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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE: TRUSTY TIMES, RISING WATER
Three page stapled document titled 'Trusty Times' Issue 90, Special Edition July 2012, outlining the issues faced by the Central Deborah Gold Mine with rising ground water and its impact across the broader Bendigo mining area if a solution to the problem is not found. Photo on front of 'Trusty Times' shows Damian Drum, Tom Seddon, Peter Walsh and Jeff Rigby. Images on page 3 show the pumping equipment already installed.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS GOLD MINE: LOST MINERS FLYER FOR CENTENARY OF MINE DISASTER
Advertising flyer for an event held on May 3-4 2014, to mark the centenary of the mine disaster that killed 7 minersat the Great Extended Hustlers mine. Other activities included a Specimen Cottage exhibit; guided walks around the Hustlers Reef Reserve; displays on site and talks by various speakers on the mine disaster and mining technology. Event was organised by the Bendigo Historical Society in conjunction with the Hustlers Reserve committee. -
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Document - PROGRAM: OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE JRV ANDERSON BUILDING - BENDIGO COLLEGE OF TAFE, 1986
... BENDIGO Buildings bendigo school of mines Bendigo College of TAFE ...Program for the official opening of the refurbished School of Mines Building renamed the JRV Anderson Building for the Bendigo College of TAFE in November 1986. Four pages of the Program of Events outlining the Order of Ceremony, biography of J R V Anderson and Stage 2 of the redevelopment program. Contains an insert with a floorplan of the three levels of the building. Also contains a second insert of 4 pages outlining the chronology of the Mechanics Institute and Free Library and School of Mines 1854 - 1904.Bendigo College of TAFEbendigo, buildings, bendigo school of mines -
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Painting - JOHN HALL COLLECTION: ST. MUNGO AND DEVONSHIRE GROUP OF MINES
Gold framed watercolour, cream mount board. Painting depicts the St. Mungo and Devonshire group of mines. Poppet heads, mine buildings and and chimneys in background, horse and wagon in foreground. Copy of newspaper article/photo (Bendigo Advertiser, no date) that this painting was copied from, is attached to the back of the frame.John Hall, Eaglehawkbendigo, mining, st. mungo and devonshire group -
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Painting - JOHN HALL COLLECTION: DEVONSHIRE GROUP OF MINES
Watercolour by John Hall. Gold frame, cream mount board. Painting shows a minescape with many poppet heads and chimneys in middleground. Mine building in foreground has 'Duchess Tribute' written on side of shed. Mine dam in immediate foreground in front of mine buildings. On back of frame, written on copy of image that painting was taken from: 'Devonshire Group of Mines, Snob's Hill and Mungo Mines in background. Written across bottom from LH side ' Duchess Tribute, West United Devonshire, Phoenix, Duchess of Edinburgh, United Devonshire, South Devonshire.'John Hall, Eaglehawkbendigo, mining, duchess tribute -
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Painting - JOHN HALL COLLECTION: NEW CHUM MINE
... BENDIGO Mining new chum mine John Hall, Eaglehawk Watercolour ...Watercolour by John Hall, in gold timber frame, cream mount board. Painting shows the New Chum Mine site. In foreground, open shaft with timber supports, in background mining chimneys and poppet head.John Hall, Eaglehawkbendigo, mining, new chum mine -
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Painting - JOHN HALL COLLECTION: GOLDEN SQUARE MINES, 2013
Watercolour painting of Golden Square area, framed in gold timber frame with cream mount. Painting shows poppet heads and mining chimneys in foreground, housing in background. Pasted on back of frame is copy of print showing names of some of the mines. From left to right: Lazarus Mine, Lily Street; George Lansell's 222, Chum Street; New Chum Railway Mine (one of the deepest). Names presumably written by John Hall, artist.John Hallbendigo, mining, golden square -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: HERCULES MINE & INSIDE VIEW OF KOCK'S BATTERY
Black and white photo of the squared oregon poppet legs , braces, wooden cage framework, guides for the skids and safety clamps of the cages of the Hercules Mine. Beside the photo is a printed description of the photo. In the bottom right corner is a printed description titled Interior of a Mine Battery. Written above it is Kocks Pioneer. Inside View of Kock's Battery. There is no photo. Descriptions and photo are mounted on pale blue paper which is then mounted on brown card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - hercules mine & inside view of kock's battery, sheepshead line of reef, kock's pioneer, lincoln mine, lansell's big blue battery, quartz hill, whiffly tables, the chinese -
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Document - FIRST DAY COVER BENDIGO GOLD CENTENARY
First Day Cover Bendigo Gold Centenary. 1851 - 1951 on a cream envelope with a Poppet Head and Gold Mine printed in blue with the words Bendigo, Gold Centenary. Philatelic Exhibition, Official cover. In grey print is First Day Cover. On the right side in black ink is D1723 hand printed. Two small holes on the right and some staining. Box 625Wide Worldphilately, covers -
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Document - FIRST DAY COVER BENDIGO GOLD CENTENARY
First Day Cover Bendigo Gold Centenary. 1851 - 1951 depicting a Poppet Head and gold mine. Printed in blue ink on a cream envelope with the words Bendigo, Gold Centenary, Philatelic Exhibition, Official Cover. Also printed is First Day Cover. On the back in black ink hand written is MP376 and a line through it. A blue circular Royal Historical Society of Victoria stamp, Bendigo Branch. Two small holes on the right hand side and some small orange stains. Box 625Wide Worldphilately, covers -
