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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW STAR GOLD MINE HARRIETVILLE NL, SOUTH BLUE CONSOLIDATED SYNDICATE
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, New Star Gold Mine Harrietville NL. Collection of documents in envelope. a/ Agreement with the unregistered mining syndicate South Blue Consolidated Syndicate and Gold Exploration (Victoria) Co ML application No. 9982 for a Gold Mining Lease of land at Bendigo on Southern Extension of the Sheepshead or Red White & Blue Line of Reef. Dated: 17/6/1932. Signatures: James Phillips, Stanistreet, J M Leed, C J Michelsen, Jardine?? MacKay. 2 pages. b/ Harry Raymond Johnson & Ellis Douglas McDonnel Doyle on behalf of a No Liability Company to be formed, application for Gold Mining Lease NO. 7514 (Beechworth). Vendors are taking steps to a Company to be entitled New Star Gold Mine Harrietville. Signed: ??, E? McDoyle, ??, McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, ?? Dated:1/5/19/33. 2 pages. c/ Indenture between Ellis Douglas McDonnell Doyle, Harry Raymond Johnson and New Star Gold Mine Harrietville NL the company was formed on 27/6/1933 registered and incorporated. Dated 28/6/1933. Signed: Ke? E D M Doyle, Murphy, Mary R Johnson, J Nicolsen, G? Stanistreet. 2 pages. d/ Memo attached to 2-page letter. Re: adjustment of number of shares for Mr. King. Letter acknowledging receipt of paid shares. Dated 25/7/1933. Signed C B King,?? Page 2 lists brokerage etc. for shares. Dated 11/7/1933. e/ Memo & 3-page letter. Memo re surveyor for Dargo. Allotted shares exceeds available shares. Letter: To Wonnangatta Gold Reefs Syndicate regarding purchase of lease hold property in Mining District of Gippsland. Dated 28/6/1934. Signed ?? Page 2, Balance of monies advanced from R A Rankin. Page 3, costs Re Golden Butterfly Mine. f/ Agreement to lease property in Mining District of Gippsland Mining Lease No's 5187 & 5195 Black Snake Creek Dargo, blue print map of Mine included of No.5187. Dated 28/6/1934. Signed: Keohan?, ??, G ?, Geo Kingsley, Stanistreet. 4 pages. g/ An option to purchase certain Applications for Gold Mining Leases. Date: 28/6/34. Signitures: ? M Neill, ??, G ?, J Nichelsen, Stanistreet. 2 Pages.bendigo, gold mining, south blue consolidated, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Administrative record - Monument Hill Consolidated Gold Mine Gold Book, 1934 - 1917
Patterned blue hard cover, black binding on spine. On front cover, stamped on on white label ' Monument Hill Consolidated Mine' . Gold book contains entries from 15th February 1919 to 29th August 1934. Gold Book forms part of the Margaret Roberts Mining Collection.bendigo, margaret roberts, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, assayed, melted, gold, bank of victoria bendigo, monument hill gold mining co. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Administrative record - Central Garden Gully Gold Mine Gold Book, 1934 - 1917
Patterned blue hard cover, black binding on spine. On front cover on white label ' Central Garden Gully Gold Mining Co., Gold Book' . Gold book contains entries from August 1920 to December 1937. Affixed to inside of back cover, two statements from the Bank of Victoria Limited for New Chum Goldfields Co., for gold melted and assayed for New Chum Goldfield Co., September 1920. Gold Book forms part of the Margaret Roberts Minine Collection.bendigo, margaret roberts, south frederick the great gold mining co. n.l., sebastian, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, assayed, melted, gold, bank of victoria bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ERECTION OF JOHN BROWN KNITTING MILLS, 1954
