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.

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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..

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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.

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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.

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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".

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Eight 'Cartes de Viste' produced by Bendigo photographers. All subjects are unnamed. Black and white photographs, three of which have been colour tinted.

3 by Chevalier Pall Mall 3 by N White Mitchell St Sandhurst one by J W Burrows Pall Mall Sandhurst one by M Bent Centre of Pall Mall

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A newspaper article titled 'Winner of Church Choir Contest.' A photo of members of St.John's, Forest Street, Presbyterian Choir which gained first place in a contest raising money for the Methodist Babies' Home Appeal. Mr. A. Anderson was the conductor. Item part of Mr. Ken Hesse Collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.

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Colour photograph of B34, 2012. Teacher Lisa Welch

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Various newspaper articles relating to members of the congregation of St. John's, Forest Street, Bendigo. Items of interest are church attendance prizes, the death of Rev. D. A. Mackenzie suddenly at the manse and cricket scores. Part of Ken Hesse Collection donated by Mr. James Lerk.

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Colour class photograph of BP12. 2012. Teacher Taina Peirce-Whyte

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School Charter, Bendigo North Primary School. Includes coloured photograph of the three signatories to the Chartercelebrating the event Undated issue of the Charter

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White bone china mug produced by Aynlsey to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales to lady Diana Spencer 29th July 1981. On one side is embossed the Prince of Wales coat of arms in colour and on the other family trees for both the Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer. The words 'Married 29th July 1981 St Pauls Cathedral'are printed below the family trees.

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Booklet, 23 pages, detailing the construction of the Eppalock Reservoir. Printed on front cover 'State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria. Construction of the Eppalock Reservoir on the Campaspe River'. Photograph on front cover shows the Campaspe River at Eppalock. Water flowing over the existing weir. Information contained in the booklet pertains to the history of weirs along the Campaspe and the development of the Eppalock project. Black and white photos of opening ceremony of build and historical photos of weirs.

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Folded document, 5 pages, produced to commemorate the opening of the Eppalock Dam, the Eppalock Pumping Station and the pipeline to Bendigo, by the Premier, Mr. H. Bolte, on 17th April, 1964. Brown cover, cream and black text. Illustrations show the cross section of the tunnel; a plan of the embankments and an overall plan of the weir.

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