Typed notes titled 'The Story of El Dorado' taken from the Mining & Geological Journal, dated January 1938 by D. G. Swift. Notes typed by L. G. Schilling, 13/10/69. Notes mention the disappointments, difficulties with water and the ground and floods, As well as gold they also found large quantities of tin oxide and a large variety of gemstones. A powerful jet of water was used for the mining.document, gold, eldorado, eldorado, the story of el dorado, mining & geological journal january 1938, d g swift, the argus 19/10/1855, kneebone & company, wellington party, mcevoy mine, kneebone mine, tin oxide, gemstones, united eldorado company, mining registrar, ovens gold and tin mining, eldorado extended, perserverance, great extended gold and tin mining, wellington company, mr william dunstan, united ovens gold and tin, the warrior, try again company, mcevoy disaster, cock's pioneer electric gold and tin sluicing company, mr h falsoner, cock's pioneer gold and tin mines n l company, state electricity commission, hydraulic sluicing, gold dredge, cock's eldorado company, l g schilling

Handwritten notes with the locality of the New Chum Syncline, the height of the sill above sea level, size of the shaft, commenced Sinking in June 1935. Ref: M. & Geo. Jou;rnal 1 - 1 - 1939. Page 26.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, new chum syncline, m & geo journal, bendigo p o

Handwritten notes on the Central Nell Gwynne Mine. Ref: Mining & Geol. Journal Jan. 1939. Mentioned are the size of the shaft as at 6 - 10 - 1938, sinking costs, enlarging shaft, ceasing works, formation of Coy and in 1938 shaft reached a depth of 1,147 feet.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, central nell gwynne mine, mining & geol journal jan 1939, central goldfields coy

Handwritten notes and photocopy of Notes from Mining Districts. Half Year to 30-6-'49. Reference: above M. & G. Journal. (Bendigo). Mining Inspector's Reports - Half Year to 30-6-1949. F. W. Vincent. '…Staffs reduced o minimum as a result of the continued inability of companies to discover payable values. Mining costs have continued to rise disproportionately in relation to the static price of gold, with the result that decreased financial support has been given to the companies by mining investors. 'North Deborah, only mine to producr payable values and pay dividends. South Virginia and Central Deborah had payable yields on small tonnages.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, notes from mining districts half year to 30/6/49, mining inspector's reports half year to 30-6-1949, f w vincent, north deborah, south virginia, central deborah

Handwritten extracts from the M. & Geol. Journal, Sept 1941 and Notes on Bendigo Goldfield - J. J. Caldwell. Average yield per ton maintained, more mines operating, increased dividends, more shaft sinking, smaller quantity of ore treated and gold yield lower. Table gives the number of operating mines, ore treated, gold won, average yield and dividends for 1939 - 40 and 1940 - 41. Shaft sinking at eighteen mines and unprospected sections penetrated.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, notes from m & geol journal sept 1941, bendigo goldfield - j j caldwell, gold yield

Handwritten extract from M. & Geol. Journal, Jan,y 1940. Notes mention winders, shaft guides, cages and skips.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, state coal mine wonthaggi, m & geol journal jan 1940, t platt inspector of mines