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City of Ballarat Libraries
35mm Slide, Gold discovery centenary monument, Albert Street Ballarat, circa 1950s
The Gold Discovery centenary (1851-1951) monument in its original position in Albert St, Ballarat facing Sturt St, with the original public toilets behind. The monument features a replica of the Welcome Nugget, found in 1858 and the world's largest at that time. The monument also lists the weight of gold removed from the large "deep lead" mines, with a model of surface buildings of a mine sitting on top. Mrs Bon Strange and her husband Bert were well known Ballarat residents. When Mrs Strange died some years ago, her extensive slide collection was sorted through and those relevant to Ballarat were gifted to the Ballarat Library. ballarat, vintage bus, gold mining, welcome nugget -
Bendigo Military Museum
Postcard - POSTCARD PHOTOS WW1, Edgar Dawson Collection : Sergeants of the 57th Battalion, 1918
This six-postcard group is the eighth in a series of records of items in the collection of Edgar Dawson DCM. Dawson was the Regimental Sergeant Major of 57th Battalion, AIF. C Company of the 57th was composed of men drawn from Echuca, Eaglehawk and Bendigo. The postcards are from his personal album, and many are annotated in Dawson's hand with explanatory notes on the subject. Refer to Cat No 893 for his service details. Items originally in album cat. no. 207P 1. Studio portrait of sergeant, 57th Battalion 2. Unidentified sergeant, 57th Battallion 3. Pay Sergeant, 57th Battalion 4. Sergeant, 57th Battalion 5 Sergeant 57th Battalion 6. Unidentified soldier, 57th Battalion 1. On verso "Yours sincerely Alex, March 1916" 2. On Verso "This is a pal of mine in my old company, he was wounded on 26-9-17 and now in Blighty" 3. "This is our pay sergeant, he came over with me. He is a fine chap and comes from Bendigo" postcards, 57th battalion, edgar dawson dcm -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Plaque for the Ballarat School of Mines Hospitality Facility, 1988, c1984
Colour photographThe School of Mines and Industries Ballarat limited Established 1870 This plaque commemorates the official opening of the hospitality facility on the 15th April 1988 by The Honourable Ian Cathie MP Minister Assisiting the Minister for Education with Responsibility for Training and Post Secondary Education. K.J. Flecknoe P.R. Shiells President Principalbuildings, ballarat school of mines, smb campus, premier of victoria, plaque, ken flecknoe, peter shiells, hospitality facility, ian cathie -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Photograph (Item) - Black and white photograph, Unknown
A black and white photograph of the Lingard Family of Marysville's "Crossways" restaurant. The Crossways was built in the early 1920s and is the oldest building in Marysville. The Crossways historic inn survived the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires thanks to the efforts of its co-owner Greg Cherry and, in the days after the fires, provided a much-needed refuge to the Marysville community and firefighters.A black and white photograph of the Lingard Family of Marysville's "Crossways" restaurant.Part 2 of/ Series Photographer: Colleen Myer/ 185 Maroondah Highway/ Healesville. MINE HOSTS The Lingard Family/ of Marysville's "Crossways"/ restaurant From left: Colin Lawrey (Chef, partner/ and "one of the family", Elizabeth, James/ Jean and David Lingard - with/ "Casey" the donkey, and the Lingards'/ niece Kathy.marysville, victoria, australia, the crossways cabaret, the crossways, crossways, crossways country inn, crossways historic inn, 2009 black saturday bushfires, accommodation, photograph, lingard family, colin lawrey -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Document - Letter, Ballarat Junior Technical School: Letter to Air Force Association re funding for Scholarships, 1952
Letter of thanks to Mr Fraser of the Air Force Association on behalf of the two scholarship winners. M Phillips, third year of tenure in his second year at the School of Mines and N Spier, second year of tenure is in his first year at the same school. Cream page, typed ballarat junior technical school, head master, l garner, m fraser, secretary, air force association, scholarships, m phillips, n spier, school of mines -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Spider, miner's
Artie Dibbin, local Freeburgh identity, cattle grazier, horseman, miner and larrikin, had an alluvial claim, next to the Great Alpine Road at Freeburgh, called the "Goat's Arse". This candle holder or "spider" was used by Artie in this and other mines, including the Mount Orient.Relevant to the gold mining history of the area. Miner's spider made of bent metal.mining, candle, lamp, spider -
