Walk Into History
Sunday 3 March 2024 10.00 a.m. Not Ghosts but Ghost Signs Discover the history of Bendigo through its faded advertising signs Tour leader: Felicity Woodward Meet: steps of the Capital Theatre, View St. Members $5.00. Non-members $10.00.
12 February, 2024
Sunday 4 February 2024 10.00 a.m.
“Walks into History” 2024 Sunday 4 February 2024 10.00 a.m. ‘Let’s not get sloshed!’ Pubs, breweries and beer shops. Join James Lerk on our first Walk into History for 2024. He will lead us as we wander through the neighbourhood between View and Arnold Streets to tell us the stories of pubs ...
3 February, 2024
History House open Tuesdays and Thursdays from January 30.
First “Walk into History” Sunday 4 February 2024, 10.00 a.m. ‘Let’s not get sloshed!’ – pubs, breweries and beer shops. Join James Lerk on our first Walks into History for 2024. He will lead us as we wander through the neighbourhood between View and Arnold Streets to tell us the stories of pubs and breweries dotted throughout ...
26 January, 2024
History House Closed Dec. 4 – Feb. 1.
History House at 11 Mackenzie Street will be closed to the Public from Monday December 4 until February 2024. It will reopen to the Public on Tuesday February 1 from 9.00 a.m. – 3.00 p.m. Building works will be undertaken during this time to construct a Community Museum in preparation ...
3 December, 2023
Walk into History Sacred Heart Cathedral
Sacred Heart Cathedral – Bendigo’s English Gothic Revival marvel Sunday 3 December at 2.00 p.m. NOTE CHANGE OF TIME Meet: Sacred Heart Cathedral, 66 Short Street, Bendigo $5 members, $10 non-members From gargoyles and flying buttresses to marbled floors with angels soaring high above, Sacred Heart Cathedral is not only ...
10 November, 2023
Movie Night Ford v Holden
Thursday 9 November 7.00 p.m. Star Cinema, Eaglehawk Book now. A fundraiser for our museum with plenty of great old film footage from the times when car rivalry was king, this film will shine a light on passions of car culture in Australia. From the early days of the automobile ...
28 October, 2023
Walks into History Bendigo Chinese Precinct, Bridge Street Bendigo
Sunday 5 November, 10.00 a.m. meet at the Lotus Flower $5.00 members – $10.00 non-members In this tour Leigh McKinnon will explore the history and personalities of the old Bridge Street Chinatown, from the first Chinese businesses which were established there in the 1850s, its heyday in the late 19th and ...
26 October, 2023
Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation – BOOK LAUNCH
PRESENTED BY THE BENDIGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY and LANGLEY ESTATE Life So Full of Promise: Further Biographies of Australia’s Lost Generation by Ross McMullin Langley Hall 484 Napier St, White Hills Vic. Wednesday 25 October 2023 5.30 p.m.-7.00 p.m. Refreshments, book sales and signings by author. Free event. Bookings ...
5 October, 2023
Tour of Langley Hall
Sunday 1 October, 10.00 a.m. Tour of Langley Hall, a goldfields landmark since 1904. Tour leaders: Thomas and Simone Heywood. Meet: Langley Hall, 484 Napier Street White Hills, Bendigo. Tour and morning tea $25.00. BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL. 0472975068 Image from State Library Victoria.
24 September, 2023
Walk cancelled Sunday Sept 3.
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.
1 September, 2023