Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. By the lake: the Upper Reserve before the days of the Municipal Baths, early this century. It shows the Royal Hustlers Reserve No.2 mine behind the Camp Hill School and the police barracks.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from 1999. Parkland: view of the Camp Reserve as seen from the Court House.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were'' from 1999. Flash flood: February 7, 1871 saw a massive deluge hit the Bendigo region. It was said to be the heaviest rain and the biggest flood seen until then. Heavy rain fell from an early hour and Charing Cross, High Street, Pall Mall, Bridge Street and the reserve were completly flooded, and shops invaded by the floodwaters.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Tuesday, May 11, 2004. Girl power: with mitts and bats at the ready, some of these players of the Royals softball team, pictured in 1947-1948 at Londonderry Reserve, were also sporting very avant garde caps. Back row from left: Biddy Brown, Normie Warner, Robin Burnett, Fay Cowling, Dosi Warner, Pat Paterson, Amy McCormick, Jean Burnett, Addi Duggan, Ruth McCormick. Front row: Shirley Smith, Effie Bell, Nola McCullaugh, Gladys McCormick.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Friday, July 9, 2004. Championship: the women softballers were playing at the Upper Reserve in 1946-47-48. The championships were contested in Ballarat, Melbourne and Bendigo. Back row from left: Coral Petersen, Unknown, Marjorie Pollard, Dot Pell, Val Straugh, Unknown, Betty Pell, Lola Nuttal. Front row: Unknown, Unknown, Minnie Stewart, Norma Nuttal, Kath Fern, Unknown, Bev Roberts.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 1999. Brand spanker: the then new grandstand at Upper Reserve, Bendigo, now the Queen Elizabeth Oval.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

BHS CollectionBendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from Thursday, March 18, 2004. trim and terrific: the 1948 Kangaroo Flat football Club reserves look like a fearsome bunch of young men, ready to take on the world. Mick Brennan is pictured standing, second from the left. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Water Polo was introduced at the Bendigo Municipal Baths in 1926/27. By November 1933 Bendigo had its own Water polo league that continues to this dayBendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Cooling off: Graeme Hyde scores a game of water polo on Australia Day in 1953 at the Bendigo Municipal Baths. It is interesting to note the grandstand at the upper reserve, which is now the QEO. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Gathering: a rifle Brigade Hotel social club meeting at Axedale reserve, early 1940. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Expansive: the view north-east across Camp Reserve in 1870. Buildings on the left include a high school, police office and Supreme Court. The path in the foreground is now part of Camp Hill Primary School. Picture courtesy Bendigo Historical Society. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Sports action at Upper Reserve, now the Queen Elizabeth Oval, date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Reflection: Castlemaine's Camp Reserve, showing the cycling track, date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Thursday, April 26, 2001. Reflection: Castlemaine's Camp Reserve, showing the cycling track. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from February 2001. Tranquil: the rotunda, bowling green and tennis court at Barracks Reserve 9noe Heathcote Sporting Complex), circa 1940. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

The Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works (MMBW) plans were produced from the 1890s to the 1950s. They were crucial to the design and development of Melbourne's sewerage and drainage system. The plans, at a scale of 40 feet to 1 inch (1:480), provide a detailed historical record of Melbourne streetscapes and environmental features. Each plan covers one or two street blocks (roughly six streets), showing details of buildings, including garden layouts and ownership boundaries, and features such as laneways, drains, bridges, parks, municipal boundaries and other prominent landmarks as they existed at the time each plan was produced. (Source: State Library of Victoria)This plan forms part of a large group of MMBW plans and maps that was donated to the Society by the Mr Poulter, City Engineer of the City of Kew in 1989. Within this collection, thirty-five hand-coloured plans, backed with linen, are of statewide significance as they include annotations that provide details of construction materials used in buildings in the first decade of the 20th century as well as additional information about land ownership and usage. The copies in the Public Record Office Victoria and the State Library of Victoria are monochrome versions which do not denote building materials so that the maps in this collection are invaluable and unique tools for researchers and heritage consultants. A number of the plans are not held in the collection of the State Library of Victoria so they have the additional attribute of rarity.Original survey plan, issued by the MMBW to a contractor with responsibility for constructing sewers in the area identified on the plan within the Borough of Kew. The plan was at some stage hand-coloured, possibly by the contractor, but more likely by officers working in the Engineering Department of the Borough and later Town, then City of Kew. The hand-coloured sections of buildings on the plan were used to denote masonry or brick constructions (pink), weatherboard constructions (yellow), and public buildings (grey). This area was once known as O’Shaughnessy’s Paddock. O’Shaughnessy was the licensee of the Kew Hotel. The ‘Paddock’ or farm was for many years the closest farm to Melbourne. By 1903, when this plan was surveyed and lithographed, little of the farm remained. The area is dominated by a ‘clay hole’, on the site of the current Foley Reserve. It was used by Smart’s Brickyard from the 1880s until 1911, when the Council purchased it for a rubbish dump. It is notable as the site is one of the few industrial operations to have existed in Kew. By 1903, urban development was characterised by larger houses fronting Barkers Road and brick and weatherboard villas in Foley Street. Nearer the pit, weatherboard houses predominated. Foley Street bisected the triangular block and continued right to Denmark Street. At this stage, a house impeded the through road, only allowing access via a right of way to High Street.melbourne and metropolitan board of works, detail plans, mmbw 1296, cartography