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Functional object - THELMA DRUMMOND COLLECTION: ANSONIA CLOCK, Late 1800s
Wooden American Kitchen clock made by the Ansonia Clock company with acid etched glass door showing a peacock and birds, chromed disc pendulum and winding key. Clock has a 30 hour movement with time and strike, partial paper label on back.Ansonia Clock Company New York USAhorology, clocks, ansonia -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: NAPOLEON, c1850s
Horwood Collection. Winding drums at Napoleon Mine. Markings: Winding Drums Napoleon. Poppet head in background.Kodakmine, gold, napolean, horwood collection. winding drums at napoleon mine. -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: POWERFUL
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Powerful: steam-driven winding machinery which lowered and raised the cages in the main mine shaft. Cages were used to transport miners to and from their shifts at various levels and to transport buckets of ore, timber and even animals from the different working levels of the mine. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Photograph - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: WINDING ENGINE
Black and white photograph (copy of original). Image shows winding gear in mine, appears to be non-operational site.bendigo, mining, winding engine -
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Negative - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: WINDING ENGINE DEBORAH
Envelope containing two negatives. Negatives show winding engine Deborah Mine, and image of mine site. On outside of envelope: Winding Engine, Deborah, later at Central Deborah. Negatives not scanned.bendigo, mining, deborah mine -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: EASTER PARADE
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Easter parade: the boy winding the clock was a Mahoney. Circa 1912. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Tool - CAST IRON DETACHING HOOK FOR MINING CAGE CABLE
Detaching Hook used in a gold mine. Used to detach the cage from the cable if the winder doesn't stop winding as the cage is being brought up Previously labelled #146 from mechanics Institute Eaglehawk. Consists of three large steel leaves bolted together. 35cm x 20cmcottage, miners -
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Document - GREAT NORTHERN - GREAT NORTHERN WINDING ENGINE
Handwritten notes on the Great Northern Winding Engine taken from a 1901 report by the then Senior Inspector of Mines, Mr.. E. R. Meekison. Notes describe the engine, winding drums, brakes and how the driver operates it. Notes also mention othe rmines which installed compressed air brake gear. These notes were written for a future edition of a booklet.document, gold, great northern, great northern, great northern winding engine, mr e r meekison, roberts & son's, princess dagmar, confidence, unity, victoria quartz, new moon, a r -
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Photograph - UNKNOWN MINING PHOTOS - WINDING GEAR
Black & white photocopies (2 on the one page) of photos of winding gear. Top photo shows the winding drums with the cable on them. Bottom photo shows the winding drums and a rectangular box section with hand rails around the edges.photo, unknown mining photos, winding gear -
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Tool - WINDING CLAMP: TWO HANDLED APPROX 15CM
Winding Clamp- Two Handled , Approx 15cm (Previously in Box 45 from Mechanincs Institute Eaglehawk)cottage, miners -
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Tool - 'LIGHTNING' WINDING MECHANISM FOR BUTTER CHURN?
