Danish brothers, Moritz, Julius and Jacob Cohn arrived in Bendigo in 1853 and by 1856 started making cider and soft drinks, building a brewery 1880 to further extend their commercial enterprises and stock their hotels with their own brand of beer. Having sent Moritz's son, (also Julius) to Germany to learn to brew, the Cohn Brothers began to produce Excelsior Lager in 1882, which was traditionally served cold, the first time this had been done in Australia. Overtime the Cohn brothers expanded their operations adding cordials and in 1916 produced a non-alcoholic beer to satisfy the temperance activists. This label is associated with a non alcoholic larger originally named Tonic Ale but re-named 6 o’clock Lager after the temperance advocates succeeded in having pubs close at six o’clock. Cohn Brothers built an empire of breweries, cordial factories, hotels and liquor stores and ice works. In 1925 they sold the hotels and breweries to Carlton & United but continued to make their other products until the 1970s when the company became part of the Coca Cola Amatil Group. Jacob Isaac Cohn was born in 1830 (died 1911) in Horsens Denmark and entered the Sandhurst Borough Council in 1863 where he served as a member for three years, returning again in 1887 to serve as Mayor of the City of Bendigo from 1888-1889. Jacob Cohn was a great supporter of the Mechanics Institute, the Hospital and the Benevolent Asylum. It is believed that through his connection with the Mechanics Institute he exhibited some loaned engravings from the Dresden Art Gallery which were then donated to the City of Bendigo, forming the nuclei of the Art Gallery's collection. Jacob Cohn held the position of President of the Art Gallery for 18 years.Oval larger label. Multicoloured.6 o'clock / Lager / non- intoxicating / Brewed & Bottled by / Cohn Bros. / Victoria Brewery Co Ltd / Bendigo / Vict. Austmayor jacob cohn, bendigo art gallery, bendigo masonic lodge, making a nation, city of bendigo commerce, cohns, cohn brothers

A set of 'Taraxstout' bottle labels in a plastic bag. 'The XXTH CENTURY Non-Intoxicating TARAXSTOUT. Registered. A Winter stimulant brewed without yeast by the TARAXALE BREWING Co. Depot, City Market, Bendigo.'industries, 'tarax', lydia chancellor, collection, industry, industries, bottles, labels, 'tarax, ' drinks, mr. george pethard, pethard family, bendigo, 'taraxale brewing co. depot city market bendigo

A set of bottle labels in a plastic bag. 'The XXTH Century Beverage non-intoxicating Taraxale registered. Brewed (without yeast) from the Dandelion & other herbs by the Taraxale Brewing Co. Depot, City Market Bendigo.'industries, 'tarax', lydia chancellor, collection, industry, manufacturing, drink, alcohol, pethard family, george pethard, cordial, bendigo, 'tarax, ' taraxale brewing co. depot city market bendigo, labels, bottles

A set of 'Taraxbeer' bottle labels in a plastic bag. 'The XXTH Century Beverage Non-Intoxicating Taraxbeer, Registered. A combination of Ginger beer and Lemonade brewed ( without yeast). Taraxale Brewing Co. Depot. City Market Bendigo.industries, 'tarax', lydia chancellor, collection, industry, industries, 'taraxbeer, ' drink, mr. george pethard, pethard family, bottle, label, bendigo, 'taraxale brewing co. depot city market bendigo, '

2 x A4 pages of original plus 1 A4 both sides of an accurately transcribed version.non-fictionA letter from Mrs. Kathleen Hammond (nee Dempsey) to Niall Brennan concerning untruths written by him in his book The History of Nunawadingdempsey william, brennan niall, hammond kathleen, boundary hotel

Excelsior Band of Good Hope was a Temperance Society.Member's Card for Excelsior Band of Hope. Bard certifies that Gilbert Rule has signed a pledge to abstain from intoxicating liquors. Signed on May 2nd 1887 by Gilbert S Rule. Secretary. Cream coloured card with red and gold border and logo .gilbert rule, temperance, band of good hope

Two cream coloured oblong card printed with pink and purple ink. E0079.10.1, E0079.10.2. The cards are blank. non-fictionvictorian wesleyan total abstinence society, wesleyan sabbath school fryerstown

Single quarto sized sheet titled "Special Order No. 66/1" in relation to being on duty under the influence of intoxicating liquor (alcohol). Title area refers to the order as being additional to the Booklet "Rule Governing Employees", dated September 1964. Not formally dated. Printed from wax stencil. Signed by F. K. White, Manager. Prepared by Les Denmead. Four copies held.trams, tramways, ballarat, trams, secv, instructions, alcohol

