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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - The Sedgwick Gold Mine, abt 1909
The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the slate 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Four photos of the miners and information on the Sedgwick Gold Mine. There are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick, phil wilkin collection, sedgwick gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: VICTORIA'S GOLDEN YEARS, October 1965
A booklet published by the Mines Department Melbourne, Victoria in October 1965 on the history of the discovery of gold in Victoria. It has been stapled together, and the cover depicts a miner panning for gold on the edge of a creek, his tent and some trees are visible in the backgroundMines Departmenttopic, mining, gold discovery, mines department, gold discovery, history of gold in victoria -
Clunes Museum
Journal - LEDGER
.1 TO .8 BANK LEDGERS. HARD COVER , EACH CONTAIN ABOUT 900 PAGES .9 INVESTORS AND BORROWERS LEDGER (PAGES REMOVED) .10 MEMBERS LEDGER - CLUNES MINER'S ASSOCIATION (SUBS PAID, AMOUNT PAID OUT WITH DETAILS)miners association, bank ledger -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. STORES AT THE DIGGINGS, c1852
Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. Stores at Eaglehawk Gully, Bendigo, 1852. Slide depicts a tent with Board and Lodging Meals along with stores and other buildings. Miners and a horse. Markings: 20 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. - - - discovered gold in a creeek which was called Stringer's Creek, after Ned Stringer, one of the party. Photo of Stringer's Creek. Markings: 8 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGINGS THE DIGGERS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The Diggings The Diggers. Slide: Sketch of 2 miners one with a gold pan. Gold digging was a gamble. Some diggers did well; a few made their fortunes. Markings: 78 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: THE DIGGINGS - THE DIGGERS
Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide depicts: The Junction of Sailors' Gully, Bendigo 1853. Many tents on the site, some miners, a few trees are left on hill tops. Markings: 21 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: THE DIGGINGS - THE DIGGERS
Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide depicts Fryer's Creek, Mt. Alexander Diggings, 1852. Shows tents, miners, small girl, not many trees at the foot of a hill. Markings: 16 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Photograph, Robert Scholes and Party, Waanyarra Goldfields, 1902, 1902
Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph depicting miners on the Waanyarra Goldfields in 1902. Main trio: Standing right is Robert Scholes, seated is George Lockett. Other subjects names not known. Notice on tree is for Waanyarra Boxing Day Sports, 1902. Copy photograph. mining, gold -
Wodonga & District Historical Society Inc
Book - A Poor Man's Diggings, June Philipp, 1987
The town of Bethanga is located in the mountainous north-east of Victoria, near the Murray River. In the 1870s miners and itinerant workers came to the area to seek their fortunes.This history of Bethanga, covering the period from 1875 to 1912, tells the story of these people and the community they created.A publication relating the history of mining at Bethanga in Northeast Victoria, the miners and semi-itinerant workers, who came to the area in the 1870s in search of a fortune and the community they created. Thus publication of 222 pages includes text, images, maps and a detailed index.non-fictionThe town of Bethanga is located in the mountainous north-east of Victoria, near the Murray River. In the 1870s miners and itinerant workers came to the area to seek their fortunes.This history of Bethanga, covering the period from 1875 to 1912, tells the story of these people and the community they created. gold mining bethanga, miners victoria, history of bethanga -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Pitfield Miners
Sepia image of a group of miners sitting and standing in front of a wooden structure. Some of the men are holding candles, one man is holding a long rod. Image has been mounted on cream backing card with a blue border around the image.Text, mounting card: " Millist & Webb PHOTO., PITFIELD PLAINS. "pitfield, pitfield plains, mining, miners -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Miners Pick - long
Miners' picks were commonly used in the nineteenth and early twentieth century for extracting gold from underground mine tunnels.Found in the Harrietville area. Similar to those used in the nearby Kiewa Valley where prospecting for gold was also an occupation.Formerly KV 071. Handmade - of steel with a wooden handle. It was used to break up rock and ore, making it easier to extract valuable minerals. The pointed end of the pickaxe was used to chip away at rock, while the flat end was used to strike the rock for breaking it apart. This one has a long handle.gold mining, miners' pick -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Diggers Hut, Christmas Hills
Man, probably a gold-miner, boiling a billy at a camp fire in front of a log and slab hut in the bush. Unknown dateThis photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 9 x 12.5 cmshire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, christmas hills, cottage, hut, billy, campfire, log hut, slab hut, bush, digger, gold miner -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Newsletter, Miners Write: Ballarat School of Mines Staff Newsletter, 1980, 07/1980
Miners Write was the Ballarat School of Mines student newspaper. The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. Three copies of a 1980 staff newspaper. .1) includes photographs and names of all Ballarat School of Mines Staff members .2) July 1980. Includes information on Olympian Lorene Guley (1976 Olympics) ; interview with Split Enz, SMB Canoe Club .3) November 1980. miners write, ballarat school of mines, the age school photographic contest, mamiya school photographic contest, michael andrews, jan sharrock, colleen broadbent, philip berry, michael donovan, anthony de beer, newspaper, lorene guley, olympics, olympian, tracee cartledge, henry banwell, d. wilkie, kathy pilgrim, bill kerley, julie welsh, barry hall, jeff redfern, canoe club, newsfront student center t.v. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Textile - Flags