'Lightning' Winding Mechanism for Butter Churn. 4 Qt' Embossed on the mechanism (Previously in Box $45 from Mechanincs Institute Eaglehawk)domestic equipment, food preparation, kitchen -
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Document - VICTORIA QUARTZ - VICTORIA QUARTZ MACHINERY
Handwritten notes describing the machinery at the Victoria Quartz Mine. Items mentioned are: Poppet Legs, Pithead Pulleys, Braces, Boilers, Winding Engines, Platform, Air Compressor, Boiler Feed Pump and a Feed-water Heater which was attached to the main exhaust pipe of the winding engines.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, victoria quartz machinery, bendigo advertiser1/2/1897 & 4/9/1896 & 10/2/1897, roberts & sons, mr w foote, mr ennor -
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Document - VICTORIA QUARTZ - MODEL WINDING PLANT AT THE VICTORIA QUARTZ MINE
Handwritten copy of an article titled 'A Model Winding Plant' which appeared in the Bendigo Advertiser Thursday June 30, 1910 on Page 5. Article describes the winding plant and mentions the remodelling of the plant supervised by Mr W Abraham. The designing and remodelling of the plant was done by Mr Andrew Harkness.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, model winding plant at the victoria quartz mine, bendigo advertiser june 30 1910, the victoria quartz company, mr w abraham, mr andrew harkness -
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Document - VICTORIA QUARTZ - VICTORIA QUARTZ MINE MISHAP
One handwritten and one typed copy of an article in the Bendigo Advertiser dated Wednesday February 3, 1897. The article referred to an overwinding incident at the Victoria Quartz Mine. It was a new winding plant. A lever would not move and with the motion of the engine, which he could not check, the cage was rapidly taken to the popper heads. It was held there by the safety catches and the cable detached.and damaged portion of the rails at the top of the legs and some iron and timber on both the old and new engine houses. It appearedd the valve refused to work because the lubrication was found to be empty.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, victoria quartz mine mishap, bendigo advertiser 3/2/1897, big 180, little 180, roberts & son, mr john ennor, mr masters, mr albert richardson -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - EQUIPMENT PURCHASED BY BENDIGO & DISTRICT TOURIST ASSOCIATION
Handwritten carbon copy of list of equipment purchased by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association including winding engines, cylinders, air compressor, bailing tank, safety cage and other mining equipment. Equipment came from Ron Barker, Rex Archbold and Geo. Holt. Also mentioned is Harry Archbold.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, equipment purchased by bendigo and district tourist associations, walkers limited maryborough foundry qld, central nell gwynne, mr miles lewis, ron barker, rex archbold, geo holt, harry archbold, a richardson -
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Document - RED WHITE & BLUE EXTENDED - LETTER TO MR A RICHARDSON
Typed letter to Mr A Richardson from Hugh Sloane, Mount Clear, Ballarat, Vic. 3350 dated 30/5/68 thanking him for two letters and some information about the engines at the Red White & Blue Mine. He was interested to hear of such engines being installed at a gold mine and wished he could have seen them in operation. The description of the steam winding engine was most interesting and he was hoping the society could preserve some of the machinery.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, letter to mr a richardson, hugh sloane, red white & blue mine, rustin & hornsby -
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Document - NORTH GARDEN GULLY PASSBY COMPANY - DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT IRONBARK, NORTH GARDEN GULLY & PASSBY COY
Handwritten notes on a fire at Ironbark. From the Bendigo Advertiser 1/1/1894 (Page 2). Destructive Fire at Ironbark. A Mining Engine House Destroyed. Shortly before 12 o'clock Sat. night a fire broke out in the engine-house of the North Garden Gully & Passby Company. Flames first noticed by neighbours. Contacted Capt. J Walker - Temperance Brigade. Building was of brick. Interior of building completely gutted. Winding plant appears to be not altogether destroyed. End of one of the compressors was blown out, and the wire ropes damaged somewhat.document, gold, north garden gully & passby company, north garden gully & passby company, bendigo advertiser 1/1/1894 page 2, capt j walker, temperance brigade -
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Document - NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINING CO N. L. - BASIC WAGE INCREASE OF 4/- WEEK NOV 1952
