Bendigo - Conservatory Main Entrance Prior to 1907

            The Postcard

A postcard bearing no publisher's name that was posted on Tuesday the 5th. February 1907 to:

Miss J. Perry,
23 Queen's Road,
Erith,
Kent,
England.

The message on the divided back of the card, which was printed in Germany, was as follows:

"Sorry I am late this time,
but I had no time to send
before.
Yours sincerely,
H. Veale".

Bendigo

The Bendigo Conservatory and its gardens are located in Rosalind Park in the centre of the town. The ornate building was erected in 1897, and was the last building of its type to be built in a public park in Victoria.

Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located near the geographical centre of the state, and approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

As of June 2016, Bendigo had an urban population of 95,600, making it the fourth-largest inland city in Australia and fourth-most populous city in the state. 

The discovery of gold in the soils of Bendigo during the 1850's made it one of the most significant Victorian-era boomtowns in Australia. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush, bringing an influx of migrants to the city from around the world within a year, and transforming it from a sheep station to a major settlement in the newly proclaimed Colony of Victoria. 

Once the alluvial gold had been mined out, mining companies were formed to exploit the rich underground quartz reef gold. Since 1851, about 780,000 kilograms (25 million troy ounces) of gold have been extracted from Bendigo's goldmines, making it the highest producing goldfield in Australia in the 19th century, and the largest gold-mining economy in eastern Australia. 

The town is also notable for its Victorian architectural heritage. The city took its name from the Bendigo Creek, and its residents from the earliest days of the gold rush have been called "Bendigonians".

Although the town flourished in its beginnings as a result of the discovery of gold, it experienced a reversal of fortune in the early 20th century. However, its growth accelerated in the postwar years, and has continued to increase steadily since.

Val Vita Food Products

So what else happened on the day that the card was posted?

Well, on the 5th. February 1907, Norton Winfred Simon was born. He was an American billionaire industrialist and philanthropist based in California. 

He was the founder of Val Vita Food Products, which later acquired Hunt's Foods. His significant art collection is housed in the Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, California. 

After his death on the 2nd. June 1993, Simon's wife, actress Jennifer Jones, remained an emeritus of the Museum until her death in 2009.
   

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