Historical information

The four allotments along the eastern side of Mitchell Street from Pall Mall to Hargreaves Street, were all first transferred from the Crown on the 21st and 22nd. of April 1854 ( Parish Plan, Section 1C, allotment 15 - now known as 19 - 21 Mitchell Street, Bendigo. The surrounding properties along Mitchell Street were transferred from the Crown to J. Pike (to corner with Pall Mall) and Henry Backhaus ( corner of Mitchell Street and Hargreaves Street, also on the 21st and 22nd. April 1854). At this time, the section of Mitchell Street and Pall Mall, which later came to be known as 'Pikes Corner' was considered a 'semi-swamp, for the ground had all been turned up by the diggers, being the foot of Pennyweight Gully, just where it joined the Bendigo Creek and there was more water than land to be seen of it.....I think the three allotments cost him less than 100 pounds each' (Bendigo Advertiser, 9th November, 1889, page 6, letter 'Pikes Corner').

Physical description

Nine page photocopy of typed document prepared by the City of Greater Bendigo on the history of the allotments 19 - 21 Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Report contains information on the early history of that section of Mitchell Street, dating from 1854 to 1902; photocopied images of Bendigo Wire Works; Webster Brothers and John Pykes (Pikes) allotments. A comprehensive rate book search, conducted by BRAC and PROV is included in the report, information includes year of rate notice, number of assessment, ratepayers name and occupation, owner's name and occupation, property description, address and net annual value.