Black and white copy of photo of Easter Procession in Pall Mall. Bandsmen, marchers, horse drawn vehicles. Group of flags on stand in centre. Town hall and Shamrock Hotel in background. Inscriptions: in image - printed 'Easter Monday Fair, Bendigo'. On back - 'Bendigo Historical Society Inc' typed on adhesive label on back. In image 'Hotel Shamrock'. Date: Between 1900 - 1908place, streetscape, pall mall, bendigo, pall mall, bendigo easter procession, horse drawn carriage, shamrock hotel, bendigo town hall, town hall, streetscape, easter monday fair, history, clubs and associations, buildings, entertainment, event

Photograph - postcard- black and white. A photograph of the Easter Monday Fair, Bendigo. In the background Hotel Shamrock and Law Courts. Addressed to Lance Williams.Cole's Sunny Australia Series, 102 Views, E.W.Cole.place, bendigo, easter, shamrock hotel. law court. bendigo.

Document. Certificate of Encouragement awarded to Sandhurst Drummers - Bendigo easter Fair Processions, Monday 1 April 1991.document, certificate, certificate of encouragement

Document. Certificate of Encouragement awarded to Sandhurst Drummers Group A - Bendigo Easter Fair Processions, Monday 20th April 1992.document, certificate, certificate of encouragement

Document. Certificate of Encouragement awarded to Sandhurst Drummers Group B - Bendigo Easter Fair Processions , Monday 20th April 1992.document, memo, certificate of encouragement

B&W photograph. Easter Fair procession. 'Daddy Long Legs' (Stilt walker) taken in front of the Shamrock Hotel. 1958. Visible signs Smith's Shamrock Hotel Tanox Paint Cox Bros. Written on the back with pencil - Bendigo Easter Fair Easter Monday Procession Daddy Long Legs, taken in front of Shamrook Hotel The first Easter Fair was held 1871 bendigo, bendigo easter fair, popular girl competition

Bendigo Easter Fair Sports and Carnival ticket 1908, admit to grounds & grand stands Easter Monday April 20th , Tuesday Wednesday 21st & 22nd Complimentary Mrs Heap.H.M. Marks, General Secretary.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair

