Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Bowling Club, receipts, membership details, financial detailsbendigo, clubs, bendigo east bowling club

''History of Bendigo Saleyards''. This document is comprised of a paper titled 'Going, Going, Gone'' and as a history of the saleyards, appears to have been written /authorized by Mr John Quinlan (Convenor, Historical Field Day Committee, Department of Agriculture) see covering letter from C C Campbell, City Engineer. Covers history from 1861; reference to abattoirs on site; railway spur; Country Roads Board; Wellsford Forest site; Marong site. Other part of document is a list of various dates with short description of activity for that year from 1861 to September 1984 - this list is by M (Malcolm) Styles of City Engineers Department. Reference to Bendigo East Bowling Club; Bendigo East Swimming Pool.Mr John Quinlanbendigo, business, bendigo saleyards, mr a.m. lloyd, bendigo east bowling club, bendigo east swimming pool.

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, at the Bendigo Bowls presentation night, Bert Graham is presenting a lady with a cake bowl trophy.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east bowling club

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, at the Bendigo East Bowls, Mr. Frank Miles is at the microphone, while Bert Graham and one lady and one man are in the background.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east bowling club

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, members of the Bendigo East Carpet Bowls, Premier ''Blacks'' Team of 1969, Front Row L-R; Mrs. G.Letts, Mrs. Charles, Mrs. Richards. Back Row; L. Rainboro, Mrs. Gutcher, Mrs. Dehne, S.Chittero (Captain).As mentioned on back as well as No. 35 This size 10 X 8 1-40, also 8 1/2 X 6 1/2 $1.00, 6 1/2 X 4 3/4 70c, 5 1/2 X 3 1/2 50c.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east bowling club

Black & white photograph, Bert Graham Collection, some members of the Bendigo East Carpet Bowls Club with trophies and Jim Looney sitting in front.bendigo, clubs, bendigo east bowling club

John Henry Lockett OAM (22 January 1891 – 25 May 2002) was the oldest man ever in Australia when he died aged 111 years, 123 days. As one of the last surviving veterans of World War I, he was acclaimed as a national hero during the last decade of his life. Lockett was born in the small Victorian town of Waanyarra, near Bendigo. He left school aged nine to work on a local farm. Later, he worked for his uncles in the Mallee. On 24 March 1916, he travelled to Mildura to enlist in the Australian Imperial Force. He served in France with the 38th Battalion, earning promotion to sergeant and was discharged on 20 September 1919. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Lockett After the war, Jack returned to The Mallee and selected a 640 acres (260 ha) block of land in Linga, Victoria, deciding to make his living as a farmer. In 1923, he married Maybell Ingwerson and they had four children together. In 1963, the couple retired to Bendigo, leaving the farmland (which now covered more than 130,000 acres (53,000 ha), in the care of their children and grandchildren. Sketch in Acrylic and water colour of four brown horses with white noses and hoofs pulling a cart with a man on the driver's seat wearing a white shirt and brown trousers and another in the cart wearing a maroon shirt and green trousers. Light brown background with some trees on the horizon and a blue yellow sky. Written in red underneath - OUYEN 1900 BLOODY HOT "LOCKY" Written on the back of the sketch - SKETCH IN ACRYLIC AND WATER COLOUR PRESENTED TO MR JACK. H. 'LOCKY' LOCKETT 1891-1991 100 YEARS Arther Eaton 22nd Jan 1997 Bgo East Bowling Club jack lockett, mabel ingwersen, world war 1, france, ouyen, arther eaton, bendigo east bowling club

Documents, Bert Graham Collection, Bendigo East Progress Association, changes to the Constitution amended 3rd November 1975; Bendigo East Progress Carpet Bowls Association Constitution, Rules of the Bendigo East Bowling Club & Duties of the club, Bendigo East Tennis Club Rules & Regulationsbendigo, clubs, bendigo east progress association

Tawonga Bowling Club is well established with many local men and women involved. Bowling is a popular sport enabling locals to socialise and compete with each other and visit other clubs. Players formed teams representing the Tawonga Club and traveled to other clubs and on occasion represented their area eg. Nth East VictoriaVera Hore lived in Tawonga in the Kiewa Valley and was a prominent member of the Tawonga Bowling Club.5 silver spoons - 4 Tawonga Bowling Club with coloured picture on handle end. The 5th has 'Vera' on the handle end. 11 badges of varying shapes and colours all with pins, 2 silver, rest gold, 1 Ballarat, 1 Yallourn, 1 Bendigo, 6 Victoria, 1 Veteran and 1 'Vera Hore'tawonga bowling club, tawonga, vera hore