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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: INSPECTING GOLD 'CAKES ', C. 1870's
... TOPIC Mining gold production Cakes of Gold Commercial bank View ...Photograph of a wood engraving showing a group of people gathered around a bank window, inspecting the gold that has been produced by the mining companies. On the reverse in biro is written Commercial Bank, Sandhurst (View Point ), wood engraving from a Melbourne illustrated weekly.topic, mining, gold production, cakes of gold, commercial bank, view point, bank window -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: VICTORIA'S GOLDEN YEARS, October 1965
... TOPIC Mining gold discovery Mines Department Gold Discovery ...A booklet published by the Mines Department Melbourne, Victoria in October 1965 on the history of the discovery of gold in Victoria. It has been stapled together, and the cover depicts a miner panning for gold on the edge of a creek, his tent and some trees are visible in the backgroundMines Departmenttopic, mining, gold discovery, mines department, gold discovery, history of gold in victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MONUMENT HILL CONSOLIDATED (BENDIGO) NL, 1932 - 1936
... gold mining - legal... ORGANIZATION Business gold mining - legal McColl Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Bundle of Legal Documents also refers to Monument Hill consolidated GMC, Agreement for Supply of Electricity 8/5/1936.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, monument hill consolidated (bendigo) nl, monument hill gmc, gold mining, electricity supply, herbert jackson leed, certificate of inspection of boiler, miss g. alice jones, john jepson stanistreet, eric raymond grelis, ronald alexander rankin, new deborah gold mining company, original drafts regarding the flotation of the monument hill gold mine. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH GMC N L - GOLD BOOK, 1936 - 1942
... gold mining... Mint gold mining Gold book McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ...Document. Dark cream & cream mottled book with brown binding containing entries of weight of gold, amount of advance, fineness, & value. Gold book for the North Virginia GMC N L. 2 pages used. 9 loose documents (1938 - 1943).McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north deborah gmc n l, mccoll, rankin& stanistreet, north deborah gmc n l, north virginia gmc n l, e s & a bank, royal mint, gold mining, gold book -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH GMC N L - GOLD BOOK NO 1, 1942 - 1952
... gold mining... of Australia Limited gold mining Gold Book No 1 McColl, Rankin ...Document. Dark green book containing entries of gold to the bank and the amount advanced upon for the Central Deborah GMC N L. The Union Bank of Australia Limited. Reef No 234McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north deborah gmc n l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north deborah gmc n l, central deborah gmc n l, the union bank of australia limited, gold mining, gold book no 1 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - UNDERWRITING LETTER, 1937
... gold mining... and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mines NL mining gold mining underwriting ...Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mines NL - North Deborah Mining Coy NL, underwriting letter by John May & Sons. Folded legal document - 'Haden Smith and Fitchett, Solicitors, 405 Collins Street, Melbourne' on bottom of document. On top ' Dated 1937'Haden, Smith & Fitchettorganization, mining, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl, mining, gold mining, underwriting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - UNDERGROUND SURVEY OF MINES, BENDIGO GOLDFIELD 1901, 1901
... gold mining... BENDIGO Hospital gold mining Bendigo goldfields gold mining ...UNDERGROUND SURVEY OF MINES, BENDIGO GOLDFIELD 1901. Report on the Shamrock, Shenandoah, New Chum Railway, Eureka Extended, and South Belle Vue United Mines, New Chum Line of Reef. With plans and sections.H.S. Whitelawbendigo, hospital, gold mining, bendigo, goldfields, gold mining, shamrock, shenandoah, new chum railway, eureka extended, and south belle vue united mines, new chum line of reef. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - A NEW BENDIGO, THE STORY OF THE GOLD & SILVER MINES OF ST ARNAUD, 2008
... Mining - Gold & Silver.... st arnaud St Arnaud - History Mining - Gold & Silver ...A New Bendigo, The Story of the Gold & Silver Mines of St Arnaud. Published by R.W.Birrell, 257 pages with photographs, illustrations & Map. Signed by the Author.Ralph.W.Birrell.book, st arnaud, st arnaud - history, mining - gold & silver. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MINING PLAN ,VICTORIA HILL AREA, No date visible
