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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - JOHN HALL COLLECTION: COLOURED PHOTOGRAPH CLARENCE UNITED MINE
Coloured photograph of artist's water colour - Clarence United Mine John Hall - artist Photos removed from frames 13/07/2021, from Specimen CottageJohn Hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: WORKERS FROM THE HERCULES MINE LONG GULLY
Very dark photo of a group of miners who worked at the Hercules Mine in Long Gully. Photo is mounted on bright green paper which is then mounted on orange card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - workers from the hercules mine - long gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MARKS COLLECTION: HISTORY OF FORTUNA
Four pages typewritten history of Fortuna Villa from Mr. Ballerstedt purchasing the mine and land from the Wittscheibe Brothers to the sabsequent sale to George Lansell and the various developments.place, fortuna, fortuna villa -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: GOLDEN SOVEREIGN, 1939/46
Documents: cardboard folder contains a letter Mr R.S. Twelftree from Mines Cept. And pages 7-10 from melbourne Herald Monday August 5 1946.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stansistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: STAMPING BATTERY, 1880's ?
Photograph of the interior of a stamping battery from an unknown mine, there are twenty three men posed in various locations, some are in front of the battery boxes, a central stairway and some are on a balconybuildings, commercial, stamping battery, stamping battery, gold production -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL, 1950-51
Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: South Deborah Gold Mines NL. Two pieces of buff cardboard held by string. Written on front in pen ' South Deborah Accounts'organization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: south deborah gold mines nl., gold mining, accounts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL: FIRE POLICY, 6/9/1940
Document McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet; South Deborah Gold Mines NL; Sun Insurance Office; Fire policy; Number 17317981; Property insured description; 2 pagesorganization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL: INCREASE OF CAPITAL, 2/11/1944
Document McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet, 3 page plus Gazette cutting; South Deborah Gold Mine NL; Increase of capital register; treasury consent and Gazette announcementorganization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE - APPLICATIONS FOR MINE MANAGER, 1946
Document. 8 applications plus references for the position of mine manager. All letters to the Chairman & Directors of the Central Nell Gwynne Gold mining Co. Letters in a brown envelope.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne, gold mining, applications for mine manager -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Various Weapons
Framed coloured photo of what appears to be captured weapons including a rocket launcher, serveral rockets and land mines. civilian men, women and children can be seen in the background.photograph, weapons -
Clunes Museum
Map - CLUNES MAP SHOWING STREETS AND LOT NUMBERS, PRODUCED BY CHARLES FENTON, 1987
FORMERLY USED FOR DISPLAY IN CLUNES MUSEUM BEFORE RENOVATIONWOOD LOOK FRAMED MAP OF CLUNES, UNDER GLASS. COMPILED BY CHARLES FENTON 1987. CLUNES SHOWING HOUSES, MINES, STREETS AND SURROUNDING ESTATES. LEGEND BOTTOM LEFT.clunes, map -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Government Printer, Reports of the Mining Registrars for the quarter ended 31st December 1887, 1887
Reports of the Mining Registrars for Mining Districts of Ballarat Beechworth Sandhurst Maryborough castlemaine Ararat and Gippsland to 31st December 1887 Geological details mine plans and maps are included.mines and mining, government, geographic -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Willetts, The Princes Visit the Band of Hope and Albion, 1881
Black and white image of H.R.H. The Duke of Edinburgh and and his brother, in Mining Costume after descending the Band of Hope Gold Mine, Ballarat. R.M. Serjeant stands to the left. ballarat, band and albion gold mine, mining, duke of edinburgh, royal visit, princes, robert malachi serjeant, r.m. serjeant, royalty -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUSTRALIAN MINING HISTORY MONOGRAPHS, NUMBER 6, THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MINE DEVELOPMENT ON THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELD IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY, c2000
