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Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Julius Grant (1869-1950) Nature's Gentleman and Good Friend to Warrandyte
... rewarded by Government as discoverers of first goldfield... as discoverers of first goldfield in Victoria. Also includes substantial ...Bound compilation of notes about Julius Grant, Park Orchards orchardist, and his involvement with the Warrandyte community, Shire of Doncaster and Templestowe as Councillor, and participant in a Cairn Committee for erection of memorial at Anderson's Creek in Warrandyte marking Louis J. Michel and party rewarded by Government as discoverers of first goldfield in Victoria. Also includes substantial coverage of Grant's theatrical involvement, Australian films, and Adam Lindsay Gordon Memorial Committee. "An Old Stager remembered for much more than just the Louis Michel Gold Memorial Cairn." -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - TANDERRUM, FREEDOM OF THE BUSH, 2004
... on the goldfields of Central Victoria. Published by Friends of Mount... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Tanderrum, Freedom Of The Bush. The Djadjawurrung presence on the goldfields of Central Victoria. Published by Friends of Mount Alexander Diggings 34 pages with photographs and illustrations. Inscription donated by James Lerk 30.01.2009Ian D Clarl & David A Cahiraboriginal, book, goldfields, bendigo - goldfields, aboriginals, djadjawurrung. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LETTERS FROM THE BENDIGO DIGGINGS
... was in the goldfields of Victoria during the years 1853 - 1863. . One of two... Owens was in the goldfields of Victoria during the years 1853 ...John Owens (1831-1892) was a Welshman who spent 1853-1863 in Australia, predominantly on the Bendigo goldfields.He was a miner who also initially set up a horse drawn puddling machine, although he sold this in 1857. He gave first hand insight into life on the goldfields through letters he wrote home to his parents. He returned to Wales in 1863 and in 1864 he married his uncles widow, Jane Davis. Jane died in 1872 and John then married Mary Ellen Jackson.Letters from the Bendigo diggings comprising copies of letters written by John Owens to his family in Wales during the years 1854 - 1863 & Letters from Bendigo written by John Owens, Great Grandfather of Charles Paterson. John Owens was in the goldfields of Victoria during the years 1853 - 1863. . One of two books donated by Charles Paterson. Both books spiral bound and contain coloured prints & maps. Books enclosed in plastic sleeve.John Owensperson, family, john owens, history-bendigo-goldfields-family-owens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - WATER FOR GOLD, 2009
... in 1859 to supply water to the goldfields of Central Victoria, 288... to quench central Victoria's goldfields. Published by Australian ...Water for Gold, The fight to quench central Victoria's goldfields. Published by Australian Scholarly Publishing with a grant from Coliban Water to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the first serious attempts by the Bendigo Water Works Company in 1859 to supply water to the goldfields of Central Victoria, 288 pages photographs, illustrations & maps. Signed by the author.Geoffrey Russellvictoria, history, water, bendigo - history, central victorian goldfields, coliban water. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, City of Bendigo, c1918, c1918
... Bendigo is a goldfields town in Central Victoria.... Office goldfields Bendigo is a goldfields town in Central ...Bendigo is a goldfields town in Central Victoria.Black and white image of the township of Bendigo.george lansell, bendigo, fortuna, townscape -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, City of Bendigo, c1918, c1918
... Bendigo is a goldfields town in Central Victoria.... Office goldfields Bendigo is a goldfields town in Central ...Bendigo is a goldfields town in Central Victoria.Black and white image of the township of Bendigo.bendigo, bendigo town hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1851
... Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. Map of Victoria.... A. Creek. Goldfields established in Victoria 1851. Markings: 11 ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. Map of Victoria shows Bgo. Mt. A. (C'maine) Cl. Ba. B. A. Creek. Goldfields established in Victoria 1851. Markings: 11 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Federation University Historical Collection
