1861 Bendigo - McCrae Street St Kilda Road but within a year it

but within a year it had been turned into a workable wharf

Valde facimus" (What we do

and the bridge was known as "Balbirnie's Bridge" - never as "Prince's Bridge"

looking north to Melbourne

1861 Bendigo - McCrae Street St Kilda Road but within a year itA photo of a couple of enterprises in McCrae Street Bendigo in 1861. Proudly displaying a wealth of tools and ploughs, H & C Holmes seem to have everything that the DIY gold digger could need to stake a claim, or plough a field. Please note that the quality of the image is not very good and will be blurry at large magnifications when printed up. Zoom in on the image to check if it acceptable to your needs. All text HotPress Photographer was Benjamin