John Brown Industries became a listed company in 1951 and acquired Star Hosiery Mills factory and its Bendigo offshoot. In 1955 they purchased a 4 acre site at Ironbark to build a new mill. This was completed in a record 19and a half weeks and the mill was handed over in Sept. 1956.Photographs of the Erection of John Brown Knitting Mills: A brown envelope which had hand printed writing in black ink. On the right hand top is *MP385*. In the middle *John Brown Knitting Mills Ironbark Bendigo. 14 Photos of Erection 1954? Photos by Reg Brock*. Attached to the envelope is a torn piece so paper which has been hand written in blue ink *John Brown & Welmar* Knitwear Socks & Dress wear The Finest in the Land. Made on the site of Bendigo's Richest Gold Mine, *The Little 180*. Inside the envelope is a collection of black and white photos of the erection of the John Brown Knitting Mills on Marong Road in Ironbark Bendigo. 14 Photos in total showing various views of the construction site. Workmen on the site laying bricks, constructing the steel building and trucks delivering steel etc. A crane truck with *General Carriers Bendigo* printed on the side door. On the back of each photo is *MP385*. The Circular stamp in blue ink of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch and a cream photographers label with a blue band top and bottom with *Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo in the bands. In the centre of the label in blue print is *No.... B1098. pos.... Additional copies may be obtained at any time by quoting this number. Box 116A.Reg. V. Brock of Bendigo.photograph, building, john brown, john brown knitting mills -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL, c1965
... BHS Collection MINE Gold victoria hill Horwood Collection ...BHS CollectionHorwood Collection. 2 poppet heads one near the Long Gully Church on the corner of Creeth Street and Eaglehawk Rd the other past that one in the distance most likely Victoria Hill. Petrol station to the right of the road is now a BP Station on the corner of Cuneen St. and Eaglehawk Rd. View from Eaglehawk Rd. Long Gully. (Car in driveway must belong to the photographer as this car is in many of the photos.). Victoria Hill 2 poppet legs from Eaglehawk Rd. Long Gully. OCT65M Made in AustraliaKodakmine, gold, victoria hill, horwood collection. 2 poppet heads one near the long gully church the corner of creeth street and eaglehawk rd the other in the distance most likely victoria hill. petrol station to the right of the road now bp station corner of cuneen st. and eaglehawk rd. , view from e'hawk rd., long gully. victoria hill 2 poppet legs from e'hawk rd long gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: CHEWTON WATER WHEEL, c1965
The Garfield water wheel was the largest ever constructed in Victoria, standing 22 metres tall. Water was brought via a race from the Expedition Pass Reservoir and passed through the water wheel to power a 23 head stamping battery. This was all part of the Garfield Mining Company established in 1882. The wheel was in operation from 1887 to 1903 and was dismantled in 1904, leaving the stone supports still standing.Horwood Collection - Chewton Water Wheel. The support for the water wheel at Chewton. Markings; Water Wheel - Chewton DEC65MKodakmine, gold, chewton water wheel, horwood collection - chewton water wheel. the support for the water wheel at chewton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MINING REPORTS - FAMOUS GOLD MINES OF BENDIGO AND EAGLEHAWK
Handwritten notes by Albert Richardson, titled 'Famous Gold Mines of Bendigo and Eaglehawk'. Notes include gold yields, deep shafts in 1904 and 1911, shafts of more than 4,000 feet, shafts between 3.020 and 3,682 feet and the reef line they were on, wages for different mine workers and a reference to winding engines and air compressors. Miner's mentioned: Ballerstadt, Wittscheibe, Lufffmans, Burrows, Sterry, Lazarus, Koch, Hidebrandt, Watson and George Lansell.gold, mining reports, mining reports, famous gold mines of bendigo and eaglehawk, the victoria quartz, new chum railway, miners wages, albert richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Plan - MARKS COLLECTION: PLAN NEW BOILER LANSELL'S LITTLE 180 MINE
Plan drawn on buff coloured waxed paper. Written on bottom: 'No. 1 Arrangement New Boiler for Lansells Proprietary Little 180 Mine Bendigo. Scale 1/4 inch = 1 foot. Hargraves & Daggar, Consulting Engineers, Victoria Chambers Bendigo' Plan shows entry of tramway, fuel store, boiler room, stack (75 ft), driving platform, winding engine, view to shaft.mining, lansell's little 180 mine, george lansell, gold mining, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LANSELL'S BIG 180 MINE - CONDENSED HISTORICAL RECORD OF LANSELL'S BIG 180 MINE
