This book was found under a house in Booth Street Golden Square in the 1960s. It belonged to John Mitchell - horse shoer and general blacksmith, and wheelwright.
Some names: D Watson, Gragoe and Co., Bird, W A Roche, Grip Bros., M Costello, C H Snow, Wm Quin,
I Cahill, Sullivan, H and G Holmes, T. Brocklebank, W. V. Symons, Pringle, Peter Burrell, J. Wolfe,
L. McLachlan, I.H.O"Loughlin, I. Stean, Thomas Hodgetts, Thomas Carpenter, Bank of Victotia, Hopell and Co.
Early business in Sandhurst in 1850s.
An account book used by the John Mitchell to record the purchases and services made with his business. Records date from 1859 - 1868. The book has lost its front cover, but the back cover is still attached. The book is made up of several sections stitched together and bound with three pieces of cotton cloth. The pages are light blue with ruled columns. There are alphabetical tabs at the front of the book with lists of names. Individual customers are allocated a double page entry. Pages numbers are written at the top of pages.
The book is in very poor condition having obvious signs of water and insect damage with visible patches of mold. The writing in the first quarter of the book is barely legible, remaining pages can be read.
bendigo businesses, blacksmith, horse shoer, wheelwright