Large ledger without cover, with marbled endpapers. It is a Ballarat School of Mines Cash Book. The books list payments of students fees. assay fees, salaries and wages, guage testing, treatment of ores.37.3 x 27.0 x 5.0 cmcash book, ballarat school of mines cash book, technical school cash book, ballarat technical art school, a. dale, andrew berry

Clay gold crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Inside of crucible discoloured with brown and pale green mark. Maker's name on side: 'Juleff, number 78, (location indecipherable) England.Juleffgold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible

A postcard from H.A Scheichting to F. J Martell requesting the assaying of stonesPostcard with message written in ink121 in red (correspondence number)ballarat school of mines, martell, scheichting, golden dyke gold mine

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first technical school in Australasia.Vellum certificate with red seal of the Ballarat School of Mines, glued onto strawboard. The certificate is made out to Hubert R.W. Murphy for Assaying and Metallurgy. It is signed by Hubert Murphy, frederick martell and Andrew Anderson.ballarat school of mines, murphy, mining alumni, hubert murphy, andrew anderson, frederick martell, assaying, assayer, metallurgy

Mining & Geological Journal September 1941, Geology in the search for metals, fire assaying, Bendigo goldfields, Geology of Yea district published half yearly by the Department of Mines Victoria contains photographs, maps and illustrations.gold, mining, journal

Many mining companies sought staff from the Ballarat School of Mines.Typed letter on Northern Hercules No Liability letterhead asking for a qualified assayer to work at the Pine Creek Gold Mine 160 miles south of Darwin. The letter was responded to by R.W. Richards, Principal of the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines, northern hurcules no liability, northern territory, mining, letterhead, r.w. richards, dick richards, mining companies, assayer

Bendigo clay crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Printed inside circular mark on side of crucible in black : 'Bendigo Clay Crucible' Large letter 'G' stamped in centre. Manufactured by Bendigo Pottery.gold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible

Small, clay crucible bowls, used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Pink discolouration inside crucible. Impressed on bottom of crucible "Battersea Works England' and number '3', denoting size, in centre of maker's name.Battersea Works Englandgold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible

Cream is put in the metal drum, and in the surrounding space within the wooden bucket. A mixture of ice and salt is packed, turning the crank wheel rotated and paddle in the drum and mixed the cream as it froze within the encircling ice.Wooden assay barrel with two galvanised metal bands around it. Sealed inside is a cast iron drum for freezing the cream, with a cast iron hand-cranked handle and a wooden knob. Mechanism is attached to barrel with bolts and screws. Shepard's Lightning made in USA 6 oz. (On the churning mechanism) Pat. Sept 25 88, March 17 91, Feb 23 92 (On the Drum) 713 (On the Crank handle)