Two handwritten and three typed copies of a Condensed Historical Record of Lansell's Big 180 Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include location, shaft, first worked, size of lease, plant, engine house, boiler rooms, mullock heap, early history, Prominent, best gold, underground connections, pressurised hot water, diamond drill bores and a table with depths and the increase in temperature with the depth (in Fahr). Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, lansell's big 180 mine, lansell's big 180 mine, condensed historical record of lansell's big 180 mine, wittscheibe, ballerstadt, ernst mueller, theodore ballerstadt, george lansell, north old chum, victoria quartz, mines dept special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, quarterly reports, lansell's 180 mine 'transverse sections, annals of bendigo mining sections, a richardson's observations from old photographs and measurements of mining plans, measurements taked from caleb thomas' report mines dept 1875, 'report on observation of underground temperature at bendigo' james stirling government geologist 1899, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LANSELL'S BIG 180 MINE - ROBBERY AT THE 180 MINE
Handwritten notes and typed copy of same, on a gold robbery at the 180 Mine. One man was arrested and two escaped. The engine driver was also arrested as an accessory to the crime. The underground manager, Mr John Baxter decided to set a watch and the men were caught red-handed. The Det-Sgt was reduced in rank and transferred to Melbourne. He knew the men would be coming up at a certain time. He didn't have sufficient police to surround the mine and he did not take any lanterns. Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, lansell's big 180 mine, lansell's big 180 mine, robbery at the 180 mine, bendigo advertiser mon jan 11th 1897 page 3, mr lansell, john baxter, edward west, mr northcott, det-sgt griffin, const. davidson, const. mallon, mr edwards, mr grenfell, long gully fire brigade, victoria quartz mine, bendigo advertiser tues jan 12th 1897, mr thomas, bendigo advertiser mon jan 18th 1897 page 3, alfred rogers, mr pellow, james trahair, bendigo advertiser fri jan 22nd 1897, bendigo advertiser fri feb 26th 1897, bendigo advertiser fri april 2nd 1897 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NORTH OLD CHUM MINE - NOTES ON THE NORTH OLD CHUM MINE
Handwritten notes in table format, on the North Old Chum Mine. Notes include depth of shaft Years, Dividends, tons, ounces of gold, authority and remarks.Note: Lansell's 180 Co absorbed this lease in 1900. Names include: Early Workings, Wybrant (John), Wybrant's Trib, North Old Chum, Jackson's Claim, Jackson's Trib, South Victoria Co?, Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, north old chum mine, north old chum mine, notes on the north old chum mine, wybrant (john), wybrant's trib, north old chum, jackson's claim, jackson's trib, south victoria co?, lansell's 180 co, production statistics bendigo m l page 110, mines dept. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MARKS COLLECTION: MAP OF VICTORIA REEF MINING CLAIMS
Copy of map. On bottom LH side: Plan of the Victoria Reef Sandhurst January 1867, Compiled by G.W. Hart, Mining Surveyor. Published by John N. Macartney, Argus Agent, Sandhurst. Price 4/- each. On bottom Rh side J.W. Pearson & Co. Lith. Melbourne Plan shows mining claims and names of holders, scale (4 chains to one inch) Loddon Road, Mount Korong Road, Ironbark Gully, township of Long Gully, Quartz Miners' Arms and Gold Mines Hotel on Loddon Road.bendigo, mining, victoria reef plan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUCTION SALES: MINING CATALOGUE AUCTION SALES
Blue, black & white Woolstar exercise book with black & white check pattern to the left and a world globe over the top. Name on the front: A Richardson. Written on the front: Mining Catalogue Auction Sales. Book contains Lot numbers and description for auction sales at various mines. Mines mentioned are: Central Blue Gold Mine 19/2/42, Big Blue 23/11/1938, South Blue, Hercules Consols 19/2/1942, South Virginia 19/2/42, New Prince of Wales 5/2/48, Golden Carshalton G M 19/12/1957, North Virginia 3/5/57, North Nell Gwynne 25/2/53, South Shaft Diamond Hill, New Don 21/10/48, Sheepshead Battery Site 21/10/48, Forbes Carshalton 9/7/47, South Virginia 9/7/47, East Clarence 31/8/49?, Deborah Surplus Equipment 31/8/49, Deborah No 2 Shaft, North Deborah 31/8/49, Hercules Main Shaft 19/6/1950, Stanfield Shaft 20/6/1950, United Crushing