Souvenired by Leonard John Young (born Bendigo) No 3793454 (National Serviceman) John served with the 8th Batt RAR in Malaya for approx 6 months from 1968 to 1969 while training for service in Vietnam. He then served in A Coy 8 RAR Vietnam from 17.11.69 to 25.3.70 returning home then with the rank of L/Cpl as his 2 years service was due to finish..1) Clacker - the ignition system that sets off a claymore mine. .2) Cable - Part of a Claymore mine .3) Bag for carrying ignition system with green canvas carry strap..1) Firing Device Electrical M57arms - mines, military histoyr, claymore, clacker

Article titled The Bendigo Post Office, compiled by L C Bennetts. Mentioned is the history of the Bendigo Post Office and postmarks, some information on mining, Bendigo foundries, Underground connections of mines, expenses and shaft sinking costs. Also mentioned is Bendigo and Eaglehawk - 60 years ago and the role the pubs played in daily living. They were where theatres, concerts and dances were held, and the meeting rooms for clubs and lodges, even church benefits. Listed is a number of Bendigo hotels. Some even had a few names. Names of the pubs are: The Freemasons, The Courthouse, The Commercial Law Courts, The Hamburg, The European, The Prince Bismark, The Lord Kitchener, The Bendigo, The Rosalind Park, The Showgrounds, Atheneum Club, Olivers, Bridge Hotel, Bourkes, The Globe, The Hibernia, Albert, Albion, Abbotts, Australian, Belvidere, Beehive, British Queen, Black Eagle, British and American, Brian Boru, Bakers Arms, Butchers Arms, Brick Layers Arms, Bull and Mouth, Cresent, Clarence, Back Creek Bridge, Cape Clear, Crooked Billet, Cambridgeshire Arms, Camp, Coach and Horses, Cricketers Arms, Diggers Rest, Ellesmere, Five Lions, Franklyn, Golden Square, Golden Gate, Golden Gully, Golden Age, Golden Vine, Gumtree, Glasgow Reef, Great Britain, Haymarket, Daniel O'Connell, Half Way House, Fleece Inn, Ironbark, Johnsons Reef, Lancashire, Live and Let Live, Manchester Arms, Gold Mines, Metropolitan, Crown, National, New Chum, Honeysuckle Street, Pavilion, Napier Arms, Quartz Miners Arms, Retreat Inn, Rainbow, Rose of Australia, Lake View, Robin Hood, Fountain, Southern Cross, Bath, Berlin, Spring Gully, Star, Sir Charles Hotham, Silvermines, Royal Oak, Suburban, Town Hall, Temperance, Ship Inn, View Point, View Bend, Victoria, Exchange, American, Arcade, Belfast, All Nations, Union, United Kingdom, Union Jack, Westend, Washington, Waterloo, Wellington, Whitehorse, Wheat Sheaf, Yorkshire, Niagra and Noahs Ark.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo post office, l c bennetts, mt alexander post office, porcupine inn, cenotaph, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, queen elizabeth oval, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, the sub-treasury, sir henry brougham lock kcb, sir john nimmo mla, prince of wales group of mines, the new prince of wales, eaglehawk golf links, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, mines department, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, the virginia, south bell vue, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, miner's phthisis, hercules engine house, ironbark, new chum syncline, hercules energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, lansells big 180, victoria quartz, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, shamrock, mr king, burke and wills expedition, sandhurst hotel, courthouse, hiberian, the freemasons, the courthouse, the commercial law courts, the hamburg, the european, the prince bismark, the lord kitchener, the bendigo, the rosalind park, the showgrounds, atheneum club, olivers, bridge hotel, bourkes, the globe, the hibernia, albert, albion, abbotts, australian, belvidere, beehive, british queen, black eagle, british and american, brian boru, bakers arms, butchers arms, brick layers arms, bull and mouth, cresent, clarence, back creek bridge, cape clear, crooked billet, cambridgeshire arms, camp, coach and horses, cricketers arms, diggers rest, ellesmere, five lions, franklyn, golden square, golden gate, golden gully, golden age, golden vine, gumtree, glasgow reef, great britain, haymarket, daniel o'connell, half way house, fleece inn, ironbark, johnsons reef, lancashire, live and let live, manchester arms, gold mines, metropolitan, crown, national, new chum, honeysuckle street, pavilion, napier arms, quartz miners arms, retreat inn, rainbow, rose of australia, lake view, robin hood, fountain, southern cross, bath, berlin, spring gully, star, sir charles hotham, silvermines, royal oak, suburban, town hall, temperance, ship inn, view point, view bend, victoria, exchange, american, arcade, belfast, all nations, union, united kingdom, union jack, westend, washington, waterloo, wellington, whitehorse, wheat sheaf, yorkshire, niagra, noahs ark

