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Newspaper - GOLDFIELDS SKETCHBOOK ARTICLE, BENDIGO ADVERTISER, 23rd July 1970
Newspaper article titled' Goldfields sketchbook'. Article on book release ' Bendigo and Eastern Goldfields Sketchbook with Drawings by Unk White and text by John Bechervaise, first published 1970, 64 pages, hardback edition, $1.95. Extract from article ' our poppet-head sketch is of the Deborah superstructure, rising above a shaft 2017 feet deep, the site on Quarry Hill being easily accessible. The mine yielded 52,000 ounces of gold and in 1954 was one of the last three mines all on the Deborah line of reef, to close down'Bendigo Advertiser July 23rd 1970.bendigo, mining, gold discovery -
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Document - MARKS COLLECTION: PLAN OF UNDERGROUND WORKING IN BALLERSTEDT & SON MINE, 28th November, 1965
... BENDIGO Mining ballerstedt & son mine Buff coloured document ...Buff coloured document, heavy parchment, printed in black. On top of plan 'plan showing underground workings in the claim of Ballerstedt & Son.' Plan shows underground workings in red, with distances and angles. On bottom of drawing 'Ballerstedt's South Boundary'. Signed on bottom in black ink ( indecipherable signature ) and dated 28.11.65. Document attached is related to the donor Phillipa Marks' family, and contains the recollections of her great grandfather in regard to Bendigo's Jewish community and synagogues.bendigo, mining, ballerstedt & son mine -
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Document - BHS EXCURSION TO EAGLEHAWK AND THE WHIPSTICK 8/10/2006
Notes on the BHS Excursion to Eaglehawk and the Whipstick, Sunday 8 October 2006, prepared by Margaret Bourke. The excursion was conducted by Ray Wallace and organised by Kay McGregor. Notes give a detailed list of the places visited - Eaglehawk, Snob's Hill, Harvey Town, Whipstick, Woodvale, Red Flag Gully and Lightning Hill.bhs excursion to eaglehawk and the whipstick 8/10/2006, margaret bourke, ray wallace, kay mcgregor, national trust, lancashire open cut, joey midson, prince of wales mine, pioneer hotel, pavillion hotel, moon mine, new moon, moon sandhill, moon dams, new moon north, woodvale state school, clan mcleod pipe band, rothackers, james woods, baden-baden hotel -
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Document - MARKS COLLECTION: BOUNDY'S FREEHOLD GOLD MINES MALMSBURY
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Plan/advertisement 1888 for the sale of the Boundy's Freehold Gold Mines Malmsbury, 260 acres of auriferous and arable freehold land. Document contains map of mines, names include O'Connors Freehold Company, Egyptian Company, Queen's Birthday Company, No.1 South Queen Company, Madam O'Connor's company, Extended South Queen's Birthday Company. Scale 10 chains to one inch. Taken from Mr. H. Archdale's Plan by Walter Sleeman, Mining Mgr., Oct 9th. 1888. On RH side of map Daylesford Road to Malmsbury marked. The land is only about two miles from the Malmsbury railway station. On back of document letter from Henry Nutman, Mining Manager, Queens Birthday Company; Report on Plan Walter Skleeman, M.M.; letter to S. Deeble, 35 Queen St., Melbourne with report on mine from George Jenkyn and Mining Manager's Report in Argus 24th.October, 1888.mine, gold, boundy's freehold gold mine -
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Document - MARKS COLLECTION: MAP OF VICTORIA REEF MINING CLAIMS
Copy of map. On bottom LH side of plan Plan of the Victoria Reef Sandhurst January 1867, Compiled by G.W. Hart, Mining Surveyor. Published by John N. Macartney, Argus Agent, Sandhurst. Price 4/- each On bottom Rh side J.W. Pearson & Co. Lith. Melbourne Plan shows mining claims and names of holders, scale ( 4 chains to one inch ) Loddon Road, Mount Korong Road, Ironbark Gully, township of Long Gully, Quartz Miners' Arms and Gold Mines Hotel on Loddon Road.bendigo, mining, victoria reef plan -
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Plan - MARKS COLLECTION: LANSELL'S 180 PLAN, LEVELS 18, 19 AND 20
Plan of underground section of Lansell's 180 mine, levels 18, 19 and 20. On RH side of map Victoria Quartz Mining company claim marked, on LH side North Old Chum Co. 'West or hanging wall' marked above each level.bendigo, mining, lansell's little 180 mine -
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Plan - MARKS COLLECTION: UNDERGROUND SURVEY OF MINES SANDHURST NEW CHUM LINE OF REEF
