44 page booklet 'Forest Street Uniting Church, Bendigo - 150 years of Worship, Witness and Service'. 1853-2003 Published by The Church Council Forest Street Uniting Church in Australia 2003. Edited by Rod Hamilton and Lawrence D. McIntosh Includes B& W photos and names of council, elders, organists etc.Rod Hamilton & Lawrence D McIntoshforest street uniting church, bendigo churches

'Fourteen paged Paper on ''Wesley Church, Forest Street (Uniting Church) Bendigo'' by Eva Wilson, Dated May 1981. Seven pages emphasizing the early years of the church; two pages of ''Agenda'' (references); ''A Sheaf of Stories'' , extracts from Irving Benson's ''A Century of Victorian Methodism'' (2 pages); Memorial Windows and Plaques (detail); copy of 1872 letter re: forthcoming Anniversary Services and call by Trustees for funds to lengthen the church; page with detail of Trustees in various years.Eva Wilsonchurch, history, wesleyan church, eva willson. memorial windows. plaques, wesley church forest street. rev. william butters. jimmy jeffrey. rev thomas raston. the argus. rev. t. raston. rev. joseph dare. james bickford.rev. daniel draper. forest street bendigo. rev. william hill. .

Forty-five paged booklet ''Has a pioneer church a future?'' - A history of the Forest Street Uniting Church buildings, by L D Faulkner. Not dated but probably 1993 (see Ministers, p. 37). A detailed history comprising as per the Table of Contents; Introduction; Wesleyan Beginnings; First Permanent Buildings; Second Permanent Chapel; Vestries & Church Extensions 1877/78; Sunday School Additions; The 1900's; Conclusions; References; Bibliography; Appendices; Additional Papers i. Ministers, ii Trustees, iii Organists & Choir Leaders, Site Plan. Illustrated with (generally poor quality) B&W photographs.L D Faulknerchurch, history, uniting church forest street, l. d. faulkner. wesleyan church. jimmy jeffrey. golden gully, white hills, eaglehawk gully, long gully. thomas raston. edward stone parker. w.h. vahland. fincham pipe organ. j. watson.

BHS CollectionWesleyan Church Forest Street Sandhurst Financial Reports 1876-1919 (Final entry 1920) Dark green cover with light green material spine and corners. Lined pages. Handwritten entries.church, history, uniting church forest street

BHS CollectionSandhurst - Local Preachers Meetings: Bendigo Circuit Minute Book 1853-1871 Light brwon cover with dark brown spine. Handwritten minutes. 5 loose pages secured in book pages.church, history, uniting church forest street

BHS CollectionWesley Methodist Church Bendigo Teachers Meeting Minute Book 1897-1905 Green cover. Lined pages. Handwritten minutes. 194 pages.church, history, uniting church forest street

BHS CollectionWesleyan Church Forest Street Bendigo Minutes of Meetings - Trustees of Church Ladies of Congregation. 1893-1896 Light brown cover with marbled pattern. Handwritten minutes.church, history, uniting church forest street

BHS CollectionWesleyan City Mission Sandhurst Minute Book 1883-1891 Brown cover with marbled pattern. Handwritten minutes.church, history, uniting church forest street

BHS CollectionMinute Book Quarry Hill Independent Church Sandhurst Minutes Book - Leaders Meeting December 1864 - December 1872 Includes list of members. Brown cover with marbled pattern. Blue pages. Handwritten minutes.church, history, uniting church forest street

Wesleyan Church, Sandhurst account book and documents 1859 - 1898. light brown/beige book.. On fifth page the title: Sandhurst General Chapel account 1859. copied from various small books by W. Bickford.church, history, uniting church forest street

Hardcover dark brown book with a lighter brown spine. Castlemaine and district Church property reports 1870 - 1880. The book has 382 pages but only filled up to page 64.church, history, uniting church forest street

