Physical description
Three black and white negatives of groups of people. Negatives stamped on the front and back of the envelope and Tan-nda B. B. written above the stamp.
From the collection of
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: NEGATIVES
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Letter - Invitation from Mr. AH Lawrence to Miss D Bulbeck and Mr. J Snell to Myer's Christmas Party to be held t YMCA Hall on Monday December 22nd 1947 at 8 PM
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Letter - Mayor of Bendigo accepts invitation to attend a dinner on the 28th January 1970; at the Shamrock Hotel on the occasion of his retirement of Mr. JF Mahoney as manager of Myer Bendigo
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wimmera, wail nursery
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