Plan, divided into two sheet, on top of sheet Underground survey of mines Sandhurst, New Chum Line of Reef. Surveyed by Caleb Thomas under the direction of Charles W. Langtree, Acting Secretary for Mines and Water Supply and Acting Chief Mining Surveyor for the Colony of Victoria. Drawn by Arthur Everett, Mining Department, Melbourne, 1884.bendigo, mining, new chum line of reef -
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Document - MARKS COLLECTION: MINING LEASE BLOCKS 1873
Plan mining lease blocks 1873, timber hanger on top two brass rings, securing tape, round timber holder on bottom, scroll. On top Schedule of Mining Lease Blocks shown on the plan of the Sandhurst Gold Field, Published May 1873' Names of mining Companies listed with identifying number and area of mine site. E.g. '447 Johnson's Reef Gold Mines 7a, 2r, 8 p ( acres, roods, perches ). Number linked to the mine site shown on Sandhurst Gold Field map.bendigo, mining, mining lease blocks 1873 -
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Plan - MARKS COLLECTION: DOUBLE DISCHARGE GOLD MORTAR
Plan drawn on buff paper, written on plan double discharge gold mortar - no mine given. Engineering drawings of gold mortar. 3 inches = 1 foot, September 1879.mining, equipment, lansell mine ? -
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Map - MARKS COLLECTION: MAP MINES BALLARAT AREA 1887
Large buff coloured map, wooden strip on bottom, top hanger missing, showing mine boundaries in Ballarat mining area. Mines include: from top of map Bonshaw No. 1; Band and Albion Consolidated Company; Central Bonshaw; North Bonshaw; Star of the East block Claim; Star of the East; South Star; Owen's Freehold; Central Plateau; Sebastopol Plateau Company; Sebastopol Star; Sebastopol Plateau No. 1; South Plateau; Prince of Wales; Bonshaw United company; Gay's Freehold. Map prepared by Robert Alan, under the direction C.W. Langtree, Secretary for Mines, and Chief Mining Surveyor.map, ballarat, ballarat, mining, goldmining -
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Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: FLEECE INN HOTEL, STRICKLAND ROAD, BENDIGO
... BENDIGO Hotel gold mines hotel Colour photograph: Fleece Inn Hotel ...Colour photograph: Fleece Inn Hotel, Strickland Road, Bendigo. Two storey hotel, plain façade LH side, two storey verandah RH side. Painted cream with brown trim. Written on pediment on top of hotel 'Fleece Inn' with scroll either side. Corrugated iron roof visible, 3 chimneys.bendigo, hotel, gold mines hotel -
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Photograph - BENDIGO HOTEL COLLECTION: GOLD MINES HOTEL, MARONG ROAD, BENDIGO
... Colour photograph: Gold Mines Hotel, Marong Road, Bendigo... BENDIGO Hotel gold mines hotel Colour photograph: Gold Mines Hotel ...Colour photograph: Gold Mines Hotel, Marong Road, Bendigo. Image shows two storey building, verandah top and bottom storey, ornate ironwork on verandah. Single pediment in centre of verandah and also on top of second storey Written on top pediment in gold paint 'Gold Mines Hotel' . Hotel painted white.bendigo, hotel, gold mines hotel -
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Document - MARKS COLLECTION: HERCULES AND ENERGETIC GOLDMINING CO. SPECIFICATIONS
... BENDIGO Mining hercules & energetic mine Handwritten document (15 ...Handwritten document (15 pages) with two page blue document appended at back. On front of handwritten document : specifications for machinery and ironwork engineer and ironfounder for building plant for the Hercules & Energetic Goldmining Comp., Sandhurst. The contractor is to supply and deliver on the claim of the above Company the following machinery &c - and to get proper receipts for same from the Contractor for the erection of plant. Areas in specifications include: repairs to engine and boiler set-up & c., safety valve, whistle, cylinder, stop valve, piston, eccentric, crank shaft, feed pump & eccentric, flywheel very extensive descriptions of all areas, some with diagrams. Appended to back of document Ironfounders general conditions of contract work required in the making and delivery on the claim machinery &c for a winding plant for the Hercules & |Energetic Co., Drawings prepared by Wm Middleton, Engineer, Sandhurst. Agreement entered into this twelfth day of October, 1878, by and between Messrs Mitchell & Osborne and Hercules and Energetic BMC. Signed by Mitchell & Osborne, per ? Dobson., Wm Middleton ?.bendigo, mining, hercules & energetic mine -
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Document - MARKS COLLECTION: HERCULES AND ENERGETIC COMPANY CONTRACT