Bendigo Easter Fair 1985, April 5-8. Programme Booklet. Friday: Sun Loon Display, Easter Bowling Carnival, Rotary Easter Art Show, Book Bazaar, Model Railroaders Exhibition, Dudley House, Exhibition of Dolls, Embroiderers Guild, Art Gallery. Saturday: Mardi-Gras Street Carnival, Busking, Outdoor Theatre, Arts & Music, Bendigo Theatre Company, Cynthia Holland & Bendigo Talent Club Sun Loong Display, Rotary Art Show, Handcraft Bazaar, Motorcycle Show-Sandhurst Historic Vehicle Club Trams, Central Deborah, Dudley House, Exhibition Dolls, Antique Fair, Model Railroaders, Fire Brigades' Carnival for Children, Horse & Harness Parade, Book Bazaar, Bowling Carnival, Football, Photographic Exhibition, Family Activities, Cinema 180, Exhibition of Paintings silver furniture & porcelain, Embroiders Guild. Sunday: Horse Spectacular, Model Railroaders, Rotary Art Show, Handcraft Bazaar, Antique & Historical Display of Arms Weapons & Military, Antique Fair, Torchlight Procession, Awakening of Dragon, Exhibition of Dolls, Dudley House, Trams, Central Deborah, Book Bazaar, Mardi-Gras Street Carnival, Hargreaves Mall, Motorcycle Show, Photographic Exhibition, Family Activities, Cinema 180, Art Gallery, Embroiderers Guild. Monday: Philatelic Society Exhibition, Rotary Art Show, Handcraft Bazaar, Antique Fair, Model Railroaders, Bendigo District Bowling Assn. Easter Bowling Carnival, Exhibition of Dolls, Dudley House Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society, Trams, Central Deborah, Motorcycle Show, Antique and Historical Display of Arms Weapons & Militaria, Mardi-Gras Street Carnival, Hargreaves Mall, Gala Street Procession, Carnival For Children, Sun Loong on Display, Photographic Exhibition, Fusion, Cinema 180, Art Gallery, Embroiders Guild. Church Services in Bendigo City Area During Easter (listings for Thursday, Good Friday, Eater Saturday, Easter Day). The Bendigo & District Tourism Association Welcomes you to Victoria's Premier Town. Listing of events over Easter with map to guide all around. Bendigo Easter Fair Incorporated Phone: (054) 43 9191Bendigo Easter Fair Inc. would like to thank the Ministry for the Arts for its continued assistance over the past 11 years. 3 1/2 pages of information on the Bendigo Easter Fair and its rich history dating back to 1871. The first Fair was held to aid 2 charities: Bendigo Base Hospital and the Home and Hospital for the Aged (Benevolent Asylum). Gone are the days of the Fancy Bazaar, Fat Baby Contest and the greasy Pig Chase, many tradition remain the same. Links to the Chinese community date back to when the first settlers arrived seeking gold. This gives the Fair its unique quality and Brings visitors in their thousands each Easter. The Monday Procession has always been the most famous as many old photographs show. Some photos taken before the turn of the century. Many made the journey to Bendigo from Melbourne and outlying districts. Visitors line the route to see floats, bands, and the once a year appearance of the Chinese Dragon, ''Sun Loong'' or ''New Dragon''. The longest Imperial Dragon in the World; 300ft plus in length. His predecessor, ''Long'', is acclaimed as the worlds oldest Imperial Dragon. Easter Saturday Procession has taken form of a Horse and Harness Parade, attracting and immense variety of entrants. The torchlight Procession on Sunday evening includes fireworks, Fire Brigades, Fire Trucks, firemen, marching girls and illuminated floats. The Army has helped with the procession since around the time of Federation. 15th Transport Squadron (15 Tpt. Sqdn.), processions are assembled & dispatched with Army efficiency. Marshalling the Monday Procession this year will be done by the Army as well as our own Easter Fair marshalls with a new communications system.1930 the Popular Girl contest was introduced. The four main streets of Bendigo, Pall Mall, Mitchell Street, Hargreaves Street and Williamson Street (formerly View Street), sponsored their particular girl by means of raffles, street stalls and a variety of fund raising. The winner was the one that raised the most money, and was announced from the balcony of the Shamrock Hotel, by the Mayor of Bendigo on Easter Saturday Night. The Popular girl contest is still held with a lot of the fund raising now done by service clubs and voluntary organizations. 1984 fund raising efforts, in excess of $50,000 was distributed to charities in our area. The combined Bendigo Brigades' record support for the Easter Fair goes back of many years in a variety of ways. Bendigo people are known for their love of sport and the choice in the city is very wide. There will be no Easter Sports Carnival this year but Easter Fair will still be holding functions at the Bendigo Sports Centre in Park Road. Bendigo city centre will be alive with stalls, raffles and rides of every description over the three days of sports, Sat-Sun. Hargreaves Mall will be the focus of relaxation, buskers, community theatre, arts with craft activity & musical entertainment. The Rotary Club of Bendigo and the Easter Fair Society had had independent Arts Shows but in 1981amalgamate their shows. 