Copy of map. On bottom LH side: Plan of the Victoria Reef Sandhurst January 1867, Compiled by G.W. Hart, Mining Surveyor. Published by John N. Macartney, Argus Agent, Sandhurst. Price 4/- each. On bottom Rh side J.W. Pearson & Co. Lith. Melbourne Plan shows mining claims and names of holders, scale (4 chains to one inch) Loddon Road, Mount Korong Road, Ironbark Gully, township of Long Gully, Quartz Miners' Arms and Gold Mines Hotel on Loddon Road.bendigo, mining, victoria reef plan

This is the 3rd document following on from Cat No's 8255 & 8256. The letter is addressed to Mr J.K. Barnes Secretary Bendigo RSL Sub Branch. The letter confirms the points made at a meeting between Mr Barton City of Bendigo and the Bendigo RSL regarding the Restoration of the Bendigo Cenotaph. It outlines the following points; 1. Materials to be used. 2. Faults. 3. location. 4. Restoration. 5. Time of construction. 6. Work progress. 7. Chemical preservation. The foolscap page supplied to Council by the RSL outlines the timeline of the Cenotaph coming into being from Wednesday 6th May 1953 the first meeting to the 2nd of June 1957 when Sir George Lansell officially gave the Cenotaph to the Citizens of Bendigo.Document 3 pages stapled together. The first 2 pages are A4 and the 3rd is foolscap. First page has in blue at the top a symbol of a Mine Poppet Head and the Coat of Arms of the City of Bendigo, rest of the document is in black print.Font page at top' "6874/86", on main letter, "WB: gt - 32.7.1" - 10 December, 1986". On 2nd page signed by "C.C. Campbell : City Engineer"brsl, smirsl, cenotaph

A short version of handwritten letter on back - To the right of this arch was a mine field. On 18.12.1942 at approximately 11.00 am Alex Archer and a lot of others were in the mine field when one went off killing & wounding several. Alex and two others walked away without a scratch. A mate of Alex, Brian Gates, No 14827 R.A.A.F. aged 22 years was killed. He died in Alex's arms. Alexander William ARCHER No 40637 3 Sqd RAAF. Refer Cat No 2597 for his service details. Tan wooden frame with gold trim, glass front & cream paper backing. Sketch of Marble Arch, Bet Cyaknisia, Libia, with 2 figures walking in front. On white background mounted with cream border. On back of frame: Handwritten description of mine field incident.sketch, ww2, marble arch, archer

This Document is the first in several plus photos and an article following the restoration of the Bendigo Cenotaph (Replica of the Cenotaph in Whitehall London). The letter is from the City of Bendigo Municipal Offices Lyttleton Terrace Bendigo is dated 13th April 1984 from the Building Surveyor Mr P.W. Phillips to Mr J.K. Barnes Secretary Bendigo RSL Sub Branch P.O.Box 449 Bendigo. Letter states that the Surveyors Report was adopted by Council on 21st November 1983 and would then be considered at Estimates later in the year. The Surveyors Report pages 2/3 gives a background report back to 1976 re its condition by the Building Surveyor at the time Mr R.H. Chellow and that an offer to fund at no cost was offered. Unfortunately this did not proceed. Council had approved funds for Stone work etc in the 1976/77 Estimates. The report is under several headings “Restoration of Cenotaph” being the history to this point. “Nature of Repairs Neccessary” - in brief, Extensive repairs, Granite structure is good, Sandstone needs 90% replacement, brick core in good order. “Estimate of Cost” A price of $30,000 for Budget purposes but could be as low as $25,000. “Recommendation” That Restoration be referred to the 1984/85 Estimates for consideration, copies to Bendigo RSL and State President RSL.Document 3 pages stapled together, front page is A4 and the pages 2/3 is Foolscap.Front page has a top section in blue, on the left is a depiction of a Mine Poppet Head, on the right is a Coat of Arms. The letter section is in black type, signed at the bottom in blue pen. Pages 2/3 are all black print.Page 1 points, Coat of Arms, “City of Bendigo - Progress”. “1968/84” - PWP:LT 32.7.1”. Page 2/3, “Building Surveyors Report - 21st November 1983 - B42/83 - (32.7.1)”brsl, smirsl, cenotaph, restoration

