Pink paper dated June 11, Attending Mr. Palmer. Instructions for notice of extraordinary meeting to authorize Voluntary Winding up. Attending Mr. Palmer with typed notices to insert in papers. £1.1.0. June 29 to July 5, Attending Mr. Palmer, re sale to New Company to be formed. £2.2.0. And June 29 to July 6, 1938, Attending Mr. Palmer, instructions for Agreement with trustee for a New Co. to take over lease &c. Drawing and typing copy for perusal £5.14.0 and attending Manager and thereon. 10.6. Total cost £9.7.6. New Red, White & Blue Consolidated Co. N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Signed Pd 26/11/38. R660 Delivered 22/11/38 written in the top left corner.the miss g.alice jones collection - account, new red white & blue consolidated co n l, mr palmer

North Blue Mining Co. N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Aug. 29 to Oct 26, 1934, and 12 January 1935 re preparations for transfer of Gold Mining Lease. Total Cost £4.13.0.the miss g alice jones collection - account, north blue mining co n l, new red white & blue consolidated no 2 co

South New Chum Syncline G.M. N. L. To Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Crofts to you. Pink paper dated Oct 7 to Nov 25, 1933, and 11 Dec 1933, costs involved in the transfer of gold mining lease under solicitors' remuneration order. Cost £2.17.6. "R583 delivered 11/12/33" in top left corner.the miss g alice jones collection - account, south new chum syncline g.m.n.l., crofts

East Clarence G. M. Co. N.L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated "Sept 18 and 19, Oct 15 & 16 and 12 December 1941. Re J. J. Stanistreet to You -(G.M. Lease No. 11161) Re settling transfer. R705 Del 15/12/41" written in the top left corner.the miss g.alice jones collection - account, east clarence g. m. co n. l, j j stanistreet, mr grelis, collector of imposts, stamp duties office

Bendigo Amalgamated Gold Fields Ltd. To Miss G. Alice Jones. Re You V Geo Lakey - County court Summons £59.18.3. Scale C, Sale to Ennor. To Osgood, Land Tax, You V Brauman C. C. S. No. 27 (Special) Scale D £137.1.7, You V Brauman C.C.S. No. 38 (Ordinary), You V Brauman C.C.S. 1924 No. 43 (Special) £137.1.7., Clarence Freeholds-Sale to Bowden, Sea Co. Machinery & Freehold land, Land transferred from New Vic. Catherine Co., re Koch's Pioneer G.M. Co. N.L. transfer of G.M. Lease No 9791 Bendigo, re North Ulster G.M. Co. N.L. transfer of G.M Lease No. 9789 Bendigo. Details of costs and dates varying from June 28, 1923, to March 30, 1925.Also dated 3/6/25 and Pd 30/7/25.the miss g. alice jones collection - account, bendigo amalgamated goldfields ltd, geo lakey, mr stanfield, mr jn smalley, mr thomson, mr crow, mr ennor, osgood, mylon, mrs murdock, constable thomson, brauman, mr miller, melbourne sun, clarence freeholds, j h curnow & son, gazette, sea co, mr legge, mr skews, h m legge & co, new vic catherine co, koch's pioneer g m co nl, north ulster g m co nl, g m lease no 9789 bendigo

The Liquidator, Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields Ltd. To Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Hamilton. Pink paper dated Nov. 1, 2, 4, 8-9, 11, 14, 19, 20, 21, 26, 29, Dec., Jan. 29, Feb. 1, 1930, Dec 17, 19, 21 to 24 1929, July 13, 21, 24, 29, 30, 31, Feb. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 26 1930 and 28/3/30. Items include write to Hamilton for £8 damages for trespass to engine house on lease from Horwoods, interviewing people, writing letters to various people and attending court. "R516 Posted 28/3/30 by BF?" written in the top left corner.the miss g. alice jones collection - account, bendigo amalgamated goldfields ltd, hamilton, mr stanfield, horwoods, mr. ;hyett, mr w j stephens, leggo & co, mr c curnow, mr h m leggo, mr clarkson, mr ennor, church of england, mrs frew, horwoods foundry

