Newspaper article titled 'Amazing transformation on Victoria Hill project' from the Bendigo Advertiser dated Tues. Apr. 6, 1971. Article is a letter written to 'Readers' Views' regarding the transformation at Victoria Hill. The writer, John O'C Hattam, congratulates the Bendigo South Rotary Club, the Bendigo City Council and some civic minded citizens on their achievement. He also thanks Mr. Albert Richardson for starting this project and keeping up his work on it.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, transformation on victoria hill project, bendig south rotary club, the bendigo city council, mr albert richardson, tourist development association, john o'c hattam

Typed and handwritten notes. Mentioned are: - Some Notes Concerning The Eaglehawk Logs, Damaging the Stormwater Channel, where some Chinese were digging away the Creek, the cutting down of the giant gum tree which gave One Tree Hill its name, How Anthony Trollope saw Bendigo in the 1870's, A Proposed Horse Tramway to Golden Square, Society’s' Trip to Bridgewater Flour Mill, A talk on a trip to Malaya by Mr D Hester, Society News and Happenings, Old Bendigonians and Safety Cages,document, various notes, eaglehawk logs, bendigo advertiser 19/10/1858, damaging the stormwater channel, bendigo advertiser 11/8/1872, harneys bridge, gas works, constable rogers, constable james bradley, joch, john o'c hattam, one tree hill, ryan, trollope's fabulous bendigo, anthony trollope, 'trollope’s australia', nelson press, alex h stone, bendigo advertiser 5/7/1897, mr peter ellis, cr hoskins, horse tramway, historical society, water wheel flour mill, june parry, mr pat wodetzki, mr leo wodetzki, neil murray, mr k hester, mr wes harry, mr i hendry, mr henry jackson, mr connelly, mr irons, mr harney, dr smith, dr hoyle, rev dr bachaus, rev dr nish, rev joseph dare, hon angus mackay, mr haverfield, mr j k robshaw, w p neal, mr george lansell, hon j h abbott, m l c, mr j casey, dr james boyd, dr atkinson, dr easie, mr t h henderson, old beehive, francis brothers, mr john crowley, mr jacob cohn, art gallery, mr hugh mcdevitt, mr alexander bayne, mr f sciallero, camp reserve, hon w i winter-irvine, mr george avery fletcher, great central goldfield of victoria, safety cages, bendigo advertiser, j h seymour, mr horwood, new chum and victoria tribute company, james watson, seymour's patent safety cage, londerry tribute, national show sandhurst, h banfield, mr a llewllyn, 'dear old bendigo', thomas bracken, mr william heffernan, mr edward (ned) ryan, mr samuel bastard, mr charles bird, mcpherson and co, fern hill club, mr george tolhurst, tolhurst brothers, union bank, mr lawrence ryan, mr shadrack jones, charley armstrong, armstrong brothers, mr abraham solomen, mr bladiere mr r t wheeler

Typed and hand written notes on 'Gold Rushes around Bendigo', Eaglehawk Police Station, Bells In and Around Bendigo, Bendigo Historical Society Newsletter, Mr Henry Jones - Gold Buyer, and Sir John Quick. Gold Rushes Around Bendigo tells of some gold finds around Bendigo. Eaglehawk Police Station tells of the Building of the Log Lockups at Eaglehawk and White Hills and where the idea came from. Also the cost of building and source of logs. Bells In and Around Bendigo tell of a tram employee ringing a bell and shouting to all that the tram terminus at the Railway Station was discontinued. When this was sufficiently known the bell went to the Bridge Street Methodist Church. The BHS Newsletter mentions business men's names and connection with their trade. Mr Henry jones - Gold Buyer mentions where his office was and that you could buy gold and money could be exchanged as well. Sir John Quick page tells of the early life of Sir John Quick and his self-education, of the A. N. A. opening in Victoria.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo goldfields, gold rushes around bendigo, caltex oil co, matt egan, thos fleck, knight's brick kiln, water commission, work shops, l king, r king, j mumberry, a kelly, 'auld dart', robert fallon, mrs jane stinton, joch, vol 1 gold nuggets literary society files (manuscript written 1852-1882.), john o'c hattam, eaglehawk police station, mr w perry, log lock-ups, john fry, charles fry, bendigo advertiser 30/3/1949, alex h stone, bendigo advertiser 20/41949, milburn's coffee palace, shell service station, bridge street methodist church, mr don hargreaves, bendigo historical society newsletter, mr buzza, mr ankle, mr foote, mr scales, mr bull, mr mutton, mr body, mr satori, mr tankard, mr punch, mr snowball, mr sweet, mr goody, mr pallett, mr frame, mr henry jones, bendigo advertiser centenary of bendigo supplement 1951, sir john quick, a w llewelyn, australian natives association, friendly society, virginia battery, commonwealth parliament, federation league, mr alfred deakin, mr d'esterre taylor, mr peacock, mr barret, mr george reid, corowa conference 1893, poet gay, bendigo cemetery, centenary history ana 1871-1971, john e menadue

''The Sydenham Gardens Hotel'' - by John O'C. Hattam. Reference to Sydenham Gardens Road; the Atlas Hotel on Heathcote road; The Beehive; Roberts and Sons iron foundry; Craigs; fire; de-licencing; horse race - the ''A-Free-Goer'';buildings, hotel, sydenham garden hotel, white hills.

