Slide. Catherine Reef United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. On LH side, poppet head with elevated tramway . Chimney stack in centre, mine buildings and large shed in background.No. 15 on bottom of slidemine, gold, catherine reef mine., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection

Document: Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Company Transfer Journal, pre printed pages with hand written entries showing transfer of shares from one shareholder to another 5 June 1940 to 22 January 1941 (only 8 pages used).organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Donald Clark Collection.A newspaper clipping from unknown newspaper, article titled 'New Big Gold Find Reported' about Reef Mining NL finding a major gold deposit near Tarnagulla.

Document: conveyance between Mrs. Charlotte M.E. Meager to Mrs. Frances O. Lacey of land, Allotment 49, Sec. C. 'Sheephead Gully' to Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company No Liability. Dated 21st. March , 1912. Handwritten conveyancing document on parchment.McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet:organization, mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl. bendigo, mining

The A1 Gold Mine is located north of Woods Point, near Jamieson, in the Upper Goulburn region of Victoria. Gold was discovered at the A1 site in 1861 and mining operations began in 1864. The A1 Mine Settlement refers to a small township known variously as Castle Reef, Castle Point, and Raspberry Creek, which developed in the 1860s around mining industry centred on a crushing machine that worked the three gold reefs in the area. Historically, the name "A1"referred to the high quality of gold found in the quartz reefs at depths of at least two thousand feet. Along with the Morning Star mine at Woods Point, the A1 gold mine produced almost sixty percent of Victoria's gold output in the 1950s to 1970s and continued operating until 1992 when it went into administration. Operations at the site were revived in 2016 and the A1 Mine is now considered one of Victoria's premier gold mines. The A1 mine is part of the extensive and prospective Lachlan Fold Belt, a north-west trending belt of tightly folded Early Devonian sedimentary rocks extending from New South Wales to Victoria. Mineralisation is hosted within or immediately adjacent to diorite dykes. Contemporary development of the 'Queens Lode' at the A1 mine signals a move from high-grade, narrow vein airleg mining into larger scale, mechanical mining designed to increase ore production volume. This original, undated photograph of the A1 Mine appears to depict an area or phase of disuse or abandonment. The aged and humble appearance of the cottage suggests association with the historical A1 Mine Settlement, therefore the image may have been taken prior to the 1950s-1970s revival period in which the A1 mine is known to have produced high gold yields. The photograph contributes to our understanding of the A1 Gold Mine's impact on the landscape and the social, environmental impacts of mining on communities and may be compared with others in the Burke Museum's extensive collection of mining photographs to deepen our understanding of mining in the Jamieson area.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paperReverse: 5577 / A1 Mine / Near Jamieson / Vic. /burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, mining tunnels, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, indigo shire, upper goulburn shire, jamieson, woods point-walhalla goldfield, a1 gold mine, victorian high country, modern mining methods, orogenic gold province, gold mineralisation, devonian, dykes

Gold was discovered on Victoria Hill in 1854 and by 1861, 1,200,000 ounces of gold had been extracted from the site. The first claim was bought for 80 pounds by Prussian immigrant Christopher Ballerstedt and his son Theodore. Christopher Ballerstedt was nicknamed the "Father of the Hill" and was the first to prove that gold reefs extended below the surface. His 200-foot plus mine shafts yielded quartz rich with gold, inspired other miners, and were instrumental in Bendigo becoming the world's deepest and richest goldfield. The site still features relics of nineteenth century mining including quartz crushing machinery and the foundations of George Lansell’s 180 mine. These features are characteristic of Bendigo’s mining history and represent two prominent nineteenth century miners, Christopher Ballerstedt and George Lansell, who held important roles in the development of Bendigo. Victoria Hill Quartz Gold Mines are registered as a site of significance. The site is of historical, archaeological and scientific importance to Victoria. The mines represent the symbolic heart of Bendigo’s gold mining history and the importance that mining played in wealth creation and the development of Victoria. The diggings reserve is accessed from the rear of Albert Richardson Reserve located at 40-56 Marong Road, Ironbark. The site has steep and unformed paths and is closed to the public at dusk. It is important to stay to the paths to avoid the diggings. Interpretive signs help visitors to appreciate the importance of the site and the remaining relics of Bendigo’s mining history.Victoria Hill Ironbark, Bendigo. Photos of the poppet head, sand heap, tailings, shafts and tunnels. Before development into a tourist attraction.history, bendigo, victoria hill, ironbark, diggings

