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Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photographs - Colour, Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts at the former Mercy College, Ballarat
The Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts (BAPA) was conducted at the former Convent of Mercy, Ballarat..3) A group of Performing Arts Students .2) Two men stand in front of a statue depicting St Bernadette of Lourdes at the former Convent of Mercy, Ballarat. .3) Nine people stand outside the entrance to the former Convent of Mercy, Ballarat. They are the committee for the relocation of the performing Arts School to the Sacred Heart College (Convent of Mercy), Victoria Street, Ballarat. They are from left to right: Peter Tulloch, Gabrielle McMullen (Rector, Australian Catholic University), Michael Ronaldson, ? , ? , ? , Ron Wild (Ballarat School of Mines) Janet Dore (CEO, City of Ballarat), Frank Hurley (University of Ballarat)ballarat academy of performing arts, bapa, convent of mercy, ballarat, sacred heart college, ballarat, performing arts, theatre -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Report Register, Ballarat School of Mines Monthly Reports, 1918-1929, 1918-1929
Ledger monthly reports from the Registrar to the Ballarat School of Mines Council. Information includes student numbers, new enrolments, financial reports, reports of Council member and staff deaths. 1915 World War One Staff Enlistments. 1916 Advertisement for Teaching Positions 1917 Enlistment of Colin C. Brittain to the 'Miners' and Engineers'. 1919 Pg 75 - Low student numbers due to the influenza pandemic (Spanish Flu) Pg 76 - Ruby Lonie suffering from influenza (Spanish Flu). 1922 * Page 146 Plaster casts from Victoria & Albert Museumplaster casts, letter, letterbook, ballarat school of mines, monthly reports, principals reports, world war one, student involvement in world war one, aboriginal male skeleton, ralph g. moore, robert a. clinton, ralph ingram moore, japanese warship officers visit, c.h. vale, g.d. evans, geoffrey ballantyne tundbridge, w.j. paterson, new guinea, mica smith schola, mica smith scholarship, nolrfolk island pine, primock mineral specimen donation, e. duncan, e.j. mcconnon, j.r. gordon, j.c. molloy, j.c. molloy death, c. fenner, h.h. smith, w.h. collyer, a.f. tweedie, colin brittain, australian mining corp, w.h. clutterbuck, a.l. ronaldson, thomas hurley, j.c. hurley, alan t. perry, wolfrey henry clutterbuck, miss abrams' commercial classes, norman barker, australian flying corps, l.h. vernon, h.c. smith, rowland c. valentine, repatriation department, returned soldiers, t.h. shattock, returned soldiers league, ina smith, john keith, caledonian society, w.g. coates, percival j. ripper, s.h. mayo, fees in arrears, j.b. robinson, bannerman, stenotype machine, influenza, ruby lonie, pharmacy, ballarat, e.g. vawdry, annie a. jones, lancelot austin, l. stg. p. austin, spanish flu, rubie lonie, pandemic -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Document - Copy of Lands Department Field Notes - Parish of Ringwood, Victoria, Field Notes - 1928/453 - Part of OP R72C Surveyed on 17.11.1928
5616b Foolscap size photocopy of survey map with handwritten notations. References include Whitehorse Road, Mines Road, Wilson Street, Rupert Street, New Road (Braeside Avenue), Section E, Allot 31 sold, Allot 32 sold, Recreation Reserve, Allot 25 sold, Allot 29 sold, hedge, spikes, links on line from each corner, I hereby certify that these field notes were prepared from actual observations and measurements made by me or under my supervision on the ground and in accord with regulations (signed) Authorised Surveyor 17/11/28. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE - NOTES ON CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE
