Maroon soft cover book. Inside front cover 'Journal' printed in black pencil. Six pages of financial records entries for Catherine Reef Extended Mining Co. dating from December 12th, 1905 to 17th April, 1911. One page of financial records for Kingsleys Reward Mining Co. N.L., showing unalloted shares, uncalled capital and mine account . Mine Manager's book forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of Mining records.bendigo, margaret roberts, legal managers, mine manager, east moon gold mining company n.l., e.g. robertson mine manager, alfred jorgensen contractor, paddy's gully shaft, derby shaft, hustler's shaft,

This reproduced photograph depicts a reef mine in Beechworth. Reef mining, or quartz reef mining, was common in 19th Century Victoria. This gold mining technique requires mine shafts to be sunk into underground quartz reefs, with horizontal tunnels dug from the original shaft at differing levels to find the gold-bearing rock. The quartz would then be hoisted to the surface, which would then be pounded to access the gold in its metallic state. Gold was discovered in Beechworth in February 1852, at Spring Creek. 8000 hopeful prospectors quickly descended on this region within the year, transforming it into a thriving, wealthy township. Reef mining and hydraulic sluicing were gold mining techniques used in this region in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This reproduction photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. It also shows a location where reef mining was undertaken which provides insight into the impact on the environment at a time when it was done. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to gold mining which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.Black and white rectangular reproduction photograph on gloss photographic paper. Obverse: Reverse: L is miners 26%/ 10 x 8/ 6167.bbeechworth, burke museum, gold, gold mining, gold rush, victorian gold rush, reef mining, quartz, companion dog, horse and cart

Documents: 3 Office Receipt books (in Duplicate) receipt no's 1701 - 1800, 1801 - 1900, 1901 - 2000, J.J.Stanistreet is printed as Mine Manager.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: Preprinted pages in ledger type book with handwritten entries listing payments to various companies from 30 May 1940 to 30 January 1941, after last entry is a handwritten list of shareholders with distribution amount at 7 ½ d per share, victorian stamp duty stamps affixed to entries.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: Journal of hand written entries of share capital, calls, development expenses from 30 May 1940 to 30 November 1952 (12 Pages of Entries).organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

5 Page Legal Document with map of lease area, 6 land application forms (see attached pdf for details).organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: 2 Pass Books with handwritten entries from 29 May 1940 to 30 June 1944, Initial Balance £2500 credit Final Balance £61-14-0 credit.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: 4 Page legal document with map of lease area issued to William James Moore of Bendigo, Lease No. 11064 Bendigo, Vol. 325 Fol. 35881 County of Bendigo Parish of Sandhurst, 15 year lease from 18th February 1941, in vacinity of Curnow St, Booth St, Maple St and Rowan Sts, Lease by South Napoleon to be allowed to lapse in 1942, signed by Major General Sir Winston Joseph Dugan Governor of Victoria, William James Moore & witnessed by Walsh, Wardens Clerk Bendigo.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: Brown cardboard tied with string with Napoleon Reef Accounts written in pencil on front, no outstanding accounts inbetween cardboard.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: 5 Page legal document with map of lease area, Lease No. 11273 Bendigo, Vol.331, Fol. 36453, 15 year lease from 12 December 1949, in vicinity of Inglis, Harvey & Curnow Streets, Signed by Dallas Brooks, Gov of Victoria & J.J. Stanistreet, Mine Manager.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Documents: 46 pages Form of Application for shares in Napoleon Reef, addressed to Mr J.J. Stanistreet (Manager) from the prospectus dated 2nd May 1940, signed and dates from 1 May 1940 - 14 May 1940.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: Napoleon Reef Pass Book for the English Scottish & Australian Bank, Hardback cover with loose leaf entry sheets (38 pages), opening balance £61-14-0 on the 30 June 1944, closing balance £410-16-0 June 1956.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Documents: Napoleon Reefs Machinery File, Loop Cobra Binder Folder containing: Quotes for contracts and machinery Supply (both typed & handwritten) From various Contractors/Suppliers (See attached PDF File for list), plus Boiler Certificate, Hire Purchase agreement, Auction Catalogue, Markings read 'Napoleon Reefs Machinery File' written in pencil on cover of file.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: 4 Copies of plans showing part of lease No. 10970 (was 10873) and Central Napoleon Lode Channel, prepared by J.J. Caldwell District Geologist, Mines Dept, Bendigo 5th Dec 1939.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document. Envelope contains: - Insurance Policy, Cert. of Inspection of Boiler, War Damage Commission Form.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, napoleon reef gmc nl, gold mining, insurance policy, cert. of inspection of boiler, war damage commission form

Four red and blue lined cashbook pages, Foolscap size, referring to the Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Company NL for uncollected 1st and final distribution of 7½ d. per share.gold, mining, share distritution, bendigo, gold mining, napoleon reef gold mining company.

