So many drunken firefighters arrived at the blazes 150 years ago that teetotalers started up their own fire brigade. Now known for their high standards on fire grounds, Bendigo's first brigades were sometimes found wanting. And that was assuming volunteers could even get their equipment to the scene of the blazes.Bendigo Weekly: Full page article entitled 'Boozy brigade fiascos - drunken firefighters embarrass city'.bendigo, beehive fire 1871

The Djaara people's importance to country was impacted by the dramatically imapcted by the development of gold mining in Bendigo. The recently redeveloped Beehive Building played a key role in the development of the Bendigo business sector.Bendigo Advertiser: Two articles, one entitled 'City's history of success', and the other 'Djaara streghten Country'. Also attached is a pdf file of an account of the early Djaara Peoplebendigo, djaara country, beehive building

Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Four: 1930 - 1939. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of some women at the Bendigo Jockey Club, 1930s. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1930 - 1939 titled A look back when. The page has photos of the Eaglehawk Cricket Club's first A Grade cricket premier ship team (1932 - 1933)., The monument to the late Bendigo mining magnate Ernst Mueller in Rosalind Park, The Bendigo Stock Exchange in the early 1930's - pictured are L L Dungey, T Williams, M P Kelly, C Mueller, E Hommoloff, R Kelly, T H Busst, T Hall, R Trembath, E A Woolcock, and C Burridge, the Carshalton mine in 1936 and The Edith and G V Lansell Laboratory at the Bendigo Hospital. 1930 - a photo of St Andrew's Church, the sundial outside the RSL Memorial Hall, The late Monsignor Rooney and The late John Douse Langley. The Ironbark Mine was the top gold producer. 1931 - Radio station goes on air, 1932 - Sir John dies, 1933 Bodyline men come to town, 1934 - Heroic rescues, 1935 - Hospital's new wing opened, 1936 - King mourned, 1937 - Beehive store towers above, 1938 - Mining shows mixed results and 1939 - Outbreak of war sobering.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume four: 1930 - 1939, eaglehawk cricket club, ernst mueller, the bendigo stock exchangel l dungey, t williams, m p kelly, c mueller e hommoloff, r kelly, t h busst, t hall, r tremabath, e a woodcock, c burridge, charshalton mine, edith and g v lansell laboratory, st andrew's church, rsl memorial hall, mr gordon carter, sir john monash, state electricity commission, cr r watson, colonel gt v lansell, empire press congress, bendigo advertiser, mr e j hogan, eppalock weir, lyric theatre, bendigo red cross, mrs george mackay, st andrew's presbyterian church, mrs william hunter, right rev john douse langley, monsignor rooney, bendigo art gallery, the ironbark mine, coliban water, mr w wright, station 3bo, amalgamated wireless of australia ltd, advance bendigo group, the north league, st aidan's orphanage, bendigo freezing works, mr w wright, bendigo advertiser, mr w j stephens, advance bendigo group, north league, garden gully united gold mining company, bendigo football league, sir john quick, john quick snr, ironbark foundry, bendigo evening news, bendigo independent, bendigo advertiser, deakin governmnet, sir charles kingsford smith, southern cross, eppalock weir, bendigo art gallery, the hercules mine, gillies, aids & appliance shop, anne caudle centre, bill woodfull, harold larwood, dr john mccarthy, the hercules, douglas jardine, don bradman, sacred heart cathedral, joseph stapleton, john lynch, bert mcconchie, new red white and blue mine, royal humane society, william james, vernon shaw, south new moon mine, bendigo hospital, bendigo base hospital, duke of gloucester, rsl memorial hall, electricity commission, eaglehawk borough council, the plaza, backhaus estate, amalgamated freezing company, fortuna villa, mrs edith lansell, colonel lansell, the hercules mine, toni riley pharmacy, boardwalk, barkly hyett, the big blue consolidated company, the bendigo hospital, eaglehawk football team, kurmala wing of the bendigo base hospital, sir isaac isaacs, lyric theatre, sir john quick, hanro knitting mills, st luke's toddlers home, st aidan's orphanage, rsl memorial hall, lord and lady huntingfield, cr michelsen, bendigo art gallery, bendigo agricultural show, new blue mine, joseph stapleton, bendigo law association, bendigo hospital committee of management, bendigo rotary club, mr j mcrae, education department, andrew sunstan, sir stanley argyle, bendigo football league, north blue mining company, cr staples, king george v, king edward viii, cr j a michelsen, andrew mclay, bendigo advertiser, cohn bros, mrs wallis simpson, king george vi, capping mine shafts 1936, bendigo art gallery, madge freemen, william john leslie cross, judge wasley, the myer emporium, the baptist church, salvation army, ron masters, the central nell gwyn, sir john quick, leanne mcdonnell, windermere hotel, rev donald baker, john rumbold, central nell gwynne, the beehive building, the beehive store, james buick and co, thomas hope henderson, buick henderson & co, mr goodison, mr r o henderson, lt-col henderson, angus mackay, bendigo sewerage authority, mr s gordon moore, commercial bank of sydney, bendigo advertiser, edward alan morcom, polio, dr gardner kerr, the right rev conald baker, ridley theological college