1981 Rotary Club of Bendigo added the Antique Fair to the Easter Program, held in the RSL Memorial Hall, Pall Mall. Last year some event were cancelled, but last year's Fair was quite a success. With many outdoor activities, the weather plays a vital role. It has been necessary to alter some venues in the past years, with Easter being a week early in April this year we are looking forward to fine conditions. The Chinese and Bendigo Easter Fair, The First Chinese arrived on the goldfields in mid 1850's in teams or groups to work the rich alluvial gold fields of Dai Gum San (Big Gold Mountain). Most were of poorer class from the district of See Yup, an area of four villages near the provincial capital Canton (Kwangchow). By far the largest group came from the village of Toi Shan. The alluvial gold quickly petered out so by the time of the first Bendigo Easter Fair in 1871 most Chinese had either left for richer fields or turned to other pursuits such as stores, market gardens, laundries, herbalists etc.. Many of course had died on the fields from the rigors of mining of diseases not encountered in their homeland. The Benevolent Asylum (Home & Hospital for the age) and Bendigo Base Hospital had become places of rest, help and haven for old, sick and lonely Chinese. SO when the idea was mooted to hold a charity fair to raise money for these worthy establishments, the Chinese were only too happy to join with the Easter Fair Society in this charitable work. It has for over 113 years. Chinese showed their costumes, scenery, and weapons of warfare, but it was not until 1892, that the first of the 5 loongs (dragons) appeared.. . The pageant was marshalled by Mr T Chapman and headed by Mr Moody, attired in habiliments of a most gorgeous character on a gaily caparisoned horse, and his get up as a Chinese grandee was perfect. . . Tom toms , bagpipes. . Wind instrument resembling a clarinet. . Bagpipes,.. The Weekly Advertiser, Friday, April 22,1892. . . Today the Chinese Association, made up of descendants and families of the early Chinese and associate members, carries on the charitable works of their predecessors. A Little Of Dragons, We have all heard of St. George Bendigo dragons (loongs) have none of these characteristics, in fact they have only brought good to Bendigo. There are 3 chief species of Chinese Dragons of which ''The Lung'' (Loong) is the most powerful. It is also the spiritual dragon which produces wind and rain. It has 9 resemblances, the head of a camel, horns of a deer, eyes of a rabbit ears of a cow, neck of a snake, belly of a frog, scales of a carp, claws of a hawk and palm of a tiger. Loong is a vegetarian, favourite food pomelo (ooluk), the father of our modern grapefruit. The abode, according to legend is the sky or water. He is also deaf, thus requiring loud noises to awaken him and to keep him awake. . . Number of claws they have represent rank. Dragons have 2, 3, 4 or 5 claws, the latter being reserved for the Emperor. Loong and Sun Loong have both five claw dragons. Bendigo has had 5 or 6 dragons, the number being confused by the fact each dragon was called 'Loong'. Today Three dragons remain in Bendigo, Loong, Sun Loong, and Yar Loong. Loong is the oldest Imperial Dragon in the world. He continued his walk through the streets of Bendigo til his retirement in 1970. He was created in Fat Shan in the Peoples Republic of China. Built of. . . Sun Loong replaced Loong after the 2 dragon procession of 1970. Created by Mr Law On, . . Yar Loong is a night dragon, came in 1930's. . . Long history of dragons. . The Birth Of A Dragon. . . To awaken A Dragon. . . The Easter Monday Chinese Procession. . . Procession divided into 6 sections,.. The Easter Monday Procession comprises,… over 350 people. Conclusion It is hoped that in the near future a museum can be built to house the priceless regalia gathered together over the last century and a half by the Bendigo Chinese Association. Advertisements; Historic Bendigo Pottery, Mim's Restaurant, Antique Fair (Rotary), The Copper Pot, Sandhurst Town (Develop Victoria Council Tourism Award 1983-1985), Bendigo Motor Co. (Mazda), Diggers, Chaplin's, Bendigo's Dunny Diner, Arakoon, Quin's Bluebird, Allara Motor Lodge, Lakeview Motor Inn, The Armoured Car Company, Gillies, Mardi Gras Street Carnival, Handcraft Bazaar, Art Show (Rotary) Bendigo Model Railroaders (Easter Exhibition), Bendigo Easter Fair Highland Games brought to you by TV8 and Coca-Cola Bottlers. Design and Finished Art By Graphics Group, Bendigo.Graphics Group Bendigoevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair incorporated, bendigo easter fair 1985, april 5-8. programme. friday: sun loon display, easter bowling carnival, rotary easter art show, book bazaar, model railroaders exhibition, dudley house, exhibition of dolls, embroiderers guild, art gallery. saturday: mardi-gras street carnival, busking, outdoor theatre, arts & music, bendigo theatre company, cynthia holland & bendigo talent club sun loong display, rotary art show, handcraft bazaar, motorcycle show-sandhurst historic vehicle club trams, central deborah, dudley house, exhibition dolls, antique fair, model railroaders, fire brigades' carnival for children, horse & harness parade, book bazaar, bowling carnival, football, photographic exhibition, family activities, cinema 180, exhibition of paintings silver furniture & porcelain, embroiders guild. sunday: horse spectacular, model railroaders, rotary art show, handcraft bazaar, antique & historical display of arms weapons & military, antique fair, torchlight procession, awakening of dragon, exhibition of dolls, dudley house, trams, central deborah, book bazaar, mardi-gras street carnival, hargreaves mall, motorcycle show, photographic exhibition, family activities, cinema 180, art gallery, embroiderers guild. monday: philatelic society exhibition, rotary art show, handcraft bazaar, antique fair, model railroaders, bendigo district bowling assn. easter bowling carnival, exhibition of dolls, dudley house bendigo branch royal historical society, trams, central deborah, motorcycle show, antique and historical display of arms weapons & militaria, mardi-gras street carnival, hargreaves mall, gala street procession, carnival for children, sun loong on display, photographic exhibition, fusion, cinema 180, art gallery, embroiders guild. church services bendigo city easter , eater saturday bendigo & district tourism association victoria's premier town. bendigo easter fair incorporated bendigo easter fair rich history 1871. base hospital and the home and hospital for the aged (benevolent asylum). fancy bazaar, fat baby contest greasy pig chase, many old photographs floats, bands, chinese dragon, ''sun loong'' or ''new dragon''. the longest imperial dragon in the world; 300ft plus in length easter saturday procession horse harness parade. torchlight procession on sunday evening includes fireworks, fire brigades, fire trucks, firemen, marching girls and illuminated floats. army helped federation. 15th transport squadron (15 tpt. sqdn). monday procession by the army 1930 popular girl contest introduced. four main streets, pall mall, mitchell street, hargreaves street williamson street. winner announced shamrock hotel, easter saturday night. popular girl contest fund raising service clubs voluntary organizations. 1984 fund raising efforts, in excess $50, 000 distributed to charities. combined bendigo brigades'. no easter sports carnival holding functions bendigo sports centre in park road. stalls, raffles three days sports, sat-sun. relaxation, buskers, community theatre, arts with craft activity & musical rotary club of bendigo easter fair society independent arts shows in 1981amalgamate antique fair, held last year some event cancelled. with many outdoor activities, weather plays vital role. alter some venues in the past, easter being a week early first chinese arrived goldfields in mid 1850's dai gum san (big gold mountain). see yup, canton (kwangchow). toi shan. first easter fair in 1871 for richer fields other pursuits stores, market gardens, laundries, herbalists etc. benevolent asylum (home & hospital for the age) bendigo base hospital had become places of rest, help and haven for old, chinese. charity fair to raise money, chinese join easter fair society in this charitable work. costumes, scenery, weapons of warfare, 1892, the first of the 5 loongs. marshalled by mr t chapman by mr moody, caparisoned horse, chinese grandee. tom toms, wind instrument. bagpipes, advertiser, april 22, 1892. chinese association, descendants chinese and associate charitable works. st. george ''the lung'' most powerful. spiritual dragon wind rain. 9 resemblances, camel, deer, rabbit cow, snake, frog, carp, hawk tiger. a vegetarian, pomelo (ooluk), the abode, legend is the sky or water. deaf loud noises to keep him awake. claws represent rank. 2, 3, 4 or 5 claws, reserved for emperor. had 5 or 6 dragons called 'loong'. three dragons loong, sun loong, yar loong. loong oldest imperial dragon in the world. retirement 1970. created in fat shan peoples republic of china. built of. sun loong, loong 2 dragon procession 1970. created mr law on, yar loong a night dragon1930's.history dragons. birth of a dragon. awaken a dragon. easter monday chinese procession divided 6 sections 350 people. priceless regalia last century bendigo chinese association. advertisements; historic bendigo pottery, mim's restaurant, antique fair (rotary), the copper pot, sandhurst town (develop victoria council tourism award 1983-1985), bendigo motor co. (mazda), diggers, chaplin's, bendigo's dunny diner, arakoon, quin's bluebird, allara motor lodge, lakeview motor inn, armoured car company, gillies, mardi gras street carnival, handcraft bazaar, art show model railroaders highland games tv8 coca-cola. art by graphics group

