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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: CAPTION
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Caption: Eaglehawk's Wayne Hillman submitted this photograph taken in the late 1960s of his father Gilbert, at right in black coat, loading briquettes outside the Bucknell and Jeffrey store where he worked. The carrying and storage business was located in Railway Place, near where the Discovery Centre is today. Thomas Gerard Jeffrey was a principal of the company until it was sold in 1973. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO
A book titled ' The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch, Historic Guide to Bendigo with map(Loose), of goldfields showing streets, lines of reef, principal shafts. Recommended for tourists, students, prospectors and historians. 1980.' Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Eighth Edition. Maps, photos, illustrations.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo history, history, victoria, victorian history, australian history, gold, gold fields, gold discoveries, place, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch -
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Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Five copies of ' The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historic Guide to Bendigo with map of goldfields showing streets, lines of reef, principal shafts. Recommended for tourists, students, prospectors and historians.' Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Third Edition. Maps, photos, illustratons. Only four copies have maps.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, bendigo history, history, victorian history, victoria, australian history, gold fields, gold, gold discoveries, the royal historical society of victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Three books titled ' The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historic Guide to Bendigo with map of goldfields showing streets, lines of reef, principal shafts. Recommended for tourists, students, prospectors and historicans.' Sixth Edition. Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Maps, photos, diagrams.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, bendigo history, victoria, victorian history, australian history, gold, gold fields, the royal historical society of victoria, gold discoveries -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Five copies of 'The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historical Guide to Bendigo. Including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields.' Revised Edition. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo 1968. photos, maps, illustrations. Two copies only have WITH FREE MAP stamped on the front cover.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, history, royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, gold, goldfields, victoria, victorian history, gold mines, gold, australian history, gold discoveries, mining. sticker bottom left front cover of two copies only 0064.5 par. 0064.6 par -
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Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. All or the gold seekers at the first great rushes to Ballarat and Mount Alexander were diggers. During the succeeding years of the gold rush decade, many goldfields were discovered; each became the focus of a rush, and the scene of a diggings. The following maps show only the principal gold fields rushed between 1851 and 1961. (The dates do not necessarily indicate the first discovery of gold in the areas.) Markings: 10 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.haminounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Document - CAPTIN MATTHEW FLINDERS R.N
Handwritten account of the life and work of Captain Matthew Flinders R. N. Note on the front to Felicity from Ian. Also a Bibliography on the next page.document, captain matthew flinders r n, the sixth continent, arthur scholes, the discovery of australia, a sharp, the voyage of the investigator, k a austin, my own destroyer, s j baker, mornington - in the wake of flinders, l moorhead, matthew flinders 1774-1814, j d mack, in strangeland: pioneers of australia, t carter, the voyages of matthew flinders, m colewell, the discovery and exploration of australia, e h g & g ee feeken, the victoria historical magazine december 1943 & june 1953 -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''THE ROAD TO EL DORADO'' BY JOHN ARMOUR