Coy Battery (Unity Carlisle) 20/6/1950, Toolleen Gold Mine 23/2/1950, Ironbark Gold Mine 6/10/49, Ironbark South 1/12/49, Hercules New Chum 1/12/49, Great Southern Gold Mine 10/4/47, New Chum Syncline 2/3/1950, Deborah Associated 19/4/195? And the Deborah Consolidated 19/4/1950. Further information of Bendigo Mines from The Gold Mining Registry Guide to Bendigo Mines by H Kirkwood, Eaglehawk. Published by W. Welch. Mines include Lazarus New Chum Reg'd & Lazarus New Chum No 1, Princess Alexandra, Ellenborough, Trio-Hauling Coy, South Catherine Reef G. M. C., Princess Alice, Central Catherine Co,Cravens New Chum Co N. L., Garibaldi Mining and Crushing Co, Williams United, Catherine Reef Claimholders G. M. N. L., New Chum & Victoria Reef, Johnsons (Garden Gully) Line, United Ulster, Garden Gully Rly Reserve, South Ulster, Ulster and Cosmopolitan Coys, Golden Gate and Lansell'sBig 180. Some information on the Moon Mines 24/6/67 South New Moon, New Moon, Nth New Moon and New Moon Consolidated.In the reverseof the book is some information on the Lazarus New Chum Mine, Lazarus No 1 and Lazarus Mines. Also mentioned are New Chum Rly and Victoria Quartz. In 1895 a large gold bearing reef in Lazarus at 3000 feet. Also Some extracts from E. C. Dunn's Report 13/8/92 on the Lazarus Mine Old Shaft and Lazarus Main Shaft at various depths. Book not located on 6.3.25. Typed notes from book are in folder.book, bendigo, mining auction sales, auction sales, mining catalogue auction sales, a richardson, central blue g m, big blue, south blue, hercules consols, south virginia, new prince of wales, golden carshalton g m, north virginia, north nell gwynne, south shaft diamond hill, new don, sheepshead battery site, forbes carshalton, south virginia, east clarence, deborah, deborah no 2 shaft, north deborah, hercules main shaft, stanfield shaft, united crushing coy battery (unity carlisle), toolleen gold mine - toolleen, ironbark gold mine, ironbark south, hercules new chum, great southern gold mine, new chum syncline, deborah associated, deborah consolidated, j h curnow, miss kirkwood, the gold mining registry guide to bendigo mines, h kirkwood, w welch, lazarus new chum no 1, mr g armstrong, princess alexandra, h hectmann, ellenborough, amos arblaster, trio hauling coy, catherine reef g m c, w burnside, st mungo reef, princess alice, central catherine co, big catherine, belmont, cravens new chum co n l, wm w barker, c edwards, ellesmere, garibaldi mining and crushing co, henry von der heyde, w martin, williams united, wm cook, john chynowth, catherine reef claimholders g m n l, churchill davidson, edgar l rosman, new chum and victoria reef, johnsons (garden gully) line, united ulster, james mccoll, james quick, garden gully reserve, south ulster, ulster and cosmopolitan coys, golden gate, geo lansell's big 180, signal of a mine, mr langridge, e clarke, j hattam, a llewelly, n murray, a richardson, new moon, nth new moon, new moon consolidated, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, new chum rly, victoria quartz, lazarus, e c dunn -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NEW CHUM CONSOLIDATED MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW CHUM CONSOLIDATED MINE
Handwritten notes of an article in the Bendigo Advertiser 1/1/1881. Notes include production, water in the North Old Chum, New Chum & Victoria shafts and it's consequences on employment and amalgamation of companies. Taken from Bendigo Advertiser Leader - 'Our Mines'. Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, new chum consolidated mine, new chum consolidated mine, notes on the new chum consolidated mine, ellesmere, consolidated reef, new chum united, lazarus, lazarus no 1, old chum, new chum & victoria, north old chum, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, mr lansell, bendigo advertiser 1/1/1881, bendigo advertiser leader - our mines -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook, E.J. Dunn, Department of Mines Geological Survey The Stawell Gold Field - Previously Cat No 3643-1, 1909