Federation University Historical Collection
Timber Instrument, Teco Grooving Tool
This item was last used at the Ballarat School Of Mines, Flintoff Building Studies Centre, Youille Street, Ballarat. Instructors at the above centre used them. Two pages photocopied from a text book dealing with timber trusses (100-101) are filed for reference.A steel disc equipped with four cutting blades bolted to disc periphery. Disc mounted on a plain shaft, top end can be inserted into a chuck, bottom end enters a pilot hole. Purpose - to produce a circular deep groove in structural timber. Stored in a green wooden box.Stamped on disc top and bottom faces "TECO 418" On front of box, ' "TECO " GROOVING TOOL' On lid of box, "TIMBER ENGINEERING Co - SYDNEY - N S W " Brass hook for closing lid.ballarat school of mines, flintoff building studies, cutting blades, disc, chuck, plain shaft, circular deep grooves -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, Grape Picking, Rutherglen, 1910 to 1912
Owned by Charles Barber who worked in the mines in the late 1800s and died in 1041 aged approximately 90 years old. Grapevine system shown is an old one called Gobelet or Bush Vine, now little used. (see link to Wikipedia article)Coloured photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing a vineyard with pickers and 3 horse carts with bins for collecting grapes.vineyard, wine industry, grape picking, gobelet pruning system, charles barber -
Federation University Art Collection
Artwork - Photograph, 'Lake Mungo National Park' by Gail Trembath, 1994
This work won the Ballarat School of Mines Acquisition Award in 1994. In that year Gail Trembath was undertaking a Diploma of Visual Arts. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Two framed photographs of Lake Mungo National Parklake mungo national park, art, artwork, gail trembath, photography, acquisition award, available -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1910 - 1911
This photograph depicts Cock's Pioneer G & T Sluicing site No. 4 in El Dorado. Looking eastwards, the photo captures a wooden and tin building with various mining equipment strewn in the foreground. Underneath the verandah, figures can be seen. These are believed to be a Mr. Hollister (left), Mrs. Breustedt (4th from left), children Min and Chris Breustedt, and Kate Timmons holding a girl's hand. The Cocks Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines N.L was one of El Dorado's two largest open-cut sluicing mines of the 20th Century. The other was named the Cocks El Dorado Gold Dredging Company. The Cocks Pioneer Mines operated from 1901 until 1941 and found a total of 117,378 ounces of Gold and 1,673 tones of tin concentrates over these years. The Cocks company was formed in 1898 and operated until 1941. Open cut sluicing involved the use of high-powered hoses which used the centrifugal sand pump system (known as hydraulic sluicing) which broke down the soil which was then processed for gold and other precious metals. From 1914, four years after this image was captured, the company reformed to Cocks Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL (previously it was known as Cocks Pioneer Sluicing Co) and undertook large-scale sluicing operations until 1929 and then 1934-1941. The Cocks Pioneer was an extremely successful mining company during the 20th century. In the Annual Report of the Secretary for Mines for the year 1915, the Cocks Pioneer was the largest producer of gold and tin collecting 5,535 ozs. of gold and £7,500 of tin. Twenty years later in 1935, Cocks Pioneer was still one of the most profitable mines in Victoria, ranking as the second-highest dividend paying mine. The company produced a total of 3,650 kg of gold. El Dorado is located on Reedy Creek and is surrounded by forested country to the north and east. It is 20 km east of Wangaratta in Victoria's regional northeast. John Cock was the son of a Cornish miner who arrived in El Dorado in 1858. Cock founded his gold and tin mining company which ran successfully for many years in the El Dorado region. It was an open-cut sluicing company because of the abandonment of underground mining after this was deemed too dangerous. In 1935 Cock's El Dorado Company commissioned the floating dredge which is still visible in El Dorado today. The dredge was built by the Thompson engineering works, Castlemaine, and weighed over 2,000 tones and today has a place on the Victorian Registers of historic buildings. Interestingly, the name El Dorado does not derive from the gold in the region, but from the Barambogie pastoral run completed by William Baker in 1840-1841. Gold was discovered in El Dorado in 1854 but the gold was too deep for individual prospectors to find, it required the use of heavy machinery.