... BENDIGO Mining hercules & energetic mine Blue A3 document (2 pages ...Blue A3 document (2 pages) with handwritten specifications attached (15 pages) On front, General Conditions of Contract for 'erection of a steam engine and winding gear for The Hercules & Energetic Co. Prepared by Wm Middleton, Engineer, Sandhurst. Handwritten document is specifications for carpenters work and erection &c of steam engine, boiling fittings and machinery for the Hercules & Energetic Goldmining Company Sandhurst. Specifications include details for boiler setup, engine bed, winding gear bed, soleplates, steam pipes, water elevator and piping, winding gear buildings, windows, rope rollers, flooring poppet heads.bendigo, mining, hercules & energetic mine -
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Book - BENDIGO: VICTORIA'S GOLDEN CITY
... , Miner's Cottage, The Gold Mines Hotel, Victoria Hill, Bendigo Law...Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Coloured booklet of various scenes and buildings in and around Bendigo, titled Bendigo Victoria's Golden City. The front cover has a scene of Charing Cross looking towards Pall Mall. Inside the front cover is a very brief history and some Historical Buildings are mentioned. They are: Fortuna, Shamrock Hotel, Gold Mines Hotel, City Hall, Post Office, Law Courts, the Home for the Aged, Sacred Heart Cathedral, St. Paul's, Specimen Cottage, Log Lock-up and the Chinese Joss House. The coloured pictures inside are: The Central Deborah Gold Mine, Fortuna, Miner's Cottage, The Gold Mines Hotel, Victoria Hill, Bendigo Law Courts, Eaglehawk Log Lock-up, Look-out Tower Rosalind Park, Alexandra Fountain - Charing Cross, Conservatory Gardens with Law Courts in background, Inside the Conservatory, Bendigo Home & Hospital for the Aged - Victoria's 'White House', Sacred Heart Cathedral, Chinese Joss House, Chinese Joss House - Interior of the Main Temple, Bendigo Pottery - Potter at work, Bendigo Municipal Offices, Bendigo Institute of Technology at Flora Hill, Mt. Alvernia Hospital, Cobb & Co Coach, R Class Locomotive, Bendigo Tramcar, Lake Weeroona and Lake Eppalock Pumping Station. Some more attractions are mentioned inside the back cover. On the back cover is the Cenotaph - the only scale replica of the Whitehall Cenotaph - and Alexandra Fountain by night.Nucolorvue Productions Pty Ltdbendigo, tourism, photographs of bendigo icons, bendigo - victoria's golden city, fortuna, shamrock hotel, gold mines hotel, city hall, post office, law courts, home for the aged, victoria's 'white house', sacred heart cathedral, st paul's, specimen cottage, log lock-up, chinese joss house, charing cross, cenotaph, alexandra fountain, centra deborah gold mine, army cartographic unit, miner's cottage, harvey town, victoria hill, look-out tower rosalind park, conservatory gardens, conservatory, bendigo pottery, bendigo municipal offices, bendigo institute of technology, mt alvernia hospital, cobb & co coach, r class locomotive, bendigo railway station, bendigo tramcar, lake weeroona, lake eppalock pumping station, art gallery, historical museum eaglehawk, melville's caves, whitehall cenotaph, nucolorvue productins pty ltd, national library of australia -
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Document - FORTUNA COLLECTION: FORTUNA VILLA
Coloured tri-fold brochure titled Fortuna Villa. There are several coloured photos of the Villa and garden, a short history, information on the Villa Fortuna Action Group and their ideas for its future use. There is also a printed membership form. A small location map is included.bendigo, clubs, fortuna villa, christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstedt, 180 mine, george lansell, edith lansell, william beebe, vahland, getzschmann, emil maumann, commonwealth department of defence, the fortuna villa action group, city of greater bendigo, julian prowd, geoff hocking, bart-n-print -
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Document - FORTUNA COLLECTION: VILLA FORTUNA ACTION GROUP
Blue tri-fold pamphlet titled 'Villa Fortuna Action Group' which has a photo of Fortuna and the lake on the front with Fortuna 1908 under the photo and Working for Community Use of Fortuna. On the inside is a brief history of Fortuna, What the Action Group plans to do and Potential Activities. There is also a photo of the Billiard Room, criteria 1908 and another of the exterior of the building. There is also a space to fill in for a Joining Fee and Annual Membership Fee of $10 each. On a lighter photo on the back page is a proposed drawing of the Entrance Hall.bendigo, clubs, villa fortuna action group, fortuna, army survey regiment, theodore ballerstedt, vahland, getzschmann, 180 mine, george lansell, roman bath, pompeii fountain, department of defence, the villa fortuna action group, bendigo historical society inc. -
