Historical information

Chinese society on Bendigo Goldfields
Bendigo Joss House

Physical description

National Trust Collection: Bendigo Joss House Tram Stop
3219 A -letter 3 Jul 1968 - between State Electricity Commission of Victoria and National Trust, Central Victorian Branch, noting the retention of the tramcar for historical purposes is under consideration
3219 B - 9 Feb 1971 - article from the Bendigo Advertiser, noting that the Bendigo City Council and the Eaglehawk Borough Counicl will request that one tram from Eaglehawk and one from each type for Bendigo be retained of the Bendigo Depot for five years following removal of the tram service
3219 CA - 23 March 1971 - between State Electricity Commission of Victoria and National Trust, Victorian Branch, concerns proposals for the preservation of a section of the electric tramway systems at both Ballarat and Bendigo
3219 CB - 9 Mar 1971 - letter from the National Trust, Central Victorian Branch, seeking advice and clarification on the extent to which the State Electricity Commission would be involved in the preservation of segments of the tramways system in Ballarat and Bendigo.
3219 D undated, foolscap typed sheet from The Tramway Museum of Victoria Ltd. entitled "You wish to help part of Victoria's Tramway History", covering Bendigo, Ballarat and Geelong tramways system
3219 E - 3 June 1971 - correspondence from NT Victoria and, referencing 23/03/1971 letter and Tramways flyer; noting a "forlorn hope" that retention of trams in Ballarat and Bendigo will not occur due to maintenance costs and operating costs being the "killers".
3219 F - 29 March 1971 - letter from the between State Electricity Commission of Victoria and National Trust, Central Victorian Branch, to SEC noting the retention of the historic trams in Bendigo and Ballarat will be taken up by the NT Branches in these areas.
3219 G - 30 Sept 1982 memorandum from National Trust, Central Victorian Branch, requesting to be notified of the Trust's Council on the decision regarding the tram stopover at the Bendigo Joss House
32198 H - 11 Oct 1982 - heritage Week 1983 / Joss House Trams, Bendigo
3219 I - 26 Oct 1982 - Note for file: The Central Victorian Branch seeks clarification in regard to the problem between the Bendigo Trust and the Bendigo Branch of the National Trust over the stopping of the "talking" tram at the Joss House
3219 J - 18 November 1982 - file note: discussions with Daryl McClure re trams. Discussions "were not very conclusive".
32198 K - Bendigo Advertiser 19 November 1983 - The Bendigo Trust to meet with the NT Central Victorian Branch to resolve issues preventing vintage tram stopover at the Chinese Joss House
3219 L - 4 Mat 1988 - The Bendigo Trust resolved to meet with three representatives of the NT Central Victoria Branch at the next meeting on 23 May
3219 M - undated pie charts of attendance statistics for the Chinese Joss House, Bendigo