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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: RESIDENCE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Residence: 'Linetta', at the corner of Bramble and Chapel streets, Bendigo. Henry Iser was one of the founders of the timber company Hume and Iser. So it's not surprising there was something special about the woodwork of his house - the balustrade and frieze with its unique use of turned wood. A two-storey verandah was added to the rear of the house, probably in the 1920s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EDUCATING
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Educating: a picture of Kangaroo Flat Common School showing how the architects Vahland and Getzschmann meant it to look. It is Believed this picture was taken in 1870, the year the school was built. Later it became a special school and is now an annexe of the primary school. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: SUCCESS
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Success: H.M. Leggo and Co. Ltd won the special prize for its pair of lorry horses at the 1919 Bendigo Show. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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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 -
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Book - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: ADVANCED BOOK-KEEPING
Hemingway and Robertson's Correspondence Schools - Accountancy Course - Advanced Bookkeeping Series 2. The topics are: Partnerships Articles or Agreement - Quasi Partners - Commencement of Partnership - Continuance of Partnership - Admission of a new Partner - Death or Retirement of a Partner - Where Books are kept by Single Entry - Special Partnership Problems - Home work exercise. The book is 75 pages in total. On the back a quote from Disraeli ''The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for opportunity when it comes''books, technical, accounting -
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Document - BENDIGO EASTER FAIR COLLECTION: REFLECTION ON BENDIGO EASTER FAIR 1920, BOB CARR
15 hand written pages on lined paper, written by Bob ( Robert) Carr. Heading ' Some of the special events sporting and otherwise in Bendigo 1920 era.'bendigo, hospital, city history -
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Document - BENDIGO SALEYARDS COLLECTIO: TOTAL YARDINGS OF PIGS, CATTLE, BOBBY CALVES, SHEEP & LAMBS
Total yardings of pigs, cattle, bobby calves, lambs and sheep from July 90 to June 91 (blue paper). Total yardings of sheep, lambs, fats, bulls, bobby calves and pigs from2/10/89 to 26/2/90. Last page has Special Stores and Tues Sales with fats from 12/7/88 to 24 May 91.bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - total yardings of pigs, cattle, bobby calves, sheep & lambs -
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Ephemera - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: ENVELOPE
Yellow envelope. On the front ''the one hour photo shop'' One hour service available, 166 Swanston street Melbourne Phone 639169. On the back, Customer Name: Davis - Film: 126/12p - price $4.97 - Special Instructions: Discount - when required: 2.00pm. 7 photos inside catalogue numbers 11518.321 to 11518.327business, retail, photography -
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Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Date and Location Unknown - A Couple in a Gas Appliances Showroom Checking a Specials Catalogue in Front of a Gas Kitchen. On the Back Aulsebrook & Martin Pty Ltd Photographers 6 Ruth St. Golden Square 3555, Phone 054 437665.business, retail, gas and fuel showroom -
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Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO PEOPLE
Date and Location Unknown - A Couple in a Gas Appliances Showroom Checking a Specials Catalogue in Front of a Gas Kitchen. On the Back Aulsebrook & Martin Pty Ltd Photographers 6 Ruth St. Golden Square 3555, Phone 054 437665.business, retail, gas and fuel showroom -
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Photograph - CASTLEMAINE GAS COMPANY COLLECTION: PHOTO EXCAVATION
Pipe being lowered into position in the trench, 3 workers can be seen in the photo. Centre top shows a piece of orange safety netting, backhoe has been fitted with a special hydraulic fitting to enable exact small adjustments. right centre shows a White utility vehicle.Kodakorganisation, industry, gas and fuel -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; AUSTRAL SOCIETY MUSICAL PROGRAMME
Special paper with gold print folded into the form of an envelope with the inside containing the programme on yellow paper with red ink. The envelope contains the words 'June 1901. Austral Society. Mr. Luke Murphy President. Frederico King Hon. Sec. On the inside is the programme consisting of music and dialogue and ' Presentation of Prizes by Sir John & Lady Madden.' T. Cambridge, Print.program, music, astral society, lydia chancellor, collection, programme, event, entertainment, music, event, austral society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Question written on blue paper. Date 15 February 1864. Secretary's signature illegible. Question was whether it is legal for a Quarterly District Meeting to appoint or Call a Special District Meeting for the purpose of making arrangements for holding the Anniversary of the District & whether any member, or Court can be fined for not attending that Meeting, or held responsible for any loss, if any.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, high court -
