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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - QC BINKS COLLECTION:METAL BUCKLE OR CLASP
Irregular shaped metal buckle or clasp. Engraving in relief depicts a cricketer holding a bat with a set of stumps to one side. A fancy border surrounds him. A metal loop is on one side. Something has broken off the other side. Item is rusted.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - QC BINKS COLLECTION:POCKET WATCH CASE
Metal pocket watch case lid. A cross hatched pattern is engraved into it. Some of this has worn off. Item is rusted.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - QC BINKS COLLECTION:BUTTON
Metal button. In the centre is a large cat like animal with the number 14 underneath. At the top is the word India and on the bottom the word Waterloo.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - QC BINKS COLLECTION:BUTTON
Metal button. In the centre is a large cat like animal with the number 14 underneath. At the top is the word India and on the bottom the word Waterloobendigo, gold mining, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines N.L. Minute Book, 1932 - 1940
South New Chum Syncline South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines, N.L., has been floated with a capital of £27,500 in 55,000 shares of 10/ each. Forty thousand have been issued at 1/,10,000 fully paid shares go to vendors, and 5000 will be held in reserve. - Messrs. Savage and Nicholas report that the issue was heavily over-subscribed. The property is situated in the central portion of the Bendigo field, adjoining such former producers as the Victoria Quartz. Lansell’s Big 180, North Old Chum and New Chum. (Bendigo Advertiser, 29th September 1932).Green hard cover book, maroon binding on spine, 284 pages of which 94 are used. 'Minute Book' on front cover. Written in pencil across top of name ' South New Chum Syncline'. Inside front cover affixed to page, document 'Registrar-General re Notice of Office and of Manager, filed 23.10.32 in connection with South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines N.L. Minutes in book date from 5th October 1932 to 23rd August 1935. First minutes of meeting describes the Company as having 55,000 shares of ten shillings each. Final two pages have documents affixed that relate to the closure and sell-off of the free-hold property and mine equipment in 'Happy Valley Road, Bendigo for the sum of not less than Two Hundred and fifty pounds and that out of the proceeds thereof the following amounts be paid', An amount of 120 pounds, thirteen shillings and two pence are listed. Minute Book is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection. 'Bendigo Tailings Company, No Liability, Invoice Book" on front coverbendigo, gold mining, south new chum syncline gold mine, j.j. stanistreet, legal manager, margaret roberts collection, -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines N.L. Minute Inventory, 1932 - 1940
South New Chum Syncline South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines, N.L., has been floated with a capital of £27,500 in 55,000 shares of 10/ each. Forty thousand have been issued at 1/,10,000 fully paid shares go to vendors, and 5000 will be held in reserve. - Messrs. Savage and Nicholas report that the issue was heavily over-subscribed. The property is situated in the central portion of the Bendigo field, adjoining such former producers as the Victoria Quartz. Lansell’s Big 180, North Old Chum and New Chum. (Bendigo Advertiser, 29th September 1932).Three copies of the seven page 'South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines N.L. Inventory', two partially incomplete. One copy is annotated with the name 'Browell' beside items. Pencil written calculations on other entries showing prices. Documents are from the Margaret Roberts Collection.bendigo, gold mining, south new chum syncline gold mine, j.j. stanistreet, legal manager, margaret roberts collection, -
Monbulk RSL Sub Branch
Book, Cleworth, Bob (Joseph Robert), The night shift : the story of RAAF minelaying Catalinas in coalition with US 7th Fleet, 22 April 1943 - 1 July 1945, 2015
An account of the minelaying by 4 Squadrons of the RAAF that between April 1943 and July 1945 in coalition with the USN 7th Fleet mined virtually every important Japanese port in the Southwest Pacific and as far North as Wenzhou (Wenchow) this was a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific in WW2.Index, notes, bib, ill, maps, p.272.non-fiction An account of the minelaying by 4 Squadrons of the RAAF that between April 1943 and July 1945 in coalition with the USN 7th Fleet mined virtually every important Japanese port in the Southwest Pacific and as far North as Wenzhou (Wenchow) this was a substantial contribution to the Allied victory in the Pacific in WW2.world war 1939-1945 - aerial operations - australia, world war 1939-1945 - mining operations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - QC BINKS COLLECTION: LOCK LATCH
Metal lock latch. Metal has been wrought with decorative scroll work. Latch is rusty and warped.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - QC BINKS COLLECTION: EAR RING DECORATIVE
