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Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet, The Early Families of Whroo
Tells a short story of the early families who settled at Whroo, a gold mining area, located near Rushworth. The town is no long in existence. Written by Doris KIngA5 size booklet with soft cardboard cover. Cover has a black frame in from the edge with the book title in that in black print. Cover is a grey scale photograph of the Whroo mining site. 88 pages.titlewhroo, families of whroo, doris king -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Sand mining at the Whipstick
Old Tom mine included quartz mining and open cut mining. Today the remains of the battery site, cyanide plant, hydrolic sluicing and a 1930's puddler can be seen. It was operating in August 1874 and was taken over in 1897 by an English syndicate, J. R. Syndicate. By 1899 the mine had reached 500 feet in depth . The mine closed c. 1901.8529 Sand mining at Old Tom mine the Whipstick, Eaglehawk. O'Halloran's team of nine men and two horses and carts. Two men with horse and carts; and seven men on top of the sand deposit. A4 copy of 1513 Box 25sand mining, whipstick, old tom mine -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, John McAllister, c1989, c1989
John McAllister was a lecturer in Mining at Ballarat University College, a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Colour photographuc portrait of a man - John McCallister.ballarat university college, mcallister, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH FORTUNA VILLA AND MINES
Black and white photograph of Fortuna Villa mining sites, showing on foreground water dam, poppet head and chimney, Victoria Hill on the left. There are two copies one sepia colour.bendigo, mining, fortuna mine sites -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALMOND ROWE WILLIAMS COLLECTION: LETTER
Letter, dated 16th June, 2006, addressed to 'Norm' (Harris) Bendigo Historical Society from Margaret Inglis regarding Almond Williams and enclosing copies of his mining certificates.bendigo, mining, almond williams -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, C. NETTLETON, PORT PHILLIP MINE, APPROX. 1866 OR 1867
PHOTOGRAPH OF PORT PHILLIP MINE ABOUT 186 OR 1867. NOTE COVERED FLUE TO BRICK CHIMNEY TO RIGHT. IN 1966 THERE WERE A FEW BRICKS AT THE SIGHT OF THE CHIMNEY AND A SHALLOW TRENCH ALONG THE LINE OF THE FLUE. SITE OF PRESENT GOLD MONUMENT IS JUST TO RIGHT OF POPPET HEAD SHOWN ON HILL. WOOD PILE OUTSIDE BUILDING TROLLEY LINES ETC.SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY, CLUNES. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM CAMP PARADE, LOOKING NORTH. GENERAL VIEW OF MINE AND WORKS IN 1866 OR 1867.photographs, mining, port phillip and colonial gold mining company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NAPOLEON GOLD MINING CO. N.L, 15th August 1950
Document: Gold Mining Lease Crown Land No 11272 Bendigo, entered in the register book Vol 331 Fol 36450, embossed seals of Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co N.L & King George VI, Map: No 11272 Mining District of Bendigo, Parish of Sandhurst, County of Bendigo, shows the minerunning between Harvey & Inglis Streets and crossing Empire and Sparrowhawk Roads and running a good distance beyond Sparrowhawk Rd.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE RUSH THAT NEVER ENDED, 1969
The Rush That Never Ended, A history of Australian mining. Published by Geoffrey Norman Blainey, 389 pages with photographs & maps.Geoffrey Blaineyaustralia, history, mining, australia - history, gold mining, mining. -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph (black & white), Ballarat School of Mines Students visit the Last Chance Mine, c 1898
The mining class visited the Last Chance on the afternoon of Thursday, 8th June, under the guidance of Mr Kirby, the mine manager. Mr Campbell, the photographic instructor, also dared the perils of the deep in order to take some flashlight photos. As this was Mr Campbell's first visit below, several difficulties which he did not now existed prevented success. The students all ranged themselves in poetic and heroic attitudes for the first flashlight, but the development of the plate showed only the light from the candles and the moisture on the lens. The next two tries were better, but were under-exposed, and of no value, except as experience. Two gentlemen from England also went below with the students, but history repeated itself and Australia won the "test." The Englishmen left early. Mr Hart secured a fine specimen of arsenopyrite and indicator slate; also a bootlace, the property of a much-vexed miner, whose boots Mr Hart had borrowed. Horrors! Mr Hart steal a bootlace! Impossible! However, a tragedy was averted by the miner securing a new lace, and he was at once all smiles - so were the students. Mr Campbell took a photo of the students dressed for the occasion, and some were flattered, and some looked very like the universal "Weary Willie". (Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, July 1899, p.2.)Over 24 men pose for a photograph outside the Last Chance mine. Some of the men are members of the visiting Ballarat School of Mines mining class. Thomas Hart (beard) stands at the back right. Verso: Copied from Annual report 1898, Thomas Hart - back Row, 2nd from right with beard.ballarat school of mines, last chance, thomas hart, john rowe, hart, mining, mining alumni, rowe, charles campbell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED GOLD MINING COMPANY NL, 1968
Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet - Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company gold mining lease document. No. 11390, Vol. 334, Fol. 727, dated 21 Sept. 1967, - adjoins Fletcher Street, County of Bendigo, Parish of Sandhurst.organization, mining, deborah extended gold mining compan, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, deborah extended gold mining company, gold mining, lease documents -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BENDIGO MINING, WALKING UNDERGROUND FROM SPRING GULLY TO EAGLEHAWK
Newspaper article, Bendigo Advertiser, Thursday October 13, 1988, page 1. It was said in the 'heyday of Bendigo's gold mining it was possible to walk underground from Spring Gully to Eaglehawk' Article describes a walk done in 1988 from the 8th level of the Central Deborah Gold Mine shaft (270 m) through a series of tortuous and at times hazardous drives, stopes, shafts and cross overs to the 8th level of the North Deborah Gold Mine. Steven Hinde, Bendigo Mining's Chief Geologist lead the trek, which proved it was still possible to go down one shaft and emerge up another. When Bendigo Mining dewatered the Central Deborah shaft it uncovered the old connecting passages.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO A HISTORY, 1973
Bendigo A History. Signed by the author. A history of gold mining in Bendigo from its earliest time and the development of the city. Black and white illustrations. 262 pages.Frank Cusackbendigo, mining, early history., gold mining in bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Hartnell Legal Documents: Bill of Sale - 1867
Isacc Forster, Alexander Fergusson, Henry Gray and John Adams are the directors of the Glasgow Reef Gold Mining Co.Bill of Sale Glasgow Reef Gold Mining Co. to Bank of Victoria. Contract dated 4th Nov 1867 Payment due 30 Nov 1867 This A3 document is made up of 4 pieces of heavy stock lined paper. The document is bound on the left side with glue and string creating a book which comprises the legal contract of mortgage for mining equipment. The document is handwritten in black ink with the last page acting as the documents cover when folded down into a pamphlet. The signature page includes 4 red wax seals. The payment reminder is pinned to the first page of the contract.the bank of victoria, the glasgow reef gold mining co., isaac forster, john adams, henry gray, alexander seaton fergusson -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, View of Stawell from Big Hill 1874 showing mines looking towards South end of Black range -- 4 Photos
Visible Nelsons Criterion Hotel, Wimmera Crushing Mill, Odd Fellows Arms hotel, F.H. Oliver & Co Grain Merchant, Reefs Restaurant.Holtermann Black and White photograph of Stawell from Big Hill with mining in foreground. April 1874. Wimmera Crushing Mill and settling pond at centre of photograph. Stawell water supply centre left of photo. Black Range in Background.mining, panorama -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: PROSPECTING AND MINING FOR URANIUM IN AUSTRALIS, 1954
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Prospecting and Mining for Uranium in Australia. Book soft cover. Published by Australian Atomic Energy Commission and Department of National Development. Notes for the guidance of prospectors. Photographs, charts and diagrams. Date: September 1954.organization, mining, mining, uranium, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, prospecting and mining for uranium in australia 1954 australia atomic energy commission and department of national development prospectors -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, View of Stawell from Big Hill April 1874 showing mines centered on north end of Main Street -- 2 Photos
From left Shire Hall Pleasant Creek in distance, Mathers & Franklin, Stawell Coach Factory, Coffee Palace, Christ Church of England Church Hill, Mechanics Institute, Temperance Hotel, Matherson Cross Reef Hotel.Black and White Holtermann photograph of Stawell from Big Hill with mining in foreground. 1874 Site of fire in Main and Street Patrick Street 22 April 1874 visible in centre of photograph.mining, panorama, streetscape -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS: GAZETTE ENTRY OF NAMES OF ORIGINAL SHAREHOLDERS
Display copy (3 pages) of the names of the original shareholders in the Great Extended Hustlers Reef Quartz Mining Co., first registered in the Victoria Government Gazette on Friday March 24, 1865.bendigo, mining, great extended hustlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GLITTERING GULLIES, 1988
'Glittering gullies' Collection of black line drawings of various aspects of mining in the 'gullies' of Bendigo . 32 pagesDorothy Dempseyart, gold mining, bendigo, gold, mining, gullies, art -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph (item) - Digital Image
Cocks Pioneer Barge. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, barge, sluicing, gold mining, tin mining, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado -
Federation University Historical Collection
Print - Images, Cornish Miner
A number of images relating to mining in Cornwall dating from around 1927.mining, cornish, cornish mining, underground workings, underground mining, cornish miner, cornwall, child labourers, candles, pick, tools -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, THE MELBOURNE AGE, GEESE, GOATS AND GIRLS IN OLD CLUNES, 4 SEPTEMBER 1965
