Newspaper. Harry Biggs Collection. Old newspaper cuttings relating to the history of Boort and district, including the formation of the Boort Historical Society. Contributions being sought for planned book on the history of Boort.newspaper, harry biggs collection, boort, boort historical society

Smoke from the hill, a story of the Boort district 1836-1968 by Fae Stevens, hard cover with dust jacket containing 255 pages with black and white photographs, published by the Boort Historical Society, printed by Cambridge Press Bendigo. Name written in ink inside front cover Harold Curnow 14.3.69.book, rural, boort

Continuous ten page Sale No. 65 Fat Cattle Sale Bendigo dated 15/8/95. Report issued on the 15/8/95 by Ron Laird. Report lists the buyers name and the number of head purchased each time from each agent and the total number purchased. Agents names are abbreviated. Buyers names are: Bennetts Meats Pty Ltd, Bennets Wholesale Meats, Boydies Butchers, Earl Chislett, Elders Ltd, Friswell K, RJ Gilbertson, Grenfell N, Hardwick GF & VC, Highland, Masons Meat Pty Ltd, JJ McAllister, McIvor Meats, Newman Livestock Sales, Newman Livestock Sales N, Newman Livestock Sales 3, Newman Livestock Sale No, Ross David Wholesale, Safeway No 188, Saville, Andrew Schenk, Starr A, Rodwell Boort and McCasheney & Co. Front page stamped: Greater City of Bendigo Cattle Weighed:, Date:, Weighperson: Signed B. ?bendigo, council, cattle markets, bendigo saleyards collection - fat cattle sale bendigo 15/8/95, ron laird, greater city of bendigo, bennetts meats pty otd, bennets wholesale meats, boydies butchers, earl chislett, elders ltd, friswell k, rj gilbertson, grenfell n, hardwick gf & vc, highland, masons meat pty ltd, jj mcallister, mcivor meats, newman livestock sales, newman livestock sales n, newman livestock sales 3, newman livestock sale no, ross david wholesale, safeway no 188, saville, andrew schenk, starr a, rodwell boort, mccasheney & co

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. On fire: Inglewood fire brigade was the winner at a competition in Boort in 1950; pictured are D. Nelson, R. Patterson, G. Staley, C. Nesbit, J. Appleby, D. Nixon, E. Rochester and C. Seaman. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Car service: Boort service station. Circa 1920s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Streetscape: Andrews Bros Grocers store (left) and the café (right) in Boort, in the early 1930s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Health and care: the Boort Hospital, built in the early 1900s. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Mysia, near Boort, war memorial school built just after WWI. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''the way we were'' from 2001. Trades hall: Mysia Mechanics Hall, near Boort, was built in the early 1900s. Photo taken August, 1976. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Celebrations: crowds witness the opening of the Boort Memorial Hall, circa 1920. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Yellow spring back Spirax No. 578 Sketch Book. Book contains Menu/Programmes, In Memoriam King George VI, thank you cards, business cards, Golden Square Methodist Church Centenary, Boort Lodge No. 183 Golden Jubilee Meeting, Mannequin Parade Program, serviette, business stationary, advertising for Fair-View Upholsterers, musical and concert tickets, members badges, Bendigo Masonic Meeting, chemist's label, marriage invitations, Greenvale Kennels stationary, Bendigo Rotary dinner menu and programme, Past Presidents of Rotary, Christmas Greeting cards, Business Cheques, 3BO Duty Pass, Templeton's Sports Store, Sea Lake ticket, Bendigo Agricultural Show Society 1953 Prize Tickets for First, Second, Third, Champion and Highly Commended. Printing in book by Ray Purtill. Mrs J. Braddy, Dixons Caravan Park, Marong written on the back.book, bendigo, bendigo organisations & businesses, book, scrapbook, mrs j braddy, ray purtill, bendigo organisations, bendigo businesses, see link

One hundred and thirty-four Cohn Bros general correspondence for years 1888-89-90, wrapped in string bound brown paper parcel captioned 'Letters Cohn Bros June 1888 to July 1890'. Names with number of items per person following. Also included Profit & Loss 1890, Mrs S L Berends Share Transfer, & Guaranty of John Moronerf of Boort, butcher. 1- Kyneton Brewing & Malting Co. 3- J Lehman. 1- Lawrence & Adam. 1- J Young. 2- The Trustees Executors & Agency Co. 1- M Tankard. 2- R Whiting. 1- F Thieband. 4- Smith & Barker. 1- Schutze & Stephens. 1- G Spyer. 2- Registrar General. 4- Ino Quealy. 8- Nomens & Scheel. 1- Motteram & Hyett. 1- G Meudell. 9- M Cohn. 39- Cohn Bros. 2- R Cohn. 1- F J Hyland. 2- K M Hill. 2- R Gibson. [Bank of Australia] 1- Goedecker & Ratazzi. 2- A Greenwood. 1- C Forrester. 2- H Fink. 3- H Fitzgerald. 1- Evening Standard Newspaper Co. 4- E Drake. 1- W Hastings Esq. 4- H Iser. 8- Crabbe Cohen & Kirby. 2- Union Bank of Australia. 1- Bank of Victoria. 2- London Chartered Bank of Australia. 1- B Bouteauz. 1- Bank of Australia. 2- J Brown. 2- Blake & Riggall. 1- E Colien. 3- D Clarke. 3- J Dolie.bendigo, industry, cohns brewery

