Copy of black and white photo: Bridge Street streetscape near site of the present Chinese Museum. Showing Bendigo Hotel at left,. 'Crossingham & Goodman, Saddlers ' ' J. Holdsworth', 'Glass and Chines Warehouse'. 'Batchelder, Photographer, Pall Mall' handcart in foreground. 3 storey weatherboard building with 3 males at door, 2 males and photographers cart in front of fence. Row of single storey buildings with verandahs, some with business signs. 2 storey building at back. Deep gutters with foot bridges over. On back in grey lead '12' Note: Batchelder and his assistant are standing at the hardcart' ( James Lerk 22.9.2000 }Batchelder, Pall Mallplace, streetscape, bridge street

Documents re first attempt to establish an archive centre/museum in Bendigo, from 25/04/1988 to 12/12/1988Michele Matthews collection Four newspaper articles re inaugural meeting, and the push for Archive Centre / Museum; in the Bendigo Advertiser 1988 7/05/1988 - Museum pleads for Govt funds - Bendigo Chinese Association draft submission to develop The Bendigo Chinese Museum 17/05/1988 - comment from Robert Owen - "why doesn't Bendigo have a museum of its own?" 18/05/1988 - Bendigo takes a step towards a safer history 11/06/1988 - First Steps for proposed Bendigo Museum, by Wayne Gregson

Sandhurst Trustees Bendigo Easter Festival. The aim of The Bendigo Easter Festival is to increase awareness of, and attendance at the Bendigo Easter Festival amongst regional, intrastate, and interstate audiences by 2006. Bendigo Easter Festival - Australia's oldest festival ... .... .. Gold, gold, gold. The year of 1871 was a great year for Bendigo. Parks were laid out, trees lined the streets. Although acknowledged as starting in 1869 the Easter Festival was considered an annual event by 1871. Under brilliant illumination the whole of the Camp Reserve (now Rosalind Park) was filled with a bewildering variety of groups, exhibits and individuals all eager to be involved in such a worthwhile cause. There were sports meetings, theatricals, bazaars and instrumental items as well as dancing and carnival rides. On Easter Monday, as it is today, there was a grand procession that included a variety of bands. 1871 also marked the first year that the Chinese joined in the festivities. Originally the Chinese participated in the procession by dressing in richly embroidered costumes, and carrying colourful banners in all shapes and sizes, which were specially made for them in China. In 1889, the Chinese were given their traditional place in the Parade, the end. They created a wonderful spectacle with their colourful costumes, banners and flags, and in 1892, Loong, the dragon appeared. The Bendigo Easter Festival had been fortunate in that it bad such a lively Chinese community in its midst. At the time of course, Bendigo was known as Sandhurst, and it was not until twenty years after the first Easter Festival that the town was known as Bendigo. These days with sponsorship from the Sandburst Trustees, the Festival is known as the Sandhurst Trustees Bendigo Easter Festival. 132 years later, the Sandburst Trustees Bendigo Easter Festival has had many changes. But loyal followers have never been disappointed. This year people saw the traditions upheld with family entertainments and not Loong, but Sun Loong, meaning new dragon, a 100m long Imperial Dragon who was created to take the place of the aging Loong. Sandhurst Trustees Bendigo Easter Festival Administration Documents - Annual Reports This Item includes the following Documents: 11213.5a1 2001-2003 Booklet Cover 11213.5a2 Annual Report Booklet 2001-2002 - 12 pages 11213.5b Annual Report 2003 - 16 pages 11213.5c Annual Report 2003-2004 - 16 pages 11213.5d Financial Management Report 2003-2004 - 8 pages 11213.5e Event Review 2003 11213.5f Parmalat Gala Parade Entrants and Commentary 15 pages 2003 11213.5g About the Bendigo Easter Fair Festival and Membership Drive for 2004-2005 11213.5h Marketing Plan November 2003 11213.5i The document outlines the planning for a Chinese Autumn Festival event at the Chinese Museum in Bendigo, designed to precede the Awakening of the Dragon ceremony during the Bendigo Easter Fair. Sunday 20th April 2003 11213.5j A summary of the relocation process, access logistics, and contact protocols for using the Bendigo Easter Festival storage at the Bendigo Advertiser Building in 2004 11213.5k Reports, feedback and requests for Sponsorships 2005 11213.5l This four page document outlines sponsorship opportunities for the Coliban Water Day at Lake during the Bendigo Easter Festival for 2005-2006. 11213.5m Bendigo Easter Fair 2003 Professional MC Plan - April bendigo easter festival, bendigo easter fair

