Information from donor: "The orange booklet was printed mid-to-late 1930’s or early 40’s by my father Curtis Drenen, and written by my grandfather Thomas Drenen. The original publication would have been handset by Thomas’s employees as he had a keen interest in the mines financially. This booklet has been set and cast in hot metal on a linotype machine my father purchased after taking over the Rutherglen “Sun” and passing of Thomas in July 1932. This booklet was one of half a dozen I put together when I found some flat sheets of 8 page sections stored away in a cupboard. I folded, collated the sections, stapled and trimmed these Sheets during my time at the “Sun” from 1951 to1969. Where the rest are I have no idea. I wrote the final paragraph on Page 44 from a copy provided be my mother." Thomas Drenen was Proprietor and Editor of The Rutherglen "Sun," from 1886 to 1932. The articles in the book were first published in 1904.Small book of 44 pages, stapled, with cover of orange heavy paper.On cover: "Robert Drenen, 11 Hinchley St., Wangaratta" At bottom of last page, the last line "In suspending work the mine was not dismantled, except taking the ropes" is followed by handwritten lines: "down. However no further was done with the mine and the plant and machinery was later sold to Mr S.P. Gollings and eventually dismantled. THE END."drenen family, gold mining

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Dorothy Wickham contributed many articles to the weekend pages of the Ballarat Courier for many years. This article appeared in The Courier, nd.

Chuck Photo Series.george hotel, lydiard street north, hotel, building, persons

Plate 227 Chuck Photo Series.h. troon, armstrong street south, manufacturing, building

Donated by Alexander Thurston Watson through the Australian Government Cultural Gifts Program, 1979Oil and mixed media on boardgippsland, artwork, permanent collection

Stawell Joint Venture. Processing plant 1995stawell mining

Magdala cum Moonlight Mine. Group of mine workers c1890 against the background of the mine. The wooden ramp built on trestles was used by horse drawn drays to deliver the Quartz for treatment in the cyanide vats.Dark photo of mine workers lined up in front of ore ramp. Horses and drays would go up the ramp to dump the crushed sand into the cyanide vats. Building is on right."Elite" Studio Co. Melbournestawell gold mining

B/W photo Wonga Company Plant 1899Cyanide gold processing plant infrastructure. Conveyor belt at centre of photo, cyanide vats in foreground.stawell mining

Grant and Lamont Crushing Plant located in area of present swimming Pool.Settling dam in front of shed. Chimney on right. Three men just visible in front of shed. Houses to right. Big hill on left.stawell mining

Sloane's Poppet Head on left and Mariners Poppet head on right. c1899. Mineshaft poppet head and weatherboard engine house.stawell mining

stawell gold mining

stawell gold mining

stawell gold mining

Thick impasto painting depicting a landscape with three male miners. Signed (L.r) 'Eric Stewart 67'.eric stewart, painting, landscape, miner

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