Black and white photo, No 2 tram passing Ironbark Mine on Mt. Korong Road, (now Eaglehawk Road ) Long Gully. Tram has two signs on side - ''You'll cook better electrically' and 'Wedding Album Photography, Leo A. Hughes, Eaglehawk'.Written on back in blue pen - 4'' wide, 85#.'4" wide, 85#'basil miller, long gully, ironbark gold mine, bendigo tramways

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. No. 17 and No. 22 at Mt Korong Road loop - Garden Gully Loop. Photo taken Easter Saturday, 1941. Negative No. T191. No. 17 has the destination of "Eaglehawk" and is carrying a white disk at the front of the tram. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T191 State Electricity Commission Bendigo tramways / No. 17 summer car and "No. 22 Ex MMTB G Class standing at Passing Loop in Mt Korong Road, Easter Saturday 1941." In bottom right hand corner "W. Jack Photo".trams, tramways, bendigo, mt korong road, garden gully loop, tram 17, tram 22

Slide. . Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Mining Plan. Mount Korong Road on bottom of plan, Victoria Reef running through centre.mine, gold, victoria reef gold mines plan., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection

BHS CollectionMap of Long Gully area printed on yellow paper. Map shows Eaglehawk Road from Don Street to Weatherall Street, then Mt Korong Road to Dowding Street. Some contour lines on the map.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map of long gully area, borough of eaglehawk

Set of 6 transparencies taken on 28/2/1972 on Kodak mounts. 1206.1 - Bendigo No. 5 at Hayes St. Loop, en route for Quarry Hill. 1206.2 - No. 5 at Garden Gully Loop, Mt. Korong road, Ironbark. en route to Quarry Hill. Note the water column in the background. 1206.3 - No. 5 in View St. Bendigo, with the Commodore Motel in the background. 1206.4 - No. 6 en route for Golden Square in Fire Station loop, with the fire station building in the background. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. 1206.5 - No. 6 in High St., running through Golden Square Shopping Centre, en route for Golden Square. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. 1206.6 - No. 6 arriving at Charing Cross, bound for North Bendigo, with the City Family Hotel, ANZ bank and the Cenotaph (war memorial) in the background.Information written on in blue ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1206.1 - "No. 5 at Hayes Loop, Ironbark." 1206.2 - "No. 5 at Garden Gully Loop, Mt. Korong road, Ironbark." 1206.3 - "No. 5 in View St. just after start of double track near Barnard St." 1206.4 - "No. 6 in High St. at Fire Station loop." 1206.5 - "No. 6 in High St. running through Golden Square shopping centre." 1206.6 - "No. 6 arriving at Charing Cross from Golden Square."tramways, trams, bendigo, hayes st. loop, garden gully loop, view st., golden square, charing cross, tram 5, tram 6

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Monday, October 14, 2002. Old fashioned service: Old fashioned service: a grocery store in Mt. Korong Road, now Eaglehawk Road, California Gully; circa 1907. Included in the picture is storekeeper William c. Kidd, his children Raymond, Ella and Doris and shop boy Harry Pearce. The others are not known. The store is now a post office. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBlack and white photograph. Laying tram track in Mt Korong Road, Long Gully in c.1902. Captioned on front 'Making the track in Long Gully'. Written in faded blue ink on back - 'Bendigo- Laying track in Long Gully. Copied from ''The Bendigonian'' 15/7/02'. In black ink, 'P. 5 middle 3/Col.' Stamped in right top corner 'K.S. Kings Collection No. S-A 792.cottage, miners

Two Black & White Early Photographs of Bendigo. (Photograph 1) Panorama is taken from the Masonic Hall location with the Rifle Brigade Hotel on the corner of Rowan and View Streets and Knipe's Folly in top right of image. (Photograph 2) An early photograph of the Bendigo Goldfields the suburb of Ironbark taken from the vicinity of Mt. Korong Road, overlooking Victoria Street and Quick Street. Image shows Knipe's Castle in Boundary Street ''on the Ironbark Ranges'' top right.bendigo, streetscape, rowan & view st, mt korong rd

BHS CollectionTwo copies of a map, printed on yellow paper, of the Long Gully/California Gully Area. It shows Eaglehawk Road from Craig Street then Mr Korong Road,to the Murray Valley Highway to just past Avenue Street. Sandhurst Road and Holmes Road are to the right. To the left is California Gully Road. Water Supply Purposes Reserve, Mental Hygiene Authority, Comet Hill State School Reserve, Agricultural Showgrounds and Recreation Reserve, Rubbish Reserve and two un-named State Schools are shown. Some contours are also shown.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map of long gully/california gully area