Cream coloured card, flower border, with a tear off section on LH side. In centre of card: 1835 - 1935. Independent order o Rechabites, Centenary Temperance Pledge. I hereby promist to abstain from all intoxicating drink and to discountenance its use, manufacture and sale. Signature and Witness. A scroll across the bottom has the words: 'Where there is Drink, there is Danger' The tear-off section to be filled in by the person committing to the pledge.bendigo, clubs, independent order of rechabites

Document. Bendigo Police Court. Charge .... I Hereby freely and voluntarily sign the following PLEDGE. I will abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors of every kind and character for the period of.......from date, ....day of.......191. signed Address Age Witness. If, by releasing me from punishment this day, the opportunity be given me by the Magistrates of the abovenamed Court to become a sober and better citizen, I undertake to faithfully keep this Pledge. Six copies.organisation, community, abstinence society

One page quarto size typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Inspectorship Questions for Applicants", Dated 5/10/1949. Asks 5 questions of a varied nature. Has initials THT/MRC in top left hand corner. Asks questions re complaints from passengers, gambling on SEC premises (rule 25), motormen leaving trams in the street, rule 24 (intoxication) and exchanging of duties between conductors and motormen.In black ink across top of instruction "BTPS 321." Has in pencil on bottom of sheet, Perdue, Maxwell and J. Young. trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents

An item from an outstanding and diverse photographic collection, assembled by members of the Christian and Washfold families of Kew.Juvenile Temperance Society Kew ‘Band of Hope’ issued to Orlando Christian on 1 August 1860. The two- colour printed certificate advises the member to avoid the use of tobacco and snuff and commits the child to abstain from intoxicating drinks. The illuminated certificate has a prototype Australian coat of arms centred in the lower border. The Band of Hope movement originated in Leeds in 1847. In contrast to the Rechabites it was a children’s movement. The Band of Hope movement had Australian ‘chapters’ from the 1850s (sic).orlando henry beater christian, christian-washfold collection, juvenile temperance society -- victoria -- australia

Photograph of a woman in an equestrian event, she is riding a light coloured horse and jumping a high hurdle, there is a white picket fence surrounding the arena and a large number of spectators. On the left of the picture is a mini clock tower with a white roof and '9.30 Lager' written on it in large black letters, on the right there is a clock face with 'non - intoxicating' written above this. There is also a sign reading ' Farmers Notice , we are buyers of Barley in any Quantity. On the back hand written is ' Australian Champion High Jump Record, Bendigo Show,postcard, bendigo show, cohn brothers , 9.30 lager

Demonstrates the preparation of by-laws for the operation of trams by ESCo in Bendigo. Similar processes would have been done for Ballarat.Poster - single sheet titled "A joint By-Law of the City of Bendigo and the Borough of Eaglehawk made up the provisions of the "Tramways Act" and Second Schedule Clause 14 and in conformity with Part 7 of the "Local Government Act 1903"" setting out the behaviour, conditions of travel, ticketing, breaches, carriage of articles, luggage, animals, intoxication and payment of fares. Created for the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria Ltd. Dated 13/5/1904 by the City of Bendigo and 10/6/1904 by the Borough of Eaglehawk. Signed by the Mayor, two Councillors and the Town Clerk.trams, tramways, esco, behaviour, by laws, eaglehawk, bendigo, tickets, alcohol

Sheet titled "Special Order 66/1" in addition to the Rules Governing Employees, dated 9/1964 (See also Reg, Item 3117). Given as Rule 10A, gave instructions regarding intoxicating liquor; alcohol, drinking on the job, entering hotels etc. Prepared by LGD (Les Denmead) and signed by F. K. White as Manager. Copy 1 - held in storage location as shown. Copy 2 - taped within item 3117. Copy 3 - from Ray Hall of Ararat -added 28-07-2006. Copy 4 - folded loose in rear of copy 3 of Reg Item 3117 - as it would be given to a new crew member.Demonstrates aspects of the way the SEC reinforced a particular rule - rule 10A - intoxication - to employees by printing a special supplementary sheet and expanding on the rule itself.Single sheet of duplicated paper.trams, tramways, rules, regulations, by laws, sec, alcohol, hotels