Beehive Building, Pall Mall, Bendigo. 1985.slide, bendigo, beehive building, beehive building, pall mall, bendigo

Slide. Bendigo Views. View of the Cenotaph and the Fountain. RSL and Beehive building in background.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views

BHS CollectionColour photo of No 11 tram passing down Pall Mall, Beehive building in background.person, individual, basil miller

Copy of an article from the Bendigo Advertiser 1/9/1990 mentioning the Cornish influence on Victorian gold mining during the 1880's and 1890's. Also mentioned is population growth, rock drills and miner's phthisis.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornishmen brought their mining skills to bendigo, bendigo advertiser 1/9/1990, dr charles fahey, cornish association of bendigo and district, bendigo college of advanced education, george lansell, the mining exchange, beehive building, eaglehawk fire station, george ellis

Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume six: 1950 - 1959. Front page has a photo of Gillies' famous corner, 1954. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First year is 1950 titled Gillies: it's a Bendigo icon. 1951 is titled It's party time. 1952 - City mourns King George. 1953 - Mining ceases. 1954 - City thrilled at royal visit. 1955 - Push to save old Joss House. 1956 - Olympic fever grips Bendigo. 1957 - State Cabinet visits Bendigo. 1958 - Plan to keep historic mine. 1959 - Water storage woes solved. Back page has the Gillies Story.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume six: 1950 - 1959, gillies' corner, bendigo advertiser, john lienhop mlc, north deborah mine, les gillies, alan gillies, norm gillies, black swan hotel, sir dallas brooks, cr a g weynton, bert mundy, cr poulston, the northern district school of nursing, lister house, the bendigo free library, rev dr c irving, shamrock hotel, sir albert dunstan, the most rev dr john mccarthy, jack davey, 1950 empire games, hercules gold mines, amy castles, ben templeton, cobb & co, cr norman oliver, reg parker, fred amer, les hammer, colonel george victor lansell, john quick, mr l w galvin, mr p j clarey mhr, hanro knitting mills, flooding, bendigo pottery, snow fall, the last lamp-lighter, the north deborah, aids & appliance shop, boardwalk, the late king george vi, the north deborah, beehive building, st paul's, st kilian's, upper reserve, bendigo trades hall, bendigo blackout, bendigo hospital, shamrock hotel, gerald smith, britannia hotel, mr a j harris, william morris (billy) hughes, andrew hampson, deborah anticline, north deborah, central deborah, diamond hill mine, north nell gynne mine, robert ross haverfield, sandhurst commercial courier, arthur moore lloyd, robert ross haverfield, angus mackay, jj casey, james henderson, david stuart, bendigo independent, colonel george lansell, bendigo base hospital, bendigo town hall, victorian electric traction association, the most rev b d stewart, st vincent's memorial college, commonwealth athletic club, south atlas racetrack, harp and shamrock hotel, mr and mrs f drake, cr f w clayton, cr r poulston, j h abbott & co, sir george lansell, clan macleod, bendigo gaol, queen alexandra fountain, belfast hotel, commonwealth bank, st vincent's college, lyric threatre, des duguid, brian cahill, lord's raceway, red white & blue extended gold mining company nl, central napoleon gold miningcompany nl, joss house, harry john, bendigo advertiser, mr leggatt, university of melbourne, anz bank, golden drive-in theatre, bank of australasia, john brown industries, bendigo football league, bendigo trotting club, faith leech, racv, bendigo sewereage authority, bendigo base hospital, bendigo benevolent asylum, henry bolte, jack davey, russell oakley, neville stilwell, channel seven, bendigo's olympic pool, annie caudle centre, strathfieldsaye aerodrome committee, southern airlines, cr d j osborn, cairn curran reservoir, state savings bank, commonwealth bank of australasia, belfast hotel, bennett's arcade, eppalock weir, bendigo cenotaph, sir edmund herring, cr a s craig, bendigo creche, bendigo high school, bendigo pottery, shamrock hotel, the venerable ronald richards, bishop riley, all saints cathedral, mr albert bush, bendigo arcade company ltd, woolworths, bull's head hotel, pike's corner, arcade hotel, upper coliban reservoir, cr tom flood, crystal egg co, sailor's guide, central deborah, central nell gwynne mine, bendigo benevolent home, ron masters, george daniel, eppalock dam, water commission, public works committee, bendigo central victoria telecasters ltd, channel nine, royal princess theatre, sir george lansell, volunteer defence corps, bendigo independent, countess erna cadorin, count ettore cadorin, ernst mueller, sutex pty ltd, dick turner, marco cavasassi