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Map - VICTORIA HILL AREA
Map of Victoria Hill Area printed on yellow paper. Details of tracks, cuttings, contours (in Metres) and Anticline. Location of mines, open cuts and buildings are shown. Numbers on map are: Ballerstedt's Claim 1 - 5; North Old Chum Co. 6; Lansell's 180, 7,8,11; Battery 9.10.12; Victoria Quartz Co. 13 - 17; Rae's Open Cut and Vicinity 18 - 28, Great Central Victoria Co 29 - 36, Adventure and Advance Area and vicinity 37 - 40 and Victoria Consols Co 41.map, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill area, victoria consols, new chum anticline, great central victoria, rae's open cut, w rae's home, victoria quartz, ballerstedt's open cut, lansell's 180, north old chum, central nell gwynne, john brown factory, gold mines hotel, cleopatra needle type chimney, floyd's battery, ballerstedt's 24yd claim, humboldt shaft, wittscheibe's jeweller's shop, luffsman and sterry's claim, victoria hill reserve, mines dept reervation -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. GETTING THE GOLD, c1853
Diggers & Mining. Getting the Gold. Slide: (von Guerard) Deep Sinking, Ballarat, 1853. Shafts were generally covered with canvas awning. Why? Slide shows canvas awnings over mine shafts. Markings: 25 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Book - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: BENDIGO GOLDFIELD BOOK, 1936
... at the rear of the book lists all of the mines in the Bendigo area....Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Joan O'Shea collection. Buff coloured book issued by Mines Department Melbourne. Victoria Australia 1936. Information contained within refers to History, Recent developments and future Prospects, Geology, Lines of Reef for the Bendigo area, information regarding tonnage of gold and values of same at that time. The index at the rear of the book lists all of the mines in the Bendigo area.Geo. Brown, Secretary for Mines, Mines Departmentmining, business, mines department -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE CHINESE ON THE GOLD FIELDS, C1867
Diggers & Mining. The Chinese on the Gold Fields. Slide: In a Ballarat Mine C. 1867. Only a few were employed in gold mines, and they usually did only surface work, Why? Picture; depicts miners pushing a loaded trolley, many of them have a shovel in hand. Markings: 17 (smudged number). Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Document - THE RESTORATION OF THE BENDIGO GASWORKS BOILER HOUSE COMPLEX
The Restoration of The Bendigo Gasworks Boiler House Complex, A Community Jobs Project March 2002 - June 2002. Final Report. Researched, compiled and written by: Fiona Gust and Simone (Mona) Krause. Front cover is purple, back cover is black and some inside pages are red or yellow. Topics in the book are: History of the Gasworks, How a Gasworks Works, Heritage Requirements, The CJP Crew, Crew Profiles, Initial Condition of the Boiler House Complex, O, H & S, Work Begins - Asbestos Removal, Clean-up, Iron Removal and Glazing. Artifact Cataloguing, where artifacts and where they were found were cataloged. On Going Discoveries. Exhauster ad Tank Room Ceilings, Pipes, Oil Spray Tower, Skillion over the Amenities Block, Posts, Beams along the Exhauster Room Wall-NE side, Beams on the SW side of the gable .. The join between the skillion and gable roof, Donuts on the Exhauster Room Wall - NE side, Trusses, Gutters and down pipes, Paint and Whitewash, Brickwork, Iron Fittings, Internal Fixtures, Generator Room/Compressor Room, Floors and Conclusion. The Captains Last Words by Peter Roberts. Acknowledgements. The coloured pages in the back are Edition One - 19.4.2002, Edition Two and Edition 3 of Combustible News which gives a progressive account of the work.buildings, gas company, the bendigo gasworks, the restoration of the bendigo gasworks boiler house complex, fiona gust, simone (mona) krause, city of melbourne gas and coke company, the bendigo mercury, the gas and fuel corporation, central deborah, community jobs project, peter roberts, chrysalis constructions, cvgt industrial training center, rod mclaughlin, allan fox, david gilroy, glen slater, aaron ott, ron whitford, daniel keogh, paul atkins, nick pearson, leigh williams, des leahy, anthony jennings, heritage victoria, the bendigo shire, central deborah, david bennear, david wright, deborah simm, community jobs unit, james thompson, mac