Comprises a collection of documents or instructions by both the MMTB and MTA 1 - Duties and responsibilities of depot starters 2 - Reading a block 3 - Missed shifts 4 - Staff shortage 5 - Abbreviations in use 6 - Car dispatch book and block cars 7 - Defective cars in running sheds 8 - Changeovers 9 - standardisation of tram depot symbols 10 - Booking cars out 11 - Opening and closing 12 - Emergency arrangements for tickets 13 - Keys 14 - suspensions 15 - intoxicating liquor 16 - shed circuit breaker 17 - telephones 18 - injuries 19 - brake adjustments 20 - Control of staff 21 - Foreign roads 22 - meal relief postponements 23 - sign-on sheet and supervision 24 - reports and the claims branchYields information about the instructions for operation of a tram depot by the depot starter.Document - approx 50 A4 sheets, black comb binder, with plain card covers.tramways, the met, management, operations, training, mmtb, instructions, depot starter

A paperback booklet with an illustration of a woman and an insignia attached to a ball with the word alcohol printed on it. It is titled, '' Defeat? The Truth About The Betrayal of Britain.'' By Arthur Mee and J. Stuart Holden. With an Introduction by Dr. C.W. Saleeby, F.R.S.E. Australasian edition. Rights held by Rev. R.B.S.Hammond, Editor ''Grit,'' Box 390, G.P.O., Sydney, N.S.W. Chief Distributors : N.S.W. Alliance, 321 Pitt St., Sydney, N.S.W. Price 6d. C. 1918. 33pgs.Arthur Mee and J. Stuart Holden.books, military, alcohol, lydia chancellor, collection, books, book, alcohol, intoxication, alcoholism, soldiers, health, mens' health, soldiers' health

Three page foolscap typed (carbon copy) instruction sheet titled "Questions - Applicants for Inspectorship", Dated 18/2/1946 pined in top left hand corner. Pages 2 and 3 stapled together. First page asks 10 questions of a varied nature and pages 2 and 3 gives suggested answers. Has initials THT/HEJ in top left hand corner. Asks questions re a person damaging a tram, trolley wire falling onto the road, derailments, obstructions, improper tickets, how to use a loop if part defective, how to maintain service, intoxicated or drunken crew, complaints from passengers.In black ink across top of instruction "BTPS 320." trams, tramways, sec, instructions, traffic staff, inspectors, accidents

Yields information about the distribution of the SEC tramway by-laws to workers and need to bring to attention to tramway staff, the rules regarding entering hotels and being intoxicated.Set of three letters or copies that involved the publication of the SEC's "Tramways by-Law No. 1" and Rules Governing Employees in 1940. .1 - From Manager Commercial Division, to Manager Ballarat - regarding amendments to the By-Laws (Sheet 17) and future documents - quarto paper, typed, 19/7/1940. .2 - Engineer and Manager (Head Office) regarding reminding employees of Rule No. 23, Rules Governing Employees - about entering hotels and intoxicating liquors, following up a recent case and asking him to send a memo out. Quarto paper, typed, 15/11/1940. .3 - Copy of Memo re above, dated 19/11/1940. to the Tramway Inspectors, quarto, carbon copy - green paper.trams, tramways, by laws, sec, hotels, rules, alcohol

John McEwen repaired the Pompeii Fountain statue at Fortuna Villa in the early 1970s after it was damaged by gunfire in the 1960s. He was a ceramics teacher at Bendigo Institute of TAFE, later a farrier, and a volunteer teacher in outback NSW.In 2008, John and his wife Helen revisited Fortuna Villa to see his restoration work.The "Statue Massacre" IncidentShooting IncidentIn the early 1960s, a National Serviceman allegedly used a .303 rifle to shoot several statues at Fortuna Villa, possibly while intoxicated. There is some uncertainty about the exact timing and presence of National Servicemen on site, with conflicting accounts about when the incident could have occurred. Multiple statues were damaged or destroyed, but one original statue from the Lansell era survived. A notable surviving statue was of a boy carrying a basket, which sometimes caused confusion due to its lifelike appearance. John McEwen was contacted by two military men in the early 1970s to repair the damaged statue. The statue was made of compressed cement and was badly fragmented, with the front and left arm destroyed and the head separated but intact. John constructed a metal armature for the missing arm, used chicken wire for structure, and rebuilt the statue with cement mixed with Plastibond adhesive. Plastibond remains a commonly used material for such repairs.Fortuna - History Note "The Great Fortuna Statue Massacre" - Visit by John and Helen McEwen on Feb 25 2008 This item contains the following documents: 11217.78a Colour photo of Helen and John McEwen with the statue in the background 11217.78a Colour photo of the statue 11217.78a Two sided sheet labelled Fortuna Villa Historical Note 001 Fortuna "The Great Fortuna Statue Massacre"non-fictionbendigo, fortuna, george lansell, helen and john mcewen

