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Coloured photograph showing the Sandhurst Hotel building on corner. The Sandhurst Hotel stood on the corner of St Andrew's Avenue and Lyttleton Terrace, near where the City of Greater Bendigo council chambers are now. Owned by Mr Sannerman and passed to his wife Flora Silverman on his death. The parents of Peter Ellis were licensees circa 1956.
The item is a soft cover book recording factory orders of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page records the customer orders by date, name and goods supplied. The soft cardboard cover is navy blue with considerable wearing to the bottom right hand side corner, water damage to the top left hand corner and stains on the front and back. A paper rectangle is stuck to the front cover on which was stamped "Factory Order Book" but much of it is missing. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of October 1896 to December 1897. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
A paper rectangle is stuck to the front cover on which is stamped "Factory Order Book". The left hand side and some of the top and bottom has been torn away.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top and records the customer surname, goods supplied, price of items and total price. In most entries, a town or area is included after the customer's name. Each page has been wavy lines added over each customer entry. The navy blue soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. The number "229" is stamped on a brown paper rectangle which has been stuck to the front cover. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 28 September 1896 to 26 November 1896. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
A blue "X" and three fine black squares surround the stamped "229", on the top left-hand corner of the paper rectangle..
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page records the month and year at the top of the page and then lists dates, quantities, customer name and item details. Some customers names include location of customer. The soft cardboard cover is green with red and brown marbling on both front and back with some wearing at the corners and fading at the spine. "Factory Order Book" and decorative swirls are hand drawn in black on the front cover. The dates are stamped on the cover also. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of November 1895 to October 1896. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
"Factory Order Book" and decorative swirls are hand drawn in black on the front cover. "From Nov 95 to Oct 96" is stamped in black on the front cover. The back cover has some black ink spots.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording work of T.J. Connolly Ironmongers Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top with the Month and Year. The pages record the customer's name, and work details. In most entries, a location is included after the customer's name. The red soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. "OUTWORK ORDER BOOK" is stamped directly on the front cover. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of July 1897 to October 1897. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
The front and back covers have drops of ink on them.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording factory orders of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page records the customer orders by date, name and goods supplied. There is group of loose pages in the front of the book with watermarked spine edges. The soft cardboard cover is navy blue with some wearing at the corners. A paper rectangle is stuck to the front cover on which is stamped "Factory Orders" and handwritten with the dates. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 23 December 1897 to 22 April 1899. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
A paper rectangle is stuck to the front cover on which is stamped "Factory Orders" and handwriting of "From dec 23rd 1897 to April 22nd 1899".
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a hard cover book recording stock in 1890 for T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page lists goods by location, quantity, description, prices with price total at the bottom of each page. Locations include shelves, floor, yard, factory, paint shop. Pages 1 to 164 have been numbered by hand. An alphabetical index list types of stock on unnumbered pages after page 165, followed by blank pages. The hard cover is patterned and shows some wearing at the corners and front and minimal wear on the back. The spine edge is red with considerable wear at the top and bottom. The pages are bound together with string. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
There are ink spots on the front and back cover. A list of numbers, titled "Prices required" is handwritten inside the back cover. A piece of paper is stuck inside the back cover, listing items to be added.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a hard cover book recording stock in 1889 for T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page lists goods by location, quantity, description, prices with price total at the bottom of each page. Locations include shelves, floor, yard, factory, paint shop. Pages 1 to 175 have been numbered by hand. An alphabetical index list types of stock from pages 158 to 164. Pages from number 165 to the end of the book are blank. The hard cover is patterned and shows some wearing at the corners and front and large patches of wear on the back. The spine edge is red with considerable wear at the top and bottom. The front cover has a paper rectangle stuck to the middle, with an ornate printed border and "Stock 1889" handwritten inside the border. The pages are bound together with string. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
The front cover has a paper rectangle stuck to the middle, with an ornate printed border and "Stock 1889" handwritten inside the border. A list of numbers is handwritten inside the back cover. The first six numbers are crossed out. Ticks and crosses sit beside some of the numbers.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording goods wanted for T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page lists good by date, description, initials and quantity. The red soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. The red cover has worn off in spots towards the spine edge. The front cover has been stamped with "GOODS WANTED" with handwritten dates above it. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 13 July 1897 to 22 February 1899. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
