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Stories (most recent at the top)

Mark Mongan's (brother to Anthony Mongan) account of the California Gold Rush Click here Q150 Steam Train visits Toowoomba Click here

Old Jones bell from Kilkivan, Queensland Click here

Queensland Day display at Toowoomba (2009) Click here

Help needed to identify a 'Haywood' brass bell.  Click here

Historical Timeline of Condamine Bellmakers  Click here

Australia Day (2009) at Highfields Pioneer Village Click here

Elephant bell from Jeoff McLeod's collection Click here

Extract from the 'Wanarring Herald' newspaper of 1893. See full page or relevant article. This cutting was kindly supplied by the librarian at the Bourke Library and indicates when Mr W. Pickering ceased work in his blacksmith. The Pickering bell is shown on page 77 of the 2008 edition of 'Bells of the Australian Bush'.

Photos of the replica S.W. Jones bells now in circulation.  Click here To read comments on this issue - click here

Wagga's Museum of the Riverina has another Menneke bell  Click Here

Valuable 'JB' Bell marked by Denis (Dinny) Hughes  Click here

Images from a Southern Collection  Click here

Oberon and the Hughes Bell Photos of Oberon Museum and some of their bell collection. Click here.

Andersen Condamine Bullock Bell from the Nanango district Photographs of a 6½ Christy Andersen bell and bullock team were recently sent to our office. The story of how this bell came into the collector's possession is detailed by clicking this link.

Rare Bells from New South Wales Photos from a collector of his interesting bells. Click here.

Australian Bells Overview This page gives a brief description of bell types for the novice. Click here.

Scone Museum Bells Anderson bell and Chinaman's head Clucket. Click here.

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