Published December 31 1999New Paper Supplement by the Stawell Times News. Cover printed in colour

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Members of Stawell Historical Society and guests at function in Old Courthouse

Table Set with Buscits and Slices

Holterman 1874 Photo. Mine commenced 1858. First Mine in Stawell to have a steam driven poppet head. Holtermanns wagon for developing wet plate photographs is partly visible on lower right.Holtermann Black and White photograph of Stawell Mine April 1874. Tramway on left Winch house on right with square chimney. Poppet Head at centre of photo. Two Mullock heaps visible with some men on it as well as men on mine beamsmining

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Mr Catterall, Joe & Mr L.J. Romey were partners in a cyaniding operation to obtain gold from the Southern Consuls Mine after second world war.Booklet printed in black on paper. Cover has some areas highlighted in blue. Back cover missing.Some pages have penciled mathematical calculationsgold mining, mining, mining industry, mining equipment

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.