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Document - J.F.WARREN INVOICE, 9/05/1891
J.F.Warren Invoice: Cream paper with red print. Torn left bottom half. Economic Timber and Iron yards. NO. 1 Ironmongery and Office, Market Square. No 2 Sawn Timber (Hard & Soft), Cement. Gal. Iron. &c. Opposite School of Mines, (Hargreaves St. E.) No. 3 Split Timber, Palings, Pickets, &c. (Hargreaves Street East). To: Mrs Waldock. Sandhurst May 9th 1891. Please receive from J.F Warren, The undermentioned Goods in good order and condition:- General Importer. For 30 Yards 36 x 2 netting £10. Paid J.F.Warren per S. H. Box 625.Printed at 'The Bendigo Independent' Office.business, retail, house furnishings, j.f. warren. mrs waldock. -
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Document - BENDIGO CEMETERIES COLLECTION: SELF GUIDED TOUR NO.7 DOCUMENT
Blue coloured document, trifold. Self Guided Tour No. 7 of Chinese Section, White Hills Cemetery, Friends of the Bendigo Cemeteries 2-001 - 2002. Theme 'A hundred years after Federation' Map with numbered grave sites, with descriptions e.g. Louey Ah Pon, passenger involved in a fatal car accident with a bus on High St., a market gardener of Golden Square. Chung Fook Jao, committed suicide in his hut on the New Chum Mine site where he had worked the tailing for many years.Friends of the Bendigo Cemeteries 2000bendigo, cemetery, white hills cemetery tour -
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Document - BENDIGO CEMETERIES COLLECTION: SELF GUIDED TOUR NO. 3 DOCUMENT
Blue coloured document trifold: Self Guided Tour No. 3 of the White Hills Cemetery, Friends of Bendigo Cemeteries 1996 - 1997.Photo of John Gerber headstone on cover. Map of cemetery with numbered grave sites and descriptions of same. E.g. Ed Jackson, blinded in mine accident, cricketer H. Boyle arranged benefit football match Carlton versus Melbourne, 1st time for an entry charge to a football match. J.C. Murray, 200 pounds remittance man, died of indulgence of spirits.Friends of Bendigo Cemeteries In 1996bendigo, cemetery, white hills cemetery tour -
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Document - BENDIGO CEMETERIES COLLECTION: SELF GUIDED TOUR NO.2 DOCUMENT
Green trifold document: Self guided tour no 2 of the Bendigo Cemetery. Friends of the Bendigo Cemeteries. Front cover shows headstone of William J. Trebilcock. Map of cemetery with 28 graves numbered and described e.g. Joel Horwood, wealthy mine owner, Robert Haverfield, founder Bendigo Advertiser, Sir John Quick, Bishop Langley.Friends of Bendigo Cemeteriesbendigo, cemetery, bendigo cemetery tour -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: INCURSION 1/11/1935 TO -/5/1936
Photocopy of a page with photo of the Little 180 Gold Mine N. L. and a C. P. Diamond Drill used in underground prospecting. Article mentions an incursion which took place between 1/11/1935 to -/5/1936 between the Little 180 and Central Blue. It mentions the people involved and the Court judgement that was made. Written on the back is - this was sitting where Spotlight is now.. Junction of Marong Eaglehawk Rd. A pink sticker on the photo has written on it - this was on the spot now known as Spotlight.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - incursion 1/11/1935 to -/5/1936, e g robertson, savage, little 180, james elliot potter, south new chum syncline, h thompson, lou moroni, syd edwards, central blue, new chum syncline, bendigo crushing company, frank savage, h e jones, robert wills, spotlight, m thomson -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION; GARDEN GULLY
Black and white photocopy of a photo titled Garden Gully, Photo taken in the 1880's. There are a number of miners cottages in the photo. Knipes Castle is on the skyline. The Victory Mine and the chimney stack of the Victory and Pandora Mine can be seen.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - garden gully, victory mine, victory and pandora mine, knipes castle, view hill -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: DAYS OF OLD
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Days of old: this group of visitors from Sydney was photographed in front of the Red, White and Blue Mine, Thisle Street. The photo was taken in 1920. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE MINE FLOODING CRISIS - FINALE OF THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
Photocopy of a newspaper article titled Discover Bendigo by James Lerk titled The Mine Flooding Crisis - Finale of the Victoria Quartz. Soon after the flooding of the mine commenced in June 1910, tributers worked the upper levels. By 1913 the Company found it was uneconomic to allow tributers to continue working in the upper levels. Four Bendigo men, Ernest Smith, David Holden, Jack Harrison and David Patullo worked the mine during the Depression. They did well. A photo of David Patullo is in the article.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the mine flooding crisis - finale of the victoria quartz, james lerk, victria quartz, brough smyth, bendigo advertiser 1912, great depression, ernest smith, david holden, jack harrison, david patullo, government battery eaglehawk -
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Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: VICTORIA QUARTZ
Copy of a black and white photo of the Victoria Quartz Mine showing the poppet head, chimney and two buildings. Printed underneath is: Victoria Quartz. The head frame here is the third erected. It was needed to cope with increased haulage as the shaft went deeper.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - victoria quartz -