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 288 page hardback green cover. An historical novel based on gold discovery and the pioneers in Victoria from 1849 to 1862. Published in 1938 by Windsor Publishing Co. Pty. Ltd, Melbourne and printed by James Glennon Geoghegan, East Melbourne. Catalogue sticker ''2189 ARM'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on flyleaf '' To Mr Alec H. Chisholm, with very best wishes from the author Yours sincerely John Armour 12.7.39 The Manse, 2 Marlowe St., Canterbury E7''John Armourbooks, collections, novel, alec h chisholm collection, john armour, gold discovery, novel, victoria -
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Document - ''REVIEW OF BENDIGO HISTORY'' (BHS)
''Review of Bendigo History'' 8 pages, with three appendices. (Published by the BHS and based on the more detailed 60-page 'Historic Guide to Bendigo'). Sections headed: Earlier Days; Discovery of Gold; Influx of Diggers; Water and Mining; Transport and Development; Building and the City; A Place of Commerce; Heritage of the Past; Further information - references; Appendix 1 - Alluvial Gold Mining in Bendigo; appendix 2 - Architectural and Heritage Features; Appendix 3 - Historical Time Line Summary (1836 - 2003). Limited number of illustrations. Attached is correspondence with Data Metallogenica re the use of this Review (date 2009). Also included are 3 pages of and email, and 2 pages of advertising Data Metallogenical.Bendigo Historical Societybendigo, history, bendigo historical society, water, mining, architectural, influx of diggers, alluvial gold mining. s. t. gill -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''RICH EARTH'' BY WILLIAM A BAYLEY
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 187 page hardback history of Young and the Shire of Burrangong, NSW. 1860 to 1955. Includes 36 B & W photos and lists of Councillors, Office Bearers and Parliamentarians of Young and the Shire. Published in 1956 by the Young Municipal Council and Burrangong Shire Council. Printed by Halstead Press, Sydney. ''2221 BAY'' catalogue sticker on spine. Neatly hand printed in ink on flyleaf ''Presented to Mr A.H. Chisholm O.B.E. President of the Royal Australian Historical Society on the occasion of his visit to Young 1st October 1960 to unveil an Obelisk commemorating the Centenary of the Discovery of Gold at Young in 1960. W. R. Tate Mayor''.William A. Bayleybooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, william a. bayley, young, burrangong shire, gold discovery -
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Book - CITY OF BENDIGO HISTORICAL INFORMATION
... information, first gold discovery, first church, Bendigo Hospital...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...City of Bendigo information, area, population, dwellings, property valuations, municipal revenue, gold yields. Historical information, first gold discovery, first church, Bendigo Hospital, first streets, railway opened, Coliban water supply opened, change of name from Sandhurst. 24 pages in a spring bound folder.bendigo, history, city history -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''AUSTRALIA 200''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 424 page hardcover 'coffee table' book. An illustrated history of Australia celebrating the bi-centenary of Capt. Cook's discovery of the east coast of Australia and landing at Botany Bay, 29th April 1770. Produced and published in 1970 by Oswald Ziegler Enterprises Pty Ltd, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2257 ZIE'' on spine. Handwritten in ink on first page ''To Alec. With grateful thanks for your help in this book. O L Ziegler May 70''Oswald Zieglerbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, australia, oswald ziegler -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: ''DUNOLLY, THE STORY OF AN OLD GOLD-DIGGINGS TOWN''
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. 160 page hardcover 'coffee table' book on the history of the gold rushes at Dunolly and surrounding district by James Flett. Includes 7 maps and 41 illustrations. Published in 1956 by the Poppet Head Press and printed by George H Barrow & Co., Melbourne. Catalogue sticker ''2256 FLE'' on spine. Coloured copy of the photo of the discovery of the 'Welcome Stranger' nugget at Moliagul in 1869 opposite title page.James Flettbooks, collections, history, alec h chisholm collection, james flett, dunolly, gold rush -
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Book - GOLD NUGGETS OF VICTORIA, 1961
Gold Nuggets of Victoria. This booklet covers: 'The Welcome Stranger', 'The Welcome', The Blanche Barkly', 'The Precious', 'The Canadian', 'The Lady Hotham', 'The Sarah Sands', 'The Viscount Canterbury', 'Blackman Lead, Maryborough', and 'The Heron'. 5 page bookletDepartment of Mines.victoria, history, gold mining, geology, and gold pros, gold discovery, gold mining, gold nuggets. -
