History of the Vahland family from Germany and Australia; notably of William Vahland the architect of several classical buildings in Bendigo.Michele Matthews collection - twenty-five page typed history of the Vahland family from Germany and Australia; notably of William Vahland the architect of several classical buildings in Bendigo.

Heavy parchment plan showing line drawing of arched window. Under window 'inside elevation', ground plan, scale one inch to the foot written in black pen. On bottom of plan: purple ink stamp 'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst'.Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

Plan drawn on waxed paper. Written on plan 'Full size Drawing of part of entrance door for G. Lansell, Esq' Plan shows line drawings of side elevations of Frame, Stile, Pelmet, Stile, Frame. On bottom of plan purple ink stamp 'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst'.Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

Drawn on waxed paper. On top of plan 'Elevation of Door' printed in black ink, on bottom 'Scale an inch to a foot'. Plan shows double doors, arched window above. Contained in items from Fortuna Villa, although not marked as such. On bottom of plan purple ink stamp 'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst'.Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

William Charles Vahland the architect of several classical buildings in Bendigo, migrated from Nienburg, Germany in 1854. History of the Barrow / Vahland family connection. Jane Barrow married WC Vahland in 1859. Six typed page history of WC Vahland's family Michele Matthews collection - "he Children of Henry Barrow". Jane Barrow married William Charles Vahland (architect of several classical buildings in Bendigo) in 1859. Six typed pages of family history

A History of Freemasonry in the Bendigo District, During the First 50 years of its existence. Author R.W. Bro. W. C. Vahland . P.D.G.M (R.W. Bro. - right worshipful brother). Publisher: Bolton Bros, Bendigo. 88 pages. Illustrations: Freemason symbols throughout book. Margin notes on pages 24 & 60. Sketch by hand on last page. Price 1/6. (one shilling and six pence)R. W. Bro. W C Vahland, P D G Mchurch, history, freemason, bendigo, freemasons, history bendigo freemasons

Collection of notes and images, relating to Vahland Buildings in the Bendigo CBD for a Walking Tour. . Collection is in plastic pockets, contained in a clear fronted plastic pocket binder. vahland, bendigo cbd, buildings, architect

CATHERINE SHEPHERD: PHOTO VAHLAND NZ DESCENDANTS Left to Right: Margaret Vahland, Barbara Thomson, Catherine Shepherd, Ben Vahland, Georgia Vahland, Megon Vahland, Bill Vahland, and Thomas Vahland (in front)person, individual, vahland family

William Charles Vahland (1828-1915) was born in Germany and came to Bendigo in 1854. He married Jane Barrow in 1859. He was an architect responsible for over 200 building, both public and private, in the Bendigo area. These included the Town Hall, Shamrock hotel, and Fortuna Villa. He was a director and committee member of many Bendigo institutions.Oil painting, in ornate gold frame, of W.C. Vahland. On bottom of frame is a brass plaque on which is engraved written 'W.C. Vahland, Pioneer Bendigo Architect' Painting by Ruth Ellis. Donated to BHS by Licensee of Shamrock Hotel. Given to Jim Evans. No paperwork. The painting was originally hanging in the Shamrock Hotel. Deframed

William Charles Vahland the architect of many classical buildings in Bendigo, resided in Barkly Street Michele Matthews collection - A Short History of William Vahland. Three double sided typed pages, prepared by Trevor Budge, Manager Strategy, and Dr Dannielle Orr, Heritage Planner, City of Bendigo; by Dr Robyn Ballinger, History in the Making. B&W presentation includes two B&W photographs.bendigo architecture

Plan drawn on waxed paper. Titled 'Section of Handrail, Geo Lansell Esq, Fortuna Villa. On bottom ' Nosing of steps'Vahland & Getzschmann, Architects, Sandhurst.bendigo, house, fortuna villa

CATHERINE SHEPHERD: PHOTO VAHLAND NZ DESCENDANTS Bill Vahlandperson, individual, vahland family

Information re W C Vahland: a. typewritten copy of text from ''Bendigo and Vicinity (1896) providing life details to that point (copy date 1975); b. In Memoriam card for R. Wor. Bro. W.C. Vahland ''Inhumatus July 21st, 1915'' - Golden and Corinthian Lodge of Bendigo. Card has the Funeral Hymn 4 verses printed out.person, individual, w.c. vahland, vahland, bendigo building society, bendigo cognac distillery co., bendigo gas works, school of mines and mechanic's institute, golden and corinthian lodge.