A fancy Ear Ring that was discovered by QC Binks whilst detecting for gold. Ear ring is of a screw type and consists of stacked fake pearls and sparkling gems. Ear ring has been squashed.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - QC BINKS COLLECTION: METAL BANGLE
A bangle discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out detecting for gold. Silver coloured circlet with a heart shaped fastener. Some tarnish spots evident.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - QC BINKS COLLECTION: GUN BARREL
A barrel of a Man's hand gun. This was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: JOHN JEWELL
Five typed pages outlining the life of John Jewell from his birth in Cornwall to his marriages, immigration to Australia and his living in Ballarat, North Queensland and then to Bendigo where he worked at the Kentish Mine and was later the Manager. He also managed the Carlisle and Unity Batteries, was involved in a number of organisations and lent large sums of money to the Methodist Church in McIntyre Street Bendigo. There is a photo of John in his later life, one of his houses, John surrounded by 7 of his Grandchildren. and his headstone.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - john jewell, richard jewell, charity jewell (nee tippett), history of jewell family in cornwall, mrs frieda lee (nee jewell), sarah jewell, elizabeth tozer, john tippett jewell, henry tozer, nanny odgers, 'cadeueus', william john jewell, elizabeth jewell, john jewell, richard james jewell, kentish mine, george henry jewell, sarah ann clark, frederick albert victor jewell, william leslie norman jewell, mr j b watson, carlisle company, john jewell junior, carlisle battery, unity battery, the bendigonian 6/7/1909, long gully imperial football club, mining managers association, star of eaglehawk i.o.o.f., hopetoun band, carlisle mine cricket club , bell's reef co maldon, long gully fire brigade, dr simmonds, lanner, white hills cemetery, r bennetts, j cox, w arkinstall, w steen, g cox, t delchuray, mr a hicks mlc, mr w verece, messrs norris and son, passby mine, ah poo & co (workers of the sand), mr w farmer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Accessory - QC BINKS COLLECTION: BUCKLE
Metal buckle. No discernible decoration remains on the surface. Reverse has the remains of clasps. Item is rusted.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Coin - QC BINKS COLLECTION: GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG COIN
A 10 centime Luxembourg coin that was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold. Around coin: Duchy de Luxembourg' Date 1855. On obverse ' 10 centimes'bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, grand duchy of luxembourg. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF DEVONSHIRE DUMPS 1954
Black and white photo attached to board. Image shows Devonshire sand dumps, man standing in centre holding a large hose, squirting water at the surface of the dump. High walls of dump behind. On back " Devonshire Dumps Sluicing 1951"gold mines, mining equipment, devonshire sand dump -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF DEVONSHIRE SANDS DUMP
Black and white photograph on board. Image shows machine with conveyor belt emptying sand into a trailer harnessed to a draft horse. Machine has plate on side 'Pat No. 3281' A man is standing holding the draft horse bridle with other hand on shaft of trailer. Man standing (LH side) observing the proceedings is wearing a suit and hat. Man standing with back to camera in bottom RH corner. In background, layered sand. Written on back in pencil 'Devonshire Sands'gold mines, mining equipment, devonshire sand dump -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NAPOLEON REEF POPPET HEAD
Black and white photograph. Image shows metal mine poppet head. Written on back ' Napoleon Reefs'gold mining, mining equipment, poppet head -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - POPPET HEAD
Black and white photograph of poppet head and mine shed. Car parked on RH side, possibly 1920's to 1930's vintage. Possibly South New Moon mine, Eaglehawk.gold mines, mining equipment, poppet head -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINE SHEDS
Black and white photograph. Mine shed constructed of timber, flat roof and on wooden stumps. Written on back '1940'. Possibly South New Moon Mine Eaglehawk.gold mines, mining equipment, south new moon mine site -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINE SHED
Black and white photogrpah. Corrrugated iron shed, very large narrow rectangular opening in front. Smaller shed attached beside, ore tramway on LH side. Possibly South New Moon Mine site Eaglehawk.gold mines, mining equipment, south new moon mine site -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINE SHED WITH TRESTLEWAY IN BACKGROUND
Corrugated iron shed, large rectangular opening in front, shed attached on side. Possibly South New Moon Mine site, Eaglehawk, 1940's.gold mines, mining equipment, south new moon mine site -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - WEIGHTS FOR WEIGHING GOLD
