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This fourth issue of the 'Bendigonian Annual' was produced in a similar form to the first. The 'Record of the Year' provides details of some of the leading events from 1 January through to 30 September 1911. Here you will find when ships were wrecked, who won cricket matches, when various people were elected to council, when the new school opened, when 1 penny postage was introduced in Australia, an explosion at a mine, various accidents and deaths, as well as dates of obituaries.

The special articles featured in this issue include 'Swan Hill', 'Castlemaine', 'Harcourt' and 'Ultima', the 'Progress of the Northern District of Victoria', 'Progressive Bendigo', 'Progress of a Bendigo Farm' which talks about Messrs. Ewing and Kronk's Enterprises, the 'Central Red White and Blue Mine, Bendigo', 'The Bendigo Clergy' and the 'Bendigo Business College'.

Almost 100 years old, this is a fine record of many people and events that happened in Bendigo in 1911. Includes many photographs of people, various buildings and scenes. This issues does have a special focus on the churches of the region.

System requirements: any computer using Adobe (Acrobat) Reader 4 or later, Adobe Reader 6 or later is recommended for CDs with searchable text