Set of photographs of operations, near the central area, in particular Charing Cross.Set of 8 Kodak slides, white cardboard of Bendigo trams. Taken 24.9.1970 by Carolyn Dean. .1 - "1" - No. 5 enroute to Eaglehawk passing former poppet head. .2 - "2" - Possibly No. 4 enroute to Eaglehawk - side on view (same ads shown on .4) .3 - "3" - View looking down onto Charing Cross from North East corner with single truck and Bogie car arriving. Has Ezywalkin, Maples and the Beehive buildings in the background. .4 - "7" - No 4, with destination of Eaglehawk, Mitchell St, near end of double track, with Shell Service station alongside. .5 - "8" - Alexandria Fountain, Charing Cross, with bogie tram behind. Has the Ezywalkin and The Beehive buildings in the view as well. .6 - "9" - No. 6 arriving at Charing Cross. Has the Ezywalkin and The Beehive buildings in the view as well. .7 - "10" - Bogie tram and single trucker at Charing Cross. Has the Ezywalkin and The Beehive buildings in the view as well. .8 - "11" - No. 7 departing ditto. Has the Ezywalkin and The Beehive buildings in the view as well. .Each slide has in corner a number in pencil and the first one the date of "24-9-70".tramways, trams, bendigo, charing cross, mitchell st, eaglehawk, tram 5, tram 4, tram 6, tram 7

Slide. Bendigo Views. Charing Cross. Bendigo. In the picture is the Cenotaph, the Fountain, a tram, the Baby Health Centre, the Post Office clock tower and the Beehive building.slide, bendigo, bendigo views, bendigo views

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Back to the 70s: Charing Cross in the late 70s looking out from the Beehive building. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Advertising newspaper cutting, dated 07 May 2015; showing Allan Doney at work in his tailoring alterations business above the Beehive building, date of photograph unknownallan doney collection, 'bendigo advertiser

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Bendigo Negative file of tram 19 at Charing Cross. Tram has the destination of Charing Cross. In the background is are decoration for the Royal Visit (on The Beehive building), Evelyn Amor, A. G. Trelor watchmaker, Melba Frocks, the latter with a sign provided by the RACV pointing towards Melbourne. A large Plume sign is on The Beehive building. Assumed taken on the same day as Reg Item 7878 - Royal Visit.trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, charing cross, royal visit, tram 19

Black and white photograph, of Pall Mall Bendigo, with Alexandra Fountain in foreground and Post Office, Memorial Hall, and Beehive buildings in background. Motor vehicles parked on kerb in Pall Mall.Herald Sunphotograph, streetscape, bendigo, bendigo-history-buildings

Bendigo No. 29 at Charing Cross, waiting. Tram heading north along the double track section, with Beehive buildings etc in background. Tram has passengers on it. A crew member is walking near the car, no coat, but has a cap on. Large 'Mobilgas' sign on the Beehive building. Photo taken on 12-4-1959. Has numerous cars in background and shows centre of road poles. Photo is over exposed. Tram has large white triangles on front panelsBendigo No. 29, from Fountain, 12-4-59' and 'W.Jack Photo' in blue ink.tramways, trams, bendigo, birney, charing cross, pall mall, tram 29

Black and white photograph (copy). Image shows view of Pall Mall Bendigo. Tree on extreme RH side. Beehive building on RH side, horse drawn vehicles on road, man in foreground.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall

Colour photo of Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo. Fountain illuminated, night picture. Appears to be recent photo, possibly early 2000's. Beehive building on RH side, looking north on Pall Mall.bendigo, streetscape, pall mall

Black and White Photo of Pall Mall, Building at the Corner of Pall Mall and Mitchell Streets has the Sign 'John Paterson' and 'John Paterson Tailor', 4 small children are at the centre of the photo, Beehive Building, Shamrock Building in the distance, Markings on rear of the photo are 'Pall Mall', 'Holterman Collection 1876'buildings, commercial, pall mall, john paterson, beehive, shamrock

