Winding Clamp- Two Handled , Approx 15cm (Previously in Box 45 from Mechanincs Institute Eaglehawk)cottage, miners

HAND CLIPPERS 'A MARTIN AND CO.' Approx 25cm (Previously in Box #45 from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk)cottage, miners

Copy of photo: underground mining scene. Large jumbo machine digging at face of mine. Two men standing alongside machine. Bendigo Mine ? Fosterville Gold Mine ? Photo donated by John Williams in Feb. 2012. Written on rear of photo : John Williams, Feb. 2012'cottage, miners

Copy of photo: image shows 16 men, 15 dressed in shorts, some bare chested, some with boxing gloves on. Man on RH side is dressed in white shirt, trousers and braces. Bendigo ?cottage, miners

Sign_Butcher Shop display. "G. Prowse. Quality Butcher" Approx. 1200mm x 300mm. Wooden Painted both sides Temporary ID# C1.6cottage, miners

Gold Box, Wooden Construction aaprox 300mm x 200mm x 200mm Temporary ID# C1.5 Photo Cell_27_023cottage, miners

The V.R.I. review November 5, 1922 - vol.12 no. 11. Editor J.D. Michie, official organ of the Victorian Railways Institute. Printed on orange stained paper and stapled. The contents include the institute, photos of Newport Workshops Band.cottage, miners

Photograph, black and white. Image shows the Fernery, Rosalind Park. Tree ferns, rock bordered pathway. On bottom : The Fernery, Rosalind Park, Bendigo, No. 11'cottage, miners

Metal tool for crimping or pinking, leather, felt, etc, with enclosed note reading, this is Grandma Junipers pinking iron, you put the edge of flannel or felt on a piece of lead & tap with the hammer, makes a nice scallop edge for rugs or anything like edge for mats etc, Grandma used to use it quite a lot.K R Timmins & Sonscottage, miners

LETTERHEAD - PETHARD BROTHERS, LAND , ESTATE AND INSURANCE AGENTS , ROCHESTER Five pages of letterhead writing paper. The letterhead is printed in Blue Ink and contains the following words 'Phone', 'Pethard Bros', Central Auction Mart, 'Land Estate and Insurance Agents, 'Furniture Salesmen', 'Complete House Furnishes',' Clearing sales a speciality', 'farm, garden, 'Produce and Machinery Salesmen', 'Gillies Street, Rochester'.Pethard Bros. Central Auction Mart, Rochester.cottage, miners

Photographic Album - 19th Century Portraits. This album is in a handsome leather tooled cover with brass ring clasp - pages have gold edging to match the gold tooling on front cover.This album comes from ''Old Box 94'' which generally contains ephemera from Merle Bush. However, this album has no identifying inscriptions (but see the following notes). There are approx 44 portraits of children, males, females, mixed groups taken by a range of studio photographers (Sandhurst, Melbourne, Stuttgart and possibly from other cities?) There appear to be no inscriptions on the reverse of these photos - but not all have been removed for checking. One photograph (R Dermer Smith, Sandhurst has a photograph Number #753 on reverse and show a man/boy?, woman and child on the front verandah of a house. There are 6 loose cards within the book which may give some indication as to the family connection; 1. Mr W Tainsh - Echuca; 2. Frau Pastor Leypoldt - Lutheran Parsonage, Bendigo; 3. Miss H Janie Schleiger; 4. Citizens' Life Assurance Co Ltd - Represented by A A Brooker(?); 5. Card with inscription in German below print of ? Luther) and handwritten text in German on reverse (difficult to read), date 11/11/83; 6. black bordered card ''In Memoriam'' (no name).cottage, miners

Partly used cheque book - Derbyshire Mine 1865-1867 approx 65 cheque butts with details of cheque. Bank of Victoria, Sandhurst./Eaglehawk.cottage, miners

Small Oak Foot Stool. Approx 30cm x 10cm x 5 cmcottage, miners

Iron Hooks: Hand Forged. One 40cm long with eyelet. One 30cm long has curved hook on both ends. Cast Iron.cottage, miners

Brass Plates: curved. Each plate has three screw holes. When held together the sign 'Mde Fuchs' is created from lettering painted in script. Each plate is approx 30cm long by 5cm wide.cottage, miners

Small cash register receipt from redmond Fuss, Chemists, 657 George Street, haymarket, Ma 5071, dated Dec 13 for -01-5-0.cottage, miners

Gold washing Cradle - used on Central Victorian Gold Fileds. Previously on loan to National Museum of Australia. Wooden Construction. Circa 1860. On Display at Specimen Cottage 2014. Donated by r. E.T. Waterman, 17.4.75cottage, miners

Kibble- Bucket for lifting rock and Gold ore from a shaft. Previously on loan to Australian National Museum for Goldmining display. Used on Central Victorian Goldfields On Display at Specimen Cottage. 2014cottage, miners

Saucer : China Previously #93 from Mechanics Institiute Eaglehawk) Small cracked white handpainted. Flower pattern with One Yellow and One Pink Flower, blue leaves. Approx 16cm diametercottage, miners

Glass Bowl / Saucer (previously #92 from Eaglehawk Mechanics Institute) Glass bowl / saucer with raised decorations including holly, roses, scotch thistles, clover. 19cm diameter.cottage, miners

Silver Coated Ladle. (Previously #94 from Mechanics Institute, Eaglehawk) Stamped with A1 hallmark 'M T R Crown Crown A1'M T R Crown Crowncottage, miners

Set of 14 graduated tin tubes (conical shape). Each tube fits inside the other inside a tin case with a remoable lid.. Approx 16cm in overall size.Previously #99 from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk. Possibly a set of measuring implements.cottage, miners

Mercury Thermometer (previously #95 from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk). Mercury Fahrenheit Thermometer. Copper surrounds 'Made in England for DOBBIE Bros.' Melbourne. Approx 42cm long. Small Container surrounding mercury bulb at base. 'Freeze' written on the scale at 32 degrees. Maximum temperature 135 degrees. Minimum temp. 5 degreescottage, miners

Cheese platter and cover made of China. (previously #91a,b from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk ) Rectangular shape with fluted edges, decorated with pink and floral painting, approx. 20 x 27 x 15cm. Top slopes left to right with square shaped, dipped handle.cottage, miners

Ceramic Jug (Previously #145 from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk ) Orange Handle and stripes. 3 green stripes 1 red stripe. Approx 35cm x 20 cm. label tied to handle, unable to read.cottage, miners

Cheese Platter - Ceramic (previously #89a and b from Mechanics Institute Eaglehawk). Wedge shaped plate and cover decorated with trail of leaves, flowers and vine. White, brown and silver. Approx 30cm x 20cm x 10cm . Makers Mark appears under plate. Two eyes with mouth. See Image 064-DSC_1009.jpgtwo eyes with mouthcottage, miners

Unused postcard. Queen Victoria Memorial & Charing Cross BendigoValentine's & Sonscottage, miners

'Peter Pan' Cadbury Bourneville Cocoa Card. Pencilled reverse, from M HerringIssued by Cadbury , Bourneville , Engcottage, miners

SIGN BENDIGO ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS (B.U.D.A.O.F)Timber hand painted sign with Initials B.U.D.A.O.F with the picture of a staghead between BUD and AOF. Sign is approximately 1000mm wide and with a hand carved scroll approximately 250mm high. All lettering and picture of Staghead is in gold paint on a back ground of reddish/cedar brown.cottage, miners