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Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Bridges-Webb, Dr.C, O Rourke Family, 1984
A booklet listing early goldfields of Gippsland, with history of each and descriptions of difficult terrain and difficulties faced by gold seekers.mines and mining, settlement -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Magdala-Cum-Moonlight" Mine at the 1100 ft level on visible gold looking South 1895
Face in Stopes at 1.100ft level on visible gold looking south Underground Magdala-Cum-Moonlight Mine 1895. The mine ceased production after World War 1.stawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, "Amalgamated Scotchmans" Underground Mine with the face at the 1100 ft level & 3 men inspecting the Quartz Reef
Three men inspecting Quartz reef in Amalgamated Scotchmans Underground Mine 1895. Showing the face of the 1.100ft level. Illustrated the Magdala Lode appearance.Three men underground inspecting mine face. Obviously not miners.stawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Upper Main Street looking East from Patrick Street corner across Layzell Street 1866
Upper Main Street looking East. Poppet Heads in Background. Oriental Bank second on left then Quartz Reef Timber Yards. Intersection is Layzell St Main Street. Advertiser Office on right in front of Earlier Mechanics Institute. Part of a collection of Photographs by Mr. O.G. Armstrong as commissioned by the Shire of Stawell for the Inter-colonial and Paris Exhibition in Melbourne in 1866.Upper Main street with Poppet Heads in the background, the Oriental Bank second on left & then Quartz Reef Timber Yard 1867 Advertiser Office on right and earlier Mechanics Institute.Upper Main Street Reefs 1867stawell mining streetscape -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Magdala Mine Workers -- one of a series of 19 Photos
Magdala Cum Moonlight Mine Workers. Note the cage at the far right of phoyograph. Some known workers Back Row : ????, G. Grainger, W .Tiddy, H. Wilson, M. Hayes, D. Wells, ???? Front Row : ????, McClean, ????, ????, Taylor or Constable, Bob Tiddy.B/W Photo Two rows of Magdala workers in work clothes in front of Shaft Housing c.1900stawell gold mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Panorama of Stawell Township taken from Big Hill c1910 -- 4 Photos
Panorama of Stawell Township c1910 Taken from Big Hill. Three original images in Photo Cabinet 3.stawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Gold Bricks -- Ingots 1871
Gold Bricks (Ingots) 1871stawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Amalgamated Scotchman’s Mine at the 212 Metre underground level -- 2 Photos --Coloured
Amalgamated Scotchman’s Mine 212 metre levelstawell mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Wonga Decline and Open Cut Pit 1988
Wonga Decline and Open Cut Pit Feb 1988Colour photograph looking down into open cutstawell mining -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Spoon
This teaspoon is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The teaspoon displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960. This spoon is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Teaspoon with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina. w.c. busse, chiltern, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, gold rush, gold mining, mining history, historical fiction, cutlery, tableware, silverware, spoons, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, federal standard newspaper, 1930s, 1850s, barrister, north-east victoria, indigo shire -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Fork
This fork is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. It displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. The handle of the fork appears to display the initials 'WB', potentially indicating it was made to order. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This fork is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region.Fork with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina, design may include owner's or maker's initials. WB w.c. busse, chiltern, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, indigo shire, gold mining, gold rush, henry lawson society, fork, silverware, cutlery, tableware, 1930s, 1850s, wilfred clarence busse, historical fiction, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, north-east victoria, federal standard, golden plague, blue beyond -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Knife, T. Turner & Co, 1907
