1. NEWSPAPER REPORT OF RE-ENACTMENT OF CLUNES MINERS AND CHINESE RIOT 1873 2. WEEKLY TIMES CUTTING - GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATIONS NORTH CLUNES 22/6/1915local history, celebrations, mining, chinese riot 1873

SUNDAY PRESS 24 - 8 - 1986. HEADLINE: TC. ARSENIC POISON, EPA WON'T LISTEN. DEADLY DRUM AT THE DOOR. THE POISON IS IN A 44 GALLON DRUM ARSENIC TRIOXIDE STORED IN RUSTY AND BATTERED DRUMlocal history, document, newspaper cutting, mining

NEWSPAPER CUTTING OF DECEMBER 1873 WITH REFERENCE TO THE CHINESE RIOTlocal history, document, newspaper cutting, mining

MINER'S SPIDER LAMP, METAL CANDLE HOLDER WITH LOOPED HANDLE, HOOK AND SPIKElocal history, mining, personal gear

Metal candle holder on a spike to drive into wall to hold candle during mining operationclunes township and mining, mining, gold mining in clunes, victoria, australia, illumination in underground gold mines

Used for smelting goldItem used on the gold fields to melt gold for assayingCrucible for melting gold to be assayedNo visible markingscrucible, gold, tools for gold mining

Used for melting gold to be assayedCrucible used to melt gold for assayingSticker marked "T.W" attached, no visible markings on objectcrucible, gold mining

GEORGE CHAPMENT& CO WERE TIMBER MERCHANT, BUILDER, IRONMONGERS, UPHOLSTERERS AND UNDERTAKERS. THEY SUPPLIED AGRICULTURAL IMLPEMENTS FENCING WIRE, MINING TOOLS,FUSE,POWDER,PRINTS,OILSAND BUILDING MATERIAL, FURNITURE,HOSE,SHOT,PLATED GOODS CUTLERY AND FUNERALS FURNISHED ON SHORTEST NOTICE..1 - .11 DOCUMENTS FROM GEORGE CHAPMAN & CO.TO M& F WILKINSON FOR MINING REQUIREMENTS.1879. .2 TWO SECTIONS OF ACCOUNTS FROM GEORGE CHAPMAN& CO 1879 TO MRS. WILKINSON & PARTY.local history, document, accounts, wattleworth, lena. mrs.

JAMES ESMOND BORN AT ENNISCORTHY IRELAND1822., HE ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY 13TH 1840. HE WORKED FOR DONALDCAMERON ON (CLUNES RUN) AS A SHEPHERD FROM 1842 - 1846. LURED BY GOLD DISCOVERY IN CALIFORNIA, USA. ESMOND LEFT CLUNES 1849 RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA ABOARD THE 'EMMA" IN 1851 ON JUNE 29TH 1851, HE DISCOVERED GOLD IN QUARTZ AND ALLUVIUM. THE GEELONG ADVERTISER REPORTED THE DISCOVERY AND THE GREAT GOLD RUSH STARTED. JAMES ESMOND TOOK PART IN EUREKA UPRISING WITH PETER LALOR.1, PHOTO COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF JAMES ESMOND 1822-1890 2, SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF JAMES ESMONDjames esmond, donald cameron, gold mining, local history

ORIGINAL SHARE HOLDERS CERTIFICATES FOR CLUNES ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING SYNDICATE TO BE REGISTERED AS A NO LIABILITY COMPANY IN FIFTY PROPRIETARY SHARES TO LACHLAN McLENNAN CLUNES. 31/7 1889 .1 No 47 , STAMPED BY JOHN LANGDON, STOCK BROKER, MELBOURNE .2 No 48, STAMPED BY JOHN LANGDON, STOCK BROKER, MELBOURNElocal history, document mining, mining, 1889, share certificate, mclennan, langdon, clunes alluvial gold mining syndicate

FOLDER WITH RED SPINE - HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF A SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN THE STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN. REPORT MADE MAY 1998non-fiction SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN CLUNES 1998local history, civil engineering, sewerage, sewerage

COPIES OF DISPLAY PANELS DONATED TO THE PEOPLE OF CLUNES BY THE HUGH WILLIAMSON FOUNDATION.INTERPRETIVE DISPLAY PANEL DEPICTING HISTORY OF SCHOOL DAYS IN CLUNES. WOODEN DISPLAY PANEL AND LAMINATED COPY.SCHOOL DAYS CHILDREN OF EARLY GOLDFIELD TOWNS WERE TAUGHT IN TENT SCHOOLS.THESE SCHOOLS WERE EASILY MOVED TO THE SITE OF THE LATEST GOLDRUSH. WITH GREATER COMMUNITY STABILITY PERMANENT SCHOOLS WERE ESTABLISHED. CLUNES STATE SCHOOL NO. 1552 WAS OPENED IN JULY 1875 ON LAND DONATED BY RIVETT H. BLAND, MANAGER OF THE PORT PHILIP GOLD MINING CO. SHORTLY BEFORE WORLD WAR ONE, THIS SCHOOL BECAME VICTORIA,S THIRD HIGHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. TODAY IT IS STILL USED TO EDUCATE THE CHILDREN OF CLUNES STATE SCHOOL NO. 136 WAS BUILT IN 1881 ON THE SITE OF AN EARLIER TEMPORARY SCHOOL THAT WAS BUILT IN 1857. THE DESIGN WAS FIRST USED AT HORSHAM. AND INCLUDES AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF A LARGE SCHOOL VERANDAH. IN 1892 THIS SCHOOL AMALGAMATED WITH STATE SCHOOL NO. 1552 AND WAS USED AS THE INFANT SCHOOL. IT CLOSED ITS DOORS IN 1922 AND WAS LATER USED AS A MILL FOR THE CLUNES KNITTING AND MAUFACTURING CO. LTD. IT NOW HOUSES THE CLUNES BOTTLE MUSEUM THE CLUNES CATHOLIC SCHOOL OPENED IN 1875 AND CLOSED IN 1926 THE LATEST EDUCATIONAL ASSET AT CLUNES IS A CAMPUS OF WESLEY COLLEGE. BLENDINGHISTORIC BUILDINGS AND MODERN ARCHITECTURE THE CAMPUS IS SITUATED IN SERVICE STREETlocal history, civic momentoes, presentations, williamson, hugh foundation

FRAMED PHOTOGRAPHS OF MODEL OF PORT PHILLIP & CLUNES MINE AND SIGN USED WHEN ON DISPLAY .1 PHOTO OF FULL MODEL .2 PHOTO OF BACK OF MODEL .3 PHOTO OF CLOSE UP OF BUILDING WHICH HAS NO OUTER WALLS OR ROOF TO ENABLE VIEW OF INSIDE. .4 HAND WRITTEN SIGN, FRAMED MODEL MADE IN 1858 BY CARL NORDSTROM ON SITE . MODEL NOW IN STORAGE AT SCIENCE MUSEUM OF VICTORIAlocal history, photographs, mining

CAST IRON IMPLEMENT USED IN MINING PROCEDURESHORT WOODEN HANDLE WITH METAL GOUGE AT END.ENGRAVED / STAMPED CAST BLEVAN STIL [ OR SOMETHING!]local history, tool

THE GOUGE WAS USED AS A GOLD MINING TOOLA GOUGE - A CHISEL WHOSE BLADE IS CURVED. LONG SHAFT WITH CURVED BLADE AND T-BAR HANDLE local history, tool, trades, shipwright, laurie dilks