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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - PICK HEAD MAY HAVE BEEN USED TO GOUGE GOLD BEARING ROCK IN THE SMALL LINES OF ORE
Pick head may have been used to gouge gold bearing rock in the small lines of ore; as informedby Mr George Ellis, member of the Historical Society. Used by donor's grandfather, who was a miner at the Long Gully and Ironbark mines, or both -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Card - ILLUMINATED ADDRESS SYMPATHY CARD
Illuminated address sympathy card sent to Mrs. Hall of Long Gully from the Confidence Extended Gold Mining Company on the passing of her husband who was a manager at the company. The photo of the address is glued to a piece of cardboard with the signature of Alan Spicer, Bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: WORK FORCE OF THE HORSEFIELD FOUNDARY LONG GULLY
Black and white photocopy on cream paper of a photo of the Work Force of the Horsefield Foundary, Long Gully at the turn of the Century. Photo has a large crack down the centre. Title of the photo is printed on a piece of white paper which is glued at the bottom of the photo.horsefield foundry, long gully history group -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Painting - WATERCOLOUR JOHNSON'S REEF
Watercolour of the Johnson's reef goldmine comp. California Gully, Bendigo Victoria. On the foreground three water ponds and two sheds, several men are depicted some talking, some working. At the centre main brick building with chimney, several houses on the background.bendigo, mining, johnson's reef -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CARSLILE MINE
Copy of a photo of the Carslile Mine. Photo shows chimney, poppet legs with flag flying and buildings. An oval stamp on the photo has an unreadable name and a date 16 Aug 95. Written at the top is - Carslile Mine Bennett Street Long Gully.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - carslile mine -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Research Notes, H. S. McComb, "The Oakleigh and Ferntree Gully Steam Tramway Company Limited", 1960's?
Handwritten timeline on foolscap paper, titled "The Oakleigh and Ferntree Gully Steam Tramway Company Limited", giving years and events and reference documents with reference on the second page to a sketch plan from various documents. Dates 1888 to 1890. Map not with document.trams, tramways, steam trams, oakleigh, ferntree gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: ACCOUNT/RECEIPT
Account to Court King of the Forest from the Long Gully Mechanic's Institute dated June 14 for candles supplied 9/-, Special Audit Lights 11/- and Sep 20 1876 Rent £2. Total £3. Paid 21/9/76societies, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - account/receipt, court king of the forest, long gully mechanic's institute -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO 3770 COLLECTION: DOCTOR'S CERTIFICATE
Blue Doctor's Certificate dated Novr 6th 1876 certifying that William Cowling of Long Gully was unable to follow his usual employment. Signed by H. L. Atkinson. Signed at the end by W. T. Cowling declaring himself on the Sick Funds.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no 3770 collection - doctor's certificate, court king of the forest, william t cowling, h l atkinson -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Knox Heritage Trail Book. By Glen Turnbull, Knox Historical Society 2002, 2002
A Federation Fund Project 1901-2001 Commonwealth Government Initiative. Contents- brief history of the district, Knox Heritage Trust Sign Locations. Shire of Ferntree Gully Council 1901. History of Federal Electorates. History of the Knox Historical Society. Many photographs. 60 pagesBook 'Knox Heritage Trail' 60 pages. Front page shows three fruit pickers with ladders and two fruit boxes.Back page has photo of tree ferns. in sepia colour. +Additional Keywords: Turnbull, Glen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - COOK COLLECTION: GROUP PORTRAIT, MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Photograph: black and white photo mounted on cream board. Group of men, women and children, standing and seated in four rows, standing in front of weatherboard building (Spring Gully School ? ). Five men are seated in front row, wearing three piece suits, ties. Women are dressed in long dresses, most wearing hats. Photo perhaps late 1800's ?. On bottom Left Hand side of photo written in black : Cyril white, Photo, Bendigo Written on back of photo in biro Mrs. J. Noble, 232 Carpenter Street, Spring Gully, BendigoCyril White, Bendigophoto, group, spring gully, family portrait, noble, j. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY, 1976
