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Clunes MuseumTool - GOLD CRADLE & PANNING DISH, JAMES ESMOND, CIRCA 1850
... LOCAL HISTORY MINING EQUIPMENT MINING .1 WOODEN CONSTRUCTION ...USED TO OBTAIN ALLUVIAL GOLD THE DESIGN OF THIS EQUIPMENT IS MOSTLY BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF THE WAY HEAVY MINERALS ARE CONCENTRATED IN ALLUVIAL DEPOSITS. THE PROSPECTING DISH IS USED WHEN WORKING WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF STONES & CLAY WHILE BIGGER JOBS THE CRADLE OR BANJO IS MORE EFFICIENT. THE GAUZE OF MESH IN THE SIEVE IS VARIABLE. THE CRADLE OR BANJO IS USUALLY SET UP AT RIGHT ANGLES TO A SHALLOW CREEK OR WATERHOLE WITH THE OPEN ENDS TOWARDS THE WATER.1 WOODEN CONSTRUCTION MADE BY HAND WITH GAUZE FILTER IN UPPER SECTION TO SEPARATE QUARTZ ROCKS, SAND AND SOIL. A HANDLE ON BOX LIKE CONSTRUCTION IS USED TO ROCK THE CRADLE WHICH IS MOUNTED WITH ITS ROCKERS RESTING ON WOODEN BEARERS. .2 PANlocal history, mining equipment, mining -
Clunes MuseumTool - NAPPING HAMMER, CIRCA 1851
... history mining equipment NAPPING HAMMER- CAST IRON EQUIPMENT USED ...NAPPING HAMMER- CAST IRON EQUIPMENT USED IN MINING.local history, mining, equipment -
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Certificate - MINER'S RIGHT
... history mining miner's right Ellen Andrews PHOTOCOPY OF MINER'S ...PHOTOCOPY OF MINER'S RIGHT ISSUED TO ELLEN ANDREWS OF CLUNES 14th FEBRUARY 1906 AND 30th JANUARY 1923local history, mining, miner's right, ellen andrews -
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Tool - MINER'S PICK
... history mining equipment it is the HEAD OF MINER'S PICK Tool ...it is the HEAD OF MINER'S PICKlocal history, mining equipment -
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document
... OF GOLD MINING COMPANIES local history mining company exploration ...INFORMATION ABOUT A STAMP SHOE FROM A CORNISH STYLE SQUARE-HEAD STAMP BATTERY POSSIBLY USED BY PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNES, FROM MATTHEW CHURCHWARD, SENIOR CURATOR, ENGINEERING & TRANSPORT, MUSEUM OF VICTORIA LETTER DATED 15 OCTOBER, 1997. THE GOLDFIELDS AND MINERAL DISTRICTS OF VICTORIA. GOLD ITS OCCURRENCE AND EXTRACTION, PLAN OF GOLD MINING COMPANIESINFORMATION RECEIVED REGARDING THE PORT PHILLIP MINE; Including .1 COPY OF ARTICLE 12TH MAY, 1858 FROM "THE ARGUS." MELBOURNE. .2 LETTER FROM "SCIENCEWORKS" TO MR. ALAN KEEBLE DATED 15/10/1997 (3 Pages) .3 SECTION OF MERCURY, TROUGHS, STAKES & STAMPS (Extract taken from publication, The Gold Fields, Mineral Districts of Victoria, by R. Brough Smyth F.G.S, published by Queensberry Hill Press 1979) .4 GOLD. ITS OCCURRENCE AND EXTRACTION (Extract taken from publication, Gold: Its Occurrence and Extraction by Alfred G. Lock F.R.G.S published by E. & F. N. Spon 16 Charing Cross London 1882) .5 PLAN OF GOLD MINING CO'S. CLUNES (Extract taken from Dicker's Mining Record 26/3/1867, page 173. https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/32734386?q&versionId=39944948) local history, mining, company exploration -
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Functional object - MINER'S BILLY
... BY A MINER TO CARRY A DRINK TO WORK. local history` mining personal ...USED BY A MINER TO CARRY A DRINK TO WORK..1 GREY ENAMEL WITH WIRE HANDLE, .2 GREY ENAMEL LID WITH HANDLElocal history`, mining, personal gear -