Australian Mining History Monographs Number 6, The Psychology of Mine Development on the Bendigo Goldfield in the Nineteenth Century. Publisher: Zlota Press, Strathfieldsaye. 20 pages. Colour illustrations.Ralph W Birrellgold, goldfields, mine development, history in mining, psychology of mine development, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - St Mungo or South St Mungo Mine (near Ballarat), August 2024
Group photograph of miners, St Mungo or South St Mungo Mine (near Ballarat); circa 1883. Three rows of miners, 37 miners. McKenzie Family Collection.W.H. Robinson (late N. White) photographer, Mitchell Str, Sandhurst. Pencil note "could be St Mungo's miners" and Duncan MacKenzie.history, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - NOTES ON SIGNS FOR VICTORIA HILL
Three page typed copy of notes for signs on Victoria Hill. Mentions items to be seen at Victoria Hill. Sign posts listed are for: Ballerstedt's First open Cut, Quartz Veins (Spurs), Prospecting Shafts 1929, Engine beds for Lansell's big 180 Mine, 20 Head Crushing Battery Stampers, concrete dam, Victoria Quartz Mine, Foundations of steel poppet legs of the Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Site where the quartz was roasted, Anticlinal Arch , coloured rock formations, primitive tunnels, Adit, Engine bed for Great Central Victoria, Prospecting Tunnels, Great Central Victoria (Midway).document, victoria hill, notes on signs for victoria hill, gold mines hotel, ballerstedt's first open cut, quartz veins (spurs), prospecting shafts 1929, engine beds for lansell's big 180 mine, 20 head crushing battery stampers, concrete dam, victoria quartz mine, foundations of steel poppet legs of the victoria quartz mine, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, site where the quartz was roasted, anticlinal arch , coloured rock formations, primitive tunnels, adit, engine bed for great central victoria, prospecting tunnels, great central victoria (midway), a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING WARDEN COLLECTION: BENDIGO HISTORICAL MINING RECORDS
Historical records originally from the Mining Warden's Office, Mines Department, Bendigo. Information collated from 1870's to 1980's. A summary document lists the BEN# from 3754 to 4080 and describes the mine name; the BEN#, the line of reef located on, the start and end year. Individual mine data is enclosed in a manilla folder within the box. Reef lines listed are: Derby Christmas Garden Gully Gravel Hill Thistle Carshalton Myers Flat Birds Hit or Miss Break of Day Crusoe Big Hill line Sample entry: Brilliant Co., BEN# 3757, Garden Gully line of reef, 1870 - 1880.bendigo, mining, mining warden records -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: SOUTH BELLEVUE COMPANY, NEW CHUM MINE, STH BELLEVUE UNITED
Three page document re South Bellevue, South Bellevue United Co and New Chum gold mines. On top of first page ' Sth Bellevue Manager T.M. Hoppers' 11.10 1886 Harkness made on baling tank 23.4.1887 50 ton firewood per week to bail water out, water making 50,000 gallons in 24 hours. All lifted with one tank. History of New Chum Mine detailed including the plant, best gold obtained. The New Chum mine location is described as follows: between Breen Street and Bendigo to Melbourne raiway line, approx 220 yards east of intersection of McDougall and Bellevue Roads.bendigo, mining, south belle vue -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION DEEP MINES ON THE BENDIGO FIELD
One page document titled ' Secretary for Mine's Report for 1911, Deep Mines page 24. List of mines and depths, The Victoria Quartz 4614 feet, New Chum Railway 4318 feet, Lazarus New Chum 3682 feet, New Chum and Victoria 3579 feet, North Johnson's 3498 feet, Carlisle 3460 feet, Lansell's 180 3365 feet, Clarence 3310 feet, Great Extended Hustlers 3290 feet, Ironbark 3250 feet, Victoria Consols 3114 feet, New Chum Consolidated 3099 feet, Eureka Extended3060 feet, Princess Dagmar 3020 feet, Johnsons Reef No 2 2020 feet.bendigo, mining, deep mines on the field -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW RED WHITE & BLUE MINE - NEW RED WHITE & NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE MANAGER'S REPORT 17/2/03