"GOODS WANTED" has been stamped on the front cover. "From July 1897 to Feby 1899" has been handwritten on the front cover above the stamped wording. There are black ink spots on front and back covers.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top and records the customer surname, goods supplied, price of items and total price. In most entries, a town or area is included after the customer's name. Each page has been wavy lines added over each customer entry. The navy blue soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. The number "228" is stamped on a brown paper rectangle which has been stuck to the front cover. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 06 July 1896 to 02 September 1896. All pages have been used, including the back cover. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
A handwritten symbol, possibly a tick which has been crossed, is on the top left-hand corner of the paper rectangle with the printed number "228" on the front cover.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a hard cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page records the customer orders by date, name and goods supplied. Some entries include more detailed descriptions and small drawings. The cardboard cover is green with red and brown marbling on both front and back with some wearing at the corners. "B S GOODS" is hand drawn in black on the front cover, with a paper rectangle stuck over the top on which is handwritten the type of book and dates. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 20 August 1894 to 12 November1895. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
"B S GOODS" is hand drawn in large black capital letters across the front cover, with a brown paper rectangle stuck over the top on which is handwritten "Factory Order Book From Aug 20/94 to Nov 12th 1895". Also, on the front cover there are some ink spots between the D and S and other pen marks around the G, including mathematical workings (18 +13 = 31). The back cover also has ink spots and two groupings of mathematical workings.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top and records the customer surname, goods supplied, price of items and total price. In most entries, a town or area is included after the customer's name. Each page has been wavy lines added over each customer entry. The red soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. The number "231" is stamped directly on the front cover. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 25 February 1897 to 24 May 1897. All pages have been used. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
At crossed tick has been added to the front cover to the left of the "231" stamp. A line of ink sits under some water marks at the top of the front cover. Drops of ink sit in the decorative inlay at the bottom left-hand side of the front cover and over the back cover also.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a soft cover book recording daily work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top and records the customer surname, goods supplied, price of items and total price. In most entries, a town or area is included after the customer's name. Each page has been wavy lines added over each customer entry. The dark brown soft cover has a decorative inlay both front and back with some wearing at the corners. A paper rectangle with the printed number "232" and a handwritten symbol in the top left-hand corner has been stuck to the front cover. The pages are bound together with string. The book includes the date range of 28 May 1897 to 21 August 1897. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
A handwritten symbol, possibly a tick which has been crossed, is on the top left-hand corner of the paper rectangle with the printed number "232" on the front cover.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
Joseph Davis : Bendigo Hero (1988) Written by Faye Guthrie. Published by Guthrigg Genealogy, Ringwood Victoria. 224pg Includes b/w photos, copies of letters, maps, and index Acknowledgements - ….and June Parry of the Bendigo Historical Society. Review Copy. Plastic binding.
joseph davies, mining rescue, medal
The item is a hard cover invoicing book of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Inside the front cover is an index page listing customer name and customer number. The following pages are carbon copy records of work completed for each customer, recording date and description of work along with price. The pages are printed with the numbers 01 to 99 in the top right-hand corner. Pages 01 to 94 have been used. Pages 95 to 99 are blank. The descriptions of work mostly relate to work completed on cars but also includes hiring out of cars, destination and miles travelled. The customers include army personnel and recruiters. Each page is signed and or checked off in red pencil. The brown hard cardboard cover is worn and marked. The spine of the book is brown canvas. The pages are stapled together. The book includes the date range of 01 - 30 (?) November 1917. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
Written in grey lead pencil on the front cover is "November 1917". A red line has been ruled underneath this inscription.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses, motor vehicles, world war 1
The item is a hard cover book recording weekly work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. Each handwritten page is dated at the top and records the customer surname and price of goods. The total for the week is recorded at the end of the entries. Some entries include a description of the goods or equipment. Each page is signed and or checked off in red pencil or pen near the total. The hard cardboard cover has a worn blue material cover. The spine of the book is leather, with a canvas binding under the leather. The inside front and back pages are purple with a green and red marbling pattern. The book is full and includes the date range of 02 January 1885 to 24 December 1891. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
The item is a hard cover book recording weekly work of T.J. Connolly, Ironmongers, Sandhurst. A list of names is written inside the front cover. An alphabet index at the front of the book, lists types of goods and equipment. The index is followed by handwritten pages recording each week's work including goods, fittings and equipment types, client surname or business name and a numbering system. The work records have also been checked off with ticks or crosses separately. The hard cardboard cover is green with red marbling, which is worn and torn. The leather binding has peeled away from the pages and front cover but is attached to the back cover. The pages are fragile with many loose pages due to the state of the binding. The book is full and includes the date range of 29 May 1886 to 12 October 1888. This item is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.