Collection of newspaper clippings, photocopied articles, pamphlets, flyers, letters and images, relating to the buildings and biography of Nineteenth Century architect William Vahland. Compiled by Carol Holsworth. Collection is in plastic pockets, contained in a red A4 two ring binder. Thirty-seven plastic pockets in total. Two are empty.vahland, architect, buildings, biography

Photograph copy of the original larger 2.0m x 1.5m painting of William Charles Vahland, the prominent artchitect of several Bendigo buildings WC Vahland pictured in full Masonic regalia, he was secretary of the Lodge for at least 38 years. William Charles Vahland, changed his name from Carl Wilhelm Vahland, originally from Germany.

CATHERINE SHEPHERD: PHOTO VAHLAND NZ DESCENDANTSperson, individual, vahland family

Photographs: Moorhead family/Vahland Bust. The enclosing envelope titles this as relating to the ''Morshead Family'' (sic) and ''D Moorshead -grandson of W C Vahland'' (sic). Also, hand-written on envelope: ''…with Vahland relation from Germany'', and ''with Vahland Bust at Dudley House'' - Exterior photo of group actually outside the Capital Theatre, not Dudley House. Two photos of seated woman (relation from Germany??) beside table with bust of Vahland on it; one photo of group of family and visitor/relation from Germany - three females and three males in group outside Capital Theatre..person, individual, moorhead family

Black and White Photo/Drawing of the Sandhurst Town Hall designed by Vahland and Gesch, Markings on photo read 'Town Hall, Sandhurst'. three flags flying from the roof of the building. Two horse drawn carriages on roadway. Adult men and women on road and footpath. Thjree established trees along footpath.buildings, town hall, sandhurst town hall, sandhurst town hall, town hall, sandhurst, vahland and gesch, vahland, gesch

Application form dated 24th Oct 1887 directed to Messrs Clarke and Co, Brokers for 'Cohns Brothers Victoria Brewery Company Limited' request from William Charles Vahland that 500 shares in Cohns be allocated to him. Signed by Vahland.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery

Photograph. Bendigo Town Hall 1960s. 189-193 Hargreaves Street. Designed by W.C Vahland.bendigo, buildings, town hall

Slide, ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION, General Views, Barkly Street. Vahland's house, and historical valuable.house, public, allan budge collection, allan budge collection

Slide, ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION, General Views, Barkly Street. Vahland's house, and historical valuable.house, public, allan budge collection, allan budge collection

Family history narrative - ancestors of author, David Moorhead, with covering letter dated 8 February 1995 (to Kingerlee, BHS). Approx 165 pages in total - numbered in sections according to the family under discussion.. Accompanying letter states that ''this material is not so much historical, but rather genealogical . . .''. Contents: Thoughts on Family History; Family surnames from our family tree; Barker family; Barrow family; Barry family; Merritt family; Moorhead family; Vahland family (includes listing of Vahland buildings);Bibliography. Largest section relates to the Moorhead family (85 pages).person, individual, david moorhead, familys barker, barrow, barry, marritt, moorhead, stevenson, mr david johnstone, mary johnstone, m.h. piekaar & sons, osborne king and megram, thomas or ltd, vahland, carl wilhelim (charles william) vahland, jacob cohn, talfer

CATHERINE SHEPHERD: CHRISTMAS CARD VAHLAND NZ Descendants Christmas card to Bendigo Historical Society Jim Evans from Catherine Shepherd.person, individual, vahland family

Handwritten 2-paged article about a monumental column and horse trough's (''Few Left'') - no author. Originally a 20 foot column of Harcourt granite crowned with five lamps and four drinking fountains at the base along with four horse troughs - at the intersection of Bridge St and Pall Mall. (site of present Gold Pioneers statue). Column moved to corner of Williamson and Lyttleton Terrace,initially with troughs and fountain. Position of four troughs is given by author but this has been crossed out subsequently with the note that the troughs are at the Botanical Gardens, White Hills. Probably Vahland designed fountain, William Beebe stonemason.bendigo, history, city history, monumental column, horse troughs, bridge street, pall mall, botanical gardens white hills, vahland, william beebe.

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Charing Cross: the City Family hotel, designed by Vahland for Jean Baptiste Laridan, built in 1872.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were