Brass weights used for weighing gold. Smallest weights a 4 'grain' and 5 'grain' square weights. Rectangular 1 pennyweight weights (brass lozenge apothecary style weights ) through to round, flat 2 ounces. Weights enclosed in an oval shaped tin with side clasp.gold mining, scales, brass weight for weighing gold -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MINING 'SPIDER' CANDLE HOLDER
Metal candle holder, cylindrical, open top and bottom, with metal spike attached. Used by underground miners. Candle holder was stuck into timbers or rock to provide light. Small stub of candle in holder. Wick fraying.gold mines, mining equipment, candle holder -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - CHINESE GOLD SCALES AND WOODEN HOLDER
Chinese gold scales. Wooden scale holder (a) two part wooden device secured at end of handle with a metal pin to allow swivelling of both pieces. At end of handle, two pieces 'violin' shaped to hold scale and weights. This enabled placement of scales within holder. Bottom piece has indent for scale pan, weight and long handle. Chinese scale (b) thin cream handle marked with inch graduations, without numbers. Separately suspended from handle with thick cotton is a small semi-circular lead weight and a round brass scale pan.gold mining, mining equipment, chinese gold scales -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - GOLD MOULD
Cast Iron gold mould. Mould used in gold pour to shape ingot. Rectangular shape mould with rectangular handle.gold mines, mining equipment, gold mould -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MERCURY BUCKET
Cast iron mercury bucket, used to hold mercury, potentially in the process of recovering minute pieces of gold mixed in soil and sediments. See research page for description of one process of using mercury to extract gold.gold mines, mining equipment, mercury bucket, miners used mercury in a number of ways to amalgamate gold, with each mill or battery operator having their preferred method depending on the nature of the ore. by the late 1850s the most common way of crushing goldbearing quartz ores or consolidated alluvial cements was in a stamp battery. the battery featured heavy iron stamp heads held in a frame, with each head often weighing up to 500 pounds (226 kg) or more (see msv 1880, page 45) (birrell 2005). stamp heads were lifted and dropped by a rotating overhead cam shaft driven by a steam engine or water wheel. ore was fed into a large cast-iron battery box, mixed with a steady stream of water, and pulverised by the stamp heads. in some batteries, mercury was placed in the base of the boxes to amalgamate with freed gold. the violent agitation of the mercury in the mortar box, however, could cause the mercury to break into myriad tiny globules that were carried away by the water with the tailings, thus losing a certain amount of gold in the process (thompson 1867; ritchie & hooker 1997). the water and sand slurry was splashed by the falling stamps from the box through fine mesh screens and onto inclined wooden tables below the mortar box (figure 2). the tables were covered with copper sheets or plates coated with mercury, which caught and amalgamated with a portion of the gold. the grey putty-like amalgam was periodically scraped off the sheets and retorted in a furnace to collect the gold and recover the mercury for reuse. mercury was inevitably lost from the plates, while poor maintenance resulted in further losses of gold and mercury in the tailings. mercury use and loss from gold mining in 19th century victoria. peter davies1, susan lawrence, and jodi turnbull, department of archaeology and history, la trobe university. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Coin - QC BINKS COLLECTION: 25 MILLIMETRE MIDDLE EASTERN COIN
A 25 Millimetre Middle Eastern Coin that was discovered by QC Binks while he was out metal detecting for gold. On one side is an Iron Cross with a small crown insignia in the centre. Four infinity symbols are between the arms of the cross. On the other side is the image of a person in profile with a headdress. Cyrillic writing surrounds the image around the border.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, middle east, qc binks. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Coin - QC BINKS COLLECTION: COIN WITH CHAIN
An odd coin with a very worn out picture of a bulldog and the words "To hell with the Kaiser".bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, kaiser, qc binks. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Coin - QC BINKS COLLECTION: AUSTRALIAN 1 CENT COIN
An Australian 1 cent coin that was discovered by QC Binks while he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, money, qc binks. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - QC BINKS COLLECTION: COMMONWEALTH CELEBRATION MEDAL
A medal celebrating the visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and the birth of the Australian Commonwealth in Melbourne, 01 - 11th May 1901.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, cornwall, royalty, melbourne, qc binks.