Small, 40 page paper booklet issued by E. Condon, Secretary of Mines, under the authority of The Hon. J. C. M. Balfour, MLA, Minister of Mines. The booklet was printed Melbourne, Victoria 1969. Topics include: Assistance to Mining, Commencing Mining Operations, Concessions to Mining Industry, Miners Rights and Claims, Mining Leases and Licences, Examination Boards, Gold Buying and Selling, Air Conditions in Mines, Cyanide Plant, State Crushing Batteries, Extractive Industries, Petroleum (On Land), Petroleum (Offshore), Pipelines, Explosives, Inflammable Liquids, Gas Meter Examination and Liquified Pertoleum Gas.book, mining reports, mines department can we help you?, e condon, the hon j c m balfour, geological survey of victoria, mines department laboratories, explosives and gas examining branch, minister for mines, depot & core laboratory

Typed notes mentioning the early pioneers of Bendigo Gold Mining. Some of them are: Messrs Ballerstedt, Wittschiebe, Luffsman, Roeder Lazarus, Kock, Hildebrandt, Bruhn,Miller, Annear, Wells, Rae,Jackson, Woodward, Sterry, Burrowes, Thorp, Heine, Holmes, Gould, Allen, Brooks, Watson and Geo Lansell. In 1911 a quartz crusher was unearthed in McCrae Street during excavations at the site of the new St.Kilian's Girls Club Rooms. It was used by the late Mr. James Irons. It was found at a depth of ten feet. Mr. Angus Kennedy, who believed that he manufactured the plant for Mr. Irons, said Mr. Irons used to crush very rich quartz from the Sheepshead Reef, south of the Big Blue Battery. Some years ago, a solid granite stone-crusher was seen at Diamond Hill. It was at the site of the old Diamond Hill Hotel. The Comet Reef was found by Mr. Driesslau, who found gold in an outcrop when he was shooting parrots. Also mentioned is the tunnel that goes right through Diamond Hill.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, unearthed quartz crusher, messrs ballerstedt, wittschiebe, luffsman, roeder lazarus, kock, hildebrandt, bruhn, miller, annear, wells, rae, jackson, woodward, sterry, burrowes, thorp, heine, holmes, gould, allen, brooks, watson, geo lansell, bendigo advertiser april 28th 1911, st kilian's girls' club rooms, mr james irons, mr angus kennedy, sheepshead reef, big blue battery, diamond hill hotel, victoria proprietary ltd., comet reef, mr driesslau, diamond hill tunnel

Handwritten extracts from the Manager's Reports Ironbark South Mine on the Sheepshead Line for the Hlaf-Year ended Feb. 4th, 1936. Report mentions work carried on the mine,crushings, gold yield and development work carried out. H. E. Jones, Gen. Manager and P. I. Wellington, Mine Manager. Also a profit and loss account 1/2 year to 31st Dec. 1935. Details expenses such as wages firewood, etc. Value of gold and plant and machinery. Aslo for the 1/2 year ending 19/1/1937, crushing and gold yield. H. E. Jones. M. Manager.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, ironbark south mine, h e jones, p i wellington

Hand written notes on the Central Red, White and Blue Mine. Notes include depth of Shaft, when formed, locality, plant, poppet legs, engine house, crushing battery, gold produced and the reef the gold was obtained from. Also includes references.mine, gold, central red, white and blue mine, central red, white and blue mine, locality and description of the central red. white and blue mine, sheepshead line of reef, new chum hill, delbridge or mannings shaft, mine's dep't booklet 'bendigo goldfield' geo brown 1936, annals of bendigo1910 to 1936, a richardson

Handwritten notes on mining machinery sold at auction. South St Mungo - Winding Engine. Pair of 15 ? Cyl. Winding Engines. 7 ft Winding Gear. Also Jackass Boiler. Feed Pump, Trucks, Rails, Flat Sheets, Poppet Heads, Housing, etc. Sold for 270 pounds. Purchaser H Ralph for Austral Drill Co. Lady Barkly Company - 12 inch Cylinder Winding Engine. 8 ft Winding Gear. Cornish Flue Boiler, Feed Pump, Rails,Poppet Heads, Housing, etc. Sold for 162 pound 10 shillings. Purchaser W. J. Sever, Mining Merchants, Melb. Crushing Battery - Complete 40 Head Battery. Tandem Compound Engine. 11 in & 22 in Cylinders. High Press, Boilers, Electric Lighting Plant. 6 in Cyl. High Speed Engine, Fire-proof, Feed Pump, Rails, Flat Sheets, Tools & Sundries. 1000 pound to R. Ralph. These three mining plants, complete. Sold by Messrs Bell, Lambert and Nixon - Auctioneers. Ref; Bendigo Advertiser. July 14th 1910 Page 2.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria lines of reef, mining machinery new chum line eaglehawk, south st mungo, h ralph, austral drill co, lady barkly company, w j sever, crushing battery, messrs bell, lambert and nixon, bendigo advertiser july 14th 1910 page 2

Shire of Rodney road construction plant.|1. Electric bitumen bulk heater, and tanker, c.1965|2. Bitumen Sprayer c.1965|3. Young's Rock Crusher c.1960.|Rodney Shire|Taturaphotograph, people

