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Venue change Friday October 4

URGENT NOTICE Due to unforeseen circumstances, this month’s Members and Friends meeting, 2.00 p.m. Friday October 4th and “What’s In The Box?”, will now be held at Trades Hall 36 – 40 View Street Bendigo (just down the hill from the Art Gallery). Thank you BHS committee

What’s In The Box?

Friday 4 October          2.00 p.m. La Trobe Art Institute,         121 View Street Bendigo The Bendigo Historical Society collection contains boxes, folders, drawers and shelves concealing a hidden world of stories – full of surprises, connections, achievements and disappointments. .

Walk into History

Sunday 6 October 2024       10:30 a.m. Meet the Neighbours at MacKenzie Quarters 10 – 12 MacKenzie St, Bendigo VIC Tour will include an Open House and presentation from the owners about the history of the buildings and the story of the renovations. This will be followed by a ...

Walk into History Sunday

Sunday 1st September  2024     10.00 a.m. A Spring stroll and drive in Axedale   FULLY BOOKED  Wait list available. Join tour leader, Kay Macgregor, a local of Axedale, and enjoy a journey of discovery where some intriguing history will be revealed. Bridges, bluestone and pubs, Axedale has many stories to tell. ...

Walk Into History

Sunday 4 August 2024      10.00 a.m. The unique miner’s cottage on the Bendigo Goldfields – the cheap, rudimentary housing of the working class. Tour leader: Charles Fahey Meet: Car park at the Hockey Centre, Ironbark. Bookings Required Full details on Booking Site. https://events.humanitix.com/walk-into-history-the-unique-miner-s-cottage-on-the-bendigo-goldfields Members $5.00. Non-members $10.00.

Walk into History – Radical Bendigo

Sunday 7 July 2024      10.00 a.m. Unionists, lefties and agitators in Bendigo. Tour leader: TBC. Meet: Trades Hall, View Street. Members $5.00. Non-members $10.00. Image SLV. Carters and Drivers 1912.

Thespians and Divas – Amateur Theatre in Bendigo.

Friday 5 July         2.00 p.m. La Trobe Art Institute, 121 View Street Bendigo Thespians & Divas – Amateur Theatre in Bendigo. Keva Lloyd  has been researching this topic and will present an illustrated talk at the La Trobe Art Institute. He has uncovered some fascinating information about ...

Walk Into History – Could Eaglehawk have been called Bendigo?

Sunday 2 June 2024      10.00 a.m. Did it really have forty one hotels in 1888? Join us on a walk of the unique heritage streetscapes around the Eaglehawk CBD to enjoy some of the fabulous architecture and hear some stories from locals about the history of their homes. ...

Tour of Langley Estate

Saturday 11 May     10.00 a.m. Tour of Langley Estate – a goldfields landmark since 1904. By popular demand  – a return to Langley Estate at 484 Napier St. White Hills. Thomas and Simone Heywood will guide us through the wonderful history of the estate. Tour and morning  tea. – $25.        ...

Reading Bendigo Better

Members’ and Friends’ Meeting Friday 3 May    2.00 p.m. La Trobe Art Institute, 121 View Street Bendigo Elaine Doling, Heritage Consultant. Reading Bendigo Better is the first of a series of public presentations about aspects of built heritage in Bendigo and how a better understanding of connections to the ...