Bendigo
Winston, Charles Edward, 1825-1893 :Mechanics' Institute, Sandhurst. Winston [published...
Date: 1869
From: Pope, James Henry 1837-1913 :Scrap book [1860s]
By: Winston, Charles Edward, 1825-1893
Reference: E-043-q-083-2
Description: Shows a large double storey building in classical style with Ionic columns at the front. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Title The Sandhurst Mechanics Institute and Free Library in Bendigo was established in 1859. The Mechanics Institute closed in 1904. Quantity: 1 b&w art print(s) stuck to page of scrapbook.. Physical Description: Wood engraving, 100 x 125 mm stuck to page 215 x 275 mm
Letters from Kangaroo Flat
Date: [1 Jan 1856-16 May 1860]
From: Hitchcock family: Collection
Reference: MS-Papers-11195-18
Description: Folder contains letters written by John and Mary Thompson to their family in Ireland. Topics covered relate mainly to family life, including the birth of the twins, and matters relating to the establishment of the store. Final letters cover the death of Mary, and John's decision to take his daughters back to Ireland to be brought up by family members in Dublin. John Thompson emigrated to Australia with his wife Mary (nee Dignan) and first child (Maria) in 1855. He set up a store for the goldfields at Kangaroo Flat near Bendigo, Victoria. Twins were born in 1856 (Margaret and George), but George died aged 9 months. Three years later Mary died of dysentry, and John sold up his business and returned to Ireland with his two daughters. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Mss
Letters from J C Parkinson
Date: 1845-1862, 1998-1999
From: Parkinson family : Letters from J C Parkinson / transcribed by Finbar McCormick
Reference: MS-Papers-6726-1
Description: Transcriptions of letters written by James Cumine Parkinson to his family in Ireland from 1845 to 1862, while he was at boarding school and university, and then while he was a merchant sailor in the Pacific and Asian regions. He writes of daily events in his life, life on board ship, ports visited, and of his concerns with his family in Ireland. Includes some letters from family members to J C Parkinson. Includes letters written from Armagh, Liverpool, Bombay, Birkenhead, Bendigo, Calcutta and other ports. Also includes biographical notes on Parkinson by McCormick, numbered list of the letters, the dates they were written and where from, and photocopy of photograph of Parkinson Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Sacred Heart Catholic Cathedral church, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Date: [1901]
From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia
Reference: 1/4-034763-G
Description: Photograph of Sacred Heart Cathedral, Bendigo, showing the building with the two front towers before the spires have been erected, taken by Daniel Manders Beere. Source of descriptive information - Negative register and photographer's lists. Building identified by a researcher November 2021. Church and date identified by a researcher. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches
MacKenzie Street, Bendigo, Australia
Date: [ca 1890s]
From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia
Reference: 1/4-034761-G
Description: Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. St Paul's Cathedral, Bendigo is visible in the background. The house in the right foreground is 133 MacKenzie Street. Source of descriptive information: "133 MacKenzie Street". 'Google Maps', October 2016, https://goo.gl/maps/WDZNPvj1mR6tSiPW8 accessed 14 April 2023. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches Processing information: Location of photograph identified 14 March 2023 following information provided by a researcher.
Lansell's 100 head battery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Date: [Between 1880 and 1890]
From: Creator unknown: Gold Dredges album
Reference: PA1-q-105-140
Description: Lansell's 100 head battery, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, photographed, probably in the 1880s, by an unknown photographer. Inscriptions: Verso - bottom right - Lansell's 100 Head Battery; Album page - beneath image - Lansell's 100 Head Battery. Bendigo. Victoria. Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Albumen print 137 x 194 mm mounted on album page
Street scene, Bendigo, Australia
Date: [ca 1890s]
From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia
Reference: 1/4-034762-G
Description: Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. Possibly looking down Barnard Street towards Chum Street. Source of descriptive information: "380 Barnard Street". 'Google Maps', November 2019, https://goo.gl/maps/CzMX7fbrqHy56Rzm8 14 April 2023. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches Processing information: Possible location of photograph identified 14 March 2023 following information provided by a researcher.
Rowan Street, Bendigo, Australia
Date: [ca 1890s]
From: Beere, Daniel Manders, 1833-1909 :Negatives of New Zealand and Australia
Reference: 1/4-034764-G
Description: Photograph taken by Daniel Manders Beere. Victoria Hill mine is visible in the background. The house in the right foreground is 136 Rowan Street. Source of descriptive information: "136 Rowan Street". 'Google Maps', May 2015, https://goo.gl/maps/Zrg3eFKDx3XnAAkS6 accessed 14 April 2023. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 b&w original negative(s). Physical Description: Dry plate glass negative, 3.25 x 4.25 inches Processing information: Location of photograph identified 14 March 2023 following information provided by a researcher.