Hand written agreement for five years from 1st August 1903 and dated 15th August 1903. Lease of land for mining purposes between Christmas Reef Gold Mining Co. and Messrs Eddy and party. Christmas Reef Gold Mining Co. would take a percentage of the gold. Signed by Fred Douglas Jones, Solicitor, Thomas Eddy Senior, James Herbert Eddy, Thomas Donald Eddy, Mr J James, R ?all, Clerk to Mr F D Jones. Document has two purple ink stamps and three red seals. Written on heavy paper with double red lines 1.5 cm from the edges.mine, gold, christmas reef gold mining company, christmas reef gold mining company n. l., fred douglas jones, thomas eddy senior, james herbert eddy, thomas donald eddy, r ?all, mr j james

Book - "The Goldfields of Ballarat 1851 - 1886 and The Eureka Stockade", compiled by Jack Cranston. Comprises blue cover with 28 pages folded and stapled inside and fold out map glued to the inside of the rear cover, "Map of Ballaarat and Sebastopol" showing the various leads and gold bearing reefs of the goldfields. Also shows the location of Eureka Stockade and Sovereign Hill. Published for the Sovereign Hill Association, 1970's? Looks at the Goldfields, sources of Nuggets, mining population and statistics, the Miners Rebellion and the Stockade. Has numerous illustrations and copies of posters.trams, tramways, gold, eureka, sovereign hill

Vacuum mechanical Lubricator Machinery (vacuum mechanical working at Johnson's Reef Gold, Mine No. 3. Lubricator. Man standing to RH side, hand on lever. Photo mounted on board. Inscriptions: included in Garden Gully Lane MNG18. Derby Line, included in Johnson's Group of Garden Gully Line. Shaft 1250ft. Winze 175ft.place, mining site, johnson's reef

Slide. Hustlers Reef Gold Mine, Old Hustlers, south west corner Anderson Street and Prouses Rd. Poppet head on LH side, wooden quartz bins in front. Boilers and compressors outside the engine/boiler room. Man standing centre of image in front of engine room. Photo sourced from 'Healthy Golden Bendigo'No. 32 printed on bottom of slidemine, gold, hustlers reef., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection.

Document: 4 copies of plan of Transverse Section of Napoleon Anticline Lease no 10970, plan shows proposed shaft location and depth (1000 ft), for Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Co, also location and depth of adjacent Central Nell Gwynne Shaft scale 100ft = 1 inch, Prepared by J.J. Caldwell Mines Dept Bendigo.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Documents: Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Co Pay Roll Tax Assessment File, Loop Python Flat File containing Payroll Tax Exemption Certificates and Return of Wages Paid (Annual) from 1941 - 1950, Also a Payroll Tax Refund notification dated 3 March 1944, Markings: File Name written in ink on front cover.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Seven pages typewritten documents on the history of Bendigo titled Bendigo - Sheep Run to Golden City. Chapters: Golden Beginnings, Bendigo-The Name, The Founding of a City, Quartz Reefing, Gold Decline, Bendigo-The City, A City for All, A Spectacle of Delights for the Visitor, Bendigo-City of Progress. Authored by Felicity Kingerlee, Assistant Secretary, Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch.bendigo, history

Document: Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Company Minute Book, Handwritten minutes of meetings of the mine directors from 9 May 1940 - 26 March 1942, Minutes of ordinary general meetings of shareholders 4 August 1942 - 19 December 1952, Minutes signed by A.Mackay (Chairman), final entry on page 102 is a typed resolution relating to voluntary liquidation.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document certifying that the Christmas Reef Gold Mining Company No Liability was on the 25th day of July 1894, by virtue of the companies Act 1890, incorporated. Copies of notice in Gazette. Signed Deputy Registrar General Edward Daniel ? Also, handwritten note Principal nuggets (sic ) found on Bendigo G. Mackay's History of Bendigo - lists nuggets found in the early 1850's.bendigo, mining, christmas reef gold mining

2 copies of document, 1original, 1 copy. Information re lease of allotment 49C City of Bendigo and the residence area adjoining. Mentioned in document: sale of Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company's plant and machinery sold by tender to Cameron and Sutherland on the 18th day of May, 1920. Deborah Reef Company's solicitor was the late Mr. F.D. Jones and Miss G. Alice Jones.business, mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet collection:, mining, allotment 49c, deborah reef gold mining company.