Copy of a Bendigo Advertiser 20/11/1976 article titled Historically Speaking A gully with a past - and a present - Long Gully with Amy Huxtable. Mentioned is a study carried out by the consultants Ashton and Wilson, the people who settled in the areas and the houses and miners' cottages. Photos include a miners cottage with a hip and valley roof construction, the Truscott Family home, Rutland House, built for the Koch Family during the quartz era of Bendigo's mining days is now Crusade House, a timber miner's cottage with a kangaroo roof construction and a cottage in William Street. There are also advertisements from various businesses on the page.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully, bendigo advertiser 20/11/1976, amy huxtable, bendigo city council, commonwealth government's national estate program, ashton and wilson, henry koch, truscott family, rutland house, hip and valley roof construction, kangaroo roof construction, vahland villa, helen lang's beauty salon, cane & kitchen, bazulas, myer, kangaroo flat newsagewncy, margaret kean, corrigan's pharmacy, w p bissett, rob vains, golden hills motel, gale's carpet steam cleaners, ray gale, dungey's bendigo travel service -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: PROPOSED: HERCULES & ENERGETIC MINE PROJECT
Letter to Barry Secombe, Manager Community Services, from George Ellis, for the Proposed: Hercules & Energetic Mine Project. Letter dated 21 June 2005 and printed on a brown Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre Inc letterhead .Mentioned in the letter, The History Group wish to install a plaque on the Linear Park walking track near Creeth Street Long Gully to acknowledge the site (not the Shaft) of the Hercules and Energetic Mine formally the Energetic Mine. It is also mentioned that Sir John Quick once worked at this mine before he went to University. There is a suggestion of where the plaque could be located.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - proposed: hercules & energetic mine project, long gully neighbourhood centre inc, barry secombe, city of greater bendigo, the long gully history group, energetic mine, sir john quick, bendigo evening news, prof geoffrey blainey, melbourne herald january 2nd 1986, george ellis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LONG GULLY FIRE BRIGADE TEAM 1929
Copy of a black and white photo of the Long Gully Fire Brigade Team. The men are wearing white trousers, dark t shirts and boots. Some trophies are on the floor in front of them. Parts of the photo are very dark. Written under the photo is - Long Gully Fire Brigade Team 3rd Place Hose & Ladder Eights Warrnambool 1929. Norm Wilcock (Ladder), Fred Trewarne (Polo), Chas Krausgull (Foot or Lift), J Waterson (Capt), Edgar Harvey (polo), Alex Beckonsal (Foot), Harry Sanderson (Coupler), Claude Rowe (Hydrant), William Edwards (Hydrant).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - long gully fire brigade team 1929, norm wilcock, fred trewarne, chas krausgull, j waterson, edgar harvey, alex beckonsal, harry sanderson, claude rowe, william edwards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINERS RIGHT/LAND LEASE, 1870
Document. Miners Right/Land Lease. Paper document dated 4th April 1870 authorizing Simon Albert to construct a puddling mill and dam on land in Devonshire Gully. It reads: I hereby authorize Simon Albert to occupy a piece of land, situated in Devonshire Gully and marked 'A' on the plan deposited in my office for the purpose of constructing a puddling mill and dam, thereon, and to hold the same until the ground is again required by the Government. Printed by John Ferres, Government Printer, Melbourne. Signed by Resident Warden (Signature Unreadable). Lithograph drawings - one of a lion and unicorn with Latin writing.cottage, miners, miners right/land lease, simon albert, devonshire gully, john ferres governmant printer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MAP PORTION OF BENDIGO GOLDFIELD, Circa 1912
Map: Portion of Bendigo Goldfield showing Sheepshead, Deborah, Garden Gully, Paddy's Gully and Derby lines of reef. Showing statistical records of all the Companies on these lines. Issued by Wood and McNair, Sharebrokers, Bendigo and Eaglehawk. The map illustrates the main lines of reef as they appeared with mines and details of their calls and dividends as well as gold produced. Drawn by mining surveyor and geologist William Henry Cundy, who trained and worked for the Tasmanian Mines Department until 1893, when he moved and settled in Bendigo. Cundy was responsible for the surveying of the southern end of the field of Diamond Hill and beyond.topic, mining, companies, bendigo goldfield, sheepshead , deborah, garden gully, paddy's gully derby, wood and mcnair -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Invoices to Mr. D. Dean