A short Geological analysis of the Stawell Gold FieldsFawn Paper cover with two staples along spine1909 Victoria Department of mines (Geological Survey) {in Ink} Brought at Melbourne Mines Museum, Russell St 7.3.78. Ron Wood} The Stawell Gold Field By E.J. Dunn F.G.S Replicated from the Records of the Geological Survey of Victoria, Vol III. Part 1. By Authority J. Kemp, Government Printer, Melbourne. 7290 -2stawell mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - RAE'S CRUSHING BATTERY - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL & ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
The first five pages are photocopies of photos:- 2 of Rae's Crushing Works; Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark; Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill; Victoria Hill - from Rae's Open Cut. Introduction covers location of buildings and mines. Mentioned are:- North Old Chum Mine, Ballerstedt's First Open-cut, Quartz Veins (Spurs), rock formations pitching North, Prospecting shafts 1929, Concrete dam, Engine beds of Lansells Big 180 Mine, Lansells Big 180 Shaft, twenty stampers crushing battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz dams, Rae's Open-cut, Quartz once roasted here to an intense heat, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, small primitive tunnels, Prospecting tunnels, Floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Great Central Victoria engine-bed, Ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, The Humboldt, Adventure ground, The Advance, Luffsman & Sterry's Claim, A round shaft. Small piece of paper with 'Notes on Victoria Hill complete. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, from old chum hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark, hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, mr & mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, new chum & victoria, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's big 180 shaft, cleopatra needle type chimney, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), ballertedt's small 24 yard claim, humboldt, humboldt, great central victoria, victoria hill, bendigo & vicinity 1895 p51, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, bendigo goldfield registry 1871, plan of new chum line, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo obituary 1904, bendigo advertiser, b m l records mines dept, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, chinese joss house, fortuna, the victoria goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - RAE'S CRUSHING BATTERY - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL
Eleven pages including four pages of photocopied photos, They are:- Wm Rae's Crushing Works, The Victoria Quartz Mine, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill early 1870's, Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut. Notes begin at page 4, there are two page 6 and no page 7, otherwise same notes as 3573.1. Small note with 'Notes on Victoria Hill - incomplete. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, wm rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, view from old chum hill to the victoria hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ballerstedt, lansell's bit 180, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, j n macartney bendigo goldfields registry 1871, new chum syncline, cleopatra needle type chimney, victoria quartz coy, annals of bendigo, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo advertiser, bendigo & vicinity 1895, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz mine, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, the adventure, bendigo mines ltd, luffsman & sterry's claim, round shaft, chinese joss house, fortuna -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - BELLE VUE NO 2 - PLAN OF LEASES
... , Victoria Gold Mines Co, Hercules Co and Iron Bark. Notes prepared... United, Alfred Co, Iron Duke Co, Victoria Gold Mines Co, Hercules ...BHS CollectionPlan of Mining Leases from Rowan Street to Long Gully. Reference J. N. Macartney 2nd Edition Bendigo Goldfields Registry for 1872. Names of Leases are: Moore ?, Ellesmere Co, Bonati & Co, Dennis, Abe Lincoln Co, Lansell & Hunt, Black & White Lead Co, Koch & Hildebrand, Ballerstedt, Lazarus Co No 1, Lazarus Co, Watson, Lazarus Freehold, Lazarus Co No 2, Lazarus Tribute, South Extended Burra, Endeavor Co, Old Chum Co, Burrows and Sterry, New Chum & Victoria Trib, Jackson, North Old Wybrants Chum Co, Myra Co, McLenn, Geary & Co, Western Victoria Hill G. M. Co, Victoria Reef G.M.Co, South Adventure Co, South Try Me Well, W. Rae, Wells Midway, Extended Co, Handy Andy, Moonta Co, Humboldt Co, Adventure Co, Try Me Well, Sterry & Co, Midway, Tudor, Friedman's Reef, Rising Sun, Try Me Luck, Pomponia, Confidence Co, Alfred Co, Advance Co, Prince Alfred Co, Canterbury Co, Platus Co, S. Platus Co, Golden Fleece United, Alfred Co, Iron Duke Co, Victoria Gold Mines Co, Hercules Co and Iron Bark. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.map, bendigo, mining plan, belle vue no 2, no 2 belle vue new chum & c, j n macartney bendigo goldfields registry 1872, moore ?, ellesmere co, bonati & co, dennis, abe lincoln co, lansell & hunt, black & white lead co, koch & hildebrand, ballerstedt, lazarus co no 1, lazarus co, watson, lazarus freehold, lazarus co no 2, lazarus tribute, south extended burra, endeavor co, old chum co, burrows and sterry, new chum & victoria trib, jackson, north old wybrants chum co, myra co, mclenn, geary & co, western victoria hill g. m. co, victoria reef g.m.co, south adventure co, south try me well, w. rae, wells midway, extended co, handy andy, moonta co, humboldt co, adventure co, try me well, sterry & co, midway, tudor, friedman's reef, rising sun, try me luck, pomponia, confidence co, alfred co, advance co, prince alfred co, canterbury co, platus co, s. platus co, golden fleece united, alfred co, iron duke co, victoria gold mines co, hercules co, iron bark -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND IT'S HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill The Rich Victoria ...Two copies of document : nineteen handwritten pages of notes on 'The Rich Victoria Hill and Its Historical Association' Signed by A Richardson and dated 30 - 8 - 1971. and a typed copy of same. Notes include: Introduction, Hotels, Mines, Mining History and descriptions of features where the signposts are. Mines mentioned in the text are: North Old Chum. Ballerstedt's first open cut, Lansell's Big 180. 20 head stamper, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle, Victoria Quartz Mine. Cleopatra's Needle was a square sectioned brick chimney with this four sided pyramidal chimney top with four vents to allow the smoke to escape whatever the direction of the wind. It was demolished in the 1950's as it had a bend in it and it was considered unsafe. Lansell had two other mines with similar chimneys, the '222' in Chum Street and his 'Sandhurst' or 'Needle' mine near the Bendigo, Eaglehawk boundary. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and it's historical association, j. n. macartney, quartz miner's arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, greek orthodox church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, geo lansell, conrad heinz, british & american hotel, victoria reef gold mining coy, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, gt central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, wm rae jr, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, pioneer, new chum and victoria, burrowes and sterry, new chum and victoria tribute, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, victoria quartz mines, jeweller's shop, bendigo and district tourist association, north old chum mine, john wybrandt, ballerstedt's first open-cut, j c t christopher ballerstedt, ballerstedt's mine, bendigo cemetry, lansell's 'cleopatra nedle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle' mine, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, mr e j dunn, eureka ext'd, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser 16 june 1910, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, gt central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, the tribute coy, advance, luffsman and sterry's claim, a round shaft, chinese joss house, lansell's fortuna, p m g repeater station, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - KEY TO SIGN POSTS ON AREA MAP