... Bendigo mining plan Mining Gold Mines Victoria Hill Lines of Reef ...Map: Large scale plan of an area of the Goldfield, Northward from Barnard Street, covering the Victoria Hill area. Black printing on polycarbonate film. Transparent.map, bendigo, mining plan, mining, gold mines, victoria hill, lines of reef -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - BIG 180 SHAFT POSITION, No date visible
... Bendigo mining plan Mining Gold Mines. Victoria Hill Big 180 Map ...Map: Plan showing the location of various shafts in the Victoria Hill area, hand draughted in pencil. Scale 2 Chains to 1 inchmap, bendigo, mining plan, mining , gold mines. victoria hill, big 180 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - RED WHITE AND BLUE EXTENDED MINE, 5/12/1940
... line of Reef Mining Gold mines Map: Transverse section ...Map: Transverse section of The Red , White and Blue Extended Mine, Sheepshead line of Reef, Bendigo. (37 Copies). By J.J. Caldwell, District Field Geologist, Mines Department Bendigo.map, bendigo, mining plan, red white and blue extended mine, sheepshead line of reef, mining , gold mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: ENVELOPE, 1940
... Bendigo mining gold goldmining Document: McColl, Rankin ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet: brown envelope stamped McColl, Rankin & Stanisgreet, legal managers, accountants etc. Bendigo. Handwritten in black ink ' New Don N.L. Written in top LH corner in pencil, very faint, crossed out - 'Agreement ( illegible ) 4/2/40'organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, mining, gold, goldmining -
Bendigo Art Gallery
Sculpture, Charles RICHARDSON, Original model for the Gold Jubilee Memorial Statue, Bendigo, Circa 1905
... gold mining... sculpture bronze plaster Bendigo gold mining gold panning central ...Inscribed inside sculpture cavity "Douglas Richardson"sculpture, bronze, plaster, bendigo, gold mining, gold panning, central goldfields -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph (item) - Digital Image
... Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop... sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining ...Altering course of Reedy Creek, El Dorado. Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17,284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25 000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. Handwritten across the front: 'Altering course of creek. Eldorado'mining, gold, tin, sluicing, reedy creek, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado, men, horses -
El Dorado Museum Association Inc.
Photograph - Digital Image
... high-country Rankins Orchard and Sluicing Ponds, c1930s. mining ...Rankins Orchard and Sluicing Ponds, c1930s.mining, gold, tin, sluicing, orchard, farming -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Fork
... gold mining... shire gold mining gold rush henry lawson society fork silverware ...This fork is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. It displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. It has no evident hallmark to determine its maker or date of manufacture, but may pre-date World War Two as mass production methods and the growing popularity of stainless steel in cutlery and other tablewares saw a reduced reliance on silver in such goods after this period. The handle of the fork appears to display the initials 'WB', potentially indicating it was made to order. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This fork is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region.Fork with decorative pattern on handle and tarnished patina, design may include owner's or maker's initials. WB w.c. busse, chiltern, chiltern athenaeum, gold fields, indigo shire, gold mining, gold rush, henry lawson society, fork, silverware, cutlery, tableware, 1930s, 1850s, wilfred clarence busse, historical fiction, t.e. rofe, t.e. rofe gold medal, north-east victoria, federal standard, golden plague, blue beyond -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Knife, T. Turner & Co, 1907