Mining lease 5 page document for lease application 10173, dated 9th March 1934, within area bounded by Don, Barnard Streets up to Mt. Korong Road, area 10 acres. Document signed by John Jepson Stanistreet in the presence of W.A. Kell, Warden's Clerk, Bendigo. Hand coloured plan of lease appended to document, yellow section refers to lease. Marked on map Central Garden Gully shaft. On front of lease ' entered in the Register Book Vol 303 Fol 33698' On back ' His Majesty the King to J.P. Stanistreet (Cent G Gully not renewed written in pencil) Form C Gold Mining Lease Crown and Private Land'gold, mining, garden gully shaft

Three page handwritten document transcribed by Albert Richardson. On top of document: The Victoria Reef, Victoria Spurs, East Victoria Reef, Try McWell Reef and the Hercules Reef. Reference Dickers Mining Record, Vol 1, No. 1 Page g. November 23, 1861. Document details the location of the reef lines and some of the mines and claims along them. For example, page one: 'The main Victoria, really a continuation of the South Victoria, commences at a point to the west of the Mt Korong Road, where the high portion of the ranges is intersected by the head of the Iron Bark Gully, the southern most claim being Ballerstedt and Son's. This line of reef is remarkable from the extraordinary richness of the lodes, not less than from the singular manner in which the gold has been distributed'.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, victoria reef line

Photocopy of a Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Bendigo. Shaded area is the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Lease No. 2 and Lease No. 3. The gullies are named Happy Valley, Long, Derwent, Providence and Ironbark Gullies. The reefs are: Western Victoria, Victoria, Eastern Victoria and Prince Albert Reef. Between the Eastern Victoria Reef and the Prince Albert Reef is the White Lead. Mount Korong Road is at the bottom of the plan. Other Leaseholders are: Burrows, Wybrant, Ballerstedt, Jackson,Roberts & Co, Ashley, Grant, ?rpe, ?eau, Woodward, Coath, Taylor, Cranshaw, Roberts, Gould & Co, Midway, Witscheibe, Endeavour Co, Albert Co, Ballerstedt & Son, Late Iron Bark Quartz Mining Co, McDougall, Specimen Hill Co, Hygrect?, Wheadon, Evans and Bannerman. Signed by H. B. Nicholas. Location of Ballerstedt, Luffsman, Midway Co, Witscheibe and Rae & Co engine locations. Hills are shown as hatch shading. Written at the bottom left ocrner is: Accompanying prospectus issued in Nov. 1859. Signed H.B. Nicholas.plan, bendigo, victoria reef gold mines company, victoria reef gold mines company bendigo - plan, h b nicholas, burrows, wybrant, ballerstedt, jackson, roberts & co, ashley, grant, ?rpe, ?eau, woodward, coath, taylor, cra-shaw, roberts, gou-d & co, midway, witscheibe, endeavour co, albert co, ballerstedt & son, late iron bark quartz mining co, mcdougall, specimen hill co, hyo?, wheadon, evans, bannerman.

Set of 10 Ferraniacolor slides - cardboard mounts taken on either 10/1/71 or 16/1/71. .1 - Birney No. 30, Golden Square line, inbound near Cathedral with car yard in background. .2 - ditto, with Cathedral gardens in background. .3 - single trucker, with two SEC roof adverts, entering Nolan St enroute to North Bendigo. Shows the driver sitting in a side on shot. A 4 square store in the background, with a fading advert for "Peeled Tomatoes". .4 - No. 6 turning from Nolan St into McCrae St with 4 square store in background. .5 - No. 26 at Quarry Hill with cemetery in background. .6 - No. 6 at the North Bendigo Terminus .7 - No. 26 outbound to Eaglehawk on the Railway Overbridge, Mt Korong Road. .8 - No. 17 (inbound to City and Quarry Hill) and another bogie crossing at a loop on the Eaglehawk line. Both trams have SEC roof adverts. The driver of the outbound car is boarding the tram. Based on .9, it is No. 3 at Long Gully. .9 - No. 3 waiting at Long Gully Loop . .10 - No. 26 at Quarry Hill terminus, with destination of Eaglehawk.In ink on slide: .1 - "1/2 mile out on Golden Square line - 10/1/71 (Sun)." .2 - "1/2 mile out on Golden Square line - 10/1/71" .3 - "Has just rounded curve near lake Weeroona on North Bendigo line - 10/1/71 (Sun)." .4 - "16/1/71" .5 - " 10/1/71 (Sun)." .6 - "North Bendigo terminus, 16/1/71 (Sat)" .7 - "10/1/71 (Sun) c 3pm" .8 - "Cross Eaglehawk line - 10/1/71 (Sun)." .9 - "Jackson St Loop on E'Hk line awaiting up - 10/1/71 " .10 - "Quarry Hill terminus Bendigo - - 10/1/71"tramways, trams, bendigo, golden square, high st, nolan st, north bendigo, quarry hill, long gully, railway bridge, tram 30, tram 6, tram 26, tram 17, tram 3