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1910. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. This image is important for current research into the history of El Dorado, a small regional location near Wangaratta in Victoria's North East. Therefore, this image has the capacity to be beneficial for research into society and the motivations of those living and working in this region during this period and therefore, has social significance. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to gold sluicing and El Dorado which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.A black and white copy of a sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on boardObverse: COCKS PIONEER G + T SL CO, N.L. / 1910 - 11 / NO 4 SITE LOOKING EAST / 4 Reverse: 1997.2508 / AUG 29 1909cocks pioneer gold and tin sluicing company, el dorado, mining, sluicing, hydraulic mining, hollister, breustedt, timmons, gold, tin, gold rush, victoria -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Clunes, Mt Greenock, and Talbot Gold Fields, 1883, 1883
A geological plan of the Clunes, Mt Greenock, and Talbot Gold Fields in two parts. .1) This section of the map includes Talbot, Talbot water supply race, Mt Glasgow, Little Green Hill, Middle Hill, Mt Cameron, Ballarat Hill, Bakery Hill, Goodwoman Hill, Scandanavian Lead, Eglinton Swamp, McCallum's Creek, Tullaroop Creek, Dunach, Maryborough Railway, Middle Creek and includes many mines such as Rip Van Winkel, Union Extended, South Greenock, Nicholl's Freehold. .2) This section of the map includes McCallums, Clunes, Green Hill, Mt Beckworth, Mt Gap, Maryborough Reservoir, and includes mines such as Lothair, Bute, Clyde, Clunes Consols, London and Australian, Oriental,clunes, talbot, water supply, railway, geology -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: ENGINEERING FEASIBILITY STUDY CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE DEWATERING
Engineering feasability study, 24 pages and diagrams dated November 4th 1982, to dewater Central Deborah Gold Mine. On front cover 'Bendigo Mining NL, Central Deborah Goldmine Dewatering, Engineering Feasibility Study, Caldwell, Connell Engineers Pty Ltd.' 'Draft' watermark on each page. Areas discussed in study: the mine dewatering proposal; minewater quality, minewater disposal options and criteria; minewater volumes; volume of workings; volume of fissures; groundwater inflow; pump equipment; wastewater disposal options; discharge to sewerage system; discharge to Bendigo Creek; treatment and odour control; treatment of minewater; foul air treatment; proposed treatment systerm; summary of conclusions.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BENDIGO MINING, WALKING UNDERGROUND FROM SPRING GULLY TO EAGLEHAWK
Newspaper article, Bendigo Advertiser, Thursday October 13, 1988, page 1. It was said in the 'heyday of Bendigo's gold mining it was possible to walk underground from Spring Gully to Eaglehawk' Article describes a walk done in 1988 from the 8th level of the Central Deborah Gold Mine shaft (270 m) through a series of tortuous and at times hazardous drives, stopes, shafts and cross overs to the 8th level of the North Deborah Gold Mine. Steven Hinde, Bendigo Mining's Chief Geologist lead the trek, which proved it was still possible to go down one shaft and emerge up another. When Bendigo Mining dewatered the Central Deborah shaft it uncovered the old connecting passages.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CONSTABLE JOHN BARRY COLLECTION: THE HAPPY LAD AND OTHER STORIES
Hard cover book, brown and black ornately decorated cover. Written on cover 'The Happy Lad And Other Tales'. Fixed to the inside front cover, is a prize certificate from the School of Mines and Industries, Bendigo, on which is written: Session 188, Mechanical Drawing Junior Division, Fourth Prize awarded to Thomas Barry. Signed A. Bayne President, A. Brough Smyth, Director. W.H. Ed Nicolai, Instructor. Thomas was a student at the Bendigo School of Mines. In May 1885, Thomas was awarded fourth prize for Mechanical Drawing, Junior Division. An article in the Bendigo Advertiser of 14th May,1885, page 4, lists Thomas Barry as a recipient of the 4th prize in the Mechanical Drawing, Junior Division.person, bendigo, thomas barry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - DEPARTMENT OF MINES VICTORIA : PLAN SHOWING PORTION OF THE BENDIGO GOLD FIELD
