Alf Bentley (10907-1979) began an automotive business from his home in the 1930's. By the late '30's he had started a bus service and both businesses were operating from Forest Street. The business expanded to include all the school bus runs and in 1954 the name was changed from Bentley's Bus Lines to Castlemaine Bus Lines.Bendigo Bus Weekly Ticket: On light blue card with dark blue border and in blue print is * Castlemaine Bus Lines. Weekly Pass. Bendigo Bus. Name..... Date...6/9/91. Box 625transport, bus, bendigo bus, castlemaine bus lines. bendigo bus.

BHS CollectionGlossy Brochure introducing "Bendigo Bus" new routes. Map of the new routes and information hotline.history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, bendigo bus

Map: Bendigo bus Routes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Electricity Supply Department. Printed on the bottom right hand corner F.E.B 23-12-47 , R.L.A. 5-9-58, 19-9-34, 27-11-37. 4 Mapsmap, bendigo, transport, state electricity commission, bendigo bus routes

Yields information about the closure of the Bendigo Tramway system and the bus replacements made by the Transport Regulation Board, can be compared to that for BallaratDigital print of a scanned Poster, titled "Bendigo Bus Services" printed on white paper. Produced shortly before the closure of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria operated Bendigo Tramway system. Gives details of the replacement bus services as well as the existing bus services and other changes planned. Provides notes on the operator, timetables, fares, route numbers and dates when the services would be changed. Map shows the bus routes, route numbers, section points and City stands and stops. Authorised by the Transport Regulation Board. trams, tramways, bendigo, map, closure, buses

Black and white (in cardboard) photograph of early Huntly bus. James Lerk 'A Cobb & Co coach body mounted on a motor truck, to serve as the Huntly to Bendigo bus. Photographed by Bartlett Bros'. Male passengers wearing suits, collars and ties, hats. Photocopy of reverse inscription, dated Bendigo Oct 1st 1926, reads - ' This picture represents an old Cobb & Co's coach. It is over sixty years old, and ran from Castlemaine to Swan Hill in the old coaching days, and afterwards ran from Bendigo to Inglewood. It was owned by Mr Shadbolt, and was purchased from him by Mr Bannerman of Huntly near Bendigo, who had the undercarriage taken off and the body placed on a motor chassis. It now runs between Bendigo and Huntly as a daily motor transport. It has never been painted since it was made.' See Research. Portrait (scan of photocopy) of William Bannerman attached.Bartlett Brosplace, transport, early bus, huntly bus; cobb & co.; bannerman, william dougal; shadbolt, alfred;

Local Family owned School bus company established in 1946Floods Motor Service Bus at Bendigo Railway Station; one photo of the coach side and another of the rear.history, bendigo, bus, john theodore collection, floods motor services bendigo

Newspaper cutting that advertises applications for the provision of bus services in Bendigo and Ballarat to replace the urban tramway systems.Newspaper clipping from the Tenders/Holidays Section of a Melbourne Newspaper, Dec 1970, possibly the Melbourne Sun or The Age, advertising for applications for replacement bus services to the trams in Ballarat and Bendigo. Issued by the Transport Regulation Board. Notes that detailed plan of bus services available from the Board's Offices, cnr of Lygon and Princes Sts Carlton and a closing date of 21 Jan. 1971. Signed by B. P. Kay as Secretary. closure, bus services, ballarat, bendigo, transport regulation board

Article re London double-decker bus in Bendigo owned by Messrs. Robert Gay and Martin Bell; mention of history of the omnibus service in London and design of various buses over time; information about its use in Bendigo - passengers carried in 5 months (year??).document, double decker bus, bendigo

Murray Valley Coaches was a renowned coach company formed in the 1930’s, headquartered in Mildura, which by the early 50’s had an extensive network of service offerings, primarily centring around long distance (regular) coach services and tours. With advances in technology and manufacturing processes for heavy vehicles, decreased journey times and increased passenger comfort was suddenly achievable. All this meant many far places were now reachable and widely accessible within a day or two, resulting in a surge in demand for long distance passenger coach services. Murray Valley Coaches capitalised on these new opportunities in 1945 when they began operating regular coach services between Bendigo and Mildura. By the late 40’s, the route was just a small portion of an expansive network, with frequent services from Mildura to Adelaide, Canberra and Sydney, amongst others. However, with the rise of popularity in the motor car in the early 50’s (due to increased affordability), the company began to experience financial hardship. This saw the sale of the Bendigo – Mildura route on July 1st, 1954 to three drivers; Colin Symes, W.A. Runnalls and Doug Bennetts. Together these three formed Calder Highway Coaches, establishing a depot at 54 High Street/Chapel Street, Bendigo. Over the next 28 years, Calder Coaches built up a deeply established and reputable operation in the Bendigo region, comprising of extensive service offerings, and an equally impressive premier class, renowned fleet. At it’s peak, the company offered Urban, School, and Charter services, alongside an extensive interstate tours program.Calder Coaches Bendigo Buses- Three 135 mm slides; two taken of IQK995 in the street and 1 more of 3 coaches in the depot; IQK995, KLO194 and IFW094 This item includes the following slides: 4404.1a Calder Coaches Bendigo Bus Registration IFW 094 in front of a house 4404.1b Calder Coaches Bendigo Denning Bus, Registration IQK 995 in front of a house. Custom Denning (formerly Denning Manufacturing) is Australia's oldest bus manufacturer, known for producing durable coaches and electric transit buses. Since merging with Custom Bus, the company designs and manufactures vehicles at production facilities across Australia, including a major site in Sydney (18 Vallance St) 4404.1c Calder Coaches - Three Bendigo Buses in the Depot shed history, calder coaches, bendigo, bus, murray valley coaches, john theodore collection