Messrs. McColl Rankin & Stanistreet to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Hercules New Chum Co. Trustees Agreement with Vendor. Pink paper dated July 4, 1933, re lease and trustee and Re Bassett & others to Taylor & Barker. Instructions to peruse and perusing Agreement as prepared. Amending and finally preparing fresh Agreement. Total cost £1.11.6. "Deld 19/9 33 GAJ" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, messrs mccoll rankin & stanistreet, hercules new chum co, mr stanistreet, bassett, taylor & barker

Ironbark Gold Mining Company No Liability to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Hercules Co. to you. Pink paper dated August 14 to Sept. 8, 1925, and 17/9/25. Account lists expenses and details for transfer of Gold Mining Lease No. 9850. Cost £3.15.0. "R376 Posted 25/9/25" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, ironbark gold mining co n l, hercules co, mr stanfield, gold mining lease no 9850

Hercules Gold Mining Company No Liability to Miss G. Alice Jones. Conditional Surrender of G.M. Lease No.9766 Bendigo. Pink paper dated Nov 7, 11 1924, Jany 12, 28, 31, Feb 2, 16, April 1, May 12, 23 and Aug 15, 1925. Details for Conditional Surrender of G.M. Lease No.8766. Cost £2.2.0. and transfer to Ironbark Co. including fees, rent and transfer of lease. "R396 Posted 23/8/25" written in top left corner. Total cost£10.19.3.miss g. alice jones collection - account, hercules gold mining co n l, mr stanfield, ironbark co, mr j r clark

Hercules Gold Mining Company No Liability to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Dec 21, 1923, to Aug. 28, 1925. Pink paper detailing work for transfer of lease. Total cost £43.1.0.miss g. alice jones collection - account, hercules gold mining co n l, mr rogers, mr stanfield, ironbark co, lansells

Hercules Gold Mining Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re - proposed sale of portion of Lease to a new company to be formed. Cost 10/6. Dated Sep 13, 1945, and 23 Feb 1946.miss g. alice jones collection - account, hercules gold mining co. n.l. to miss g. alice jones. mr h l stewart

Hercules G. M. Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Aug. 19, 1932, to 24 1932 and 23/11/1932 containing details for sale of the North end of lease and formation of new company. Total cost £23.4.3. "B567 posted LB 23.11.32" written in top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, hercules gold mining co n l, mr stanfield, hercules no 1 g m co n l, gazette, argus, bendigo advertiser

Nell Gwynne Reef NO Liability to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Feb. 3 to June 4, 1942, 9 June 1942 and 9th June 1942. Re Central Nell Gwyne G. M. Co. N. L. to you Gold Mining Lease No. 11171 Bendigo. Account for costs for transfer, registration fees and exchange. Total cost £5. 7. 0. "R710" written in top left corner. Signed by G. Alice Jones.miss g. alice jones collection - account, nell gwynne reef n. l., central nell gwynne g. m. co n. l., lease no 11171

Central Garden Gully G. M. Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated May 9 to 14, May 18 t 22, June 8 to 19 and 28/3/1935. Account details costs etc. of Mumfords' Claim, Amalgamation of Claims and Finkelstein's Application for Lease. Total cost £5.14.6. "Deld 29/3/35GAJ" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, central garden gully g m co n l., mr mumford, mr stanistreet, mr finkelstein, luke murphy

Central Nell Gwynne G. M. Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re Special Meeting to sell part of South Lease. Pink paper dated My 10, 11, 28 31 and 25th August 1938. Account details costs, etc. for Special Meeting. Total cost £1.11.6. "R654 delivered 25/8/38" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, central nell gwynne g m co n l.

Carlisle Gold Mining Company No Liability to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Feby. 29, March 5, 11, 13, Nov. 7, 14, 25, Dec. 3, 5, 10, 11, 19 1924, Jany 30, 31, Feby 2, 19, 1925. Account details work and costs re: Kirby, B.A.G. Ltd. To you. Transfer of G. M. Lease, B.A.G. Ltd. To you Machinery Lease. Total Cost 10.10.0. "Posted 7/7/25" written in top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, carlisle gold mining company no liability, kirby, mr stanfield, b.a.g. ltd.