Large hardcover book. Cover is green with maroon spine. Wesley Church, Forest Street, Sandhurst. Pew rentals. April 1884 -1898.church, history, uniting church forest street

Various documents relating to the Bendigo Methodist Circuit Trusts. The documents include hand written correspondence, receipts, miner rights and lists of trust monies. All these documents were loose inside book 3487.10church, history, uniting church forest street

Alphabetical index book listing the church trusts in the Bendigo circuit from the 1880s to 1906.church, history, uniting church forest street

BENDIGO METHODIST CIRCUIT 25 churches INCOME AND EXPENDATURE 1908-1951 Heavy dark brown card cover with light brown spine Blue pattern internal front page Red lined pages hand written entries through out book Approx 16 pages of typed loose entries secured at back of bookchurch, history, uniting church forest street

Wesleyan Church Forest Street Sandhurst Pew Rentals Record Book 1866-1884 Hard cover book Dark brown outside cover Light blue internal paper pages Hand written entrieschurch, history, uniting church forest street

Sandhurst (Golden Square) Circuit Local Preachers Minute Book 1872-1880 Patterned internal cover Lined pages Handwriten entrieschurch, history, uniting church forest street

Newspaper cutting titled George works on, printed in the Bendigo Advertiser Sep 16, '99. Mentioned in the article is George's work with the Cornish Association and his re-election as president. An honour was bestowed on George and his wife, Edna at a ceremony in Cornwall. A photograph shows George and his Wife, Edna wearing a light bluerobe and a horizontal banded hat with two dark blue? bands with a yellow band in the centre.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - george and edna ellis, bendigo advertiser 16 /9/99, cornish association of bendigo and district, peter mundy, leanne lloyd, tanya lea, robert lloyd, trevor rosewarne, david lea, white hilll botanical gardens, forest street uniting church, michael joseph, ballarat cornish association, long gully uniting church, eaglehawk fire station

black and white image: brick church, single spire. Forest Street Presbyterian Church.buildings, church, forest street presbyterian church, forest street uniting church, church, bendigo

A Church Service programme. The front page has an illustration of a staff and some sheep and the words '....and there shall be one fold, one shepherd.' John 10:16. The two inside pages and the back page contain the outline of the service. It is Pentecost Sunday June 3rd. 1979. The service is to 'celebrate the uniting of the St. John's and Wesley congregations' at Forest Street Bendigo. Item part of Mr. Ken Hesse Collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.church, celebration, presbyterian church forest st bendigo, ken hesse collection, collection, bendigo, religions, christianity, history, st. john's bendigo, prestbyterian church, programme, programece, wesley church