... gold mining... and the surrounding region. w.c. busse chiltern gold fields gold mining gold ...This knife is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. It displays a level of tarnish indicating it may be comprised of silver or silver plate. The blade contains the mark 'EP' which may indicate silverplate over steel. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'Wingfield', which was the trademark of T. Turner & Co but could also refer to the company Wingfield Rowbotham. Both factories are located in Sheffield, United Kingdom. The trademark is ascribed to goods produced in approximately 1907. The handle of the knife displays the initials 'WB', potentially indicating it was made to order. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This knife is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. Knife with tarnished patina and cream-coloured handle with owner's initials engraved or stamped.WBw.c. busse, chiltern, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, north-east victoria, indigo shire, wingfield, t.turner & co, wingfield rowbotham, silver, silverplate, knife, cutlery, silverware, tableware, barrister, wesley college, melbourne, historical fiction, golden plague, blue beyond, henry lawson society, t.e. rofe, 1930s, 1850s -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Domestic object - Child's food pusher, J. Biggin & Co, Unknown
... gold mining... shire north-east victoria gold fields gold mining gold rush ...This children's eating utensil is believed to belong to the household of Chiltern writer and historian, W.C. Busse. The level of tarnish and the mark 'EPNS' may indicate it is electroplated. The blade also contains the maker's mark 'APEX', which was used by John Biggin & Co, Sheffield, United Kingdom. Pushers such as these were a common utensil in Victorian and early twentieth-century households. They were used to help children too young to use knives learn to eat politely at the table - the blunt blade was used to push food onto the fork. Pushers could also be used to pull food from a serving platter onto an individual plate. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960.This child's eating utensil is significant for the detail it conveys of ordinary domestic life in the household of a significant Victorian writer with special reference to Chiltern and the surrounding region. It may also be significant in understanding the customs and practices of English-speaking nations in the early Twentieth Century. The object is a metal food pusher, a child's eating utensil with a blunt lozenge at right angles to the handle. The metal is tarnished, indicating that it may be silver or silverplated. APEX EPNS AI w.c. busse, wilfred clarence busse, chiltern, indigo shire, north-east victoria, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, table manners, etiquette, children, childhood, john biggin & co, sheffield, golden plague, blue beyond, historical fiction, 1930s, 1850s, t.e. rofe, henry lawson society, electroplate, tableware, cutlery -
Chiltern Athenaeum Trust
Medal
... gold mining... show chiltern north-east victoria gold fields gold mining gold ...This medal from the estate of W.C. Busse is believed to have been awarded to a recipient at the Rutherglen Agricultural Show in 1885. Due to degradation of the embossed markings, it is uncertain what the medal was awarded for or whom it was awarded to. It may have been awarded to a member of the Busse family prior to W.C. Busse's birth. Rutherglen is located approximately 18 kilometres from Chiltern. European agriculture and horticulture in the area was well established prior to the discovery of gold in the region in the 1860s. It held its first yearly Agricultural Show in 1880; in the present day it has a sister event focusing on showcasing the region's wines. Wilfred Clarence Busse was born in Chiltern in 1898. He went to school at Wesley College in Melbourne, studied law at the University of Melbourne and became a barrister. Additionally, after spending time on a Victorian station in his early twenties, he wrote two historical novels about bush life. His first novel was 'The Blue Beyond: a Romance of the Early Days in South Eastern Australia', written in 1928 and published in 1930. Busse's second novel was titled 'The Golden Plague: A Romance of the Early Fifties'. The judges of the Henry Lawson Society's T.E. Rofe competition to advance Australian literature unanimously awarded it the Gold Medal in 1931 for the best historical novel of 1930. Newspaper articles about the award mention the writer's meticulous documentary and oral history research regarding life on the Gold Fields in the 1850s. It became a best-seller. Busse also wrote a series of articles about local history for "The Federal Standard" newspaper in Chiltern. He was a member of the Chiltern Athenaeum. He died in 1960. This item is significant for the information it provides about the development of industry and local culture in Victoria in the 1880s. Bronze coloured medal attached to single large-format chain link; embossed medal markings are indistinct but appear to show Coat of Arms on reverse side. Inscription on obverse: Illegible Indistinct inscription on reverse may read: Rutherglen Agricultural Society medal, rutherglen agricultural show, chiltern, north-east victoria, gold fields, gold mining, gold rush, 1885, heirloom, farming, horticulture, rutherglen historical society, indigo shire, wilfred clarence busse, golden plague, authors, writers, victorian writers, victorian literature, historical fiction, blue beyond, wesley college, federal standard -
