The Walk Into History (Coliban Water System) scheduled for Sunday September 3 has been cancelled due to the unavailability of Coliban Water Staff to lead the tour. We are hoping to re schedule this tour in 2024.
3 Diary dates for more BHS events & significant fundraising launch.
Saturday 1 July, 11am -12.00
Fundraising Appeal Launch – all welcome
History House, 11 MacKenzie Street Bendigo
Bendigo is getting a community museum. Join us as The Hon. Maree Edwards, MP and City of Greater Bendigo Mayor Andrea Metcalf, help us launch the Community Museum Fundraising Campaign.
Refreshments provided.
BHS President, Euan McGillivray said, “with financial support, the Bendigo Historical Society can develop and deliver a new attraction for Bendigo that will add to the rich fabric of history and heritage which makes Bendigo a premiere cultural tourism destination and a great place to live. Developing the History House Museum represents a collective commitment to a community in the present and for the future”.
More details will be posted on BHS website closer to the launch.
Sunday 2 July, 2023, 10.00am Note: The tour of the Shamrock Hotel has been cancelled
Walks Into History – all welcome
Bendigo’s City Edge
Meet at the corner of Mundy Street and Mollison Street.
Join us as we explore the area surrounded by Mundy, Mollison, Mitchell and McLaren Streets. Listen to stories about some of the residents of this area, for example, McLaren Street resident Ernst Mueller and family. He came to Bendigo when it was no more than a diggers camp and grew to be one of its wealthiest citizens. Apart from being a successful gold trader and investor, Ernst brokered the sale of Lansell’s holdings to the Ballerstedt’s – the largest mining deal in Bendigo history.
Members $5.00. Non-members $10.00.
Friday 7 July, 2pm. La Trobe Art Institute
Members & Friends Event – all welcome
Topic: Contemporary Art’s Connections to History
Guest speaker: Bala Starr, Director, La Trobe Art Institute
Local history collections reflect on the people, places and events that are important to us. Like local history, contemporary art also strives to be part of a cultural dialogue that concerns larger contextual themes such as identity, family, community, and nationality. Free event, no booking required.
Bendigo Historical Society History House at 11 Mackenzie Street will be closed for six weeks. History House will reopen on Tuesday January 31 from 9.00 a.m.- 3.00 p.m.
Email contact will still be available. See details on the BHS website.
Bendigo Historical Society
Cordially Invites You to Our Annual Christmas Luncheon and Recognition of service to BHS of Jim Evans and Kay MacGregor
Friday December 9, 2022
Bendigo Basketball Stadium – Sky lounge area 91 Inglis St, West Bendigo Victoria 3550. Arrive 12 noon for 12.30 meal
Two Course Lunch – Slow roasted pork, roast turkey,
glazed ham, seasonal vegetables, Dessert tasting tower. $40.00 p.p.
Vegetarian offering available on request.
Drinks available at bar prices.
Tickets to be pre-purchased by Dec 2nd, 2022
Bookings open at
https://www.trybooking.com/CDKNC
Bendigo Historical Society
BSB: 633-000
Account number: 117 815 951
From Burra to Bendigo is the story of Thomas and Maria Ninnes as told by Tom and Libby Luke. The story is based on the notebook of Thomas and retold as Tom and Libby retrace their journey to Bendigo.
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Notice of Deferred 2019 / 2020 Annual General Meeting
Bendigo Historical Society Annual General Meeting will be held at the Bendigo TAFE Theatrette at the McCrae St campus on 29 January 2021 at 2:00 p.m.
Due to the current COVID-19 restrictions and limits on the number of people that can be accommodated in enclosed areas, members wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on the 29th January 2021 must contact the Secretary by Tuesday January 26 to register their attendance.
Trevor Lamb at: tnlamb@bigpond.com
or on mobile 0439 301 719 OR
All members will be required to sign in with name, phone number, time of arrival and departure.
Under current restrictions masks will be optional inside the Theatrette.
Specimen Cottage Interpretation Project
We are asking for volunteers who feel they could contribute as a team member to develop one or more of the themes outlined in the plan for Specimen Cottage. The current extent of these themes is broad. The task of each team will be to provide focus for each theme as well as some significant stories about people, places and events.
At the first meeting of each team, the exhibition coordinator will conduct a short workshop that will help teams structure their progress. However the first part of the process will be ‘brainstorming”, where all ideas will have equal merit. Expect 3-5 meetings over a three month period, beginning in March 2020.
Please see full details on the Projects page