invoices circa 1965 Bendigo businesses and sales. The McIvor Brick Company began building work in 1950 making this a fairly early invoice. D N Dean was Douglas Niven Dean (1917-2000)Miscellaneous invoices related to Mr. Douglas Dean, 26 Bolt Street, Long Gully: 10558a Contract for transfer of property (legal document Hyatt, Willis & Hyatt Solicitors, Bendigo) 10558b State of Victoria, Motor Car Act 1958 transfer of sale for a standard sedan Rego No HXP 668 from Mr. J. Wells to Mr. D. Dean on 8 Feb. 1965 10558c Miscellaneous invoices related to purchases by M. D. Dean, 26 Bolt Street, Long Gully (Eight from Bendigo Timber Co. Ltd., One from McIvor Brick Co. Ltd.)motor registration, property transfer, dean -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Ballarat Goldfield, c1898
This map shows geological features, suggests the last basalt flow, and includes alotments and names of Mining Companies. Although this map has no date on it the Ballarat Industrial School is used for dating purposed. The Ballarat Industrial School ran from 1869-1879, but the term Ballarat Industrial School Reserve was still in use in 1898 and possibly beyond.Geological Map of Ballarat with 3 holes in the left hand side. The map indicates the position of Lake Wendouree, Township of Warrenheip, Ballarat East, Industrial School Reserve, Winters Swamp, Police Paddock, Wyndholm Premptive Right (Salton and Waldie), Black Hill, Vale Park Reserve, Pennyweight Hill, Little Bendigo, Black Swamp Lead, monte Christo Reef, Chinaman's Gully, Miners Rest, Pincotts Dam, Northumberland Gully. It also show the following goldmining companies: City of Ballarat, Kohinor, Hand and Band, Great North West, Northern Junction, Kneeshaw, Rossers Freehold, Silurial.ballarat, warrenheip, lake wendouree, ballarat east, winters swamp, winter swamp, wyndholm premptive right, cemetery, vale park reserve, little bendigo, kneeshaw co., industrial school reserve, kirks dam, pincotts dam, black hill, wombat hill, dead horse gully, miners rest, mt rowan, salton and waldie, rose hill co, great north west no 1, rose's freehold co, hand and band co, police reserve, police paddock, mount rowan, ballarat industrial school reserve, market reserve, winter's swamp, kneeshar co, monte cristo line of reef, chinaman's gully or black snake, milkmaid's gully, ballarat gold field, bakery hil lead, old gravel pits lead, golden point lead, eureka lead, miner's rest, yarrowee creek, leigh creek, black swamp lead, yorkshire reef, nil desperandum reef, cockatoo lead, hit or miss gully, herbert werner frederick de nully, pennyweight hill, esmond's lead, ash's lead, nightingale lead, john bull gully, gladstone reef, whitehorse reef, petticoat creek, pincott's dam, frenchman's gully, tim's crushing plant, jenkin's gully, california gully, drake's creek, sulton and waldie, ballarat undustrial school, ballarat & mariborough railway -
Hume City Civic Collection
Photograph, c 1990s
Canon Gully is situated about 2 km upstream from the railway bridge at Rupertswood. In 1864 it was the site for the military encampment of the Victorian Volunteer Forces. William Clarke allowed the military to stage the annual event on his property. Further encampments were held on this site in 1874 and 1877.A coloured photograph of a wide valley with cleared hills in the background. The tree lined creek or watercourse is across the middle distance of the image.canon gully, rupertswood estate, encampments, clarke, william j. t. 'big bull', victorian volunteer forces, george evans collection -
Bendigo Military Museum
Accessory - ENVELOPE, est 1916
Victor Joseph Truscott No 3629 enlisted in the AIF on 21.7.1915 with 8th reinforcements 21st Batt age 21 years 6 months. Embarked for Egypt on 29.12.1915, transfers to the 60th Batt 26.2.1916, promoted to Sgt 25.3.1916, hospital 30.4.1916 with Influenza, embark for France 19.6.1916, hospital 29.11.1916 with Trench Foot, Died of Disease (DOD) 9.12.1916 listed Trench Foot and Septic Pnuemonia at 7.15am in the morning. Beige paper envelope, no letter inside. Handwritten in black addressed to Mrs MJ Truscott. Also has pencil notes on envelope."From: Victor Truscott" Handwritten: "On Active Service/Mrs MJ Truscott/36 Castey St/Long Gully/Bendigo/Victoria/Australia" Black post office stamp Red censor stamp.documents-envelopes, military history, truscott -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Murray Houghton, Selby Store, Thomson's Gully, Warrandyte, 2010