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Ferris wheel at the Bendigo Show.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. ferris wheel bendigo show

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Horses and cattle parading around ring.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday 7 april 1958. horses cattle parading around ring

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Photo of arena with horse act. The horse is balancing on a stool while a man is on its back cracking a whip. Grand stand and Bethlehem was Bendigo Asylum in back ground.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. photo of arena with horse act. the horse is balancing on a stool man back cracking whip. grand stand bethlehem bendigo asylum

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. View of the Bendigo Show Grounds (now Tom Flood Centre). Horses and cattle parading around the ring, horse and gig on the track.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. view of the bendigo show grounds (now tom flood centre). horses cattle parading ring, horse gig track

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Three white dogs in front of poster advertising animal act.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. three white dogs poster advertising animal act.

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Four white dogs (in begging position) in front of poster for playing the world's highly educated animals.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. four white dogs (in begging position) front poster playing the world's highly educated animals

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Horse and gig going around outside of arena. Spectators area appears full and more spectators standing at the back. The shed behind the pavilion is the old Ice Works building with cooling towerKodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. horse and gig going around outside of arena. spectators area appears full and more spectators standing at the back. shed behind pavilion old ice works building cooling tower

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Horses roaming loose on oval, two horses laying on oval with a dog sitting on top. Jumps set up on oval.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. roaming horses dog. jumps oval

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Children on train ride in Rosalind Park.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. children train ride rosalind park

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Float entered by Eaglehawk ?, called King of Easterland. Float covered in paper flowers, with chldren sitting and standing.colorclipevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. float entered by eaglehawk ?, called king of easterland. float covered paper flowers chldren

Bendigo 1950s.Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Cokettes Mildura Marching South along Pall Mall.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s.bendigo easter procession cokettes mildura marching pall mall.

Bendigo 1950s.Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Marching Girls on Queen Elizabeth Oval (QEO). Lots of Marching Girls, the Grand stand appears to be very full and a lot of spectators around oval. Dudly House and old Fire Station in background, Spire of Sacred Heart Cathedral can be seen.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s.bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. marching girls on queen elizabeth oval (qeo). lots of marching girls, the grand stand appears spectators dudly house fire station background, spire sacred heart cathedral 1958

Bendigo 1950s.Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Mariners Mildura. They appear to be marching south along Pall Mall, shamrock in background.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s.bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. mariners mildura along pall mall, shamrock

Bendigo 1950s.Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Float entered by Bethlahem. Bethlahem in background.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s.bendigo easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958. bethlahem entry. bethlahem in background

Bendigo 1950s. Bendigo Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958. Stairway to the Stars. Possibly the float entered by Bethlehem, it appears to be Bethlehem in the background.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bendigo easter procession. easter monday 7 april 1958 . stairway to the stars. float entered by bethlehem, bethlehem in the background.

Bendigo 1950s. Featherstones Pet Shop, 138 Mitchell Street float 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong. Phone number on sign appears to read 320.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. featherstones pet shop, 138 mitchell street float. easter procession. easter monday7 april 1958 phone number on sign appears to read 320.

Bendigo 1950s. Bag Pipe Band 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bag pipe band 5/6/1958. probably easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958 date on slide may be wrong.

Bendigo 1950s. Bag Pipe Band 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. bag pipe band 5/6/1958. probably easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958 date on slide may be wrong

Bendigo 1950s. Float called 'King of Easterland' entered by a group/school from Eaglehawk,old ambulance following float 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong.Kodachromeevent, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, float called 'king of easterland' entered by a group/school from eaglehawk, ambulance, 5/6/1958. probably easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958 date on slide may be wrong.

Bendigo 1950s. Marching Gils 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong. Kings Dry Cleaners in background. Desmonds ? Also in background.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo. marching gils 5/6/1958. probably easter procession, easter monday was 7 april 1958 date on slide may be wrong. kings dry cleaners. desmonds ?

Bendigo 1950s. Marching Gils 5/6/1958. Probably Easter Procession. Easter Monday was 7 April 1958 date on slide may be wrong.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair, bendigo 1950s. marching gils 5/6/1958. probably easter procession. easter monday was 7 april 1958 date on slide may be wrong.

Joan O'Shea Collection. Bendigo Chinese Association Booklet. Green Cover White Text and White Illustration of the Chinese Dragon inside a Large White Circle. 12 Pages. A brief History of The Chinese and The Bendigo Easter Fair 112 years of Celebrations. First of five dragons (loongs) appeared on the streets of Bendigo in 1892. This document also contains articles on the History and Origins of Dragons, cultural differences between Eastern and Western Dragon beliefs, guide to Awakening a Dragon, and The Easter Monday Chinese Procession.Bendigo Chinese Associationbendigo, history, the bendigo chinese association