Business stamp on torn loose page inside front cover.
margaret roberts collection, ironmongers, forest street, bendigo businesses
Colour, head and shoulder photo of Eleanor Rodda wearing a black bathing cap and swim goggles. She is holding two medals. Written on the front of the photo: 2008 Portland Country Champs Eleanor Rodda 13 yrs 100 Fly 1st. Written on the back of the photo: Country Medallist 2008 District Records Portland 2008. 13 yrs Gold 100m Fly. Bronze 100 F/S State Medal 100 Fly.
recreations, sports, swimming
Catalogue and Price list produced for the Golden City Implement Co. Cameron and Sutherland Proprietors. Brown Cover Twenty pages Illustrated Two copies Set up and printed in Victoria Australia by the Cambridge Press Bendigo forwarded frpm Elmore Historical Society May 2021.
Golden City Implement Co. Cambridge Press Bendigo.
Small postcard dated June 1912 addressed to Miss G Christie, Bull Street, Bendigo. Signed by Dorothy. On the front a young lady wearing a wide brimmed green hat and a black fur, she is holding a fox. at the bottom the names Charles Scribner's Sons N.Y and Reinthal & Newman Pubs N.Y.
postcard
Colour photo of three young swimmers standing on a dais at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre. The child in the centre is Olivia Arandt. Written on the back of the photo: Olivia Arandt 19 2004 8 yrs Gold Medal Melb All Junior 2004 8 yrs Olivia Arandt 50m b/k gold also winning 2 yrs following.
recreations, sports, swimming
Black and white photo of a large group of people standing beside a pool which has been dug from the surrounding grassed area. The group is a mixture of adults and children. Some of the men are holding long poles and one boy a shovel. In the background sheep are grazing behind a high fence. Written on the front of the photo: Early Pool Site Bgo East. Written on the back of the photo: Bendigo East Pool the Beginning Land was donated to the Committee by Mr Moog who owned large amounts of property in the area. It was then called Moog Park then (not decipherable) then Eastern Park.
recreations, sports, swimming
Book, soft cover, cream pages. On front 'Views of Bendigo. N.J. Caire.' Inside front cover is a stamp ' National Trust of Aust (Vic) Central Victorian Branch'. Preface written by James Lerk (1979) and introduction written by Frank Cusack. Book contains 52 photos of Bendigo taken by N.J. Caire.
bendigo, history, n.j. caire 'views of bendigo'x
Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of Advance Bendigo and the North League. The booklet has 16 pages and was printed in 1928 by Bolton Bros Pty Ltd Printers, Bendigo. 16 page booklet
clubs, social, advance bendigo and the north league
Colour photo of Lauren and her mother Val Campbell. They are standing together on grass beside a swimming pool which has marked lanes. Lauren is wearing a medal around her neck. In the background is a group of people sitting on the grass under a blue and white umbrella. Written on the front of the photo: 1990s Lauren Campbell Dist Medal and mum Val Campbell. Early days Val Campbell poolside. Written on the back: 1990s.
recreations, sports, swimming
Plaster model of 'The 'Sandhurst' Nugget. Possibly October 1873 20 ozs from Patchy Flat Whipstick. More research required.
mining, models, plaster model of victorian gold nugget
Order of Service for Requiem Mass for Eugene Francis (Frank) Cusack. OAM 15.10.1919 - 15.4.2001 Funeral Held at St Joseph's Catholic Church Quarry Hill
Colour photo of four swimmers in black and white swim costumes and all wearing medals on red ribbons around their necks. Written on the front on the photo: 10/u Relay Kate Richardson Anna Axcell Amanda Pattinson Hayley Reaby 1987. Written on the back of the photo: back Kate Richardson Amanda Pattinson Anna Axcell Haley Reaby.
recreations, sports, swimming
15 pages of research on the Heitmann family starting with Herman and Catherine (nee Roberts), Frederick and Ellen (Nee Miners) and Ronald and Catherine (nne Pollock). Herman was born October 5, 1842 in Nartum, Germany. He made the trip to Melbourne in 1863 aboard the "Sussex".`
genealogy, family, heitmann
Nine black and white photos of staff and residents taken at White Hills Orphanage Langley Hall Bendigo. The photos belonged to Nurse Yvonne Summers (nee Gledhill) who worked at the orphanage during WW2.
photograph, person
Black and white photograph showing 7 men on top of a big stack of wheat bags. The bags are sent up via a conveyor belt driven by a stem engine, several men are at the bottom and around the enginea cart with 4 horses can be seen at left waiting for the bags to be unloaded and sent up for stacking. Two buildings can be seen at the right.
agriculture, farm, shelbourne
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