Report, Goldfields Consultancy Proposal, c2002
... of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.... relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region. Goldfields Consultancy ...A report by four students of Tourism at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.victorian tourisim industry, tourism, goldfields, victorian goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GOLDFIELD NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
... handwritten note reads 'Oddments on the Goldfields of Victoria... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Newspaper cuttings relating to gold mining predominantly from the Bendigo Advertiser, and to a lesser degree other Victorian newspapers. Dating commences 1904-7 and resumes early 1930-33. Cuttings have been pasted onto blank bound pages and protected within green cover of slightly smaller size. Covering handwritten note reads 'Oddments on the Goldfields of Victoria' ,'Cuttings from the Bendigo Advertiser, and other papers'. Specialised information on gold mining in Victoria ; also articles on other subjects, a valuable collection. No signature or donor.bendigo, gold mining, 1904-30 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - JAN VENNIK THE DUTCHMAN AT EUREKA
... Vennik's life on the goldfields of Central Victoria before... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields ...Jan Vennik, The Dutchman at Eureka follows the story of Jan Vennik's life on the goldfields of Central Victoria before and after the Eureka Rebellion, he lived in Bendigo for a number of years. Soft cover, 48 pages with colour photographs and illustrations.Yvon Davishistory, australian, victoria. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1852
... . T. H. A. C. B. Y. Br. O. G.R. Goldfields established.... Goldfields established in Victoria, 1852-1854. Markings: 12 994.5 WAL ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. Ko. W. Mal. R. Am. T. H. A. C. B. Y. Br. O. G.R. Goldfields established in Victoria, 1852-1854. Markings: 12 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Federation University Historical Collection
Report, Goldfields Consultancy Proposal, 2002-5, c2002
... at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.... E.J. Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields ...A strategic Marketing Plan by four students of Tourism at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.victorian tourisim industry, tourism, goldfields, victorian goldfields, bendigo, ballarat, avoca, castlemaine, maldon, maryborough, clunes, dunolly, creswick -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MEMOIRS OF GOLD-DIGGING IN AUSTRALIA, 1979
... of the author's adventures on the Victoria goldfields. Translated... on the Victoria goldfields. Translated and edited by Stanley Robe. Book ...memoirs of Gold-Digging in Australia. A story of the author's adventures on the Victoria goldfields. Translated and edited by Stanley Robe.Seweryn Korzelinskibendigo, history, autobiography -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIA GOLDFIELD HERITAGE
... VICTORIA GOLDFIELD HERITAGE...Discover Victoria's Goldfield Heritage, 128 pages in a soft... Rural goldfield Douglas Stone & Greg Dunnett Discover Victoria's ...Discover Victoria's Goldfield Heritage, 128 pages in a soft cover with maps and photographs. Published by See Australia Guides.Douglas Stone & Greg Dunnettbook, rural, goldfield -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MAP: VICTORIA MINING DISTRICTS, MINING DIVISIONS AND THE GOLD FIELDS, 1866
... and goldfields of Victoria. Printed in blue ink on bottom ' this map... victoria Victoria Bendigo goldfields gold reefs mining divisions ...Map: printed map stuck on backing paper ( waxed ? ) to support material. Shows mining districts, divisions and goldfields of Victoria. Printed in blue ink on bottom ' this map compiled in 1866. Printed in 1869.' Printed on bottom ' engraved by William Slight under the direction of R. Brough Smyth FGS Lon., the Hon John Macgregor MLA Minister of Mines, published 24th. October, 1866. Revised and corrected by Arthur Everitt, January 25th. 1869. On back of map ' this mapp was compiled by the Mines Department of Victoria 24th. October 1866, corrected by Arthur Everett 15th. January 1869. Presented to the Bendigo Historical Society by E. Hayward 1st. December, 1950.map, victoria, victoria, bendigo, goldfields, gold reefs, mining divisions, map -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Photograph - Reproduction, Unknown c1852-1940