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Victoria Hill Key ...Three page hand written carbon copy of Sign numbers at Victoria Hill. No 1 North Old Chum Shaft, No 2 Ballerstedt's First Open - Cut. Special Sign Post, No 2 C Rock Formations Pitching North, No 2 B Rich shallow shafts, No 2 A Quartz veins, No 4 A Concrete Dams, No 3 Engine Beds - Lansell's 'Big 180' Mine, No 3 B Lansell's 'Big 180' Shaft, No 4 Twenty Stampers Crushing Battery, No 3 C Foundations - 'Cleopatra Needle' type Chimney for Lansell's 'big 180' Mine, No 5 Victoria Quartz Mine, No 5 A Fou;ndations Victoria Quartz Poppet Legs, No 5 C Foundations Victoria Quartz Winding Plant, No 5 B Victoria Quartz Dams, No 6 Rae's Open - Cut, No 9 Quartz Once Roasted Here, No 12 Anticlinal Arch, No 15 primitive Tunnels, No 14 Beautifully Coloured Rock Formations, No 16 Adit, Graded Bedding, Oblique Fault, Spurry Quartz Veins, No 17 Prospecting Tunnels, No 18 Floyd's Small Crushing Battery, No 19 Gt Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, No 20 Great Central Victoria (Midway) Engine Bed, No 21 ballerstedt's Small 24 Yard Claim, No 22 Humboldt Shaft, No 23 Wittscheibe's 'Jeweller's Shop', No 24 The 'Adventure' ground, Large Open - Cut, No 26 Luffsman and Sterry's Ground, NO 27 A Round Shaft, Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill key to sign posts on area map, north old chum shaft, ballerstedt's first open cut, lansell's big 180 shaft, 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, victoria quartz mine, rae's open cut, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small crushing battery, gt central victoria (midway) shaft, ballerstedt's small 245 yard claim, humboldt shaft, wittscheibe's 'jeweller's shop', adventure, luffsman and sterry's ground, david sterry, sterry's 'gold mines' hotel, round shaft -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - VICTORIA HILL - NEWSPAPER PHOTO - VICTORIA HILL
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Victoria Hill ...Black & white newspaper photo of part of the Victoria Hill Mining Area. There are a number of school children in the photo. On the left are old car bodies. Behind them is a rocky area and behind that is a house with three chimneys. In the foreground is more rock, some with netting over it. Mr A. E. Richardson, president of Bendigo Historical Society, led a party of children from Parkmoor, Heatherdale and Forest Hill Primary Schools over mining areas and spoke on the mining industry. The photo was in the Bendigo Advertiser, Sat. May 2, 1970. Article part of Albert Richardson collection of mining documents.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill newspaper photo, mr a e richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - PHOTOGRAPH WITH CONCENTRIC RINGS OF IRON OXIDE
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Photograph ...Black and white photograph of three men dressed in suits looking at some rocks. The tall rock on the left has darker markings on it. In the background is a rectangular tunnel ? Opening. Sign at the foot of the rock reads: Concentric rings of iron oxide. Note quartz spur running throught the centre. A. E. Richardson written on the back. Some other indecipherable writing on the back.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, photograph with concentric rings of iron oxide, a e richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - PHOTOGRAPH OF ROCK WITH DIFFERENTIAL IRONSTAINING
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Photograph of Rock ...Black and white photograph of a man looking at a rock with part circle type markings. The man is wearing a suit and glasses. A number of smaller pieces of rock are in front of the larger rock. A sign 'Another Example of Differential Ironstaining' is in front of the rock. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, photograph of rock with differential ironstaining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY BENDIGO & DISTRICT TOURIST ASSOCIATION
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Equipment Purchased ...Handwritten carbon copy of list of equipment purchased by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association including winding engines, cylinders, air compressor, bailing tank, safety cage and other mining equipment. Equipment came from Ron Barker, Rex Archbold and Geo. Holt. Also mentioned is Harry Archbold. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, equipment purchased by bendigo and district tourist associations, walkers limited maryborough foundry qld, central nell gwynne, mr miles lewis, ron barker, rex archbold, geo holt, harry archbold, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - PHOTOGRAPH OF MINING BATTERY
