BHS CollectionSt Laurence Court (Bendigo) Inc. -Special Edition "Court Circular" V.P. Day front Cover 10 page newsletter to celebrate the 50th anniversay of Victory in the Pacific Day. Page 1 From CRJ (Bob) Layton Page 2-5 Some thoughts for our residents Page 6-7 Photos of V.P. Day celebrations Page 8-10 Some thoughts for our residents history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, st laurence court bendigo, aged care, benetas residential aged care, victory in the pacific vp day

An initial meeting between the Bendigo Catholic Diocese and the Brotherhood of St Laurence took place in September 1966. Land was acquired in Upper California Gully and the first flats were occupied by August 1968. In 1989 a thirty bed hostel was opened in Wesley Street, Kangaroo Flat and this was extended to 50 beds in 1993. Constant extensions on both sites have allowed for more flats, hostel beds and emergency units.St Laurence Court (Bendigo) Inc. - A Short History B4 Newsletter consisting of 7 pages: Cover: St. Established by the Anglican Diocese of Bendigo, compiled for the 30th Anniversary Celebrations on Sunday, 9th August, 1998. Page 1 First meeting, land purchase and stages of building. Page 2-3 Present Accommodation and Board Members. Page 4 Merchardising, Volunteers and Residents. Page 5 Administration Staff. Page 6 Mission Statement and Values. Page 7 Vision Statement. history, bendigo, merle lummis collection, st laurence court bendigo, aged care, benetas residential aged care

Copy of page 52 from a book. Mentioned are nuggets of gold. Some large Bendigo nuggets and their weight in ounces are mentioned, but no names of the nuggets. Some yields from shaft mining are also mentioned. The Pearl Mine and the Victoria Quartz did a lot of work without sighting any gold, while nearby at the Wittschiebe shaft there was a good find. There is also a short piece about the Pearl Mine Battery. It belongs to photo that was on the next page.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - gold mining, hustlers hill, victoria hill, st laurence court, anglo-german, pearl mine, victoria quartz, wittschiebe shaft, new chum reef, danger hill, belltopper hill

President's Report dated 1999/2000-02-13. Details concerts, dances, Tour, Christmas Party and Balls. On the back is some information on The Mi-Cassa Singers who entertain the residents of Retirement Villages, Nursing Homes and Other Senior Citizens Groups.clubs, music, bush dance & music club of bendigo, peter ellis collection, bush dance & music club, julie manypeney, jo white, kevin long, matthew long, don manypeney, wilhelmina iping, michael treacy, wayne blandford, gary clancy, peter ellis, tom & margaret dean, bethlehem, st laurence court, mirridong, queensland folkloric group and colonial dancers, shirley andrews, elma & allan gardner, ila & colin silk, skyla johnson, elka budge, olive dobbyn, helen bramley, trevor holt, neville simpson, olive mcqueen, kevin long, derrick gibson, harry wiegard, trevor & alys holt, kevin holt, emu creek bush band, weekly times, carolyn marrone, the senior citizens, castlemaine market, maldon fold festival, robert vaughan, dave de hugard, kangaroo flat lions club, greg rankin, noel rankin

Three newspaper clippings for Miss Ethel Pattison. Death notice October 8th 2007; funeral notice for October 12th and notice from her carers at St. Laurence Court, Kangaroo Flat. Bendigo Advertiserperson, individual, pattison, william farmer. stella anderson

BHS CollectionThree pages, the first titled Neighbourhood Watch. The second, dated 2/6/97, mentions a phone call to the City of Greater Bendigo about speaking to Marco in the Planning Department. The third, dated 30/5/97, also mentions Eaglehawk Heritage Society, Cornish Miners, Cornish Association, Long Gully School, Department of Main Roads, St laurence Court, Charles Fay, La Trobe History Department. It has Cheryl Wallis signature at the bottom of page.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - neighbourhood watch, edward clarence dyason, isaac dyason, george lansell, st andrew's college, melbourne university, bendigo amalgamated goldfield company, chamber of mines, gold producers association, bendigo mines limited, league of nations, australian institute for international affairs, melbourne syphony orchestra, world war ii, british commonwealth relations conference, powercor australia, city of greater bendigo, eaglehawk heritage society, cornish association, long gully school, department of main roads, st laurence court, charles fay, la trobe history department, cheryl wallis