Society at Bendigo

Society at Bendigo

The life and adventures of E. Snell, 1849-1859

 

 

 

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 Stage coach 

 laden with luggage and Chinese passengers en route to the goldfields

Stage coach

laden with luggage and Chinese passengers en route to the goldfields

 

 

 

 

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    Tropical ulcer involving nail bed
    particularly intractible to treatment

Tropical ulcer involving nail bed
particularly intractible to treatment

 

 

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    Love means never having to say you're sorry

Love means never having to say you're sorry

Susi Blackwell, Monique McNamara, Lin Tobias, 1999.

 

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  Robert Hoddle

Robert Hoddle

Hyman's Portrait Rooms, photographer, circa 1865.

 

 

 

 


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Scandalous stories that shaped the colony, from convicts & alcohol to a founder called Batman.

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The discovery of gold changed the land
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A young nation rushed to war, eager to prove its worth to the British Empire.

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The threat of war on our doorstep ensured Australia's participation in the Second World War.

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