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Bought in 1871 by mining entrepreneur George Lansell, he spared no expense in its expansion and embellishment to accommodate his second wife Edith and their six children. "He built himself the most beautiful home and filled it with many rooms and decorations," said Ms Needham. One of the photos of the villa is of an oversized hallway filled with objects of all descriptions: countless picture frames, drapes where no windows appear, intricately designed chairs and chests of drawers and mantle pieces that seem to appear out of nowhere. It was all about first impressions. "So you would put all your fancy flashy things in the entrance way, equally the parlour or dining room so they could note your wealth," said Ms Needham. Born in 1823 in Kent, England, George along with his two brothers migrated to South Australia to pan for gold in Echunga before eventually making their way to Bendigo. After initially continuing in their father's business of soap and candle making George was persuaded by a customer to invest in quartz mining.
He eventually went on to make his fortune in gold mining. The site of Fortuna Villa is adjacent to his Fortuna mine. Lansell's wealth took him all over the world and was reflected in decorating style. "He enjoyed fine things from Europe and from the Orient," said Ms Needham. Even though there is a personal style involved in his villa, Lansell very much followed the standard principles of decoration and design of the era according to Needham. But his money lent him a certain flamboyance to his decorating style. "He could flash it around a little bit more," said Ms Needham. One of his indulgences was to commission a fountain by sculptor Charles Summer, best known for his sculpture of the Burke and Wills memorial, to recreate a fountain he saw in the Pompeii ruins for his lavish garden. "That's a man with a lot of money," said Ms Needham. After his death in 1906 his wife Edith Lansell continued to embellish the house until her death in 1933. Close to being demolished after her death it was saved by a mining company who auctioned off all the items in the house.
However, many are on display as part of the current exhibition at the Post Office Gallery and the Bendigo Art Gallery. Fortuna Villa is now in the hands of a private owner and the Bendigo Visitor Centre is operating tours of the property. Garran Wilkinson at the site of the former Gillies factory in Garsed Street, Bendigo, which opened in 1976 and sold about 10 years ago. Meat pies: From ancient fast food to Australian icon Pies lined up in world record bid by Adelaide bakery One of the biggest pastry goods manufacturers outside Melbourne has suddenly closed its packing factory in Bendigo, leaving current workers shocked and old employees reminiscing.The iconic Bendigo-born Gillies Pies, which began in 1950, no longer has ties to the town where it began.Even though their famous pies were no longer being made in Bendigo, the packaging and distribution remained there after a Geelong-based bakery took over the company.Last weekend's sudden factory closure means the much-loved pie will now be entirely made, packed and distributed outside Bendigo."
It's sad when you have to rely on Geelong to supply Bendigo," Garren Wilkinson, who worked for Gillies Pies for 25 years, said. The pie factory's early days of mass production took place at the Black Swan Hotel Building, purchased in 1958. Gillies Pies was started by three brothers from Charlton, in central Victoria, Les, Alan and Norm Gillies who left their farm after the 1940s drought and headed to Bendigo to start anew.From their first small bakery in Mitchell Street, the brothers eventually went on to employ about 200 people with wholesale and retail locations spreading across the state and distribution including Melbourne.But it was the famous 'pie window' at their second shop, Gillies Corner, which many people will remember the company for.Owned for 55 years, the pie shop often had queues winding down the street as people lined up for the daily lunch time trade. "The smell was infectious; it was an icon of Bendigo," Mr Wilkinson said. The Gillies pie shop 'pie window' was known for its long queues of hungry fans.
Mr Wilkinson began working for the company in 1971 and was the company's first salesman.He became devoted to the job, working on average 60 hours per week; he said his wife even accused him of spending more time with the company than at home.Prior to that, he had worked in the bread industry and remembered feeling "totally lost" on his first day at work with Gillies Pies."I was surrounded with people icing cakes and packing pies," Mr Wilkinson said.Throughout the 1960s the brand became a local institution and in the 1970s, distribution spread further afield, largely through milk bars, football games, regional shows and even at speedways."You name it we were there," Mr Wilkinson said.He eventually helped the company expand into the frozen market, which further increased distribution.Over Mr Wilkinson's 25 years with the company, he watched it grow to become one of the biggest Victorian pie makers outside Melbourne. The former Gillies factory in Bendigo was sold about ten years ago and has since been re-zoned for residential development by local council.