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Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, John L. Ryan, Before you came : mines, myths & memories of Diamond Creek / by John L. Ryan, 1972
... gold mining... creek nillumbik gold mining gold miners ISBN 0959895019 ...Subtitled mines, myths and memories of Diamond Creek the book covers the following topics: early days, first settlers, Nillumbik- the town, state school, the churches, growth of a town, early pioneers and stories of the past. PhotographsPaperback; 55 p. : ill., port. ; 21 cm.ISBN 0959895019diamond creek, nillumbik, gold mining, gold miners -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Jock Ryan, Then came gold : a history of the Diamond Creek Gold Mine / Jock Ryan, 2001
... gold mining... melbourne diamond creek gold mine gold mining gold miners Paperback ...Paperback; 9 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.diamond creek gold mine, gold mining, gold miners -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, The Leader, An Old-Timer and his Old-Time Blower, 2 Nov. 1929
... gold mining... collection queenstown gold mining gold miner St. Andrews Old timer ...Queenstown (St. Andrews) District. A gold miner with his home made dry blower device used for extracting gold particles from dry soil with out the use of water. In 1929, St Andrews was known as Queenstown. Originally published in The Leader, Nov. 2nd, 1929, with the title "Relics of the Old Mining days in the Queenstown District," a series of eight numbered photographs. 'The Leader'; a weekly journal of news, politics, agriculture, literature, science and sport.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg Print 11 x 24.5 cmsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, queenstown, gold mining, gold miner, st. andrews, old timer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Cyaniding for Gold, 1939, 1939
... , the Quintessential Australian gold Mining book. mining gold cyanide cyaniding ...500 of these books were printed, and many were used in the field, making good copies very rare. A simple but detailed account of the process written especially for the working miner and the small syndicate, the Quintessential Australian gold Mining book.Orange, hard, cloth covered b270 page book with brown dust jacket. Chapters include sampling sand and slime dumps; treating sand; aeration; treatment of slime; smelting; solution testing; cyanide solution; air- slaked lime; cyanding in Queensland; copper troubles; treatment of concentrates; amalgamations; assaying; floatation; chemistry; testing for minerals. Includes photographic reproductions of a cyanide plant for sand; aeration tower; mixer tank; Eleanora cyaniding plant; mining, gold, cyanide, cyaniding, leaching, smelting, slimes -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Jean Gittins, The Diggers from China: the story of the Chinese on the goldfields, 1981, 1981
... goldfield lambing flat immigration mining gold geoffrey blainey Soft ...Soft covered book called 'the Diggers from Chine: the Story of the Chinese on the goldfields'. The book is 148 pages and contents include the Celestial empire, the journey, Mountains of gold, Off to the Diggings, Toil and Strife, the way they lived. Appendix A is the report submitted to the Victorian Parliament by the Select committee on the Subject of Chinese Immigration in 1857.chinese, goldfield, lambing flat, immigration, mining, gold, geoffrey blainey -
Federation University Historical Collection
Correspondence, David Melvin, David Melvin to Frederick Martell of the Ballarat School of Mines, 1898, 19/10/1898
... . Ballarat School of Mines David Melvin mining gold Sampson's ...The Ballarat School of Mines conducted assays at the Model Mine. handwritten memorandum on David Melvin letterhead relating to treatment of a a parcel for extraction of gold. ballarat school of mines, david melvin, mining, gold, sampson's pulverizer, wynne and tregurtha plates -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Royal Commission on the Ventilation and Sanitation of Mines together with Appendices and Minutes of Evidence, 25 February 1905
... mining gold royal commission ventilation sanitation 1905 squire ...This book is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire Family498 pages cream paper with black printing. Discoloured and damaged cover of grey/green mines, mining, gold, royal commission, ventilation, sanitation, 1905, squire, smb -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Ledger, Ballarat School of Mines Assay and Analysis Ledger, 1887-1890, 1887-1890
