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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GOLD, c1878
Diggers & Mining. Gold. In 1873, Chinese labour was used to break a mine strike at Clunes; and in 1878, seamen on the east-coast ships went on strike to protest against the use of cheap Chinese labour by ship owners. Working men were again fearing Chinese labour as a menace to employment and wage standards. Markings: 10 994.GOL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: MINING PHOTOGRAPHS
BHS CollectionFolded paper with copies of photos of mines and various mining buildings. On the front is a view from New Chum Hill, looking south in 1890's. Pictured is the Lazarus Crushing Plant and boiler house, Lansell's '222'. Amd the new Chum Mines in the background. On the inside at the top is the New Chum Railway, Golden Square. Pictured is the mine and its buildings, two chimneys, two large wood stacks and other mines in the background. On the left, a man is standing on the side of the railway line beside the mine. The next picture is the United Hustlers and Redan Mine, west of Comet Hill State School, Sandhurst Road. It shows the mine and its buildings, chimney, ore bins, mullock heap and tramway. The middle picture is the Central Deborah, Violet Street, near Bendigo Creek, Golden Square. It shows the poppet legs, buildings and some machinery behind the large building. The large building has eight ventilators in the roof. The buildings are made of corrugated iron. The bottom left picture is the Deborah Mine, Quarry Hill. The picture shows the poppet legs on the hilltop, the buildings beside it, a square chimney behind the poppet legs and some vegetation and a peppercorn tree in the foreground. The far building also has ventilators in the roof. The picture on the right is underground at 1000 feet level in the Deborah Mine. Pictured are three men with a rock drill. On the back, at the top is a picture of a First Motion Winding Engine at Deborah - later at Central Deborah. The picture shows the engine and driver. The middle picture is the South New Moon Mine, Eaglehawk - leading mine in State in 1903. The picture shows the poppet legs, buildings, chimney and a high tramway. In the foreground is a dam. The bottom picture is Victoria Hill looking south to New Chum Hill. In the foreground is Lansell's '180' Mine and Ballerstedt's Open Cut and in the background are the 'New Chum and Victoria', 'Old Chum' and the 'North Old Chum'.photo, mining in bendigo, mining photographs, lazarus crushing plant, lansell's 222, new chum mines, new chum railway, united hustlers and redan mine, comet hill state school, central deborah, deborah mine, first motion winding engine, south new moon mine, lansell's 180, ballerstedt's open cut, new chum and victoria, old chum, north old chum, square chimney -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, George Symons, c.1990
The photograph printed on this postcard comes from the collection of the Mitchell Library in Sydney. It is sepia in tone and depicts seven men standing and sitting around a mine shaft in the Beechworth region. The photograph has been dated to approximately 1872. This period in history post-dates the Victorian gold rushes which occurred 1852-1853 in Ballarat, Bendigo and Beechworth. During this period, in the 1870s, the surface alluvial gold had been discovered and removed from location. Therefore, in order to reach the deeper and less accessible alluvial gold, diggers began to dig shafts into the earth. These shafts sunk below the ground level by 20 to 30 feet and required timber structures around the entrance and winches to bring the paydirt to the top. The top of this wooden structure is visible behind the man standing in the upper right of the image. This type of mining was highly dangerous as mines often caved in which injured the minors and often resulted in death. Thus, following this period, in the early 1900s, miners opted instead for hydrolic slucing which cut away the earth without the devastating consequences of a mine cave in. This particular group of miners appear to have been unable to afford a horse (then worth around 50 pounds) which were generally used at mines like this to help pull buckets attached to ropes up and down the mine. Instead, this group brought the buckets up and down by windlass. The windlass was a wooden structure mounted over the mining shaft and fitted with a hand-cranked winch which enabled the bucket attached to the rope to be brought up and down.Gold was first discovered in Beechworth in Spring and Reid's Creek in the summer of 1852-1853. At its popularity, this region had approximately 8000 people on the gold fields searching for gold on the banks of these creeks. These periods did not require the use of heavy machinery or the digging of deep mining shafts like the one depicted in this image. Therefore, this image has important connotations for the technologies associated with mining during the approximated 1870s when gold was harder to access. This is a later period in gold history which does not fit into the "gold rush" period. Instead, it occurred after the surface gold had disappeared and therefore, is essential for researchers who are investigating the mining techniques and structures used to reach the alluvial gold which was located deeper under ground in the 1870s. This period predates the use of big heavy machinery used to mine in the 1900s which include dredges. Images such as this one can also impart essential information as to the wardrobe and fashion of men during this period. It also imparts knowledge about the landscape of Beechworth which is useful for people researching the environment and impact of gold mining in the north-east region of Victoria. In addition, since this image is a postcard reproduction of an early Australian image which