Handwritten notes on mining in Bendigo. Notes mention the size of the Bendigo Goldfield, the number of lines of reef and a brief history of goldmining in Bendigo.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on mining in bendigo, ravenswood sheep run, survey regiment, california hill state school, lansell's 222, mr lansell, camp hill school, high school, park mine (royal hustler's reserve no 1), memorial hall, city mine ( royal hustlers reserve no 2), mining stock exchange, beehive buildings, allan's walk, buckell & jeffrey, fortuna hustlers, great extended huatlers, garden gully united, mining exchange, garden gully united, wattle gully mine, ironbark mine, manchester arms hotel, extended hustlers mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, eureka extended, shenandoah, victoria quartz, the big 180, old chum, gt extended hustlers

Typed notes mentioning the early pioneers of Bendigo Gold Mining. Some of them are: Messrs Ballerstedt, Wittschiebe, Luffsman, Roeder Lazarus, Kock, Hildebrandt, Bruhn,Miller, Annear, Wells, Rae,Jackson, Woodward, Sterry, Burrowes, Thorp, Heine, Holmes, Gould, Allen, Brooks, Watson and Geo Lansell. In 1911 a quartz crusher was unearthed in McCrae Street during excavations at the site of the new St.Kilian's Girls Club Rooms. It was used by the late Mr. James Irons. It was found at a depth of ten feet. Mr. Angus Kennedy, who believed that he manufactured the plant for Mr. Irons, said Mr. Irons used to crush very rich quartz from the Sheepshead Reef, south of the Big Blue Battery. Some years ago, a solid granite stone-crusher was seen at Diamond Hill. It was at the site of the old Diamond Hill Hotel. The Comet Reef was found by Mr. Driesslau, who found gold in an outcrop when he was shooting parrots. Also mentioned is the tunnel that goes right through Diamond Hill.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, unearthed quartz crusher, messrs ballerstedt, wittschiebe, luffsman, roeder lazarus, kock, hildebrandt, bruhn, miller, annear, wells, rae, jackson, woodward, sterry, burrowes, thorp, heine, holmes, gould, allen, brooks, watson, geo lansell, bendigo advertiser april 28th 1911, st kilian's girls' club rooms, mr james irons, mr angus kennedy, sheepshead reef, big blue battery, diamond hill hotel, victoria proprietary ltd., comet reef, mr driesslau, diamond hill tunnel

Handwritten notes Titled 'Show Your License'. License introduced in 1851 at 30 shillings a month. All had to pay gold license. In 1855, the fee was abolished and was replaced by the Miner's Right. Also some newspaper reports: Duke of Edinburgh's visit, Engineers & Drivers Meeting, accidents, inrush of water at the Victoria Quartz.document, gold, miner's right, miner's right, show your license, royal hotel, young chum, comet, robin hood, extended hustlers, lazarus, sth belle vue, true blue, unity, garden gully united, victoria queen, david clapperton, thomas clapperton, new chum consolidated, gt ext'd hustlers, victoria quartz, new chum railway, new chum united, lansell's 222, lazarus, old chum, new chum & victoria, devonshire mines, belmont & saxby

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 (a) and carbon copy (b) of notes on work to be done on the first stage of the Victoria Hill Project. Also mentioned is the restoration of the Central Nell Gwynne Poppet Legs for use as a lookout to view Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Signed by A. Richardson.document, victoria hill, the victoria hill project first stage 1971 - 1972, ballerstedt's open cut, crushing battery, wittscheibe's jeweller's shop, luffsman & sterry claim, david sterry, gold mines hotel, whip windless and whims, the bendigo and district tourist association, the central nell gwynne poppet legs, a richardson