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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEFS, September 1913
Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Hustler's Reef Mine, Transverse Section, Bendigo. Plate No. XV111 (18).Bulletin No 33 Signed, H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shaft descending to over 2195 feet and appears to show samples of connecting horizontal shafts with their respective mineral contentsUnderground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's reef mine -
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Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEF'S. HUSTLER'S REEF NO.1 MINE, September 1913
Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Hustler's Reef No. 1, Bendigo, East & West Cross-cuts, North & South of Shaft, Plate No.XX11 (22). Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shaft descending to over 1229 feet and appears to show samples of connecting horizontal shafts with their respective mineral contentsUnderground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's reef no.1 mine -
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Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEFS, September 1913
Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Hustler's Reef & Hustler's Reef No.1 Mines Plan.Plate No. XV1.(16) Sheet 2 .Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw.Underground Survey Office, Bendigo, September,1913. Included is the emblem of the Geological Survey of Victoria. Drawing shows a plan view of reefs and shaft locations .Underground Survey Office, Bendigomap, bendigo, hustler's reef & hustler's reef 1 -
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Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEFS, September 1913
Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Hustler's Reef No.1 Mine Bendigo, Transverse Section.Plate No. XX1 (21).Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shaft descending to over 1428 feet and appears to show samples of connecting horizontal shafts with their respective mineral contentsUnderground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's reef no.1 mine -
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Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: UNITED HUSTLER'S & REDAN MINE, September 1913
Map, United Hustler's & Redan Mine, Transverse Section, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Bendigo. Plate No. XX1X (29).Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shaft descending to over 1805 feet and appears to show samples of connecting horizontal shafts with their respective mineral contents. One level shows respective water levels .Underground Survey Officemap, bendigo, hustler's & redan mine -
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Painting - CAROL HOLSWORTH COLLECTION: 1970 NATIONAL BANK PAINTING 'UPPER SHAFT - PORT LINCOLN MINE 1848'
... 'UPPER SHAFT - PORT LINCOLN MINE 1848'...1970 NATIONAL BANK PAINTING REPRODUCTION Upper Shaft , Port... REPRODUCTION Upper Shaft , Port Lincoln Mine 1848 possibly painted ...1970 NATIONAL BANK PAINTING REPRODUCTION Upper Shaft , Port Lincoln Mine 1848 possibly painted by W.A. Cawthorne 1848 Below the picture title the words - Reproduced by the National Bank in 1970 from the watercolour in the Mitchell Library , Sydney , by permission of the Trustees.The centre of the picture shows mine workings four or five men are shown in the picture the rest of the area is undevelopedpainting, watercolour, gold diggers -
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Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: UNITED HUSTLER'S & REDAN MINE, September 1913
... Map, Transverse Sections N. & S. Of shaft, United... Bendigo hustler's & redan mine Underground Survey Office, Bendigo ...Map, Transverse Sections N. & S. Of shaft, United Hustler's & Redan Mine, Hustler's Line of Reef, Bendigo. Plate No. XXX (30).Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shaft descending to over 976 feet and appears to show samples of connecting horizontal shafts with their respective mineral contentsUnderground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's & redan mine -
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Map - STRUGNELL COLLECTION: UNITED HUSTLER'S & REDAN & K.K.MINES, September,1913
Map, United Hustler's & Redan & K.K.Mines, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Bendigo.Plat No.XXX1(31),. NOTE:- Plates 4,8,13,20,26,& 31 form a Longitudinal Section from Fortuna Hustler's to Hystler's Consols Mine. Bulletin 33.Signed H.A.Whitelaw. Drawing shows the vertical shafts descending to over 1932 feet and 1805 feet respectively .Underground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, united hustler's, redan, k.k.mines -
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Map - GEOLOGICAL MAP: BENDIGO GOLD FIELDS
GEOLOGICAL MAP - BENDIGO GOLD FIELDS - Donated by JOHN HORWOOD. Two geological maps of the Bendigo Gold fields. The maps display , reef lines, Hills, Dams and mine locations. Also Anticlines, sinclines, shafts, alluvial deposits, contours and gullys. All items are superimposed on a map of the major roads and streets of Bendigo. The maps were printed by The Victorian Minister for Mines in 1923 and re-issued in 1936. The maps have been specifically framed and donated to The Bendigo Historical Society Inc. in May 2015 for display at Specimen Cottage. John had been a student at The School of Mines- Bendigo and found them useful as a student living in Bendigo. Prior to being framed , the maps have been kept rolled up in his home. Accession Number 309/15 Were on Display at Specimen Cottage 2015 - 2020. After all items removed from SC to the BRAC in 2021 the framed maps could not be located. Search ongoing. BP 2.3.2023Victorian Minister of Minesgoldfields -