Handwritten notes and carbon copy on the Central Nell Gwynne Mine. Notes mention the depth of shaft, locality, gold yield and dividends. Also mentioned is the area selected by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association as a mining tourist and historical centre.Also mentioned is the Hercules no 1, Pearl East, Hercules New Chum and the Carlisle.Also in the notes are alterations for a proposed booklet. It mentions Collman & Tacchi, Great Extended Hustlers, Lazarus, Barnet Lazarus, United Devonshire, West United Devonshire, Confidence Extended, Johnson's No 2, New Argus, South New Moon, Lansell's Comet and the Central Red, White and Blue.document, gold, central nell gwynne, central nell gwynne, notes on central nell gwynne, bendigo and district tourist association, jack barker, hercules no 1, pearl east, hercules new chum, carlisle, collman & tacchi, great extended hustlers, lazarus, barnet lazarus, united devonshire, west united devonshire, confidence extended, johnson's no 2, new argus, south new moon, lansell's comet, central red, white and blue, baling of water -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - W.RAE'S CRUSHING WORKS, HAPPY VALLEY, BENDIGO
Copy of photo: image shows substnatial building in foreground, large chimney on Lh side. Trees in gully in background, in distance poppet heads and mine workings. Printed on bottom of photo: Wm. Rae, Crushing Works, Happy Valley Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. On back of photo written in blue biro: Rae's 35 hd. Crushing battery, Victoria Hill in background, Wm. Rae's early home - top right. Courtesy Mr. Rae Anderson, 133 McKenzie St. Bendigo ( grandson Mr. A. Rae ) On RH side ' A. Richardson 29 Harrison St, Bendigo.bendigo, mining, rae's crushing works, mining, happy valley road, wm. rae, crushing works, bendigo, sandhurst -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Magazine - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: BULLETIN 727 ARTICLE MAY 1998, 1998
Railways Collection--Bulletin 727 article May 1998 - A Job For Life - by Graham Thomas. 13 x A4 loose pages photocopied from 'The Bulletin' - In this article Jack Thomas records his memories of Bendigo North Workshops during 31 years he was employed there as a boilermaker's assistant and the events that led him to seek permanent employment with the Victorian Railways in 1946. Black and white photos include The South Nell Gwynne mine, various photos of the workshops, the original D3 658, D3 619, K171, J Class and R727 steam locomotives, There is a photo of a Coffee Pot crane Locomotive.Graham Thomas.magazine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - ALEXANDRA FOUNTAIN
Black and white photograph. Alexandra Fountain, Pall Mall, Post Office, 2nd Shamrock Hotel. Bendigo School of Mines, Beehive Stores, Fence along Pall Mall. Horse cabs along Pall Mall. Men, women and children. Women wearing full length dresses. Inscriptions: in image - 'Henderson & Goodisson', 'City Drapery', 'Melbourne Cash Store', J Edwards Practical Watchmaker', ':Emery', 'A Lannduff', Karl Van Damme'. On back - rubber stamp, purple 'Royal Historical Society of Vic, Bendigo Branch, Dudley House, 60 View Street, Bendigo'.place, streetscape, alexandra fountain, photograph, photography, bendigo, alexandra fountain, pall mall, shamrock hotel, bendigo school of mines, beehive store, bendigo post office, bendigo clock, bendigo post office clock, bendigo citizens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - MINE MANAGER'S REPORT TO WILLIAMS UNITED
Handwritten report from T. Banner, Mine Manager to Williams United, dated August 8, 1904, at request of Directors. Report is for the machinery at the York Shaft. Report mentions drums, ropes, length of rope on the drums, boiler which cannot work with safety up to more than 45 lbs., a good bend in the stack about 25 or 30 feet from the top and new wheels necessary. Also a report on the machinery at Central. Report mentions engine, drums, engine bed lifting a bit when bailing from the bottom, poppet legs, ropes and boiler.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, mine manager's report to williams united, t banner, york shaft, central -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - BENDIGO ELECTRONIC COMPANY SCALEBUOY, 1940-1950's