... in comparison to other goldfields in Victoria such as Bendigo... in comparison to other goldfields in Victoria such as Bendigo ...Depicted in the photograph are ten miners standing at a cliff face using a high pressure hose, in Beechworth, Victoria. The miners are located in the Three Mile Creek division, in the Beechworth Mining District established January 4th 1858 under An Act for Amending the Laws Relating to the Goldfields by the Governor-in-Council. The Ovens Gold Rush began at Beechworth in February 1852 and was followed by Yackandandah and the 'Indigo Goldfield'. The strategies applied to mining in Beechworth were distinct in comparison to other goldfields in Victoria such as Bendigo and Ballarat. The miners in Beechworth utlised 'hydraulic sluicing' to remove washdirt, the long water races and deep tailraces constructed through solid rock with an estimated 900 miles of water races cut through the Beechworth fields by 1880, demonstrating great engineering feats. The photograph taken is significant as it is a visual representation of the mining strategy, 'hydraulic sluicing' that was particularly unique to the Beechworth mines, particularly in Victoria and an engineering feat.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper, unmounted print.beechworth mining district, mining, three mile creek division, three mile creek -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Document - Four Geological reports on the North-east Goldfields, Geological Survey of Victoria 1958 Bulletin
... Geological Surveys of N.E. Goldfields Victoria included... Surveys of N.E. Goldfields Victoria included mines and tunnels ...Geological Surveys of N.E. Goldfields Victoria included mines and tunnels. A resurvey of goldfields was necessary to re-assess economic possibilities using modern techniques and structural interpretation. It included an examination of a considerable surface area with maps and underground workings. Results were correlated and integrated and published by the Mines Department.The mines are in the Bogong Alpine Area.Foolscap printed Victorian Bulletins. Each stapled in the top left corner and each with varying number of pages. Covering 1941-1958 a) Glen Wills and Sunnyside b) Sunnyside Tunnel c) Red Robin d) Maud and Yellow Girl Government Printer, Mines Department, Melbourne, Victoriageology in the north-east, gold fields, goldmines, glen wills -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MINERS COTTAGES OF THE GOLDFIELDS OF MOUNT ALEXANDER, 2007
... Miners Cottages of the Goldfields of Mount Alexander... goldfields in central Victoria Australia during the mid-nineteenth ...Miners Cottages of the Goldfields of Mount Alexander. A Mount Alexander Shire Publication. This guide is about the miners huts, shelters, tents and cottages of the early gold seekers who rushed to the Mount Alexander alluvial goldfields in central Victoria Australia during the mid-nineteenth century.Published by Mount Alexander Shire, 23 pages with coloured photographs & illustrations.castlemaine, gold, miners cottages, mount alexander shire, gold miners cottages, mt alexander goldfields. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - REDISCOVERING VICTORIAS GOLDFIELDS
... Victoria's Goldfields contains 117 pages with black and white... BOOKS Natural history Goldfields Victoria-history-goldfields ...Hard covered book with dust jacket titled Rediscovering Victoria's Goldfields contains 117 pages with black and white & coloured photographs and prints.John Bechervaisebooks, natural history, goldfields, victoria-history-goldfields -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Folder, Henry J. Armstrong, A Treatise on The Law of Gold Mining and the Procedure and Practice of the Mining Courts, 1891
... on the legal profession on Victoria's goldfields... on the legal profession on Victoria's goldfields Di Campbell Goldfields ...This copy wa sused by Dianne Campbell during her research on the legal profession on Victoria's goldfieldsCopy of a book by solicitor Henry J. Armstrongdi campbell goldfields lawyers collection, goldmining law, mining courts, henry j. armstrong, mining claims, miner's right, mining board, marking out, abandonment, gold mining leases, wardens on goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1853
