Contact Us
General Enquiries:
admin@bendigohistory.com
Treasurer:
treasurer@bendigohistory.com
Research requests:
research@bendigohistory.com
We have a Research Officer based at Nolan Street who answers research enquiries.
There is an initial charge of $10.00 for research services.
Bendigo Historical Society
BSB: 633-000
Account number: 117 815 951
Download the Research request form and send to research@bendigohistory.com
or post to PO Box 2309, Mail Centre Bendigo 3554
Please complete the Research request form
Newsletter contributions:
bhsmarunari@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/Bendigo-Historical-Society-602241093577812/
The BHS Collection will be relocated to 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo later in 2022. The new location is not curremtly open to the public.
Contact the Collection Manager by email or post re donations to the Collection until the Collection has been relocated and established in its new space.
Postal address: P.O. Box 2309, Mail Centre, Bendigo 3554
Email: admin@bendigohistory.com
Acquisition of items for the BHS Collection
- Items for the Bendigo Historical Society collection are acquired primarily through donation, though occasionally items may be acquired through purchase, transfer or bequest.
- Acceptance of an item for accession into the Society’s collection shall be at the discretion of the Society’s Committee of Management.
- In considering an item for acquisition the Committee shall assess the item’s conformity with the collection criteria.
- The Acquisition Committee must approve all donations and purchases.
- The Society must be free to display, treat and where necessary deaccession collection material.
- The Society will not accept conditional donations or bequests.
- The Bendigo Historical Society will not accept permanent loans or long-term loans.
- Short term loans of up to 12 months for the purpose of exhibition, research or interpretation will be allowed on a case by case basis. See 11. Loans for details.
Unsolicited items left with the Bendigo Historical Society without contact details will be treated as abandoned goods and dealt with accordingly. See Australian Consumer Law and Fair Trading Act 2012 for further information
Email:
research@bendigohistory.com
See more information about donating to our collection on our collection page.
Donations
The Bendigo Historical Society has a collection that is of historic significance to the Bendigo region.
The Society relies on grants, fundraising and donations to manage and preserve this collection.
If you would like to donate to support the work of the Bendigo Historical Society, please use the following bank deposit details.
Bank details for donations
Name: Bendigo Historical Society
BSB: 633-000
Account number: 117 815 951