may date to approximately 1990 it can impart knowledge as to the interests of people during this time period when there may have been an increase into Australian history.A sepia tone facsimile of an early Australian photograph (circa 1872) printed as a postcard.Obverse: BEECHWORTH / Victoria, Australia / Reverse: GM 2 3275 / CORRESPONDENCE / AUSTRALIAN / YESTERYEAR / CARDS / ADDRESS / Published by George Symons (057) 65 3240 / THE MINEHEAD C. 1872 / The easily gleaned gold of the early fields did / not last very long. In order to reach less / accessible alluvial gold diggers began sinking shafts as much as twenty to thirty feet down / and the mines required timbering and winches / to bring the paydirt to the top. / This syndicate has been unable to afford the / luxury of a horse (about 50 pounds) and so everything / must go up and down by windlass and rawhide / bucket. / Photo: Mitchell Library, Sydney / A sepia tone facsimile of / an early Australian photographmining album, gold mine, beechworth, burke museum, mine shaft, postcard, australian yesteryear cards, george symons, the minehead, gold fields, alluvial gold, early australia, c.1872, 1872, gold diggers, north east victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DEVONSHIRE GROUP OF MINES,1896
Black and white photograph on cream card.Foxing spots throughout. Date approx. 1896 / 1876. View across mining area showing at least 9 poppet heads, 11 chimneys and many buildings associated with the mines. C to L - flume, wood stacks, mullock heaps. Inscriptions in image: 'Duchess Tribute' on weather board building at C. 'N' at TR. Hand printed above image (on earlieir copy of this image of which this is a photograph), 'Devonshire Group on Mines / Snob's Hill and Mungo Mines in Background'. Above image: 'Duchess Tribute', 'South Devonshire', 'West United Devonshire', 'Pheonix', 'Duchess of Edinburgh', 'United Devonshire'. On the back: blue circular stamp 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch' , 'MNG 71'.James Lerk 26/11/1999place, mining site, see also 2000.426.01, 2000.437.01, 2000.438.01, 2000.439.01, 2000.504.01, 2000.508.01, 2000.509.01 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GARDEN GULLY LINE OF REEF STATISTICS
Handwritten notes of statistics on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes mention name of mine, years, tons of ore, yield (ozs and dwts), Calls and Dividends. Some also have the mine number, others have the Sheet No. Mines mentioned are: New Moon, North New Moon, Suffolk United, North Argus, Clarence, New Argus 202, Specimen Hill United, Virginia and Specimen Hill, Virginia, Great Northern, McDuff, McBeth, constellation, Golden Pyke, Johnson's Reef Extended, Golden Age, Princess Dagmar, South New Moon, Gt South New Moon, Johnsons Reef, North Johnsons, Confidence Extended and Windmill Hill. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, garden gully line of reef statistic, garden gully line statistics, new moon, north new moon, suffolk united, north argus, clarence, new argus 202, specimen hill united, virginia and specimen hill, virginia, great northern, mcduff, mcbeth, constellation, golden pyke, johnson's reef extended, golden age, princess dagmar, south new moon, gt south new moon, johnsons reef, north johnsons, confidence extended, windmill hill, m d, 3 a m s 1/6/99, 3 d e t a o d 1952, garden gully line of reef -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NOTES ON BENDIGO MINES
Handwritten notes on Bendigo Mines. Notes include area of lease, yards along the reef, depth, dividends, main shafts within one mile of Bendigo Station and shafts made safe by the Mines Dept. Mines mentioned are: South New Moon, Carlisle, Nth Garden Gully, Passby, Old Carlisle,Kentish, Central Garden Gully, Golden Fleece, Garden Gully United, Big Blue, Union Co, Red, White & Blue, New Chum Railway, Unity, Cornish, Catherine Reef United, Garden Gully United, Gt Extended Hustlers, Gt Northern, Lady Barkly, New Moon, South St Mungo, Virginia and Victoria Quartz, Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, notes on bendigo mines, notes on bendigo mines, south new moon, carlisle, nth garden gully, passby, old carlisle, kentish, central garden gully, golden fleece, garden gully united, big blue, union co, red, white & blue, new chum railway, unity, cornish, catherine reef united, garden gully united, gt extended hustlers, gt northern, lady barkly, new moon, south st mungo, virginia, victoria quartz, graham, tenby and ashman, mr j b watson, geo lansell, mines dept, d e thomas -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Photograph - Reproduction
This photograph depicts the Great Southern Mine located in Rutherglen as it was during the 1900. After the initial Gold Rush of 1853-1854, Gold was discovered deeper under the surface of the earth in the 1860 after the discovery of another deep lead system. Due to the discovery of Gold in Rutherglen, Rutherglen developed into a community in its own right, possessing a population of 6600 by December 1860 and developed into a municipality in 1862. The Great Southern Mine depicted in this photograph required the use of a range of modern technologies, including the hydraulic pumps, in order to reach gold. This photo depicts the mining operations as they were undertaken around the turn of the century.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray a modern mining operation undertaken in the 1860s, can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about the methods used to extract gold in 1900. It is significant as most mining operations around the region, particularly earlier on in the period, used different technologies such as water races. This image is important for current research into the history of Rutherglen more generally, a town which developed singlehandedly due to the discovery of minerals and mining, as depicted here in this photograph, thus indicating an element of social significance as well as historic. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to mining and Rutherglen which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.A black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: $ 3.00 19972503 / a02503 / Great Southern Mine Rutherglen 1900rutherglen mine, rutherglen, great southern mine, beechworth, mine, mining, post goldrush, victoria, gold, 1860s, sluicing, hydrolic sluicing -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Folder, Armstrong