Handwritten extracts from the New Chum Railway Mine Manager's Report 17/2/03. Mine Manager W Hicks. Extracts: Machinery. New Boiler is giving every satisfaction. While bailing water after the Xmas holidays, one of the ropes broke with a full tank of water. The tank being fitted with safety appliances, acted. Therefore no damage was done to the shaft. The old ropes were taken off and replaced by two new ones of 2,500 feet each, with a breaking strain of 34 tons. Mine 7 machinery are all in good working order. 1925 - Portion of Cath. Reef battery sold to Big Blue.document, gold, new red white & blue mine, new red white & blue mine, new red white & blue mine manager's report 17/2/03, w hicks, cath reef battery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL HISTORY
Hand written notes on the history of Victoria Hill area. Some of the mines from South to North: North Old Chum, Lansell's 'Big 180', Ballerstedt's Open - Cut, 20 Head Battery Stampers, The Victoria Quartz, Rae's Open - Cut, which has some colourful geographical features, Central Victoria (also known as the 'Midway'), Wittshiebe's 'Jeweller's Shop', Boldt's 5 Head Crushing Battery (site only), Advance Shaft, Hercules & Energetic.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill history, north old chum, john wybrandt, lansell's 'bit 180', t ballerstedt, wittschiebe, fortuna villa, geo lansell, a h q survey regiment, ballerstedt's open cut, victoria quartz (victoria reef quartz), rae's open cut, wm rae, gt central victoria (midway), adventure, wittshiebe's 'jeweller's shop', boldt's 5 head crushing battery, advance, cinderella, hercules & energetic, john brown knitwear factory, a richardson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Site of a New Ballarat Police Station and Court House
The Ballarat SChool of MInes Time Capsule should have been opened in 2020 for the 150th anniversary since the establishment of the Ballarat School of Mines, but due to the Covid 19 pandemic and the associated lockdowns it was not opened untll 2022. This image was on a CD-ROM in the time capsule. Photograph of the site of the yet to be built Ballarat Court and Police Station, Dana Street.time capsule, ballarat court, ballarat police station -
Federation University Historical Collection
Programme, SMB: Book Launch: "A History of the School of Mines and Industries, 1870-1982", 1985
To celebrate the 112th year of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat, a book launch was held on 12th April 1985. The book to be launched was "A History of the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat" written by Warren Perry MBE. Professor Geoffrey Blainey A O officially launched the book.Card - yellow and black outside with printed information insideballarat school of mines, book launch, 1985, history of the school of mines and industries, warren perry, geoffrey blainey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL GOLDMINING AREA BOOKLET, March 1972
Joan O'Shea Collection. Victoria Hill Bendigo Gold Mining on the Richest Quartz Reef in Bendigo, from 1854 to 1916. Colour and Black and White Booklet 16 Pages. Includes Maps of the Victoria Hill Area, photographs of the remains of a twenty head crushing battery, burnt ground from quartz roasting, The Victoria Quartz Mine Photograph from Australian Mining Standard June 1899, The compressor beds and concrete foundations for the poppet legs all that remain today of the Victoria Quartz Mine deepest mine on Bendigo Goldfield 4613 feet or 1406.04 metres. Also included photograph of the view of Victoria Hill from The New Chum Hill in the 1870s. The Location of the 3 mines Ballerstedt's open cut, North Old Chum and Lansell's 180 are marked. A depiction of Rae's Open Cut gives an understanding of the primitive nature of early workings on the Goldfields. The Booklet also provides a brief history of Victoria Hill itself.Bendigo Trust Publication March 1972. Printed in Bendigo Cambridge Press.bendigo, mining, victoria hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DOCUMENTS: RELATING TO ADDITION TO GOLD MINES HOTEL 1990, 11/10/1990
Documents relating to addition to Gold Mines Hotel 1990 of a bottle shop and possible units at rear. A. Letter from National Trust of Australia (Vic) to CEO City of Bendigo advising that the Gold Mines Hotel has been included in the National Trust's Register - with citation; b. National Trust 'Classification Report' recommending Classification; c. Bendigo Heritage Advisory Service report on proposed Bottle Shop and Lounge for the Gold Mines Hotel - 19th April 1990 - includes photos (poor photocopies) and plan drawings; d. Report date 9/5/90 by David Martin re Bottle Shop proposal and ''low profile motel units to the rear of the gardens''; e. Notice of Special Meeting of the Bendigo Heritage Advisory Service 10th May 1990 - in part to discuss proposed bottle shop; f. Agenda and Minutes of the 57th and 56th meetings of the Bendigo Heritage Advisory Service - with references to the Gold Mines Hotel.buildings, hotel, gold mines hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: TRANSPARENCIES OF MINE PLANS