This knife is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. It displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. The blade contains the mark 'EP' which may indicate silverplate over steel. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'Wingfield', which was the trademark of T. Turner & Co but could also refer to the company Wingfield Rowbotham. Both factories are located in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The trademark is ascribed to goods produced in approximately 1907. The handle of the knife displays the initials 'WB', potentially indicating it was made to order. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This knife is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Knife with tarnished patina and cream-coloured handle with owner's initials engraved or stamped.WBw.c. busse, chiltern, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, north-east victoria, indigo shire, wingfield, t.turner & co, wingfield rowbotham, silver, silverplate, knife, cutlery, silverware, tableware, barrister, wesley college, melbourne, historical fiction, golden plague, blue beyond, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, 1930s, 1850s -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Child's food pusher, J. Biggin & Co, Unknown
This children's eating utensil is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The level of tarnish and the mark 'EPNS' may indicate it is electroplated. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'APEX', which was used by John Biggin & Co, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Pushers such as these were a common utensil in Victorian and early twentieth-century households. They were used to help children too young to use knives learn to eat politely at the table - the blunt blade was used to push food onto the fork. Pushers could also be used to pull food from a serving platter onto an individual plate. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This child's eating utensil is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. It may also be significant in understanding the customs and practices of English-speaking nations in the early Twentieth Century. The object is a metal food pusher, a child's eating utensil with a blunt lozenge at right angles to the handle. The metal is tarnished, indicating that it may be silver or silverplated. APEX EPNS AI w.c. busse, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, table manners, etiquette, children, childhood, john biggin & co, sheffield, golden plague, blue beyond, historical fiction, 1930s, 1850s, t.e. rofe, henry lawson society, electroplate, tableware, cutlery -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Medal
This medal from the estate of W.C. Busse is believed to have been awarded to a recipient at the Rutherglen Agricultural Show in 1885. Due to degradation of the embossed markings, it is uncertain what the medal was awarded for or whom it was awarded to. It may have been awarded to a member of the Busse family prior to W.C. Busse's birth. Rutherglen is located approximately 18 kilometres from Chiltern. European agriculture and horticulture in the area was well established prior to the discovery of gold in the region in the 1860s. It held its first yearly Agricultural Show in 1880; in the present day it has a sister event focusing on showcasing the region's wines. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960. This item is significant for the information it provides about the development of industry and local culture in Victoria in the 1880s. Bronze coloured medal attached to single large-format chain link; embossed medal markings are indistinct but appear to show Coat of Arms on reverse side. Inscription on obverse: Illegible Indistinct inscription on reverse may read: Rutherglen Agricultural Society medal, rutherglen agricultural show, chiltern, north-east victoria, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, 1885, heirloom, farming, horticulture, rutherglen historical society, indigo shire, wilfred clarence busse, golden plague, authors, writers, victorian writers, victorian literature, historical fiction, blue beyond, wesley college, federal standard -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Photograph - Gum Leaf, Alfred Eustace