... districts in Victoria, each in the charge of a Goldfields... of that year, there were five goldfields districts in Victoria, each ...Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. In 1853, the Victorian goldfields were divided into goldfields districts. In September of that year, there were five goldfields districts in Victoria, each in the charge of a Goldfields Commissioner - Castlemaine, Sandhurst, Ballarat, Beechworth, and Heathcote. At the same time, there were 34 Assistant Commissioners on the various diggings. Markings: 30 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Federation University Historical Collection
Report, Emma Nuttall, Goldfields Consultancy Proposal, 2002-5, 1995
... at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.... at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region ....1) Strategic Plan for Goldfields Region: Consultancy Proposal .2) A Strategic Marketing Plan by four students of Tourism at the University of Ballarat relating to Victoria's Goldfields Region.victorian tourisim industry, tourism, goldfields, victorian goldfields -
Clunes Museum
Document - EXTRACTS
... EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES 1869. FROM GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL... EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES 1869. FROM GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL ...DATES OF IMPORTANCE; NORTH CLUNES STATE SCHOOL OPENED 2. JULY 1875. RAILWAY TO CLUNES OPENED 16/10/1874, WATER WORKS PURCHASED 10/2/1874CREAM COVER, WIRE BOUND STUDENT'S EXERCISE BOOK.CONTAINING EXTRACTS FROM VARIOUS SOURCES 1869. FROM GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL DISTRICTS OF VICTORIA BY R. BROUGH SMYTH 1869local history, document, local government, shire, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: HAPPY VALLEY ROAD
... on the Bendigo Goldfield. Adjacent to Victoria Hill is the Central Nell... on the Bendigo Goldfield. Adjacent to Victoria Hill is the Central Nell ...Titled Happy Valley Road. Describes surface workings on Victoria Hill and the different colours of the rocks, the formation of the anticlines and the synclines which are roughly parallel and run approximately north and south. They are all named and make the lines on the Bendigo Goldfield. Adjacent to Victoria Hill is the Central Nell Gwynne Mine which is on the Nell Gwynne anticline. There were quaint houses and shops in Happy Valley Road, although the shops are no longer used as such. On the right are two sketches, one an old house and below it is Heinz Butcher's Shop.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - happy valley road, victoria hill, central nell gwynne mine, bendigo city council, mr jack barker, william rae, heinz butcher's shop -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Decorative object - Fob sovereign Holder, c1900
... from the gold that had been discovered in the goldfields... from the gold that had been discovered in the goldfields ...The first British gold sovereign was minted as long ago as 1489 under the reign of Henry VII. Subsequent monarchs issued their own gold coins until the reign of James I, crowned King of England and Scotland in 1603 when the practice died out. The modern use of the sovereign and half sovereign coins as common currency in Britain began in 1817. In Australia, the Sydney Mint was established as a branch of the Royal Mint in London in 1855. Its primary role, together with the mints of Melbourne (1872-1931) and Perth (1899-1931) was to strike Sovereigns and Half Sovereigns from the gold that had been discovered in the goldfields of Victoria and New South Wales in 1851. During the First World War, the Sovereign - like most gold and silver coins - was gradually withdrawn from general circulation, although special limited issue coins have frequently been minted for special events, such as the Platinum Jubilee and recent death of Queen Elizabeth 11. Sovereign cases were small portable boxes usually in cylindrical shape and made from various metals with snapshut covers to contain the coin. The spring in the base allowed several coins to be stored in a small container. These fob holders were particularly common in the late 19th to early 20th century and were frequently used by men who could then safely carry coins in their suit pockets. This case was used by a member of the Raper family of Wodonga, Victoria. This item is from the Raper Collection donated to the Wodonga Historical Society by Mrs. Jean Raper.A small silver case with a fob attachment designed to hold sovereign and half sovereign coins. Inside the case are 2 circular spring loaded receptacles to hold the coins. The lid is lined with velvet. A clip and fob is attached to the front of the case.currency, predecimal coins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'BENDIGO GOLDFIELD', 1936