black and white photo: farm yard scene, galvanised bui,lding with window and door ( partly obscured by well cover ) base of windmill on right. Lily pond with frog decorations in foreground . Poperty of J. Evans, in Shire of Korong ( nr Boort ) Written on back in pen ' J,. Evans, Fernihurst Estate, Fernihurst 'J. Evans ?place, building, fernihurst estate

Four issues of the ''What's on in Nth. Central Victoria'' advertising booklets. The booklets cover the area of Bendigo, Lake Eppalock, Weddeburn, Charlton, St. Arnaud, Boort, Pyramid Hill, Cohuna, Kerang, East Loddon, Inglewood, Bridgewater, Elmore and Dunolly. Published from December 1971 to May 1972

Five envelops, the envelopes are all open. On the front of three in red letters: drinks 6 O'clock lager. 1/ surprise all prizes Easter fair 1935 charity raffle, charity club packet no blanks. Travel in comfort to Ballarat, Daylesford, Maryborough, Charlton in Casamento Motors. The other two in blu letters drink Cohn's C.B. grapefruit. 1/ surprise all prizes Easter fair 1935 charity raffle, charity club packet no blanks. Travel by Blue line bus services daily to Ballarat, Boort, Charlton,Daylesford, Maryborough.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

18 page (single sided) booklet 'Loddon Discovery Tours' A description of guided tours in the Loddon region produced by Robyn Vella and the Loddon Shire Council in 1999. Tour districts covered are Wedderburn, Tarnagulla, Inglewood, Boort, Pyramid Hill and Dingee.Robyn Vella

Three handwritten pages of correspondence from Selina M? White Feb 1965 to June Parry.person, family, grylls, grylls and deravin families. other names; florence grylls, dingee, tandarra, garnet, mary, garnet iii, boort , inglewood, jarklin, serpentine, violet leitch (inglewood)

Documents. Connelly, Tatchell & Dunlop. 1 - 1896 - Letter from Bear Louis, Canary Island. 2 - 1896 - Note regarding Stevenson deceased mentions Muir Mr. 3 - 1896 - Letter from Hoyland Chas H, Barrister & Solicitor, Godfrey Street, Boort regarding Proctor & Braybrook. Also contains a letter card from M Lethlean, Lockwood regarding making of husband's will. 4 - 1896 - Letter from Beebee E M re Barker. E M Beebee is written on outside of letter. Letter appears to be signed Meake? E M?cottage, miners, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, bear l, stevenson, muir mr, hoyland c h, proctor, braybrook. lethlean m, beebee e m, meake? e m?

12 page booklet re Frank A Hill (& Co.). Frank Hill (1853-1953). Reference also to Jack (John A) Hill and Frank K Hill (sons). Reference also to Dick O'Shea and Bill Malloy. Photographs of Hargreaves Street offices; Horse Bazaar, Charing Cross.Cambridge Press Bendigobendigo, business, frank a. hill & co, l. mcpherson sternberg & co, municipal cattle yards, bazaar at chaaring cross, mr frank a. hill, frank k. hill, john f. hill, honora margaret hill, bath lane, boort, pyramid, lockington, rochester, elmore, hargreaves street, mr tom doble, mr dick o'shea, mr bill malloy.

Two blank accounts from Norman L. Jones, Boort. Printed letterhead and red and blue account lines. Partial printed date 192-.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection

Letter from Conelly, Tatchell & Dunlop to The Receiver and Paymaster, Boort, dated 13 Feb 1904 re rents on Lease No 6619 Allotment 30 Section 2 Parish Marmal containing 320 acres in the name of John Furey. Written on the back, dated 15-2-04 ,are particulars of payments and the number of payments required to complete purchase. Signed J. Justin, Acting pm, Boort.business, legal, connelly & tatchell, connelly & tatchell collection - document, conelly tatchell & dunlop, john furey, j justins

Newspaper article on cream coloured paper with red biro outlining the article with a cross at the four corners. Hand written at the side in blue biro is "Bendigo Advertiser July 16th 1964. The Article is about the Restoration of Boort Cemetery by Mr. R. H. R. Coutts and Peter Coutts of Boort. The burial ground is situated on Mr Coutts property which was known in the early days as Boort Station.Bendigo Advertisermemorials, graveboards, boort cemetry, boort cemetery, mr r. h. coutts, boort station.