Negatives: 9 transparencies ( or could be photocopies of overhead transparencies ) of mine plans in Bendigo. Enclosed in brown paper wrapper. Written on outside ' A ? Transparencies, A. Richardson' NOTE: Other items in Albert Richardson Collection in Box 130. a. Victoria Quartz Mining Co, South Victoria Col North Old Chum, Lansells 180, b. Gibbs, Ballerstedt, Humboldt Co and Wells, Great Central Victoria Co., Adventure and Advance Co., c. South Victori Co, Victoria Quartz Mining Co., Lansells 180 d. Longitudinal section - unmarked mine e. Gibbs, Ballerstedt Humboldt Co and Wells, Great Central Victoria Co., Adventure and Advance Co. f. South Victoria Co., Victoria Quartz Mining Co., Lansells 180 g. Longitudinal section, unmarked mine h. Gibbs, Ballerstedt, Humboldt Co, and Wells, Adventure and Advance Co. i Longitudinal section, unmarked mineLongitudiunanegative, bendigo, mine plans, bendigo, alf richardson, engineering, mining, mine plans. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROBERT CARR: CORRESPONDENCE AND LIFE HISTORY INFORMATION
Robert Carr - correspondence to BHS and life history information sent back to writer re Carr (Great Extended Hustlers). Robert Carr was born Magherfelt Ulster 1833 and educated in agricultural pursuits. He arrived at Eaglehawk (part of Sandhurst) 4 miles from Bendigo in 1853 and began alluvial mining in 1855. Robert was on the committee to establish the Presbyterian Church at Eaglehawk. Robert began reef mining at Hustlers and Extended Hustlers mines and was manager in 1881. Robert was also a past Secretary of Oddfellows. In the years 1871-2 the mine yielded marvellous cakes of gold. He was a model mine manager. During 1872 he was on the committee of School of Mines. In the year 1873 he fell 60 feet down an abandoned shaft and not badly hurt. Robert died in May 1893, aged 60 years, and at the time of death was director of Great Extended Hustlers, Hustlers Company. 'A person of uprightness, frankness and integrity.'person, individual, robert carr, presbyterian church eaglehawk, hustlers, extended hustlers and great extended mines, oddfellows, school of mines bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - BAILING OPERATIONS
Handwritten extracts from the Bendigo Advertiser 17/8/1910 Col. 2. Extract mentions Bailing Operations - A Week's Progress. Water at the Victoria Quartz lowered 139 ft for the week. Bailing carried out at Lansell's 180, Lazarus, New Chum Consolidated and New Chum Railway Mines. Cost of bailing about 200 pound per week and the Government is contributing half. The balance is being found from the Victoria Quartz, Victoria Consols, Ironbark, Hercules and Energetic and Lansell's Estate. Expenditure over 6 weeks has amounted to over 1200 pounds. ''Mr McBride, Minister for Mines,said work was to be continued for the present at all events. Mr Merrin, Chief Inspector of Mines, said the Dept's aim was to keep the whole of contributing mines on the New Chum line unwatered, and also to enable the Victoria Quartz to go on with its sinking. It was not however intended to introduce a pumping system for the present.''document, gold, drainage problems, drainage problems, bendigo advertiser 17/8/1910 page 3 col 2, victoria quartz, lansell's 180, lazarus, new chum consolidated, new chum railway, victoria consols, ironbark, hercules and energetic, lansell's estate, mr mcbride, mr merrin, new chum line -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Ballarat Technical Art School Building, 04/2020
The Ballarat Technical Art School was a division of the Ballarat School of Mines. Colour photograph of a double story building custom built as the Ballarat Technical Art School.ballarat technical art school, ballarat school of mines -
Federation University Historical Collection
Equipment, Pyrex, Pyrex long knecked Flask
This equipment was used in the science lab at the Ballarat School of Mines CampusTwo long necked flasks used in a scientific laboratoryflask, scientific equipment, laboratory