Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.A scallop fossil -Pectinidae. This dates from the Miocene Era.fossil scallop pectinidae shell

8455.1 - Large hunk od fossil wood - siliceous, pale.- Petrified wood - Petrified wood forms when water carrying silica is absorbed by decomposing wood. The silica replaces the wood and takes its shape.

Tetragraptus acclinans, Lancefieldian Pale brown coloured rock, pencil circle drawn around graptolite fossil specimen. Fossil collection formerly held in the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Purchased, 2008Oil and enamel on Miocene Clypeaster Gippslandicus fossils in found metal casegippsland, artwork, permanent collection

4 pages from the 'Mining and Geological Journal', July 1938. Front page is an index to figures in the graptolite collection. 'Numbers in brackets are taken from the Fossils Register of the Mines Department Museum, Melbourne, and refer to the specimens in the Museum.' Lancefieldian, Bendigonian, Chewtonian, Castlemainian, Yapeenian, Middle Ordovician, Upper Ordovician, Gisbornian, Estonian and Bolindian categories are described. The numbers on the BHS fossil collection relate to the numbers/names on the page. Two following pages illustrate the fossil types within the major categories. Small sign with pages ' 'Fossils, Bendigo & /surrounding Districts' was with the fossil display in a glass display cabinet, ex Museum of Mines Museum, Bendigo.

8347.1 - Small, almost ovoid piece of mudstone showing partial fossil leaves.

8336.1 - Quite thin mudstone containing a jumble of fossil wood and plant matter.

8319.1 - Elongate piece of mudstone containing numerous fossil wood and leaf fragments.

8421.1 - Rectangular wedge-shaped piece of mudstone showing numerous fossil leaves

Didymograptus protobifidus (variant) Chewtonian. Brown sedimentary rock, one graptolite fossil, two stipes. On back of rock, sticker with 'CH 34'. Graptolite fossil was formerly held in the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Isograptus caduceus var. victoriae Harris Castlemanian Dark Grey rock, multiple graptolite fossils on 2 faces of rock. Sticker with 'Ca38' on rock. Fossil collection formerly held in the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Five small shell fossils. All are gastropods probably cowries from the Miocene Era.fossils gastropods cowries miocene

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Two tiny fossils in Gippsland limestone. .1 is difficult to identify. .2 is lace coral.fossils coral gippsland-limestone

8341.1 - Large grey mudstone, one face showing several parallel fossil leaves.

8338.1 - Flat thin grey mudstone containing numerous leaves and woody fossil material.

8314.1 - Irregularly shaped stone containing large concretion and numerous carbonised plant fossils.

8332.1 - Flat, roughly rhomboid mudstone showing prominent partial fossil of spiny animal (most likely), possibly a polychaete worm. (still possible it is merely a plant fragment). Surface shows striations likely from working to uncover fossil.

Isograptus caduceus var.divergens Harris (3132) Yepeenian. Pale grey rock with three dark brown graptolite fossils visible. 2cm stipes on largest specimen. Fossil collection was formerly held by the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

Diplograptus (Glyptograptus) teretinseulus var. englyphus Lapw. (37397) Middle Ordovician. Pale brown rock, 'Mo54' on sticker alongside single stipe graptolite fossil. Fossil collection was formerly held by the School of Mines Museum, Pall Mall, Bendigo.

These were collected from the Lake Tyers area at Red Bluff. Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Two lumps of fossil rock with a small shell broken off one. The shells are filled with calcite.fossil shells calcite lake-tyers

8328.1 - Small concave-convex "shell-like" mudstone fragment showing fossil plant fragments.

Inspected by George Rawlings 6.2.2013.Fossils are among the most valuable sources of information about the Earth's history.Six bivalve fossils of different sizes. There are worm holes in one. The two small dark ones are brachiopods.fossils bivalves brachiopods shells

8353.1 - Irregular- tending-oval mudstone showing partial leaf and small woody/leafy fossil fragments.

8351.1 - Flattened, roughly trapezoidal mudstone showing surface of fossil wood, adjacent patch of darker mudstone.

8344.1 - Large piece of grey mudstone showing fossil leaves, some large, of at least 3 species.

8331.1 - Irregularly shaped elongate piece of mudstone showing numerous plant fossil fragments, most prominently.

8324.1 - Overall angular mudstone with one face showing two small but well-formed leaf fossils

8322.1 - Large, flattened, almost square mudstone numerous but poorly distinguished fragments of fossil plants and wood.

8321.1 - Small, near-spherical pieces of mudstone showing (poor quality) fragments of fossil plant matter.

8320.1 - Roughly prismatic pieces of mudstones, clearly showing on one face numerous plant leaf fossils.