Ten typed pages of notes and photocopied photos. Notes include Introduction which describes the journey between Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Notes also mention the Sign-posts at the Victoria Hill with their explanation. Dated 30/8/1971. The four photocopied photos are: (1) Victoria Hill - From Rae's Open Cut with the Central Nell Gwynne Popper Legs and the Victoria Hill Victoria Quartz Mullock in the background. (2) Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill. (3) Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark. (4) Rae's 35 Hd. Crushing Battery. Victoria Hill in background, Wm. Rae's early home top right.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines), hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, william rae, william rae junior, mr and mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, looking north from old chum hill to the victoria hill, new chum and victoria, old chum, pioneer, burrowes & sterry, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's forst open cut, lansells big 180, george lansell, new chum syncline, lansell's 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle mine', victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, victoria quartz company, a roberts & sons, e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser june 16 1910, rae's open cut, quartz roasting, anticlinal arch, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway no2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, adventure, advance, luffsman & sterry, rae's 35 head crushing battery, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo mines ltd, mines dept, bendigo advertiser, annals of bendigo, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, bendigo goldfields registry 1871, bendigo and vicinity 1895, mr rae anderson, w n macartney 1st edition 1871

Handwritten notes on Mining Items from the BendigoAdvertiser, Page 2. 20th December 1861. Extract: Union Company; reef worked down to depth of 142 feet. The company has erected a crushing plant near the gully. A 9 H. P. table engine works the stamps. Stone raised by whim. Miners go up and down by an upright ladder.document, gold, ulster gold mining coy no liability, ulster gold mining company no liability, mining items - sheepshead gully reef, bendigo advertiser 20/12/1861, union company

Handwritten carbon copy of notes on the Victoria Hill Project. Notes contain recommendations and some history of the area.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill project, mr eric wilkinson, wittscheibe's 'jewellers shop', the adventure, luffsman & sterry's, ballerstedt's open cut, j n macartney, bendigo goldfield registry for 1870, australian mining standard june 1st 1899 special edition, gold mine hotel, new chum hill (once known as the south victoria hill), central deborah, albert richardson

Handwritten notes on Victoria Hill. Notes mention the completion of the Bendigo and District Tourist Association's Mining project, what can be seen in the area, the views of Bendigo from the top of the 68 feet high poppet legs, geological features and rock colourings in the open cuts, its direct link to Fortuna mansion and the one-time deepest mine workings in the world. On the back is a number of references and page numbers.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, notes on victoria hill, bendigo and district tourist association, new chum line, lansell's fortuna mansion, central nell gwynne

Handwritten carbon copy of notes on 1st and 2nd stage plans for a tourist area on approx. 20 acres at Victoria Hill. First stage was to clean up the area, locate and sign post shafts, engine beds, etc and prepare a topographical map with these features on it. Second stage was to arrange for the purchase of typical miners homes and shops in the vicinity to be restored for inspection by visitors. Mining equipment to be placed in the area. Prepare brochures for sale. Set up a mining museum.Prepare an area near BCV 8 with direction finder to mining and general features, as this has the best natural ground level view in the City.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, visitor plans for victoria hill, darrel mcclure, bendigo city council, bendigo historical society, central nell gwynne, caleb thomas, bcv 8, lazarus, old chum, new chum, victoria, repeater station (p. m. g.)

Two copies of document : ineteen handwritten pages of notes on 'The Rich Victoria Hill and Its Historical Association' Signed by A Richardson and dated 30 - 8 - 1971. and a typed copy of same. Notes include: Introduction, Hotels, Mines, Mining History and descriptions of features where the signposts are. Mines mentioned in the text are: North Old Chum. Ballerstedt's first open cut, Lansell's Big 180. 20 head stamper, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle, Victoria Quartz Mine. Cleopatra's Needle was a square sectioned brick chimney with this four sided pyramidal chimney top with four vents to allow the smoke to escape whatever the direction of the wind. It was demolished in the 1950's as it had a bend in it and it was considered unsafe. Lansell had two other mines with similar chimneys, the '222' in Chum Street and his 'Sandhurst' or 'Needle' mine near the Bendigo, Eaglehawk boundary.lmine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and it's historical association, j. n. macartney, quartz miner's arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, greek orthodox church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, geo lansell, conrad heinz, british & american hotel, victoria reef gold mining coy, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, gt central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, wm rae jr, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, pioneer, new chum and victoria, burrowes and sterry, new chum and victoria tribute, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, victoria quartz mines, jeweller's shop, bendigo and district tourist association, north old chum mine, john wybrandt, ballerstedt's first open-cut, j c t christopher ballerstedt, ballerstedt's mine, bendigo cemetry, lansell's 'cleopatra nedle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle' mine, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, mr e j dunn, eureka ext'd, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser 16 june 1910, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, gt central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, the tribute coy, advance, luffsman and sterry's claim, a round shaft, chinese joss house, lansell's fortuna, p m g repeater station, a richardson