Germans were the third largest ethnic group on the Bendigo goldfields in the mid-19th century, numbering 2,000–3,000 by 1860. Many were experienced miners from the Harz mountains and led the development of quartz mining at Sandhurst. Christopher Ballerstedt, a German miner, established a successful quartz mining operation and built Fortuna Villa, later sold to George Lansell. Other notable German names include Wittscheibe, Koch, Killian, Ketterer, Roeder, and Mueller, who contributed to mining and local society. German architects, especially William Vahland, played a major role in shaping Bendigo’s architecture, including work on Fortuna Villa. Germans contributed to Bendigo’s cultural life, with several daughters of German-born residents achieving international fame as opera singers. The community was active in commerce, wine production, trades, and professions (e.g., priests, chemists, mayors). Despite some families anglicizing their names during World War I, many German surnames remain prominent in Bendigo. The document advocates for greater recognition of German pioneers, suggesting Fortuna Villa as a venue for a museum or display to celebrate their legacy, inspired by the example of the Chinese Museum in Bendigo. The author urges the community to preserve and showcase the stories, artifacts, and memorabilia of all Bendigo’s pioneers, emphasizing the importance of remembering the city’s immigrant past. Beverley Carter is the author of the document and is introduced as a retired secondary school teacher, part-time journalist, reviewer, and editor. She is a member of Bendigo's Lansell family and is currently writing a comprehensive history of her family, covering their European and English origins and their role in Bendigo's development. Carter's 'Fortuna Glimpses' series focuses on the life of mining magnate George Lansell and his home, Fortuna Articles - "Time to Honour Pioneers" May 01 2009 The Bendigo Advertiser by Bevely Carter, picture by Julian Prowd This item contains the following: 11217.39a Colour Photo of Fortuna. 11217.39b Part of Page 17 - "Time to Honour Pioneers"non-fictionbendigo, fortuna, george lansell, beverley carter

Chinese Cemeteries in Australia Volume 5, White Hills Cemetery Bendigo, Victoria. Publisher: Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo. ISBN: 09578013 7 8. 191 PAGES. Black and white illustrations & maps. Published post 12 July 2003. Inscriptions $30.Dr Kok Hu Jinaustralia, history, chinese, white hills cemetery, chinese graves, genealogy

Chinese Cemeteries in Australia Volume 4 Chinese Graves in Cemeteries in New South Wales: Albury Pioneer Cemetery, Wagga Wagga Monumental Cemetery, Braidwood Cemetery, Tumut Pioneer Cemetery, St Johns Anglican Cemetery, Bolong, Jerilderie Cemetery. Publisher: Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo. ISBN: 09578013 7 8. 106 pages. Black and white illustrations & map.Dr Kok Hu Jinhistory, australian, chinese cemeteries, cemeteries nsw, chinese graves, genealogy

Chinese Cemeteries in Australia, Volume 3. Chinese Graves and Cemeteries in Victoria: Echuca, Avoca, Rutherglen, Yackandandah, Eddington, Ararat, Vaughan, Pennyweight Flat. Publisher: Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo. ISBN: 09578013 7 8. 93 pages. Black and white illustrations & map.Dr Kok Hu Jincemetery, chinese, bendigo cemeteries victoria, chinese graves, genealogy

Chinese Cemeteries in Australia, Volume 2 Bendigo Cemetery Victoria. Publisher: Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo. ISBN: 0 9578013 7 8. Black and white illustrations and map. 97 pages.Dr Kok Hu Jincemetery, chinese, bendigo cemeteries victoria, chinese graves, genealogy

Hung Men Handbook. Includes a CD ROM, notated with book no. 388. Contents include formation of the Chinese Association, the Clans and the Secret Societies. Donated by Golden Dragon Museum, 5-11 Bridge Street, Bendigo.Dr Kok Hu Jinbendigo, chinese, history clans and secret societies

Chinese Memorials Memories. The White Hills Cemetery - Bendigo.Golden Dragon Museum.bendigo, chinese, history, from gold discovery to mid twentieth century.