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Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Letter written on blue paper with printed letterhead and dated May 15/67. Letter of apology for his absence as he received a special invitation to attend the dinner of Bro Hollman. Bro French has offered his services. Signed Chs Smith, Secretary.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, ancient order of foresters friendly society, commercial hotel, bro hollman, bro french, chs smith -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: ALLOCATION OF SPORTS GROUNDS FOR SCHOOLS 19 FEBRUARY 1964
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three typed pages - a covering letter from City Hall dated 19th February 1964, to the Head teacher regarding the allocation of sports grounds for 1964, a weekly timetable for the use of each ground by a particular school, and a list of special allocations. The grounds allocated are : Queen Elizabeth Oval, Showgrounds, Kennington, Golden Square, Ewing Park, Wilkie Park, Centenary Oval, Garden Gully, Garden Gully (new Basketball courts), North Bendigo Recreation Reserve, Allingham St., Quarry Hill, White Hills, Long Gully, and Londonderry. Weeroona Oval and the Olympic Pool are included in the special allocations list for events such as annual sports days, inter-school sports and school swimming carnivals.bendigo, council, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. school sports. bendigo sports grounds. -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS SPECIAL TELEGRAPH FORM
... BADHAM COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS SPECIAL TELEGRAPH... COLLECTION: VICTORIAN RAILWAYS SPECIAL TELEGRAPH FORM ...Victorian railways special telegraph form with official office date stamped. Bendigo Tel. Office, date 3.3.1962 from Manangatang Station. Telegraph showing details of derailment of 12 wagons and damage caused. Thin paper, top sheet typed in blue ink - pinned - 5 x sheets. Includes 3x typed sheets and second sheet written in black biro.document, memo, railway, victorian railways special telegraph form / manangatang station / -
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Document - BADHAM COLLECTION: NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY1969 SPECIAL REPORT ON BUSHFIRES
... BADHAM COLLECTION: NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY1969 SPECIAL REPORT... COLLECTION: NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY1969 SPECIAL REPORT ON BUSHFIRES ...Victorian Railways Newsletter February 1969 Special report on bushfires. Glossy paper with colour photos on front of bushfires in relation to railway property. The contents include photos of effects of the fire to VR property, closure of State coal mines, photos of fire destroyed bridge at Diamond Creek, Molesworth, the Powlett River Coal Field in 1910 (Wonthaggi), and Kirrak Mine. Printed at the Victorian railways printing works Laurens St North Melbourne.magazine, government, victorian railways, victorian railways newsletter / photos of effects of the fire to vr property/ closure of state coal mines / photos of fire destroyed bridge at diamond creek / molesworth/ the powlett river coal field in 1910 ( wonthaggi) / kirrak mine / printed at the victorian railways printing works laurens st north melbourne -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''SPECIAL OCCASIONS'' BY WILLIAM TAINSH
... ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''SPECIAL OCCASIONS'' BY... on spine '2013 TAI' Book ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''SPECIAL ...Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 113 page hardcover book of verse and prose by William Tainsh entitled 'Special Occasions'. Foreward by Alec Chisholm. Designed and printed by John Gartner at the Hawthorn Press, Melbourne in 1948. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf ''To my good friend Alec H Chisholm 'Leal, leal is he, and verra kind'. Gratefully, William Tainsh''. Pasted inside the front cover is a newspaper cutting of 'Remembrance Day' by William Tainsh. Catalogue sticker on spine '2013 TAI'William Tainshbooks, collections, poetry, alec h chisholm collection, william tainsh, poetry, prose -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: WORKING MODELS OF HIGH-SPEED STEAM ENGINES
Set of six cardboard cards modelsof valve and piston motions of high speed steam engines. Produced by Thomas Jomes and T Gilbert Jones. Printed document titled: Working Models of High-speed Steam Engines, Series No. 3 by T. Jones, M. I. Mech. E. and T. Gilbert Jones, M. Sc., Wh. Sc., A. M. Inst. E. E. There is a reduced facsimile of Model No. 6. The 'Willans' Central-Valve Single-Acting Compound Engine, a description on using the models, a List of Models, Special Engineering Publications, Working Models and The 'X' Series of Cardboard Models. Also for full particulars sned to UK.education, tertiary, models for engineering students., working models of high-speed steam engines series no 3, westinghouse, belliss, erith, clayton, willans -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION, MENU - WOORIWYRITE
A cream menu with silver print and a silver butterfly made out of special paper attached to the front cover. On the front cover are the words, 'MENU' and 'Wooriwyrte.' Inside is the menu.lydia chancellor, collection, food, menu -
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Document - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION; THE GALLIPOLI STROLLERS PROGRAMME