Handwritten, 3 page carbon copy of a classification request for victoria Hill. Notes give locality, housing program in the area, immediate surrounds of the area, prominent citizens, buildings, mines, geographical formations and gold production.mining, parish map, victoria hill, classification request for victoria hill, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, lansell's fortuna villa, army survey corp, housing commission, hercules, energetic, ironbark, manchester arms hotel, bendigo goldfield, old miners homes, george lansell, sir george lansell, bendigo advertiser, theodore ballerstedt junior, mr c t c johann ballerstedt, mr wm rae, david sterry, adventure, wittscheibe's 'jewellers shop', luffsman & sterry's rich claim, ballerstedt open cut and mine, lansells 180, victoria quartz, rotary club of bendigo south, bendigo cemetry

Handwritten Receipt for, and acceptance of shares in the Catherine Reef United Claimholders Gold Mining Company, limited dated 6th November 1865. List of shareholders, their seals, the number of shares they have and witnesses. Note attached to the back appointing Thomas Kaye of Sailors Gully the lawful attorney to sign the rules of The Catherine Reef United Claimholders. Some of the signatures are unreadable. Bottom quarter of the page is detached.document, gold, the south star quartz mining coy, the south star quartz mining coy, catherine reef united claimholders gold mining company limited, richard bell, ? boyle, andrew brown, john cargeeg, william dis?, ? froggatt, ? burrows, ? williams, james hart, john hart, ? kaye, edward hunt, george loudow, william nichols, john nichols, joseph taylor, robert thornton, ? williams, william winles, thomas kaye

Carbon copy of notes on The Sea Gold Mining Amalgamated Company N. L. on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include size of lease, office, locality of shaft, sill and depth of shaft, plant, first & last crushing, Prominence, call and dividends, gold yield, best gold and underground connections. Signed by A Richards. Written at the top of page: Original to Mr R Leach, Manager, Allan's Music W'house.document, gold, the sea gold mining amal coy n l, the sea gold mining amalgamated company n. l., notes on the sea gold mining amalgamated company n. l., mccoll & rankin, mines dept plan 1937, annals of bendigo mining sections, g brown bendigo goldfield 1936, wood & mcnair s'brokers 1912, v pabst bendigo goldfields central area 1917, mines dept records, a richardson

One handwritten and three typed copies of notes on The United Devonshire Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include size of lease, depth of shaft, East Shaft, locality, a warning on the area where the shaft is, plant, early history. Leading and Prominent, Best Gold, Total Yields and Dividends.document, gold, the united devonshire mine, the united devonshire mine, notes on the united devonshire mine, california hill state school, freeman & coy, the 'danes', princess alexandra, the premier coy, saxon & celt, south devonshire, new st mungo, duke of edinburgh, phoenix mine, duchess tribute, duchess of edinburgh, albert battery, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfields 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1881 - 1916, a richardson, mines dept bulletin no 47 structure of bendigo goldfield h herman 1923, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871

One handwritten and three typed copies of notes on the The Lazarus Mine including the Lazarus New Chum and the Lazarus No 1 on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shafts, size of lease, plant, early history, the Lazarus Company, Prominence, Best Gold and Total Gold Yields.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, notes on the the lazarus mine, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, australian headquarters survey unit, george lansell, new chum hill, b c v 8 studios, sheepshead, central red white & blue, mr lazarus, lansell's 222, old chum mine, lazarus company, mr george gibbs, lansell's fortuna, ballerstedt, mr barnet lazarus, the black lead, the white lead, mount alvernia hospital, mines dept special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1868 - 1910, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871

Four typed copies of notes on the South New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include:- Years of operations, size of lease, locality, depth of shaft, plant, Original Company, New Company Note, Prominent & Leading and Gold Production. One copy signed by A Richardson.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, notes on the south new moon mine, south virginia company, great southern mine, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining section 1890 - 1935, a richardson, booklet 'healthy golden bendigo' 1906 - public library bendigo