This is a colour photograph of a gum leaf painting that is one of many done by the well-known self-taught Australian artist Alfred William Eustace (1820-1907). A.W. Eustace, an Australian artist, was born in Berkshire, England, where he was an assistant gamekeeper to the Earl of Craven at Ashdown Park. He migrated to Australia with his wife and children in 1851 and worked on the Ullina and Eldorado Runs on the Black Dog Creek at Chiltern, which was in excess of 50,000 acres of grazing land. A.W. Eustace was employed as a shepherd by Jason Withers and while tending his flocks in the solitude of the bush, Eustace turned his attention to painting and music to while away the long and weary hours. He endeavoured to capture the spirit of the bush painting on board, canvas or tin plate, but as these materials were not always readily available he then started painting on large round eucalyptus leaves from the White and Red Box trees that grew around about him. About 1856 he painted a small picture of the famous Woolshed goldrush and during the next few years became well known in North-East Victoria. John Sadlier, a police officer stationed at Beechworth said that Eustace painted 'some really exquisite scenes. He was of an easy-going dreamy temperament, a student of nature only, despising the works of men. Unfortunately his drawings were on eucalyptus leaves, the largest and roundest he could find and not on canvas, and no doubt have all perished long ago.' In 1876 the Melbourne Age newspaper reported, 'Eustace’s celebrated paintings on gum leaves are again attracting attention,…Mr Eustace is an elegant artist…he seems without effort to catch the colour and spirit of Australian scenery…' In 1864 A.W. Eustace held an Art Union in Albury, and again in 1884 in Ballarat. He exhibited at the Victorian Academy of Arts in 1877 and also held an exhibition of gum leaf paintings at Stevens Gallery, Melbourne in 1893. By 1896 he was receiving orders from heads of states in Europe, with his works acknowledged by Queen Victoria, Emperor Frederick of Germany and the Czar of Russia, as well as the Governors of New South Wales and Victoria. His paintings reflected his ability to paint the sky in his realistic style which is still noted by art critics of the day. A.W. Eustace was also a skilful taxidermist. The collection of birds and animals that can be seen at the Beechworth Museum are examples of his taxidermy skill. When not doing his work, painting or taxidermy, he regularly contributed letters and verse to the Chiltern newspaper, The Federal Standard. A book of verse in his hand writing was presented to The Athenaeum Trust by the Boadle family. In the 1870’s he became interested in spiritualism often being involved in lively debate at lectures and séances. Alfred William Eustace died in 1907 and is buried in the Chiltern New Cemetery with his wife Sarah and one of his daughters, Elizabeth.Colour photograph of an oil painting on gum leaf by A.W. Eustace. A man is panning for gold in a stream with a house and hills in the background. Under glass in a decorative gilt and cream coloured plastic frame.Hand writing on tape at back of frame: COPY OIL ON GUM LEAF 10" x 5" A W EUSTACE owned by Betty & Alf Brownlie 2260alfred eustace, gum leaf painting, chiltern, gold panning, gold -
Nillumbik Historical Society Incorporated
Book - Softcover book, T & S Printers, St Andrews A Village Built on Gold - The History to Present Times of St Andrews and District, 1998
Produced by St Andrews Primary School, covering the area's history from early settlement, discovery of gold, the Caledonia Diggings, social and community history, fruitgrowing and development through the latter half of the 1900's into and covering the 20th century.A concise history of the origins of St Andrews, Victoria, Australia from gold mining to the diverse community it is todaySoftcover book with orange brown tones and black and white lettering and highlights, with historic photographs on front and back cover and 149 pages.#gold, #goldmining, #caledoniadiggings -
Nillumbik Historical Society Incorporated
Photograph - Black & white photograph, Diamond Creek Gold Mine
diamond creek, nillumbik, gold mining -
Clunes Museum
Tool - MINER'S PICK
it is the HEAD OF MINER'S PICKlocal history, mining equipment -
Clunes Museum
Financial record - LEDGER
FOUND IN LAURA HUDSON HOUSE, FRASER STREET, CLUNES.1 X LEDGER ENTERED BY JAMES GAMBLE IN 1877 - THE ACCIDENT RELIEF FUND NOVEMBER 17TH.YANKEE TUNNEL TRIBUTE CO. 1877mining records, benevolent fund -