Green cover, on front ' Eighty second annual issue The Foresters' Directory 1926', 564 pages. Contains location and names of all Foresters Societies in that year. Bendigo United District (1862) had 5 Courts in 1926 - 136 adult benefit, 4 honorary members, £6984. District secretary Mr. M.H. P Webb; 7 Beehive Chambes, Bendigo. 3549 Bendigo 1861 (year of commencement) Bee Hive Mining Exchange, Pall Mall. Bendigo; fortnightly, Sec, T.A. Considine, Hope S. Bendigo. Treasurer E.B. Newell. 3768 Banner of Hope 1862. Foresters' hall, Kangaroo Flat, fortnighty Sec. C. Yeates, Kangaroo Flat, Treas C.A.F. Taylor. 3770 King of the Forest 1862, Mechanics' institute, Mount Korong Road, Long Gully; every four week. Sec. M.H. P. Webb, Long Guly Bendigo. 5500 Pride of Marong, 1871, Marong; Sec FM. palmer Post office Marong. Court for females only: Star of Bendigo 1894, BUFS Dispensary Hall Bendigo. alternate Tuesdays, Sec Miss Petersen, California Gully, Bendigo Treas Miss M. Baker.bendigo, clubs, foresters

Set of 11 Agfa Plastic mounted slides - from the Eldon Hogan collection - possibly on an ARE Bendigo tours - mid 1960's (black destination rolls) and late 1960's or early 1970's. Scanned on the Canon scanner at the depot 15/12/1971 at the time of the installation of the scanner. .1 - No 18 with Lake Weeroona in the background - possibly at the same time as the tour with No. 18, though showing destination of Charing Cross. .2 - ditto .3 - No. 25 and two following trams on a special tour, note the white disc - Quarry Hill line? .4 - No. 29 on the Eaglehawk line at the Mt. Korong Road and the Calder Highway, with the Ampol Service station in the background. .5 - No. 29 passing Lake Weeroona with Destination of Nth Bendigo - has a Briquettes Roof Advertisement., .6 - No. 26 ditto - with two SEC Roof Advertisements. .7 - No. 24 leaving Charing Cross for Golden Square with The Beehive building, Ezywalkin, Coca Cola and the Fountain Shopping Centre in the background. .8 - No. 29 and a bogie tram at the Golden Square terminus with Golden Square Hotel and Victoria Bitter fence in the background. No. 29 has a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement. .9 - No. 29, with the Cathedral in background. Tram has a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement and destination of Golden Square. .10 - side view of a bogie tram on the Eaglehawk line? Tram has a Electric cooking roof advertisement. Photo has been over exposed. .11 - Single trucker, Violet St with the Central Deborah mine head in the background. Tram has two SEC Electric Cooking roof advertisements. tramways, trams, bendigo, lake weeroona, eaglehawk, golden square, charing cross, central deborah, tram 18, tram 25, tram 29, tram 24