Forbes Gold Mining Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Dec. 1, 1939, to Mar. 5, 1940, and 27 May 1940. Details of account for work involved in the transfer of Gold Mining Lease. Cost £3.9.6. "R689 delivered 29/5/40" written in the top left corner.miss g. alice jones collection - account, forbes carshalton gold mining co. n l, martin

Monument Hill Consolidated (Bendigo) N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated between July 28, 1934, and Feb 26, 1935. Also, 2 April 1935. Account for work involved in the transfer of Gold Mining Leases, Instructions for Wardens Summons, instructions for transfer of residence area and payments of various expenses. "R603 delivered 2/4/35 JW" in top left corner. Total cost £18.19.1.miss g. alice jones - solicitor - account, monument hill consolidated (bendigo) n l, h j leed, lease no 10023, mr stanistreet, lease no 9915, lease no 10014, lease no 10192, f chenhall, hendry, hartley, mulheron, jones, christian, whitford

North Deborah G. M. Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated April 17, 1939, and 24 Aug 1939. Proposed Agreement with Deborah Co. The two companies wanted an agreement to use part of each other's leases. They were sent a letter advising them to transfer to each other the respective portions of the leases. Cost £1.1.0. "R677 del 24/8/39" written in the top left corner.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, north deborah g. m. co n l., deborah co

North Deborah Gold Mining Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Pink paper dated Oct. 9, 1939, to Mar 5, 1940, and 28 May 1940. Re You to Deborah Co. - G. M. Lease No. 11012 Bendigo. Deborah Co. to You. - G. M. Lease No. 11014 Bendigo. Account is for work involved in transferring leases to each other. Total cost £4.17.11. "R688 delivered 29/5/40" written in the top left corner.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, north deborah gold mining co n l, deborah co

North Deborah Gold Mining Co. N. L. to Miss G. Alice Jones. Re North Blue Co. to You. Account for costs of transfer of one Gold Mining Lease. Cost £2.17.9. "R693 del 26/9/40" written in the top left corner.miss g alice jones - solicitor - account, north deborah gold mining co n l, north blue co

Bob Hymans Collection Bob (Herman) Hymans (a former member of the Royal Netherlands Navy was born in Bloemendaal, Holland on 30th September 1922. During World War II he fought against the Japanese in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) and was imprisoned in Changi and on the Burma Railway. After gaining qualifications as a Ski Instructor, Bob arrived in Falls Creek in May 1950. Working as an Instructor and Supervisor at Bogong Lodge, Bob decided his future was in accommodation. He was successful in negotiating an indenture for land from the State Electricity Commission (SEC). It took Bob two years to build his Grande Coeur Chalet but, tragically, it was burned down in August 1961. Bob also built the first Chairlift in Australia. This was a single chairlift and the structure was built from wooden electricity poles. He was constantly full of new ideas and proposals for the village. Bob Hymans died on 7th July 2007. This Collection of documents and letters tells the story of Bob’s endeavours to develop Falls Creek into the ski village it is today.This document is significant because it documents the story of an important pioneer of Falls Creek.A 5 page indenture or contract typed on paper. This document sets out the terms and conditions set down for the lease of land in Falls Creek at the cost of £1 per week.legal contract, bob hymans