Handwritten page of wages per week and wages per shift of the different mine workers, they were: Miner Learner, Miner, Miner Rise & Winze, Miner Dry Shaft, Miner Wet Shaft, Miner Leader Wet Shaft, Shift Boss, Shovellers Below, Shovellers Wet Shaft, Plat & Brace, Plat Wet, Winch Driver, Timberman, Timberman Shaft, Timberman Wet Shaft. For Surface workers: Shoveller, Blacksmith, Tool Sharpener, Engine Driver (Winding), Fireman 1 Boiler, Fireman 2 Boilers. Battery Workers: Batteryman, Batteryman Special, Battery Feeder, Cracker Attendant, Battery Driver, Battery Driver In Charge of Dynamo and Plant and Battery Driver in Charge of Dynamo. Basic Wage 11 pound 5 shillings Per Week. Wages for North Deborah No 1 Shaft November 1952.document, gold, north deborah gold mining co n. l., north deborah gold mining co n. l., basic wage increase of 4/- week nov 1952, north deborah no 1 shaft, basic wage -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - JOHNSON'S REEF EXT'D MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Handwritten notes from Mine Manager, Wm. Stubbs, Report dated 13 - 3 - 1894 mentioning tenders for an indicator and accepted Mr. Horsfield's tender and report dated June 24th 1890 mentioning an old winding engine of no use to the Company and he recommends it for sale at twenty pounds.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, johnson's reef ext'd mine manager's report, wm stubbs, mr horsfield -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - YORK AND DURHAM MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Copy of handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager, Matthew Mann, of the York and Durham Mine. 29/12/1893 cleaned and tested boiler. Report from 9/4/1894 Alterations to Winding Gear and repairs to machinery.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, york and durham mine manager's report, mathew mann -
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Newspaper - NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINING CO N. L. - 24 TONS OF WINDING GEAR FROM THE NORTH DEBORAH MINE
Newspaper article titled '24 Tons of Winding Gear'. It has a picture of the winding gear being held by two large cranes. There is a low loader behind it. Some men are looking on. The winding gear was moved from the North Deborah Mine to the California Gully Railway Depot. It was purchased by Mr Arthur Holt and could possibly be sold to a mining company in Western Australia. Article from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 16/12/1971. Written under the paper name and date is 'Harkness' Engine (Gt Southern).newspaper, bendigo advertiser, north deborah gold mining co n. l., north deborah gold mining co n. l., 24 tons of winding gear from the north deborah mine, mr arthur holt -
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Document - NORTH DEBORAH MINE - LETTER FROM THOMPSONS (CASTLEMAINE) LTD TO NORTH DEBORAH MINE
Four handwritten pages. Copy of correspondence from Thompsons (Castlemaine) Limited to Mr McCann, Manager, North Deborah Mine, Bendigo re the setting of the valves in the Roberts Winding Engine. As they have not got any records of the design of the machine, they suggest dismantling part of the machine so that a reasonable setting can be determined and a chart made to which the fitters will have to adjust the Valves.document, gold, the north deborah gold mine co, north deborah mine, letter from thompsons (castlemaine) ltd, mr mccann, john g burnell, roberts steam winding engine, north deborah mining company no liability, mr j g browne, j j stanistreet -
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Document - NORTH DEBORAH MINE - SOME STATISTICS OF THE NORTH DEBORAH MINE
Handwritten pages with information about the winding engine, winding drums and measurements of winding engine and drums. Also measurements of the Lancashire and Cornish boilers at the North Deborah Mine No 1 Shaft which were measured by Ian Hendry and Self on 20/9/1970.document, gold, north deborah mine, north deborah mine, some statistics on the north deborah mine, williams united, new chum line, ulster mine, garden gully line, north red white & blue, sheepshead line, deborah line, a roberts & sons bendigo, north deborah mine no 1 shaft, ian hendry -
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Document - NORTH DEBORAH MINE - NOTES ON THE NORTH DEBORAH MINE
Handwritten notes:- Deborah Mine now North Deborah No 2 Shaft. 1st Winding engine. 2nd Winding Engine Roberts & Sons built 191-. Shifted to Deborah. Poppet Legs - Tubular Steel with four rivetted flanges. Came from Sebastion where they had not been erected, and originally from the Windmill Hill Mine, Long Gully. Built by Thompson & Co Engineers, Castlemaine. Ref. for poppet legs - Annual Reports 1895 Page 61.document, gold, the north deborah gold mine co, north deborah mine, notes on the north deborah mine, north deborah no 2 shaft, roberts & sons, windmill hill mine, thompson & co engineers castlemaine -
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Document - NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE CONSOLIDATED MINE - EXTRACTS MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