The Walk From Robe. Celebrating the determination and suffering of the Chinese entering South Australia and walking from Robe to the Victorian goldfields. 30 page booklet with black and white printsBendigo Chinese Association Museum Inc.bendigo, chinese, history, chinese - australia history, gold mines and mining, chinese on the goldfields.

Chinese Footsteps. Historical Sites of Bendigo - Links with the Chinese community. Many photgraphs of early Bendigo.Bendigo chinese Association Museum Inc.bendigo, hospital, chinese contribution., early bendigo history and buildings. chinese on the goldfields.

Photocopied article from the Victoria Police Association Journal of April 1991. Goldfields disappearance never solved.Victorian Police Association Journal, Gary Presland Police Museumperson, individual, constable thomas ryan, white hills station, chinese camp, back creek police station, constable hayes, long gully police station, constable barry, constable farrell, police widows and orphans fund, hong kee, ah wong, wong ching young, thomas ryan, inspector kennedy, fook sing, alick ah poo, gee hing, mrs go wing

Cornish Association of Bendigo & District Inc. Newsletter Volume 7: Number 4: December 2001. Titled Early Ethnic Gold Pioneers. Members met at the Chinese Museum before taking a walk down the street to view the Centenary of Federation display which is housed in the Museum, situated in the Old Post Office. Sir John Quick is also mentioned. According to Lorna Erwin, Publicity Officer for the Bendigo Cornish Association, the display covers some of the major aspects of mining, education, communications, health, religion, sporting and social life in Bendigo over the last 100 years and provides an interesting and informative comparison between life in Bendigo in 1901 and life today. Also mentioned is Bendigo can be proud of the Museum which was made possible by a grant from the Federal Government to allow Bendigo to share in the Centenary of Federation Celebrations.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornish association newsletter december 2001, cornish association of bendigo & district inc, george a ellis, eaglehawk fire statin, chinese museum, centenary of federation, old post office, sir john quick, bendigo advertiser, bathurst convention of 1896, commonwealth constitution 1897 - 1898, lorna erwin

Chinese and The Law, the Golden Dragon Museum 35 page bookletBrian Barrow.victoria, history, chinese, gold mines and mining, chinese - history - australia.

Through the eyes of two cultures. A catalogue of an exhibition of paintings by artists Zhou Xiaoping & Jimmy Pike held at the National Gallery of China Beijing, created by the Golden Dragon Museum & sponsored by Arts Victoria, Australia Council for the arts & Foreign Affairs and trade. Coloured photographs of artworks.art, aboriginal, art, zhou xiaoping, jimmy pike, golden dragon museum, aboriginal artists.

Newspaper article titled History just keeps motoring on. Bendigo Advertiser 21/7/97. Photo shows Greg Smith, his son Brenton and friend Doug Clarkson making their way in an International Motor Buggy to a Bendigo Veteran and Vintage Car Club meeting which was held at the Bendigo Chinese Gardens Museum. The motor buggy has large buggy type wheels and has no cabin. The number plate is 246. Written below the photo is: There was the same Motor Buggy in St Just Point owned by Tyson Family. Written on the back is: Red Plate 246.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - greg and brenton smith, doug clarkson, bendigo advertiser 21/7/97, peter hyett, bendigo veteran and vintage car club, bendigo chinese gardens and museum