... Bendigo Goldfield. Produced by Mines Department Victoria... Goldmines. Mines Department Victoria Bendigo Goldfield. Produced ...Bendigo Goldfield. Produced by Mines Department Victoria Yellow cover with a map of Australia depicting the states and highlighting Victoria. Issued by Geo Brown Secretary of Mines. Underneath the Map is printed 'Mines Department, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1936. Maps at the back of book.Mines Department Victoriabendigo, mining, early history., bendigo - history, mining, and bendigo goldmines. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, Built with a heart of gold, 05/04/2017
... Travellers bound for Victoria’s goldfields would stop... Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Travellers bound for Victoria’s ...Travellers bound for Victoria’s goldfields would stop at Farmers Arms Hotel, now known as the Greensborough Hotel, to put their feet up and enjoy a well-earned break. In this article, several Greensborough historical sites are discussed. Businesses occupying these sites today are identified.News article 2 page, black text, black and white images.farmers arms hotel, greensborough hotel, greensborough historical society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROYAL HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF VICTORIA COLLECTION: GERMAN MASKED COSTUME BALL
... used by Dean Backhaus on the Bendigo Goldfield. Royal... Goldfield. Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch ...Advertising card. Dean Henry Centenary Celebrations ''German Masked Costume Ball'' 4th September, 1982 City Hall - Bendigo. A drawing by Dorothy Dempsey Carroll of the Mass Tent used by Dean Backhaus on the Bendigo Goldfield. Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch.entertainment, dance, rhsv bendigo victorian ball -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PREMIER COMPANIES (GOLD MINING)
... , Virginia, Central Red White and Blue, New Chum Goldfields, Victoria..., Virginia, Central Red White and Blue, New Chum Goldfields, Victoria ...Document. 2 page typed document titled 'Premier Companies'. Lists various mining companies from 1870 to 1920 and the amount in pounds that each mine yielded. Mentions mines - Great Extended Hustlers, Great Extended Hustlers Tribute, Garden Gully United, Victory, Pandora, United Hustlers, Redan Garden Gully, United Devonshire, Old Chum, Victoria Quartz, North Johnson's, Johnson's Reef, New Red White and Blue, New Chum United, Lady Barkly, New Chum Railway, Great Southern, South New Moon, New Argus, Virginia, Central Red White and Blue, New Chum Goldfields, Victoria Consols, Carlisle, Hercules and Energetic, New Golden Fleece, Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields.cottage, miners, premier companies (mining), bendigo mines -
Clunes Museum
document
... . THE GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL DISTRICTS OF VICTORIA. GOLD ITS OCCURRENCE... OF VICTORIA LETTER DATED 15 OCTOBER, 1997. THE GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL ...INFORMATION ABOUT A STAMP SHOE FROM A CORNISH STYLE SQUARE-HEAD STAMP BATTERY POSSIBLY USED BY PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNES, FROM MATTHEW CHURCHWARD, SENIOR CURATOR, ENGINEERING & TRANSPORT, MUSEUM OF VICTORIA LETTER DATED 15 OCTOBER, 1997. THE GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL DISTRICTS OF VICTORIA. GOLD ITS OCCURRENCE AND EXTRACTION, PLAN OF GOLD MINING COMPANIESINFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING THE PORT PHILLIP MINE; Including .1 COPY OF ARTICLE 12TH MAY, 1858 FROM "THE ARGUS." MELBOURNE. .2 LETTER FROM "SCIENCEWORKS" TO MR. ALAN KEEBLE DATED 15/10/1997 (3 Pages) .3 SECTION OF MERCURY, TROUGHS, STAKES & STAMPS (Extract taken from publication, The Gold Fields, Mineral Districts of Victoria, by R. Brough Smyth F.G.S, published by Queensberry Hill Press 1979) .4 GOLD. ITS OCCURRENCE AND EXTRACTION (Extract taken from publication, Gold: Its Occurrence and Extraction by Alfred G. Lock F.R.G.S published by E. & F. N. Spon 16 Charing Cross London 1882) .5 PLAN OF GOLD MINING CO'S. CLUNES (Extract taken from Dicker's Mining Record 26/3/1867, page 173. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32734386?q&versionId=39944948) local history, mining, company exploration