Handwritten notes on the South New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shaft, plant, Original Company, New Company, Prominence, Leading Mine, Note and Gold Produced.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, garden gully line of reef, sou;th virginia coy, great southern mine, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' geo brown 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1890 - 1935, a richardson, booklet 'healthy golden bendigo 1906 public library bendigo

Handwritten notes on a fire at Ironbark. From the Bendigo Advertiser 1/1/1894 (Page 2). Destructive Fire at Ironbark. A Mining Engine House Destroyed. Shortly before 12 o'clock Sat. night a fire broke out in the engine-house of the North Garden Gully & Passby Company. Flames first noticed by neighbours. Contacted Capt. J Walker - Temperance Brigade. Building was of brick. Interior of building completely gutted. Winding plant appears to be not altogether destroyed. End of one of the compressors was blown out, and the wire ropes damaged somewhat.document, gold, north garden gully & passby company, north garden gully & passby company, bendigo advertiser 1/1/1894 page 2, capt j walker, temperance brigade

Handwritten notes on the New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include depth of Shaft, locality, Formation & Registration, Last year of production 1931, Size of lease, Early History, Plant, Poppet Legs, Telephone & Electric Signalling, Gold Obtained, Prominence, Total Gold Production and Dividends.document, gold, new moon mine, new moon mine, notes on the new moon mine, garden gully line of reef, prospector's vote, h harkness & coy, thompson & co of castlemaine, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1907 to 1931, a richardson, souvenir declaration 200th dividend issued by directors new moon 1/12/1906, mines dept bulletin no 47 structure of bendigo goldfield h herman 1923

One typed, one handwritten and one handwritten carbon copy of notes on the North Johnsons Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include size of lease (which was very small, only 83 yards along the line of reef, and the late 1890's absorbed the Rose of Denmark lease, the next mine north, of 57 yeards along the line of reef, Depth of shaft, height of Sill, Locality, Plant, Early History, Prominence, Best Gold, Total Gold Yield and Dividends,Underground Connections and References.document, gold, north johnsons mine, north johnsons mine, garden gully line of reef, rose of denmark, camerons reef, dagmar reef, johnsons no 1, johnsons no 2, special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, mines dept quarterly and annual reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1866 - 1917, a richardson, e j dunn's special report no 1 measurements taken from north johnsons mine transverse section 22/9/1892, wood & mcnair sharebrokers plan of leases of portion of bendigo goldfield to 4/5/1912

Two handwritten pages, addressed to Mr J. J. Stanistreet, Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Bendigo. Notes mention the gross weight, moisture content and net-dry weight of Pyrites Lot no 68, Slimes or Strakes Lot No 67 and Blanket Sand Lot no 66. Assay results are also mentioned. The share for Tributors is also tabled.document, gold, north deborah gold mining co n. l., north deborah gold mining co n. l., assay results for north deborah gold mining co n. l., mr j j stanistreet, school of mines, victor leggo & co

Printed Report on Observations of Underground Temperature at Bendigo, by James Stirling, Government Geologist. Report mentions temperature increases as the mines get deeper, temperature of air and rocks, Meteorological Observations at 180 Mine, Bendigo, comparison temperature in other parts of the world and Bendigo, Temperature of air at the 180 Mine, Shenandoah Mine, victoria Quartz, Shamrock, Great Extended Hustlers, Princess Dagmar and United Hustlers and Redan, Daily Variation of Temperature and Pressure of the Air, Temperature of Fault Line, Drawing of Lansell's No 180 Mine showing levels, geological features, graph of Curves of Atmosphere Pressure at 180 Mine Bendigo, graph of Curves of Temperature at 180 Mine Bendigo, Lansell's 180 Mine Rate of Aincrease of Rock Temperature, Comparisons with Observations in other Countries, Observations in November and December 1895, Meteorological Observations at New Chum Railway Mine Bendigo, Kiagram of working 'ends' showing temperatures therein at the New Chum Railway Mine Bendigo Vic, Additional Observations at Lansell's 180 Mine, Shamrock, Princess Dagmar, United Hustlers and Redan and Great Extended Hustler's, Humidity with formula which was adopted, Hygrometer Observations, The Ventilating Currents (and formula), Notes on Anemometer Records 180 Mine, Tabulated List showing Velocities of Air Currents at Various Levels in the 180 Mine Bendigo, Pressure of Air (and formula), Composition of the Air at Lansell's 180 Mine, Shamrock, Princess Dagmar, Gt Extended Hustlers and United Hustlers and Redan and Miners' Complaints. A Richardson name written on the top right corner.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, report on observations of underground temperature at bendigo, department of mines, james travis, the hon henry foster, james stirling, 180 mine, shenandoah mine, victoria quartz, shamrock, great extended hustlers, princess dagmar, united hustlers and redan, new chum railway mine, north old chum, m grehauf, dr boyd, robt s brain

