Nine Letters about re-opening mining operations in Stawell that were published in the Stawell Time News from 26 April 1939 to 28 June 1939 Green Light Card Cover with Black border and Black Print.Stawell's Great Opportunities The Decay and Possible Revival of Gold Mining in Stawell An Open Letter to the Citizens of Stawell (By J.H. Bate. Wimmera Street. Stawell) [Picture of a Miner's Pick]stawell mining

Gold Reef Mall Stawell looking East from area in front of Post Office. Showing lawn area of Mall near Wimmera Street on right. L.C. Langsford's Pharmacy .stawell streetscape

Main Street looking East from Wimmera Street up Gold Reef Mall Shows children's playground and Rotunda at left. Bull and Mouth Hotel to left centre of photograph. C1984stawell businesses streetscape

A soft cover book, A New Bendigo The Story of the Gold and Silver Mines of St.Arnaud by Ralph W. Birrell. 257 pages, includes photographs.and map.

eventsOriginal colour photo, 1989 Buninyong Gold King Festival Procession from Crown Hotel balcony, boy scouts and fire trucks passing.gold king festival, procession

Shield produced for World Reunion of Rats of Tobruk in 1980's. The item was donated by Roy Henry CLEE VX28338 Batt 2/32nd Bn 9th Div. A.I.F. Enlisted 20.6.1940, Served in Tobruk, El Alamein and New Guinea. Discharged 19.8.1945.Red painted wooden shield bearing felt insignia of Rats of Tobruk Assn. Black, yellow & white enamel surrounded by gold & red crown. Written in gold on white bands - 'Rats of Tobruk Association' Written in gold on black band - 'No Surrender'military history, rats of tobruk, associations

These were bought at "A. Jolly's" store, Darwin on 4 Aug 1939 by Cpl Truscott. Advance party No.12 G.P. Squadron Darwin. They were bought for personal use. A note was attached to this item which mentions two of his friends killed in aircraft crashes. CPL Harold William Johnson 1727 RAAF and SGT Walter James Cox 2403 RAAF. Refer to service of Lyle Truscott NR 1842 RAAF WW2. Cat 4040.8P.1. Mug - standard issue white enamel mug with handle. It originally had a black rim. 2. Plate - White enamel with dark blue rim.2. Stamped on back was makers name I. Feng Enamelling Co. Ltd 24 (?) Made in Hong Kong.ww2, raaf, no.12 sqn, mess kit

Main Street looking West from Fountain Area down Gold Reef Mall Shows Rotunda and planter boxes. Bull and Mouth Hotel at left of photo Geo Mitchell at right. C1984stawell businesses, streetscape

Historical Information and Newspaper Cuttings Yellow card front and rear covers with black plastic ring bindingThe Federal Gold Mining Company 1888 - 1898 Mine Managers Reports From the Stawell News & Pleasant Creek Chronicle ( Also known as the Pleasant Creek Chonicle & Stawell News)stawell gold mining

Every year, Galen Catholic College's Year 8 students attended a school camp at Harrietville. These two photographs show students being taught how to pan for gold in the Ovens River near Harrietville.galen catholic college, galen college, year 8, camp, harrietville, gold panning, 2008

East Jubilee Gold Mining Company share receipt issued on March 3rd 1897, to Mr Cork (manager of Bank of NSW at Linton) for a charge of one pound. Found in attic of Linton Bank of NSW.White, oblong paper receipt, with block printing, dated March 3rd 1897."Scarsdale March 3rd 1897/Mr Cork/One/thirteenth share/1-0-0 in East Jubilee G.M. Coy/H. Blarneepi/Hon. Secy".mr cork, east jubilee gold mining company, m.c. blarneepi

Reproduction of a gold license issued to Peter Lalor on 8 October 1853, No. 206 Published by the Ballarat Historical Society in the 1970s. Has historical notes on reverse side.eureka stockade, peter lalor, gold mining, gold rush, gold licences

Black and white photograph of a vegetable patch and flower garden beside a rustic dwelling surrounded by split paling fence near the gold mining town of Grant Victoriamines and mining, settlement, topography, gold

Produced by St Andrews Primary School, covering the area's history from early settlement, discovery of gold, the Caledonia Diggings, social and community history, fruitgrowing and development through the latter half of the 1900's into and covering the 20th century.A concise history of the origins of St Andrews, Victoria, Australia from gold mining to the diverse community it is todaySoftcover book with orange brown tones and black and white lettering and highlights, with historic photographs on front and back cover and 149 pages.#gold, #goldmining, #caledoniadiggings

Newsletter - two fold A4, full colour titled "Gold Medal Moments - April 2006", featuring a Golding cartoon on the front cover, about the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Has many comments from passengers, including of Z81, Karachi tram and many photos. Included in the item is a letter from the Premier of Victoria, Steve Bracks and Minister for Transport, congratulating Yarra trams and staff for the event.trams, tramways, yarra trams, commonwealth games, karachi, passengers, cartoons, tram 81

A party of surveyors camped by Yuille's Swamp (later Lake Wendouree) and surveyed the countryside for a map to be produced by the Geological Survey of Victoria. In November 2004 the Central Highlands Regional Library presented a special edition of 200 copies of the 1861 map reproduced from a copy in their collection. Original 1861 map of Ballarat showing streets and leads. Blue dots indicate gold leads, and red lines indicate auriferous quartz reef and outcrops of quartz veins."Compiled & Drawn from the Survey of Mining Surveyors Davidson, Fitzpatrick and Cowan & the Plans in the Surveyor General's Office by J. Brahe, 21st October 1861. R. Brough Smyth, Secretary for Mines. The Honourable J.B. Humffray, M.L.A. Commr of Mines.”ballarat, map, ballarat east, lake wendouree, survey, mines, robert davidson, ballarat gold field 1861, yuille's swamp, wendouree swamp, little bendigo diggings, gold leads, old post office hill, specimen hill, bakery hill, black hill, dead horse creek, brown hill, pennyweight hill, clayton hill, soldiers hill, golden point, gum tree flat, white flat, poverty hill, chinese village, robert brough smyth, ballarat map 1861, ballaarat vineyard, dead horse gully, deadhorse creek, invermay, black hill flat, gaelic church, police reserve, magpie range, dalton's flat, caadian lead, rifle butts, powder magazine, bathing house, government camp, gold office, chinese, llanberrris, victoria theatre, charlie napier hotel, united states hotel, grape's hoel, clayton's hill, cattleyard hill, free trade hotel, esmond lead, bakery hill, black hill lead, juvenile reformatory, ballarat orphanage, lady barkly lead, triffet's slaughter yard, little bendigo, melbourne road, t. cowan, thomas cowan