Alfred Armstrong Armstrong, Alfred, Eltham is a native of Somerset, England, born in 1825, and was employed under Mr. Mark Isambard Kingdom Brunel as a civil engineer prior to his coming out to Melbourne in 1852. He first visited Beechworth, but returning to Melbourne took contacts at Essendon and Gisbourne for forming and metalling the road. He afterwards purchased property at Eltham, where is at present mining, surveyor, inspector of mines, and mining registrar for the St Andrew’s division of the Castlemaine mining district. Mrs Armstrong, to whom he was married in 1854, at St Paul’s Church, Melbourne, died on 27th March, 1887. from "Victoria and its Metropolis: Past and Present" written in 1888 by Alexander Sutherland. Chapter 19, "The Upper Yarra District" pages [402] - 415. Includes descriptions of some townships and short biographies of local residents. Page 405 Folder of information on Alfred Armstrong, Eltham and Kangaroo Groundalfred armstrong, ada gertrude armstrong, arthur reynolds stockwood armstrong, arthur vivian harrison, eltham cemetery, gravestones, laura augusta harrison (nee armstrong), margaret armstrong, mary armstrong, thomas armstrong -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE BENDIGO DIGGINGS, PRELIMINARY DRAFT FOR BROCHURE
BHS CollectionNine typed pages of notes on a preliminary draft for a brochure on the Bendigo Diggings. First part is the objective which is to preserve the mining history and to have exhibits in the places they were used, e.g. quartz mining machinery exhibited in a quartz mining area, not on an alluvial field. Part B is historical notes on the area. Part C is the Site - Victoria Hill area. Part D is Stage One which consists of carpark area, technological museum, restaurant, mineral haulage line, picnic ground, earthworks and planting over the area. Part E is Stage Two which will consist of the open-air exhibits, in the area surrounded by the mineral haulage line, and the Central Nell Gwynne mine on the west side of the site. Part F is Stage Three which will consist of the winery, the steam tram track, the lake, the wildlife sanctuary and various buildings associated with gold mining. Part G is Costing with the prices to be filled in. Parts H and I are the Appeal and the Committee. Details to be filled in. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mining, marketing, victoria hill, victoria hill, the bendigo diggings - preliminary draft for brochure, aust national travel association, tullamarine jetport, emu bottom homestead, kyneton historical museum, chinese joss house, eaglehawk museum, whipstick scrub, cairn curran reservoir, castelmaine historical museum and market hall, national trust, ballarat hiatorical park, echuca's hopwood gardens, swan hill folk museum, gibson's mount alexander no 2 squatting run, captain brown, chief commissioner wright, hustler's reef, thomas hustler, mining board, drainage of reefs act 1862, first world war, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, second world war, sandhurst, w c vahland, battery trams, horse trams, steam trams, electric trams, central nell gwynne mine, theodore ballerstadt, george lansell, new chum hill, ballerstadt's open cut, 180 mine, new chum syncline battery, william rae, victoria quartz, wittscheibe's 'jeweller's shop', luffsman and sterry, gold mines hotel, adventure, bendigo and district tourist association, bendigo city council, bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, professor brian lewis, school of architecture and building at the university of melbourne, taylor horsfield, lord robert cecil, south australian gold commissioner -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Beginning of Decline made by Stawell Joint Venture Mining Stawell 1981
Beginning of Decline made by Stawell Joint Venture Mining Stawell 1981. Stawell Joint Venture. The Magdala gold mine was officially opened by -Hon David White M.L.C. Minister for Minerals and Energy on Friday 5th Oct. 1984. Gold production 1984. Gold by July 1991 approximately 142,500 ounces. Length of decline 4 Km's. Approx. length of development 18 Km's.Black and white photograph of a long trench with fence either side of the trench. Buildings in the background behind bush setting.stawell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Reports, John Ferres, Government Printer, Safety Mining Cages. Report of the Board of Enquiry on Safety Cages 1878-9; together with proceedings of the Board and Appendices, 1879