booth, mine, tramways, discovery centre, mandy cooper, delwyn douglass, cindy tassie, helen yorston, brenda stanley, greg o'connell, kym smith, darren hutchesson, julie cain, john bullen, joe slaviero, mario joh;ns, norm harris, paul green, len cutting, jim morrissy, melissa tuddenham, fiona beckwith, leo trainor, gary anquetil, helen lynch, abbotts supply, action auction, garry floyd, bendigo trailers and hardware - matt, ron & jack, brennans - butch & robbie, bunnings - evan, brett crapper, hip pocket, jason kiel, country victorian scaffolding, paint right bendigo, alan gladman, deborah simms, graeme jennings, hugh ward, leigh williams, paul eccles, peter sporn, barb & mal krause, peter & shirley turner, bendigo copy centre -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1864
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This is Walhalla in 1864. On the right is the Long Tunnel Mine, and in the middle foreground is Stringer's Creek. Markings: 13 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1800s
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This picture shows some prospectors sinking a shaft at Landy's Dream. Hut on left and mine shaft to the right. In this photo there are still many tall trees around. Markings: 11 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
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Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - BETHANGA MINE
Paper catalogue for an auction sale on the 1st June 1944 at the Bethanga Mine, Bethanga, Vic. For sale was Mining Plant, Buildings and Equipment.Sale conducted by permission of the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - bethanga mine, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, w g wedd, director of machine tools and gauges, the cambridge press -
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Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - PRECIOUS METALS RECOVERY
Three paper catalogues for an auction sale held on 6th May 1943 of Cyanide Plant, Buidings, Machinery and Equipment of Precious Metals Recovery N. L ' adjoining North Deborah Mine' . By Order of the Liquidator Mr. F. H. Tadgell. Sale conducted by permission of the Director of Machine Tools and Gauges under Regulation 59 of the National Security (General) Regulations. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - precious metals recovery n. l, north deborah mine, mr f h tadgell, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson & co, director of machine tools and gauges, the cambridge press -
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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 -
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Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - THE LAMPLOUGH NO. 1 GOLD MINE
Grey covered auction catalogue with red and black printing for a sale of Mining Machinery, Tools, new Stores, Valuable Buildings, etc of The Lamplough No. 1 Gold Mine, Avoca, Vic. By Order of Lamplough Gold Mining Co. Ltd. (Incorporated in England). J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers. Auction was held on the 2nd December, 1937.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - the lamplough no.1 gold mine, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, bolton bros pty ltd -
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Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - GISBORNE GOLD MINE
Two green covered auction catalogues with dark blue printing for an auction held on the 25th February 1937 of Mining Machinery, 5 Head Battery, Complete Cyanide Plant and Equipment, Buildings, Lease No. 7480, et. Sale held at the Gisborne Gold Mine No Liability, Bullet-proof Forest, Gisborne. Catalogues have descriptions of lots and sale prices written in the columns at the right side of the page. A Special Notice at the front of the catalogue mentions the plant will be first offered as a whole, with a view to recommencing operations. Yield is also mentioned.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - gisborne gold mine no liability, j h curnow & son, j l jamieson, bolton bros pty ltd -
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Document - IAN DYETT COLLECTION: AUCTION CATALOGUE - EXCHEQUER EXTENDED GOLD MINE
Auction for a sale of Mining Machinery, Buildings and Equipment of the Exchequer Extended Gold Mine, Daylesford, under instructions from Mr. H. A. M. Bromfield, Legal Manager, Vincent Street, Daylesford on the 12th August, 1941. J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - exchequer extended gold mine, mr h a m bromfield, the cambridge press