Scalebuoy. Invented by Hartley Abbott & patented under the name of the Bendigo Electronic Company, made in various sizes & for different applications, such as to prevent scaling in the boilers at mines. Made up of a sealed glass bulb containing mercury and gasses enclosed within a chromed wire cage & with a chromed handle. The one shown being a hand held shaker model. Scalebuoy sent to Alan from work colleague, Pat Curran in Tasmania. Pat Curran was working as the CEO of a retirement village and found the scalebuoys in the equipment there. Noting the Bendigo manufacturing logo he decided to send it to Alan. Original owner is not known.Bendigo Electronic Coy Ltd A. C. Scalebuoysciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: WESTERN MINING CORPORATION TO J.O. REYNOLDS, 11th June 1980
Letter addressed to D. McClure, M.L.A., June 11th, 1980 from Western Mining Corporation Limted. Letter outlines the plan to 'use a commercial elevator rather than a winding system for placing tourists into the underground exhibition'. Western Mining Corporation intended to make a donation to fund this venture but 'the money involved is rather more than we had in mind'. The original quote was $45,000 but is going to be in the range of $200,000 to $300,000. A two page file note on a telephone conversation between Daryl McClure and J.O. Reynolds of WMC re the Central Deborah Gold Mine is appended to the letter.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, central deborah gold mine, gold mining, western mining corporation, daryl mcclure, j. reynolds, arvi parbo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM AND BELLEVUE MINEK SHARE REGISTER 1871
Share register, 123 pages, dark green fabric cover, brown leather bindings on corners and spine.On cover on buff label ' New Chum & Bellevue, Ex Tribute Co No 2' Stuck to inside of front cover is a memorial lodged with the Court of Mines Sandhurst for the New Chum and Bellevue Extended Tribute Company on the 29th day of September, 1871. Journal contains alphabetical list of names of shareholders 1871 - 1872 and financial transactions. Journal has been overwritten and has text and pencil diagrams drawn on pages that seem to relate to a plumbing business, date mid 1960's.bendigo, mining, new chum and bellevue extended mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: CHEWTON MINE
One page document, extracts from M.G. Journal Vol 6, No. 3, 1958/59, Page 3 and M.G. Journal 1939. Chewton Mine shaft approx 523 feet, south and 45 feet east of Wattle Gully shaft. .Extract includes detail of the main shaft, headframe, winch, compressed air, concentration plant, water for plant. Ten head stamp battery, 1250 lb stamps 5 in drop, 100 drops a minute, Wilfley tables and corduroy strakes. A new change house, smithy and concentrate shed have recently been erected (9.6.1939)bendigo, mining, chewton gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM LINE OF REEF - LEASE SANDHURST NO 100 NEW CHUM COMPANY
Handwritten page of notes on the New Chum Company, Lease Sandhurst No 100. Notes give period of lease, locality, nature of lease and area of lease. In 1863 there was a disagreement with neighbouring leases. By 22/10/1866 Leases 81, 100.113.306,424,425 & 872 were surendered and R Schlesinger on behalf of New Chum Co was granted a new lease in their place. Item 7 Lease details, Edward Hunt & Anthony Stephens, Lease holders Application lodged 13/8/1859 No 134. Date 5/3/1860 for a term of ten years. Reference; Lease Book, Mines Department.document, gold, new chum line of reef, new chum line of reef, lease sandhurst no 100 new chum company, d mcdougall, menzies claim, r schlesinger, edward hunt, anthony stephens, lease book mines dept -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: PLATES TO ACCOMPANY BULLETIN NO.49 MALDON GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA
Book; Brown paper containers with plates (& maps) to accompany bulletin No49 of geological survey of Victoria. V Oswalds G.M. Plan of lease. VI. Oswalds G. M. Plan of workings. VII. Oswalds G. M. Transverse Sect. VIII. Oswalds G. M. Longit. Section. IX. Oswalds G. M. Plan & Sect. 500ft. Level. X. Northey's Reef plan & sections. XI. Carlisle and Whittaker's Mine Plan & Sections.XII. Goldsborough G. M. Co. Gordon's Reef, Plan & Section. XIII. Mount Tarrengower Tunnel Plan & Section.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, surveys, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - GEOLOGICAL MAP OF BENDIGO GOLD FIELD
Two framed laminated maps (a,b) of Bendigo goldfield reef lines, map (b) is a continuation of the reef lines in map (a). On map(a) written in black on top: 'Geological Map, Bendigo Gold Field', Scale of chains, anticlines, synclines, shafts, alluvial and contours marked. Map (b) is continuation of (a). Written on the bottom RH corner of map: 'Prepared in 1923 in the Bendigo Office Mines Department under the direction of H. Herman, Director of Geological Surveys, from surveys by H.S. Whitelaw, Fiield Geologist, assisted by E.S. Usher & J. J. Moore. Re-issued in 1936.'H. Herman, Director of Geological Surveys, from surveys by H.S. Whitelaw, Fiield Geologist, assisted by E.S. Usher & J. J. Moore. Re-issued in 1936.'bendigo, mining, geological map. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE DEEP MINES OF BENDIGO
Photocopied article titled 'The Deep Mines of Bendigo. Gold at 2, 070 feet'. From The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1954), Friday 16 march 1888, page 5. Article mentions gold being found at the greatest depth at which that metal has yet been obtained in Australia. Mentioned are the six deepest shafts in the Bendigo district. They are: Lansell's No 180, Victory and Pandora, Victoria Quartz, North Old Chum, New Chum Victoria and the Great Extended Hustler's. There was a deeper shaft at Stawell, the Magdala. Also mentioned are yields, amounts crushed, dividends paid and calls.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the deep mines of bendigo, the argus 16/3/1888, new chum and victoria, lansell's no 180, victory and pandora, victoria quartz, north old chum, new chum victoria, great extended hustler's, the magdala at stawell, mr w w barker, mr robert jackson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: QUARTZ BLOCK MINE TARADALE, 1935/41
Documents - bundle of documents - agreement for mining lease transfer, agreement for electricity, 1939 'Sale by auction' booklet with items vale(sale price?) Bank Statement, correspondence re: public auction, Power of Attorney 1937 Mary Symmons _ J. & E. Syndicate, agreement lease No. 8294 Castlemaine, list: Addresses of Cheque Receivers' ,suspension of Labour Covenants 1939, transfer of land to L. C. Stuckey, letter from J. H. Curnow & Son re : Quartz Block Mine Auction 1939, folder contains assay reports etc and correspondence re: Auction.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Postcard - GOLDEN SQUARE, BENDIGO FROM ' OLD CHUM' MINE
Postcard: hand coloured image showing mine site in Golden Square. Brick chimney in foreground, sheds. Tramway from LH side to poppet head behind chimney. On back of card ' Post GWW Card' Printed partly in Great Britain and partly in Germany. In black ink ' Dear Muncie Bob, I hope you arrived all right. I suppose you have started work before this. I don't start till 10th. Feb.' A stamp has been drawn, showing a house and written ' little house on the hill' Dated 1913.G.W.W.bendigo, mining, old chum mine, golden square, old chum mine, golden square, postcard -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SCHOOL OF MINES - MASONIC HALL SANDHURST, c. 1888
Black and White Photos, From the Book 'Sandhurst Illustrated' by Schutze, Pictures feature the 'Sandhurst Mechanics Institute and School of Mines' as well as the 'Masonic Hall, Sandhurst'. Sandhurst Mechanics Institute has a well established shrubbery at the front and cast iron fence. Six couples men in dark clothing and the ladies in light coloured clothing. Street light at fron entrace. Well established tree with a light coloured guard wrapped around the trunk. Masonic Hall has six columns and a wide flight of steps, Two tall trees to the left, couple standing in front of short picket fenceat the left.buildings, school of mines, masonic hall, sandhurst, sandhurst mechanics institute, masonic hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s - set of 5, Eldon Hogan, 1/78 or late 1977
Set of five Kodak cardboard mounted slides - featuring photos taken during a visit to Bendigo Tour by Eldon Hogan. Slides have slide number (10 to 14) and date "Jan 78" stamped onto them. Scanned on the Canon scanner at the depot 15/12/1971 at the time of the installation of the scanner. .1 - No. 17 Nolan St .2 - No. 25 with Myer Roof Advertisement and No. 28 at Depot. .3 - No. 25 at Central Deborah Mine terminus .4 - No. 17 at North Bendigo terminus .5 - No. 17, Pall Mall at City terminus with the Beehive Building in the background.tramways, trams, bendigo, bendigo trust, nolan st, depot, central deborah, north bendigo, pall mall, tram 17, tram 25, tram 28 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CHRISTMAS REEF GOLD MINING CO. COLLECTION: PLAN OF MINE
Hand drawn plan of mine, showing spurs, slate, lava. Christmas Reef shaft and Great Western shaft drawn. Notations in pencil. On left hand side 'Memo: the shaft of the Christmas Reef Co is about 5 chains north of Great Western Cos shaft. The strata and surface pitch north, assumed at same rate. The working of Allingham and Moore's Trib Co are taken from their reports in Bendigo Advertiser May 1872 to May 1873. Jas Down Mgr' Scale on plan 20 ft to 1 inch Legend shows sandstone, slate and quartz.Bendigo Advertiserbendigo, mining, christmas reef gold mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LESLIE JOHN BAGUST COLLECTION PHOTO OF QUEEN VICTORIA GARDENS, 1940
Leslie John Bagust Collection. Black and white photo of the Queen Victoria Gardens. In the foreground is the baby health centre, (since removed), Queen Victoria statue in white, centre background shows the RSL Hall and part of the roof and the clock tower of the Old Bendigo post Office. Background right the tower of the Shamrock Hotel and centre background is the town of the Bendigo School of mines. The right shows vehicles parked along Pall Mall. To the right of the health centre there is a small white statue, of unknown representation. At the bottom of the photo in white Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo and to the right is No.10.bendigo, parks and gardens, queen victoria gardens -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - MOUNT MURPHY WOLFRAM MINE
Three catalogues, two with grey covers and one missing its cover. Auction Catalogue of Mining and General Machinery held on Thursday 27th April, 1944 at Benambra, near Omeo, Vic. The buildings, tools, stores, plant, motor vehicles & extensive equipment of the Mount Murphy Wolfram Mine were sold by Order of Commonwealth of Aust. Department of Supply and Shipping. J. H. Curnow & Son were the Auctioneers. Contains descriptions of larger machinery, buildings and engines. Sale also conducted by permission of the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges under Regulation 59 of the National Security (General) Regulations.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - mount murphy wolfram mine, commonwealth of aust dept of supply and shipping, j h curnow & son, c j curnow, h j lowe, f c dyett, j l jamieson & co, w g wedd, the prahran telegraph printing co -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: LETTER, 24th September, 1973
Letter, dated 24th September, 1973, to Mr P N Ellis from A B Court of the Royal Botanic Gardens and National Herbarium. In the A B Court thanks Mr Ellis for his letter and for the specimen of Acacia hakeoides. He was hoping it would turn out to be the same as the one known to him from the Moon Mines area. He had searched for this species? During the last several years but had been unable to find it. He suggest that if Mr Ellis or his associates find anything of interest in the locality it might be worthwhile forwarding a specimen for examination. Signed A B Court.communication, postal, letters, peter ellis collection, department of crown lands and survey victoria, royal botanic gardens and national herbarium, p n ellis, moon mines area, a b court -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MARKS COLLECTION: CLAIM MAP SANDHURST