From the Argus, Friday 18 July 1879:- SAFETY MINING CAGES. The report of the board on safety mining cages was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly fortnight The board, which has tested the following inventions Nances, Williams patent, Jackson and Middleton's patent Sesmours patent, Allans patent, and Hassan a patent, reports as follows - 1. That the preponderance of evidence given by miners and others qualified to form an opinion is strongly in favour of the adop-tion of a safety cage for general use in the mines of this colony, provided that a reliable invention can be brought forward, and its practical utility satisfactorily determined 2. That in view of the rapid increase of cage accidents, and supported by the evidence before them, the board are of opinion that some special provision should be made to check such a prolific source of danger as is shown to exist in the working of the shaft and machinery employed for winding purposes. 3. That this check could be imposed by means of such a regulation as that at present contained in the statute, i e -" Every cage used in a mine shall be fitted with special and suitable appliances to prevent its sudden fall down a shaft and also to prevent its coming into contact with the poppet heads." The board, however, consider that mine proprietors should be permitted to exercise their own discretion in the selection of safety cages, but safety hooks and balance catches must be used in connexion with every case 4. That the board have witnessed trials of all the inventions brought under their notice, and from the result of their observations the members are of opinion that the adoption of these safety appliances will afford additional security to the large section of the community engaged in mining operations.48 foolscap pages report stitched together. safety cages, safety mining cages, george collins levey, mining, mitchell and osborne's patent safety catches for mining cages, mining cages, seymour's patent safety cage, pryor's safety cage, white's safety cage, mining accidents, dyke's freehold gmc creswick, angelo mining co castlemaine, britannia qmc ballarat, alexander kennedy smith, george r. fincham, henry roberts williams, robert clark, r. richardson, allan's patent balalrat, hassan's patent daylesford, david white, charles stewart, w.h. grainger, h.b. nicholas, t. hassan, r. allan, a.k. smith, james thomson, william collard smith, j.h. seymour, john s. delbridge, william buttle, james davidson, j.p. carolin, r. clark, thomas eyre, george marshall, g. thureau, william bottoms, robert carr, j.c. march, john keam, david park, j.a. lewis, lester's hotel, ballarat, robert allan, nancarrow saftey cage, robert malachi serjeant, robert henderson, g.f. smith, r.w. newman, william benson, f. bennett, john sharp, thomas couchman, john a. wallace, john small, william h. grainger, james cowling, tools -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Photograph - Reproduction, Unknown
This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. The foreground of the image is littered with piles of smashed rock and detritus, known as ‘mullock’, beside a reinforced mine shaft, a vertical access passageway allowing miners to enter the mine and haul ore out using lifting technology such as a poppet heads, whims or windlasses. A group of miners and a dog appear close to an open-sided miner’s hut. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls. This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. Black and white rectangular reproduction photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: Williams Good Luck Mine Beechworth / Roger! / Reverse: 6858 / burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - VICTORIA QUARTZ
Handwritten copy of reports from the Bendigo Advertiser regarding water in the mine. (1) The bailing of water is occupying attention in other mines (from Shamrock North) to the Victoria Quartz. The water despite the efforts of the companies engaged bailing, continues to rise. Bendigo Advertiser July 18th Page 3. (2) Victoria Quartz Half Yearly Meeting, Lapsed, No quorum. Directors' Report: Sinking of shaft carried on till 14th June, when it was 4,614 ft. deep. Progress very satisfactory. Progress very satisfactory considering increase of water. As water was interfering with work, made arrangements on 3rd May, that 180 Mine should bail, and Minister of Mines agreed to allow, expense to be charged against work subsidised by Government. Arrangements now made for Lazarus, 222 and New Chum Consolidated mines to bail to unwater line of reef. Victoria Consols, Ironbark, 83, and Hercules and Energetic Companies have undertaken to contribute to cost, and Gov't will allow this to be charged on grant. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, victoria quartz, bendigo advertiserjuly 18th page 2 mining intelligence, bendigo advertiser 20/7/1910 page 3, lazarus, 222, new chum consolidated, victoria consols, ironbark, 83, hercules and energetic, albert richardson -
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.
Map - DEVONSHIRE GROUP OF MINES BENDIGO
Map showing the mining leases that include the Devonshire group of mines - leases shown from north to south are: Catherine Reef United , William United, Ellenborough, Sadowa, St. Mungo, Lady Barkly, South St. Mungo, Phoenix, United Devonshire, Duchess of Edinburgh, New St. Mungo, South Devonshire, Extended South Devonshire, New Victoria Catherine, Pearl, Hercules and Energetic.Issued by M. P. Kelly, Sharebroker, Bendigomap, bendigo, goldfields, catherine reef united , williamd united, ellenborough, sadowa, st. mungo, lady barkly, south st. mungo, phoenix, united devonshire, duchess of edinburgh, new st. mungo, south devonshire, extended south devonshire, new victoria catherine, pearl, hercules and energetic. mining, gold mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: INDENTURE NO. 1137, 1936/51
Document: Monument Hill Consolidated (Bendigo) N/L 1137 water right licence 10/3/1936. Plan included. Re New Monument lease WR 1137 expires 10th March 1951. Not to be renewed.Pinned to document. Licence transferred to New Monument Gold Mining Co N.L. George Brown Secretary of Mines 10/10/1939. Transfer written in reds signature …MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mine licence., mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS, EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINE CO NL, 1944