Green covered book titled ' The Very Reverend Dean Henry Backhaus, D. D. by Rev. A. E. Owens, S. T. L. Foreword by Bernard Stewart, Bishop of Sandhurst, dated 2nd May, 1952. Handwritten in the front of the book is John O'C Hattam, A Present from The Rev. Mon. De Campo, 1964. The book tells the life of Dr. Backhaus. Also two loose, typed pages with dates and what happened at that time.book, bendigo, dean henry backhaus, the very reverend dean henry backhaus d, rev. a e owens s t l, john hattam, the rev mon de campo, bernard stewart

Draft articles for use in RHSV (Bendigo) Newsletter, March 1972: 1. article by Edith Ceccucci (sp?) re Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths at Temperance Hall, View Street - mention of location of office and Miss Maggie Buchan and David Buchan (father of Maggie and Trustee of land (Temperance Hall); 2. extract from Annals of Bendigo 1873 re proposal to sell the Town Hall and erect a new one upon another site submitted by (??) Bennett, Rose St.; 3. Short article about the ''Cannons at Eaglehawk''; 4. ''Extracts from my memories of the Eaglehawk'' by D. M. Carroll - mention of Hibernian Hotel, St. Augustine’s Catholic Church; Balmers School; South new Moon Mine. 5 Handwritten draft entitled ''Henley-on-Weeroona'' by ''Joc'' (John O'C Hattam) refers to article in Bendigo Advertiser 20 Jan 1972 - details of formation of Sandhurst Rowing Club; originally on Upper Grassy Flat Reservoir; ''exponents of rowing at the time (1870's) - W. R. Lane, David Watson, J. R. Goodison, R. Whiteside, F. Sciallero, G. C. Bockelman, John Godfrey; Hallas's Band; Strathfieldsaye Shire Band; the move to Lake Weeroona 22/10/1879; description of Henley-on-Weeroona activities.document, names of bendigo pioneers

Typewritten short articles (RHSV, Bendigo Branch): ''Looking back 100 Years''. Possibly all authored by John O'C Hattam, Bendigo and ?? Published in the Newsletter/magazine of the Society. Titles for the articles and key points within are as follow: 1. ''Lock-ups'' in Bendigo (Rosalind Park, Eaglehawk and White Hills); 2. Curnow's Auction Rooms, corner Mitchell and Queen Streets. with mention of Goodwin’s grocer shop and ''Her Majesties Theatre''; 3. Hebrew Synagogue (sic) in Dowling St (Hopetoun St); 4. Caltex oil deport (end of Hopetoun St) with mention of Knight's Brick kiln and quarry; 5. First fire brigade (Pall Mall, near Bull St); 6. Sandhurst Flour Mills (corners Lyttleton Terrace, Myers and Bernal (now Chapel Streets). Mention of Iser home on site; 7. Article similar to article #5 re first fire brigade with some different details; 8. Sly grog selling (from Bendigo Advertiser 18/4/1874); 9. Alexandra Fountain. Mention of Mr P Finn, monumental mason and building of the fountain; 10. ''Joke'' re pyrites/gold taken from Bendigo Advertiser 7/4/1874; 11. Interesting article from Bendigo Advertiser re ''lost'' including advertisement for one child; 12. Gambling on the Reserve from Bendigo Advertiser April 1874; 13. ''Settling a dispute'' from Bendigo Advertiser 11/4/1874; 14. Articles re ''selling liquor'' and ''furious riding'' taken from Bendigo Advertiser 15/4/1874;document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo advertiser, mr p. finn. curnow's auction room. sandhurst flour mills. goodwin's grocer shop.

Draft articles for RHSV (Bendigo) Newsletter, May 1972. 1. ''Golden Square Methodist Church'' by Lydia Chancellor - memories of church services, Sunday School and Bible classes. Mention of (Minister?) Mr Robert Saunders. Also - Rev B W Heath; Mr Crump, Rev Henry Worrall; reference to Jubilee of church in 1923. 2. Article submitted by Mrs E M Checcucci re the 'White Works' (clothing factory making underwear at the top of Wattle Street) - visited by Prince of Wales in 1920; 3. Handwritten and typewritten version of ''Extracts from the 'Sandhurst Library Almanac 1858', published by P M Sparkes, Bookseller and Stationer (four doors from Shamrock Hotel). Names listed of officers of the 40th Foot (Captain's detachment); Location of two cemeteries; Municipal Council of 1858 - Chairman and councillors and meeting times and place; Police Department - names listed of officers of department, Sandhurst Municipality, 'The District' and Eaglehawk Township (names for the last being only on the handwritten copy); 4. Article (w Perry) ''Australian Aboriginals on the Bendigo Gold Field’’ reference to ''King Charlie'' and finding of gold by him (reference to this in the Bendigo Advertiser 1856 & 1857). The gold purchased by a Mr Bannerman; 5. Article on introduction of gas in Bendigo (by I Hendry). Ref to ''Spotlight'' article in Advertiser of Oct 13, 1950. Mention of Mr Dondy (first user of gas in Bendigo); early use and price of gar; poor gas pressure in Eaglehawk; 6. Handwritten article submitted by John O'C Hattam re 'Indian Hawkers in Bendigo': with request to members to join him in further researching this interesting project; mention of accommodation in Hopetoun Street in terrace houses of the same design as Specimen Cottage (''now occupied by ' Glover??? Mills - but referred to in printed Newsletter of April/May 1972 as ''a site occupied by a clothing factory''); mention of hawkers by name - Rajah Singh, Mahonett Betth, Mahonett Shang, Rajah Bouth, Mahoety Bux, Abdul Rahman (last hawker)document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo advertiser