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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO ASSORTED 1603, 1970
Slide. Train being brought down from railway line Between Buckell and Jeffery Store No.1 and Store No.2, to be postitioned in gardens in Mitchell Street. Dated Feb 1970. BCV-TV van in centre of slide.slide, bendigo, train being brought down from railway line between buclell and jeffery store no.1 and store no.2, to be postitioned in gardens in mitchell street. dated feb 1970. bcv-tv van in centre of slide. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO STREET VIEWS & FORTUNA, Oct 1963
Slide. Bendigo Streets & Fortuna. Overlooking the Railway yards at Bendigo.slide, bendigo, bendigo streets & fortuna., bendigo streets & fortuna. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO TRAIN IN TOWN, Feb 1970
Slide. Bendigo Train in Town. Reversing the engine up Railway Place.slide, bendigo, bendigo train in town., bendigo train in town. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RAE'S CRUSHING BATTERY - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL
Eleven pages including four pages of photocopied photos, They are:- Wm Rae's Crushing Works, The Victoria Quartz Mine, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill early 1870's, Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut. Notes begin at page 4, there are two page 6 and no page 7, otherwise same notes as 3573.1. Small note with 'Notes on Victoria Hill - incomplete.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, wm rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, view from old chum hill to the victoria hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ballerstedt, lansell's bit 180, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, j n macartney bendigo goldfields registry 1871, new chum syncline, cleopatra needle type chimney, victoria quartz coy, annals of bendigo, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo advertiser, bendigo & vicinity 1895, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz mine, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, the adventure, bendigo mines ltd, luffsman & sterry's claim, round shaft, chinese joss house, fortuna -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RAE'S CRUSHING BATTERY - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL & ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
The first five pages are photocopies of photos:- 2 of Rae's Crushing Works; Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark; Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill; Victoria Hill - from Rae's Open Cut. Introduction covers location of buildings and mines. Mentioned are:- North Old Chum Mine, Ballerstedt's First Open-cut, Quartz Veins (Spurs), rock formations pitching North, Prospecting shafts 1929, Concrete dam, Engine beds of Lansells Big 180 Mine, Lansells Big 180 Shaft, twenty stampers crushing battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz dams, Rae's Open-cut, Quartz once roasted here to an intense heat, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, small primitive tunnels, Prospecting tunnels, Floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Great Central Victoria engine-bed, Ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, The Humboldt, Adventure ground, The Advance, Luffsman & Sterry's Claim, A round shaft. Small piece of paper with 'Notes on Victoria Hill complete.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, from old chum hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark, hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, mr & mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, new chum & victoria, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's big 180 shaft, cleopatra needle type chimney, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), ballertedt's small 24 yard claim, humboldt, humboldt, great central victoria, victoria hill, bendigo & vicinity 1895 p51, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, bendigo goldfield registry 1871, plan of new chum line, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo obituary 1904, bendigo advertiser, b m l records mines dept, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, chinese joss house, fortuna, the victoria goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: SPEECH NOTES.TALK OVER 3BO 21 MAY 1955
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Three pages of typed notes titled 'Talk over 3BO. Saturday 21 May 1955'. The speech is part of his campaign in the Victorian State Election of 1955. He was a candidate for the Country Party. Topics include : country railway freight charges, and the industrialization of the state.bendigo, hospital, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. 3bo. victorian state election 1955. country party. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - VICTORIA, Circa 1926