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Photograph - SANDHURST, c1867
Sepia photograph: Diggings Myers Creek. Slab huts on left side. Man standing in front of hut, barrels and timber outside hut. Carriage with two horses, on right buck board and one horse, horse and cart on left. Discovery of gold at Myers Creek 1867, vic. Australia. Letter from Kerry Carroll included.Batchelderplace, land, mining, kerry carroll (for dolly carroll), 9 brooke street, eaglemont vic 3084 -
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Photograph - COATH'S VICTORIA MINE, BENDIGO, c.1852
Black and white copy of photograph (in acid free sheets in folder) of eight men in foreground, three behind 'airsail' for mine ventilation. Men are wearing trousers, white shirts, with kerchiefs tied around their heads, straw boaters. Man on RH side dressed in darker clothing, standing on boards ( over a shaft ? ) Piles of mullock on LH side, wheelbarrow and dogs.. History: James Lerk 24/3/2000 - Coath's claim on Victoria Hill (a Fox photo?)place, mining site, coath's victoria mine, 'gold discovery' jas flett p244 -
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Book - A SOURCE BOOK OF AUSTRALIAN HISTORY, 1919
A source book of Australian History. Part 2. Discovery and exploration. 211 pages with map. Inscription inside front cover: Florrie Anderson, A. Form , BHS, 1921.pub: Chiswick Press, Londonhistory, australian, f. anderson, history, exploration, bendigo high school. -
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Book - CHINESE MEMORIALS AND MEMORIES. THE WHITE HILLS CEMETERY - BENDIGO, 2001
Chinese Memorials Memories. The White Hills Cemetery - Bendigo.Golden Dragon Museum.bendigo, chinese, history, from gold discovery to mid twentieth century. -
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Book - CAMPASPE RUN, ANNUAL REPORT 2000/2001
Campaspe Run, Annual Report, 2000/2001. NOT IN CUPBOARD AT TIME OF THIS ENTRY.cottage, miners, the h. v. mckay rural discovery centre. campaspe run. -
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Book - LIFE ON THE AUSTRALIAN GOLDFIELDS, 1984
Life on the Australian Goldfields 221 pages with photos and illustrations.Derrick I Stone, Sue MacKinnongold, goldfields, living conditions, bendigo, goldfields, mining techniques, gold discovery -
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Book - EARLY DAYS ON BENDIGO, 1979
... under the title ,The First Discovery of Gold at Bendigo. Copy... the Bendigo Advertiser under the title ,The First Discovery of Gold ...Early Days on Bendigo. Recollections of life on Bendigo by F. McKenzie Clarke. Excerpt from the Bendigo Advertiser under the title ,The First Discovery of Gold at Bendigo. Copy 5123b at Specimen Cottage.F McKenzie Clarkhistory, mining. -
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Book - A WALK THROUGH ST PAUL'S ANGLICAN CATHEDRAL, 1991
A Walk Through St Paul's Anglican Cathedral Myers Street Bendigo. An appreciation of the wonderful heritage and discovery that the Cathedral is indeed a House of God. 12 Pages. Dark blue cover. B&W photos. With IndexAlex Stonechurch, history, st paul's cathedral -
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Document - 'GOLD' POSTER WITH DESCRIPTION OF NUGGETS
Poster heading - 'Gold' - 'In the whole world, only 47 nuggets weighing over 30lbs Troy have been recorded. Of these 40 are from Australia. The region from Ballarat around to Bendigo yielded 32 of these large nuggets. This monument erected in 1897 by the Mines Department, is the only one ever erected to honour the discovery of a gold nugget. The 'Welcome Stranger' nugget was unearthed on 5th February, 1869, weighing 2316 ounces and it was sold for 9.553 pounds'. Poster includes a map of Victoria depicting the main gold mining areas, also mention of gypsum, and tin in northern Victoria. A photo of the monument to the discovery of the 'Welcome Stranger' nugget found 1 1/4 miles from Moliagul in the bottom corner.document, gold -
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Newspaper - Lydia Chancellor collection: A Prussian priest gave Bendigo his heart
