"Drawing on both oral sources and the objects and spaces of the material culture of religion and belief, the authors provide a fascinating elucidation of past and present meanings of faith, in and around Bendigo, as a lived dimension of experience."Authors: Jennifer Jones, Timothy W Jones, Nadia RhooK and Charles Fahey. With Elizabeth Offer and Natasha Joyce. Published by ANU Press. Softcover book. Front cover has a brown, yellow and green coloured photograph of an Australian bush scene with the title and authors printed in white. The back cover has a description of the contents and biographical details of four authors. 260 pp. Black and white photographs, figures, maps and tables.bendigo, faith on the goldfields, religion on the goldfields, customs, rituals, easter fair, djaara people, traditional owners.

Reproduced on p31 of 'Pioneers & Painters' Was destroyed in 1962 bushfire. Now Peter Franks Reserve, St Andrews On Friday 29th (August 1919) …, the Hon. S. Barnes, M. L. A., Minister of Mines, accompanied by Mr W. Everard, M.L.A., Mr. V. Dickson, secretary for Mines, and Mr. Merrin, Chief Mining Inspector, visited Smith's Gully for the purpose of opening, the new Government battery which has recently been erected. The party arrived punctually at 12.30, and was received by an assemblage of about 200 residents, including, those representing local prospecting and mining interests. At the mill house the Minister wished prosperity to mining on the old Queenstown field, and, in a few appropriate remarks, gave the battery the name of St. Andrew's. Then, as the stamps began to fall, three hearty cheers were given by the gathering. ….. The Queenstown field, dating back to the early sixties, might be regarded as a link that took them back to the Augustine age of gold mining in Victoria…From 1868 to 1918 the total yield of gold from the field was 274,606 fine oz. It might be that here, as elsewhere, deeper prospecting would give new life to the Queenstown goldfield. The miners of Queenstown, who through long year's had never lost faith in the possibilities of the field, felt that the purpose for which they were that day marked the beginning of a new era in the history of local reefing. …. The new mill is situated on the bank of the creek opposite the Queenstown Cemetery, and consists of a five head battery (Berdan pan) and 12 h.p. portable steam engine housed in a spacious structure of wood and iron. A concrete weir across the creek provides a good water supply, and all the necessary pumps, settling dams, etc., have been installed. Later on, should circumstances warrant it, it is pro-posed to erect Wilfley tables for concentrates. Eltham and Whittlesea Shires Advertiser and Diamond Creek Valley Advocate, Friday 5 September 1919, page 3This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 20 x 25 (2)shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, queenstown, st andrews, st. andrews battery, gold mining, s. barnes, merrin, st andrews battery, v. dickson, william h. everard, peter franks reserve

Colonel John Edward Newell Bull was one of the most influential people on the Victorian goldfields in the 19th century. Born in 1806, he was heavily influenced by his Christian faith, his father's military service and the prevailing thinking of the time. In the 1840's, he was responsible for building the main western highway across the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. After leaving NSW in 1852, he went onto have a substantial career on the Victorian Goldfields, initially at Bendigo then Mount Alexander. Bull was to play a major role in the establishment of Castlemaine as a town. Bull died at Goulburn , NSW, in 1901. "Colossus of the Goldfields" written by Dr Bob Marmion. Auto biography of Colonel J. E. N. Bull. Soft cover. Signed by author on front page, with dedication to Bendigo Historical Society. Front cover has image of Colonel Bull in sepia on dark blue background. Title in white and gold lettering. Author's name in sky blue lettering. Spine is dark blue with title and author's name and image of Colonel Bull. Back cover is mostly cream with a brief biography of Colonel Bill in black text. Has black and white images throughout. 213 pages. Has index. Published by Brolga publishing Pty Ltd. ISBN 9781764502115.Inscribed "The the Bendigo Historical Society with best wishes . Bob Marmion. colonel john edward newell bull, chritian faith, blue mountains, castlemaine, bendigo goldfields