Sepia photo on cream board. Shows the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum and Industrial School, with people standing out the front and on the balcony. Inscription: Above, 'Views of Bendigo No.33'. Below, 'The Bendigo Benevolent Asylum and Industrial School', 'N.J. Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents', 'This noble Institution was Founded in 1857; it contains 26 rooms, and accommodation is provided for 100 Adults and 150 Children. Outdoor aid is afforded to 220 families weekly. The average expenditure is £9,000 per annum. The cost of it's erection is established at £20,000. The Hon. J. F. Sullivan, M.L.A, was the first President. The Office Bearer for the year 1875, are --- Patron---His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen, G.C.M.G. President --- William Steane. Vice-president --- Matthew O'Brien, J.P. Trustee---The Hon. Angus Mackay, M.L.A. James Boyd, M.D., J.P. James Burnside. Hon. Treasurer --- Andrew Williamson. Hon. Secretary --- James Burnside. Medical Officer --- Harry Leigh Atkinson, M.D. Committee of Management --- M. O'Brien, J.P., P. Hayes, William Steane, James Quin, Geo. Tait, G. F. Walter, J. Osborne, A. Williamson, m. Meagher, Edward Hurst, H. Birch, The Mayor of Eaglehawk. Committee of Management --- M O'Brien, ex officio --- His Excellency Sir George Ferguson Bowen: G.C.M.C. The Mayor and Junior Councilor of the City of Sandhurst. James Boyd, M.D., J.P., The Hon Angus Mackay, M.L.A. James Burnside. Auditors--- John Hasker, Hugh Sutherland. Superintendent --- William Dorman. Matron --- Mrs. W. Dorman.'. (Two copies) Nicholas CaireN. J. Caireplace, bendigo, bendigo benevolent asylum, see, 'views of bendigo' by n. j. caire

Invoices from a variety of Bendigo businesses: 1. L, W. Quin; 2. W. Koska; 3. W. H. Osborn & Co; 4. Stilwell's; 5. E. G. Lucas; 6. J. & W. McWilliams; 7. L. H. Killian; 8. Buckell & Jeffrey; 9. Webster Bros; 10. J. L. Howard; 11. W. H. Osborn Pty Ltd; 12. J. & E. Kinder; 13. W. Irving. These are actual dated invoices to Mr. (S. A. ) Bush.organization, business, bendigo businesses

One copy of the Bendigo Sub-branch R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Annual Victory Ball held at the Town Hall, Bendigo on August 12th, 1952. Guests of Honour were Air Vice-Marshall A M Charlesworth, C.B.E., A.F.C. and Mrs Charlesworth. Card is cream with gold print on the front and a gold RLS badge. Other printing is blue. The inside of the tri-fold card has a Dance Program of 28 dances and a space for Autographs. The other side has the Debutantes: Mary Bacon Jill Britnell, Ailsa Peterson, Beatrice Bacon, Lorna Johnson, Elaine Campbell, Lorraine Jobe, Norene Fox, June Thomas, Joyce Strahan, Gladys Monro, Fay Stanton, Dawn Nicholls, Dorothy Cowling Iris Baxter and Fay Swift. Trained by: Mr J Singe and Miss P Reidy. Matron of Honor: Mrs V Palmer. Partners: Bill Perdon, Bill Waddell, Neil Merton, Gerald Matheson, Ernest Johnson, Neil Wilson, Len Ermel, Royce Read, Kevin Whelan, Brian Owins, Norman Quin, Robert Nichols, Ron Nievandt, Max Cowling, John Bond, Stan Johannsen and John Kupke. President Bendigo Branch R.S.L. Col Sir George V Lansell. Chairman Ball Committee: Mr F E Jackson. Hon Sec ball Committee: Mr J W Swatton. M.C. Messrs G Hudson, W Waters. Printed by Hocking & Sloan Print.Hosking & Sloan Print, Bendigoevent, social, victory ball, r.s.l. bendigo collection - annual victory ball 1952, air vice-marshall a m charlesworth, mrs charlesworth, mary bacon jill britnell, ailsa peterson, beatrice bacon, lorna johnson, elaine campbell, lorraine jobe, norene fox, june thomas, joyce strahan, gladys monro, fay stanton, dawn nicholls, dorothy cowling iris baxter, fay swift, mr j singe miss p reidy, mrs v palmer, hocking & sloan print, bill perdon, bill waddell, neil merton, gerald matheson, ernest johnson, neil wilson, len ermel, royce read, kevin whelan, brian owins, norman quin, robert nichols, ron nievandt, max cowling, john bond, stan johannsen, john kupke, col sir george v lansell, mr f e jackson, mr j w swatton g hudson, w waters