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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: KOCK'S MINE WORKERS
... Group - Kock's Mine Workers Bendigo Advertiser 5/5/1982 Kochs ...Photocopy of an article from the Bendigo Advertiser, dated 5/5/1982 titled Fortunes carried in mine. Written above the photo is: Men from Kock's Mine Long Gully. One man is wearing a suit and the rest are in work clothes. The mine was worked, with some breaks, between 1857 and 1871 when the Pioneer Company took over, and was later known as Koch's Pioneer and Perseverance and worked continuously until 1924, a period of 53 years of uninterrupted mining.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - kock's mine workers, bendigo advertiser 5/5/1982, kochs pioneer mine, henry koch, havilah company's claim, garden gully line of reef, paddy's gully line, koch's pioneer and perseverance -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. In some localities, diggers formed co-operative parties to mine for gold in a small way. But, in general, the exploration of deeper deposits was outside the capacity of the diggers, who lacked both the capacity of the diggers, who lacked both the capital and the technical knowledge required. So wealthy men formed gold mining companies, which established gold mines to exploit the deeper deposits. Markings: 23 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LANSELL ERECTS AUSTRALIA'S TALLEST POPPET HEAD
Photocopy of a newspaper article titled Discover Bendigo by James Lerk. Article is titled Lansell Erects Australia's Tallest Poppet Head.George Fauckner was responsible for erecting the tall poppet head at the 222 mine. Eight huge logs were used to make the four legs which morticed together. Blacksmiths made and riveted steel bands around the joints to secure them. Harkness Foundry manufactured the winding plant which was the largest in Bendigo at that time. An accompanying photograph illustrates the 222 Mine as it appeared in the 1890's.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - lansell erects australia's tallest popper head, george fauckner, ballerstedt's fortuna, 222 mine, 180 mine, fortuna crushing battery, harkness foundry, cleopatra's needle, fortuna -
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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: DISCOVER BENDIGO
Photocopy of a Bendigo Weekly article titled Discover Bendigo by James Lerk, dated 30 June 2000. Article mentions the inrush of water into the Victoria Quartz Mine and the breakage of the cables which held the water-baling tank. Other mines had been baling as well. It became too expensive to keep on with the baling. The article also has a photo of the Victoria Quartz.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - discover bendigo, james lerk, bendigo weekly, victoria quartz, i e dyason, w hunter, e g mueller, g w lansell, l v lansell, j h craig, new chum railway, mining department, lansell estate, mr a h merrin, victoria quartz company, the bendigo advertiser -
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Newspaper - JENNY FOLEY COLLECTION: DRESSED UP
Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2002. Dressed up: students at the School of Mines fancy dress ball, circa 1956. The girl third from the left is Judy Tyack. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: COMET HILL, c1966
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Horwood Collection. Inside mine believed to be Comet Hill or Victoria Hill. Markings: Inside looking out probably Comet Hill MAR66M2Kodakmine, gold, comet hill, horwood collection. inside mine believed to be comet hill or victoria hill. -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: COMMET HILL, c1966
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Horwood Collection. Tunnel on top of Comet Hill, North Bendigo. Markings: Tunnel on top of Comet Hill Nth Bendigo Mar66M2Kodakmine, gold, tunnel, horwood collection. tunnel on top of comet hill, north bendigo -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: NORTH NELL GWYNE MINE, c1965
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Horwood Collection. North Nell Gwyne Mine with platform of to left to the mullock heap. Markings: North Nell Gwyne OCT 65MKodakmine, gold, north nell gwyne, horwood collection. north nell gwyne mine platform mullock heap -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH, c1965
... Horwood Collection. Central Deborah Gold Mine Violet Street...Horwood Collection. Central Deborah Gold Mine Violet Street... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Horwood Collection. Central Deborah Gold Mine Violet Street Bendigo. Poppet head has flagpole. Shed for winding machine is off to the right on the creek side, change rooms are along side fence and office is in front of the poppet head. Markings: Central Deborah High Street Bendigo 16 OCT65MKodakmine, gold, central deborah gold mine, horwood collection. central deborah gold mine violet street bendigo. poppet head flagpole. shed for winding machine to right on creek side, change rooms side fence office front poppet head -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED, c1978
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Horwood Collection. Machinery at Deborah Extended small boy standing at rear of machine. Markings: Deborah Ext. I think. 9 SEP 78 M1 Made in AustraliaKodakmine, gold, deborah extended, horwood collection. machinery at deborah extended small boy standing rear machine -
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Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED, c1978
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Horwood Collection. Deborah Extended machinery, young boy standing at rear of machine. Markings: Deborah Ext'd (I think) SEP78M1Kodakmine, gold, deborah extended, horwood collection. deborah extended machinery, young boy standing at rear of machine