... jubilee gold mining company... jubilee gold mining company krause luplau lempiere mt lyell co ...The Ballarat School of Mines had a 'Model Mine' that was used to teach students. Practical work was undertaken for a fee, supervised by laboratory superintendents. Copies of assays undertaken are compiled together in this book. Leatherbound ledger with transfer copies assay reports from the Ballarat School of Mines. Those seeking assaying work from the Ballarat School of Mines are listed in alphabetical order in the front of the ledger. The ledger contains 543 pages. .2) Foolscap assay report on foolscap Ballarat School of Mines letterhead, and signed by Alfred Mica Smith, Superintendent of Laboratories. The report was on eight samples of Quartz submitted by R.C. Morgan, Scotts, Hotel, Melbourne .3) Assay report on Ballarat School of Mines letterhead, dated 14 August 1985, and signed by Andrew Berry, Registrar. The assay was supervised by Professor Alfred Mica Smith, and undertaken for James Burke, Broken Hill, New South Wales. .4) Assay report on Ballarat School of Mines letterhead, dated 18 August 1988, and signed by Alfred Mica Smith, Superintendent of Laboratories. The assay was undertaken on samples of Limonite submitted by James Burke and others, Broken Hill, New South Wales. The report includes information the the Ballarat School of Mines museum and the search for geological specimens from all Australian colonies for the collection. .5) A 'rough' assay report on samples of stone submitted by H. Major Senr, Wilcannia, New South Wales. 5) A 'rough' assay report on sample quartz drillings from quartz reef submitted by H. Morris, Egerton, and an sample of quartz and pyrites for determination by Professor Krause submitted by R.M. Serjeant. ballarat school of mines, a.c. allan, brittania g.m. co., s. body, black horse company, john m. bickett, william bell, james barker, w. bliss, w. bailey, william barrou, w.h. batten, w. bechervaise, band and albion, budd bros, charles barker, i. cahir, a. chamber, w. cahill, james coglan, d. clarke, a.w. dobbie, john dosett, john dunstan, j.a. evans, l. eggleton, charles forbes, d. fitzpatrick, e. ford, michael goold, j. graham, john greenwood, james hayes, ed hardy, arthur harvey, george hodges, john hall, jubilee gold mining company, krause, luplau, lempiere, mt lyell co, john law, ed meadway, john murray, j.h. middleton, c.m. miles, m. muir, e. mcmillan, w. mcdougall, c. napier, w.r. nicholls, napier freehold, w.b, ochiltree, oakleigh gold mining company, dr pinnock, c. quin, james ross, c.b. retallack, e. rowlands, royal standard, linton, frank rabling, william russell, charles soloman, f. selby, w.j. scott, sulieman pasha co, south clunes united, h.w. sinclair, george selby, e.h. schroeder, horsham, e.w. spain, c.h. sheary, sir henry loch gold mining company, a. sutherland, saxon consols, j.b. triggs, h. townsend, harold turnley, c. taylor, melbourne, c. thorpe, a. vandenberg, charles walker, charles wilson, thomas wellington, a. wynne, r. warne, e. wattis, john wood, walter warner, armidale, c. winterbottom, w.l. willliams, j.c. young -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Miner's Right issued at Ballarat, 1856, 1856
... in the Old Colonists’ Hall. miner's right mining gold ballarat old ...This miner's right is a copy from an original held by the Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat. The original was glued onto a page in a large album of photographic images of early Ballarat. Recognising their significance the Council of the Old Colonists’ Association had them removed and restored. The originals are now framed and on display in the Old Colonists’ Hall. Blue Miner's Right issued at Ballarat in the Colony of Victoria.miner's right, mining, gold, ballarat, old colonist's association of ballarat -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Gold Fields Statistics, 1863, 1864
... statistics goldfields alluvial mining quartz mining gold price tools ...Blue foolscap printed report foron the Parliament of Victoriamining, statistics, goldfields, alluvial mining, quartz mining, gold price, tools -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Goldpanning at Sovereign Hill, c2005, c2005
... gold mining... ballarat sovereign hill gold panning mining gold mining Goldpanning ...ballarat, sovereign hill, gold panning, mining, gold mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Assays and Analyses, 1897-1903, 1897-1903