Department of Mines Victoria. Plan showing portion of the Bendigo Gold Field. On the back is written, in ink, J. J. Tyler 1937 Northern Area. (He was a teacher at Bendigo High - see donation notes). Across the bottom of the map is written ' M. Hill cr. Myrtle & Barnard' .The named reef lines have been numbered with ink across the bottom of the map. The gullies have been coloured with green pencil and a red pencil line is drawn through the western side of the map. Additional information: anticlinal axial lines at surface, alluvial workings, shaft sites, area of Main Goldfield, Deepest mine workings, Gold output of field to 1935, and Dividends paid 1870 - 1935.bendigo, gold mining, bendigo gold field. gold mining. tyler, j. j. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Cyanide Process of Gold Extraction, 1906, 1906
Maroon hard covered book of 239 pages. Along with technical information the book looks at cyanide processing around the world including South Africa, New Zealand, Kalgoorlie, Golden Horseshoe Mine, Great Boulder Main Reef, New South Wales, United States of America, Mexico, India, Canada.cyanide, mining, mcarthur-forrest process, laboratory, slimes, leaching, zinc precipitation, siemens-halske process, cyanide plantbutters' distributer, cyanide poisoning antidotes, south africa, new zealand, waihi mine, waikino, south kalgoorlie, united states, mexico, india -
Federation University Historical Collection
Correspondence, World War One Enlistment of Ballarat School of Mines Staff, 1915, 16/07/1915
Rough Correspondence from the Ballarat School of Mines to the Victorian Department of Education concerning the World War One enlistment of staff members William Paterson and Ken Moss, and Mr Brown,and whether the department will keep their positions open for them after the war. A paragraph of the handwritten correspondence has been crossed out. world war one, recruitment, william paterson, ken moss, brown, repatriation -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Technical Education 1970 Centenary, 1970
Technical education in Australia virtually began at Ballarat in 1870. In the intervening century technical schools and colleges have contributed immeasurably to the life of our people and to the development of our nation.40 page booklet with brown cover with education department coat of arms. it celebrates 100 years of technical education in Victoria, with the establishment of the Ballarat School of Mines in 1870. Includes images of John L. Kelpert, A. Ronald Shannon, Oliver E. Nilsson, Ernest P. Eltham, F.H. Brooks, and Donald Clark. technical education centenary, education department, e.t. jackson, donald clark, ernest p. eltham, oliver e. nilsson, a. ronald shannon, john l. kepert, l.h. thompson, j.a. rafferty, f.h. brooks, w.a. crellin, j.m. burke, l.j. watts, r.j. middleton, r.a. armitage, r.g. ritchie, centenary, lindsay thompson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - BENDIGO GOLDFIELD PRODUCTION
Handwritten notes detailing tons of ore and ounces of gold it produced for mines on the Hustlers, Paddy's Gully, Garden Gully, Deborah, Sheepshead, New Chum, Nell Gwynne, Napoleon, Lancashire, Thistle and Christmas Lines of Reef. Also the Napoleon Syncline and Mary McDonald Spurs. Also mentioned is the average per ton.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, bendigo goldfield production, m d, q r & a r, bendigo advertiser, b m l, burrell's records -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PLAN SHOWING THE VARIOUS CLAIMS ON THE NEW CHUM VICTORIA , ST MUNGO & DEVONSHIRE REEFS BENDIGO
Map of mines - calico scroll showing locations of various claims .printed in black ink on off-white Calico with turned wooden ends on scroll -missing one wooden end , some stains and creasing / Plan showing the various Claims on the New Chum Victoria , St Mungo & Devonshire reefs BendigoW Holmes , printer & lithographer , Sandhurstorganization, mining, industrial, w holmes , printer & lithographer , sandhurst/new cum , victoria st mungo & devonshire reefs bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA QUARTZ - VICTORIA REEF QUARTZ MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Two copies of the Victoria Reef Quartz Mine Managers report. The report mentions putting up the poppet heads, drainage assessment, water level and two men offered 50/- per week. Dates 14/6/1861, 22/6/1861, 18/10/1861 and 13/12/1861.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, victoria reef quartz mine manager's report, victoria reef gold mines, gerraws, mr cook, mr sterry, mr mollison, endeavour coy, the victoria reef gold mines coy, ironbark co, endeavour, chenoweth, mr hoskins -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MCCOLL,RANKIN,STANISTREET COLLECTION: COMPANY SEAL
