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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS PETITION 1853
... History-Australia-Victoria-Bendigo-Gold Miners.... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...The 1853 Bendigo Goldfields Petition, containing names of Gold Diggers and other residents, to his Excellency Charles Joseph La Trobe Esq Lieutenant Governor of the Colony of Victoria with their grievances regarding license fees & other matters.gold, goldfields, mining licences, history-australia-victoria-bendigo-gold miners. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: TWO MINERS WORKING UNDERGROUND
... Gold miners underground. Bendigo Mines-Jack Hattam Collection ...Slide. .Two miners working underground.mine, gold, miners underground., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO'S LOST MINERS 1852 - 2001, 2008
... Bendigo - History - Gold mines - Bendigo Gold miners... Gold miners Mine accidents. John Kelly Bendigo's Lost Miners ...Bendigo's Lost Miners 1852 - 2001, a collection of over 850 biographies and accident reports with copies of some inquest reports, mine managers reports, applications for graves and other documents with regard to the deaths of men, boys and one woman who were killed in Bendigo's mines from 1852 to 2006. Published by Australian Institute of Genealogical Studies Bendigo area, 381 pages with photographs, illustrations and maps.John Kellybendigo, mining, deaths, bendigo - history - gold mines - bendigo gold miners, mine accidents. -
Public Record Office Victoria
Deposition, 1854,14 April 1858
... mining miners gold rush james scobie john farrell michael welsh ...VA 2825 Attorney-General's Department (previously known as the Law Department)Eureka Stockade:Additional Depositionstrial, goldfields, depositions, eureka, gold, mining, miners, gold rush, james scobie, john farrell, michael welsh -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr J.L. Grimshaw: the man who found the first gold at Kinglake
... J. L. Grimshaw, long time gold miner opened up the Kinglake.... Grimshaw, long time gold miner opened up the Kinglake Diggings ...J. L. Grimshaw, long time gold miner opened up the Kinglake Diggings in 1860. Black and white photograph reproduced on p95 of 'Pioneers & Painters' Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photo Collection, no. 56 (duplicate of hard copy held at Eltham Library)pioneers and painters, sepp, j.l grimshaw -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Functional object - Scales - gold weighing, c. 1854
... Betty Vivian's maternal grandfather was a gold miner... grandfather was a gold miner at Majorca, near Maryborough Vic ...Betty Vivian's maternal grandfather was a gold miner at Majorca, near Maryborough Vic and the scales belonged to himBrass scales for gold, in wooden box, with brass weights and gold ready-reckoner bookletgold mining, scales, gold rush -
Clunes Museum
NEWSPAPER CUTTING
... GOLD MINERS OF CLUNES VICTORIA, ROSE AS ONE MAN ON DECEMBER... CUTTING GOLD MINERS OF CLUNES VICTORIA, ROSE AS ONE MAN ...GOLD MINERS OF CLUNES VICTORIA, ROSE AS ONE MAN ON DECEMBER 8, 1873. WHEN THEY FOUND OUT THAT MINE OWNERS WERE BRINGING IN CHINESE LABOURERS TO BREAK THE STRIKE AT LOTHAIR MINE.local history, document, newspaper, mining, chinese riot -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1900
... Gold gold fields Gold rush Miners ...A black and white photograph depicting seven men and four women surrounded by tunnel boring machinery. A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole", is a machine used to excavate tunnels with a circular cross section through a variety of soil and rock strata. They may also be used for microtunneling. They can be designed to bore through anything from hard rock to sand. Tunnel boring machines are used as an alternative to drilling and blasting (D&B) methods in rock and conventional "hand mining" in soil. TBMs have the advantages of limiting the disturbance to the surrounding ground and producing a smooth tunnel wall. This significantly reduces the cost of lining the tunnel, and makes them suitable to use in heavily urbanised areas. The major disadvantage is the upfront cost. TBMs are expensive to construct, and can be difficult to transport. The longer the tunnel, the less the relative cost of tunnel boring machines versus drill and blast methods. This is because tunneling with TBMs is much more efficient and results in shortened completion times, assuming they operate successfully. Drilling and blasting however remains the preferred method when working through heavily fractured and sheared rock layers.This photograph is significant as it shows the machinery used and attire worn by men and women during the gold rush era. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paperburke museum, mining, beechworth, boring machinery, excavate, gold, gold fields, gold rush, miners -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Ballarat School of Mines Students visit the New Normanby Mine, c 1900
