Letter Cameon, Sutherland Seward Pty Ltd., to J.J Stanistreet Esq, 27 May 1931, machinery 'likely to fill the Air Compressing portions of plant required for the Monument Hill and Central Nell Gwynne Mines' Items are: straight lined self-contained steam driven air compressor by Ingersoll-Rand company, straight lined self-contained steam driven air compressor by Intersoll-Sargeant & Co.bendigo, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet, bendigo, gold mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, g. seward, cameron, sutherland seward pty ltd.

Horizontal single cylinder air compressor. V belt driven with 11 belts. V belt on one end of crankshaft and flywheel on the other end. Painted pale green.Logo cast in relief in several places signifying - "Thompsons Castlemaine Engineering Propriety". Stenciled on cylinder "M75".machinery - compressors; metalcraft.

Handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager, J. Ennor's Reports. The reports are dated 1897 and 1898. Reports mention new Slide Valves and eccentrics to the air-compressor, replacement of boiler and boilers at the South Shaft.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, confidence ext'd mine manager report, j ennor, mr foot, roberts and sons

Five-page letter and quote, 25th May 1931, from Miller & Co Machinery, 27 Queen Street, South Melbourne. Bendigo office phone 50. Quote for Central Nell Gwynne shaft: steam winch, straight line steam drive air compressor, air receiver, Cornish flue boiler, Worthington duplex steam pump. Price for foregoing 740 pounds. Delivery of boiler at Redan shaft, poppet legs standing at Buttrey's Reward Mine and the whole of the balance of the plant F.O.R. Melbourne Monument Hill Shaft: steam winch double cylinder, straight line single stage steam driven air compressor, air receiver crown flanged ends, Cornish flue boiler, steam pipes, air pipes, iron chimney stack 26'0' x 3'.6' diameter, black steel wire ropes 1000' length Price for foregoing 610 pounds. If preferred, self-contained boiler in lieu of Cornish type offered, the following is offered: return tube boiler, by Roberts and Sons Bendigo. This boiler is self-contained Deborah shaft: straight line steam driven air compressor, air receiver. Price 200 pounds.bendigo, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet, miller and co., machinery., central nell gwynne gold mine, monument hill gold mine

Handwritten notes from the Golden Age Mine Manager, S. Richards, Reports Aug 6th 1907, Sep 3 1907 and Jan 8 1907. Reports mention testing Air Compressor, supplying air to mines north, mine idle on account of no water for boilers. Also a M. D. Report mentioning crushings, gold yield, depth of shaft, Calls and Dividends.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, golden age mine manager's report, s richards, m d report, j r extended

Handwritten carbon copy of list of equipment purchased by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association including winding engines, cylinders, air compressor, bailing tank, safety cage and other mining equipment. Equipment came from Ron Barker, Rex Archbold and Geo. Holt. Also mentioned is Harry Archbold.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, equipment purchased by bendigo and district tourist associations, walkers limited maryborough foundry qld, central nell gwynne, mr miles lewis, ron barker, rex archbold, geo holt, harry archbold, a richardson

Handwritten notes titled Famous Gold Mines of Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Notes include gold yields, deep shafts in 1904 and 1911, shafts of more than 4,000 feet, shafts between 3.020 and 3,682 feet and the reef line they were on, wages for different mine workers and a reference to winding engines and air compressors.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, famous gold mines of bendigo and eaglehawk, the victoria quartz, new chum railway, miners wages

Four drawn diagrams for the Fortuna Hustlers Air Compressor Steam End. Each diagram has underneath it H. P. cut off 1 (this number changes) 100 lbs per square inch and one at 105 lbs per square inch. Also L. P. cut off ( or a 1/2) at 30, 20, 15 and 36 r.p.m.document, fortuna hustlers, air compressor steam end

