Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Aug 11 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Wm. Cooke. Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, wm cooke, wm h nicholus

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Aug 25 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Edwd Le Leiver. Signed by R. ? Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, edwd le leiver, r coath

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated Aug 25 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 13/6 being 4 day's sick pay for Bro. J. H. Phillips. Signed by R. ? Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, j h phillips, r coath

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated June 30 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of One Pound being 8 day's sick pay for Bro. Alfred Skeats. Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, alfred skeats, wm h nicholus

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated July 28 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. Edward Le Leiver. Signed by Rich Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, edward le leiver, rich coath

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated July 28 1875. Received from Bro. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. J. H. Phillips. Signed by Rich Coath.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, j h phillips, rich coath

Blue coupon, dated June 30 1875, asking Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer to pay W. B. Evans the sum of £9/9/6 for Sec? Salary. Signed by C. Sloppellein?, C.R. and W. B. Evans?, Secretary. Also signed across paper by W. B. Evans.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, w philpot, c sloppellein, w b evans

Blue coupon dated June 30 1875 asking the Treasurer, Mr. W. Philpot to pay ? The sum of One Pound 19/8 for delivery ? ? On account of theis Court. Signed C. Sloppellein?, C.R. and W. B. Evans?, Secretary. Also signed across by J. Davidson and H. Exeter.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, w philpot, c. sloppellein?, w b evans?, j davidson, h exeter

Probably original Singer's Sewing Machines Stanford & Co sales advertising poster. Sales in 1875 249,852 machines. Green and red colours , Woman with sewing machine behind large S. 2,000,000 machines in use .150 First Prizes. Printed by Ben George, 47 Hatton Garden, London.commerce, advertising, sewing machines, singer sewing machine sales.

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated June 30 1875. Received from Bro. Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of One Pound being 6 day's sick pay for Bro. John ?. Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, john ?, wm h nicholus

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated June 30 1875. Received from Bro. Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 10/- being 3 day's sick pay for Bro. Joseph Herby. Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, joseph herby, wm h nicholus

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated June 30 1875. Received from Bro. Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of Two Pounds being 12 day's sick pay for Bro. James ? Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, w philpot, james ?, wm h nicholus

Blue paper headed Court King of the Forest, No. 3770 A.O.F, B.U.D., dated July 14 1875. Received from Bro. Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer of the above Court, the sum of 10/- being 3 day's sick pay for Bro. Wm Salter Signed by Wm. H. Nicholus.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - receipt, wm salter, wm h nicholus

Blue coupon, dated August 11 1875, asking Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer, to pay Court Perseverance Adelaide the sum of £11/-/- for Sick pay Bro Saluman. Signed by C. Sloppellein, C.R. and W. B. Evans?, Secretary. Also signed across the coupon by W. B. Evans.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, w philpot, court perseverance adelaide, c sloppellein, w b evans

Blue coupon, dated August 11 1875, asking Mr. W. Philpot, Treasurer, to pay Court Unity the sum of £1/19/6 for Bro J? Harry. Signed by C. Sloppellein, C.R. and W. B. Evans?, Secretary. Also signed across the coupon by W. B. Evans.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - to pay, court king of the forest, w philpot, court unity, c sloppellein, w b evans

2 Colour photographs: 1 st A Group of people outside in bushland. 2nd Plaque for Rhymney Reef School.7061-1: Rhymney Reef school No 1606 Opened 12th July 1875 A.B Symington Teacher. Closed 1949 G. Byrne Teacher In Memory of our Pioneers 12 March 1989education

2 Colour photographs: 1 st A Group of people outside in bushland. 2nd Plaque for Rhymney Reef School.7061-1: Rhymney Reef school No 1606 Opened 12th July 1875 A.B Symington Teacher. Closed 1949 G. Byrne Teacher In Memory of our Pioneers 12 March 1989education

In 1875, the Rocky Mountain Extended Gold Sluicing Company Ltd was created, utilising the previous Rocky Mountain claim for the area near Lake Sambell. The company employed A.L Martin to survey an area for a tunnel underneath Beechworth and Johnson Stephens to dig it. The tunnel was built at a rate of 40 feet a month and eventually measured 800 metres. The tunnel was a true accomplishment both in the present and during the 19th century. It was considered to be a marvelous engineering feat. Beechworth is renowned for its hydraulic sluice method of mining. This involved soil being exposed to torrents of water from high-pressure hoses. From 1876 until its closure in 1921, the mine produced an astounding 47,926 ozs of gold. Companies like this were the source of income for many Chinese gold-diggers who sought to make their fortune on the goldfields of Beechworth. During the height of the rush, the town had around 7,000 Chinese inhabitants living on the outskirts of town as they were not permitted to live within Beechworth itself.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portrays 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 1910. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertaken which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. This image of the Rocky Mountain mine is historically significant as the mining complex is now non-existent, with the only remains being the tunnel built in 1880 by the company, which was considered one of the greatest engineering feats of the time. The image also provides a first-hand look into the social and cultural networks at play during the 19th century with racial segregation of the Chinese at the 'Chinese Camp', as well as an insight into Beechworth's origins during the Gold Rush.A sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper as a postcardReverse: Historic Beechworth / 7792.1 / ROCKY MOUNTAIN MINE / Viewed from the “Chinese Camp”, shown partly in the foreground, we see the central plant of the famous Rocky Mountain Mining Company. This extensive complex, of which nothing remains, was situated between Silver Creek and the present Lake Sambell area. The company was responsible for a tunnel cut through solid bedrock underneath the town of Beechworth and surfacing near the keystone bridge on the Wangaratta side. Completed in 1880 it was declared to be one of the greatest engineering feats in Australia. The tunnel is still basically intact today. / Series by Wooragee Graphics: Historic Beechworth. / COPYRIGHT BURKE MUSEUM / No.72 beechworth, rocky mountain mine, sluicing, gold rush, mining, gold