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Book, ROBERT S. BRAIN, BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA, 1903
... OF MINES, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA local history mining ...BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.BOOK - "BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA.. NO. 6 THE CLUNES GOLDFIELD BY W M. BRADFORD.non-fictionBULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA.local history, mining, geological survey -
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Map - MAPS/ DOCUMENTS, CIRCA 1857
... HISTORY MINING COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS (COPIES OF10 MAPS ...COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTS (COPIES OF10 MAPS AND DIAGRAMS OF TOURAAL PURCHASED UNDER PREEMPTIVE RIGHT BY DONALD CAMEROM 17TH FEBRUARY, 1857. COUNTY OF TALBOT - GOLDFIELD'S SURVEY PLAN NO.1 CLUNES COUNTY OF TALBOT. GLENDONALD - CRESWICK/CLUNES.local history, mining -
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Booklet - BOOK, MINES DEPARTMENT, BENDIGO GOLDFIELD, 1936
... LOCAL HISTORY MINING... OF BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS LOCAL HISTORY BOOK LOCAL HISTORY MINING MINING ...BOOK OF BENDIGO GOLDFIELDSYELLOW COVERED PAPER BACKED BOOKBENDIGO GOLDFIELDS MINES DEPARTMENTlocal history, book, local history mining, mining -
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Functional object - GOLD ASSAY WEIGHTS, L.OERTLING, LONDON
... HISTORY MINING ASSAYING MINING GOLD SET OF GOLD ASSAY WEIGHTS ...SET OF GOLD ASSAY WEIGHTS - (1000 = 1/2 GRAMME) IN ROUND BAKELITE CONTAINER WITH LID. (14 PIECES)local history, mining, assaying, mining, gold -
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Book, WHOLLY DESIGNED AND SET UP IN AUSTRALIA BY RIGBY LTD. et al, OLD GOLD TOWNS OF VICTORIA, 1974
... . local history history mining CONTENT IS OLD GOLD TOWNS ...CONTENT IS OLD GOLD TOWNS OF VICTORIAOLD TOWNS OF VICTORIAnon-fictionCONTENT IS OLD GOLD TOWNS OF VICTORIAlocal history, history, mining -
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functional object - MINER'S SPIDER LAMP
... history mining personal gear MINER'S SPIDER LAMP, METAL CANDLE ...MINER'S SPIDER LAMP, METAL CANDLE HOLDER WITH LOOPED HANDLE, HOOK AND SPIKElocal history, mining, personal gear -
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Map - MAPS/DOCUMENTS
... INFORMATION local history mining PORT PHILLIP MINE DOCUMENTATION ...INFORMATIONDOCUMENTATION AND MAPS DESCRIBING THE WORKINGS OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINE, SHOWING 54 FEET DEEP OF THE UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.local history, mining, port phillip mine -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, R. W. NIVEN & C0, 1863
... history mining PORT PHILLIP REDUCTION WORKS REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPH ...REPRODUCED PHOTOGRAPH PORT PHILLIP REDUCTION WORKS 1863. TWO SMOKING CHIMNEYS. TWO POPPET HEADS AND BUILDINGS.local history, mining, port phillip reduction works -
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Pamphlet - LEAFLET, WHO WAS JAMES ESMOND?