Two cards Where to Shop in Bendigim including bus timetables Yellow card: Buckley Street Bus Service, A.M. O'Halloran, proprietor, timetable effective March 1964 Green card: Long Gully Bus Service, A.M. O'Halloran, proprietor, timetable effective January 1968arthur Hocking Print

Kangaroo Flat Bus Lines Pty. Ltd., Bendigo Urban Busways; coach and minibus. history, bendigo, bus, john theodore collection

London Double Decker Bus in the Bendigo Easter Parade history, bendigo, bus, john theodore collection, bendigo easter parade

The BCSV (see link under references below) records show that Walker's bought the services of R Houlden of Bendigo in January 1966. It is unclear just what involvement, if any, Walker had in buses before this time. We know that there were two Houldens in Bendigo, R and T. The first, R Houlden seems to have acquired the services of Johnston's Bus services around the early 60s. Walker's also acquired the services of J.L.Holland's BS in 1970 and W.E.Shaw in 1972. Here are some pics from the early 50s through to the late 70s:Walkers Bus line Buses in the depot and the Ordnance sign (obviously a mistake in the spelling at some stage) history, bendigo, bus, john theodore collection, houlden buses bendigo, walkers buses bendigo

Paper check ticket, ex blocks used by Blue Line Bus Services of Bendigo - price 12/6, No. 2068. Purpose unknown, exchanged for pre-purchased ticket collected by driver. Would have been on a long urban route or special fare trip?trams, tramways, bendigo, bus tickets, blue line buses

Bendigo Historical Society Bus Tour 2nd May 2021, The Almost Lost Wineries of Strathfieldsaye. Folder contains reference material for the tour guide and references to the following wineries: Sheepwash Creek 1857 Loridan's Vineyard Emu Creek 1885 - a little colony of natives of the Vaterland, a number of wine makers Heine and Greenhagens's vineyard 1867 Bruhn's Vineyard 1867 Mrs Meyer's Adventure vineyard, Sheepwash Creek, 1892 J.E. Maguire's Excelsior Vineyard, Sheepwash Creek Grieffenhagen's Hercynia Vineyard, Axe Creek vineyards of the bendigo district, bendigo historical bus tour of vineyards 2nd may 2021

Postcard, black and white: Image shows Town Hall, Bendigo, bus in foreground RH side. 'Competitions' sign on side of Hall. Buses parked along kerb in background in Hargreaves Street. On bottom ' The Rose Series, P 2863, Town Hall, Bendigo, Vic.Rose Series/Rose Stereograph Co., Armadale, Victoriabendigo, buildings, town hall, town hall, bendigo, competitions

Pale green three fold card with the names, addresses, phone numbers, and goods which can be purchased at the businesses. Businesses named are: Fletchers International Food Store, T. Chamberlin, Northern Terrazzo Co, Suttons Pty. Ltd., Bus Time Table, Ashmans, Reg. V. Brock, Gillies Bros., Miller Bros., The Bendigo Fashion House, Quarry Hill Bus Service, Mamouney's. Printed by Arthur Hocking, Print, Bendigo. Bus Time Table effective March 1960.commerce, advertising, w. babidge collection - where to shop in bendigo and suburbs, fletchers international food store, t. chamberlin, northern terrazzo co, suttons pty. ltd., bus time table, ashmans, reg. v. brock, gillies bros., miller bros., the bendigo fashion house, quarry hill bus service, mamouney's. arthur hocking, print, bendigo, .