Handwritten notes naming the mines, their depth, years and yield. Mines mentioned are: Surprise, Victorian St Mungo, Mystery Co, Duke of Edinburgh, Gt Ext'd Sth Devonshire (Site of New St Mungo Shaft), New St Mungo & Tributors, Ext'd S'th Devonshire, Sth Devonshire Co, Duchess of Edinburgh (Same ground as Albert & Coy), West United Devonshire, United Devonshire Co, (same ground as Princess Alexandria Saxon & Celt & Hopewell). Ref: Bendigo G'D'fields - History & Production Page 126.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, devonshire mines production, surprise, victorian st mungo, mystery co, duke of edinburgh, gt ext'd sth devonshire (site of new st mungo shaft), new st mungo & tributors, ext'd s'th devonshire, sth devonshire co, duchess of edinburgh (same ground as albert & coy), west united devonshire, united devonshire co, (same ground as princess alexandria saxon & celt & hopewell, bendigo g'd'fileds - history & production page 126

Handwritten notes on a Geological report of main section in a length of 5 miles. Report mentions sandstones and slates, with occasional calcareous bands, which show a cyclic arrangement. Also mentioned are different zones of sediments, anticlines, structure of the field and references: Page 1028 Formation of Bendigo Quartz Reefs by F R Stilwell to 1032 and pages 160 to 163 'Ore deposits as Related to Structural Features - A H Newhouse.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, geological report of main section of goldfield, the bendigo goldfields page 1015, formation of bendigo quartz reefs by f r stilwell page 1028 to 1032, ore deposits as related to structural features pages 160 to 163 a h newhouse

Extract from A. M. S. Sp. Ed. Page 41, 1/6/1899. Notes mention work being carried out, the depth of the shaft, the Company's Record, dividends, calls and length on the line of reef.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, great central victoria, a m s sp ed page 41 1/6/1899, victoria consols, ar

Brief notes on the King of Prussia Mine on the Lightning Hill Line. Notes give the depth, crushings, gold yield, commenced 1876 and closed 1877.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, kinf of prussia mine, b m l production statistics

Notes from Macartney's G'Field Registry 1870 Page 73. Sullivan & Sons was the richest claim. Also crushings and yield from the Royal Oak Co 1871 - 1893. Bendigo G. M. Co. (First Public Coy.)document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, windmill hill claims, sullivan & sons, macartney's g'field registry 1870 page 73, royal oak co, bendigo g m co, first public coy

Handwritten notes from Mine Manager, Wm. Stubbs, Report dated 13 - 3 - 1894 mentioning tenders for an indicator and accepted Mr. Horsfield's tender and report dated June 24th 1890 mentioning an old winding engine of no use to the Company and he recommends it for sale at twenty pounds.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, johnson's reef ext'd mine manager's report, wm stubbs, mr horsfield

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 notes from the Golden Pyke Mine Manager, J. Trevean's Report 8 Nov 1906. Notes mention work carried out at the 1364 ft. level and someone visiting the level in the quiet hours of Sunday week. They fired two holes but only found a little gold, then went a little further south, but it wasn't thought they got very much. Barricades had been fixed up to make it difficult for anyone to get back.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, golden pyke mine manager's report, j trevean, constellation

Handwritten notes on Cornish Pumping Engines, Ref. Dickers Mining Record, vol. 1,No 9 July 1862, Page 17. Notes give details of the Cornish Pumping Engines, actual horse-power, coal consumption and size of boilers.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, cornish pumping engines, dickers mining record vol 1 no 9 july 1862, sir charles lemon, consolidated mines, mr guy, phillips and darlington's record of mining

Handwritten notes give details of alluvial and quartz yields from the Sandhurst and Eaglehawk gold fields. Ref. Sec. Mines Report 1897, Page 13. Also a report from the Sec. Mines Report1905 Pages 116 & 117 mentioning the number of men employed at Kochs Pioneer, Confidence Ex'td, North Johnsons and Princess Dagmar Mines. Report by G Hawke, Acting Inspector of Mines E'Hawk No 10 Dist.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, yields from alluvial & quartz reefs 1897, sandhurst gold field, g hawke, kochs pioneer, confidence ex'td, north johnsons, princess dagmar