Koch's Pioneer Quartz Mining and Crushing Company was officially registered on June 30th., 1871 (Government Gazette No. 45, 1871). It operated at Long Gully, the first Manager was Andrew Lewis. Nominal capital was 90,000 pounds in thirty thousand shares of 3 pounds each. The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Two sepia coloured images on paper, possibly taken from book. Top image: Koch's 'Pioneer' Quartz Crushing Works - Long Gully, printed under image. Image shows mining dam in foreground, large two storey mine building in middle background, two mine chimney on right hand side. Bottom image; interior of crushing battery. Printed on bottom ' Quartz Crushing Batteries & etc. Koch's Pioneer'. gold mining, koch's pioneer crushing battery, long gully, perseverance g.m. co., henry koch

Laminated poster with four panels. Top left: a history of the Long Gully Football Club 1906-1911 (from Len Bennet, Golden Square). Top right a black and white photo of 1906 junior Long Gully team. Bottom right a list of the 1913 Long Gully players (playing in Bendigo City premier team): Ben Thompson, Jack Dunstan, Elisaa Dunstan, Fred Jenkins, Tommy Allen, Paddy Rohan, W. White, Hum Scott, Buller Webster, Billy Cook, Sapper Newcombe, Spreeader Ennor, Syd Jenkins, Buller Canavan, Tommy Baxter, Len Bowe, Joe Scadden, Brit Pattison, Bruiser Williams, Cap Muir, D. Mahoney, Tassy Trahair, P. Hughes. G. Ogilvie, Tom Smith, Nels Keating, A. Blackmore, J. Benstead, Bony Dayfkin, Mottle Daykin, Tamus Daykin. Bottom right: An article from the Bendigo Advertiser 14/06/1950 titled Long Gully Football.clubs, football, long gully football club

This sample is of a quarter disc section of sequioa planted in 1902 at Creswick State Nursery in Sawpit Gully by John Johnstone. Cut down in 2015 to make the La Gerche sculpture.Wood Specimen