Document: Crown Grant dated 12/10/1959 to John X. Walton with conveyance 21/3/1912 from F.O. Lacey to Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company no Liability No. 521 Book 460.Miss G. Alice Jones, Barrister and Solicitororganization, mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl., mr. j. j. stanistreet, bendigo, deborah reef gold mining co. nl

Handwritten page of notes listing Company, Depth of Shaft, Years and Ounces of Gold, Names of Companies listed: Roberts & Co, Ashley & Co, Grant & Co, Holmes & Co,Touzeau & Co, Woodward & Co, Coath & CO, Taylor Gould & Co, Victoria Reef Quartz Mining Co, Victoria Quartz Syn, Cranshaw & Co and Bon Accord Co.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, notes on victoria quartz, roberts & co, ashley & co, grant & co, holmes & co, touzeau & co, woodward & co, coath & co, taylor gould & co, victoria reef quartz mining co, victoria quartz syn, cranshaw & co and bon accord co, dickers, macartney, w rae, p ritchie, production statistics - bendigo mines n l, mines dept bendigo, history & production gen index of companies & reefs

Entry No. 621 on page 856. Entry is a list of the Catherine Reef United Claimholders Gold Mining Company Shareholders with their address and the number of shares they hold. Manager was Thomas Eyre and the Company Office was at Peg Leg Gully, Eaglehawk. Names of Shareholders are: John Abern, Simon Albert, James Allen, William Allen, Alexander Anderson, William Anderson,Harry Leigh Atkinson, William Bannerman, Adolphus Barnett, Adolphus Robert Barnett, Alexander Bayne, Adam Beattie, Robert Bell, Gottfried Bermann, William Boncher, James Branagan, Carl Brecht, Frederick William Brinkmeyer, William Ruthford Brown, Joseph Burgoine, Thomas Burgoine, Thomas Burrows, Joseph Butler, John Thomas Caldwell, Philip Carr, Mary Jane Chantler, James Cobb, Edward Cook, Edward F Cooper, James Crameri, George Cudden, Jacob Ludwig Culmsec, Gustav Damkohler, Ellen Dithmer, William Dixon, William Doig, Robert Campbell Dow, Adam George Dunlop, Andrew McBride Dunlop, Hugh Ellis, Thomas Eyre, Richard Philip Eyre, William Farnsworth, Matthew Fawcett, Frederick John Fleming, John Forrest, Andrew Frei, Robert Gilmour, James Gray, Fordinand Gremelsbecher, Robert Grieve, John Grieve, William Grose, George Hagger, Andrew Hamilton,Hans Truchen Hansen, Thomas Harding, Abraham Harkness, Alexander Hay, Joseph A C Helm, John Hoole, George Hoole, Edward Hunt, Thomas Huston, Henry Jackson, Samuel Jackson, Eli James, Robert Jeffrey, Carl Heinrich Jensen, George Foster Johnson, Richard Kevern, William Kimber, Martin Kircher, Hay Kirkwood, Henry Koch, John Lamperd, Mary Anne Lawley, Charles Letheby, Joseph Lowery, Ninjan Mailor, William Marshall, Robert Marshall, Henry Adolphus Medlicott, John Mitchell, William Moore, Susan Murray, Andrew McGrigor, John Steele McNair, Thomas McCormack, Peter Nielson, William Parry Nicholls, Henry Boyns Nicholas, George Nicholson, John Noble, Daniel Noonan, John O'Keeffe, David Purves, William Rea, William Usher Reavely, Francis Robinson Reay, John Bellew Richards, Samuel Richardson, William Robinson, Henry John Rowe, Thomas Ruberg, John Rule, Thomas Rule, Joseph Rutherford, Edward B Ryal, John Snaith Rymer, Philip Seeber, Ferdinand Sahlberg, John Thomas Sanders, Edward Saunders, Charles Selwyn Savage, Charles Sayer, John Scanlon, William Schafer, James Sherson, William Simpson, Antony Smith, Samuel Snowdon, Peter Sorensen, Anders Neilsen Sorensen, Frederick Stahl, David Chaplin Sterry, James Steward, Louis Straub, Robert Suggett, George Suggett, John Talbot, Marion Taylor, John Thomas, Joseph Thomson, Thomas Treloar, William Trimble, George Turner, Alfred Wainwright, Charles Wallin, John Watson, Joseph Watson, Richard John Webb, Frederick Whitaker, John William Williams, Henry Williams, Robert Wills, Christian Weiss, John Wilson, William Winter, George Wisemann, Joseph Wood, James William Wood, Edward Wrixon, Thomas Young and Henry Young. Witness to Signature was J D Crofts.mining, business, shareholders, catherine reef united claimholders gold mining company shareholders, thomas eyre, mining partnerships limited liability act 1860, john abern, simon albert, james allen, william allen, alexander anderson, william anderson, harry leigh atkinson, william bannerman, adolphus barnett, adolphus robert barnett, alexander bayne, adam beattie, robert bell, gottfried bermann, william boncher, james branagan, carl brecht, frederick william brinkmeyer, william ruthford brown, joseph burgoine, thomas burgoine, thomas burrows, joseph butler, john thomas caldwell, philip carr, mary jane chantler, james cobb, edward cook, edward f cooper, james crameri, george cudden, jacob ludwig culmsec, gustav damkohler, ellen dithmer, william dixon, william doig, robert campbell dow, adam george dunlop, andrew mcbride dunlop, hugh ellis, thomas eyre, richard philip eyre, william farnsworth, matthew fawcett, frederick john fleming, john forrest, andrew frei, robert gilmour, james gray, fordinand gremelsbecher, robert grieve, john grieve, william grose, george hagger, andrew hamilton, hans truchen hansen, thomas harding, abraham harkness, alexander hay, joseph a c helm, john hoole, george hoole, edward hunt, thomas huston, henry jackson, samuel jackson, eli james, robert jeffrey, carl heinrich jensen, george foster johnson, richard kevern, william kimber, martin kircher, hay kirkwood, henry koch, john lamperd, mary anne lawley, charles letheby, joseph lowery, ninjan mailor, william marshall, robert marshall, henry adolphus medlicott, john mitchell, william moore, susan murray, andrew mcgrigor, john steele mcnair, thomas mccormack, peter nielson, william parry nicholls, henry boyns nicholas, george nicholson, john noble, daniel noonan, john o'keeffe, david purves, william rea, william usher reavely, francis robinson reay, john bellew richards, samuel richardson, william robinson, henry john rowe, thomas ruberg, john rule, thomas rule, joseph rutherford, edward b ryal, john snaith rymer, philip seeber, ferdinand sahlberg, john thomas sanders, edward saunders, charles selwyn savage, charles sayer, john scanlon, william schafer, james sherson, william simpson, antony smith, samuel snowdon, peter sorensen, anders neilsen sorensen, frederick stahl, david chaplin sterry, james steward, louis straub, robert suggett, george suggett, john talbot, marion taylor, john thomas, joseph thomson, thomas treloar, william trimble, george turner, alfred wainwright, charles wallin, john watson, joseph watson, richard john webb, frederick whitaker, john william williams, henry williams, robert wills, christian weiss, john wilson, william winter, george wisemann, joseph wood, james william wood, edward wrixon, thomas young, henry young, j d crofts

