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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - JAN VENNIK THE DUTCHMAN AT EUREKA
Jan Vennik, The Dutchman at Eureka follows the story of Jan Vennik's life on the goldfields of Central Victoria before and after the Eureka Rebellion, he lived in Bendigo for a number of years. Soft cover, 48 pages with colour photographs and illustrations.Yvon Davishistory, australian, victoria. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDFIELDS UNITED, c1930's
'Goldfields United' mine. Large corrugated iron shed (on right), defunct boiler in front of shed. Poppet head behind. Smaller shed on left hand side. Approximate c1930's. Physical description: Unframed unmounted print.organization, business, goldfields united mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - RIFLEMEN FORM & INDICES TO, 2005
Riflemen Form & Indices to, The Volunteer Rifles and Cavalry on the central Victorian Goldfields, 1858 - 1883, references in the central Victorian newspapers. 199 pages plus indices, compiled by Bob Marmion with photographs, illustrations & graphs, with accompanying CD rom.Bob Marmionclubs and associations, history, volunteer rifles and cavalry. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MINERS PHTHISIS - REPORT ON THE VENTILATION OF THE BENDIGO MINES, 1906
Miners Phthisis - Report on the Ventilation of the Bendigo Mines by Walter Summons M.B. A report presented to the Committee of the Bendigo Hospital in August 1906 on the conditions of miners in the Bendigo Goldfields. Written on front cover ' A. Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo'Walter Summons M.B.gold mines, miners' phthisis, report in mining conditions, bendigo, goldmining, goldfields, ventilation, miners' phthisis. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VAHLAND GOLDFIELDS ARCHITECT - ECHUCA, 2015
28 page soft cover booklet 'Vahland - Goldfields Architect ' A description of Vahland designed buildings in Echuca from the archives of the Echuca Historical Society. Published by the Echuca Historical Society 2015. Illustrated with B&W photos and sketchesEchuca Historical Society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - VI CATTANACH COLLECTION: 1982 GERMAN MASKED COSTUME BALL POSTER
Bendigo branch of Royal Historical Society poster advertising 4th September 1982 German Masked Ball to be held at City Hall. Sketched image by Dorothy Dempsey Carroll of Mass Tent used by Dean Backhaus on the Bendigo Goldfields.organization, club / society -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CONSTABLE RYAN COLLECTION: GOORNONG FIND REVIVES OLD MYSTERY
Photocopy of newspaper article dated Tuesday, April 25th, 1978. The article titled: Goornong find revives old mystery. The finding of the remains of a body near Goornong has revived theories on the disappearance of a well known Goldfields policeman.newspaper, bendigo, constable ryan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO ADVERTISER INDEX OF FUNERALS, INQUESTS, OBITUARIES, ACCIDENTS & MORE 1854 - 1871
Spring binder containing 132 pages of Bendigo Advertiser Index of Funerals, inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & more 1854 - 1871 taken from micro-film of the Bendigo Advertiser held at the Bendigo Goldfields Library, researched & compiled by Patricia.A.Hocking.Patricia Hockingbooks, catalogues, personal notices -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE LEGEND OF THE SAW
Document. A piece of paper typed on in red titled 'The Legend of the Saw'. Describes a miners saw in the pioneer times on the goldfields and what it was used for. Signed at the end - H. C. Appears to have been a label that was with the saw in some sort of display.domestic equipment, saw -
Clunes Museum
Map - MAPS/ DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1857
COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS (COPIES OF10 MAPS AND DIAGRAMS OF TOURAAL PURCHASED UNDER PREEMPTIVE RIGHT BY DONALD CAMEROM 17TH FEBRUARY, 1857. COUNTY OF TALBOT - GOLDFIELD'S SURVEY PLAN NO.1 CLUNES COUNTY OF TALBOT. GLENDONALD - CRESWICK/CLUNES.local history, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Goldfields Reminiscences, 1977
170-page soft cover book 'Goldfields Reminiscences' Castlemaine's Golden Era First published in 1884, Melbourne. Reprinted 1977 by the Castlemaine Mail Foreword by Frank Cusack, Bendigo 1976. Illustrated with B&W photos and sketches.Signed by James V Evans 1977 on title page.goldfields, castlemaine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUSTIN COLLECTION: MINING BOARD BYE-LAWS 1868
BHS CollectionHard cover buff colour cover. On front: Acts, Orders in Council, notices and mining board bye-laws relating to the goldfields. Published by direction of the Minister of Mines. 1868. 412 pages. Contains definition of mining terms as appendix.bendigo, mining, mining board bye-laws -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: THE REDESDALE GOLDFIELD, 1909
1909 report from the Department of Mines Geological Survey on the Redesdale Goldfield by E. J. Dunn. F.G.S. Reefs mentioned are the Horseshoe Bend Reef, Linda Reef, Bill Smith's workings, the Ben Guy Reef and the Amelia ReefDepartment of Minesgold mining, miners' safety cage, redesdale goldfield, gold mining, redesdale. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Book, Castlemaine Petitions
One of a series of Goldfield Heritage Books, Castlemaine Petitions was published by BHS Publishing and written by Clare Gervasoni and Dorothy Wickham. -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Book, Visit of Mr John King the Explorer to Talbot
One of a series of Goldfield Heritage Books, Visit of Mr John King was published by BHS Publishing and written by Marie Kau. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Robert Gray at Kays Foundry in Wimmera Street
Robert Gray at Kays Foundry Wimmera Street Stawell standing beside Crusher built for Bulola Goldfields New Guinea. stawell industry mining -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Colour, Chimney, St Just, Cornwall
