Leonard Vivian Lansell ( 16/10/1888-31/10/1963) was the son of mining magnate, George Lansell. He married Geraldine Orme in 1911. She was the daughter of a NSW grazier. Leonard was very active in Bendigo affairs, including President of the Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, the Bendigo Chamber of Commerce, The School of Mines and the Bendigo Art Gallery. He was also on the board of directors of several mines. As well as his Bendigo commitments, Leonard and Geraldine also ran the "Chah Singh" Station, near Moulamein, NSW. Resulting from this, he was appointed a pastoral inspector in 1929. After retiring to Toorak, the family was heavily involved in the Melbourne social scene. Although Leonard died in Toorak, he chose to be buried in Bendigo.

Invoice book, beige cover with black spine. Invoices numbered from 417 to 496 all blank. At top left corner: Phone 999, L.V. Lansell "Chan Singh" Moulamein, Proprietor. At top right: PO Box 16 Thomas & Barker Engineers. "Fortuna", Bendigo, Inglewood Road. Dr. to L.V. Lansell's Engineering works, repairs effected to all kind of machinery, all classes of motor and oxy work done for trade. Interest charged on all overdue accounts.

Notes 1-2-52 in blue pen on cover and in pencil 10 pounds change 4-2-52. On the second page in pencil under the heading Herbert a list of various items. On the last to pages a list of businesses with address and a list of items with the prices.

business, invoices, l.v. lansell

Frederick Douglas Jones solicitors Letter Book No 9 registered to Miss G. Alice Jones. Ledger with red marbling cover over hard card and red bound spine; register 1939 - 1946. Balance of book incomplete. 6968.5 - F D Jones solicitor's ledger first page entries starting 18 Sept 1939; notations "Book No p, Reg. Nos. R679 to Miss G. Alice Jones, Letter Book,. Frederick Douglas Jones Collection

Handwritten entries

local solicitor's letter book (1939 - 1946), frederick douglas jones

Book of shares receipts. The receipts are numbered from 1701 to 1750 only the first seven are detached, all are blank. The words on the receipt are: extended St. Mungo Gold Mining Company No-Liability St. Mungo's Reef, Eaglehawk. Registered under the mining companies' act, 1871. Capital: pounds 7,500 in 30,000 shares of five shillings each.

st.mungo mine, gold mine, shares receipts

Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining Leases, Tailings Licences, and Water Right Licences. Issued 18th August, 1916; and amended to 23rd January. 1935. The Hon. Geo. Brown, Secetary for Mines. H.J. Green. Government Printer, Melbourne. 42 pages.

history, bendigo, victoria mines department

Local solicitor's cash records

Frederick Douglas Jones solicitor's Cash Book No 7 ledger, green hard card covered book with brown leather spine and corners. Ledger covers the period 2 March 1895 to 10 March 1900. Ledger is over 132 pages fully utilised. Frederick Douglas Jones Collection

handwritten entries

f d jones, solicitor, cash ledger.

Book of shares receipts. The receipts are numbered from 1751 to 2000 only the first four are detached, all are blank. The words on the receipt are: extended St. Mungo Gold Mining Company No-Liability St. Mungo's Reef, Eaglehawk. Registered under the mining companies' act, 1871. Capital: pounds 7,500 in 30,000 shares of five shillings each.

st.mungo mine, gold mine, shares receipts

Forests Commision of Victoria carbon copy Memo Book cream coloured

Ben McCusky written in pencil on the front cover; and the letter B on the spine.

history, bendigo, forest commision of victoria

Frederick Douglas Jones solicitor's Cash Book No 5 (8 Sept 1919 to 31 June 1926). Formal Ledger with dark green shot silk cover over stick card with red bound spine. Book used to page 87 of 93 F D Jones solicitor's Cash Book No 5. Includes loose solicitor's notes / receipts/ debentures / postal order & correspondence (separated and separately stored in pockets). Frederick Douglas Jones Collection

Handwritten entries

f d jones, solicitor's records

STC Selenium Rectifiers Manual, 20 pages by R.F.Haren, ASTC (Elect. Eng.) Manager, selenium Rectifier Division. Standard Telephones and Cables Pty. Ltd. 252-274 Botany Road, Alexandria, Sydney NSW. Masse Batteries Pty Ltd. Sole Distributors in NSW and Victoria for the mining industry.

history, bendigo, mining, stc

Frederick Douglas Jones solicitor's Cash journal No 3 - blue light card cover to cash entries (17 July 1914 to 30 June 1926), balance of book unused. Front page entry of F D Jones solicitor's Cash Journal noting "Costs Journal No 3 Fred Douglas Jones, corresponds with Cash Book No 4 and Ledger No 4" Frederick Douglas Jones Collection

Handwritten entries

frederick douglas jones, solicitor's cash book

Victoria the Land Act 1890 and the Wattle Act 1891 283 pages.

Inside the front cover which has been removed the page has been filled with an indecipherable hand written memo..

history, bendigo, mining, victorian land act

Heavy loose-leaf binder, brown hardcover. The book contains optical prescriptions dating from the late 1950's to the late 1960's. The pages are indexed alphabetically. After the name of the patient a description of the lens prescribed. The binder can be locked and there is a key in the lock attached to the key a label: "J.S.R. Barker, Chemist and Kodak dealer, 65 Mestyn Street, Castlemaine. Optical Px book. Medicine urgent".