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Statement of Accounts, East Clarence Gold Mine Company No Liability. Hard cover folder containing typed pages of accounts of the East Clarence Gold Mining Co NL with The English Scottish & Australian Bank Ltd. Markings/Inscriptions: passbook - East Clarence English Scottish & Australian Bank. Hand printed on front cover. Date: July 1944 - June 1956.organization, mining, east clarence gold mining comp nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet east clarence gold mingling company nl statement of accounts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - WILKES CREEK WOLFRAM MINE
Greyish blue auction catalogue for a sale held at the Wilkes Creek Wolfram Mine, Marysville on 12th April, 1944 By Order of Commonwealth of Aust. Department of Supply and Shipping. Lots sold include Mining Machinery, Building, Log Huts,Tools, Plant and Extensive Equipment. Sale 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 - wilkes creek wolfram mine - marysville, commonwealth of aust, department of supply and shipping, j h curnow & son, director of machine tools and gauges, the prahran telegraph printing co, c j curnow, h j lowe, f c dyett, j l jamieson, w g wedd -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: LETTER SOUTHERN CROSS MACHINERY TO BENDIGO MINING, 1st February 1984
Letter 2 page with attachments, 1 February 1984 ,Southern Cross Machinery Ltd.,to Bendigo Mining, re pumping equipment for Central Deborah Mine. The 'offer for the supply and delivery of pumping equipment' is detailed in the letter. The Southern Cross submersible pump is costed at $7785.00, and the electrical control cubicvle at $1510, PVC insulated cable at $4.40 m. A brochure for the pump and the pump characteristic curves are appended.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, mining, gold mining, dewatering, pumping equipment, southern cross machinery, c. willman, bendigo mining nl. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PURDY COLLECTION: PALL MALL PHOTO
Sepia image of Pall mall, taken from just south of the Alexandra Fountain. Shows horse drawn vehicles, people walking. Women dressed in long dresses, tramline on road, tram heading up towards View Street. Poppet head and mining chimney of Royal Reserve mine on LH side of Pall Mall. Post Office and Shamrock buildings on either side in mid-ground. On back of image in biro 'Royal Reserve G.M., Hustlers line of reef, Pall Mall, Bendigo.'bendigo, streetscape, pall mall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - AUCTION SALES: MINING CATALOGUE AUCTION SALES
Blue, black & white Woolstar exercise book with black & white check pattern to the left and a world globe over the top. Name on the front: A Richardson. Written on the front: Mining Catalogue Auction Sales. Book contains Lot numbers and description for auction sales at various mines. Mines mentioned are: Central Blue Gold Mine 19/2/42, Big Blue 23/11/1938, South Blue, Hercules Consols 19/2/1942, South Virginia 19/2/42, New Prince of Wales 5/2/48, Golden Carshalton G M 19/12/1957, North Virginia 3/5/57, North Nell Gwynne 25/2/53, South Shaft Diamond Hill, New Don 21/10/48, Sheepshead Battery Site 21/10/48, Forbes Carshalton 9/7/47, South Virginia 9/7/47, East Clarence 31/8/49?, Deborah Surplus Equipment 31/8/49, Deborah No 2 Shaft, North Deborah 31/8/49, Hercules Main Shaft 19/6/1950, Stanfield Shaft 20/6/1950, United Crushing Coy Battery (Unity Carlisle) 20/6/1950, Toolleen Gold Mine 23/2/1950, Ironbark Gold Mine 6/10/49, Ironbark South 1/12/49, Hercules New Chum 1/12/49, Great Southern Gold Mine 10/4/47, New Chum Syncline 2/3/1950, Deborah Associated 19/4/195? And the Deborah Consolidated 19/4/1950. Further information of Bendigo Mines from The Gold Mining Registry Guide to Bendigo Mines by H Kirkwood, Eaglehawk. Published by W. Welch. Mines include Lazarus New Chum Reg'd & Lazarus New Chum No 1, Princess Alexandra, Ellenborough, Trio-Hauling Coy, South Catherine Reef G. M. C., Princess Alice, Central Catherine Co,Cravens New Chum Co N. L., Garibaldi Mining and Crushing Co, Williams United, Catherine Reef Claimholders G. M. N. L., New Chum & Victoria Reef, Johnsons (Garden Gully) Line, United Ulster, Garden Gully Rly Reserve, South Ulster, Ulster and Cosmopolitan Coys, Golden Gate and Lansell'sBig 180. Some information on the Moon Mines 24/6/67 South New Moon, New Moon, Nth New Moon and New Moon Consolidated.In the reverseof the book is some information on the Lazarus New Chum Mine, Lazarus No 1 and Lazarus Mines. Also mentioned are New Chum Rly and Victoria Quartz. In 1895 a large gold bearing reef in Lazarus at 3000 feet. Also Some extracts from E. C. Dunn's Report 13/8/92 on the Lazarus Mine Old Shaft and Lazarus Main Shaft at various depths. Book not located on 6.3.25. Typed notes from book are in folder.book, bendigo, mining auction sales, auction sales, mining catalogue auction sales, a richardson, central blue g m, big blue, south blue, hercules consols, south virginia, new prince of wales, golden carshalton g m, north virginia, north nell gwynne, south shaft diamond hill, new don, sheepshead battery site, forbes carshalton, south virginia, east clarence, deborah, deborah no 2 shaft, north deborah, hercules main shaft, stanfield shaft, united crushing coy battery (unity carlisle), toolleen gold mine - toolleen, ironbark gold mine, ironbark south, hercules new chum, great southern gold mine, new chum syncline, deborah associated, deborah consolidated, j h curnow, miss kirkwood, the gold mining registry guide to bendigo mines, h kirkwood, w welch, lazarus new chum no 1, mr g armstrong, princess alexandra, h hectmann, ellenborough, amos arblaster, trio hauling coy, catherine reef g m c, w burnside, st mungo reef, princess alice, central catherine co, big catherine, belmont, cravens new chum co n l, wm w barker, c edwards, ellesmere, garibaldi mining and crushing co, henry von der heyde, w martin, williams united, wm cook, john chynowth, catherine reef claimholders g m n l, churchill davidson, edgar l rosman, new chum and victoria reef, johnsons (garden gully) line, united ulster, james mccoll, james quick, garden gully reserve, south ulster, ulster and cosmopolitan coys, golden gate, geo lansell's big 180, signal of a mine, mr langridge, e clarke, j hattam, a llewelly, n murray, a richardson, new moon, nth new moon, new moon consolidated, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, new chum rly, victoria quartz, lazarus, e c dunn -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Postcard, c1900-1912