... john rowe mining mining alumni New normanby gold mine miners ...Ballarat School of Mines mining class visit the New Normanby Mine. ballarat school of mines, new normanby, thomas hart, john rowe, mining, mining alumni, new normanby gold mine, miners, alumni -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c. 1870
... gold mining miners diggers victoria ...This photograph was captured at an undisclosed location and at an unidentified time but likely dates to approximately 1870. The photographer's details are not recorded and the identities of the men in the image are also not known. This image depicts a group of 10 men in typical miners fashion. Four of them are sat on a large log with one holding a small dog. Six miners stand behind those sitting. All these men are wearing a white button-up shirt and tan coloured work trousers. They wear heavy boots and seven have included a dark vest over their shirt. The man holding the dog has a pipe in his mouth. Two of these men are clean shaven with the remainder sporting a moustache and two with a beard. The ages of these men vary from late 20s to middle age. This group of men are located in a mining location with what appears to be an open cut mine in the background of the image. The ground is muddy and has elements which can help identify it as a mining location based on the condition of the landscape. The bottom of the men's trousers are muddy which provides the assurance that these men were working in this location when their photograph was captured. In the background there is one structure, possibly a dwelling, and bush which identifies the location as Australia. Open cut sluicing is a method used to extract gold and other precious metals from beneath the surface of the earth. This technique involved the use of high-powered hoses which broke down the soil enabling miners to come along and search this soil for gold. After the gold rush of the early 1850s, diggers had to enlist the assistance of heavy machinery and techniques like hydraulic sluicing in order to reach gold because the surface alluvial gold had already been discovered and removed. This heavy machinery was not used until after 1853. The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. Images, like this one, of Australian gold rush history can reveal important information about the social and environmental impact of this period. This image depicts diggers standing in a mining location and therefore, this image has the capacity to reveal or support significant information for researchers studying the fashion and social status of diggers in Australia in approximately 1870. It can also provide information on the landscape of Australia in this period and the impact of mining for gold on both society and the Australian landscape. The Burke Museum is home to a substantial collection of Australian mining photographs which can be used to gain a deeper understanding into life on the gold fields, technology used in mining, the miners themselves and the impact of the gold digging on the environment.Sepia toned rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on board.Reverse: 1997.2518mining, goldfields, beechworth, 1870, australia, australian goldfields, diggers, victoria, sluicing, gold mining, miners, diggers victoria -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Work on paper (Sub-Item) - Photograph, The Union Mine, Diamond Creek circa 1900
... creek gold mine miners nillumbik historical society ...The Union Mine operated until 1916.diamond creek, gold mine, miners, nillumbik historical society -
Unions Ballarat
The history of Ballarat, from the first pastoral settlement to the present time, William Bramwell Withers, 1980
... and labour council eureka stockade mining - gold gold politics miners ...History of Ballarat. Table of contents: 1. Ballarat before the gold discovery 2. The gold discovery 3. From the gold discovery 4. Digger hunting 5. The Eureka Stockade 6. Political development 7. Development of mining 8. The town of Ballarat Historical - Ballarat.Paper; book. Front cover: author's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, eureka stockade, mining - gold, gold, politics, miners -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Shire of Ballarat, 1963
... learmonth sire hall gold memorial miners rest reticulated water ...White covered book with multiple images.ballarat shire, shire of ballarat, c.e. brown, learmonth sire hall, gold memorial, miners rest reticulated water, australian timken, ballarat airport, joe white maltings, franklin caravans, kirk's reservoir, white swan reservoir, electricity, lucas, unilever australia, ballarat gas company, coronet caravans, lindsay gunn, martin stoneware, w. r. walton, m.b. john, ballarat agricultural and pastoral society, planning scheme, webcona estate, brown's heavy haulage, ballarat mental hospital, alfredton pre-school centre, wendouree recreaton reserve, wendouree pre-school, wendouree youth club, corporation saleyards, arch of victory, lake burrumbeet, perry park, ballarat high school, wendouree west state school, ewing house, ballarat grammar school, ballarat teachers' college, learmonth presbyterian church, st mathew's wendouree, st mary's redemptorist monastery, norm doodt, pre-mixed concrete, wendouree bowls club, ballarat shire councillors, rex hollioake, david baird, thomas ford, william troup, wilfred hirst, charles brown, charles giot, william walton, david powell, john pemberton, hugh patterson, alexander mcdonald, edward edwards, james mitchell -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Miners Pick - long