Map: Map showing Counties, including Railway lines and Geographic features. Compiled and engraved at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne, Revised October 1926 ( number 184 in Map Cupboard 1)map, victoria, counties, counties of victoria, geographic features -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL GOLD LEASE DOCUMENT, 14/1/1941
Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet - South Deborah Gold Mines NL. Gold mining lease document. No. 11141, Vol. 325, Fol. 35893. Lease adjoins Railway Reserve, Breen Street. Attached to plan with pin piece of paper, written in pencil ' application Atherton 14/4/46 - consent refused - hand drawn map with Honeybone Street.organization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, south deborah gold mines nl, gold mining lease documents -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - GOLD LEASE DOCUMENT, 14/1/1941
Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet - South Deborah Gold Mines NL - gold lease documents, No. 11142, Vol 325, Fol. 35892 Lease adjoins Railway Reserve, Breen Street, Bendigo. Transferred to Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company NL on 1st. August 1941organization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, south deborah gold mines nl., gold mining, lease documents -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL WATSON COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS (ARGUS, 1861) RE MURRAY RIVER RAILWAY, 1861
Newspaper cuttings (Argus,8 July 1861) re Murray River Railway. enclosed in a buff envelope 'The Australasian T.& G. Mutual Life, Assurance Society Ltd.letterhead on exterior. a. 'Progress of the works' 2/7/1861; b. 'Opening of the line to Woodend' 8/7/1861; c. Paragraph on first official train trip to Woodend (Argus? 7/1861) Connection to Watson family possibly through mention of Mr. G.W. Knight, the district engineer of the Sunbury section of the railway.person, individual, basil watson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL GOLD MINING LEASE DOC, 1941
Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: Gold Mining Lease Private Land, 11089 Bendigo on front of document., Deborah Gold Mines NL - 3 pages, with map. Lease adjoins Railway Reserve, Breen Street. Transferred to North Deborah Mining Company NL on 9th. October, 1950. No. 11089, Vol 326 Fol 35941.organization, mining, gold mining lease, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet:, deborah gold mines nl, north deborah mining company nl, gold mining, lease -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL GOLD MINING LEASE ON PRIVATE LAND, 1941
Document McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: - 3 page lease document Deborah Gold Mines NL, with map., Lease adjoins Railway Reserve, Breen Street, Bendigo. Transferred to North Deborah Mining Company NL of Charing Cross, Bendigo on 9th. Oct. 1950. No. 11013, Vol 323, Fol 35696.organization, mining, gold mining lease documents, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet:, deborah gold mines nl, north deborah mining company nl, gold mining, lease document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CASLEY COLLECTION: EASTER FAIR FLOAT, BENDIGO, Circa 1900
Photograph - black and white. Photo of an Easter Fair Float, 15 men/boys, 2 girls. Shops in background Tailors Outfitters. Wilkins & Jones. Information received from Casley Family. In 1889 William Berryman CASLEY(1863-1909) went down a mine to retrieve body of mine manager Mr Richards. The mine was Great Southern Lease (info.from Ralph Birrell - site of Bendigo Railway Station). He was awarded the Valour Medal and Royal Humane Society Certificate.E. Bond, King Street, West Bendigo.place, bendigo, easter, william berryman casley, easter fair bendigo. circa 1900. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - UNDERGROUND SURVEY OF MINES, BENDIGO GOLDFIELD 1901, 1901
UNDERGROUND SURVEY OF MINES, BENDIGO GOLDFIELD 1901. Report on the Shamrock, Shenandoah, New Chum Railway, Eureka Extended, and South Belle Vue United Mines, New Chum Line of Reef. With plans and sections.H.S. Whitelawbendigo, hospital, gold mining, bendigo, goldfields, gold mining, shamrock, shenandoah, new chum railway, eureka extended, and south belle vue united mines, new chum line of reef. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST RAILWAY STATION, 1876
Black and White Photo of the original Sandhurst Railway Station. Sandhurst Railway station is in the centre of the picture and a large goods shed, also in the centre of the picture is next to the station. Foreground of the picture is almost barren, except for the rail track, Markings on Rear of the picture are 'Sandhurst Railway Station' 'Holterman Collection 1876'buildings, railway station, sandhurst railway station, bendigo railway station, railway station -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - PLAN OF THE BENDIGO RAILWAY YARD, Circa 1960
Map: Plan of the Bendigo Railway Yards, Scale: 80 feet to 1 inch. 1960's. (number 319 in map cupboard 1) Location unknown. Image in Mosaic images overflow.map, bendigo, railway yard, railways, rail yards, station layout -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - RAILWAY WORKSHOPS, 1963