On front cover in pen: No.269 April 1954 a list of names, in the middle printed in red "Conquest series, loose leaf binder and a picture of a knight on horseback. Norman Bros Pty ltd, 60 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne". On the first page a label with the words Optical Px book J.S.R Barker, M.P.S. Pharmaceutical Chemist, Phone 34, Castlemaine.

medical, optician, prescriptions

Frederick Douglas Jones ( - 14/7/1927) Born in Ireland and came to Australia as an infant, Frederick was admitted as an attorney 8/7/1878. He formed a partnership with Frank Macaboy in 1878 and initially they were located in Gould's buildings in Bull Street but by 1882 they were practising from the Albion Chambers in View Street. When he died, Frederick had been practising for 50 years and was living at Myrtle Street.

F D Jones solicitor cash book No 2 ledger cover - 12 March 1900 to 30 June 1908 - 135 page sets (LH received and RH money paid)

Handwritten ledger entries

1900 - 1908 entries, f d jones, cash book

Brown, beige book titled: Land Act 1901, No. 1749. at the back there are four amendments No. 1831 from 6th April 1903; No. 1957from 30Th November 1904; No 1991from 5th December. 1905 and No. 2228 from 4th January 1910.

On the front and back cover in pen and pencil lists of land sales. On the first page in red "Land Office Bendigo"

legislation, land act 1901, government

Blue and red Index book. The book contains list of names in alphabetical order, next to the names a series of numbers. Possibly relating to land sales. Date unknown.

Mallee index on the spine

ledger, name index, mallee

Blue book with brown corners and spine, red label on spine with the title in gold letters "Reports of sales by auction". Letter "C" on spine. C'Maine on front cover. The book contains official Crown land sales documents, the papers are glued into the book. The book contains the purchasers' names, land section, allotments and price. Cover the period from 1893 to 1905.

11/1/1893 to 12/03/06 written on the spine. Land sale reports 1880 written on inside cover.

land sales, crown land, auctions

An invoice from Ullathorne & Co. leather, shoe mercery, grindery & general merchants dated June 30th 189? issued to Messrs. Abbott & Co. for a total of 13 pounds 6 shillings 9 pennies.

invoice, abbott, business

Blue and brown index book. Listings of the various items on stock are under the appropriate letter.

business, inventory

Notebook with only the first two pages filled. Title Dividend book. Dividend of 10% per annum for half year payable February 8th, 1890. The pages are divided in columns: Numbers of shares held, name of shareholder, address, number of shares, amount of dividend, date of payment, receipt of dividend. Under the receipt of dividend column four one penny Victoria stamp duty. Some of the shareholders' names are: Joseph Henry Abbott, Richard H.S. Abbott, Mary Abbott, Henry Griffiths, Emily Griffiths, Charles Griffiths and William Lewis. Also, three loose pieces of paper inside front cover with list of numbers and some names (?) and one inside back cover.

shares, dividends, abbott

Two index books listing the name of clients of Abbott Co. in alphabetical order. The names of individuals and companies are followed by various amounts. These accounts books don't have dates on.

bendigo businesses, abbott, account book

Twenty-one pages of handwritten records of merchandise supplied by Abbott Co. to various mining companies. The records are from 1900 and 1901. Items mentioned: gelignite, candles fuses, iron.

business, mining comanies, 1900/1901, abbott

One hundred eighty-five page wages book. Maroon cover, on the front white sticker: Minute book with the word minute cancelled and Wages in pencil over it. The book gives details of the wages paid in date order covering the years 1899 to 1901. Names mentioned in the book are: Wittmann, Hargreaves, Moran, Pieper, Cooper, Abbott, Tattersall, Frawley.

wages book, business

Hardcover book with blue front cover and brown spine. On the spine a red square with gold letters "Letter Book''. The book has an alphabetical index at the beginning without any entry. Five hundred pages of very thin paper complete the book, only four pages have writing with letters dated 1898 and 1899. The letters are from Mr. Abbott relating to business orders.

business, letters, abbott

Two pages statement of the expenses of holding the election for Sandhurst on the 22nd of February,1883. On the first page break down of the expenses by division: Sandhurst A, Sandhurst B, Long Gully, Spring Creek, White Hills, Elysian Flat. The second page gives the expenses by candidate: Burrowes, Clark, Perry, Quick, White. On the back of the second page in red pencil the words: final result of poll.

state election, 1883, sandhurst

Electric Telegraph Victoria, British and Australian line. Original date and time: May 3rd, 1895, at 1.50 pm. Number of words: 6. Time received 8.43 am May 4th, 1895 From London addressed to Abbott Tanner Bendigo. Text on the telegram: prices rising. Signature at the bottom: Boutchers.

telegram, abbott, business

A5 - 4 page stapled pamphlet (pale green cover), "Conferring of Honorary Freedom of the Borough of Eaglehawk 1984" Ceremony of Conferring the Distinction of the Borough of Eaglehawk on Mr. Albert Leslie Roy M.B.E. in the Eaglehawk Town Hall 1984. Conferred by Councillor Gary Thorn J.P. Mayor. Town Clerk Mr. John Mathews. Full page B&W photo of Mr. Roy on 2nd page. The back page includes a history Honorary Freemen.

borough of eaglehawk, albert leslie roy mbe, gary thorn- mayor, honorary freemen

One blank check and stub. The check is from the Australian & European Bank Limited.

financial record, the australian & european bank