... was also an occupation. gold mining miners' pick Formerly KV 071 ...Miners' picks were commonly used in the nineteenth and early twentieth century for extracting gold from underground mine tunnels.Found in the Harrietville area. Similar to those used in the nearby Kiewa Valley where prospecting for gold was also an occupation.Formerly KV 071. Handmade - of steel with a wooden handle. It was used to break up rock and ore, making it easier to extract valuable minerals. The pointed end of the pickaxe was used to chip away at rock, while the flat end was used to strike the rock for breaking it apart. This one has a long handle.gold mining, miners' pick -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Miners Pick - short
... occurred. gold mining miners' pick axe hand tool Formerly KV 071 ...Formerly KV 071. It was used to break up rock and ore, making it easier to extract valuable minerals. The pointed end of the pick axe was used to chip away rock, while the flat end was used to strike the rock for breaking it apart. This one has a short handle. Miners picks were commonly used in the the 19th and early 20th centuries for extracting gold from underground mine tunnels.Used in the Kiewa Valley where prospecting for gold occurred.Formerly KV 071. Cast iron symmetrical pick tool on cast iron with a wooden handle. It has a pointed end and a flat end. It is 12 inches long.gold mining, miners' pick axe, hand tool -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - UNITY MINING ANNUAL REPORT 2013, 2013
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Glossy Book, Annual Report of Unity Mining 2013.gold mining, miners' safety cage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Sign - GOLDFIELDS SIGN
... MINING Miners' Safety Cage signage Gold mining Land use Signs ...Metal sign with embossed lettering, the corners have been folded over with mounting holes put through the thicker sections. The embossing reads: 'This Land is Auriferous and Subject to Mining Conditions.' The sign is very rusted and there is no trace of the original paintwork. A handwritten note with the sign reads: 'This sign was found covered by grass and eucalyptus leaves etc., at the side of the road leading past the Eucy. Factory in the vicinity of the Whipstick forest. Found in 1977 by Jean and Ross Miller, Wireless Street, Kangaroo Flat. At the time of scanning the lead article. The second item, a ladle, is being held in another location.gold mining, miners' safety cage, signage, gold mining, land use, signs -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CORNISH COLLECTION: VISIT OF BENDIGO MINE MANAGERS TO THOMPSON'S ENGINEERING WORKS, CASTLEMAINE
... BENDIGO Gold mining Miners Photograph. Cornish Collection - visit ...Photograph. Cornish Collection - visit of Bendigo mine managers to Thompson's Engineering Works, Castlemaine. Article (undated) from Bendigo Advertiser (?) re visit one hundred years ago - with photos of 14 men with part of Thompson & Co brick building in background: : Mr Hicks (Red, White and Blue); Mr Glanville (Hustlers Royal Reserve); Mr Kidd (Shamrock Co.0; Mr Hollow (South Bellevue); Mr Rowe (new Chum Rail); Mr Jas Northcote (Lansell's general manager); Mr Edward (Fortuna-Hustlers); Mr Prior (Garden Gully); Mr J Lonsdale (Shenandoah); Mr Whitford (Lazarus Co,); Mr Harvey (New Chum United); Mr Bradshaw (electrical engineering); Mr Lonsdale (Lazarus Co.); Mr L B McGrath (Thompson's representative).bendigo, gold mining, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - VICTORIA: ITS MINES AND MINERALS
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Two copies of pages, one from Victoria: Its Mines and Minerals page 40, dated June1, 1899 and one from Special Edition Australian Mining Standard, page 41, dated June 1, 1899. Page 40 has a picture of Lansell's '180'. Reports on yields,dividends,depths, where the gold was found, amount of gold per load, and working the mines. Mines mentioned are: Tribute Company, North Old Chum, The 180,The Victoria QuartzNew Chum United, The Great Central Victoria, Victoria Consols, The Adventure, The Try-Me-Well, The Advance, The Cinderella, The Hercules Group, Ironbark Co, Victoria Gold Mines Co, Hercules & Energetic, Great Extended Hercules, The Pearl, New St Mungo, The Extended South Devonshire, Duchess