( x ref 5673 , 8235 , Box 83 , 9077 ) Reports from the Gold Enquiry Select Committee from September 4th 1890 - 23rd October, including a list of witnesses, Minutes of Evidence 11th September 1890, 18th September 1890 and 25th September 1890; also, Appendices A - T, and also a location map drawn from memory by W. (William) Sandbach 18th Sep 1890 and Lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne by S. B. Bonney 28th October 1890. This enquiry covers the opinions of Robert Atkinson, Henry Frencham and Robert Francis Walker in relation to who was the first person to locate gold in the Bendigo field. Members of the Committee were Mr Bailes, in the chair, Mr Burrowes, Mr Cameron, Mr A, Young, Mr Gordon, and Mr Foster. Other name at the enquiry were, David Dunlop, John Paton, William Steward, Christian Asquith, James Graham, Ben. Bannister, Mr Fenton, T. J. Rossiter, P. P. Farrell, Thomas Robinson. Other persons who had made claims were; Patrick Peter Farrell, Frederich Fenton, Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, William Henry Johnson, Edward Pepperell, Henry Byass, William Sandbach, William Steward, Mrs John Barnett, widow of Christian Asquith's son, Robert Francis Walker, David Dunlop, John Paton.gold enquiry, henry frencham, gold discovery, david dunlop, john paton, william steward, christian asquith, james graham, ben. bannister, mr fenton, t. j. rossiter, p. p. farrell, patrick peter farrell, frederich fenton, mrs. margaret kennedy, william henry johnson, edward pepperell, henry byass, william sandbach, mrs john barnett, thomas robinson

Hand-drawn map of Bendigo - Golden Square in 1851. Map shows the chain of waterholes, Golden Gully, hill and bush areas and open treeless flat. Mentioned on the map are places where there were mia mias, stockyards, Gibson & Fenton's butchery & First Store.map, bendigo, goldfields, map the infancy of bendigo & golden square 1851, capt dane, william johnson, mrs kennedy, mrs farrell, ben hall, chris asquith, gibson & fenton's butchery & first store, p odonnell, walter r sandbach, william sandbach, mr frencham, john ross, thos myers, bendigo hut & little stockyard, commissioner horne, j jones, c cohen

William Abednego Thompson (11 October 1811 – 23 August 1880), also known as Bendigo Thompson, was an English bare-knuckle boxer who won the heavyweight championship of England from James Burke on 12 February 1839.[3] He was inducted into The Ring magazine Hall of Fame in 1955, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991[3] and the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. His nickname of "Bendigo" lives on in the name of a city and creek in Australia. (Wikipedia)One page typed document, headed 'Bendigo - an Invented Word'. Document is typed on the back of a letter sent to Mr. Harold Curnow, Public Accountant, View Point Bendigo, 24th February 1970, from G.P. McGowan and Associates Pty Ltd. Albury. The document details the naming of Bendigo from the 'nickname' Bendigo, of the former Cornish miner, William Langdon. Langdon 'settled arguments with his fists and understandably got his nickname from William 'Bendigo' Thompson. Annotations in blue and red biro. On left hand side margin: ' If we want to delve a little deeper we only have to look at William Sanders/Sandbach ? ....? not reported in first one after Annals of Bendigo to see that Thomas Myers gave the name of Bendigo to the local man of punches ? and the nickname stuck. Thomas Myers came out to Australia on the same ship as Bendigo'. Annotation on bottom of page ' around the time gold was discovered', in red pen. 'Madron Register' on margin, left hand side. abednego thompson, william thompson, bendigo, boxer, naming of bendigo, thomas myers, harold curnow

Document. 8 page typed document titled 'Romance of the Goldfields'. (2 copies). 'Copy' is typed at the top of document. Mentions the gold rushes of Bendigo and Forest Creek. Mentions, Messrs. Gibson & Fenton, Mr Robert Ross Haverfield, Kennedy and Farrell, Asquith, Ben Hall, William and Walter Sandbach, Ron O'Donnell, Johnson, Bypass, Latham, Watson, Bell, Mr J B Watson, Mr George Lansell. Also mentions Gold Yields. Mentions Mines - Advance, Great Extended Hustlers, Garden Gully, New Chum, Victoria, Kent Mine, Golden Fleece, Richard Heales, Cornish United, Great Extended Hustlers, Tribute Company, Williams United, South New Moon, New Moon, Carlisle Group, Johnson's Reef, North Johnson's, Hercules and '180'. Envelope that this document was in is marked 'Notes re - Romance of Goldfields, Premier Companies, Sebastian Mining Leases, Resources of Bgo Goldfields, Sheepshead Line of Reef'.cottage, miners, romance of the goldfields, bendigo, forest creek