Set of 17 transparencies taken on 21/11/1962 on Kodak mounts. 1188.1 - Bendigo No. 11 at Depot Junction McCrae and Arnold St. with driver/conductor changing points. 1188.2 - Bendigo No. 4 at Charing Cross, side on photo, with City Club Hotel and Alexandra Fountain in the background. Tram has Castrol and SEC 'Electric Cooking' ads. 1188.3 - Bendigo No. 4 climbing View St. after tram has passed photographer. Tram has Streets Ice Cream and Cohns Soft Drinks ad on rear dash panel. In the background are the buildings in View St., including the Princess Theatre. Tram has destination of Eaglehawk. 1188.4 - Trams 2 and 4 crossing at the California Gully or Thorpe St Loop. 1188.5 - Bendigo 4 in Mt Korong Road. Tram inbound with destination of Quarry Hill, just leaving Garden Gully Loop. 1188.6 - Bendigo 4 and 17 crossing at the Hayes St. or Iron Bark Gully Loop. No. 17 bound for Eaglehawk, No. 4, Quarry Hill. 17 has two SEC roof ads and a white horse whiskey ad. 1188.7 - No. 17 bound for Eaglehawk, soon after leaving California Gully. Has large mullock heap in background. 1188.8 - Bendigo 2 and 17 crossing at the Thorpe St. or California Gully Loop. Has butchers shop in background. 1188.9 - Bendigo 17 at the Eaglehawk terminus. Has destination of Quarry Hill. In background is the hotel and shops at the terminus, showing ads for "Melbourne Bitter". Tram has two SEC 'Electric Cooking' ads. Driver and conductor about to assist two lady passengers with a pram and baby. 1188.10 - No. 17 at Eaglehawk terminus, awaiting departure. Has Eaglehawk Town Hall and Post Office in background. Tram has a Whitehorse Whiskey ad on the front dash panel. 1188.11 - No. 3 in High St. Eaglehawk, with destination of Eaglehawk. Has the shops on the south side of High St. in the background, including the Eaglehawk fish shop. Tram has two roof ads, one an SEC roof ad, and Cohns Drinks and Streets Ice cream ads on front dash panel. 1188.12 - as above, but after tram has passed photographer. Note the centre of the road poles. 1188.13 - No. 2 outbound for Eaglehawk at the intersection of Mt. Korong Road and the Calder Highway. Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. Has an Ampol service station in the background. 1188.14 - No. 11 leaving the Bendigo depot, crossing the bridge, with the Scrubber car in the background. 1188.15 - No. 21 at the North Bendigo terminus. Tram has destination of Golden Square and Cohns drink ad on front dash and two roof ads on side. 1188.16 - No. 11 on Golden Square route, in High St. at intersection with Old High St. 1188.17 - No. 11 at the Golden Square terminus, conductor turning the pole. Hotel on the left side of the photo. Note the road works barrier and red flag behind the tram. Slide has an end of roll mark on the right hand side of the image.Information written on in black ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1188.1 - "Birney car No. 11 in McCrae St. at Cnr of Arnold about to run into depot, Bendigo" 1188.2 - "No. 4 at Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross Bendigo" 1188.3 - "No. 4 climbing the View St. Hill from Charing Cross, Bendigo (Eaglehawk Route)" 1188.4 - "No. 4 and 2 at Thorpe St. Loop, California Gully" 1188.5 - "No. 4 in Mt Korong Rd., Long Gully, Near Havilah Rd. (Bendigo) (Eaglehawk Route)" 1188.6 - "Nos. 17 and 4 crossing on Hayes St. Loop, Ironbark, Bendigo" 1188.7 - "No. 17 soon after leaving California Gully (Eaglehawk Route)" 1188.8 - "No.2 and 17 crossing on Thorpe St. Loop, California Gully (Eaglehawk Route)" 1188.9 - "No. 17 at Eaglehawk terminus" 1188.10 - "No. 17 at Eaglehawk terminus" 1188.11 - "No. 3 in High St. Eaglehawk" 1188.12 - "No. 3 nearing Eaglehawk terminus" 1188.13 - "No. 2 in Mt. Korong Rd., Ironbark. Calder highway on left (Eaglehawk route) 1188.14 - "Birney car No. 11 leaving Bendigo depot. Scrubber car at rear" 1188.15 - "No. 21 at North Bendigo Terminus" 1188.16 - "Birney car No. 11 in High St. Bendigo at intersection with Old High Street (Golden Square Route)" 1188.17 - "Birney Car No. 11 at Golden Square terminus, High St., Bendigo". tramways, trams, bendigo, depot junction, charing cross, view st., eaglehawk, north bendigo, golden square, tram 2, tram 3, tram 4, tram 11, tram 17, tram 21, tram scrubber