Large ledger with marbled cover. It is a Ballarat School of Mines Rough Cash Book. The books list payments of students fees, assay fees, salaries and wages, guage testing, treatment of ores. Some student names outlined in keywords. cash book, ballarat school of mines cash book, assay fees, guage testing, treatment of ores, gold selling, student fees, a.p.wood, c. craddock, l. craddock, w.h. callister, c. fleahy, j.friend, edward horwood, james leckie, a. peacock, hilary dowling, f. horsfall, frank dalton, arthur howard, charles fryer, henry clark, r. allan, w. barton, r. mckay, wolliam albert, patrick anderson, joseph rickard, n. kavanagh, percy miller, h.e. gronow, david hamilton, andrew hamilton, cyril mctaggart, ernest lumley, fred bicknell, herbert bicknell, charles fleay, d.c. urquhart, r. clark, victor mckay, ralph mckay, j.b. robinson, r. mann, thomas de gruchy, j.r.m. blight, h. valentine, james galbally, a. mcd. ritchie, j. sutherland, h. herbert, p.a. pratt, w.m. williams, g. cornell, d. lilley, elsie cutter, g. bicknell, john g. brittain, f.l. cooper, g.s. hepburn, karl noone, a. hugelmann, h. heath, w.a. mason, thomas bradley, charles e. hill, r.r. mitchell, a. phillipson, thomas davies, l. lewin, william gilbert, a.e. loveland, c.r. mccracken, george lawri, h.b. cooke, john usher, d.m. lilley, james holt, j. kenna, charles lund, j. o'dwyer, charles quaddock, william e. figgis, j.k. sim, w. heinz, willis franklin, roy booth, f. herman, george christie, g. davenport, edward richards, j.f. murphy, i. holmes, f. sior, i sim, w. caldwell, james leggo, g. nightingale, rupert king, h.j. semmens, h.r. kofoed, theo holmes, h.b. waldron, w. bell, j. curnow, j.f. d'oliveyra, w. bolitho, m. bade, e. gregory, g. hopwood, j. o'bern, a. robin, a.e. tandy, a.d. galloway, j.f. boyce, n. buley, f.w. calaby, a. elshang, a.e. ebbels, j. leggo, r.e. holdsworth, k. thiessen, m. metz, l. bult, w. clift, e. bonwick, h. koefed, h.j. saw, j.l. sim, e. wardle, n.c. le gerche, e. crossley, b. humffray, l. blick, a.e. burgess, g. lides, p.f. browne, f.a. richardson, h. dahlenburg, miles webster, l. nott, j.d. brokenshire, beet wai, n. la gerche, e.m. boyer, h.g. hawkesworth, o. williams, f. abel, w.e. eyres, c. rawlings, a.j. robin, p. grenfell, f. eustice, j. brokenshire, w. mccartney, herbert stephenson, g. ditchburn, c. steele, f.j. webb, h.o.e. bieske, o. mccabe, art library, ballarat east school fees, a. miles, m. growcott, a. gent, arthur gates, ida farmer, gertrude bailey, d. brigstiche, d. bonan, a.a. buley, a.h. lilburne, a.b. benoit, l.e. waldie, i. dilena, harold herbert, ballarat technical art school

Bendigo clay crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Printed inside circular mark on side of crucible in black : 'Bendigo Clay Crucible' Large letter 'F' stamped in centre. denoting size. Manufactured by Bendigo Pottery.gold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first School of Mines in Australia and was established in 1870. 22 page booklet titles 'The Ballarat School of Mines: A Statement of the Objects and Resources of the School.' The book has a number of illustrations including the interior of the Ballarat School of Mines Laboratory, and the former Ballarat Circuit Court House. It includes a statement of the formation, progress, and present position of the School of Mines, Ballaarat. The image of the Ballarat School Mines Assay Room shows assay furnaces, crucibles, chimney, and teacher Joseph Flude on the far right. This room is now is a building known as the 'Old Chemistry Building'. Plan and elevation of the new Metallurgical Laboratory and Proposed Chemical Laboratory is depicted.On front cover "Recorded in M-A" "1873"ballarat school of mines, assay, courthouse, joseph flude, crucible, furnace, flude, warrington rogers, brough smyth, harrie wood, wood, james bickett, bickett, redmond barry, somerville learmonth, metallurgy, chemistry, laboratory, examinations, mining engineer, assayer, inorganic chemistry, underground managers, captains of shift, engieners, enginedrivers, louis balhausen, james campbell, l.s. christie, j.j. casey, alexander dempster, g. higinbotham, james martin, alexander millan, malcolm morrison, band of hope and albion, city of ballarat mining company, city of canterbury gold mining company, egerton mining company, el dorado gold mining company, golden reef gold mining company, happy valley company, hope quartz mining company, long tunnel gold mining company walhalla, hopewell quartz mining company, imperial quartz mining company, student numbers, fees, magdala quartz mining company stawell, mariners and sloane's quartz mining company, new north clunes company, park company, temperence quartz company, tookey quartz company new zealand, walhalla gold mining company, matthew seal, harrie woodmuseum, duke of cornwall claim, john lynch, robert m. sergeant, engineers, f.w. niven, william henry barnard, ballarat school of mines museum, museum, ballarat school of mines library, donations of specimens, mining