Information on O Class Trams, First introduced, Last Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating, W2 with a small photo, where they can be found, some went to the USA, W5 with a small photo, W6 and the Bendigo Toastrack Tram with Nos, Introduced, Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating/Crush Load. Also listed is where other trams can be seen. Also mentioned some early history of Bendigo, The Heritage Walk, The Central Deborah, Sandhurst Town, the early route from Melbourne to Bendigo, Creswick, Castlemaine and the Old Market. (7 pages).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - trams information, prahan and malvern tramway trust, hawthorn tramway trust, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, australian electric transport museum, david hoadley, tramway musuem of victoria, hawthorn tram depot, david bromage, sydney tramway museum, bendigo tramways, museum of transport and technology nz, whiteman park tramway museum, haddon tramway museum, the old canberra tram company, ballarat vintage tramway, bendigo toastrack tram, kilmore cable tramway, railway museum, scienceworks, tasmanian transport museum, launceston tramway museum society, ballarat vintage tramway, central deborah gold mine, chinese joss house, castleton, sandhurst, shamrock hotels, dai gum san wax museum, post office, law courts, alexandra fountain, beehive store, fortuna villa, sandhurst town

Colour photograph of lotus flower sculpture in forecourt of Golden Dragon Museum, Bendigo. Image shows Town Hall clock tower in LH background, large orange and yellow lotus flower model in foreground. Photo is laminated.bendigo, chinese, lotus flower sculpture

Biography of Henry William Frood who served 32 years as a member of the Victorian Police Force. Written by his great granddaughter Lynne Cooper. Soft cover book. Red soft cover with images of two sides of a gold coloured medal. map of Victoria outline in background. Illustrated with black and white and coloured photographs. 98 pp. Hand written on the Dedication page in gold coloured texta "Lynne Cooper Bendigo 2024 Available from: Goldfields Library & The Golden dragon Museum".henry william frood, chinese, medals

BHS CollectionBlack and white document, on top 'The Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria invites you to visit Central Deborah Gold Mine, Victoria Hill, Historical Society Museum and log Complex, Chinese Joss House and an antique fair at Memorial Hall' Image of Central Deborah Gold Mine on top of page. No date on advertising flyer.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Land for the Bendigo Chinese precinct was set aside by an Act of parliament' Bendigo (Dai Gum San Village) Land Act 1975' to be administered by the Bendigo Trust. The cultural precinct includes the Golden Dragon Museum, Yi Yuan Gardens and the Kuan Yin Temple.DAI GUM SAN BENDIGO'S BIG GOLD MOUNTAIN - CHINESE VILLAGE TOURIST PROJECT Softcover booklet with red cover and black and silver printing. Booklet contains 31 pages with description of the project to be built and outlining the benefits to the community. Also contains colour photographs.The Bendigo Trustchinese

Two small brochures for the Golden Fragon Museum, Bendigo, classical Chinese gardens and Kuan Yin Temple.bendigo, chinese, dragon museum

Two articles by David G. Horsfall one from Monday, February 27, 1989 titled: Poh Poh makes some special magic for Chinese Museum and the other undated titled: Museum: now it's up to you.bendigo, chinese, dragon museum

Bendigo Chinese Association Museum Inc. The President and members cordially invite Mrs. Jane Kingerlee to attend the turning of the first sod ceremony for the Golden Dragon Museum Project on Saturday 25th February 1988 at 9.00am.bendigo, chinese, bendigo chinese association

Golden Dragon Museum - Bendigo, classical Chinese gardens. Document describing the building of the chinese gardens, also explain Kuan Yin (Goddess of Mercy). Three philosophers: Laoism, Confucius, Buddha and the eight immortals.bendigo, chinese, dragon museum

Brochure with description of arrival in Bendigo ''Dai Gum San'', the goldfields of Bendigo, Settling in -Creating a Presence, Origins, the birth of a dragon, A little of dragons, The Chinese and Bendigo Easter Fair.bendigo, chinese, dragon museum

Brochure: Dai Gum San Wax Museum. Temporary premises: Temperance Hall View Street, Bendigo. Admission: 60cents, children 20 cents. Open daily 10am 4pm or by special arrangement: phone 438117. on the inside a description of the collection.bendigo, chinese, dragon museum