Handwritten notes on the New Red, White & Blue Consolidated. Extracts from the Mine Manager's Report 16/12/1903. Mine Manager was W. Hicks. Notes refer to a Cornish Lift Pump. The second extract refers to a new Winding Engine. Dated July 24th 1906.document, gold, new red, white & blue consolidated, new red, white & blue consolidated mine, extracts from mine manager's report, a harkness & co, w hicks, ar -
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Document - OLD NAPOLEON MINE - NOTES ON THE OLD NAPOLEON MINE
Handwritten notes on the Old Napoleon Mine. Date 1885. Notes mention winding engine and boiler. The boiler was too small for Sth Bellevue Mine says Mr Hooper.document, gold, old napoleon mine, old napoleon mine, notes on the old napoleon mine, sth bellevue mine, mr hooper -
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Photograph - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: MINING PHOTOGRAPHS
Folded paper with copies of photos of mines and various mining buildings. On the front is a view from New Chum Hill, looking south in 1890's. Pictured is the Lazarus Crushing Plant and boiler house, Lansell's '222'. Amd the new Chum Mines in the background. On the inside at the top is the New Chum Railway, Golden Square. Pictured is the mine and its buildings, two chmneys, two large wood stacks and other mines in the background. On the left, a man is standing on the side of the railway line beside the mine. The next picture is the United Hustlers and Redan Mine, west of Comet Hill State School, Sandhurst Road. It shows the mine and its buildings, chimney, ore bins, mullock heap and tramway. The middle picture is the Central Deborah, Violet Street, near Bendigo Creek, Golden Square. It shows the poppet legs, buildings and some machinery behind the large building. The large building has eight ventilators in the roof. The buildings are made of corrugated iron. The bottom left picture is the Deborah Mine, Quarry Hill. The picture shows the poppet legs on the hilltop, the buildings beside it, a square chimney behind the poppet legs and some vegetation and a peppercorn tree in the foreground. The far building also has ventilators in the roof. The picture on the right is underground at 1000 feet level in the Deborah Mine. Pictured are three men with a rock drill. On the back, at the top is a picture of a First Motion Winding Engine at Deborah - later at Central Deborah. The picture shows the engine and driver. The middle picture is the South New Moon Mine, Eaglehawk - leading mine in State in 1903. The picture shows the poppet legs, buildings, chimney and a high tramway. In the foreground is a dam. The bottom picture is Victoria Hill looking south to New Chum Hill. In the foreground is Lansell's '180' Mine and Ballerstedt's Open Cut and in the background are the 'New Chum and Victoria', 'Old Chum' and the 'North Old Chum'.photo, mining in bendigo, mining photographs, lazarus crushing plant, lansell's 222, new chum mines, new chum railway, united hustlers and redan mine, comet hill state school, central deborah, deborah mine, first motion winding engine, south new moon mine, lansell's 180, ballerstedt's open cut, new chum and victoria, old chum, north old chum, square chimney -
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Postcard - BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO OF PALL MALL BENDIGO: EARLY DAYS TO LATE 1800'S
Black and white Photo of Pall Mall Bendigo - early days - late 1800's - postcard -rear of card shows Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch - Hustlers Royal Reserve No.2 Locality; Pall Mall Bendigo RSL Memorial Hall now occupies site. Depth of shaft -1,660 feet, Formed 1885, closed 1917, Poppet legs - steel, 60 feet high. Winding engine: First motion, 24 in. Cylinders, 10ft. Drums. Gold Yield - 10,262 ozs .Dividends 3,200 pounds. / Photo shows Beehive sign.postcard, photograph, bendigo, pall mall bendigo - early days - late 1800's /--hustlers royal reserve no.2 locaility ; pall mall bendigo rsl memorial hall / beehive sign -
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Photograph - HANRO COLLECTION: TWO LADIES AT SPINNING MACHINE
Black and white photograph of two ladies at spinning machine at Hanro factory. Boxes of cones wound behind them. Shelves to right also containing various sizes of spools of thread. Inscriptions: on back - 'On corner (TML) Winding room Hanro. Mrs Dorothy (Gooding) Arichald (sic). Mrs Moroni;, 'Bendigo Historical Society, 'Glad Davis'. "Bendigo Historical Society' (ballpoint pen). 'Glad Davis' TR corner.person, group, employees -
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Photograph - NELL GWYNNE REEF'S MINE
Black and white photograph. Nell Gwynne Reefs; Mine winding engine. Walker and Coy. Dwellings in background. Machinery, winding drums, steel platform, lever, etc. Plant growing up between. Inscriptions: on back - in ballpoint pen 'Nell Gwynne Reef's Mine, winding engine, Walker & Co'.mining, surface equipment, nell gwynne, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, place, gold, surface equipment