Albert Richardson was an expert on the history of the Bendigo Goldfield. The Albert Richardson Park at Victoria Hill, is named in his honour. He was a prominent member of the Bendigo Historical Society. Fifty one page booklet. On front page: Bendigo Goldfield, issued by Geo Brown, Secretary for Mines, under the authority of The Hon. E.J. Hogan, M.L.A., Minister of Mines. Mines Department, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1936.Content includes: historical information; recent development and future prospects, geology and lines of reef. Reef lines described are: Tysons, Lightning Hill, Hustlers, Derby, Paddy's Gully, Garden Gully, Deborah, Sheepshead, New Chum, Nell Gwynne, British and Foreign, Napoleon, Lancashire, Carshalton, Thistle, Christmas and Birds. On front cover 'Bendigo Goldfield, Geo Brown, Sec. for Mines, 1936' written in black pen. On first page 'A.Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo' The booklet is annotated throughout by Albert Richardson, for example, the mines along the New Chum Line are further described with their date of formation, sill heights and area of claim.albert richardson, gold mining, goldfield, reef lines, 1936

BHS CollectionTwo pages with lines of reef and mines from Spring Gully Reservoir to north of the Eaglehawk Railway Station. Shown on the map are the lines of reef, the Thistle, Carshalton, Napoleon, British & Foreign, Nell Gwynne, New Chum, Sheepshead, Deborah, Garden Gully, Paddy's Gully, Derby, Miller's, Hustlers, Lightning Hill, Myers Flat, Lancashire, Cook's, Maiden Gully, Johnson's and Millers. Also shown are the Golden Square, Bendigo and Eaglehawk Railway Stations as well as the hills.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map of reefs and mines, spring gully reservoir, thistle, carshalton, napoleon, british & foreign, nell gwynne, new chum, sheepshead, deborah, garden gully, paddy's gully, derby, miller's, hustlers, lightning hill, myers flat, lancashire, cook's, maiden gully, johnson's, millers, golden square railway station, bendigo railway station, eaglehawk railway station