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178 x 125 mm. A view up the main drive towards the front entrance of the building from Lucan St, which consists of two wings connected by a central portion. The building was completed in 1859, and in 1891 ‘next to the Melbourne Hospital the institution accommodates a larger number of patients and gives a greater amount of outdoor relief than any hospital in the colony’.

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178 x 123 mm. An exterior view of the hotel, a narrow stone building with iron-work verandahs on the first floor. A horse carriage stands in front of the hotel which was built in 1872, at the height of the Bendigo building boom, and is situated at Charing Cross, just beyond Pall Mall.

Scope and Contents 178 x 126 mm. A view showing the office, the battery house and the main shaft of the mine. Text below the photograph reads ‘This famous Quartz Claim covers an area of 24 acres, and has six shafts, which represent 4000 feet of sinking; there are no less than 13 levels and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The total amount expended in labour by this company is £228,000. The quartz raised amounts to 114,500 tons, and it has yielded 188, 000 ozs of gold. The amount paid in...

Scope and Contents 177 x 123 mm. An exterior view of the hall, situated in View Street, showing the six Corinthian pillars of the façade, with figures leaning against them posing for the camera. The text beneath the picture reads ‘This magnificent building was erected in 1874, at the cost of £10,000, and contains a fine hall, measuring 95x 45 feet, capable of seating 1,100 persons. A Lodge Room 55 x 32 ft, 6 additional rooms for Masonic purposes, and a suite of 13 rooms in addition (including club, billiard,...

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178 x 124 mm. A view looking down from the hillside onto this suburb of Bendigo, showing Main Street running past the Town Hall and Post Office (in the centre of the picture) and with shops, hotels and houses on either side.

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178 x 124 mm. A view looking along Main Street, with shops on either side of the road and the façade of the Town Hall at the far end. For a picture of the same scene from a different viewpoint, see Y3087C/37.

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179 x 123 mm. A view of the town, a suburb of Bendigo, with mine-workings in the distances. Locations identified in the key are Iron Bark Hill, Victoria Hill, and Main Street, Long Gully.

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179 x 125 mm. A view looking over thick willow trees towards Pall Mall, with St. Paul’s Church beyond. Other locations identified in the key are Howard Place, Freemason’s Hotel, One Tree Hill, Moore Bros. Wholesale Stores.

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178 x 125 mm. A view looking down from Camp Hill towards Pall Mall, with Williamson Street beyond, and a rotunda in the foreground. The picture shows the continuation of Pall Mall from Y3087C/6. Other buildings identified in the key are the Shamrock Hotel; the Bank of Australasia; St. James’ Hall; St. Paul’s Church; and the City of Sandhurst Claim.

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184 x 126 mm. A view showing various buildings on the hillside, among trees and shrubs. The key identifies the Corporation High School, the Police Office, the County Court House, and St. Killian’s R.C. Church.

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177 x 124 mm. A view looking over a primarily residential district, with open country in the distance. Locations identified in the key are Presbyterian Church, White Hills in the distance, Gravel Hill State School, Mollison Street.

Scope and Contents 177 x 124 mm. A view looking down on to the market which lies on Williamson Street, just behind Pall Mall. The Shamrock Hotel can be seen at the junction of Williamson Street and Pall Mall, and the back of Moore Bros. premises at the east end of Pall Mall. Various small hotels can be seen in the vicinity of the market. Other locations identified in the text are City Fire Brigade Depot and Ball Tower, Corporation High School, District Gaol, City Town Hall, County Court House, Benevolent...

Scope and Contents 177 x 124 mm. A view looking down on to the market which lies on Williamson Street, just behind Pall Mall. The Shamrock Hotel can be seen at the junction of Williamson Street and Pall Mall, and the back of Moore Bros. premises at the east end of Pall Mall. Various small hotels can be seen in the vicinity of the market. Other locations identified in the text are City Fire Brigade Depot and Ball Tower, Corporation High School, District Gaol, City Town Hall, County Court House, Benevolent...

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179 x 124 mm. A view looking towards Pall Mall, and on towards Knipe’s Castle on the horizon. The City Hotel can just be seen at the extreme left of picture, with the junction at Charing Cross at the centre. Other locations identified in the key are Mitchell Street, Forest Street in the distance, View Street, Knipe’s Castle on the hill, Masonic Hall.

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181 x 124 mm. A view looking over the southern areas of the city, showing commercial and domestic premises, with mine workings on the hills beyond.

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180 x 125 mm. A view taken from the hill above the tunnel (see Y3087C/39) and looking back along the line towards Melbourne, with open country on either side.

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184 x 129 mm. A view of Charing Cross, situated at the west end of Pall Mall, with Bath Corner at the left and the City Hotel in the centre.

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180 x 126 mm. A view looking down on this suburb of Bendigo, showing the Wesleyan Church in the centre, with small houses and businesses grouped around it.

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185 x 128 mm. A view looking up Mitchell Street from near St Paul’s Church, towards Charing Cross (marked by the lamp in the centre of the crossroads).

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177 x 125 mm. A view looking towards mine workings, with an excavated trench in the foreground. Sites identified in the key are The Dividing Range between Happy Valley, Victoria Hill and Iron Bark; Lansell’s No. 180 Claim; New Chum and Victoria Company’s Quartz Crushing Battery.

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179 x 124 mm. A view of the hill with men and women posing in the foreground, among small domestic houses, and mine workings on the hill beyond. The key identifies the following: Abe Lincoln Crushing Plant, Mr. Lansell’s Residence, Mr. Lazarus’ Residence, Lazarus Co. Claim, Old Chum Claim.

Scope and Contents 188 x 132 mm. A view looking down on to the centre of Bendigo from the Camp Reserve, with the thatched Rotunda in the foreground and gardens beyond. To the right of the picture is shown the City of Sandhurst Claim, supposed to be on the Hustler’s line of reef. St Paul’s Church tower may be seen in the distance. To the left of the picture Williamson Street branches out from Pall Mall. On the side of the street is the far-famed Shamrock Hotel; on the other stands the Bank of Australasia, with...

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179 x 124 mm. A general view from north Sandhurst looking south towards Pall Mall and St Paul’s Church.

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187 x 129 mm. A view looking over the rooftops, with Pall Mall crossing the picture in the middle distance. Buildings identified in the key are St. James’ Hall, Orderly Room, Beehive Exchange and Stores, St. Paul’s Church, Warden’s Court and the Temperance Hall.

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178 x 124 mm. A view looking down on the cemetery with the Mortuary Chapel to the right, a monument to Burke and Wills in the graveyard, and the sexton’s lodge beyond. The monument was erected in 1862, the year after the explorers’ deaths.