Allwood - built in 1894 by Henry Hurst’s relatives, stands near the site of his house, which was demolisherd in the 1940s. Until 1924 Hurstbridge was known as Allwood. The building, one of the district's oldest is situated back from the corner of Arthurs Creek Road and Main Road. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p17 Hurst, who was a surveyor, came to Melbourne in 1852 by default, as on the way to Sydney he contracted typhoid and was off-loaded in Melbourne. Deciding to settle near Melbourne, he selected some land near the present Eltham railway station and was one of the first to grow crops there.2 But disaster struck again, when his shack was looted and burned, while he was carting goods for sale to nearby goldfields. It was then that Hurstbridge’s first settler, Cornelius Haley, asked Hurst to manage his 160 acres (65ha) grazing property and 9000 acres (3443ha) of leased land where the present Hurstbridge stands. Hurst proved equal to the tough conditions and he and his brother, Fred, cut a track with a bullock team from the property to Romsey, where Haley had selected some land. Hurst also put up a bridge across the creek near his house, after which Hurstbridge was named. He ran the property helped by two ticket-of-leave men and others, several of whom were sailors who had abandoned ship in search of gold, and were working there temporarily. In 1866, only 14 years after coming to Australia, Hurst met an early tragic death. One day a bushranger named Burke came to the house and demanded a horse. Hurst thought the bushranger might be an officer in search of runaway sailors3 and anyway, did not like the look of him, so he refused. A tussle followed and apparently Hurst shot first.4 He was shot and died five hours later from loss of blood. Later, troopers found Burke, who was subsequently hanged. The event is recorded in the Old Melbourne Gaol. The government offered the family £500 but the family refused it as ‘blood money’. Hurst’s father, Robert, even signed a petition against the bushranger’s death, claiming one life did not replace another. Hurst’s family continued to live in the district and saw a rise in their fortunes. They bought Haley’s cattle station and built the present Allwood House, using the original home as an orchard packing shed. The present Victorian style timber house had several outbuildings including a blacksmith’s shop. The property passed on to William Gray, an orchardist and nurseryman, who married Hurst’s grandniece, Frances. The business boomed from the early 1900s when it supplied most of the orchards in the area. Gray was Eltham Shire’s President for two terms and was asked to stand for parliament, but his wife’s illness and other family commitments prevented him from doing so. Then several calamities drove the family to bankruptcy. During World War One, Gray lost more than one million pounds on trees shipped overseas, which the Lloyd’s company had refused to insure. Other factors, including the Great Depression, ruined the family’s fortunes. The land was reduced from more than 640 acres (256ha) to 50 acres (20ha) and the older members married and left. After Mr Gray died, the house was leased, until his daughter Sheila Ferguson and her husband Gordon settled there in 1951, after buying it from other family members. However in 1975 the Shire designated the property as a passive recreation reserve. The Ferguson family sold most of the land, leaving the house on 0.6 hectares.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, hurstbridge, henry hurst, allwood house

The original house was built around 1850 was one of Kangaroo Ground's earliest homes, part of which remains today. Built by Scottish farmer Andrew Harkness who acquired the property in 1849 at the top of the hill with magnificent panoramic views as far as Kinglake, the same year he married Sarah Oswin. The property was known as Garden Hill from at least 1865. Andrew and Sarah had four sons and five daughters. Harkness was a founder of the Kangaroo Ground School and one of the first to suggest establishing the Eltham District Road Board (1858-71) of which he was a member, the pre-cursor to the Shire of Eltham (1871-1994). He was also a Trustee of the Kangaroo Ground Cemetery. His daughter Fanny married farmer Alexander White who purchased the property in 1893. Alexander White died in 1906 and ownership transferred to Fanny White. Son, Robert White was a Councillor of the Shire of Eltham at the time the Shire acquired two acres of land on the adjacent property from the Mess brothers for the creation of the Shire of Eltham Memorial Park (1921) in which the Shire of Eltham War Memoirial tower was erected (1926). Fanny White donated a small section of land from the Garden Hill property to facilitate entry access to the park. The White family sold the property to Sir Herbert Gepp in 1925. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p29 Garden Hill, on Yarra Glen Road, Kangaroo Ground, near the War Memorial is well named. The old house and gardens overlook a magnificent panorama extending to Kinglake. The original house, built around 1850, was one of Kangaroo Ground’s earliest, and part of it remains in today’s timber house. The house was built by the early and prominent settler Andrew Harkness. Later it was occupied for a long time by Sir Herbert Gepp, renowned Australia wide.1 Harkness and Gepp are buried in the Kangaroo Ground Cemetery. Scottish farmer Harkness, who was born in 1817, acquired this property in 18492 and he and his family occupied it until the early 1920s. Harkness cleared its 152 acres (61.4 ha), fenced it and grazed sheep and cattle. Harkness proved a valuable community member. When only ten families lived in the district, he and other settlers set up a school in 1852, with Andrew Ross as the first teacher. Harkness was also one of the first to suggest establishing the Eltham District Road Board, of which he was a member for around 15 years. He was also a trustee of the Kangaroo Ground Cemetery. Harkness married in 1854 and had four sons and five daughters. The first part of the timber house he built included a kitchen-living room and a parlor. The living room’s large fireplace was bricked-in and modernised in 1940. Beside it is the old baker’s oven with its original iron door replaced by a wooden one. It is thought two wattle-and-daub huts, used for a bedroom and bathroom, were built to the west. Harkness’ son-in-law, farmer Alexander White, who had seven sons, bought the property in 1893. Harkness’ grand-daughter Flora married Ewen Cameron who became Minister for Health and was later knighted; he was not related to Ewen Hugh Cameron, a Member of the Legislative Assembly. In 1923 the White family sold the property, called Kilby Park, to Sir Herbert Gepp, who renamed it Garden Hill. Gepp used the property, which was still on the original New South Wales title, as a hobby farm. Robert White stayed on to manage the farm for a while, living in a house on the property. Gepp was born in 1877 and at 16 years began working as a junior chemist with the Australian Explosives and Chemical Company at Deer Park near Melbourne. Gepp was a pioneer in applying enlightened labour policies in industry. He initiated the Broken Hill Progress Association, to improve living conditions. It laid the ground work for the welfare schemes pursued by companies after World War One. During the mid 20th century Gepp was the most prominent liberal thinker associated with conservative politics. As a friend of Prime Minister John Curtin, he contributed to post-war reconstruction. Gepp returned to private industry and retired in 1950. Gepp made significant contributions to the solution of the great metallurgical problems of the mining industry. He was an advocate of the role of science in industry, government and the economy and helped to establish several organizations including the CSIR and the Institute of Public Affairs.3 After Sir Herbert died in 1954 his son Orwell continued to farm the property part-time. When Lady Gepp died in 1963, the land was divided among the five children, although Orwell continued to farm it as a hobby. In 1966, a daughter, Mardi Gething, now married, settled in the house. Another daughter, Kathleen, built her house close by on the property. After the Board of Works designated the property as part of a reserve for a possible reservoir, the family sold all, except the minimum 20 acres allowed, to the Board in the 1970s. Orwell then leased what was the family property from the Board to continue grazing. The two sisters and brother continued to live on the property.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, kangaroo ground

