Gold medal with depictions of a mine poppet head, chimney & buildings with wording Stewards BMA (Bendigo Miners Assoc) oval with shield shape on front and name J Bodilly etched on back, with accompanying donation letter.organization, mining, miners association

BHS CollectionSoftcover book with black cover and red title. Coloured print of painting of two miners entitled Theodore and Christopher Ballerstedt on cover. Contains 275 pages with contents and index, text, black and white photos and diagrams.Frank Cusack

The Red Ribbon Agitation was a peaceful protest by miners against the 30 shilling per month licence fees they were charged. The miners wore a red ribbon and signed a petition to Governor Joseph LaTrobe seeking a reduction in the licence fee to 10 shillings per month Bendigo Historical Society flyer for the 150 year commemoration of the Red Ribbon Agitation held on 27 August 2023 at the Bendigo Piazza, View Point. Double sided colour printed flyer.red ribbon agitation, licence abolition

This was one of the first formal indications of the dissatisfaction among miners of the conditions on the goldfields, including the issue of licences. Over 5000 miners from Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine signed the petition that was presented to Lt. Governor, Charles LaTrobe. These dissatisfactions eventually culminated in the Eureka Stockade rising.Lever arch folder containing copies of 1853 Bendigo Goldfields Petition section 1, Life on the Goldfields section 2 with some black & white illustrations.books, collections, history, bendigo-history-goldfields-miners

Catalogue card reads, "January 1979. Miner's cottage in pieces at second resting place, in council depot near front gate - on left under big pine tree".

Note: Poppet head was burnt by an arsonist, and subsequently demolished by Council c2005 Catalogue card reads, Miners Cottage and Poppet Head in historical venue at lake. Cottage, May 1983, Poppet Head, May 1987". Third photograph is from 1988

Safety lamp made for underground miners to replace naked flame lightingUsed in underground mining in Ovens or Buckland mining districtsmetal and glass oil powered lamp(partly obscured on glass) BRITISH MFP. ( on brass) 3BB BOSS ( on screw off base) 56 and 10mining, lamp, oil, safety, kerosene, underground

Skip token used by miners to identify which skips they had filled.Small brass rectangle with one curved end. Small hole through left-hand side."19"

Skip token used by miners to identify which skips they had filled.833.1, 833.2: small brass diamond with rope attached through a hole in the top corner."5"

Skip token used by miners to identify which skips they had filled.Small brass diamond with rope attached through a hole in the top corner."18"

A pictorial history of the heyday of the Walhalla-Wood's Point gold belt in the 1860's-1960'sHardcover. The cover is a gold colour. The front cover has a photograph of a group of miners in front of the entry to a mine. On the top entry timber piece is a sign saying "Old Mine". The beginning of the wording is obscured by one of the miners standing in front of the entry. There is also an old mining trolley standing on tracks which lead into the mine.There is also an old gold mining dish sitting on a rock to the left of the entry into the mine.On the back cover is a photograph of Walhalla in modern times as well as a photograph of the publisher of this book. There is also a blurb about the publisher.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold fields, gold mining, a1 mine settlement, aberfeldy, beardmore, black river group, coopers creek, donnellys creek, enochs point, fulton creek, gaffneys creek, gooleys creek, jamieson, jordan valley, kevington, knockwood, matlock, ten mile, walhalla, wood's point, history, victoria

Black and white photocopy of a photo titled Garden Gully, Photo taken in the 1880's. There are a number of miners cottages in the photo. Knipes Castle is on the skyline. The Victory Mine and the chimney stack of the Victory and Pandora Mine can be seen.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - garden gully, victory mine, victory and pandora mine, knipes castle, view hill

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. . . . In the deep leads, or buried valleys of ancient streams . . . (a) Existing water course (b) Buried river valley (c) Washdirt Markings: 22 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. The Long tunnel operated almost continually from 1863 to 1914 and produced 301/2 tons of gold worth over £3,000,000. Markings: 31 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Photocopy of an 1871 Bendigo Advertiser article - 'Killed by falling down a Shaft '- re: Miner Benjamin Tripp aged 41 years fell down a shaft belonging to the Mystery Company - two copies of the article on one pagenewspaper, bendigo advertiser, mining reports, miner benjamin tripp / the mystery gold mining company

Documents; Bundle of papers - hire purchase agreement with Wattle Gully United Gold Mining Lease 11065 Bendigo, Share transfers, Rules & Regulations, Insurance, Agreement with Keystone Syndicate, Miners Right, Lease 11188 Bendigo.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, south golden carshalton nl.

Certificate of Merit - to James Leslie for special excellence in Plough Shares manufacture, 1979 Sandhurst Industrial Exhibition. article by Ian Feneslau (Bendigo Advertiser/Miner - no date). Mention of engraving on Certificate of original Corn Exchange building.Ian Fenselau, Published by Bendigo Advertiser.person, individual, james leslie, corn exchange building, sandhurst industrial exhibition. plough shares manufacture.

Note dated Dec 14/74 from Walter Andrew mentioning that he was 18 years old. Occupation - Miner. Residence - Smith St. Birthplace - Ballarat. He was in good health and not married. Signed by Walter Andrew.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - correspondence, walter andrew

Copy of an article from the Bendigo Advertiser 1/9/1990 mentioning the Cornish influence on Victorian gold mining during the 1880's and 1890's. Also mentioned is population growth, rock drills and miner's phthisis.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornishmen brought their mining skills to bendigo, bendigo advertiser 1/9/1990, dr charles fahey, cornish association of bendigo and district, bendigo college of advanced education, george lansell, the mining exchange, beehive building, eaglehawk fire station, george ellis

Colour photo of miners' cottage in Bendigo. House has verandah, four supporting posts, brick chimneys, corrugated iron roof. Central door, two side windows. Note the picket fence, rounded top pickets.buildings, residential, miner's cottage

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Log cabins such as this one were often built by the prospectors. Photo shows log cabin in bush surroundings. Markings: 10 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: . . . Where the sluices were constructed of boxes . . . (picture shows miners getting a channel ready for the water needed for sluicing. Markings: 60 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.haniomunteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide depicts Bendigo Creek, 1852. Shows tents, miners, small girl, not many trees, some tents in background. Markings: 18 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Seven men were killed at the Great Extended Hustler's mine disaster on 2nd May 1914 by an explosion of dynamite occurring as the men were waiting at the plat to ascend the mine at the end of their shift. No blame was attached to anyone in the findings of the inquisition. It was unknown what caused the dynamite to explode. This document formed part of the research done at the time by Bendigo Historical Society, of the 100 years commemoration of the mine disaster, held at Hustler's Hill in 2014. One page plan, computer generated, annotated to show the worksite of the miners prior to when the explosion occurred at the Great Extended Hustlers mine in May 1914. The location of Martin, Ryan, Thomas, Campbell, Blair and Chinn are described. great extended hustlers, goldmining, accident, 1914

A sturdy metal container used to carry liquid, possibly a miner's drink bottle.Blue enamel drink container with white enamel interior and metal handle.bottles, drink bottles

POSTCARD/PHOTOGRAPH OF MINERS STANDING ON POPET LEGS WITH ONLOOKERS. LETTER ON REVERSE SIDE.SEPIA POSTCARD OF POPPET HEAD, WORKING MEN ON STRUCTURE, OTHER MEN STANDING BY-1913..CLUNES -GOLD MINES 1913photography, poppet head, mining