GHOST TOWNS AND GOLD MININGNEWSPAPER CUTTING. THE AGE LITERARY REVIEW SEPTEMBER 4, 1965. TAKEN FROM GHOST TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA BY GEORGE FARWELLclunes, history, mining, ghost towns, george farwell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED GOLD MINING CO. NL, 1970
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet Deborah Extended Gold Mining CO. NL. An agreement to be able to mine in Western Australia between: Deborah Extended Gold Mining Co. NL, Lefroy Minerals Limited, in the areas of: Coolgardie Goldfield, Mt Walton Claims, Jaurdi Claims. Dated 20th November 1970. On page 14, Lefroy Common Seal and signatures of Director: B Miller, Secretary: ? Houlson. Common Seal of North Deborah Mining Company and Signatures of Director: B Miller, Secretary: ? Houlson. Common Seal of Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company No Liability Director: C Manice, Secretary: D ?organization, mining, deborah extended gold mining co nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet deborah extended gold mining co. nl. an agreement to be able to mine in western australia between: deborah extended gold mining co. nl, lefroy minerals limited coolgardie goldfield, mt walton claims, jaurdi claims -
Clunes Museum
Map - MAPS
MINING IN CLUNES.1 THE PORT PHILLIP & COLONIAL GOLD MINING CO. CLUNES. NORTH CROSS SECTION AND SOUTH CROSS SECTION. SCALE 1:100 .2 NEW NORTH CLUNES SHEET 2. TRANSVERSE SECTIONS AND LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS. 656. LOOKING SOUTH. LOOKING NORTH .3 TRANSVERSE SECTIONS, SOUTH CLUNES UNITED G.M. CO. No.1 SHAFT, No.2 SHAFT, No.3 SHAFT, No.4 SHAFT..1 ON BACK OF MAP: NORTH PORT PHILLIP X-SECTION 22325N .2 HANDWRITTEN NOTES ON MAP .3 HANDWRITTEN NOTES ON MAPport phillip & colonial gold mining, new north clunes, south clunes united -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINING CO. N.L, July 1944-December 1954
Documents: North Deborah Mining Co NL Pay as you go Taxation, Orange manilla folder containing completed remittance by group employer taxation forms, Markings read: ''North Deborah Mining Co NL Pay as you go taxation Reg No 5028''.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, north deborah -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH MINING COMPANY NL DEBORAH REEF, 17th. April 1937
Document: gray booklet ' Prospectus of North Deborah Mining Company NL, Deborah Reef Bendigo.Carter & Taverner Pty. Ltd., Print. Melbourneorganization, mining, north deborah mining company, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, north deborah mining company, goldmining, prospectus -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image
Cocks Pioneer nozzle working. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mines, mining, miners, men, gold, tin, gold mining, tin mining, hydraulic, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: DIGGERS & MINING
Diggers & Mining: Diggers & Mining. Slide reads; But notice: (1) That these authorities do not rally for the years for which they both made estimates - 1859 - 1860. (2) That they include gold miners as well as diggers; and, in fact, do not distinguish between diggers, alluvial miners, and quartz miners (except for the periods after 1859, when the number of quartz miners - though not alluvial miners - is separately recorded). Markings: 50/ 994:LIF 1. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Administrative record - Mining Wages Book
John S Wearne First Manager of the Specimen Hill Co. W.H. Thomas Manager from September 1873. OBITUARY. Residents of the Borough of Eaglehawk will regret to learn of the death of Mr. John Wearne, a former well-known member of that community. The late Mr. Wearne, who was 68 years of age, came to Victoria in 1857. He was the first manager of the Specimen Hill mine and was also largely interested in several other mines in the district. Some considerable time ago he retired from active pursuits, and went to reside at Strathfieldsaye, whence he removed to Ascot Vale some years ago, where he lived until his death, his remains were brought to Eaglehawk by the mid-day train yesterday and conveyed to the family vault in the Eaglehawk Cemetery, many friends joining the cortege. Six members of the family survive — two sons and four daughters — Mrs. Wearne having pre-deceased her husband some time ago. OBITUARY. Article - Bendigo Advertiser (Vic. : 1855 - 1918)Saturday 22 September 1906 - Page 5 Mining Company Pay book for a mining company. Dated from January 7, 1871 - February 12, 1876. Ledger format with six Columns - Name, Occupation. No. of Days, Rate, Amount, Signature on Receipt of Wages. First page lists J.S. Wearne as Manager, C. Palmer as Underground Manager, Miners - Rodda, Johns, Wearne, Kneebone, Trengove, Duncalf, Tresize. The ledger is in very poor condition and has been used by a child for drawing and writing practice.wages, mining, specimen hill mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUSTRALIAN MINING HISTORY MONOGRAPHS NUMBER 10, 2002
Australian Mining History Monographs Number 10 information about the Australian Colonies by Dr.G.H.Bruhn. Hamburg 1855. Transcribed from old Gothic by Marta.Birrell. Written in English.Dr.G.H.Bruhn.victoria, history, mining, mining history - victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUSTRALIAN MINING HISTORY MONOGRAPHS NUMBER 9, 2002
Australian Mining History Monographs Number 9 information about the Australian Colonies by Dr.G.H.Bruhn. Hamburg 1855. Transcribed from old Gothic by Marta.Birrell. Written in German.Dr.G.H.Bruhn.victoria, history, mining, mining history - victoria