Three Auction catalogues with greenish covers for a sale on 3rd July, 1941 at the Costerfield Smelting and Refining Co. Works, Costerfield of Machinery, Plant & Equipment comprising - 4 Diesel Engines, Jaques Crusher, 2 Boilers, Chilian Mill, Huntington Mill, 2 Steam Engines, Blast and other Furnaces, Exhaust Fan, Lighting Plant, Cyanide Plant, Pumps, Buildings, Piping, Tools, etc. One copy has 'Marked Catalogue' written across the top of the front cover. Some of the lots have the price written beside them, some have a note and some prices are written on the right side of the page. Signed at the end - J. H. Curnow & Son 21/7/41. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers and the Cambridge Press were the printers of the catalogue.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - costerfield smelting and refining co works, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, the cambridge press

Williams Family Collection. On the 20th December 1873 it was reported in the Tarnagulla Courier that arrangements were being made for the erection of a steam flour mill at Tarnagulla. Mr Bristol had purchased the necessary plant which would be erected with as little delay as possible. The site chosen was the premises occupied previously by Mr John Pierce, grocer and wine and spirit merchant, at the corner of King and Commercial Road. These premises were incorporated in the mill building. Suitable buildings for receiving and storing grain and flour had been erected already. On 10th January, 1874 an advertisement in the Courier called for tenders from masons, bricklayers and carpenters for the erection of a flour mill at Tarnagulla for H. C. Bristol, Esq. with all enquiries to be made from G. Minto, Engineer. In December 1881 the proprietors made a request to the Tarnagulla Borough Council for permission to lay pipes to the Municipal Dam, which was generally known as the Company's Dam, and to obtain water from the dam for milling purposes. This was granted. Steam was got up for the first time on 30th of March, 1882. A large quantity of wheat was stored ready for milling. Just prior to 29th of April 1882 the boiler at the mill burst, as the result of which two men, J. H. Smith and W. Hargreaves died and H. Joyce Bousfield, senior and junior, were seriously injured. The mill commenced operations on 13th June, 1882 with Mr W Fitzgerald as manager. The price offered for wheat was thirty-seven pence per bushell. It operated with grinding stones until considerable renovations were done in the early part of 1899 when new rollers and more up to date equipment installed. The mill was then known as the Tarnagulla Flour Mill Co., with Thos. Comrie as proprietor, Mr Fitzgerald was still manager, and Mr T. Leonard was the traveller. Much new equipment was put in and each of the three floors had different processes. The rollers were on the ground floor, the purifiers and elevators reel were on the second floor, plus the clean wheat bin directly over the Ganz rollers. On the top floor was the chop reel, bran reel, inter-elevator reels, brush machine cyclone sack hoist, dirty wheat shaker, clean wheat bin, dust rooms and also double damping rooms. A plant was also erected for the making of an improved quality of wheaten meal, for which purpose special machinery was procured and a pair of stones was left for grinding the meal. A complete plant for the crushing of oats etc was also erected. The driving power of the mill was supplied by a new engine complete with 16 inch cylinder, manufactured and erected by Bousfield & Co. of Eaglehawk. It was fitted with Pickering governors, connected with the cylinder was a super heater. The boiler was tested and all connections etc. overhauled, with much of it being completely renewed. There was a complete network of belts, spouts, elevators etc. all over the building, all conveniently placed. The plans etc for the new plant were drawn up by Mr J. Kilborn, manager of the firm of Bodington & Co., engineers and millwrights of Carlton, which supplied the whole of the machinery, excepting the engine. The work of erection was carried out by Mr Kilborn and his assistants to the entire satisfaction of Mr Comrie, who had gone to considerable expense to bring the mill to a completely up-todate machine, fitted with all of the most modern appliances available. An advertisement on May 6th, 1899 read: "Tarnagulla Flour Mill Co., Patent Roller Flour. Also their Digestive Wheaten Meal specially prepared for Porridge or Bread." In January 1901, 6000 bags of wheat were received weekly at the mill and it was a common sight to see the streets lined with wagons. In May 1902 the mill was lighted by gas and in July 1906 an application was made to the Tarnagulla Borough Council for permission to lay a tram track from the mill to the Railways Station. Council was agreeable to this provided suitable plans were submitted. In 1913, 15,000 bags of wheat were bought at three shillings and four pence per bushell. In January 1914 the mill was renovated. At this time 1500 bags of wheat were coming in daily, with 20,000 bags in storage. On 15th December, 1917 the mill was advertised for sale, to be sold on Friday, 21st December,.1917, on behalf of the Estate of the Late Thomas Comrie, who had died on 4th August, 1910. The Courier at that time recorded him as being responsible for the building of the mill and with being the sole proprietor. The mill was closed, apparently, for a short period. The Courier reported on 13th of September, 1918 that the mill had been sold to Mr O. Albert of Talbot and that it would re-open. An advertisement read: ALBERT. O. & SON, MILLERS. During 1920 the mill was closed and pulled down. It was later re-erected at Mildura where it operated for many years. (by Donald Clark)Monochrome photograph depicting view of Company's Dam and the flour mill in Tarnagulla. Handwritten on reverse: 'J. Caldwell and photographer's stamp 'C. Bock Photo Tarnagulla'.tarnagulla