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Photograph of Mining ...a - Black and white photograph of the mining battery at Victoria Hill. It is a tall, roughly made building of corrugated iron and timber. There are a row of box like structures along the centre. Three men standing in front of stamper. mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, photograph of mining building -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - VICTORIA HILL - MALE PORTRAIT
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Male Portrait Black ...Black and white photograph of two unidentified men, standing in front of the Bendigo Town Hall. From the Albert Richardson collection. mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, male portrait -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - MINING EQUIPMENT, MACHINERY, ETC
... BHS Collection MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Mining ...BHS CollectionHandwritten, carbon copy of a list of boilers, crushing equipment, burners, Cyanide plants and rails at various locations.Locations include: Deborah Mine, Deborah Extended, Monument Hill, R. Barker's Yard, Victoria Hill, Maldon State Battery, Liddle's Bendigo, Devonshire Sands, North Deborah, The Great Southern, South Deborah, North Hustlers and Wattle Gully. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, mining equipment machinery etc, deborah mine, deborah extended, monument hill, r barker's yard, victoria hill, miller & co melb, maldon state battery, john cocks, mr l picken, liddle's bendigo, g holt, devonshire sands, graham bedford, central deborah, north deborah, great southern, south deborah, north hustlers, wattle gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - CONDENSED HISTORY OF VICTORIA HILL
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Condensed History ...Handwritten carbon copy of a short history of Victoria Hill. Date on top of page is 13/10/69. Notes mention claims and who bought them and the value of the gold. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, condensed history of victoria hill, theodore ballerstedt, george lansell, touzeau and co., wm rae, bon accord, victoria quartz, wittscheibe's jeweller's shop, luffsman and sterry, adventure, advance, cinderella, j n macartney, bendigo goldfield registry, the backbone of sandhurst -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - VISITOR PLANS FOR VICTORIA HILL
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Visitor Plans ...Handwritten carbon copy and typed copy of notes on 1st and 2nd stage plans for a tourist area on approx. 20 acres at Victoria Hill. First stage was to clean up the area, locate and sign post shafts, engine beds, etc and prepare a topographical map with these features on it. Second stage was to arrange for the purchase of typical miners homes and shops in the vicinity to be restored for inspection by visitors. Mining equipment to be placed in the area. Prepare brochures for sale. Set up a mining museum.Prepare an area near BCV 8 with direction finder to mining and general features, as this has the best natural ground level view in the City. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, visitor plans for victoria hill, darrel mcclure, bendigo city council, bendigo historical society, central nell gwynne, caleb thomas, bcv 8, lazarus, old chum, new chum, victoria, repeater station (p. m. g.) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - VICTORIA HILL HISTORY
... MINE Gold victoria hill Victoria Hill Victoria Hill History ...Hand written notes and typed copy of the history of Victoria Hill area. Some of the mines from South to North: North Old Chum, Lansell's 'Big 180', Ballerstedt's Open - Cut, 20 Head Battery Stampers, The Victoria Quartz, Rae's Open - Cut, which has some colourful geographical features, Central Victoria (also known as the 'Midway'), Wittshiebe's 'Jeweller's Shop', Boldt's 5 Head Crushing Battery (site only), Advance Shaft, Hercules & Energetic. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill history, north old chum, john wybrandt, lansell's 'bit 180', t ballerstedt, wittschiebe, fortuna villa, geo lansell, a h q survey regiment, ballerstedt's open cut, victoria quartz (victoria reef quartz), rae's open cut, wm rae, gt central victoria (midway), adventure, wittshiebe's 'jeweller's shop', boldt's 5 head crushing battery, advance, cinderella, hercules & energetic, john brown knitwear factory, a richardson