The New Moon Group of mines were located in the Sailors Gully/ Sydney Flat area. Sydney Flat was originally regard as part of Myers Creek, later Myers Flat it was changed to Sydney Flat when mining was established and was changed to Woodvale in the 1920s Sydney Flat Bushland Reserve is near-by. The area is north of Sailors Gully.Draftsman's drawing on cream coloured waxed paper with black print. SYDNEY FLAT is printed in the centre of a grid of streets with no names divided into sections there are names many of the sections including - J Dolman, G Wills, Gill, J Bayliss, Fracis Webb, T Downie, H Turner, J Hodgson, J Gordon, W Booth, J Shadbolt, J S Pearson, C Maroney, I Quin & Co, W Davey, J Kelly. Printed out of the grid is New Moon U and New Moon Cons. Added red handwriting are reef lines including - Christmas, Thistle, Carshalton, Napoleon, Gr nite, New Chum , Moon, Gully, Derby, Hustlers. There is red shading on Gully, Moon and New Chum lines.bendigo, gold, map, mine, margaret roberts collection, new moon mines, sailors gully, sydney flat

One hundred and fifty-three nurses and masseuses will fo abroad with the 2nd A.I.F. The two main captions say: 'Matron C. A. Fall, an Englishwoman who has been here 19 years, and has nursed in N.S.W. hospitals, will be in charge of 1st Australian Base Hospital...Her mother was a war nurse.' 'Matron Safe, of Victoria, will be in charge of 2nd Australian Base Hospital, ranks equally with Matron Fall.' The remainder of page have headshots of 141 of the nurses and masseuses.A photocopy of a magazine page showing mostly headshot photos of young women in nurses uniforms. On the first page the largest photo shows a woman in nurse's uniform sitting at a table. The other larger photo is a headshot of a young woman, possibly in civilian dress. All the photos are black and white.world war two, wwii, ww2, australian imperial forces, aif nurses, army, queensland, edna dean, phyllis miller, ivy thompson, heather stewart, jean dickson, iris hoey, e.n. doig, vera harland, f.e. harvey, lex reid, v. hely-wilson, ann marks, lorna keys, vida lnudsen, ethel hanrahan, florence peterson, dorothy coleman, annie sage, victoria, margaret lindsay, grace mudge, ros waycott, haidee metzner, e. sulzberger, vera ley, winifred kelly, eleanor logan, helen d'alton, dorothy scholes, e. o'keefe, eileen jones, margaret walsh, marjorie vasey, dorothy vines, dulcie newing, doroth mills, beatrice kelly, margaret hanna, beryl vary, enid baker, ethel bowe, sheila kirk, anna whiteside, nancy wilson, dorothy fahle, margaret hanson, margaret josephs, madge newnham, emily mcnicoll, una a. melville, margaret oddie, elizabeth forrest, margaret tisdall, margaret cuthbert, dora burchill, nona johnson, south australia, edna scruby, constance roberts, melva brown, ruth treliving, zelma huppatz, o.a. kestel, mavis riggs, mary male, lesley beddome, elizabeth smythe, l.v.m. garrett, mary dunn, e.m. roberts, western australia, i.l. whitfield, r.i. membery, e. youd, m.l. dunman, e.m. goff, d.m. burgess, k.h. barnes, r.i. warner, tasmania, m. stephens, susan haines, winifred beckett, e. ratcliff, eunice wasley, barbara chesterman, majorie smith, a.l. barnett, new south wales, m.e. kiel, m.m. edmonds, g.n. cocks, m.f. looker, k.m. hardcastle, d. inglis, c. macfarlane, b.j. paige, s.j. thumpston, g. farthing, m.i. prosser, j.t.f. bromell, a.m. shephard, r.a. joseph, m. wallis, c. clark, s. fletcher, m.j. prindable, g.b. marshall, e. swanson, j. m. pettigrew, e. heathcote, l.guthrie, j. clancy, d. walker, o.m. quin, b. knight, j. green, h. harris, n.c. hill, p. tarrant, j.i. mudge, u.m. golden, m.o. wheeler, r.a. hanscombe, r.e. bowen, p.l.simpkins, f. thomas, d.h. hughes, f.m.e. dowdle, c.a.mcleod, i.m.b. mcintosh, m.c. mcentee, i. grady, r.b. oldham, g.k. cumming, h.m. smith, t.m. cunningham, marjorie farnback, helen a. todd, helene forster, cynthia duigan, s. ogilvie, j. mclean, a.l. mcgarrity, jean black