Coloured Photo of Boort Cemetery. Graves are enclosed with a white fence and a large tree is in the centre. Small and large trees are in the back ground. Photo was taken in 1964. 8.8 Inscription on the back of 2400 411a Early Settlers Cemetery dated 1964. Restoration by Russel Coutts of the graves at the homestead Dunbar, on the site of the old Boort Homestead.memorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery, coutts family

Black and White photo of trees beside the swamp at Boort Lake. Inscription on the back of photo 2400 412a. Trees beside the swamp - Lake Boort.place, landscape view, boort lake, boort lake

Faded black and white photo of a grave stone next to a tree at Boort Cemetery. inscription on the back of photo 2400 413a dated February 1960. The ages and dated of burial are recorded in diaries. I have forgotten to write them on these snaps which I took last year. I placed flowers o the graves in February 1960memorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery

Black and White photo of a grave next to a tree in a field with trees in the back ground. The grave is of a child Samuel C. Sutlee? Description on the back of photo 2400 414a. This grave is that of a child who died on 'Boort' Station in 1871. The inscription reads 'Sacred to the memory of Samuel C. Sutlee?, who died April 1st 1871, aged 2 years 4 months. He is not dead but sleepeth. Photo taken Oct 1962 by Peter Coutts of Boortmemorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery samuel c. sutlee?

Poor quality black and white photo of Boort Cemetery showing a grave head to the left and one in the foreground laying down. Photo shows a row of trees in the distance. Inscription on the back of photo 2400 415a. Graves inside the swamp (Lake Boort). G Campion - a young Englishman who came for Colonial experience 'on Boort' when it was held by Mr F. R. Godfrey (1846 to 1856?) also a child of the married couple on the station who died and was buried on the day Campion buried the child of H. Godfrey and another baby of a married couple.memorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery

Black and White photo of two grave stones that have fallen onto the grass and broken. The one to the left is broken in two and on the right the grave is in four pieces. The Grave at the right (Granite Headstone) is that of George F. Campion a young Englishman who died at Boort Station on May 31st, 1851. Buried beside him (grave unmarked) was the baby boy of 'John & Jane' married couple on the Station. The grave on the left (marble slab) is that of George Bertram Godfrey, son of Henry & Mary Godfrey, aged 1 year 5 months. Photo taken Oct 1962, by Peter Coutts, Boort.memorials, graveboards, boort cemetery, boort cemetery

Hand written letter titled 'The graves beside the swamp at Boort.' dated November 1962. Two of the headstones lie broken on the grass covered graves. On the granite slab at the right is the inscription 'In memoriam. George F. Campion of Exeter Devon, England, who departed this life, May 31st 1851. Aged 19 years. The 2 month old baby boy of 'John and Jane', married couple on 'Boort', died the same day and was buried beside Campion. There is nothing to mark his grave. Both were buried by the Station men. Mr J. R. Godfrey read the burial services for both. On the marble slab at the left can be deciphered the inscription sacred to the memory of George Bertram, fourth son of Henry and Mary Godfrey, Born 18th November 1858. Died 11th April 1860. On the headstone still standing can be read the inscription Sacred to the memory of Samuel C. Sutlee, who died April 1st 1871, aged 2 years 4 months. He is not dead - but sleepeth. This child was the son of a married couple 'on Boort', after the Godfrey family had left 'Boort'. Note - My nephew Russell Coutts of 'Dunbar', Boort, (formerly 'Boort' Station) is erecting a fence around the graves. His son, Peter took these photographs. I wrote the verses 'Beside the Swamp' after my first visit to them in 1957. I always take flowers and place them on the graves whenever I visit 'Dunbar' Selina M. Deravin 1962Russell Coutts and his son Peter have restored the graves beside the Lake at 'Dunbar' and erected a graveyard. This photograph was taken by Peter and the flowers placed on the graves by his mother Wilma who helps to care for them. They also discovered a fifth unknown grave there when erecting the fence and re- erecting the broken and fallen headstones. S. M. Deravin.Selina M. Deravinmemorials, graveboards, boort cemetry, russell coutts, 'dunbar', peter coutts, george f. campion, boort cemetery, samuel c. sutlee?.

Cream coloured envelope with cello tape on the back with some rust marks.. On the front hand written in blue ink by S. M. Deravin writes about the photo's in the envelope. It is entitled 'Aboriginies' Copies of these photographs and a typed copy of the verses have been placed in the original book - F. R. Godfrey's journals in the Australiana Room at the National Library in Melbourne (Latrobe St) where they will remain 'in perpetuity'. With them have been placed copies of the photographs of the Jajoweroung or Loddon tribe of blacks, taken at their camp on 'Boort Station' (now 'Dunbar' homestead block) in 1963 and the stables at the 'Boort' homestead with M. H. Godfrey and his sons, with Prince Charlie of the Jajoweroung and of the poem 'The Jajoweroung' These photos and descriptions are in 2400.419a and 419b, also 2400 420a and 420b.S. M. Deravinphilately, postal stationary, aborigines, f. r. godfrey, 'dunbar', 'boort homestead' jajoweroung, s.m. deravin.