Set of 18 transparencies taken on 26/2/1972 on Kodak mounts. 1203.1 - Bendigo 5 at Eaglehawk terminus - with new traffic works. 1203.2 - No. 5 climbing the High St. hill Eaglehawk with the buildings on the east side in the photo. 1203.3 - No 2 descending the road over rail bridge at Job's Gully, heading for Quarry Hill. 1203.4 - as for 1202.3, but more side on. Tram has two SEC roof ads. 1203.5 - as for 1202.4 1203.6 - No. 26 entering Garden Gully Loop, Mt. Korong Road, Ironbark. Tram en route to Eaglehawk. Water column on right hand side of photograph. 1203.7 - No. 2 on the Eaglehawk route, Iron Bark area?, bound for Quarry Hill. 1203.8 - as for 1202.7, but photo taken after tram has past photographer. 1203.9 - No. 5 at Eaglehawk terminus, night photo. Tram has arrived at terminus, showing Quarry Hill, pole turned, but the tram lights have yet to be turned around. 1203.10 - as for 1202.9, but lights have been turned around. 1203.11 - No. 26 climbing the View St. Hill near the Commodore Hotel. Has Campbells Electrical Services building in the background. Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. 1203.12 - No. 7 end on photograph, at Golden Square, destination showing Golden Square - night photo. 1203.13 - number not used. 1203.14 - as for 1202.12, but partially side on, has a passenger looking out the tram. 1203.15 - as for 1202.12, but with hotel in the background. 1203.16 - No. 26 and 2 at Charing Cross, night photo. Tram 26 en route to Quarry Hill, 2 to Eaglehawk. 1203.17 - Interior photo of No. 26, at night. 1203.18 - No. 26 at the Quarry Hill terminus as night. 1203.19 - as for 1202.18, but central portion of the tramcar.Information written on in blue ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1203.1 - "No. 5 at Eaglehawk terminus" 1203.1 - "No. 5 in High St. Eaglehawk" 1203.3 - "No. 2" 1203.4 - "No. 2" 1203.5 - "No. 2" 1203.6 - "No. 26 at Garden Gully Loop Mt Korong Rd., Ironbark" 1203.7 - "No. 2" 1203.8 - "No. 2" 1203.9 - "No. 5 at Eaglehawk terminus" 1203.10 - "No. 5 at Eaglehawk terminus" 1203.11 - "No. 26 in View St. Near the Commodore Motel" 1203.12 - "No. 7 at Golden Square Terminus" 1203.14 - "No. 7 at Golden Square Terminus" 1203.15 - "No. 7 at Golden Square Terminus" 1203.16 - "Nos. 26 and 2 at Charing Cross" 1203.17 - "Interior of No. 26" 1203.18 - "No. 26 at the Quarry Hill terminus" 1203.19 - "No. 26 at the Quarry Hill terminus "tramways, trams, bendigo, eaglehawk, bridges, iron bark gully, night photo, quarry hill, golden square, tram 2, tram 5, tram 7, tram 26