This object is a photographic postcard showing some of the above-ground structures of the Golden Bar mine in Chiltern, including a building with a smokestack and the poppet head which is used to haul equipment, materials, and men above or below ground. The Golden Bar site, mined by the Golden Bar Mining Company which was formed in 1901, managed to yield approximately 12,453 oz of gold before work stopped in 1912 - it was one of the principal mines in the area, as well as the deepest and one of the richest. The text on the postcard was handwritten by H.Gordon (?) to Issy (?), to show the mine where he presumably worked as he promises to take them 'above and below'. The postcard can be approximately dated to between 1901-1912. It is stated that after 1902 Kodak added the line on the postcard backs to divide into correspondence and address sections as seen on the reverse of this object. In addition, there is also a similar Kodak photographic postcard in the Burke Museum collection that is dated to 1908 and has the same specific font type and manufacturer markings (see references for link). Lastly, the Golden Bar mine ceased operations in 1912 so the photograph was likely taken prior to this. This photographic postcard is a rare and fair conditioned representation of one of the most significant gold mines in the Chiltern area, showing the above ground structures at the time it was being actively mined. This postcard also holds social significance as a snapshot of working life in the gold mining rush of Victoria, and a personal record of one of its miners. A sepia rectangular postcard printed on card.Obverse: Dudley Studio / Golden Bar. Chiltern Reverse: BMM 8034 / Post Card. / Correspondence. / Address Only. / Kodak. Austral. 110 / My Dear Issy (?), / A card only, to show (?) the mine / and when you come down I will / take you above and below, / All (...) love, me to. Has the baby / gone home yet Heini (?) wants to know / give my love to Syd when next you write / Your loving (...), H. Gordon (?)photographic postcard, postcard, chiltern, golden bar mine, golden bar mining company, dudley studio, kodak -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Black and White, Alexander Peacock
Alexander Peacock was born in Creswick, Victoria in 1861. Upon leaving school he mined and was legal manager of mining companies in Ballarat. In 1882 he joined the Creswick branch of the Australian Natives' Association (ANA) and became branch secretary. He stood for parlimnet in March 189 and was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing Clunes and Allandale. Peacock assisted in the establishment f the Clunes Branch of the Ballarat School of MInes which opened in 1890. He was one of the Victorian delegates to teh Federal Convention in 1897. He laid the foundation stone of the new SMB Classroom building in 1899 while MInister for Public Instruction. Three photographs of Alexander Peacock. .1) Portrait of Alexander Peacock printed from an original .2) Portrait of Alexander Peacock in a jacket, balding and with a moustache. Photo is printed from an original. .3) Portrait of Alexander Peacock in a top hat and tails, holding a walking stick. Photo is printed from an original.alexander peacock, australian natives' association, ana, ballarat school of mines, parliamentarian, legislative assembly, mininster for public instruction, minister for education -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - Kelly and Allsop collection: Amalgamated Hill End
Situated 150 miles from Sydney and 50 miles from Bathurst, Hawkin's Hill mining leases had produced good returns in the 1860's and 70's. However, a lack of working capital meant that many of the mines operated by up to 17 different companies petered out. About 1886 efforts were made to consolidate these claims but insufficient funding could be found. With the renewal of an offer of a government subsidy and the sale of shares, has allowed the purchase of these old claims and their infrastructure. Exploration has shown that these old mines still contained payable amounts of gold. Thus the formation of the Amalgamated Hill End Company.Typewritten letter dated 2nd February 1911. The letter is from the Amalgamated Hill End Ltd signed by the secretary, addressed to M.P. Kelly Esq. stock and share broker, Bendigo. The letter advises of the upcoming float on the stock market of the Amalgamated Hill End Mines. The float is for 500,000 shares at four shilling each. Copies of the prospectus will be sent once available.A lot of sums in pencil on front and backamalgamated hill end mine, shares -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Image, Yarrowee Hall, Redan, c1883
ROBERT MALACHY SERJEANT (1828-1902) Robert Malachy Serjeant was born on 21 December 1828 at Callington, Cornwall. He was the son of Philip Davey Serjeant, a surgeon in the Royal Marines, and Eliza Malachy. Philip Serjeant died in 1834. His mother, Eliza, remarried John Burgh in 1836. He died in 1837. In September 1848 Eliza, Robert and his two sisters, Caroline and Susan, departed Plymouth on the William Moneya for Port Adelaide and arrived in January 1849. Once gold was discovered in Victoria, Serjeant made his way to Forest Creek (near Castlemaine) and he and his mate Mr Victor, were the first party to sink through the basalt in search of a deep lead. In 1854 he moved to Ballarat to work as a miner and enjoyed some success. In 1855 he was with a group that discovered a 500 ounce nugget. With his share of the sale he set himself up with the latest mining equipment, as well as beginning a lifelong interest in the share market. He became the Manager of the Chryseis, Isis and Garibaldi claims and then the Manager of the Band and Albion Consol Company. He held the position for thirty years and only resigned when the company amalgamated with the Sir Henry Loch Mine. Robert Malachy Serjeant became interested in Politics. The first election for Parliament Representatives for Ballarat was in 1855. Robert stood for election for the first time in 1859, representing Ballarat West. He was also elected to represent Ballarat West in 1874 and 1880. Robert Serjeant’s community involvement extended to Education. Years of discussion eventually saw the development of the Ballarat School of Mines, the first school of mines in Australia. The inaugural School Council was formed in 1870 with Sir Redmond Barry, the Chief Justice, as President and Robert Malachy Serjeant as a member of the council. He held a position on the council until illness forced him to retire in 1889. He was elected a Life Governor in 1889. He was also a Life Governor of the Ballarat Hospital. Robert Serjeant showed Prince Albert and Prince George (later King George V) around the Band and Albion Mine. At the age of 42, Robert enrolled as a student at the School of Mines in 1871. He obtained a Certificate of Competency in Assaying (including Metallurgy) in 1875. The first certificate in “Geology as Applied to Mining” was awarded to Robert Serjeant in 1876. Robert Serjeant was an active and generous supporter of the School of Mines. As well as being a financial contributor, he lectured and examined in the Principles and Practice of Mining. He was regarded as an authority on alluvial and quartz mining and was a member of the Ballarat Local Court and mining board. In 1977 Robert, Joseph Flude and Henry Caselli donated the patent rights of a novel Pyrites furnace to the school. The R.M. Serjeant Scholarship at the Ballarat School of Mines resulted after a reward was offered for the first to produce the best method of treating auriferous ores – other than the smelting method. The offer was open for two years but not awarded. The money for this was donated by Robert Serjeant to the amount of 256 Pounds. It was then used to fund the School of Mines Scholarship in Engineering (1889). It was first awarded in 1922. Robert Malachy Serjeant died on 25 October 1902 and was buried at the Ballaarat Old Cemetery. (Sometimes Malachy is incorrectly written as Malachi)An copy of a photo of Yarrowee Hall, the home of of mine manager Robert Malachy Serjeant. robert malachy serjeant, r.m. sergeant, robert malachi serjeant, band of hope and albion consols, yarrowee hall, redan -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1910 - 1911
This photograph depicts Cock's Pioneer G & T Sluicing site No. 4 in El Dorado. Looking eastwards, the photo captures a wooden and tin building with various mining equipment strewn in the foreground. Underneath the verandah, figures can be seen. These are believed to be a Mr. Hollister (left), Mrs. Breustedt (4th from left), children Min and Chris Breustedt, and Kate Timmons holding a girl's hand. The Cocks Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines N.L was one of El Dorado's two largest open-cut sluicing mines of the 20th Century. The other was named the Cocks El Dorado Gold Dredging Company. The Cocks Pioneer Mines operated from 1901 until 1941 and found a total of 117,378 ounces of Gold and 1,673 tones of tin concentrates over these years. The Cocks company was formed in 1898 and operated until 1941. Open cut sluicing involved the use of high-powered hoses which used the centrifugal sand pump system (known as hydraulic sluicing) which broke down the soil which was then processed for gold and other precious metals. From 1914, four years after this image was captured, the company reformed to Cocks Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL (previously it was known as Cocks Pioneer Sluicing Co) and undertook large-scale sluicing operations until 1929 and then 1934-1941. The Cocks Pioneer was an extremely successful mining company during the 20th century. In the Annual Report of the Secretary for Mines for the year 1915, the Cocks Pioneer was the largest producer of gold and tin collecting 5,535 ozs. of gold and £7,500 of tin. Twenty years later in 1935, Cocks Pioneer was still one of the most profitable mines in Victoria, ranking as the second-highest dividend paying mine. The company produced a total of 3,650 kg of gold. El Dorado is located on Reedy Creek and is surrounded by forested country to the north and east. It is 20 km east of Wangaratta in Victoria's regional northeast. John Cock was the son of a Cornish miner who arrived in El Dorado in 1858. Cock founded his gold and tin mining company which ran successfully for many years in the El Dorado region. It was an open-cut sluicing company because of the abandonment of underground mining after this was deemed too dangerous. In 1935 Cock's El Dorado Company commissioned the floating dredge which is still visible in El Dorado today. The dredge was built by the Thompson engineering works, Castlemaine, and weighed over 2,000 tones and today has a place on the Victorian Registers of historic buildings. Interestingly, the name El Dorado does not derive from the gold in the region, but from the Barambogie pastoral run completed by William Baker in 1840-1841. Gold was discovered in El Dorado in 1854 but the gold was too deep for individual prospectors to find, it required the use of heavy machinery.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1910. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. This image is important for current research into the history of El Dorado, a small regional location near Wangaratta in Victoria's North East. Therefore, this image has the capacity to be beneficial for research into society and the motivations of those living and working in this region during this period and therefore, has social significance. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to gold sluicing and El Dorado which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.A black and white copy of a sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on boardObverse: COCKS PIONEER G + T SL CO, N.L. / 1910 - 11 / NO 4 SITE LOOKING EAST / 4 Reverse: 1997.2508 / AUG 29 1909cocks pioneer gold and tin sluicing company, el dorado, mining, sluicing, hydraulic mining, hollister, breustedt, timmons, gold, tin, gold rush, victoria -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines President's Annual Report, 1904, 1904
... Ballarat School of Mines President's Annual Report, 1904 ...In 1904 Andrew Anderson was President of the Ballarat School of Mines. Part of his report states: 'As befitting the parent institution of its kind in the Commonwealth, having been founded in 1870 "to impart instruction in the various branches of science relating to mining" the School upholds its prestige as an institution where the advantages of a thoroughly scientific and practical education can be obtained', and a statement of receipts and expenditure '. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1904.Eight page booklet relating to the Ballarat School of Mines in the year 1904. ballarat school of mines, andrew anderson, dr r. d. pinnock, mr abraham james, mr robert serjeant, mr w. p. wynne, geo. fitches, dr william morrison, cr. j. m. bickett, chemical department, metallurgical department, engineering department, mining department, thomas s. hart, professor dawbarn, mr kerr grant, mr a. e. kerr, mr r. w. hawken, mr j. m. baldwin, mr e. mcconnon -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines President's Annual Report, 1905, 1905
... Ballarat School of Mines President's Annual Report, 1905 ...In 1905 Andrew Anderson was President of the Ballarat School of Mines. Part of his report states: 'As befitting the parent institution of its kind in the Commonwealth, having been founded in 1870 "to impart instruction in the various branches of science relating to mining" the School upholds its prestige as an institution where the advantages of a thoroughly scientific and practical education can be obtained', and a statement of receipts and expenditure '. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the year 1905.10 page booklet relating to the Ballarat School of Mines in the year 1905. ballarat school of mines, andrew anderson, james oddie, chemical department, metallurgical department, engineering department, mining department, electricity and magnetism department, frank tate, professor g. j. dawbarn, kerr grant, richard hosking, a. d. gilchrist, thomas hart -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Berry, Anderson and Co., Printers, Bookbinders, &c, Ballarat School of Mines, Student Magazine, Second Term, 1910, 1910
... Ballarat School of Mines, Student Magazine, Second Term ...Table of Contents: Editorial, Open night, Process in ore treatment at Kalgoolie, Notes on surveying, Artesian wells, Concrete: Its use in mining, Description of the I. R. process, "Old Boys" at Mount Morgan, News and notes, Past students, Correspondence, Answers to correspondence, Handy to know, Sporting notes, Discovery of Chloroform, Say!, A tragedy, The Berdan pan, Editorial notes. Ballarat School of Mines Associates. Images.Booklet of 28 pages.table of contents: editorial, open night, process in ore treatment at kalgoolie, notes on surveying, artesian wells, concrete: its use in mining, description of the i. r. process, "old boys" at mount morgan, news and notes, past students, correspondence, answers to correspondence, handy to know, sporting notes, discovery of chloroform, say!, a tragedy, the berdan pan, editorial notes, images. ballarat school of mines associates., alumni: fred j. martell, m. w. bernewitz, angus a. gibson, r. ingram moore, philpot f. brown, w. avery, e. preddergast, godfrey stephen hart, t. s. hart, l. westcott, a. r. booth, w. t. lakeland, lewis westcott, leo m. seward, w. e. eyres, virgil tucker, h. hawkesworth, h. j. saw, h. meadows, fred g. brinsden, c. stephenson, fred treloar, j. peart, e. m. weston, dick galloway, h. b. bennetts, g. r. curry, h. meadows, will watson, don cameron, eric bieske, cliff garrard, lindsay d. cameron, phil brown, w. p. avery, j. foster, j. bickett, f. h. inglis , g. davenport, l. c. courbould, t. lennon, h. wilkins, g. h. reid, c. hesselmann, e. fraser, reg callister, e. c. hursfield, w. baragwanath, c. c. corrie, r. i. moore, j. l. sampson, h. conran, w. geldard. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: UNDERGROUND CONNECTIONS
Buff cover, exercise book. On front cover: Mining Information. Underground Connections Approx. Longitudinal Sections. First page contains an index of the mines. Book contains handwritten records of the connections between the mines under Bendigo. Mines in index: Carshalton Line, Lancashire Line, Napoleon Line, British and Foreign Line, Nell Gwynne Line, New Chum Line, Eureka Extended, New Chum Railway, Shenandoah, Young Chum, Garibaldi, Ellesmere, New Chum United, Lansells 222, Lazarus, North Old Chum, Lansells Big 180, Great Extended Victoria, New Victoria, Catherine, New St. Mungo, Duchess of Edinburgh, Phoenix, St. Mungo, Sadowa, Acadia, Williams United, Catherine Reef United. Garde`n Guly Line, Great Southern to Ulster United.bendigo, mining, underground connections