Area Annals Of Bendigo

Author : George Mackay
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781925135268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)

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Download or read book Annals of Bendigo [electronic resource] written by George Mackay and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This product includes the four books by George Mackay in his popular series of the Annals of Bendigo. Covering the period 1851 to 1920, they include a vast collection of information gleaned primarily from The Bendigo Advertiser. They record events that happened throughout the period, all in chronological order, giving the reader a quick overview of the highlights of each year. Meetings, new railway, the hospital, ministry news - including new ministers, elections, the rain of red mud, sports groups and facilities, mining accidents, portraits unveiled, hospital fair, obituaries, photographic pioneers, music and drama, tramway, fires and floods, openings of new public buildings, the first Old Bendigonians Reunion, St Aidan's Orphanage, local events, the Great War and of course mining, including mining statistics ... it's all listed, plus so much more. Later years even list all those who died during the year with brief biographies of some. There are many photographs of local people and happenings. You will find information on thousands of local people and happenings listed. Not only a must for those with ancestors in Bendigo, but also ideal for anyone with an interest in the social history of Brendigo, or Victoria as a whole"--Container.