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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HERCULES AND CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GOLD MINE SHEEPSHEAD REEF
Handwritten one page document. Details about the Hercules Gold Mine, Long Gully which operated from 1911 - 1917 as the Hercules and Energetic Gold Mine. 1917 - 1922 by Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields Company and 1922 - 1950 as an entirely new company. The Central Nell Gwynne on the Nell Gwynne (central area only) 1932 - 1949.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, hercules, energetic, nell gwynne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LANSELL'S 222 MINE - PRODUCTION OF MINES
Hand written page with list of mines, depth, year and ounces of gold. Mines listed are:- Geo Denis Claim, Begelhole & Co (South), Koch's & Hildebrandt, Koch & Hildebrandt Trib Co., Lansell & Hunt's Black & White Lead Co, Lansell's 222, Golden Outlook (Vale). Reference - Bendigo Goldfield, History and Production, Page 106.gold mining, miners' safety cage, lansell's 222 mine, lansell's 222 mine, production of mines, geo denis claim, begelhole & co (south), koch & hildebrandt, koch & hildebrandt trib co, lansell & hunt's black & white lead co, golden outlook, bendigo goldfield history and production -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MELBOURNE HOTELS - 14 ARTICLES BY R. K. COLE, 1952 to 1962
Magazine articles. Photocopies of 14 historical articles by R K Cole on Melbourne hotels. Photocopied from the publication 'What's Brewing ?' by the Carlton Brewery. List of articles include. Dates of publication are handwritten in biro at the bottom of the first page of each article. Article (g) entitled 'Some Early Goldfields Inns' is mainly about Ballarat hotels.Publication dates written in biro on each article.organization, business, hotel, melbourne hotels, r.k.cole, what's brewing?, ballarat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO GOLDEN CITY TOURIST BOOKLET
1970's Bendigo 'The Golden City' 24 coloured page tourist brochure. Cardboard cover featuring coloured Alexandra Fountain , with red Bendigo printed. The Golden City scroll printed below. Numerous coloured bendigo views inside and reproduction of C A Ross & Co Derwent Store on 1850's bendigo goldfield on reverse.Nucolorvue Productions Mentonebendigo, tourism, guide, bendigo city -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CORRESPONDENCE RE: BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS REGISTRY 1872 AND BUTCHER, JOHN, 25/07/1971
Letter from F A Butcher, Wangaratta (25/7/1971) re offer of a copy of The Bendigo Goldfields Registry 1872 and information about late grandfather John Butcher, miller (Webbs Flour Mill, , Runnymede Flour Mills - Elmore and father A J Butcher (also miller). Reply from Sec BHS accepting 'loan' of the Registry.F.A. Butcherperson, individual, john butcher, john butcher, webbs flour mill, bendigo goldfield registry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGING - THE DIGGERS, c1800s
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. The Digging - The Diggers. Slide; There was sometimes very fought justice, especially if a digger were caught red-handed stealing gold. Never the-less, contemporary reports stress the general orderliness of the goldfields communities; there was nothing of the lynch-law that disgraced the Californian diggings. Markings: 63 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE CHINESE ON THE GOLD FIELDS, c1855
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. The Chinese on the Gold Fields. Slide reads: But these under-estimate the actual numbers considerably. Other official estimates were: January, 1855 - 10,000. July, 1855 - 17,000. End of 1857 - 40,000. End of 1859 - 42,000. Practically all of those who came were to be found on the goldfields. Markings: 29. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1850s
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. The goldfields police were stimulated to this sort of activity by an absurd regulation which allotted them half of the fines paid by prisoners they arrested. Many Commissioners, too, antagonized their diggers by their overbearing conduct. (See Unit 8) Markings: 36 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1854