A pink programme with the words, ' The Famous Gallipoli Strollers High Class Variety Entertainers Second Commonwealth Tour.' Under the heading is a photo of the group. Below that are the words, 'Special songs composed by Pte. Harley Cohen. 'His Photo' 'They were there! There! There!' 'Women you have nobly done your share.' Also Pte Norman Croft's famous stirring military marching song 'Australlia's Reply.' on sale during interval. Modern Print, Warnambool.' The programme is on the back of the leaflet.program, music, singing, lydia chancellor, collection, program, programme, gallipoli strollers, music, entertainment, singing -
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Book - DEAR BENDIGO
Dear Bendigo, The collected columns of Lauren Mitchell, illustrated by John Veeken. Dear Bendigo brings together a host of columns, published over a period of five years in the Bendigo Weekly and Bendigo Advertiser, it brings together the hopes, fears and memories of one very special regional city. 155 pages in a soft cover with black and white illustrations printed by Griffin Digital.Lauren Mitchellbooks, collections, short stories -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: LETTER FOR COHN'S 50 BIRTHDAY
Typed document on Company letterhead dated 10th Dec 1937 stating that to celebrate 50 year birthday of Cohn's, an extra bonus of 3d per share would be paid as well as employees participating in a special gift. Signed Edward B Newell, Secretary.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO 3770 COLLECTION: RECEIPT
Blue receipt No 181dated 9th Aug 1866 from A.O.F. Bendigo United District. Received from Court King of the Forest the sum of £8-3-0 for Special Levies for Regalia. Signed Jas Thos Holl.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - receipt, a.o.f. bendigo united district, court king of the forest, jas thos holl -
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Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: RECEIPT
A.O.F. Bendigo United District blue receipt No. 30 dated 7th May 1864 for £3-2-6 for Special Levy. Received from Court King of the Forest. Signed by ? Madely.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, a.o.f. bendigo united district, court king of the forest, ? madely -
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Ephemera - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: GUARANTEE ''CROWN DEVON'' POTTERY
A guarantee in the form of a wall hanging which would have been issued with a special piece of 'Crown Devon' musical pottery designed by Beresford Hopkins and produced at the factory in Stoke-on-Trent. It is in the form of a scroll with a decorative red and black design. Produced for the Coronation of King Edward VIII who abdicated in 1936.handcrafts, ceramics, lydia chancellor, collection, scroll, guarantee, 'crown devon musical pottery, king edward viii, royalty, royal coronation, ceramics, pottery -
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Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: NOTICE OF MEETING 1912
[a] Notice of Cohns Meeting to confirm Special Resolution dated 18th September 1912. [b] Notice to pay a 'Call' 30th September 1912. [c] Resolution for Call of five shillings be made payable on 1st November 1912. Three documents related.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY COMMUNITY HOUSE
Program for the unveiling of memorial plaque at the location of the former Long Gully Fire Station on the 20th August 2000 at Creeth St Long Gully, rear of St Mathews Anglical Church. List of Dignitaries include Parliamentarians: Hon Andre' Haermeyer MP, Hon Bob Cameron MP and Ron Best MLC. Other Dignitaries: Cr Laurie Whelan, Cr Willi Carney and CFA Bill Davies and Bruce Furnell. Special Guests included Representatives of the Bendigo Fire Brigade, Long Gully Community House, Bendigo and District Cornish Association, Central Victorian Fire Preservation Society and St Mathews Church. Briefing notes include the Plaque, Long Gully and a brief history of the Long Gully Fire Brigade. Also included is a location map of the Long Gully Area.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully community house, the hon andre' haermeyer mp, long gully fire station, st mathews anglical church, george a ellis, long gully history group, bruce furnell, cr laurie whelan, greater city of bendigo, hon bob cameron mp, hon ron best mlc, cr willi carney, bill davies, country fire authority, bendigo and district cornish association, central victorian fire preservation society, mechanics institute, post and telegraph office, cfbb chief officer hennah -
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Document - GUINEY COLLECTION: DOWELS CENTENARY SPECIALS ADVERTISING FLYER
... COLLECTION: DOWELS CENTENARY SPECIALS ADVERTISING FLYER ...Buff coloured A4 advertising flyer for Dowel's, 248 Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Across top of document ' Dowel's Centenary Specials', content includes advertising for truck mirror, car rear view mirror, repair outfits, valve insides, genuine bull dog timer, car pumps and socket sets. On bottom of flyer 'You can get it at Dowel's'bendigo, business, dowel's -
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Photograph - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - BENDIGO TRAMWAYS
Two trams, side by side. No. 2 and 30. C 1964. Larger tram on left hand side of image has 'Quarry Hill' on front. Advertising sign on side 'Electric Cooking, Matchless'. Smaller tram on right hand side has 'special' on front. '3/64' on rear side of photo.basil miller, bendigo tramways, quarry hill tram