Interpretive sign and 4 photos Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mine, used in display. Central Nell Gwynne was located near the corner of Marong Road and Happy Valley Road. Opened in 1906, ceased operation in December 1949. Total production: 61,884 ounces of Gold. Today's Value: $99,014,400. Photos: a. Colour photo, concrete footings at mine site, April 2012. b. Colour photo, Central Nell Gwynne poppet head, April 2012.Poppet head painted white with red trim. Concrete footings in foreround. c. Central Nell Gwynne mine site 1930's. Poppet head and engine room sheds on LH side, trestle way to primary crusher and crushing battery. Tailing dam in immediate foreground. on RH side. Sand heaps in middle foreground. d. Central Nell Gwynne Mine 1930. Underground view, men holding carbide lamps working at 265 level in mine. Large quartz spur formation visible in foreground.bendigo, mining, central nell gwynne

Five interpretive cards used for displays, yellow with black and orange text, describing the North Deborah, Deborah, Central Nell Gwynne and Napoleon Gold Mines. a. North Deborah: closed 16th November 1954. Shaft was 1300 feet deep. Total dividends 686,200 pounds. b. Deborah: underground operations suspended 1952, shaft 2076 feet. c. Central Nell Gwynne: operations ceased at end of 1949, shaft depth 1933 feet. d. Napoleon: first subsidiary company formed by BML to carry out comprehensive programme of development along Napoleon anticline. Shaft 1054 feet in 1937 when opertions ceased. e. Devonshire Sands, formed in 1933. Cyanide leaching plants installed on sand tailings heaps at Bendigo.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, north deborag mining company

Small notebook, lined pages. Names, addresses and mining experience listed in pencil. Dates range from 1945 to 1948. Page near back of notebook details Spargo Creek Mine expenditure and shaft team.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Newspaper article and typed copy of same, detailing the fatal accident that occurred at the mine on the 22nd January 1953, in which Herbert Hunter of Kangaroo Flat was killed. ' Hunter was working at No 16 level at a depth of 1270 feet from the surface and about 500 feet south from the shaft when a large piece of stone , estimated to wrigh about one ton, broke away. The stone crushed Hunter, who was killed instantaneously' Bendigo Advertiser article dated Friday 23rd January, 1953.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Two typed alphabetical listing of battery employees at the Central Deborah Gold Mine. One list covers period from 3rd July1945 to 24th December 1947. Other list covers period 26th June 1951 to 21st December 1954, when the mine and battery closed down.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Typed document alphabetical listing of employees at the Central Deborah Gold Mine, dates from 1950 to 1953. Name of employee, address, start date and finish date included.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Map showing mines in the Golden Square, Diamond Hill area. Roads include Diamond Hill Road, Burns Street, Woodward Road, Belle Vue Road, Houston Street. Latitude and Longitude on map.bendigo, mining, golden square mine sites

The central Deborah gold mine and the crib room by Doris Leadbetter. Five pages document.bendigo, business, gillies bros

Burnewang House Elmore Letter to Mrs Bunn, secretary Central Victoria Branch National Trust requesting infoon Burnewang Park. Newspaper articles from 'the Gazette' about R.S.L. House Letter to Mrs Smith from B. J. Balnchen re a visit to Burnewang house. The Elmore Progress Association newsletter No. 44. Awedding held at Burnewang in 1973 Coy of an article from Elomore Standard of 30/8/1945 re death of Mrs Amy Elizabeth Bayne Photocpies of article published 20/7/72 in the Bendigo Advertiser re RSL House Copy of article published from Elmore Standard 11/10/1902-25/10/1902 A two page biography of Joseph Hallbuildings, residential, historical buildings

Plan of the mines along the Deborah Anticline: Deborah Consolidated, Deborah Associated, Deborah United, Deborah Extended, South Deborah, No. 2 shaft, Deborah North Deborah, Central Deborah, Monument Hill are all sited on the plan.Philip Wilkin, volunteer, BHSbendigo, mining, deborah line of reef

Paper bag advertising Gillies famous pies. Under the Gillies logo of a boy eating a pie a list of places where to buy including: Bendigo, Kangaroo Flat, Geelong, Ballarat, Wendouree and Thomastown. Under in red ''If it's Gillies it's Good''. Donuts, cakes, pastries, yeast goods. On the back: Central Deborah Gold Mine, go 200 feet underground, Enjoy the challenge, see the gold in the quartz, learn how the miners worked, explore the surface displays. Proudly sponsored by Gillies Brosbusiness, retail, gillies

Three page handwritten document outlining the history of the Victoria Hill area. The open cuts on Victoria Hill; Lansell's Big 180 Mine, Victoria Quartz Mine; Wittscheibe's 'Jewellers Shop', Luffman and Sterry, Central Nell Gwynne and New Chum Hill are mentioned in the article. A description of the suitability of the Victoria Hill site as a potential mining museum is discussed as 'it is centrla to both the northern and southern ends of the main portion of the Bendigo and Eaglehawk mines'. William Rae built two fine residences on Happy Valley Road, and also set up a 30 head battery out of his gains from Victoria Hill.bendigo, mining, victoria hill