George Henry Backhaus (1811-1882) was born in Prussia. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1836 and began his missionary work in India. In 1846 he came to Australia, first ministering in Sydney and then Adelaide. With the discovery of gold in Victoria, Backhaus believed he was called to become a missionary on the goldfields. His first Bendigo mass was celebrated 2/5/1852. He travelled extensively throughout the goldfields eventually establishing a tent church on the site of St Killians in 1852. In 1853 this was replaced by a slab-walled and canvas-roofed church.. The site also included a Catholic school. In 1863 he returned to Germany but came back to Bendigo in 1867. He retired from parish work in 1881 and moved to Melbourne but as his health declined he returned to Bendigo in 1882 to die.The age from 08/01/1966. Article titled: A Prussian priest gave Bendigo his heart, Churches of history - 9 by John Hetherington. The article details the life of Dr. Henry Backhaus, the first Catholic priest in Bendigo.In blue pen "The Age" 8-1-66bendigo churches, backhaus, st.killian -
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Photograph - Norman Penrose collection: Views of Bendigo No.31
... of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially... of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially ...The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Sepia coloured photograph of Koch's Pioneer quartz crushing plant, Long Gully. The phot shows Perseverance United claim, Wind-mill and hill in the distance. N.J. Caire phot Sandhurst.Casey & Wenborn's print. Forbes & Holmes agentsviews of bendigo, n.j. caire, sandhurstr, quartz crushing plant, kock -
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Document - BENDIGO TOURISM BROCHURES COLLECTION: BENDIGO THE GOLDEN HEART OF VICTORIA
Small brochure titled ''Bendigo ….the Golden Heart of Victoria''. On the cover arial view of Bendigo. Inside short chapters on: the discovery of gold, sporting facilities, accomodation, art, Easter fair, Bendigo. Please note; 2 photos attached to the bottom of each page have note been scanned.bendigo, tourism, brochure -
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Photograph - EDITH LUNN COLLECTION: GOLDFIELDS CAIRN AND QUARRY AT FOREST CREEK, 19/08/1989
Quarry in the vicinity of Goldfields Cairn, near Forest Creek, taken 19/08/1989 22A Cairn to mark Gold Discovery (the first ) on the Mount Alexander Goldfields at Forest Creek in 1851 22B At the site of the Cairn to mark gold discovery at Forest Creek in July 1951 22C the quarry near Goldfields Cairn 22D quarry in the vicinity of Goldfields Cairn, near Forest Creek 22E Quarry near Cairn to gold discaovery on Mount Alexander , Forest CreekEdith Lunn -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: FORTUNA HUSTLERS MINE
Two page document with location map. The Fortuna Hustlers Gold mine was located close to the railway goods shed (Discovery Centre location) in an area occupied by Buckell and Jeffrey's office and yards. (now carpark of Marketplace shopping centre). It commenced operation in August 1888 and closed in December 1913.The depth of the shaft was 2,240ft. Features of the plant described are: the winding engine, the air compressor, boilers, baling tanks, poppet legs, engine house. The winding engine later worked at the Tambour Major at Specimen Hill; Birds Reef at Kangaroo Flat, Hercules No. 1 on top of Danger Hill and the North Virginia mine at Eaglehawk.bendigo, mining, fortuna hustlers mine -
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Photograph - NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINE BENDIGO MINING PLAQUE
Metal plaque, gold writing, erected at the site of the former North Deborah Gold Mine when the brick chimney was restored by Bendigo Mining NL. The plaque reads: 'The North Deborah Gold Mine, 1937-1954. The North Deborah Gold mine was established on this site on the 28th May 1937. For an initial cost of 2,000 pounds to erect the plant, plus capital of 37,500 pounds, the North Debnorah proved to be the most abundant and profitable of all the post Second War mines in Bendigo. The North Deborah produced 128,000 ounces of gold from 1937 to its closure on 23rd December 1954. When mine manager E.J. White closed the doors that day he signaled the end to a great story of gold discovery and production. The North Deborah was the last mine to operate on the Bendigo goldfield during the initial golden era. It was not until the new century that gold mining would return. This historic chimney was restored by Bendigo Mining Limited in 2006. Along with the poppet head. It is the only visible surface remains of the original North Deborah Mine.' The mine site is situated off Breen Street in Golden Square.Kay MacGregor 2012bendigo, mining, north deborah mining company -
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Book - TO THE DIGGINGS, 2000
256 page hard cover book 'To the Diggings, A Celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Discovery of Gold in Australia'. Illustrated with colour and B&W photos First published 2000. Printed in Singapore by Tat Wei Printing Packaging Pte Ltd. 14 Chapters tracing the history of gold discovery and mining in Australia.Geoff Hocking