Typed letter from Town of Ballarat East Town Clerk, J. Gent, to the Registrar of the Ballarat School of Mines.ballarat east council, town of ballarat east, coat of arms

Typed letted on Government of Victorian Education Office letterhead. The front page is bordered in black for mourning after the death of King Edward VII. The letter related to an exhibiton being held in Ballarat which was to be visited by Frank Tate (Director of Education) and Ponsonby Carew Smyth (Art Inspector). Another handwritten letter from H.H. Smith to Mr Robinson highlights the possible visit to the Ballarat School of Mines Art and trade Exhibition. frank tate, victorian education department, coat of arms, letterhead, ponsonby carew smith, exhibition, mourning, h.h. smith, robinson

A laminated Ballarfat School of Mines coat of ArmsIngenio Effodere Opes Scientia Laboris Coad Jutixballarat school of mines, coat of arms

The Claymore mine is a directional mine with 700 small ball bearings. This small section was brought home from Vietnam by George Cameron Wood No 3798253. Refer Cat no 1872 for his service history.Corner section fragment from an M18A1 Claymore anti-personnel mine. Hard green plastic front, rear has a large number of approx. 3mm diameter ball bearings set in black epoxy resin.arms-ammunition, claymore

The Ballarat School of Mines ins a predeccessor instituiton of Federation University Australia.Large and small table cloth featuring the Ballarat School of Mines Coat of Arms as an embroidered patch and gold tassel at each corner. ballarat school of mines, coat of arms, crest, val d'angri, table cloth, tablecloth, tassle

1. Field Engineering and Mine Warfare Pamphlet 2A Obstacles Part 1 (All Arms ) 1960 2. Field Engineering and Mine Warfare Pamphlet 4 Mines - Individual Mechanisms (1961)

A green felt pennant with Ballarat School of Mines Coat of Arms and yellow writing. ballarat school of mines pennant, coat of arms

Green woollen peaked cap with the Ballarat School of Mines coat of arms embroidered on the front. The Junior Technical School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. ballarat technical school, ballarat junior technical school, cap, costume

The Bendigo Goldfield ...Introduction to Field. Compiled by A. Richardson. Mentioned are the Deborah Line of Reef, The Sheepshead Line, The Nell Gwynne Line and The Carshalton Line of Reef. Mines mentioned are: The Deborah, The North Deborah, Central Deborah, The New Red White and Blue Consolidated (Big Blue), North Red White and Blue, Central Red white and Blue, Little 180, South Ironbark, Ironbark, Hercules, Central Nell Gwynne and The New Chum Syncline. Lansell's Bendigo Battery is also mentioned. There is a short description of each mine, depth. location, machinery, Gold yield, Dividends and Calls. Closing date of some (some closed as a result of fire). Also mentioned is the postal service and the establishment of cemeteries at Bendigo, White Hills, Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat.Albert Richardsonbendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo goldfield...introduction to field, a richardson, new chum railway mine, the dascombe nugget, the victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstadt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, geo lansell, the old chum, victoria, specimen, hustlers, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, nell gwynne, napoleon, carshalton, the deborah, roberts & sons, the north deborah, williams' united, central deborah, lansell's south red white & blue, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, h harkness & co, thompson & co, lansell's bendigo battery, showgrounds industrial hall, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, little 180, john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark, victoria consols east shaft, ironbark, manchester arms hotel, unity mine, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, hercules and energetic, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy, long gully post office, the old wheal owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, mr jack barker, bendigo and district tourist association, the new chum syncline, courier of the mines newspaper, camp hill school, sandhurst east post office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery