Newspaper article regarding Horwood Foundry, situated where the now Girton College buildings are erected. Horwoods also had a gold mine on the property.bendigo, mining, horwoods foundry, horwoods foundry, girton college

A number of labels stuck together. One is W. L. Williams, Prescription Chymist, next Arcade, Hargreaves St., Bendigo. It is printed in dark blue and gold. One on top is a black print on white paper and has Pure -, The rest is obscured by the top label. It is printed in red. Poison - Iodine Paint. J. W. Jones, Chemist and Druggist, Hargreaves Street, Bendigo. Stuck on the back is nine Shake the Bottle Labels printed in black. Partly obscured is a red printed label which has Aniseed and - -mine printed on it.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, w l williams, j w jones

Newspaper articles written by Jack Perry in Bendigo Weekly. Articles with notion of 'Lady Luck' in finding gold. Includes Green's Hill, Jobs Gully, Eaglehawk. St. Liborious, Sam Bartlett, South New Moon Mine, Peg Leg Gully.Bendigo Advertiser 3.3.2000bendigo, streetscape, green's hill, peg leg gully, greens' hill, peg leg gully

Sheet with four side of a tea box printed in blue and gold. Two sides have Pure Hutchinson's Tea, the other two have Hutchinson's Post Office Store & Garage Brown Coal Mine. This Package Contains 1/2-lb. Net weight. F. W. Niven Pty. Ltd. Printed under one.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, hutchinson's tea, hutchinson's post office store & garage, brown coal mine, f w niven pty. ltd.

Bendigo post card folder '6 tear off postcards, vue pack Bendigo, Victoria's Premier gown' Coloured foldout series. Shamrock Hotel with tram outside; Bendigo Hargreaves Mall with walkway and gazebo; Bendigo Easter Parade with Sun Loong outside Law Courts Pall Mall; Fortuna ( Army Survey Regiment ) ; Central Deborah Gold Mine and talking tram ; Alexandra Fountain.NCVbendigo, streetscape, post card folder, bendigo, tourism, postcards, fortuna, alexandra fountain, central deborah gold mine, shamrock hotel, sun loong, bendigo easter fair, mall.

Twelve photographic views of Bendigo posted 1955. Pall Mall, Law courts & Conservatory Gardens, St Andrews Church Spire, Overlooking Bendigo, Charing Cross, Interior of Conservatory, Overlooking Bendigo, Baths & Park, Gardens & Post Office, Above ground gold mine, Rosalind Park.Nucolorvue Productions Mentone Vicbendigo, buildings, heritage buildings

Joseph Davies collection, bravery award medal awarded to Joseph Davies for an act of bravery in rescuing a fellow miner from a shaft of the Goldfields Consolidated mine Bendigo after an explosion on July 16th 1909. Circular medal with a blue and gold ribbon & pin clasp, showing 2 miners on one side and the word Courage, bust of Edward VII on other side, name Joseph Davies etched on rim. Encased in a red leather box with satin & velvet lining.trophies & awards, public events, bravery

Illuminated address presented to Thomas Weekley mine manager of The Great Extended Hustlers Mine Bendigo 14th November 1895, on his departure from the mine to take up a position in Coolgardie. Brown timber frame with gold borders and decorated with colourful flowers and foliage.person, mining, thomas weekley

2 posters headlined ''NOTICE!!'' urging ' all subjects of the Queen, and all strangers who have received hospitality and protection under Her flag, to assist in preserving SOCIAL ORDER and Maintaining the Supremacy of the Law.' 'All faithful subjects, and all strangers who have had equal rights extended to them, are therefore called upon to 'ENROL THEMSELVES and be prepared to assemble at such places as may be appointed by the Civic Authorities in Melbourne and Geelong, and by the Magistrates in the several towns of the Colony.' This is a response to ' recent events at the Mines at Ballarat.' The call is by Chas Hotham. John Ferres Government Printer.The call is by Chas Hotham. John Ferres Government Printer.history, australian, law, lydia chancellor, collection, history, ballaarat, australian history, gold, goldfields, gold mines, gold mining

Unknown author, handwritten notes pertaing to life of Albert William Craven. Craven of Cravens New Chum Mine in 1856. Surveyed the 'Long Tunnel Mine' [North/East Vic?] Entered parliament as member for Benambra. Notes pertained to lost photograph.gold mining, miners' safety cage, albert william craven.

Laminated document: 'Kirkland Lake Gold, Fosterville Gold Mine, Congratulations Bendigo Historical Society on your successful application to the Fosterville Gold Mine Community Grants Program. Ion Hann, General manager, - Fosterville Gold Mine' Document un-dated but refers to grant submission received October, 2019.business, mining, fosterville gold mine

An article titled 'We had a model mine - once.' This is an interview with Mrs. E. Billlman from a 'Supplement to Bendigo Advertiser.' Mrs. Billman talks about the Gold Exhibition held in Bendigo in 1901. She also gives some insights into her family and the history of Bendigo. There are two photographs and a ground plan of the Victorian Gold Jubilee Exhibition. 30/7/1970's.bendigo, history, gold mining, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, history, mrs. e. billman, female, individual, person, victorian gold jubilee exhibition, great gold exhibition, model mine

Medallion in housed in cardboard folder. at the front Central Deborah Gold Mine underground reopening 1986. Opened:1939, Closed: 1954, Reopened: 1970. this mine yielded almost 1000 kilograms of gold. Designed by; Maiden Gully Medallions, schumaker Lane, Maiden Gully, 3551. On the reverse: talking tram tour Bendigo Australia with pictures of the Post Office, Alexandra Fountain and souvenir tram ticket. The folder is in a brown envelopenumismatics, medals - commemorative, deborah mine reopening

"Hell Below" a novel by W. Snowden published in 1959. Hell below is set in the Australian gold mines, and the background is the hard life of those who experience hell below. The story is a forceful and excruciating one, of life in the raw. Hell below is the romance of gold - a story of mining at Bendigotold from the viewpoint of a man who worked below. on the inside there is a dedication: to dear dad, whishing you a very happy birthday, love from May and Alex, 12-1-60. Stephen Langdon (d.15-11/1960) for his 85th birthday.book, bendigo, mining

White porcelain Cup and sacer with transfer of Hercules Mine on one side of the cup. Gold trim on rims of cup and saucer. Cup and saucer won by donor's mother as a door prize at th Australasian Shelley Collectors' Club Fair in octpber 2005.Shelley. England.

Black and white photograph: Gold mines, looking towards Snobs Hill. In the centre: Duchess Tribute Company of the Devonshire Mining Group. At least 8 poppet heads and 6 chimneys can be seen. The original is glued to cardboard. A copy of this photograph is in a black paper photo holder. On the back in pencil a sketch of where duchees tribute was located: between Alexander Street, Upper Road and Vinton Street, California Gully.business, mining, duchess tribute

Black and white photo of car in front of sand heap. Possibly New Monument Gold Mine battery sands.photograph, landscape, mullock and sandy heap

Black and white photo.Front end loader and tip truck being filled. Possibly New Monument Gold Mine battery sands.photograph, landscape, sandy mullock heap

Photograph.Black and white photo. Car and truck below sand heap. Possibly New Monument Gold Mine battery sands.photograph, landscape, old mullock heap

Five black and white photographs of a sand dump, possibly battery sand dump from Monument Hill Gold Mine. Photos almost identical to others previously catalogued in this collection.bendigo, business, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet

This photograph is of a Bendigo Tram about to turn into the Central Deborah Gold Mine depot from High Street. The Sacred Heart Cathedral can be seen in the background.high street bendigo, bendigo trams, tram depot, central deborah mine, sacred heart cathedral, bendigo cathedral - sacred heart

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the slate 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Four photos of the miners and information on the Sedgwick Gold Mine. There are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick, phil wilkin collection, sedgwick gold mine

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet solicitors electronic ledger entries for various Bendigo Gold Mining Companies 6994.1 Wages sheet - Nell Gwynne Reef Mine; manila folder containing one sheet of paper with wages entry for week ending 9th December 1979 6994.2 Ledger of names in alphabetical order, undated !!! 6994.3 Bound ledger, noted as Central Comet G. M. Co (Gold Mining Company), No Liability. handwritten entries by many hands. dated 11 March 1898 to 4 December 1899. reporting on payments not authorised by the Directors. Entries over five double pages majority of the ledger is unused. 6994.4 Deborah Gold Mines, No Liability, electronic ledger sheets dated from 1945 to 1950, for supplies, etc. 6994.5 Forfeited Share Sales. Exercise book with unreadable cover notation, listing sales of forfeited shares in various companies managed by McM R & S. 6994.6 South Deborah Gold Mines, No Liability. Paper pages containing ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.7 East Clarence Gold Mining Company, No Liability. Paper pages of electronic ledger cards. Dated 1940s for wide range of company expenditures. 6994.8 Forbes Carshalton G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.9 South Nell Gwynne G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.10 Napoleon Reef G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.11 Deborah United G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.12 Central Napoleon G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.13 Golden Carshalton G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.14 North Virginia G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.15 New Monument G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.16 South Nell Gwynne G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.17 New Don G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.18 Red White & Blue Extended G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. Company stamp at the top of the electronic ledger pagessocial history, mining company records, mining companies