Typed Notes Pioneer reefers Steam Crushers Many Ventures Indomitable Unearthed Quartz Crusher Reef Mining Water Wheel Tons of Golddocument, gold, industries, lucy hill collection

Document: Eighteen page handwritten document. Contains agreement re claimholders rules in regard to the management and operation of the Catherine Reef United Claimholders Company, Peg Leg Road, Eaglehawk. Document contains signatures of all claimholders. (1861?)Catherine Reef United Claimholdersorganization, mining, catherine reef united claimholders, bendigo, eaglehawk, gold mining, share holders

This photograph dating to the late 1900s depicts the entrance to a reef mine the in Beechworth division. The image depicts two men outside the entrance, which is covered by a hut, where one is standing near a mine cart. The mine car was used to haul soil from the mine. The Beewchworth divison consisted of 5 locations: Beechworth, Stanley, El Dorado, Hurdle Flat and Stony Creek. These locations were set up due to speculative fever that more gold could be found. In places such as El Dorado, Beechworth and Stanley there was profit, however Hurdle Flat and Stonry Creek, gold could not be found in the quantities that was required. By 1880 the Beechworth division was in depression due to the reserves being used up. However, in spite of the depression mining was continued until the late 20th Century.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about reef mining in the late 1900s. It also shows a location where reef mining was undertook which provides insight into the impact of reef mining on the environment at a time when it was done. This image is important for current research into the history of Beechworth , a town in Victoria's north-east. Therefore, this image has the capacity to be beneficial for research into society and the motivations of those living and working in this region during this period and therefore, has social significance. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to reef mining and Beechworth which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.Sepia coloured retangular photograph printed on newspaper.Reverse: 7813beechworth, beechworth division, mining, reef mining, gold, gold mining, 1990

An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. golden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield

An early black and white photograph of the blacksmith's forge at the Golden Bower mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. golden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield

An early black and white photograph of the Golden Bower mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. golden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield

An early black and white photograph of the Golden Bower mine camp in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. golden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield

An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine Camp in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. golden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield

An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria.An early black and white photograph taken at the Golden Bower Mine in the Cumberland Valley in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. golden bower gold mine, cumberland valley, victoria, quartz reef mining, water-powered battery, william edward chester, george locke, chesterville, donovan's creek, cumberland goldfield