Historical information

The Bendigo Advertiser was first published in 1853. The Bendigo Independent was founded in 1866. In November 1918 the papers amalgamated and continued under The Bendigo Advertiser banner. The Bendigo Advertiser currently delivers news as a printed newspaper, digital paper and on its website and social media. The paper changed from broadsheet to Tabloid in 1998.

Physical description

Two separate sketches drawn white cardboard with black ink, both appear to be signed by R.A. Johnson 1978. One is a two-story building with COURT HOUSE Written above three arches, two shrubs are on both sides of a gate supported pillars with a wrought-iron fence on each side. Below the drawing written between two double lines - Court House Castlemaine built 1862.
The other drawing is a typical school building of the gold rush era in the area, a steep-pitched slate roof and a bell tower with steeple on top. Written below the drawing - Castlemaine North Primary School 2051