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Newspaper - JACK PERRY COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER COLLAPSING SHAFTS IN MINES
... COLLAPSING SHAFTS IN MINES ...Newspaper article re collapsing shafts. Mentions Holdsworth, Eaglehawk Rd. intersection., Darling Street, Long Gully Creek, St. Lawrence Crt. Subsidences. Bendigo Bendigo Weekly 20.9.99person, individual, jack perry -
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Medal - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: MEDAL 1909, 1909
Joseph Davies collection, bravery award medal awarded to Joseph Davies for an act of bravery in rescuing a fellow miner from a shaft of the Goldfields Consolidated mine Bendigo after an explosion on July 16th 1909. Circular medal with a blue and gold ribbon & pin clasp, showing 2 miners on one side and the word Courage, bust of Edward VII on other side, name Joseph Davies etched on rim. Encased in a red leather box with satin & velvet lining.trophies & awards, public events, bravery -
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Photograph - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MONUMENT HILL MINE
Photograph. Black and white photo- ''Monument Hill Mine No. 688'' Level north and 40' N of shaft section.Detail picture of upper limit of Upper Roof showing development of quartz spurs and stringers and formation of ss inclusions 1'' approx 1'.photograph, landscape, monument hill mine -
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Photograph - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MONUMENT HILL MINE 655
Photograph. Black and white photo - Monument Hill Mine 655. Int stope below 640' level 150' south of shaft. Picture looking south at west side of Upper Roof.photograph, landscape, monument hill mine 655 -
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Photograph - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MONUMENT HILL MINE
Photograph. Black and white photo - "Monument Hill Mine 655'. Int stope below 640' level 150' south of shaft. Picture of south face showing western side of upper roof. On west side is main w fault. On the face is a rock hammer. Details at ? qtz and intrusions above it.photograph, landscape, monument hill mine 655 -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: TWO UNDERGROUND PHOTOS
Copies of two dark black and white photos of underground mining at the Hercules mine. The left side one shows two miners facing the sides of the shaft prior to the boxing in with red gum slabs. one man is using a sledge hammer and the other is using a hand pick. The right-hand side photo This photo was either the Shenandoah or the New Chum Railway. Five men standing on a higher part are holding lamps and one man is standing on a ladder.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - two underground photos, hercules, shenandoah, new chum railway, victoria quartz -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOS
Page titled The Mines. It has the description of the two black and white photos. Down the Shaft is on the left-hand side and Deep Underground is on the right-hand side. Also on the page is some information on the Deepest Mines. Mentioned are the Victoria Quartz of 4,593 feet and closed in 1913 because of flooding. The New Chum Railway of 4.138 feet closed in 1910.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - description of photos, hercules, shenandoah, new chum railway, victoria quartz -
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Map - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: GEOLOGICAL MAP - BENDIGO GOLD FIELD
Copy of a Geological Map of the Bendigo Gold Field. Map shows Lines of Reef, Anticlines, Synclines, Shafts, Alluvial Contours Gullies and some street names. Copy is hard to read. There are two pages.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - geological map - bendigo gold field, mines department, h herman, lightning hill line, hustlers line, derby line, paddy's gully line, garden gully line, deborah line, sheepshead line, new chum line, nell gwynne line, british and foreign line, napoleon line, carshalton line, thistle line, christmas line, lancashire line -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: DIGGING ELEVATOR SHAFT
Black and white photo featuring man in hard hat and wearing mining light supervising digging mining shaft at Central Deborah Goldmine,Bendigo.Man thought to be Ian Clarke.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION:MINE SHAFT
Black and white photo taken looking up the mining cage shaft at Central Deborah Goldmine Bendigo. Timbering and shaft support visible.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: LIFT SHAFT
... Mine, being built. Concrete framework of shaft above ground... photograph of lift shaft, Central Deborah Mine, being built. Concrete ...Black and white photograph of lift shaft, Central Deborah Mine, being built. Concrete framework of shaft above ground. Shed in background The date 1985 is on the back.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE SHAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION
... AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE SHAFT UNDER... in shaft. Photograph AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE SHAFT ...Black and white photograph. Image, taken underground, shows John Jones standing alongside lift shaft under construction. Steel framework and ladder in shaft.bendigo, mining, central deborah mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE LIFT SHAFT
... AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE LIFT SHAFT... COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE LIFT SHAFT ...Black and white photograph: image shows man, wearing white coat and hard hat with lamp, inspecting water on bottom of shaft.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