... history document history mining james esmond DOCUMENT / LEAFLET ...DOCUMENT / LEAFLET EXPLAINING"WHO WAS JAMES ESMOND",HIS PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF CLUNES AND GOLD DISCOVERY (7xCopies)local history, document, history, mining, james esmond -
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Document - MINER'S RIGHT
... RIGHT ISSUED ON 20TH NOVEMBER, 1901 local history mining miner's ...MINER'S RIGHT ISSUED ON 20TH NOVEMBER, 1901PHOTOCOPY OF A VICTORIAN MINER'S RIGHT FOR CHARLES BARWELL OF AMHURST ISSUED AT MARYBOROUGH - TALBOT 21ST NOV EMBER1900 ISSUED AT A COST OF 2s. 6d.local history, mining, miner's right -
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Document - SCRAP BOOK, F.C. WEICKHARDT, 1973
... HISTORY MINING DARK GREEN CARDBOARD COVERED FOLDER HOLDING ...THE STORY OF CLUNES DISPUTE COMPILED FROM NEWSPAPER REPORTS BY F.C. WEICKHARDT 1973. CLUNES CHINESE RIOT PRESENTED TO TALBOT AND CLUNES SHIRE COUNCIL. CHINESE RIOT 9-12-1873 REINACTMENT 7-12-1973 REPORTS FROM BALLARAT COURIER, CLUNES GUARDIAN, AUSTRALASIAN SKETCHER, CRESWICK ADVERTISER.DARK GREEN CARDBOARD COVERED FOLDER HOLDING CUTTINGS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND REPORTS OF CLUNES RIOT REINACTMENT IN CLUNES DECEMBER 7TH, 1973.clunes riot, 1873, local history, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF DIAMOND HILL AND VICINITY
... Bendigo-history-mining...-mining Diane Dougall Graduate diploma of regional studies history ...BHS CollectionGraduate diploma of regional studies history thesis submitted to La trobe University College of Northern Victoria 1992 'A Social History of Diamond Hill and vicinity 1851-1900' contains maps, graphs & black and white photographs.Diane Dougallbendigo, history, diamond hill, bendigo-history-mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - STRAUCH COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL BENDIGO
... Bendigo-History-Mining...-History-Mining Victoria Hill Bendigo a publication of the Bendigo ...BHS CollectionVictoria Hill Bendigo a publication of the Bendigo Trust with maps, black and white & colour photographs.bendigo, gold mining, victoria hill, bendigo-history-mining -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, RICHARDS .CO. - BALLARAT
... history mining CHARLES HARVEY C.J. HARVEY MR. C.J. HARVEY. SHIRE ...MR C.J. HARVEY WAS THE FIRST MANAGER OF THE "CLUNES MINE" P.GLU CO.IT COMMENCED OPERATIONS ON HILL ABOVE VICTORIA PARK IN 1913. MR. HARVEY MADE A DONATION OF A BEAUTIFUL MARBLE STATUETTE ENTITLED"TRAGEDY" TO CLUNES TOWN HALL. FEB. 1913PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. CHARLES HARVEY, THE FIRST MINE MANAGER AT CLUNES BLACK SUITED, WHITE BEARDED, WHITE HAIRED GENTLEMAN STANDING - OCCASIONAL TABLES, FRAMED MIRROR AND COLUMNS IN BACK GROUND. 2 COPIES OF THE SAME PHOTOGRAPH: .1 IS MOUNTED ON A BOARD - ON THE BOTTOM: MR. J. HARVEY - FIRST MANAGER OF PORT PHILLIP MINES .2 A SMALLER PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON GREY CARDBOARDMR. C.J. HARVEY. SHIRE OF TALBOT AND CLUNES.local history, mining, charles harvey, c.j. harvey -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, C. NETTLETON, MELBOURNE, NORTH CLUNES QUARTZ MINE, CIRCA 1865
... local history mining NORTH CLUNES QUARTZ MINE NORTH CLUNES ....1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH, OF NORTH CLUNES QUARTZ MINING COMPANY, POPPET HEAD CENTRE RIGHT. .2 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT .3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT, CLOSE UP OF POPPET HEAD .4 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINTNORTH CLUNES QUARTZ MINNG COMPANY, REGISTERED, CLUNES.local history, mining, north clunes quartz mine -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, BEAUCHAMP, PHOTO. 104 STURT STREET, BALLARAT, CIRCA 1884 - 1885
... LOCAL HISTORY MINING PORT PHILLIP MINE THE PORT PHILIP ...SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF PORT PHILLIP COMPANY'S WORKS.THE PORT PHILIP COMPANY'S WORK'S. HANDWRITTEN NOTES: PERIOD 1884 OR 5. TAKEN FROM CAMP PARADE: NOERTH WEST END NOTE SAND ALLOWED TO RUN INTO CREEK NORTH SHAFT, 2ND BATTERY HOUSE, SOUTH SHAFT. BEAUCHAMP PHOTO, 104 STURT STREET, BALLARATlocal history, mining, port phillip mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - ANNALS OF BENDIGO 1892 - 1909 VOLUME 3