South New Chum Syncline South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines, N.L., has been floated with a capital of £27,500 in 55,000 shares of 10/ each. Forty thousand have been issued at 1/,10,000 fully paid shares go to vendors, and 5000 will be held in reserve. - Messrs. Savage and Nicholas report that the issue was heavily over-subscribed. The property is situated in the central portion of the Bendigo field, adjoining such former producers as the Victoria Quartz. Lansell’s Big 180, North Old Chum and New Chum. (Bendigo Advertiser, 29th September 1932).Three copies of the seven page 'South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines N.L. Inventory', two partially incomplete. One copy is annotated with the name 'Browell' beside items. Pencil written calculations on other entries showing prices. Documents are from the Margaret Roberts Collection.bendigo, gold mining, south new chum syncline gold mine, j.j. stanistreet, legal manager, margaret roberts collection,

South New Chum Syncline South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines, N.L., has been floated with a capital of £27,500 in 55,000 shares of 10/ each. Forty thousand have been issued at 1/,10,000 fully paid shares go to vendors, and 5000 will be held in reserve. - Messrs. Savage and Nicholas report that the issue was heavily over-subscribed. The property is situated in the central portion of the Bendigo field, adjoining such former producers as the Victoria Quartz. Lansell’s Big 180, North Old Chum and New Chum. (Bendigo Advertiser, 29th September 1932).Seven pages of correspondence detailing a 'Permit to Mine' in favour of Messrs W.J. Browell, A.W. Browell and A.R. Hannon, Golden Square, in respect of portion of the area held under Gold Mining Lease No. 9903. Letter dated 23rd February 1937 to J.J. Stanistreet, Legal Manager, South New Chum Syncline, Bendigo from Mines Department, Treasury Gardens, Melbourne confirms the permit held under Gold Mining Lease No. 9903, Bendigo. List of articles taken by Browell on 29th June, 1936, is attached. Draft copy of 'permit to mine' document attached. bendigo, gold mining, south new chum syncline gold mine, j.j. stanistreet, legal manager, margaret roberts collection,

South New Chum Syncline South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines, N.L., has been floated with a capital of £27,500 in 55,000 shares of 10/ each. Forty thousand have been issued at 1/,10,000 fully paid shares go to vendors, and 5000 will be held in reserve. - Messrs. Savage and Nicholas report that the issue was heavily over-subscribed. The property is situated in the central portion of the Bendigo field, adjoining such former producers as the Victoria Quartz. Lansell’s Big 180, North Old Chum and New Chum. (Bendigo Advertiser, 29th September 1932).Two documents from Department of Mines, 25th January, 1936. 'Cover letter, addressed to McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet, Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Charing Cross, Bendigo, informs 'that the Honorable the Minister has granted a suspension of the Labour Covenant of Lease No. 9903 Bendigo ...expiring on 25th April, 1936. Suspension is for the Mining District of Bendigo, division Sandhurst, No. of lease 9903 for 3 months from 24.1.36 to 25.4.36. Document is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining records. bendigo, gold mining, south new chum syncline gold mine, j.j. stanistreet, legal manager, margaret roberts collection, labour convenant

Newspaper article, Friday 3, 2017, Bendigo Weekly. titled 'Gold win for mine' by Sharon Kemp. Fosterville Gold Mine has hit the jackpot intercepting some of the richest gold mineralisation in the world. Article describes richness of Fosterville deposit. Fosterville started operating in 2005 and has been mining underground for 10 years. 'At the current Australian dollar gold price, the three month haul is worth $70 million'bendigo, mining, fosterville gold mine

2 page document, coloured, titled 'Kirkland Lake Gold' and 'Welcome to the Fosterville Gold Mine Open Day 2018'. Document describes activities available to visitors on the 2018 Open Day, and a map of the mine site showing location of various displays.bendigo, mining, fosterville gold mine