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Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: A DEADLOCK OVER LAST MINE
A Bendigo Advertiser article titled 'A Deadlock Over Last Mine.' The Wattle Gully goldmine at Chewton may close due to an impasse between the Mines Department and the management of the Wattle Gully mine. The issue of flooding of the 382 metre shaft wasn't being addressed according to the mine manager. A photo of the Wattle Gully goldmine is included in the newspaper article. 08/07/1977.mine, gold, wattle gully, lydia chancellor collection, collection, mining, chewton, wattle gully goldmine, goldmine -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: HEYDAYS
Bendigo Advertiser "The way we were" from Monday, February 28, 2005. Heyday: the surface view of the test shaft, plant and poppet legs of the government shaft at Fosterville (October 1900-April 1903). A pumping plant and winch were purchased from the Tyson's Reef Mine for 900 pounds and removal and assembly cost 723 pounds. Arrangements were also made with the North Stewart Company for the loan of poppet legs, the steam winch engine and buildings. The closing of the shaft led to the exodus from Fosterville.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Newspaper - PURDY COLLECTION: WILFRED WATSON ARTICLE
Newspaper article: 'Years in the Mines". Article details the life of an Eaglehawk man who spent 22 years working in Bendigo mines and who is celebrating his 80th birthday ( no date on article) Wilfred worked at the Unity Mine in Long Guly, when the Prince of Wales, visited it. He also worked at the Red White and Blue, Big Deborah and South Virginia (between 1920 and 1942) He stated worked as a shoveler and then learnt to bore holes and fire with explosives. At the South Virginia, there were three shifts working the shaft. Each shaft shift had two miners and one shoveller and the mine has 20 or 30 workers.bendigo, mining, wilfred watsobn -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: BRAKEMAN PUSHING SKIP
Black and white photo of Brakeman,John Murdoch wearing his hard hat,pushing an empty skip into shaft lift at Central Deborah Mine,Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF DEVONSHIRE SANDS DUMP
Black and white photograph on board. Image shows machine with conveyor belt emptying sand into a trailer harnessed to a draft horse. Machine has plate on side 'Pat No. 3281' A man is standing holding the draft horse bridle with other hand on shaft of trailer. Man standing (LH side) observing the proceedings is wearing a suit and hat. Man standing with back to camera in bottom RH corner. In background, layered sand. Written on back in pencil 'Devonshire Sands'gold mines, mining equipment, devonshire sand dump -
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Tool - MINE SHAFT BUCKET HOOK
... MINE SHAFT BUCKET HOOK... MINES Mining equipment shaft bucket hook Metal shaft bucket hook ...Metal shaft bucket hook, used in gold mining. Metal ring on top , locking device to secure bucket on shaft of object.gold mines, mining equipment, shaft bucket hook -
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Tool - MERCURY BUCKET
Cast iron mercury bucket, used to hold mercury, potentially in the process of recovering minute pieces of gold mixed in soil and sediments. See research page for description of one process of using mercury to extract gold.gold mines, mining equipment, mercury bucket, miners used mercury in a number of ways to amalgamate gold, with each mill or battery operator having their preferred method depending on the nature of the ore. by the late 1850s the most common way of crushing goldbearing quartz ores or consolidated alluvial cements was in a stamp battery. the battery featured heavy iron stamp heads held in a frame, with each head often weighing up to 500 pounds (226 kg) or more (see msv 1880, page 45) (birrell 2005). stamp heads were lifted and dropped by a rotating overhead cam shaft driven by a steam engine or water wheel. ore was fed into a large cast-iron battery box, mixed with a steady stream of water, and pulverised by the stamp heads. in some batteries, mercury was placed in the base of the boxes to amalgamate with freed gold. the violent agitation of the mercury in the mortar box, however, could cause the mercury to break into myriad tiny globules that were carried away by the water with the tailings, thus losing a certain amount of gold in the process (thompson 1867; ritchie & hooker 1997). the water and sand slurry was splashed by the falling stamps from the box through fine mesh screens and onto inclined wooden tables below the mortar box (figure 2). the tables were covered with copper sheets or plates coated with mercury, which caught and amalgamated with a portion of the gold. the grey putty-like amalgam was periodically scraped off the sheets and retorted in a furnace to collect the gold and recover the mercury for reuse. mercury was inevitably lost from the plates, while poor maintenance resulted in further losses of gold and mercury in the tailings. mercury use and loss from gold mining in 19th century victoria. peter davies1, susan lawrence, and jodi turnbull, department of archaeology and history, la trobe university. -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: BENDIGO MINES LIMITED NELL GWYNNE SHAFT, 21st January, 1935
... BENDIGO Business Bendigo Mines Limited Letter from Bendigo Mines ...Letter from Bendigo Mines Limited to Mccoll, Rankin & Stanistreet re the transfer of area near Nell Gwynne shaft between Nell Gwynne and 'your company'. Signed K.A. Cameron, field superintendent.bendigo, business, bendigo mines limited