Clunes Museum
Functional object - GOLD ASSAY WEIGHTS, L.OERTLING, LONDON
... HISTORY MINING ASSAYING MINING GOLD SET OF GOLD ASSAY WEIGHTS ...SET OF GOLD ASSAY WEIGHTS - (1000 = 1/2 GRAMME) IN ROUND BAKELITE CONTAINER WITH LID. (14 PIECES)local history, mining, assaying, mining, gold -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... history photography photographs mining gold ERECTED BY THE "CLUNES ...A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MONUMENT INDICATING THE SPOT NEAR WHERE GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN CLUNES ON THE FIRST JULY 1851 BY JAMES WILLIAM ESMOND.ERECTED BY THE "CLUNES IN MELBOURNE" CLUB.local history, photography, photographs, mining, gold -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... history photography photographs mining gold A PHOTOGRAPH ...A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE GOLD MONUMENT IN CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, mining, gold -
Clunes Museum
Book, PINNACLE PRINTING CO. PTY.LTD, VICTORIA 150 YEARS OF GOLD, 2001
... HISTORY DOCUMENT BOOK GOLD MINING GOLD MINING HISTORY MINERS CAMP ...GOLD COVERED BOOK - VICTORIA 150 YEARS OF GOLDlocal history, document, book, gold, mining, gold, mining, history -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Book, Bob Bingley Watchorn, Getting Shafted and Loving It, 2010
... grampians Chapter 6 on Stawell Mining Gold Bob Watchorn Enjoy 17/01 ...Chapter 6 on StawellEscapades From high Above and Deep BelowBob Watchorn Enjoy 17/01/20mining, gold -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Joiner, Joiner from Diamond Drill, C. 1955
... still in Place Mining Gold Metal pipe threaded at both ends ...Dimond drills are put down to identify locations of gold bearing ore deposits, before mining drives are put in to extract the Ore. Sectionso fth eDimond Drill core are analyised for gold content. Drill joiner found near shaft no 26 in Ironbarks, near the intersection of Golf Course & southwest road. Conctrete shaft Cover still in PlaceMetal pipe threaded at both ends, used to join diamond Drill pipeing c 1955mining, gold -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Underground Survey of the Principal Mines of Stawell 1879, 1879
... Mining Gold Surveyed by H.C. Bates. Drawn by Arthur Edwards ...Pleasant Creek & Newington, Prince Patrick, Prince Alfred, Pioneer and Galatea, Pleasant Creek Cross Reef No. 1&2, Magdala, Old Shaft, Extended Cross Reef, Crown Cross, Great Northern, Sloanes & Scotchmans, South Cross, 10 & 11 United Scotchmans South Cross, Scotchmans Shafts, North Scothmans, West Scotchmans, Emerald Isle & Rose of Denmark, Albion, South Scotchmans, Newington & Pleasant Creek, Pleasant Creek Cross Reef, Moonlight, Extended Cross Reef, Crown cross United, Great Northern ShaftVery large Map on cloth backing, showing cross sections of mines.Surveyed by H.C. Bates. Drawn by Arthur Edwards. October 30th 1879. Scales 120 feet to an inchmining, gold -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Stawell Gold Mine, Stawell Gold Mine Emergency Plan, 1/08/2015
... ventilation & Emergency Exits Plans and Conatacts. Mining Gold Date ...Plans produced by Mine for Emergency use showing ventilation & Emergency Exits Plans and Conatacts.Ring Bound A3 book with laminated Covers & Black and Yellow Banding for attentionDate of Issue 31/ 08/2015 Uncontrolled Copymining, gold -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Joe Mitchell's Mine
... . Mining Gold Mininging Stawell Historical Society Deep Lead Colour ...Stawell Historical Society Members visit Joe Mitchell's mine in the Ironbark, forest near Deep Lead. L to R Ian Jackson, Carmel Loats, Thelona Bullock, Allan Kingston, Betty Jackson, Betty Collins, Dorothy King, Leslie Bennett, Lawrie Bennett.Colour Photograph of a Group of people standing, looking down a mine shaft in bushland.mining, gold mininging, stawell historical society, deep lead -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Panorama of Wonga Open Cut 1984
... grampians Mining Gold Panorama Panorama of Wonga Open Cut 1984 ...mining, gold, panorama -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Panorama of Davis Open Cut August 1987
... grampians mining gold panorama Panorama of Davis Open Cut August ...mining, gold, panorama