Wooden framed blackboard. Written on timber frame in gold print: 'Bendigo Stock Exchange'. Written on blackboard in gold: 'Reports'. Board was used in the Bendigo Stock Exchange, housed in the Beehive Building, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Postcard, color. Image shows tram no. 25 outside Beehive building, Pall Mall, Bendigo. Tram's livery is maroon and white. Coca Cola and Bendigo Timber Co. sign on roof. Garden of marigolds in foreground.Nu Color Vuebendigo, tramways, tram no. 25, bendigo, tramways, tram no. 25, pall mall, beehive

Yields information about the appearance of Bendigo electric trams at the time of opening, how passengers could be seated, staff, paint schemes, decorations, and truck arrangements.Black and White photograph of four trams at Charing Cross, taken from the south east corner, looking towards the Beehive building and Ezywalkin stores. Trams 7, 5 and 26 in the photograph. Photo by Andrew Ward 15.1.1972.On rear in ink "Sat 15.1.72" / "single truck car 7 and bogie cars 5 & 26" in the top left hand corner and in a mix of ink and pencil "Bendigo Trust / Andrew C. Ward, Bendigo Vic 3550".trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross, pall mall, tram 7, tram 5, tram 26

Black & White photograph of Charing Cross Bendigo with two bogie trams waiting by fountain. (No. 18 for Eaglehawk and No. 17 for Quarry Hill) with single trucker in background. The Beehive building and Ezywalkin shoes building in background. Taken Queens Birthday weekend, 1967.On rear in blue ink 'Charing Cross, Bendigo, Monday am June Weekend 1967'trams, tramways, bendigo, charing cross , tram 17, 18

Colour print of Bendigo 2 (Eaglehawk) and a Birney (Golden Square) at Charing Cross during the mid to late 1950s. Has the Beehive buildings with Mobilgas roof advert in the background. Not known who took the photograph or date.Yields information about Charing Cross and tram 2 during the mid to late 1950s.Colour print - on plain papertramcars, tramways, bendigo, tram 2, charing cross

Postcard: image shows War Memorial on RH side, Alexandra Fountain in centre, tram in bakcground, cars on street. The Beehive building and Ezywalkin are on RH side of Pall Mall. . Postcard is stuck fast to backing board from album, unable to determine maker.bendigo, streetscape, charing cross, bendigo, pall mall, beehive, ezywalkin, war memorial, alexandra fountain

Postcard, coloured, showing Pall Mall taken from Charing Cross end. Image shows cars in Pall Mall, garden in foreground. Beehive building on extreme right of photo. On back of postcard ' Post Card, The Rose Series Deluxe, produced in Australia 'Rose Seriesbendigo, streetscape, pall mall, pall mall, bendigo, beehive

BHS CollectionColour postcard of Pall Mall looking east, Hustlers Royal Reserve No. 2 on left. Beehive Building on right. Old Post Office, Shamrock Hotel (3rd Building) and School of Mines and Industries in background. Alexandra Fountain centre left (pre WWI). Printed in Saxony.R.E.M. Melbourneperson, individual, basil miller

Printed postcard of a busy scene at Charing Cross with two ESCo trams in the view. Many people are in the view along with the Alexandra Fountain, the Beehive building, Town Hall, the Shamrock Hotel, and on the left side a mine poppet head. The card was printed in GermanyDemonstrates a Bendigo postcard featuring Charing Cross and Pall Mall.Postcard black and white- divided back - used.in ink - dated 25/12/1910 from Arthur Grofrey wishing the receiver, J H Hooke - Bank of Australasia in Leongatha a Happy New Year.tramways, trams, bendigo, alexandra fountain, charing cross, esco, pall mall

Photograph (proof 23) of a delivery van standing outside the Beehive building in Pall Mall. Painted on the side of the van is: Kangaroo Flat Bakery and a picture of a baker surrounded by ornate scroll work, below this is the name 'C.A. Earl'. On the rear doors of the van is Phone 807 (or 817), and 'No, 1'organization, business, bakery, kangaroo flat bakery, c.a. earl

Black and white photo. Cartoon of local identities associated with Beehive building, including George Lansell. Artist J Gribble. Almost all identities have a bee body. Landmarks include Post Office, Poppet Head, Beehive, chimney and Fernery. Markings/Inscriptions: Sticker photo 8.J Gribblej gribble, post office, poppet heads, beehive, chimney, fernery

Note from Henderson & Goodison, Beehive Stores, Sandhurst 11 July 1889, t. Mr. Connelly. 'Dear Sir, can you let Miss Ross have her cheque today, yours truly, H. Henderson' Image of Beehive building on top LH side of letterhead.business, legal, henderson & goodison, connelly, tatchell & dunlop, henderson & goodison, beehive building