Letter Cameron Sutherland Seward Pty Ltd., 26 May 1931 to J.J.Stanistreet Esq, Commonwealth Bank Buildings, Charing Cross, Bendigo re quotes from Mr. Bloomfield 'in connection with the Deborah, Monument Hill and Central Nell Gwynne Mines. Deborah Mine: horizontal steam driven air compressor, air receiver - price 45 pounds. Steam mining winches, Cornish boiler, Lancashire Jackass boiler, Cornish Flue Boiler (Roberts) funnels for boilers, exhaust tanks, quartz hoppers, poppet heads.bendigo, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet, bendigo, monument hill gold mine, deborah gold mine, central nell gwynne gold mine, g. seward, j.j. stanistreet, cameron, sutherland and seward pty ltd.

BHS CollectionHandwritten notes on recommendations for cleaning up and signposting Victoria Hill. Also contains list of photos from the Bendigonian of 1899. List of photos: Shamrock Mine, Undershot Water Wheel at Diamond Hill for Phillips Crushing Battery. Mr Ballerstedt's Crushing Battery at Victoria Hill, Thompson's Foundry at Castlemaine, Machinery made for Bendigo Mines, Air Compressor at Shenandoah Mine, Winding Engine at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Poppet Legs at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Air Compressor at New Chum Railway Mine, Fortune Hustlers G M Co Bendigo View of Mine, Winding Plant and Afternoon Shift and Underground Work in the New Chum Railway. Also mentioned are notes on Machinery made by Thompsons. Also a carbon copy of Annual Report to Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society, Victoria 1/7/71. Mentioned in the Report are: Historical Ball, The Central Deborah, Victoria Hill, Tours and Society Business. Albert Richardson document ?document, victoria hill, victoria hill, recommendations for victoria hill, north old chum, ballerstedt's rich 24 yard claim, floyds battery lansell's big 180, the bendigonian 26/1/1899, 2/2/1899, 20/4/1899, 11/5/1899, 10/8/1899, 14/9/1899, shamrock mine, undershot waterwheel at diamond hill, phillips crushing battery, mr ballerstedt's crushing battery, thompson's foundry, shenandoah mine, koch's pioneer mine, new chum railway mine, fortuna hustlers g m co bendigo, new chum railway, st mungo lady barkly, catherine reef, new moon, rae's open cut, old court house eaglehawk, police barracks, vic wodetzki, joss house, central deborah, central nell gwynne, mr harold curnow, bendigo branch royal historical society victoria, mrs kingerlee, felicity kingerlee, mr h biggs, city council, rotary club of bendigo south, white hills cemetry, chinese joss house, bendigo pottery, mr derham, reservoir high, princess theatre, a n a hall, mr hattam, col. sprenger, survey corps, a richardson

BHS CollectionOne handwritten and typed copies (3 of page 1, 3 of page 2, 2 of page 3 and 2 of page 4). Notes include an introduction which mentions the noise of the mining activities, all the machinery being made in Bendigo by the local foundries and the end of the mining.There are explanations of poppet legs or heads, landing brace, intermediate brace, safety brace, pulley wheels, boilers, winding engine, types of engines and air compressors.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, bendigo mining reports, a. roberts & sons, h.harkness and coy, horsfield's, south new moon, central deborah, great extended hustlers, wattle gully mine chewton, big deborah mine, royal hustlers reserve no 2 shaft, the city, johnsons reef no 2, lansell's comet, south devonshire, great southern, victoria quartz, lansell's big '180', little '180', new moon, big blue, central blue, central nell gwynne, lansell's sandhurst or 'needle' mine, eureka extended

Four page typed document plus location map. The United Hustlers and Redan mine was located in the North Bendigo, Long Gully area on the Hustlers line of reef.. The lease was 153 acres and included Holdsworth, Holmes, Havilah Roads and Wood Street. The Redan shaft was 1,830ft and the South or K.K. Shaft was 1,960 ft. Poppet legs steel 71 ft high. Features of the plant are described including the engine house, winding engine, air compressor, boilers, fuel, winding ropes.bendigo, mining, united hustlers and redan mine