... Annals of Bendigo history mining culture industry George ...Annals of Bendigo 1892 - 1909.Black cover Printed on front cover in pale gold - Annals of Bendigo 1892 - 1909 George Mackay Also, a loose copy of the same book in a white envelopeGeorge Mackayannals of bendigo, history, mining, culture, industry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - St Mungo or South St Mungo Mine (near Ballarat), August 2024
... history Mining W.H. Robinson (late N. White) photographer ...Group photograph of miners, St Mungo or South St Mungo Mine (near Ballarat); circa 1883. Three rows of miners, 37 miners. McKenzie Family Collection.W.H. Robinson (late N. White) photographer, Mitchell Str, Sandhurst. Pencil note "could be St Mungo's miners" and Duncan MacKenzie.history, mining -
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Document - REPORT, 13/11/1973
... LOCAL HISTORY DOCUMENT LOCAL HISTORY MINING CHINESE RIOT ...CARBON COPY OF AN ACCOUNT OF "THE CLUNES RIOT"local history, document, local history, mining, chinese riot. -
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Book, HISTORY OF THE PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY, IN CONNECTION WITH THE CLUNES MINE, circa 1890
... history book history mining HISTORY OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINING ...HISTORY OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINING COMPANY IN CLUNES, VICTORIA, AUSTALIAGREY COVERED BOOK, GOLD PRINTING AND BORDER, CONTAINING 12 PAGES PLUS DRAWINGS INSIDE FRONT AND BACK COVERS. ADDED INSIDE FRONT COVER ARE NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS AND A SHEET DOCUMENTING 'RETURN OF GOLD FROM SEVERAL MINES AT CLUNES TO JULY 1881 non-fictionHISTORY OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINING COMPANY IN CLUNES, VICTORIA, AUSTALIAlocal history, book, history, mining -
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Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, THE MELBOURNE AGE, GEESE, GOATS AND GIRLS IN OLD CLUNES, 4 SEPTEMBER 1965
... GHOST TOWNS AND GOLD MINING CLUNES HISTORY MINING GHOST ...GHOST TOWNS AND GOLD MININGNEWSPAPER CUTTING. THE AGE LITERARY REVIEW SEPTEMBER 4, 1965. TAKEN FROM GHOST TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA BY GEORGE FARWELLclunes, history, mining, ghost towns, george farwell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
... BENDIGO History gold mining book books Bendigo history Royal ...Five copies of 'The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historical Guide to Bendigo. Including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields.' Revised Edition. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo 1968. photos, maps, illustrations. Two copies only have WITH FREE MAP stamped on the front cover.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, history, royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, gold, goldfields, victoria, victorian history, gold mines, gold, australian history, gold discoveries, mining. sticker bottom left front cover of two copies only 0064.5 par. 0064.6 par -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - CORRESPONDENCE RE PLANT DEVELOPMENT CENTRAL DEBORAH PART 1, 1939 - 1948
... History-Bendigo-Mining... Bendigo mining History-Bendigo-Mining Four ring binder containing ...Four ring binder containing correspondence re plant development Central Deborah Mine Bendigo 1939 - 1948 part 1, McColl Rankin Stanistreet Solicitors, Mining box 1.Newspaper clipping Bendigo Weekly Friday September 2 2016 referring to the construction of a modern office building at View point, 4 floors and have a lift(elevator), called Commercial House later becoming Cahill Chambers. Mosaic 5834 linkbook, bendigo, mining, history-bendigo-mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO
... BENDIGO History gold mining book books Bendigo history history ...A book titled ' The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch, Historic Guide to Bendigo with map(Loose), of goldfields showing streets, lines of reef, principal shafts. Recommended for tourists, students, prospectors and historians. 1980.' Cambridge Press, Bendigo. Eighth Edition. Maps, photos, illustrations.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo history, history, victoria, victorian history, australian history, gold, gold fields, gold discoveries, place, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch