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide depicts map of Victoria with the 5 gold rush regions marked on it. Beechworth, Sandhurst Avoca, Castlemaine and Ballarat. By the end of 1854, the Heathcote goldfields district had disappeared, but a district had been created on the Avoca. Why? Markings: 31 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BENDIGO GOLD FIELD GEOLOGICAL MAP
Geological map of the Bendigo Gold Field showing stratigraphical zones. Map in two sections, colour coded showing anticlines, synclines, shafts, fault lines, fossils. Signed by H. Herman. This map forms part of the Geological Survey of Victoria, Structure of Bendigo Goldfield report, No. 47, 1923. H.Herman, late Director of Geological Survey.Geological Survey Victoriabendigo, gold mining, geological map -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Catalogue, McPherson's Engineering Catalogue, c1905
240 page catalgue from teh Chain Belt Engineering Company. Includes numerous line and photographic illustrations.non-fictionelevators, coal handling appliances, sheffield gas works, coke storage plants, colliery truck hauling gear, incline mineral conveyor, log hauling gear, sprocket wheels, ewart's chain, gray's chain, delivery elevator buckets, j.w. glover, chain belt engineering company, catalogue, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Catalogue, Price List of Assay Material, Balances, Chemical & Scientific Apparatus and Pure Chemicals, Fourth Edition, c1905
Red hardcovered 110 page catalogue from the Felton, Grimwade & Co.. Includes numerous line and photographic illustrations.non-fictionj.w. glover, john w. glover, assay, chemistry, mining, felton grimwade & co, assay moulds, tongs, tools, balances, oertling, balance weight, compressed oxygen, crucibles, furnaces, muffles, scales, hammers, gas burners -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Catalogue, F.W. Braun Modern Labor Saving Laboratory Appliances. 1903, c1905
100 page catalogue from F.W. Barun. Includes numerous line illustrations.non-fictionj.w. glover, john w. glover, crushers, furnaces, blowpipe outfits, cupel machines, blowpipe -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Catalogue, McPherson's Engineering Catalogue, c1905
Blue 24 page catalogue from Frank Vial and Sons. Includes numerous line and photographic illustrations.non-fictionj.w. glover, john w. glover, mining, machine belts, link belting, belt fasteners, pulleys, leather hose, victoria crescent abbotsford, abbotsford -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BALLOT PAPERS TARNAGULLA, 19th May, 1973
Blue Voting paper with Borough of Tarnagulla printed at the top. Candidates' Names are George Barlow, Thomas Bayliss, John Beynon, Thomas Henderson, William Herd Voting directions at the end of page. White paper titled Ballot Paper School District of the Borough of Tarnagulla. Candidates' Names are Henry Charles Bristol, Robert Harrison Burstall, Edward Buckley, Thomas Comrie, James Clouston, George Minto, and Thomas Scorer. Voting Directions printed at the bottom of page. Printed by John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne. Another piece of paper has Mr Cra? Goldfield's Historical Society written on it. Typed on another piece of paper is: These two ballot papers were found in the Tarnagulla Town Hall before its reconstruction this year. Apart from a few records in possession of the Goldfields Historical Society the Tarnagulla Borough Records were pulped during the war. The ballot paper for the School District is an election for a School Board of Advice in 1873 (the first election under the Act). The Voting paper is for the Borough Council, date unknown but it was not (underlined) the first election. With compliments of the Goldfields Historical Society per their Curator John J. Alderson. 11/4/61By Authority John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourneevent, official, civic, ballot papers tarnagulla, tarnagulla town hall, goldfields historical society, tarnagulla borough records, school board of advice, john j alderson, henry charles bristol, robert harrison burstall, edward buckley, thomas comrie, james clouston, george minto, thomas scorer, george barlow, thomas bayliss, john beynin, thomas henderson, william herd, john ferres -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Digital photograph, Janice Newton and Dorothy Wickham, 2016
Janice Newton and Dorothy Wickham, contributors, at the launch of Goldfields and the Gothic: A Hidden Heritage & Folklore (Edited and Compiled by David Waldron) was held at Clunes during the Clunes Book Festival. The photograph shows Nicholas Moll, Dorothy Wickham, David Waldron, Nathaniel Buchanan, Paul Michael Donovan, and Keir Reeves. -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Golden Days on the Caledonian Diggings: the diaries of Thomas Young of Kangaroo Ground, Panton Hill and Christmas Hills, compiled by Mick Woiwod, 2005
The original diaries, (1859-1866,1895-1900) of Thomas Young discovered by a Young descendant have been transcribed with the author adding his own research and historical photographs. The diary sheds light on the lives of prospectors who worked the Caledonian goldfields in the 1860s, including St Andrews and Smiths Gully. Thomas Young, migrated from Scotland and moved to the goldfields in 1858. He carted ore by horse and dray from mines around St Andrews to crushers in Panton Hill and Smiths Gully. He later became a baker. He and his wife Bridget had eleven children. He later settled at Christmas Hills establishing the local store and school. See also: "Old Diary Strikes Old" by Natalie Birch, Diamond Valley Leader August 17 2005The diary provides a rare first-hand account of life on the Caledonian goldfields.v. : ill. 69 p 30 cm[written inside front cover] To my very good friend Harry Gilham - Mick Woiwod 25th August 2005thomas young, caledonian gold fields, kangaroo ground, christmas hills, panton hill, smiths gully, st andrews, diary, gold mining -
Orbost & District Historical Society
program, The Coolgardie Water Supply, 1903
This program belonged to Dr James Kerr. Conceived by Engineer-in-Chief C.Y. O’Connor and completed in 1903, the Coolgardie Goldfields Water Supply Scheme comprised a reservoir on the Helena River, eight steam-driven pumping stations and 566 kilometres of steel pipeline supplying 23,000 kilolitres of water daily to the arid goldfields of Western Australia. The project was officially opened by Sir John and Lady Forrest in January 1903. "Great pomp and ceremony heralded the arrival of water and the opening of the Scheme. Clean, fresh water could now be easily obtained in some of Australia's harshest country. However, this victory came at a great cost. The stress of the bold project was too much for O’Connor, who, after enduring endless criticism, took his life on 10 March 1902, before the Scheme was completed." - Western Australian Museum : The Coolgardie Goldfields Water Supply Scheme was an ambitious engineering feat because at the time water had never been lifted so high nor pumped so far (about 560 km). The Scheme, which pumps water from the better-watered coastal area, operates to this day. This item is associated with an historic event in the history of opening up arid areas of Australia to settlement. The item is associated with Dr James Kerr, the first doctor to settle in Orbost.A souvenir program from the opening of the works of the Coolgardie Water Supply. It has a maroon cover with gold print. Details include the date and place.coolgardie-water-supply western-australia-goldfields -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Gold-miner's Pick, Ballarat c 1920, c1920
This gold miner's pick from the Ballarat Goldfields c 1920 was donated by Mr David Hopcraft, a dealer at the Arkuna Market Berwick, Victoria in December 2010. When Gold was discovered in Victoria c1853 most of the labourers and some landowners left the market gardens and farms to try their luck on the goldfields. Local Blacksmiths made picks similar to this one for them. There was a great shortage of labour in Melbourne and at the same time, due to the huge influx of people lured by the Gold, there was an increased demand for food. The market gardeners were getting very good prices for their produce and many increased their wealth considerably and many of these tenant farmers were able to purchase their blocks of land and live a profitable life. There was such a shortage of labour that J.B.Were applied for Irish immigrants to work the farms. This pick is an example of the hand made tools many pioneers took with them when they abandoned their farms and market gardens in the District of Brighton to try their luck at prospecting when gold was discovered in Ballarat and Bendigo c1853. Some were successful , most were not and retuned again to the hard life of farming. A forged steel pick with a wooden handle. The steel pick-head was hand-forged by a blacksmith. This miner's pick was used on the Ballarat gold-fields c1920gold mining, ballarat, bendigo, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, mining equipment, gold rush, immigrants, blacksmiths, forges, tools -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Lydia Chancellor collection: A Prussian priest gave Bendigo his heart
George Henry Backhaus (1811-1882) was born in Prussia. He was ordained as a Catholic priest in 1836 and began his missionary work in India. In 1846 he came to Australia, first ministering in Sydney and then Adelaide. With the discovery of gold in Victoria, Backhaus believed he was called to become a missionary on the goldfields. His first Bendigo mass was celebrated 2/5/1852. He travelled extensively throughout the goldfields eventually establishing a tent church on the site of St Killians in 1852. In 1853 this was replaced by a slab-walled and canvas-roofed church.. The site also included a Catholic school. In 1863 he returned to Germany but came back to Bendigo in 1867. He retired from parish work in 1881 and moved to Melbourne but as his health declined he returned to Bendigo in 1882 to die.The age from 08/01/1966. Article titled: A Prussian priest gave Bendigo his heart, Churches of history - 9 by John Hetherington. The article details the life of Dr. Henry Backhaus, the first Catholic priest in Bendigo.In blue pen "The Age" 8-1-66bendigo churches, backhaus, st.killian -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Smith Letters
John Smith was a carpenter and/or timber merchant who emigrated from England to Australia. He settled in Launceston in 1834-6. In 1836 he married Susannah (of Birmingham, nee Bradney/Bradbury, daughter of a gunsmith). Their first child was born in Launceston in 1837 (records in Wesleyan Church). They set out to try the Californian goldfields but at Tahiti they received such bad news about the Californian goldfields that they changed their minds and returned to Port Phillip. Apparently, John Smith's nephew George died of T.B. less than a year after arriving at Tarnagulla. John Smith, Susannah and two of their 9+ children are buried in St Kilda Cemetery (Wesleyan sector). They were lifelong members of the Wesleyan Church. A John Smith, carpenter was listed as being a business in Wellington St, St Kilda 1856-1860. Donald Clark Collection.Eleven photocopied pages. Four pages are a letter (date circa 1990s) from S.A.S. Smith of England to Lorna Goltz of the Tarnagulla Gold n Rocks Museum. It explains the context of some accompanying photocopied historical letters. All the letters relate to S.A.S. Smith's ancestors who lived in Tarnagulla for a time. The photocopies are of: 1) Letter dated 15th April 1857, written and sent from St Kilda by John Smith 2) Letter dated October 24th, 1866, written and sent from Tarnagulla by John Smith 3) Letter dated October 17, 1866 written and sent from Tarnagulla by George, nephew of John Smith. -
Orbost & District Historical Society
hesssian, mid 19th century
George Temple, born in Yorkshire on 26/2/1832 was one of the earliest Orbost storekeepers. Temple's Store was on the corner of Ruskin and Nicholson Streets opposite the post office. He packed stores to the Bendoc area goldfields. The store building eventually became part of Herbert's store when he died in 1917.George Temple was one of Orbost's earliest storekeepers.A large piece of hessian - probably an opened bag which was used for sending goods. The material is pinned around cardboard. It has black lettering stencilled on it."1850 G. Temple Orbost via Cunninghame carpenter"temple-george -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - JOURNAL 'ELECTRIC TRACTION, December 1963
Journal of Australian Electric Traction Association. Volume XVII No. 12, December 1962. 16 pages. Cover picture of a bogie car 24 and two single truck trailers of the Eastern Goldfield Transport Board on a miner's special running between Kalgoorlie and Boulder, W.A. shortly before the system closed in 1952. History of document:Part of 'Basil Miller Collection'.Pub: Australian Electric Traction Asscn. Printer: O'Loughlin Bros. Pty Ltd., Sydney NSW.document -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DUDLEY HOUSE COLLECTION: FLYER, 1982
Document. Flyer Information flyer about the event to mark the Centenary of the death of Dr Henry Backhaus. Yellow card with black printing and a sketch of the mass Tent used by Dean Backhaus on the Bendigo Goldfield,. Sketck drawn by Dorothy Dempsey Carroll. The RHSV (Bendigo Branch) advertised a German Masked Costume Ball to be held in the City Hall on 4 September 1982.document, invitations, masked ball -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Letter - Photocopy, Letters regarding Captain John Venebles, 1700 - 2000
From red binder of family history of Caroline and Willbraham Liardet consisting of photocopies of various photos and documents, family trees, etc.donated by Philippa Gamlin, granddaughter of Leonora. .21 - Letters regarding Captain John Venables . His ship the "Salsette" was berthed at Sandridge following crew desertion to the goldfields and was wrecked during a storm and broken up on Sandridge beachEach leaf is numberedliardet family, phillippa gamlin, ynys grecian -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Bendigo Goldfield, Geological Survey Report No 93
Soft cover booklet of 50 pages. Geological Survey Report No 93. Bendigo Goldfield. Spring Gully, Golden Square, Eaglehawk By C.E. Willman and H.E.Wilkinson. Colour photo of the North Deborah mine poppet-head on a pale-yellow front cover. Illustrated with B&W photos, maps and sketches. Published 1992 by the Department of Manufacturing and Industry Development , Victoria Errata page pasted inside front cover. M & J Qualtrough sticker on title page. bendigo goldfield, geological survey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GOLD, c1855
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. Gold. The report of Commission of Inquiry into the Condition of the Goldfields (1855) recommended the restriction of the Chinese immigration. Report reads; REPORT from the COMMISSION APPIONTED TO ENQUIRE into the condition of the GOLD-FIELDS OF VICTORIA. To his Excellency SIR CHARLES HOTHAM, K.C.B. Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of Victoria, ETC. MELBOURNE Markings: 16 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1851
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp.. Slide: At first, Goldfields Commissioners and their staffs were quartered in tents. Here the Commissioner in Ballarat in 1851 (Armstrong) is seen at the door of his tent. [Strutt] Commissioner's Tent, Ballarat, 1851. Slide shows Commissioners tent, a horse and staff. Markings: 6 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGINGS THE DIGGERS, c1853
... goldfields ...Diggers & Mining. The Diggings The Diggers. Slide: or in chapels that church-loving diggers built on many of the goldfields. (von Guerard) Chapel at Ballarat (1853). The church of wooden structure with a wooden cross on one end of the gable roof and a flag pole at the other end of the building flying a flag with a cross. Markings: 73 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Mont De Lancey
Magazine, The Historical Society of Victoria, The Victorian Historical Magazine
The Victorian Historical magazine was first published in 1911 This is issue Vol III March 1914, No.3. The Contents lists: Extracts from the diary of The Rev. William Waterfield, first congregational minister at Port Phillip, 1838 - 1843, Recent publications, Index to periodical literature, Samuel Thomas Gill, the artist of the goldfields and notes and queries - Murray pioneers - Lillydale - Jacka Jacka.Dark green paperback Victorian Historical Magazine with the title printed in black lettering with further details including the Contents, Publisher details, price ONE SHILLING and Printer noted. Stapled on the left side. It has a few photos of Samuel Thomas Gill's pencil drawings throughout as well as an article about him. He was renowned as an artist of the goldfields. p.144non-fictionThe Victorian Historical magazine was first published in 1911 This is issue Vol III March 1914, No.3. The Contents lists: Extracts from the diary of The Rev. William Waterfield, first congregational minister at Port Phillip, 1838 - 1843, Recent publications, Index to periodical literature, Samuel Thomas Gill, the artist of the goldfields and notes and queries - Murray pioneers - Lillydale - Jacka Jacka.history magazine, victorian history, magazines, s.t. gill