... glenfine smith gold mining company... birthday company glenfine smith gold mining company golden dyke ...Brown ledger with leather spine with bond copies of assays on very light, tissue like paper. Includes an alpha listing of customers and the page numbers where the associated assay and report is found. ballarat school of mines, mining laboratory, model mine, assay, frederick martell, alfred mica smith, j.m. bickett, g. desoza, figgis, gilpin, alex lamn, julius lazurus, john mann, james oddie, oldfield, peacock, thomas proctor, charles serjeant, w.c. shoppee, skilbeck, tulloch & co, john chaffy, cumming and smith and co, commonwealth mine, robert daly, dapto smelting co, duke of york co, ernest de beer, eureka company, r. emmett, p.w. fitzpatrick, first chance gold mning company, frenchmans reef company, f. folks, great birthday company, glenfine smith gold mining company, golden dyke extended, india rubber company, madame berry, victoria united gold mining company, black horse company, david melm, jame macarthur, new normanby company, william nicholas, alexander lambert, pitfield quartz and cement company, a.j. peacock, phoenix foundry, h. raven, c. serjeant, thomas smith, south star extended, h. strickland, edward h. shackell, w.d. thompson, union gold mining ompany, r. vale, walhalla pty, wallace butter factory, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Robert Brain, Government Printer, Mineral Statistics of Victoria for the Year 1880-1881, 1881
... slates quartz mining gold districts ballarat beecworth bendigo ...White Foolscap printed Government document relating Victoria's mineral statistics.statistics, mineral statistics, h.r. williams, gold yeild, gold, silver, tin, copper, antinomy, lead, iron, coal, lignite, kaolin, flagging, slates, quartz mining, gold districts, ballarat, beecworth, bendigo, sandhurst, maryborough, castlemaine, ararat, gippsland, water rights, gunpoweder, mining companies -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLD TABLES IN STAMPER ROOM
... BENDIGO Mining gold tables Bendigo Sandhurst goldmining gold ...Sepia image mounted on board. Image shows large room in gold mine. 18 gold tables are arranged down centre, wheels/pulleys on LH side. Large electric lights hanging from ceiling. Goldmine unknown.bendigo, mining, gold tables, bendigo, sandhurst, goldmining, gold, tables -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DEBORAH GOLD MINE
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining gold mine Deborah Gold Mine looking towards ...Deborah Gold Mine looking towards Bendigo 1930's.? Active Photo Code No. 16bendigo, gold mining, gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CENTRAL DEBORAH POPPET HEAD
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine nl Bendigo Central ...black and white image: Central Deborah Gold Mine Co. N.L poppet head. Photo traken at night, poppet head is illuminated. Corrugated iron building on lower LH side.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine nl, bendigo, central deborah gold mine n.l., gold mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: LANDSCAPE VIEW OF EARLY BENDIGO GOLD MINES
... PLACE Bendigo mining Bendigo mining gold puddling Batchelder ...Black and white photo copy: Image shows mine site, horse harnessed to puddling machine, shaft in immediate foreground, with pipe extending into top of shaft. Horse harnessed to cart on LH side. Very early image of mining in Bendigo, no poppet heads visible.Batchelderplace, bendigo, mining, bendigo, mining, gold, puddling -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - DEVONSHIRE GROUP OF MINES BENDIGO
... Hercules and Energetic. Mining Gold mines Issued by M. P. Kelly ...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.
Book - TALES OF THE GOLDFIELDS, THE FABULOUS GOLDEN MILE, 1973
... Gold mining... AUSTRALIA Gold mining kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie gold gold mining. Norma ...Tales of the Goldfields, the Fabulous Golden Mile. 12 pages with black and white photos.Norma Kingaustralia, gold mining, kalgoorlie, kalgoorlie, gold, gold mining. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO'S GOLD STORY, 2001
... Gold mining... Goldfields mining Gold mining Bendigo history. Ralph W. Birrell ...Bendigo's Gold Story THIS COPY IS SIGNED by ONE OF THE AUTHORS, JAMES A. LERK.Ralph W. Birrell and James A. Lerkgold, goldfields, mining, gold mining, bendigo history. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: AGREEMENT BENDIGO MINING NL AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine Bendigo gold mining ...Two agreements dated 23 May 1983 and 28 June 1984, between Bendigo Mining NL and the Bendigo Sewerage Authority, to discharge water into the system of the Bendigo Sewerage Authority. Megalitres of discharge and technical details and expectations re quality of water from dewatering of mine detailed.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, gold mining, dewatering, discharge, bendigo sewerage authority, bendigo mining nl -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: FILE NOTE WESTERN MINING CORPORATION ON CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine Bendigo goldfield ...Four page file note written by J.O. Reynolds, WMC, on 5th September, 1980, re meetings held by J Reynolds, H.Hooker and F.B. Taylor with Roger Wright at his drilling operations at Wilson Hill and Spring Gully reservoir. They also met with Daryl McClure, MLA Bendigo and Doug Cahill, solicitor, at WMC's Bendigo exploration office. The Central Deborah Tourist Mine development with the Bendigo Trust and Bendigo Mining NL interest in the development of the mine as a producing mine was discussed.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, goldfield, gold mining, j.o reynolds, tourism, bendigo trust, western mining corporation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: WESTERN MINING CORPORATION TO J.O. REYNOLDS, 11th June 1980
... KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: WESTERN MINING...Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine Bendigo Central ...Letter addressed to D. McClure, M.L.A., June 11th, 1980 from Western Mining Corporation Limted. Letter outlines the plan to 'use a commercial elevator rather than a winding system for placing tourists into the underground exhibition'. Western Mining Corporation intended to make a donation to fund this venture but 'the money involved is rather more than we had in mind'. The original quote was $45,000 but is going to be in the range of $200,000 to $300,000. A two page file note on a telephone conversation between Daryl McClure and J.O. Reynolds of WMC re the Central Deborah Gold Mine is appended to the letter.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, central deborah gold mine, gold mining, western mining corporation, daryl mcclure, j. reynolds, arvi parbo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: ARVI PARBO, WESTERN MINING CORPORATION
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine Bendigo gold mining ...Letter addressed to Sir Arvi Parbo, Western Mining Corporation, Melbourne, from J.M. Lalor, Exploration Manager, Minerals WMC, regarding support sought by the Bendigo Trust to develop an underground tourist mine at Bendigo. J.H Lalor seeks the support of Western Mining,'either by contgributing money or equipment' to develop the Central Deborah Gold mine as a tourist destination.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, gold mining, tourism, central deborah gold mine, de-watering, western mining corporation., sir arvi parbo, j.m. lalor, daryl mcclure, bendigo trust -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - MINING PHOTOGRAPHS
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining gold mine Black & White photographs of 1960's ...Black & White photographs of 1960's mining equipment located Bendigo. [a] Deborah Engine room caption. [b] North Deborah Battery caption. [c] Central Deborah caption. [d] Central Deborah approx 1968 caption. [e] North Deborah Battery caption. [f] Deborah Engine Room caption. [g] South Deborah caption.bendigo, gold mining, gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE COLLECTION: NORTHGATE MINERALS
... Minerals Crocodile Gold mining gold Colour photo: group of 30 ...Colour photo: group of 30 workers dressed in high visibility clothing and helmets, from Northgate Minerals Mine at Fosterville, 2009. People are standing in front of a jumbo drill rig, behind rig is canopy of eucalypt trees. Names from back left: John Keane, Andrew Aitkin, Warren Perrymen, Adrian Gath, Geoff Viney, Khan Oats, Ash Ryan, Dean Maltby, Vaughn Hobden, Gerard Sheppard, Brian Sewell ( standing on jumbo rig ) Simon Doyle, Chris Murrell, Brett Jensen, Tommy Donaldson, Stuart Lynn, Erran Matana, Gwen Aitkin, Chris Fellows, Greg Farmer, Kane Andrea. Sitting at front from left : (unknown) , Andrew Binks, Damien Slow, Jason McKinley, Jeff Norris, Ian Cowan. Photo was formerly in Folder 56.mine, gold, northgate minerals fosterville, fosterville, northgate minerals, crocodile gold, mining, gold -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: POPPET HEAD
... Trobe University Bendigo Collection collection Bendigo mining ...A black and white photograph of a poppet head in April 1969. See 3320.100la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, mining, gold mine, gold, history, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, building, buildings, place -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining Gold Crucible G Bendigo Pottery gold crucible ...Pottery gold crucible. Printed on outside of crucible ' G Bendigo'G Bendigobendigo, gold mining, gold crucible -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining Gold Crucible H Bendigo Pottery gold crucible ...Pottery gold crucible. Printed on outside of crucible ' H Bendigo'. Inside of crucible is stained black.H Bendigobendigo, gold mining, gold crucible -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining Gold Crucible Pottery gold crucible. Printed ...Pottery gold crucible. Printed on outside of crucible ' Batttersea Round, E, Morgan England'bendigo, gold mining, gold crucible