Original hand drawn map showing lease holders along Mt. Korong Road, Sandhurst area. Names include Gold Mines Co., Hercules Co., H. Koch, Prince Alfred Co, Advance Co., J. Steane, Skeals, Abel & Co., Mounts(?) Bay co., Wellington Co., Waterloo Co., Endeavour Co., W.H. Langdon, Bridgman & Co. Written in blue pencil on top RH corner in script Syme Well, Nova Ste (indecipherable) , German Aleno Co., Concord, Rae. Written on back of map in black pen 'Maps'.map, bendigo, mining leases -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PURDY COLLECTION: VALLEY OF THE SPRINGS
Booklet: 'The Valley of the Springs' a booklet produced to celebrate Spring Gully's First 127 Years. Written on front in biro 'J.B. Purdy, 49 Bellevue Road, Golden Square. Contains poem about Spring Gully by J.C. Hattam, Photos: St. Phillips Spring Gully, choir practice; garden party to raise funds for St. Phillips, taken on Keck's verandah, Abbotts Tannery, Tannery Lane, school photos, opening of tower on One Tree Hill, a mine at Diamond Hill ( un-named ) horse drawn vehicles, wood carter, Spring Gully reservoir being enlarged.bendigo, history, spring gully -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, University of Ballarat Annual Report, 2008, 2008
Black soft covered book. Contents include: Timeline, merger between University of Ballarat and the Ballarat School of Mines, David Battersby, Jacinta Allan, Robert R. T. Smith, 2020 Vision and Agenda, Peter Gell, IBM, Technology Park, Geoffrey Blainey, Karen Douglas, John Brumby, Graduation Procession, David Waldron, Robyn Brandenburg, beer awards, Victoria Mitchell, VIOSH 30th anniversary, Fadi Charcher, Colin Trembath, Ballarat Railway Station, Shelley Nash, James Coglan. Ballarat Foundation, Sandra Herbert, Horsham, possum skin cloak. university of ballarat, ballarat school of mines, battersby, david battersby, jacinta allan, university of ballarat timeline, robert h.t. smith, geoffrey blainey, karen douglas, academic procession, john brumby, australasian international beer awards, david waldron, robyn brandenberg, colin trembath, shelley nash, sandra herbert, possum skin cloak diana nikkelson, kelly barrett, bianca nikkelson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NORTH DEBORAH MINE - GT SOUTHERN ENGINE HOUSED AT NORTH DEBORAH MINE
Handwritten notes on Gt. Southern Engine housed at Nth Deborah. For details, see copy of Catalogue of Sale, 10th April, 1947. Have checked these figures:- Cylinders 22 in dia. Catalogue figures 24 in dia. Stroke 5 ft 0 ins. Length of cyl 5 ft 6 ins. Size of Engine Bed at the St Southern Mine. Length of Bed 23 ft 6 ins. Width across Centres 14 ft 2 ins. Bed made of bricks. A Richardson. For comparison, Big Deborah - Length of cylinder 3 ft 6 ins.document, gold, the north deborah gold mine co, north deborah mine, gt southern engine housed at north deborah mine, gt southern mine, a richardson, big deborah -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Letter, Letter written by H.C.Howship to Ringwood Mail Ringwood 1963
To the Editor of the Ringwood Mail Dear Sir, would you please publish in your widely read paper the following letter for the information of the residents of the City of Ringwood- Re the passing of my brother Mr. J.P. Howship, who was an ANZAC one of the pioneer family of Howship of Ringwood which name is connected with the early history of Ringwood or more particularly Ringwood East as the late J.P. Howship and myself purchased the Nursery of Mr. John Hill around the year 1912 and after a couple of years my late brother Bert was taken into partnership and we bought the adjoining nursery of Mr. Will Hill and traded under name Howship Bros. Rosedale Nursery and the name of one street in the old property Howship Avenue is named after the old firm as well as Rosedale Crescent. The move for the establishment of the Ringwood East station started with myself and in a meeting up with a Mr .T. Birkitt who I felt was the man I needed as he was a sub Estate Agent .A meeting was called and held in our packing shed at the end of Federal Road which at that time ended at Mr. Charlie Burdens property and abbuted (sic) on our property. This meeting was attended by about sixty residents and the late Mr. C. Wedge was elected as the first President of the Ringwood East Railway League and Progress Assoc. with Mr. T. Birkitt as