Collection McColl,Rankin,Stanistreet. Cast iron handpress company seal for Nell Gwynne Reef, used to seal all official documents pertaining to the legal/business dealings of the mine. Black enamelled body and handle with brass seal. Scratched into the enamel 'N.G.Reef' and written in white paint 'Nell Gwnne Reef'.commerce, office equipment, company seal -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW MOON MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW MOON MINE
Handwritten notes on the New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include depth of Shaft, locality, Formation & Registration, Last year of production 1931, Size of lease, Early History, Plant, Poppet Legs, Telephone & Electric Signalling, Gold Obtained, Prominence, Total Gold Production and Dividends.document, gold, new moon mine, new moon mine, notes on the new moon mine, garden gully line of reef, prospector's vote, h harkness & coy, thompson & co of castlemaine, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1907 to 1931, a richardson, souvenir declaration 200th dividend issued by directors new moon 1/12/1906, mines dept bulletin no 47 structure of bendigo goldfield h herman 1923 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE CRIB
Copy of photo: image shows three men eating their crib underground. On back of photo: miners in a crib buddy ( lunch room ) No. 16 L (1220 ft.) Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo. From left 'Bub' Joyce, Freddie Benbow, 'Pedlar' Palmer and 'Lair' Roberts'. This is a digital only photograph.bendigo, mining, central deborah mine, bendigo, mining, central deborah mine, palmer, doyle, benbow, palmer, roberts, crib -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE MINE, BENDIGO
Copy of photo: image shows line of miners standing on rock ledge underground, holding lamps, one sitting on ladder on RH side of image. On back Central Nell Gwynne Mine, Bendigo. Stopes on cap of Central Nell Gwynne Reef, 870 ft. level, 1938. This is a digital only photograph.bendigo, mining, central nell gwynne, bendigo, central nell gwynne, mining, miners, lamps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION:PHOTO OF DIAMOND MINE, EAGLEHAWK WORKERS
Copy of a photo published in the Bendigo Advertiser, Wednesday, January 28, 1987. Photo shows the workers employed by the Diamond Mine at Eaglehawk, about 83 years ago. Some of the men are holding a canister and some have candles. Most of the men are wearing hats. Mrs Ethel Oldham of Bendigo owns the photo.photo, group, male, mining in bendigo, photo of diamond mine eaglehawk workers, mrs ethel oldham, maurie mcdonald, bendigo advertiser january 28 1987 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER TO MR JOSEPH DAVIS, 20/07/1909
Handwritten letter from the Bendigo Mining Managers' Association to Mr Joseph Davis, Diamond Hill, dated July 20 1909. Letter congratulates Mr. Joseph Davis on his rescue and sheltering John Allen at the Goldfields Consolidated Mine. Signed by John Ryan, Secretary of the Bendigo Mining Managers' Association.document, memo, mining in bendigo, joseph davies collection, joseph davis, bendigo mine managers' association, goldfields consolidated mine, john allen, john ryan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - RANDALL COLLECTION: WILLIAMSON STREET BENDIGO
Postcard, Williamson Street, Bendigo, Showing St. Paul's church in centre rear, large chimney in front of it, Tree lined streets including Hargreaves St., Williamson St. Andrews Auction Rooms on the Williamson St corner.Top right is the railway goods shed and in front of that is the Fortuna Hustler's Mine poppet legs.postcard, photograph, bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BATTERIES
Printed notes titled Batteries. Mentions crushing batteries and stampers, how the gold was extracted and how gold was recovered. Disposal of the sand is also mentioned and the great areas of sand dumps around the mines. Some sand areas mentioned are the Bih Blue area, Carlisle area and the Moon, Virginia and Catherine areas.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - batteries, crushing battery, windmill, whiffly tables, big blue area, carlisle area, moon area, virginia area, catherine area, bendigo goldfield -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NEW ARGUS MINE
Black and white photograph of mine workings. Poppet head, chimney and associated buildings. Approximately 20 people gathered in line at base of poppet head. Inscriptions : on front 'New Argus' on elevated tank in image and in pencil in bottom margin. On Back - '23', 'New Argus', 'A Richardson, 290 Harrison St, Bendigo.mining, surface equipment, new argus, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, mining, poppet head, mining sheds