Tribute, The Duchess of Edinburgh Co,Freeman & Co, The Danes.gold mining, miners' safety cage, victoria: its mines and minerals, victoria: its mines and minerals, special edition australian mining standard, tribute co, mr w w barker, mr hicks, lansell's 180, north old chum, mr john wybrants, victoria reef, ballerstedt, geo lansell, victoria quartz, victoria hill, great central victoria, new chum united, mr j h craig, victoria consols, the adventure, try - me - well, the advance, the cinderella, the albert, the hercules group, ironbark co, the victoria gold mines co, the hercules and energetic, the great extended hercules, the pearl, new st mungo, the extended south devonshire, duchess tribute, the south devonshire, the duchess of edinburgh co, freeman and co, the danes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - REPRODUCTION MODEL MINING CAGE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Reproduction Model Mining Cage. This item is constructed of wrought and forged flat iron. It clearly displays how the breaking mechanism of a mining cage is created so that if the tension is released from the support cables , the cage 'locks' on to the side rail (Skid). (see Research Tab)gold mining, miners' safety cage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING - JOURNAL, 1932/50
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Book; hardcover accounts journal. East Clarence G. M. Co. N.L. journal.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - LEDGER, 1932/37
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Book; Hardcover accounts ledger book - front section of book is tab alphabet indexed. Ledger East Clarence Gold Mining Company No Liability, (small sticker, Frank Every's Book and Stationary Centre Bendigo).MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, accounts book., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - PAYMENTS BOOK, 1932/40
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Book; Hardcover accounts book - payment entries from 21/10/1932 to 5/4/1940. East Clarence Gold Mining Company No Liability.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, payments book, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: THE VICTORIA GOLD VALUERS READY RECKONER, 1853
... MINING Miners' Safety Cage gold valuers ready rreckoner MCCOLL ...Book; Cloth bound hard cover book - 'The Victoria Gold Valuer's Ready Reckoner and Assayers chemical guide'. Being a manual descriptive of the ordinary as well as the scientific modes of conducting assays; with tables for ascertaining the carat value of gold audits sterling value (Scoffern & Higgins) Spine missing. Inside front cover stamped Big Hill Mining Company.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, gold valuers ready rreckoner, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - SHARE TRANSFER JOURNAL, 1932/41
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Book; Hard cover accounts book - labelled 'Transfer Journal - details share transfers. Headings : No. of transfer, Date, Transferrer, Folio in share register, No. of shares, distinctive numbers, transferee, Address, Folio in share register, cancelled series No., remarks. East Clarence gold mining company No Liability, transfer journal.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, share transfers, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - MINUTE BOOK, 1932/45
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Book; hard covered minute book with numbered pages with handwritten meeting minutes entries. Front cover has East Clarence handwritten above minute book. East clarence Minute book.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, minutes of meetings, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE STOCK BOOK, 1940/47
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Booklet; East Clarence Stock Book. Exercise book - handwritten entries about inspecting mine workings to be in a safe condition. Report of stock transferred to South Nell Gwynne. East Clarence stock book.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETgold mining, miners' safety cage, stock book, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: MEN UNDERGROUND
... Gold two miners drilling. Bendigo Mines-Jack Hattam Collection ...Slide. Two miners drilling, possibly charging up explosives.mine, gold, two miners drilling., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - ADJUSTABLE SPANNER, TWISTED ROPE STYLE HANDLE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Adjustable Spanner, Twisted Rope Style Handle. Approx 20cm in size (Previously from Box #45 Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk)gold mining, miners' safety cage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - STAR DRILL LARGE METAL PUNCH
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Star Drill. Large Metal Punch (Previously in Box #45 from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk) Approx 30cmgold mining, miners' safety cage