The Sutherland Homes for Children on Yan Yean Road, Diamond Creek cared for thousands of children from when it was opened in 1912. The site closed for this purpose in 1991 and was sold and later developed for commercial and office purposes. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p107 The Sutherland Homes for Children at 14 Yan Yean Road, Diamond Creek, cared for thousands of children since they opened in 1912, after beginning at La Trobe Street, Melbourne in 1908. In 1994 Sutherland Homes (then called Sutherland Child, Youth and Family Services) amalgamated with Berry Street Child and Family Welfare. Together as Berry Street Victoria, they formed Victoria’s largest independent provider of support and accommodation services for children, young people and families in crisis.1 However with the move from institutional to community care, the Diamond Creek site had not been used since 1991 and was sold to private purchasers in 1999. More than 2000 former residents, staff, neighbours and friends attended a farewell in February, 2000.2 The Sutherland Homes red-brick and stuccoed building in Diamond Creek (a rare design in the Eltham Shire), was opened in 1929 by Lord Somers, the Governor of Victoria. Destitute children lived in dormitories bathed in natural light through large windows. However in 1958 as the cottage–parent system replaced the dormitory system, the first of eight residential cottages accommodating ten to 12 children was built. The site also included Special School 3660 and a farm, and the children were able to form relationships with people outside Sutherland, by staying with holiday hosts. Children were originally placed at Sutherland because of extreme poverty, or because single parents could not cope. However later, most placements occurred due to family violence, abuse or neglect. The property was originally bought from the Crown in 1869 by Timothy Mahony. Later owner, Augusta Meglin, ran a 40-acre (16ha) farm there. In 1909 she bequeathed this, including the house, orchards, vegetable gardens, vineyards and the balance of her income to The Sutherland Homes for Neglected Children. Sutherland Homes’ founder, Selina Sutherland, was known as ‘New Zealand’s Florence Nightingale’. In 1888 she became Victoria’s first licensed ‘child rescuer’3 and was to rescue around 3000 waifs from Victoria’s streets and slums.4 Born in Scotland in 1839, Sutherland joined her sister, who had emigrated with her husband to New Zealand. Sutherland trained as a nurse and led the establishment of a public hospital at Masterton. In 1881, while holidaying in Melbourne, Sutherland was so touched by seeing young people living under Princes Bridge, that this determined her future work. Meanwhile Sutherland instigated the Melbourne District Nursing Society, (now Royal District Nursing Service). She also led the founding of The Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society (now Oz Child) and the Presbyterian Neglected Children’s Aid Society (now Kildonan). From 1894 Miss Sutherland was Melbourne’s best known woman and cut a distinctive figure, wearing an alpine hat with a prominent feather. In 1906 Prime Minister Alfred Deakin named her Melbourne’s most successful philanthropic worker. However she was to face some difficult times. That year she suffered severely from an injured shoulder and dizzy turns and was pressured to resign as Superintendent of The Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society. In 1908 the committee of management offered her 12 months leave with pay. Sutherland declined – but soon after, was dismissed. However she continued her work from Latrobe Street, Melbourne, with the help of Sister Ellen Sanderson and several committee members. Sutherland attempted to register her new organisation but the Victorian Neglected Children’s Aid Society objected to the government, alleging that Sutherland, because of increasing infirmity, was unable to satisfactorily carry out such duties. They accused her of cruelty and of intoxication. However the charges were not proven, so The Sutherland Homes for Neglected Children was registered.5 Sadly, in 1909 Sutherland died, the day she was to move the children to the ‘country property’ at Diamond Creek. At her death she owned less than £10. Today Berry Street recognises Sutherland’s enormous contribution to child welfare with a memorial and an annual Selina Sutherland Award, presented to an outstanding volunteer.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond creek, sutherland home for children

Lock up originally located at rear of police station in Gellibrand Street QueenscliffFrequent occupants of the gaol were fishermen and sailors for being intoxicatedTimber lock-up building with tin roof painted white with small well secured door in the middle. A window with bars is high above the door. Door has black hinges, double locks and viewing window.gaol, lock up, queenscliff historic buildings