BHS CollectionPhotocopies of entertainment tickets. There are two different tickets, one for a Grand Euchre & Dance held at the Manchester Hall, Long Gully on Wed February 25rh. MC Mr E Rosewall. Ticket No 324. A Truscott and H Dennis, Supervisors. James, Printer, Eaglehawk. The other is MUIOFF Loyal Albert Lodge No 4774. The Anniversary of the Lodge was celebrated by a Soiree & Concert at the Manchester Arms, Long Gully on Friday 7th October 1891. Ticket no 388. J Brockley, Printer. This ticket has a ribbon and bouquet border. There are two pages of three copies of each ticket and an enlargement of each on lemon paper with a piece of white paper with Concert Tickets printed on it stuck to it.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - entetainment tickets, manchester hall, mr e rosewall, a truscott, h dennis, james, muioof, loyal albert lodge no 4774, manchester arms, j brockley

A dispensation is a formal document that grants permission to establish and operate a local 'lodge' within the organisation. In this case is associated with Manchester Unity Friendly Society, a major branch of the Odd Fellows. The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a non-political, non-sectarian fraternal organisation founded in Baltimore,Maryland, USA in 1819 dedicated to helping those in need. The framed dispensation was meant for permanent display within meetings halls. Mr William French was a Cornishman who arrived from Cornwall to the colonies in 1849. He was the owner and licencee of the Manchester Arms Hotel, in Long Gully. Record indicate the first Lodge NO. 4774 Odd Fellows meeting was held in this establishment.The highly decorated document announces the dispensation from Manchester Unity for the Independant Order of Oddfellows Loyal Albert Lodge no.4774 to be held at the house of Brother William French in Bendigo giving him to right to appoint officers for executing the business of the lodge. The dispensation is dated to 1859. The illustrated symbols of the order are seen at the top of the document followed by the dispensation. At the bottom of the document are the signatures and the wax seals of the witnesses. They are as follows: J.Alexander G.M, J.G. Hornblower G.M, W. Hickton A.G.M, H. Ratcliffe C.S, B. Lee D.G.M, H.H. Drowley C.S, J.T. Rance Pro GM, S.Hobson D.G.M, J.W.Wood Pro C.S. The document is in a simple wooden frame, decorated with ornate gold carvings at the corners.bendigo, loyal albert lodge no 4774, manchester unity, independant order of oddfellows, friendly societies

The Loyal Albert Lodge Board is a large black wooden wall plaque with the members' names and dates of service in gold lettering. The names and dates are as follows: R. Williams (4 April 1861), J.Neal (3 Oct 1861), John Paul (3 April 1862), Neil Walker (2 Oct 1862), Donald Walker (1 Oct 1863), John Paul (29 Sept 1864), Alfred Skeats (30 March 1865), Edward West (21 June 1866), Edward McCormick (20June 1867), Samuel.J.Rail (20 Dec 1867), W.H.Curnow (18 June 1868), Henry Pengelly (31 Dec 1868), Henry Hattam (17 June 1869), W. Polkinghorne (30 Dec 1869), T Symons (30 June 1870), William Hicks (29 Dec 1870), W.A.Craze ( 28 Dec 1871), R.D. Chapple (27 June 1872), T. Harris (26 Dec 1872) T. Williams (26 June 1873), W.H. Curnow (23 Dec 1873), R. Hocking (25 June 1874), Jas. Woolcock (24 Dec 1874), John Sullivan (24 June 1875), W.P. Tresidder (23 Dec 1875), Thos. Wearne ( 22 June 1876), T. Harris (21 Dec 1876), R.D. Pope (21 June 1877), Hugh Trezise (20 Dec 1877), James. A. Hall (21 June 1878), Stephen Pellow (19 June 1879), Richard Dunstan ( 18 Dec 1879), William Hattam (17 June 1880)bendigo, loyal albert lodge no 4774