The Red Ribbon Agitation took place in Sandhurst in 1853 when the miners protested against the Licence fee imposed by the Government.Replicas of various flags used during the Red Ribbon Agitation (1853) re-enactments. There are flags of Scotland, Ireland, France, Germany, Canada, Switzerland, USA, Union Jack and two St Piran's Flag of Cornwall. The Red Ribbon replica flag has four segments: Gold Scales, Emu/Kangaroo, Pick/Shovel and Gold Cradle and a Roman bundle of sticks.flags, red ribbon agitation -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Photograph of Andrew (Andy) Maffesoni
Copied Photograph of Andrew (Andy) Maffesoni, Born in Chiltern , occupation miner, enlisted Army in Melbourne on 27/7/1915Chiltern Shire Roll of Honor Born in ChilternSepia Photograph of Andrew Maffesoni in WWI uniform - copied from another photographwwi, chiltern shire roll of honor, chiltern -
Unions Ballarat
Eureka songs : freedom, struggle, protest and peace : a collection of songs celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade 3 December, 1854, Pike, Arthur, 2004
Songs are written by various artists. The songs are a continuation of the aims of the Ballarat Reform League, founded by Ballarat miners in November 1854. Historical relevance - Eureka Stockade and beyond.Paper; book. Front cover: sky blue background with images of clouds; image of the Southern Cross flag; blue text.Front cover: editor's name and title.btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat reform league, miners - ballarat, songs, history, eureka stockade, eureka stockade celebration -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Collins Street, Melbourne, from Spring Street, 1951
The Shamrock began life in 1854, as a small hotel known as The Exchange Hotel, servicing miners during the Victorian gold rush/A colour image of Collins Street, Melbourne.melbourne, collins street, streetscape -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph - Card Box Photographs, Mining for Pyrite, Black Hill circa 1908
Group of 9 miners catching pyrite in creek run off from the Battery located at the south end of Black Hill.mining, battery, miners, pyrite, black hill -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Miner’s Rest Hotel on the corner of Ligar and Houston Streets Stawell 1873-1916
Weatherboard Miner’s Rest Hotel corner of Ligar and Houston Streets Stawell from 1873-1916. Inscription Sam Hughes.stawell business, hotel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1930-1940
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Photo with the caption 'Today, Walhalla is served by a modern bus service'. It can be seen in the photo that Walhalla is very mountainous. Vehicles appear to be made in the 1930s to 1940s. Markings: 28 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1800s
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. As the mines developed, so did the town. The central part of the town was called the Junction. Picture shows the central part is round, like a large round-about. Markings: 45 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Note book, Book of Theoretical Questions & Answers Grade 1
The book has a hard cover burgundy in colour and has unlined pages containing hand written notes in ink. The notes consist of music - timbers- steam engines/miners wages and crossword entry from circa 1933 folded inside pages.No inscriptions or markings. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DERBYSHIRE MINE PHOTO
Black and white Photo of 28 Staff members from Derbyshire Mine. Includes miners and some better dressed, presumably managers, mounted on cardboard, markings on rear read 'Derbyshire Mine Shaft' 'N.W. Harrison Gladfield Park Pyramid Hill'organization, business, industrial, mine shaft, mining, miners, derbyshire mine, mines -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF JOHN LEWIS MANAGER OF THE NEW NORTH CLUNES MINING COMPANY. ALSO COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF NEW NORTH CLUNES MINE WITH MINERS IN FOREGROUND COPIES OF JOHN LEWIS AND THE NEW NORTH CLUNES MINE FRAMED AND HANGING IN THE GOLD ROOMlocal history, photography, photographs, lewis, john, mining -
Parks Victoria - Days Mill and Farm
Furniture - Ferret cage
Critical significance as a unique example of home made "making do" and the innovative approach of Day family.CONVERTED FROM SETTEE POSSIBLY A MINERS COUCH - Sides enclosed with wire. Hinged lid with chicken wire. One end is a wooden box with hinged lid. A hole connects the box to the rest of this coup. The box has turned wood arm rests. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Some idea of the difficulties which faced the early inhabitants may be gauged by the following pictures, which show the nature of the surrounding country. Markings: 15 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1853
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Goldfields Police and Diggers, 1853. Slide also shows a miner in the background and mines, and what would be the Commissioners tents with the flag flying. Markings: 37 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.Hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1852
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide: The Government Camp, Castlemaine, 1852. The original in the Mitchell Library. Slide shows timber buildings of the Government camp and miners tents. Markings: 15 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - PICK HEAD MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO GOUGE GOLD BEARING ROCK IN THE SMALL LINES OF ORE
Pick head may have been used to gouge gold bearing rock in the small lines of ore; as informedby Mr George Ellis, member of the Historical Society. Used by donor's grandfather, who was a miner at the Long Gully and Ironbark mines, or both