Maroon hard cover minute book, buff binding on spine and corners of cover. "Minute Book' printed in gold on spine. Two hundred and seventy pages, of which seventy seven are used to record minutes. Written in faded pen on front page: Wilson's Hill G.M. Coy N.L.'. Minutes date from 25th March 1898 to 13th March 1903. Inserted in Minute Book, the following documents: 1. Letter, typed, from Wilson Hill G.M. Co. to Secretary for Mines, Melbourne, re transferring lease to Mr. William Wallace of Bendigo. 2. Letter, typed, from N. Howell, Manager, The Union Bank of Australia Limited, 11th January 1900, re unwillingness to extend overdraft on Wilson Hill account ' it has been in our books sometime'. 3. Letter, from Registrar-General's Office, 4th April 1998, memorial of registration ' acknowledging receipt of the document names in the margin in connexion with the Wilson's Hill Gold Mining Coy, N.L.,' 4. Three copies of blue proxy form to 'appoint S.G. Gadd to act and vote as my proxy at a half yearly general meeting of shareholders of the Wilson Hill Gold Mining Company N.L.,' 1903..bendigo, mccoll and rankin, margaret roberts, wilson's hill gold mining company, s. gadd

Plan mining lease blocks 1873, timber hanger on top two brass rings, securing tape, round timber holder on bottom, scroll. On top Schedule of Mining Lease Blocks shown on the plan of the Sandhurst Gold Field, Published May 1873' Names of mining Companies listed with identifying number and area of mine site. E.g. '447 Johnson's Reef Gold Mines 7a, 2r, 8 p (acres, roods, perches). Number linked to the mine site shown on Sandhurst Gold Field map.bendigo, mining, mining lease blocks 1873

Document. Envelope contains: - Company Re Organization - North Hustlers Mining Co, Leasehold transfer, Stock Option, Machinery Hire, Cert. of Inspection of Air Receiver, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Air Compressor Hire Agreement & etc.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, east moon gmc nl, gold mining, company re-organisation, north hustlers mining co, lease, stock option, miller & co (machinery) proprietary limited

Document. Envelope contains: - Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, Receipt for Treasury Bonds, Bendigo Sewerage Authority + Final Certificate, War Damage Commission Receipt lease, Agreement with Monument Hill Consolidated. Central Deborah Gold Mine.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central deborah gmc nl, gold mining, boiler inspection cert. treasury bonds receipt, bendigo sewerage authority