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Black and white photo of six Mildura students arriving by bus in Bendigo about to start PTSMildura Schools no 27 and 28. 1956. Arrival at Bendigo for first year block - see also Newsclip enclosed re bus passengers who bought us lunch. Sitting L to R Lois Berryman (now Richards), Beverly Cass (now Giles), Lorraine Morey (now Wethers), Margaret Gillespie (Blazinic) Standing Gwen Jenkins (now Cannard), Sue Peach (now Gehrig). From Bev Giles 1 Williams Ave. Mildura mildura nurses, nurse training

Photographs of Lewis Lewis and Reg Ansett in various locations with family and friends. Three photocopies of photographs and 1 real photograph. They all have Lewis Lewis in them as well as others. The real photograph is a black and white photo of Lewis Lewis and his family beside a fence looking over the sea with large sea cliffs behind them (Image 3a). One of the photographs is a copy of this photo (Image 3b). Another photocopy is black and white photo of a different group of people in the same location by the sea (Image 3c). The last photocopy is black and white of a small plane with a group of people beside it (Image 3d). The real photograph has an attachment on the back that says, '1930 - 1940 on tour with Bus owner Booter and Bendigo (Image 3a). His Mother, his grandfather, his wife, Reg Ansett, his Aunty and Lewis Lewis.' The photocopy of the real photograph has black pen written on it that says, 'His mother, his grandfather, wife, Reg Ansett, his Aunty, Lewis Lewis, Garage Boort and Bendigo Bus owner 1920 - 1940. Built Medical Centre he left behind Rosanna,' (Image 3b). The last photocopy has blue pen written above the photo saying, 'History Lewis Lewis and Reg Ansett,' (Image 3d). lewis lewis, seaside, reg ansett, plane, buses

John Lewis built a house and garage in Boort with a Weighing Bridge 1920 - 1940. He owned six buses in Bendigo.A retouched black and white photograph of John Lewis head and shoulders, wearing a hat, tie, waistcoat and coat. Behind glass in a brown plywood frame with wooden carvings of birds and flowers attached. A brief history of John Lewis is written in blue ink on white tape attached to the frame.john lewis

John Lewis built a house and garage in Boort with a Weighing Bridge 1920 - 1940. He owned six buses in Bendigo.A retouched black and white photograph of head and shoulders of Jane Williamson wearing a black garment with a white frilled collar. Behind glass in a brown plywood frame with wooden carvings of birds and flowers attached. Written in blue ink on white tape attached to the frame is MISS JANE WILLIAMSON THEN BECOME MR'S JANE LEWISjohn lewis, jane lewis, jane williamson

Lewis Lewis built a house and garage in Boort with a Weighing Bridge 1920 - 1940. He owned six buses in Bendigo.Two documents detailing the history of Lewis Lewis and John Lewis. One is handwritten (Image 1a) (John Lewis) in blue pen and the other is a two-page originally handwritten photocopy (image 1b,c) about Lewis Lewis - 'how he got started'. lewis lewis, john lewis, buses, reg ansett

Two pages, advertisements from Bendigo Advertiser, 26.8.1967 and 10.6.67, glued on. Articles detail open days of Historical & Mining Museum, next Eaglehawk Town Hall, bus tour ' Bendigo Mining' (Houlden's Bus Tours) and a Bendigo gold mining areas tour. Mr. R.W. Birrell is mentioned as a speaker at the monthly meeting in July 1967, speaking on the history of the Bendigo School of Mines.Bendigo Advertiserbendigo, mining, bendigo historical society

Newspaper clipping from The Age, Thursday May 18, 1972 reporting on the take over of the Bendigo trams by Buses. Has been poorly cut from newspaper, part of a section regarding bus transport in the newspaper. Has a photo of Bendigo 7.bendigo, buses, closure, tramways

Black and White photograph of Lewis Lewis. Bus owner Bendigo 1920-1940, photo taken at 18 years of age, dressed in a stiff white collar shirt & tie, white wooden frame, no glass, with information stickers across top, markings on stickers read 'Lewis Lewis', 'Bus Owner Bendigo 1920-1940', '18 years of age', 'Born 16/11/1890 past (sic) away 1976 86 years of age'person, individual, lewis lewis, lewis lewis, bus owner.

Calendar featuring Australasian trams and Ballarat No. 18 operated by the Ballarat Tramway Museum - photo by Maurice Kelly of Topmill the publisher. Features trams from Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Dunedin, Bendigo, a Perth trolley bus, Brisbane, Glenreigh, and Perth. Photos by Ken Smith, Arthur Perry, Ben Parle, Hugh Ballment, N I Perry, & Graham Scheer. Distributed by Gordon & Gotch.Yields information about the work of Topmill publishers and the work of various Australian photographers.26 Page full colour calendar with heavy card covers.mtpa, museums, australian trams, ballarat, calendar

Photographs Keith Kings and his Studebaker austerity or Munitions bus MMTB No. 165: Photo of the bus in Bendigo 8/4/1999, for the Easter Monday procession 5/4/1999. Photos by Dennis O'Hoy. 1 - Keith Kings standing on the front step. 2 - ditto 3 - showing the nature of the austere nature of the emergency wartime construction of these "Munitions" bus bodies. 4 - ditto 5 - Photo of the crew - dated 5/4/1999 - with Keith Kings, G Hartley and D. Bell - photo by M Bell.Yields information about the the restoration or reconstruction of MMTB bus 165 by Keith Kings.Set of five Colour prints on Kodak paper.Details in ink on each photo.trams, tramways, bendigo, buses, studebaker, munitions factory, austerity buses, bus 165