullock heap on the right. Grass and weeds cover the ground. A man is standing in the foreground.mine, gold, central nell gwynne, central nell gwynne, photograph, north nell gwynne, sparrowhawk

Postcard - color. Image shows poppet head surrounded by galvanised iron sheds. Three cars parked on RH side. On back of card: ' Bendigo, Victoria, The Central Deborah Historic Gold Mine A Nu Color Vue of Australia.Nu Color Vuebendigo, mining, central deborah mine, bendigo, central deborah gold mine, history, mining

'Goldfields United' mine. Large corrugated iron shed (on right), defunct boiler in front of shed. Poppet head behind. Smaller shed on left hand side. Approximate c1930's. Physical description: Unframed unmounted print.organization, business, goldfields united mining

Black and white photo: Virginia Mine, Eaglehawk, crushing battery in foreground, dam in immediate front of photo. Chimney on RH side of photo, behind crusher. Overhead railway runs through middle photo, poppet head in background.organization, business, virginia mine, eaglehawk

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Dressed up: this fine-looking group of citizens is all toffed up for a group portrait. There is no information with the picture, but obviously it is connected with mining with the poppet head as a backdrop. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Horwood Collection. Wooden poppet head with corrugated shed and metal sheet chimney alongside. Deborah Extended Mine at Quarry Hill. Markings: Wooden 'Legs' Deborah Ext'd? Q Hill Golf Links. Used as a teaching aid.Kodakmine, gold, deborah extended

This is the 3rd document following on from Cat No's 8255 & 8256. The letter is addressed to Mr J.K. Barnes Secretary Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. The letter confirms the points made at a meeting between Mr Barton City of Bendigo and the Bendigo RSL regarding the Restoration of the Bendigo Cenotaph. It outlines the following points; 1. Materials to be used. 2. Faults. 3. location. 4. Restoration. 5. Time of construction. 6. Work progress. 7. Chemical preservation. The foolscap page supplied to Council by the RSL outlines the timeline of the Cenotaph coming into being from Wednesday 6th May 1953 the first meeting to the 2nd of June 1957 when Sir George Lansell officially gave the Cenotaph to the Citizens of Bendigo.Document 3 pages stapled together. The first 2 pages are A4 and the 3rd is foolscap. First page has in blue at the top a symbol of a Mine Poppet Head and the Coat of Arms of the City of Bendigo, rest of the document is in black print.Font page at top' "6874/86", on main letter, "WB: gt - 32.7.1" - 10 December, 1986". On 2nd page signed by "C.C. Campbell : City Engineer"brsl, smirsl, cenotaph

Napoleon mine was in Woodward Road, Golden Square.Horwood Collection. Napoleon Mine Woodward Road Golden Square. Air compressor along side. Markings:Napoleon Ward Ward Rd. G Square. Poppet head on LH side of image. Power lines evident in top of image.Kodakmine, gold, napolean, horwood collection. napoleon mine woodward road golden square. air compressor along side

Printed colour postcard with a view from the City Family Hotel of Pall Mall Bendigo, Two ESCo trams, one possibly tram 15, along with the mine poppet head, the Town Hall, the Shamrock Hotel, and Henderson & Goodisson Beehive building. Card by Valentine & Sons, printed in Great Britain. Yields information about Charing Cross c910Postcard coloured - divided back - used as a letterHas the "K J Magor No. " stamp along the bottom edge on the rear and short note from a M Law.tramways, trams, bendigo, esco, town hall, pall mall, tram 15

Lal Lal Coal Mine, 1923. Two black and white photographs of the Lal Lal Coal Mine. .1) A man, Bill Thomas of Talbot, stands high on a timber construction. .2) A mine site with poppet head and two chimneys..1) verso: Lal Lal Coal and [Iron?] Mine 1,000 ton hopper or brown coal Designed and Built by D. Mather 1923 [15?] miles of sapplings in the building [Ci?] called and drying [oval] 120' long 45' x 20' wide Bill Thomas shown in this photo, from Talbot.lal lal, lal lal coal mine, donald mather, mather, bill thomas, talbot, mining

Black and white photo: poppet head, corrugated iron and weatherboard buildings, brick chimney, large boiler, large waste mound at bottom right and centre left. On back purple rubber stamp ' North Deborah Mining Company/No liability.'mining, surface equipment, north deborah mine, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, mining, poppet head, buildings, sheds, mine

Black and white photograph. Poppet head, buildings of Deborah Reef Gold Mine. Inscriptions: on back - hand-written in ink 'Deborah Reef Gold Mines p/l', '20.3.37'. Written on back 'Royal Historical Society, Bendigo Branch'.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, mines and mining, poppet head, bendigo, mines, mining, landscape

Black and white postcard photograph of scenic view labelled 'Bendigo Mines' including building, poppet head, chimney, trestle way, hills in background. Small letter on back. Inscriptions: 'Bendigo Mines'. On back - letter to Miss Annie Case.place, mining site

Sticker advertising the Bendigo Easter Fair White triangle overlapping a red and yellow circle. Inside the triangle a stylized dragon in green red, yellow, black and white colours and a poppet head with underneath Bendigo premier town 1982- 1985event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

Horwood Collection. Shows Nell Gwyne and North Nell Gwyne. Markings: Nell Gwyne & North Nell Gwyne Victoria Hill? Iron Bark OCT65M. Poppet heads in background. Mullock heaps LH side. Used as a teaching aid.Kodakmine, gold, north nell gwyne