This afternoon dress was owned and first worn in 1875 by Alice (Henty) Hindson, the daughter of Francis Henty and Mary Ann (Lawrence) Henty. The outfit was worn in the same year as Alice's marriage to John Hindson at Trinity Church, East Melbourne, and may have formed part of her trousseau. Alice's father, Francis Henty, was the youngest son of Thomas Henty, who with his family, their retainers and property moved to the Australian colonies between 1829 and 1832. In 1834, Francis’ older brother, Edward, sailed from Launceston in Van Diemen’s Land to what was to become Portland in the western part of Port Phillip District [Victoria]. Francis, together with the first flock of Merino sheep [in Victoria], followed some months later. The first and second generations of the Henty family established vast pastoral properties in the Western part of the Port Phillip District. Francis Henty managed ‘Merino Downs’ near Casterton, while also living in his retirement at ‘Field Place' in Kew. The Henty Collection of nineteenth and twentieth century clothing, including outerwear and underwear, was collected, stored and exhibited over time by female family members descended from Francis and Mary Ann Henty. During the twentieth century, items from the collection were modelled in two fashion parades by various descendants [1937, 1959]. The items in the collection are historically and aesthetically significant, with provenance provided by oral and written tradition within or held by the family. A number of the items in the collection are very rare survivors, and provide researchers with the evidence needed to reconstruct the lives of notable women in the Port Phillip District [later Victoria] during the nineteenth and early twentieth century.Alice (Henty) Hindson's afternoon dress is a two-piece, two-toned pink ensemble made of silk taffeta. The detailing is done with fine knife-pleated trims piped in ivory satin and decorated with ivory silk moiré bows on the bodice and skirt. The panelled peplum jacket is boned and the front button closure has hand-embroidered buttonholes with handmade covered buttons. The gathered full buttoned skirt falls into a train. The skirt is decorated with rows of ivory tulle corded lace and the hemline is edged with crisp fluted organza and tatted lace. Measurements (mm): BODICE: Girth - Neck 355.6, Chest 863.6, Waist 685.8, Hip 787.4, Cuff 304.8, Hem circumference 1422.4. Vertical - From neck to hem 546.1, Front waist to hem 241.3, Back neck to hem 609.6, Back waist to hem 355.6, Sleeve length 330.2. Horizontal - Neck to sleeve head 60, Underarm to underarm 419.1. SKIRT Girth - Waist 558.8, Hip 1473.2, Hem circumference 3911.6. Vertical - Front waist to hem 1092.2, Back waist to hem 1524. fashion -- 1870s, afternoon dresses, alice (henty) hindson, women's clothing

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyLarge plan paper on linen, scale of 150 feet to one inch. Handcoloured. mount mercer, squires mine, mining, gold mining, gold, plan

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyPaper on linen large plan. Hand coloured.mount mercer, gold mining, squire's, gold, mining, plan

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyPaper on linen. Handcoloured. Scale of 150 feet to one inch.mount mercer, gold mining, gold, mining

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyPaper on linen. Hand coloured. The left hand top corner has been cut out.mount mercer, gold mining, gold, mining, plan

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyPlan of Berry Bank Estates. Coloured plan on cream paperberry bank estates, mining, happy valley, lake rosine estates, strathvean estates proprietary, w. luplaupitfield plateau, british banner, federal mint, moller, morrow, south pitfield consols, east banner, new lallah rookh, bull dog company, mindai, j. morpoh, poliah, f. j. morrow, piggoreet east, w. m. acheson, grand trunk, field's claim south grand trunk, south grand trunk, woady yalloak creek, mount misery creek, fitzpatric's creek, illabrook creek, great western, mount bute syndicate, narringhill creek, little woady yalloak creek, piggoreet east preemptive right, southern birthday, new birthday, prince of wales, collins, brassey birthday, howarth's lead, w. price, royal birthday, a. clinton, victoria express, patons, williams fancy, hennessy, queen of the south, n, pandora proprietary gold estate, lyonbank lease, rowe's southern, rowe's extended, w. t. rowe, wallinduc company, glenfine horseshoe company, rowe's glenfine junction, wallinduc syndicate, pitfield estates, rowe's estate, southern glenfine, h. fields, christies & fields, balmoral company, glenfine united, hallett, great glenfine, rowe consuls, nicholls, london & melbourne gold mine, j. w. pascoe, christies, glenfine central, j. king, j. durston, great western extended, oswald, woadyyaloak, berringa, squire

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyParish Plan of Doroq in black ink printed on cream paper. It includes the township of Inverleigh and Barwon Rover. Some of the names on the plan are William McRobie, William MacRobie, Thomas Russell, W.C. Smith, John Bell, J. Moffatt, Thomas Moffatt, John Anderson, George Synnot, Charles Lloyd, William MacRobie, J. Flack, Alexander Campell, T. Maher, William Berthon. Thomas Jewell, James Carstairs, D. MCInnerney, F.H. Holland, Robert Morrison17 7/9 18 9 miles handwritten in pencil Photo lithographed at the Department of Lands and Survey Melbourne by T. E. McGauran 28.6.11 Price 1/-carrunge-murnong, murdeduke, carrah, shelford, inverleigh, barwon river, hesse, wingeel, george russell, george russell's pre-emptive section, john moffatt, w. c. smith, macrobie, john bell, thomas russell, t.f. mcgauran