Small granite and resin? Memento 4.5 dia. X 3.8, sloping to 1.0 at the front. At the top on a red background is: Making A Nation. Underneath on a white background is: Federation Exhibition. In the centre is an engraving? Of Sir John Quick with 19 on one side and 01 on the other side. A circular piece with a red cross with white stars on a blue background and Sir John Quick around the edge with Bendigo in larger print below it. On the right is the Union Jack and on the left it is unreadable. At the bottom left is a blue flag? With a harp like shape on it, to the right is red ribbon.ephemera, mementoes, history, making a nation - sir john quick, federation exhibition

The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.Agenda, Minutes and attachments for meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 29.9.1999 with correspondence and reports. Twenty one typed pages on white paper. Items discussed: Making A Nation - Federation Exhibition Bendigo. (Sir John Quick Museum Project). Education in schools. Promotional material. Sir John Quick Lecture. Centenary Celebrations. Change of focus of the The Sir John Quick Museum Project to the Federation Project.sir john quick committee, sir john quick museum, making a nation, federation exhibition

The Sir John Quick Committee was formed in 1991 to commemorate the achievements of Sir John Quick who played a prominent role in the federation of Australia. The Committee aimed to raise awareness of the contribution of Sir John Quick and to ensure that he was recognized for the part he played.Minutes for meeting of the Sir John Quick Committee held on 9.11.1998. Two typed pages on white paper. Attachments - Correspondence 1. Letter from CoGB re their submission for funding for a project titled "the Sir John Quick Federation project' to include an interactive museum onnthe theme "Making a Nation". 2. Letter from La Trobe University re contribution of funds for the 1998 Sir John Quick lecture. 3. Letter from CoGB with update after news of funding for the "Sir John Quick Federation Museum" project. List of Committee members dated November 1998. 4. Committee members November 1998. Items discussed Federation Centenary Committee and the Sir John Quick Museum Project. Request for meeting to discuss involvement and planning. Annual March Function - Music Hall theme. Accessing Secondary School Curriculum to include story of Sir John Quick. 1998 Sir John Quick Lecture 1999 Business Plan Future Sir John Quick Lectures Community Projects Federation Fund.sir john quick committee, federation centenary committee, sir john quick lectures, sir john quick museum, making a nation

34 page loose leaf Exhibition Guide to 'Making a Nation' the Federation exhibition in the former Bendigo Post Office building 2001 Prepared by Geoffrey B Russell. Includes Sir John Quick's role in Federation. Illustrated with B&W images.Geoffrey B Russell

Part of a uniform worn by staff and volunteers at the Visitor Centre at the Old Bendigo Post Office for the duration of the exhibition Making a Nation which closed in 2011.Navy blue vest with embroidered Making a National patch on upper right and Bendigo Tourism on upper left front. Five buttons on front.r; Making A Nation / Federation Exhibition / 1901 / Sir John Quick / BENDIGO l; Bendigo Tourismbendigo tourism, bendigo post office

Part of a uniform worn by staff and volunteers at the Visitor Centre at the Old Bendigo Post Office for the duration of the exhibition Making a Nation which closed in 2011.Navy blue jacket with embroidered Making a National patch on upper left front. Three buttons on front.Making A Nation / Federation Exhibition / 1901 / Sir John Quick / BENDIGObendigo tourism, bendigo post office

Dr Michele Matthews has been a local and social historian for nearly three decades since she first used correspondence held by the then Bendigo City Council for her Honours thesis. She is an ardent advocate for the use of local history records to tell Victorian and Australian history from a grassroots perspective. Michele’s MA thesis, ‘A forgotten “Father” of Federation: Sir John Quick 1852‑1911’ (2003), and her PhD thesis, ‘Survivors, schemes, Samaritans and shareholders: the impact of the Great Depression on Bendigo and District 1925‑1935’ (2007), both drew heavily on Bendigo and district records. Michele Matthews Collection: PHD Research - Requests for support from older bendigo Residents This item includes the following documents: 8672.32a Letter outlining her PHD research and seeking input from older Bendigo Residents - Letter folder with sticky note attached 8672.32b The document is a letter written in January 2004 by Michele S. Matthews, a PhD student, inviting members of the Bendigo community to participate in her doctoral research. Her study focuses on the economic depressions of the 1890s and the 1930s in Bendigo and the surrounding district, with particular emphasis on understanding how these events affected the everyday lives of ordinary people. Matthews explains that, because the 1930s Depression occurred within living memory, she hopes to interview elderly residents who can recall the years 1929–1935. She outlines several criteria for participants, including being born between 1918 and 1925 (or earlier if they have clear memories), having lived in Bendigo or within a 50-kilometre radius during the Depression, and having parents who held a home or business loan with the Bendigo, Sandhurst, or Star Building Societies. To establish her credibility, Matthews describes herself as a Bendigo local and experienced historian who had worked in the field for approximately twenty years. She highlights her previous research on Bendigo’s contributions to Federation and Sir John Quick, as well as her employment as an in-house historian for both the Bendigo City Council and Bendigo Bank. She also notes her contributions to the Interpretive Centre and the Making a Nation exhibition. The letter concludes by stating that the history of the two depressions in Bendigo has never been thoroughly examined and that the memories of older residents would be invaluable to the project. Matthews encourages interested individuals to contact her by telephone, expressing her hope that their personal experiences will help preserve an important part of Bendigo’s history. 8672.32c The handwritten letter asks a newspaper or advertiser to help find interview participants for PhD research on Bendigo during the depressions of the 1890s and 1930s. The researcher wants to study how those periods affected ordinary people’s daily lives, especially because the 1930s Depression had not previously been examined in detail locally. Proposed interviewees should: Have been born roughly between 1918 and 1923. Have a clear memory of the period. Have lived in Bendigo, or within about 50 km, during the Depression. Have had parents who owned a home or business in areas including Bendigo, Sandhurst, or nearby districts. The writer also notes strong personal and professional ties to Bendigo, including years of residence, research on Sir John Quick, and work connected with the Bendigo City Council and Bendigo Bank. Marginal notes suggest revisions to the date range and wording before publication. 8672.32d Letter to the newspaper editor based on the above. 8672.32e The two page type written document is a PhD thesis proposal titled “How Depressing?: The Impact of the 1890s and Great Depressions on Bendigo and District.” It outlines a comparative historical study of how the economic depressions of the 1890s and the 1930s affected the Bendigo region, with a focus on their social, economic, and community impacts. The research seeks to determine whether the effects of the two depressions were similar or different, identify the factors that shaped those experiences, and explore what local people remembered about the 1930s Depression. 8672.32f The three page type-written document outlines a proposed thesis examining the social, economic, and political impacts of the Great Depression in Bendigo between 1925 and 1935. It is organised into nine chapters, each focusing on a different aspect of life during the Depression, with a particular emphasis on the role of the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum and the experiences of ordinary people. 8672.32g Photo of Floppy Disk 3.5 inches possibly an outline of Michele's PHD bendigo, michele matthews collection, ywca