Eurofest Choir photographs of events - concerts and birthdays. All pages are A4 size. a Collection of ten photographs from the occasion of the German Consul-General's visit to Bendigo 20 October 2000. Event was organised by the Bendigo Sister Cities Community Committee. Photographs show performances by various ethnic groups within the Bendigo community, including Eurofest Choir. b Five photographs on page show performances in 2004 to commemorate 50th anniversary of closure of the Mines and at Uniting Church, Forest Street. c Six photographs of Eurofest Choir that were published in the 'Bendigo Weekly'. d Five photographs of choir in concert at International Festival in Bendigo Town Hall 15 September 2007. e Ten photographs to celebrate the 80th birthday of choir member Heidi. f Twelve photographs of German Christmas Dinner 4 December 2009 with Eurofest dining and performing at BRIT restaurant. g Eleven photographs of Eurofest Choir performing at Multicultural Tucker Program 14 November 2007. h Five photographs (including four by Bendigo Advertiser) of Eurofest Choir performing in Civic Gardens during volunteers' day - date not recorded. Other two photographs are of carol singing 25 November and 5 December 2007. i Four photographs of Eurofest Ensemble and German Friendly Society at various events in Bendigo. a Printed section in middle of page about the event 'BRIT Restaurant& Function Centre and The President and Members of the Bendigo Sister Cities Community Committee Welcome you to the Dinner in Honour of German Consul-General's visit to Bendigo. Friday 20th October 2000.' b 'The Eurofest Choir performed at the Mines, to commemorate the closure of the Mines 50 years ago. December 2004' '30th November 2004 performance for United Church Care in Forest Street Bendigo. Liesbeth, Wayne, Margaret, Elfie, Julia, Judith, Shirley and Heidi.' c 'Eurofest Choir in festive mood for the photo, which was released in the Weekly' 'Elfie Willman, Wayne Blandtford, Eckehart Friessen, Liesbeth v Emmerik, Heidi Teague, Margaret Brown and Alan on piano Accordion' d 'Eurofest in concert at the International Festival in Bendigo Town Hall 15 September 2007' On right, Margaret, Heidi, Liesbeth and Trudie singing' e 'Eine Frohlich Geburtstag! Heidi, 5th January 1930-2010' 'On a balmy summer afternoon, we gathered with the Euro Fest Ensemble to celebrate Heidi's 80th Birthday, while Wayne added on an extra touch to the festive atmosphere with his piano accordion. Thank you for making it a memorable afternoon' 'A smiling Heidi cuts the cake in front of her guests' f 'German Christmas Dinner 4th December 2009' 'Euro fest Ensemble dining and performing at Brit Restaurant' g 'Eurofest Choir sang at the Multicultural Tucker Program, catered by the Ballarat German Austrian Association 14th November 2007' Central photograph of sign 'RESERVED (Bendigo Group)' h Central photograph 'On right - Courtesy Bendigo advertiser Photo: Trudi Tracksdorf, Heidi Teague, Marlene Borcher, Margaret Brown, Wayne Blandthorn, Liesbeth van Emmerik and Eckebart Friessen' On right 'Singing carols in a wonderful Christmas atmosphere 25th November 2007' 'MUSIC: The Eurofest Choir relaxes at the volunteers' day at the Bendigo Civic Gardens next to the Town Hall' '5th December 2007' i ' EUROFEST ENSEMBLE AND GERMAN FRIENDLY SOCIETY IN ACTION AROUND BENDIGO. Christmas break-up 2010. Carols in Anne Caudle Centre. Celebrating Heidi's Birthday in January 2011'german friendship society, germans in bendigo, heidi teague collection, eurofest, heidi teague, birthdays, christmas, concerts

1990 Letter from National Trust to CEO, City of Bendigo - re inclusion of St John's church (Cnr McKenzie & Forest Sts) on National Trust Register. Page 2 is a four line Citation describing the church (ref to W C Vahland).Ian Wightchurch, history, st. johns uniting church, w. c. vahland. mckenzie street, forest street. st johns church. st john's uniting church.

Reverend Harry G Mackay 1914-1988 was born in Sheffield and served as probationer to Malvern South and Burnie. He was ordained in 1945 and served as Military Chaplain in Aice Springs, then serving at Toorak, Mildura, North Balwyn, and Forest Street Bendigo. He joined the Victorian Home Mission Department as Director and became Director of the Federal Methodist Inland Mission. Reverend Mackay was President of Conference in 1970. Rev. Harry G. Mackay, head and shoulders portrait BW.Rev HG Mackayrev. harry mackay; methodist/uniting church minister; director of federal methodist inland mission; president of conference

Reverend Harry G Mackay 1914-1988 was born in Sheffield and served as probationer to Malvern South and Burnie. He was ordained in 1945 and served as Military Chaplain in Aice Springs, then serving at Toorak, Mildura, North Balwyn, and Forest Street Bendigo. He joined the Victorian Home Mission Department as Director and became Director of the Federal Methodist Inland Mission. Reverend Mackay was President of Conference in 1970. Rev. Harry G. Mackay, head and shoulders portrait, (his) left side view.HG Mackayrev. harry mackay; methodist/uniting church minister; director of federal methodist inland mission; president of conference