Correspondence from W. Robinson of Soho Foundry Maryborough to the Director of the Ballarat School of Mines. The letter is on letterhead which includes details for Abraham Robinson, Engineer, iron and brass founder, boiler maker, blacksmith, etc. The correspondence related to two samples of tailings for assay.soho foundry maryborough, abraham robinson, w. robinson, assay, ballarat school of mines, engineer, brass founder, iron founder, boiler maker, blacksmith

Assay Book - various cyanide records. October 1897 - January 1899. Included within is a three-page (draft??) 'Memorandum of Contract' in relation to the emptying and filling of vats at the cyanide works (Alexandra claim) - parties are Robert Hay and Charles Roberts; dated August 1897.bendigo, industry, cyanide, assay book

Document. Thomas & Evans Income Tax Return 1911. Income Tas return ledger sheet for Thomas and Evans. Dated 1911. Showing receipts and expenditure costs associated with gold mining. Expenditure for such things as lime, cyanide and zinc, benzine, blacksmith, smelting and assaying.cottage, miners, income tax return 1911, thomas & evans

H.R.W. Murphy was a lecturer and demonstrator in Assaying and Cyniding in the Ballarat School of Mines Chemistry and Metallurgy Department. He was appointed on 26 November 1897, and retired on 07 May 1940.Photographic portraith.r. murphy, ballarat school of mines, assaying, chemistry, metallurgy

Red covered auction catalogue of Complete Sluicing Plant, Electric Generating Plant, Pumping Plants, Electrical Equipment, Buildings, Etc of the Eureka Lead Gold Sluicing Co. (Ballarat) N. L. on Thursday 3rd July, 1947 at the Plant, Ballarat East. Catalogue contains Conditions of Sale, 291 Lot numbers arranged in sections, e.g. Outside Engine House, Engine House, Outside Producer House, Transmission Line, At Sludge Pump, At Assay Office, Blacksmith's Shop, Assay Office and Pump Plant at Brown Hill. One catalogue has sale prices in pounds, shillings and pence beside each lot.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - eureka lead gold sluicing co (ballarat) n l, j h curnow & son pty ltd, the prahan telegraph printing co

Laboratory Notes, Chemistry and Assaying - listed as #4 Bendigo School of Mines ca. 1890. Two sets of folded notes, hand-ruled and results written in by hand. Many pages with names at bottom right-hand corner - ''McCowan & (??) Biggart'' with the following below: '' per A (??) GN''bendigo, education, bendigo school of mines, bendigo school of mines

Document. Green book containing weight of gold, advance payment and value of gold. 7 loose pages and 2 coupons held in the book with clip. Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company No Liability stamped on stamp edges and stuck on the front of the book. Office copy of a receipt for the delivery of 1 load of pyritesto be carried to Victor Leggo Mining co.. Letter regarding sampling of pyrites at the Deborah Extended Mine, showing the results of the samples. 2 receipts from the English Scottish & Australian bank of monetary debits, along with the assay report from the Royal Mint Melbourne Branch. 2 receipts from the English Scottish & Australian Bank for the deposit of monies into the account of Deborah Extended Mining co., and a receipt from the Royal mint Melbourne Branch for the assay of gold sent. Letter from Victor Leggo Mining Co. No. 2528, Re the purchase of gold from the Deborah Extended mine showing the assay results and payment due. Letter from Victor Leggo Mining co., No.2542, re purchase of gold from Deborah Extended Mine and payment amount due. Weighbridge receipt from city of Bendigo indicating the weight of the service.Report regarding a pyrites sample showing the tonnage of the sample. Paper indicating the results of a Fire assay and checks for gold, Docket no. E 566.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, deborah extended mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, deborah extended gmc n l, gold mining, gold book

Off white soft cover book, black binding on spine. Front cover of book has been removed. Written on front of book " Central Red White and Blue Co'. Entries in gold book date from June 1919 to May 24, 1926. Affixed to inside of back cover: thirteen forms: 'Particulars of Gold Melted and Assayed on Account of Central Red White and Blue Co' .showing weight before melting, weight after melting, assay, standard, price and amount paid. Gold Book forms part of the Margaret Roberts Mining Collection. Entries include gold entries from the battery, tributors and cyanide. bendigo, margaret roberts, mccoll, gold, gold book, bullion, central red white and blue gold mining co.