Clunes Museum
Container - CRUCIBLE
Used for smelting goldItem used on the gold fields to melt gold for assayingCrucible for melting gold to be assayedNo visible markingscrucible, gold, tools for gold mining -
Clunes Museum
Container - CRUCIBLE, Unknown
Used for melting gold to be assayedCrucible used to melt gold for assayingSticker marked "T.W" attached, no visible markings on objectcrucible, gold mining -
Clunes Museum
Container - CRUCIBLE, Morgan Crucible Company
Used for melting gold to be assayedGold Crucible used for melting gold for assay"Morgans Patent" at top of outside. Partly chipped on base. Stickers attached marked "Gold Crucible, Tom Wickham", T.W.", "80crucible, gold mining -
Clunes Museum
Document
JAMES ESMOND BORN AT ENNISCORTHY IRELAND1822., HE ARRIVED IN AUSTRALIA FEBRUARY 13TH 1840. HE WORKED FOR DONALDCAMERON ON (CLUNES RUN) AS A SHEPHERD FROM 1842 - 1846. LURED BY GOLD DISCOVERY IN CALIFORNIA, USA. ESMOND LEFT CLUNES 1849 RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA ABOARD THE 'EMMA" IN 1851 ON JUNE 29TH 1851, HE DISCOVERED GOLD IN QUARTZ AND ALLUVIUM. THE GEELONG ADVERTISER REPORTED THE DISCOVERY AND THE GREAT GOLD RUSH STARTED. JAMES ESMOND TOOK PART IN EUREKA UPRISING WITH PETER LALOR.1, PHOTO COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF JAMES ESMOND 1822-1890 2, SUMMARY OF THE LIFE OF JAMES ESMONDjames esmond, donald cameron, gold mining, local history -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, BEAUCHAMP PHOTO 104 STURT STREET, BALLARAT, FROM ANGUS STREET HILL, LOOKING SOUTH, 1879
PHOTOGRAPH OF TOWNSHIP OF CLUNES ABOUT 1875. LOOKING SOUTH. WOODEN BRIDGE IN FOREGROUND, 1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD .2 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH MOUNTED EDGES REMOVED .3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT .4 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT .5 PHOTOCOPY OF PHOTOGRAPHFROM ANGUS STREET HILL LOOKING SOUTHphotographs, clunes township and mining and footy oval -
Clunes Museum
Plan, 23RD SEPTEMBER,1854
GEOLOGICAL SKETCH PLAN AND LETTER FOR TWO RIGHTS CLAIMED BY DONALD CAMERON AT "CLUNES" - 320 ACRES IN THE WEST SIDE OF "CRESWICK CREEK" AND 160 ACRES IN EAST SIDE.1 .2 HANDWRITTEN GEOLOGICAL SKETCH/PLAN COMBINED WITH CORRESPONDENCE DATED 23 SEPTEMBER 1854 - FROM THOMAS BURR, SURVEYOR, 1854 AND PROVIDED TO THE SURVEYOR GENERAL. IT RELATED TO TWO RIGHTS CLAIMS BY PRESCRIPTION OF DONALD CAMERON ESQ.local history, plan, donald cameron, thomas burr, gold mining -
Clunes Museum
Map, F.W. NIVEN 34 STURT ST. BALLARAT & EMBOSSER
SCROLL - SURVEVOR MAP AND PLAN OF NEW CRESWICK GOLD FIELDS SURFACE LEVELSlocal history, document, maps, mining - maps -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, BALLARAT COURIER, Nov-81
CUTTING TAKEN FROM THE SUPPLEMENT TO THE BALLARAT COURIERNEWSPAPER CUTTING OF CLUNES TOWNSHIPlocal history, document, newspaper cutting, clunes township and mining -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - GOLD MONUMENT
ORIGINAL MONUMENT ON ACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY SPOT, PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNESPORTION OF METAL CHIMNEY STACK STANDING IN SELECTED QUARTZ ROCKS DEPICTING ACTUAL SPOT WHERE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 AT PORT PHILLIP MINE. HAWTHORN HEDGE PLANT GROWING IN TOP OF MONUMENTACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY CLUNESphotographs, mining civic momentoes, chimney stack, gold monument -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH MONUMENT
MONUMENT BUILT AND ERECTED ON SITE OF FIRST GOLD DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA 1851. PORT PHILLIP MINE.BLACK AND WHITE POSTCARD OF A BRICK MONUMENT SURROUNDED BY WOOD AND WIRE MESH FENCE WITH CAMP PARADE AND MOUNT BECKWORTH IN BACKGROUND. PLAQUE ON CEMENT BASE OF BRICK PILLAR.MONUMENT AT CLUNES. GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED HERE IN VICTORIA 1851.photography, monuments, memorials& mining -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH MONUMENT
GOLD MONUMENT ERECTED ON SITE OF FIRST GOLD DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA 1851BRICK MONUMENT, SURROUNDED BY MESH FENCE WITH WOODEN POSTS. GRASS GROWING AROUND MONUMENT, MULLOCK HEAPS IN BACKGROUND, HOME ON CAMP PARADE.GOLD MONUMENT CLUNESphotographs, mining civic momentoes, gold monument