Two page document ( carbon copy ) detailing report on inspection, mining machinery 17 November, 1971. Report states ' Met Mr. R. Barker, first to Nth Deborah met Frank Vincent at this mine. Inspected Great Southern engine. Other mines mentioned are South Deborah, Deborah Extended. Second page details tyhe mining machinery made and used in Bendigo such as R. Roberts' Winding Engine and Poppet legs at the Central Deborah Mine. Also a Thompson (Castlemaine) air compressor at this mine. Document signed by Albert Richardson 19.11.1971.bendigo, mining, mining equipment

Eight pages typewritten document titled: Central Bendigo Fotsteps Tour. On front page drawing of the route with numbers of attractions, inside a brief description of each.bendigo, history, walking tours

Six badges: Women's Club 3BO,Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigo, B.U.F.S, Dispensary Mcrae Street Bendigo,Bendigo Band CarnivalRailway Picmic September 12 1918, Bendigo Easter Fair 1930 April 19-22 1930 - For Charity Saturday Carnival 3967, War Fund Organisation.ephemera, mementoes, badges

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Central Victorian Branch Annual Report 1994-95, National Trust 40 Years Conserving Our Heritage. Fourteen pages booklet included are: President's Report, Treasure's Report and an Obituary for Fr. J.P. Stockdale.national trust, properties, annual report

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Central Victorian Branch 28th Annual Report for the year 1992. Eighteen pages booklet included are: Treasure's Report, President's Report, Women's Committee Report.national trust, properties, annual report

National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Central Victorian Branch 27th Annual Report for the year 1991. Fourteen pages booklet included are: Financial Performance Report, President's Report, Women's Committee Report, Report of Conservation Sub-Committee, Report of Properties Sub-Committee, Report of Education and Promotion Sub-Committee.national trust, properties, annual report

Seven page printed document. On top 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. Conducted tour of Bendigo Goldfields.' Easter 1967. Document lists the names and details of mines covered on the tour, including the : Central Deborah, corner Violet and Creek Street North Deborah, Breen Street, Quarry Hill The Deborah, off Adams Street, Quarry Hill The New Chum Railway, Breen Street, Golden Square Eureka Extended South Belle Vue. The Hustlers Hill area history. New Chum Hill history Mines on the New Chum Hill and vicinity: Lansell's 180 New Chum and Victoria The Lazarus New Chum United New Chum consolidated Garibaldi Long Gully mines The Ironbark Carlisle United Hercules Document is signed by A. Richardson.bendigo, mining, mine tour 1967

Six page typed document, signed by Albert Richardson, and a handwritten copy of same. Written on top right of typed document: 'These recommendations all adopted by General Meeting Bendigo and District Tourist Association, 30.11.1967' Document describes the 'Central Nell Gwynne area, situated at West Bendigo, approximately 150 yards north of main Calder Highway to Mildura, local section Marong Road, which is a public purposes reserve under Section 14 of the Land's Act 1958. The steel poppet legs donated by the late Jack Barker to the City Council for preservation be a permanent reminder of the gold mining era and containing the engine beds and 20 head crushing battery foundation, be developed as a mining museum for tourists, educational and historical purposes'bendigo, mining, central nell gwynne

Black and white photograph. Image shows poppet head legs top left, winding machine in centre. Woman standing beside winding machine, wearing a hat and dress. Appears to be 1950's? Written on back of photo: Central Bendigo? Was the original New St. Mungo East Shaft'bendigo, mining, new st. mungo east shaft

Coloured postcard of Birney tram no. 30 decorated for a Royal Tour occasion. The Bendigo Trust operates this tram and others on a tourist service between Central Deborah Mine and the Chinese Joss House at Emu Point.bendigo, tramways, tram 30

Letter from Daryl McClure, M.L.A.Member for Bendigo, 24th April, 1980, to Jim Lalor, Exploration Manager, Eastern Division, Western Mining Corporation, Preston. Attached is six page submission titled 'The Bendigo Trust, Central Deborah Gold Mine, submission to Western Mining Corporation 'to request financial assistance for the further development of the Central Deborah Gold Mine'.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mineg, central deborah gold mine, western mining corporation, jim lalor, daryl mcclure.

Letter from Western Mining Corporation to Mr Ken Harris of 85 Lowndes Street, Bendigo, 4th December 1974, concerning the exploration of the area south of Central Deborah Gold Mine. Ken Harris sent briefing notes on Bendigo mining to Mr. A.H Parbo, the Chairman and Managing Director of Western Mining Corporation, which were then passed onto D.R. Quick of WMC, the author of this letter.bendigo, gold mining, exploration, bendigo, western mining corporation, gold mining, central deborah, a.h. parbo, ken harris

District 15 Newsletter Central Victoria Swimming Inc. Life Membership Award to Val Campbell 16/11/2014recreations, sports, swimming

PHOTOGRAPH OF Relay Girls U14 Central District Swimming Championships 2003 Mellissa Murphy, Sha-Maree Lowery, Alexandra Watson, Laura Morganrecreations, sports, swimming