Set of 17 transparencies taken on 20/11/1962 on Kodak mounts. 1187.1 - Bendigo No. 2 at the Quarry Hill terminus, showing destination of Quarry Hill. Has Cohns Drinks and Streets Ice Cream ads on dash panel, a SEC 'electric cooking' roof ad and another roof ad. Shows the Y terminus at this location, but tram standing just before it. Overhead in position. 1187.2 - as above, but closer up. 1187.3 - as above, but from the north side, showing cemetery in the background. 1187.4 - Bendigo No.3 at Eaglehawk terminus. Tram showing destination of Quarry Hill. Has the various buildings at Eaglehawk in the background including the Foodland store. Has Streets Ice cream and White Horse Whiskey ads on the dash panel. 1187.5 - Bendigo No. 18 at Garden Gully crossing loop, in bound, with destination of Eaglehawk. Passengers waiting for an Eaglehawk tram at the stop. Has a white horse whiskey ad on dash panel and SEC roof ads. Conductor standing in doorway looking out. 1187.6 - Bendigo No. 7 inbound in Nolan St. at cnr of McCrae St. showing destination of Golden Square. Has Streets Ice cream ad on dash panel and a Castrol Roof ad. 1187.7 - Bendigo No. 19 at the North Bendigo terminus with railway level crossing in background. Tram has a Cohns Drinks ad and an SEC 'Electric Cooking' roof ad. 1187.8 - Bendigo No. 2 at the Quarry Hill terminus, looking back into Bendigo, showing destination of Eaglehawk. 1187.9 - Bendigo No. 21 in McCrae St, near Nolan St outbound for North Bendigo. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. 1187.10 - Bendigo Nos. 4 and 26 at Charing Cross in View St. with fountain alongside and the Beehive, Ezywalkin Buildings in the background. No. 26 has a Sandhurst Milk and SEC 'Electric Cooking' roof ad. 1187.11 - close up of 22E maximum traction truck and folded footstep. 1187.12 - Bendigo No. 19 at Charing Cross terminus, after tram has passed photographer, showing destination of North Bendigo, with the Beehive building in the background and passengers boarding tram. 1187.13 - Bendigo No. 11, turning from View St. into Pall Mall, showing Special with the conductor holding point bar. Has the Beehive and Ezywalkin Buildings in the background. 1187.14 - No. 7 at Charing Cross terminus, in Pall Mall, bound for Golden Square. Has the Beehive and Ezywalkin buildings in the background and passengers waiting at the tram stop. 1187.15 - No. 18 at the Charing Cross terminus, bound for Eaglehawk. Has the Beehive and Ezywalkin buildings in the background and passengers waiting at the tram stop. Also has the 'Safety Zone' sign in the photograph. 1187.16 - No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus, night or dusk photo. Tram showing destination of Depot. 1187.17 - No. 26 at Charing Cross, night photo. Tram has destination of Quarry Hill, but is on the line for Eaglehawk. Photo looks along Mitchell St. Also shows Safety Zone sign. Information written on in black ink and date stamped on purple ink. 1187.1 - "No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus Bendigo" 1187.2 - "No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus Bendigo" 1187.3 - "No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus Bendigo" 1187.4 - "No. 3 at Eaglehawk terminus" 1187.5 - "No. 18 in Mt Korong Road, Long Gully at cnr of Havilah Road (Eaglehawk Route)" 1187.6 - "No. 7 in Nolan St. Bendigo, at Cnr of McCrae St., near lake Weeroona, (North Bendigo Route)' 1187.7 - "No. 19 at North Bendigo terminus" 1187.8 - "No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus" 1187.9 - "No. 21 in McCrae St. Bendigo, near Nolan St. (North Bendigo Route) 1187.10 - "4 and 26 at Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross Bendigo" 1187.11 - "Truck of Bogie Car, Bendigo Tramways" 1187.12 - "No. 19 in Pall Mall at Charing Cross, Bendigo" 1187.13 - "Birney car No. 11 entering Pall Mall from View St. at Charing Cross Bendigo" 1187.14 - "No. 7 in Pall Mall at Charing Cross, Bendigo" 1187.15 - "No. 18 at Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross, Bendigo" 1187.16 - "No. 2 at Quarry Hill terminus, Bendigo" 1187.17 - "No. 26 at Alexandra Fountain, Charing Cross, Bendigo" tramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, eaglehawk, north bendigo, maximum traction, night photo, tram 2, tram 3, tram 4, tram 7, tram 11, tram 18, tram 19, tram 21, tram 26

Newspaper clipping. Bendigo Advertiser. Saturday October 14, 1961. Early Railway Picnics Recalled. Article includes photo of souvenir tram ticket number 3588. Springtime, 1905 was Railway picnic time. And what a time it was - with packed trains from the metropolis and country towns, and Bendigo, thronged with the crowds of gay holiday-makers. Souvenir ticket belongs to rear Mrs. A. Bolitho, 5 Webster Street, Bendigo, issued by Electric Supply Coy. Of Victoria Ltd., Bendigo Tramways. Railway Picnic September 16, 1905. The ticket belong to Mrs Bolitho's father, the late Mr J H P Ellis, who lived in McIntyre Street. Post card size, printed in sepia on cream, bears photographs of the power house, engine room, a tram (we presume one of the first models) and the boiler room. Down the sides are listed cemetery, railway station, Rodney St, Charing Cross, through to California Gully Bridge and Eaglehawk. The fare was 2d. On the back a Beehive advertisement. 'Half-Century With Trams' is a history as remembered by Mr W J Evans of Mt. Korong Road, California Gully. 'Boisterous' is a history as remembered by Mr W Bolton of the firm of Bolton Bros. recalled the early picnics as 'boisterous' affairs. 'riff-raff' used to gather at Spencer St Station, arriving in Bendigo-after having spent the night drinking. The picnicers certainly had a right royal time in those early days. Railway Picnic was also boronia time, Mr Bolton said - and bunches of fragrant West Australian borania were sold on the streets. Bolton Bros always printed the tram tickets in Bendigo in those early years. A report in the 'Bendigonian' of the 1903 Railway Picnic period told that 20 special trams came to Bendigo on Saturday morning, September 15, 1903. Railway Picnic Committee: J Southern, Mrs Tait, Mrs Hudson, Mrs Fitzpatrick, Cr J H Curnow, Sir John Quick and many members of parliament. Fare from Melbourne costing 5/ for a day return, or 7/6 for the week.organization, business, bendigo trams