The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Training school 53 Finals Night at the Shamrock Hotel. Black and white photograph; of a group of 16 nurses from four seated and 12 standing. Front Row: Sue Harcoan, Maybe Vappie Virsu??, Val Jones, ?? Back Row: Jan Mackay, Juanita Howe, Robyn Gall, Erol Wise, Coral McArthur, Judy Clover, Wendy Fletcher, Jan Dowsley, Janene Grelis, Desre Stone, Vivian Cocks, Judy Atkinson. nurse training, ndsn, lister house, school 53, shamrock hotel bendigo

Handwritten notes on a talk on Mining in Bendigo. Notes are about the Regulation of Mines Act, Jan 1st, 1874. This bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on October 16th 1873, by Bendigo's (Sandhurst) Minister for Mines, Angus Mackay and became law on January 1st, 1874. This act made a lot of changes regarding safety in the mines. Some of the mine-owners were not pleased. By 1888 the number of deaths and injuries were reduced.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on talk, regulation of mines bill, angus mackay, bendigo advertiser jan 29th 1874, annals of bendigo 1873 & 1874

The Bendigonian was a weekly publication which was previously known as the Weekly Advertiser and ran from in 1853 until to 1895 before changing its name. Vol. 1 no. 1 was published in Apr. 18, 1895 with the final newspaper (V. 25, no. 1142) published on Jan. 30, 1919. Two colour printed newspaper.newspaper, george mackay