Book: Light brown Bullion book with black cloth spine. Pages printed in an account system includes Weight, Amount of Advance, Weight after melting, Mint Charges, Standard weight, Value, Balance of Assay, Pyrites, Plates. In 1939 includes Names of Tributors and Cattery cleaning etc.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mine accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

William H. Corbould was an alumni of the Ballarat School of Mines. He was born in Ballarat, and his father conducted a tailor's business. William was educated at Ballarat College and obtained a Certificate of Assaying and Metallurgy in 1883, and Chemistry in 1884. Three letters between Geoffrey Blainey and Dick Richards (Principal of the Ballarat School of Mines) regarding information on William H. Corbould for a book Geoffrey Blainey was commissioned to write on Mount Isa Mines. Four pages by Geoffrey Blainey are handwritten. One page by Dick Richards is typed. The resulting book "Mines in the Spinifex: The Story of Mount Isa Mines" was published in 1960. The letter includes information on W.H. Corbould, and reference to John Blainey.ballarat school of mines, mining companies, mount isa mines, geoffrey blainey, john blainey, william corbould, w.h. corbould, scholarship, corbould scholarship, hanan's reward mine, peaks of lyle, mines in the spinifex: the story of mount isa mines, mining, alumni, mining alumni, letterhead

.3) South Australian School of MInes and Technological Museum Annual Report for 1908 and Prospectus for 1909. Includes images of the School Council (H. Adams, E.A. Roberts, E.W. Van Senden, Hon. Sir J. Langdon Bonython, Hon. Sir F.W. Holder, Hon. D.M. Charleston, Professor W.H. Bragg, J. Theo Scherk. L. Grayson, J.G. Bice, W.H. Matthews), The School, Plans of the Metallurgical and Chemical Laboratories, Physics Students, Assaying Furnace Room, David Murray, Museum, Noyes Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Model Scouring Plant at the Angas Wool laboratory, Sir George Ruthven Le Hunte, Wet Assay Laboratory. Electro-Technical Room.south australian school of mines, museum, e.a. roberts, e.w. van senden, hon. sir j. langdon bonython, hon. sir f.w. holder, hon. d.m. charleston, professor w.h. bragg, j.g. bice, w.h. matthews), the school, plans of the metallurgical and chemical laboratories, physics students, assaying furnace room, david murray, noyes electrical engineering laboratory, model scouring plant at the angas wool laboratory, sir george ruthven le hunte, wet assay laboratory. electro-technical room., h. adams, j. langdon bonython, f.w. holder, d.m. charlston, w.h. bragg, j. tho scherk, l. grayson, ruthven le hunte, south australia, schools of mines

S. G. Turrell was a student at the Ballarat School of Mines and passed the Chemistry, Assaying, Metallurgy, Mineralogy and Geology in 1903 and Chemistry II, Metallurgy II, Steam and Gas Engines, Technical Chemistry, Mine Surveying, Electricity, Mining Geology and Engineering Drawing in 1904Two quarto pages. One from S.G. Turrell on Brownhill Consols Ltd letterhead asking Fred Martell of the Ballarat School of Mines for details on obtaining certificats. The second page is a list of the subjects passed by S.G. Turrell in 1903 and 1904university of ballarat, ballarat school of mines, fred martell, s g turrell, f j martell

These books belonged to Goldsworthy R.M. Stawell when a student of School of mines. 1 book contains information Re Chemistry, Assaying etc. Other book contains working hours - Not at Stawell - Notes taken from food in health and Disease by Burney J 1890Exercise book - contains school work.Richard Morcom Goldsworthy School of Mines Skene Street Stawellstawell education

These books belonged to Goldsworthy R.W. Stawell when a Student at School of Mines - 1 Book contains information re chemistry assaying ect. Other book contains working hours - Not at Stawell- Notes taken from Food in Health and Disease by Burney J. 1890641-1 Conatins Miscellaneous material. Re Wages - Loads of material for crushing Plants, firewood, etcRichard Morcom Goldsworthy School of Mines Skene Street Stawellstawell education