Secretary and myself as assist. Secretary. This League raised the sum of about 1,600 from residents and land owners for the erection of the Ringwood East Railway Station & after the station was erected and paid for the League part was canceled and the Progress Assoc. carried on. The present Ringwood East Cricket Club was formed at meeting and the Prog .......and my three brothers Bert, Mervyn and played cricket in the Ringwood district for many years and most of us were members of the Ringwood at first and then the Ringwood East Football clubs and followed the teams for years a few names of the old players came to mind in E. Thomas , C. Weil, T. Homewood, the Pratt family and others. I might mention for the benefit of the City of Ringwood residents my eldest brother Laurie late of New Street and now living at Blairgowrie was with what was then known as Coopers Mills and designed and helped to build some of the first buildings in that property now known as Ringwood Timber & Trading Co .Also that myself and others namely the Reidy Brothers, Mr. Taylor, & L .Cleary & voluntary labour formed the tennis courts at East Ringwood with the help of our young Ladies of the time, those courts I'm pleased to say are well established and two more are added and provide good activities for the young people of the district. Also with the aid of C .Thomas, Norm Blood and others we formed the Methodist courts. From the Ringwood East Progress Association came the move to have a Health Centre for Ringwood. This was established by a good deal of enthusiastic work by some mothers after spending nearly fifty years in Ringwood watching it grow from town surrounded by orchards to a City and I must congratulate the Civic Fathers and their staff in the growth of Ringwood and the fine roads, Parks, Elderly Citizens Club and have all done a good job but why oh why have you neglected mines Road Ringwood east. Why has this road not been made the drainage there is something to be seen to be believed in such a city .The only solution is making and curbing this road & I would ask those responsible why the curbing was put down Dublin Road where there are no residents this curbing could well have solved the problem in Mines Road if used there. I recently spent a weekend with my Daughter, Mrs. Munro at the corner of Maroondah highway and Mines Road and was disgusted at the condition of Mines Road and drainage and had to air my views and suggest a trip to Mines Road by the Civic Fathers led by the Health Inspector I am yours sincerely H.C. Howship Sheila Street, Rye. (copied here verbatim)3 pages of hand written letter detailing the early history of the East Ringwood Railway and Progress Association, football, cricket and tennis clubs.. Written as a draft in 1963. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: STRENGTH OF MINING ROPES, MINERS' CLOTHING
One page document 'Extract from Dickers Mining Record, Strength of ropes Vol.1, No. 5, March 1862, page 3, 'Square the circumference in inches, and multiply by 200. The product is the weight in pounds the rope will bear in safety' Also, 'A question of some importance to miners'. A co-operative company had agreed that every shareholder working in the mine of the Great Redan Extended Coy shall bring two suits of clothes before he be allowed to work in the mine and shall proceed to the shifting room allotted to him and then shall put on his working clothes and on leaving work shall proceed to the shanty, and there change his clothes, and permit the officer apointed by the company to search the clothes in which he shall have worked. Any person not complying with this rule shall have a man work in his place and such person shall not be allowed to go down below. The wages of the man shall be deducted from the dividends of the shareholder. When taken to court, his Honor ruled in favour of the company. Each party to pay his own costs. He said that all classes when going through the Custon's Houses had to submit for the general good. It was not the individual in the present issue, but the clothes that were submitted to the indignity of being searched..bendigo, mining, strength of mining ropes