Many Cornish from St Just came to the Victorian goldfields. They were excellent miners. St Just is a World Heritage Site. st just, cornwall, cornish, mining, industrial heritage -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - The Great Chinese Camp at Guildford
The Great Chinese Camp at Guildford was the largest Chinese town on the goldfields at the time. In the years 1857 - 1858 there were 5000 - 6000 inhabitants.Small red booklet of eight pages by Raymond A. Bradfield. No illustrations. Extracted pages from unknown book (Pages 18 - 24).Name sticker "(Mrs) ESMA TURNER....guildford, chinese camp, raymond a.bradfield, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1852
Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. Ko. W. Mal. R. Am. T. H. A. C. B. Y. Br. O. G.R. Goldfields established in Victoria, 1852-1854. Markings: 12 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Historic Guide To Bendigo, Centenary 4th edition, 52 pages with maps of goldfields & showing streets, lines of reef & principal shafts.Produced by The Roayl Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch, printed by Cambridge Press Bendigo with black and white photographs.bendigo, history, city history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ENTERTAINMENT ON THE GOLD FIELDS 1850 - 1890. M. DIXON
Typed account of the entertainment in Bendigo in the early days. People made their own entertainment and from 1853 theatres and concert halls became a part of life on the goldfield. Singers and musicians came to perform. There was also processions, race meetings and sporting events.bendigo, entertainment, gold fields, entertainment on the gold fields 1850 - 1890, m dixon, lola montez, amy castles, charles thatcher, bendigo advertiser, the theatre royal, yates, royal exchange restaurant, shamrock hotel, merchant of venice, othello, hamlet, lady of lyons, royal victoria theatre, bendigo histrionic club, the old curiosity shop, benevolent asylum, shakespearean society, criterion theatre, w howitt, land labour and gold, frank cusack, bendigo a history, the bendigo advertiser centenary edition, r ward, the australian legend, the shamrock concert hall, royal princess theatre, j c williamson, maggie moore, ilma de murska, easter fair, jim crilly, annals of bendigo, gilbert and sullivan, dick davey's pub, g mackay, mackay & co, sandhurst bee, m clark, a short history of australia, r lacour-gayet, a concise history of australia, jack hattam -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CAROL HOLSWORTH COLLECTION: GEOLOGICAL REPORT BENDIGO GOLDFIELD BULLETIN 43
Four page document Geological Report Bendigo Goldfield, C.E. Willman and H.E. Wilkinson. Contents include: folds, cleavage, lineations, lineated quartz in laminated veins, faults, major and minor faults, joints, structural domains and relationship to mineralization.bendigo, mining, geological bulletin -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO GOLDFIELD MAP
Two not very clear copies of the Bendigo Goldfield Map. Streets, Railway Line, Lines of Reefs and mines are shown. Dept. of Mines, Victoria printed on the map. Shows reefs from Bird's Line of Reefs to Lightning Hill Line of Reef.map, bendigo, goldfields, bendigo goldfield map, lines of reefs, dept. of mines victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - JACK PERRY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER BACHELORS ON THE GOLDFIELD
Newspaper article, Bendigo Weekly, re loners on the goldfield, particularly at Jackass Flat, Eaglehawk. Discusses three of these gentlemen: Dick Kennedy, Jim Frayle, and George who lived in Jobs Gully - and their eccentricities and way of living - which was very austere.bendigo, history, kennedy, frayle, bachelors, loners, jobs gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HOSKING AND HUNKIN COLLECTION: PICTURE OF A GLASS WINDOW
Document. Printed coloured picture of a stained glass window. Accompanying note identifies it as "Local Preachers Window, Uniting Church, Castlemaine". See note 11402.14. Window depicts a local preacher on the Forest Creek Goldfields during the 1950's.print, buildings, stained glass window -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO ADVERTISER INDEX OF FUNERALS, INQUESTS, OBITUARIES, ACCIDENTS & MORE 1872 - 1876
Spring binder containing 138 pages of Bendigo Advertiser Index of Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More 1872 - 1876 taken from micro-film of the Bendigo Advertiser held at the Bendigo Goldfields Library, researched & compiled by Patricia Hocking.Patricia Hockingbooks, catalogues, personal notices -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO ADVERTISER INDEX OF FUNERALS, INQUESTS, OBITUARIES, ACCIDENTS & MORE 1877 - 1880
A spring binder containing 145 pages of Bendigo Advertiser Index of Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & More 1877 - 1880 taken from micro-film of the Bendigo Advertiser held at the Bendigo Goldfields Library, researched & compiled by Patricia Hocking.Patricia Hockingbooks, catalogues, personal notices -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO ADVERTISER INDEX OF FUNERALS, INQUESTS, OBITUARIES, ACCIDENTS & MORE 1885 - 1886
Spring binder containing 151 pages of Bendigo Advertiser Index of Funerals, Inquests, Obituaries, Accidents & more 1885 - 1886 taken from micro-film of the Bendigo Advertiser held at the Bendigo Goldfields Library, researched & compiled by Patricia Hocking.Patricia Hockingbooks, catalogues, personal notices -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Several Assistant Commissioners were appointed to help the Commissioners (or Resident Commissioners as they were sometimes called) on the more important goldfields. Markings: 26 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE 1880S PROCESSIONAL REGALIA OF THE BENDIGO CHINESE ASSOCIATION, 1880
92 page soft cover book 'The 1880s Processional Regalia of the Bendigo Chinese Association'. Illustrated with colour and B&W photos. Includes a brief history of the Chinese on the Goldfields. Authored and published by The Golden Dragon Museum and printed by Bart'n'Print, BendigoGolden Dragon Museum