Full title: "Selby Store", Thomson's Gully, Warrandyte, Constructed for Daisy Hawkes, 1939; Later trading as the "Stonehouse" and today (2010) as "The Yarra Store". A three-part survey of published literatue, with introduction and historical summary prepared for the Warrandyte Historical Society, Inc.With spcial reference to Captain Alfred Selby, owner of "Selby Freehold", Warrandyte; Thomas Hawkes & Family, residents of "Greenham", North Warrandyte; Miss Daisy Hawkes, proprietor of "Selby Store". -
Bendigo Military Museum
Certificate - CITIZENS CERTIFICATE, 10/6/1946
Colin Strachan VX5295 enlisted on 25.10.39 in Bendigo. He was discharged from the AIF on 29.9.44. His unit at discharge was 2/5th Battalion. Coloured certificate "All Honour to the Brave". Presented to Pte C Strachan in appreciation of services rendered in WWII, from the citizens of California Gully. Centre has details, flags at top, scroll at bottom with rising sun. Frame is black wood with gold edging.documents-certificates, civic mementoes-presentations, california gully, strachan -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. . . In creeks and gullies where the weathering of auriferous quartz veins had deposited gold-bearing sands and gravels. He worked in the surface alluvium. Picture shows diagram of this. Markings: 7 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PADDY'S GULLY LINE - NORTH VIRGINIA MINE
Two handwritten notes on the North Virginia Mine on the Paddy's Gully Line of Reef. Shaft No 286. Mentioned are: depth of shaft, production, Calls and Sill of shaft. Commenced operations in Sept 1933, ceased in 1942, recommenced in 1946 and ceased on 5/8/1949.document, gold, paddy's gully line, paddy's gully line, north virginia mine, m d -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: NOTE
Note written on Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, Sandhurst, dated 14 Aug 1866, acknowledging the receipt of £2.2.0 from the Court in aid of these funds. Signed James Boyd?, Hon Sec. On bottom of note, The Sec., Court King of the Forest, A.O.F., Long Gully.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - note, bendigo benevolent asylum sandhurst, james boyd?, court king of the forest -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - A SAILORS GULLY BOYHOOD, 2002
A 40 page soft cover booklet 'A Sailors Gully Boyhood' by Hughie Harvey. Hugh Harvey wrote this memoir by hand when he was 75 years old. Noeline Wild edited and it added photographs Published 2002 by I & N Wild, Eaglehawk.Hughie Harvey -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DIAMOND HILL AREA MAP
Map copy, 2 pages, from 'Old Mines Department Plan, Dept of Conservation and Environment File No W91006, 16.6.1972' Map shows Golden Gully area with 'Town and Country Hotel' on north side and further south, with shafts and mine names marked.bendigo, mining, diamond hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - LOYAL DARLING LODGE
Foolscap size cardboard covered book with blue lined pages. Inside front cover handwritten calligraphic writing 'Loyal Darling Lodge' Wesleyan School Room, California Gully. Handwritten minutes of meetings dating from April 24th 1872- 75.bendigo, institutions, loyal darling lodge -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Blue paper dated July 2nd 1871. I hereby Certify that Alfred Skeats of Long Gully is unable to follow his usual employment. Signed H. L. Atkinson. Also signed at the end by A. Skeats declaring himself on the Sick Funds of the Court.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - medical certificate, court king of the forest, alfred skeats, h l atkinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Blue paper dated Decr 6th 1870. I hereby Certify that ? B. Wilcock of Long Gully is unable to follow his usual employment. Signed H. L. Atkinson. Also signed by ? B. Wilcock declaring himself on the Sick Funds of the Court.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - medical certificate, court king of the forest, ? b wilcock, h l atkinson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS NO. 3770 COLLECTION: MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
Blue paper dated Dec 31st 1870. I hereby Certify that ? Goldsworth of Long Gully is able to follow his usual employment. Signed H. L. Atkinson. Also signed at the end by ? Goldsworth declaring himself off the Sick Funds of the Court.societies, aof, correspondence, ancient order of foresters no. 3770 collection - medical cetificate, court king of the forest, ? goldsworth, h l atkinson, j. brockley