Slide. Railway Workshops. Bendigo. Date Feb 1963slide, bendigo, railway workshops., railway workshops. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MALDON & SURROUNDING AREAS, Apr 1968
Slide. Maldon & Surrounding Areas. Brick railway bridge with train passing over. (Harcourt Viaduct)slide, maldon & surrounding areas., maldon & surrounding areas. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - MALDON & SURROUNDING AREAS, Apr 1968
Maldon & Surrounding Areas. Brick railway bridge somewhere in the district. (photo is of the Harcourt viaduct. P.W.)slide, maldon & surrounding areas., maldon & surrounding areas. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO TRAIN IN TOWN, Feb 1970
Slide. Bendigo Train in Town. The Engine is moved on rails in from the railway yards, between the Buckell & Jeffery buildings.slide, bendigo, bendigo train in town., bendigo train in town. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO TRAIN IN TOWN, Feb 1970
Slide. Bendigo Train in Town. Preparations are underway for the Engine to be positioned at Railway Place, Bendigo.slide, bendigo, bendigo train in town., bendigo train in town. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - BENDIGO TRAIN IN TOWN, June 1970
Slide. Bendigo Train in Town. 'R' Class 766 Engine, at rest in park near Bendigo Railway Station.slide, bendigo, bendigo train in town., bendigo train in town. -
Victorian Railway History Library
Book, Pollard, Neville, The Story of the South Western Line, 1981
A souvenir book to commemorate the centenary of the opening of the railway to Hay in New South Wales.ill, maps, p.48.non-fictionA souvenir book to commemorate the centenary of the opening of the railway to Hay in New South Wales.railroad construction - new south wales - history, railroad operations - new south wales - history -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Nick Anchen, Railways of the Yarra Valley, 2010
... The book shows us the early development of the railways ...The railway reached Lilydale in 1882, Healesville in 1889 and Warburton in 1901 linking the area to Melbourne. Sawmillers and farmers prospered, as well as tourists visiting the region.A blue covered book of the Railways of the Yarra Valley with a photograph on the front cover of the last steam train from Warburton in August 1965 and the back cover showing an old locomotive 'Little Yarra' in 1913. There is historical text and maps with black and white and coloured photographs of the railways and of the area.Pp.96.non-fictionThe railway reached Lilydale in 1882, Healesville in 1889 and Warburton in 1901 linking the area to Melbourne. Sawmillers and farmers prospered, as well as tourists visiting the region. trains, rail vehicles, australian history, yarra valley -
Mont De Lancey
Book, Reflections of the Past (Vol. 3), 2005
Following the success of Volumes 1 and 2, this third edition is slightly different to the first ones in that it has filled some of the gaps by gathering photos not previously covered. It has been expanded to having 128 pages with fewer historical errors. The historical society's main interest is the history of the Dandenong Ranges and the communities of Belgrave, Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey and surrounds.A photographic history of Belgrave, Upwey, Tecoma and Upper Ferntree Gully. The front cover is of a painting of the Upwey Railway Station with Puffing Billy in 1912 by Charlie Hammond. The train is being met by the Tullidge sisters, Francis, Sarah and Emily. Inside, are black and white and coloured photographs of paintings, people in general life and historical information about the areas noted. Pp.128.non-fictionFollowing the success of Volumes 1 and 2, this third edition is slightly different to the first ones in that it has filled some of the gaps by gathering photos not previously covered. It has been expanded to having 128 pages with fewer historical errors. The historical society's main interest is the history of the Dandenong Ranges and the communities of Belgrave, Tecoma, Upper Ferntree Gully, Upwey and surrounds. australian history, history of the dandenong ranges victoria, history victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MAP BENDIGO, 1910
DVD. Map of Bendigo 1910 Railway to Havilah Road. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAILWAY PHOTOGRAPHS
DVD. Railway Photographs Disc 1 1887 Railways Map Disc 2 Bendigo Art Gallery. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAILWAY PHOTOS
DVD. Railway photos 150 years. Elaine, Ray, Julie. Two Discs. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAILWAY STATION, 1860
DVD. railway Station Bendigo 1860s Loco Contractors May '78. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - RAILWAY TOURS, 1985
DVD. Railways Tours (a) Tour of Bendigo railway Rounghouse 18.8.2012, 104 images. (b) Open Day at Bendigo Railway Workshop 1985, 7 images.