Seven men were killed at the Great Extended Hustler's mine disaster on 2nd May 1914 by an explosion of dynamite occurring as the men were waiting at the plat to ascend the mine at the end of their shift. No blame was attached to anyone in the findings of the inquisition. It was unknown what caused the dynamite to explode. This document formed part of the research done at the time by Bendigo Historical Society, of the 100 years commemoration of the mine disaster, held at Hustlers Hill in 2014. Six page copy of research document, describing the history and geology of the Great Extended Hustlers Mine and the Great Extended Hustlers Reef Q.M. Co.. Topics include: general overview of history, mines along the Hustlers line, characters of the saddle reefs, gold occurrences, effect of pitch, influence of faulting, payable reefs and saddle reefs and spurs. Mine overview researched by Mr. Albert Richardson. great extended hustlers, goldmining, hustlers consols, united hustlers and redan, k.k. mine, comet, hustlers reef no. 1, hustlers reef, hustlers royal reserve co., park shaft, hustlers royal reserve no. 2, city shaft, fortuna hustlers

Small booklet, green cover with golden writing. Bendigo in large letters, Victoria Australia square ornate around. Photos inside: Charing Cross and Pall Mall. Conservatory grounds. Post office and Law courts. Botanical gardens, White Hills. The fountain Charing cross, Pall Mall. Chinese procession on Easter Monday. School of mines and industries. A group of Bendigo mines. View Point. Boring on a gold bearing reef. New chum railway gold mine. Queen statue, Rosalind park. Soldiers 'statue near post office. Conservatory, Rosalind park. Gold Jubilee statue, Pall Mall. on the back cover in pen: Miss E. Briggs, Locksly P.O N.E. Lina(?)bendigo, tourism, various photos

Derby Reef Gold Mining Company No Liability scrip dated 4th April 1912 certifying that J G Stanfield holds 100 shares in above-named company located in Long Gully, Bendigo. Capital of 20,000 pounds in 40,000 shares at 10 shillings each. J G Stanfield signature indicates he was manager of above -named company. Director signatures illegible. Scrip pasted upon cardboard backing. Unknown donorbendigo, gold mining, j g stanfield

Copy of as 4 page typewritten prospectus of the Datmouth (Jersey Reef) Gold Mining Company. The company is being formed for the purpose of acquiring from the vendor his interest in Gold Mining Lease No. 6449, having an area of 45 acres 2 roods 28 perches situated at Inglewood in the parishes of Glenalbyn and Inglewood, Mining District of Maryborough. The area embraces the Jersey Line of Reef and has a length along same of approximately 680 yards. Dated 1935.gold mining, miners' safety cage, gold mining, dartmouth, jersey reef, inglewood, glenalbyn

Grey covered auction catalogue with dark blue printing for a sale of the Complete Gold Mining Plant, Buildings, &c. of the Midfield Oil Company No Liability (Known as Lane's Reef Gold Mine), situated one mile from the Township of Wedderburn. Sale was held on the 11th March, 1936 under instructions from the Liquidator, Mr. D. R. S. McGregor (McGregor & Court). J. H. Curnow & Son were the auctioneers and the catalogue was printed by Boltons Print, Bendigo.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - midfield oil company no liability (known as lane's reef gold mine), j h curnow & son, mr d r s mcgregor, mcgregor & court, boltons's print bendigo

Photocopy of a Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Bendigo. Shaded area is the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Lease No. 2 and Lease No. 3. The gullies are named Happy Valley, Long, Derwent, Providence and Ironbark Gullies. The reefs are: Western Victoria, Victoria, Eastern Victoria and Prince Albert Reef. Between the Eastern Victoria Reef and the Prince Albert Reef is the White Lead. Mount Korong Road is at the bottom of the plan. Other Leaseholders are: Burrows, Wybrant, Ballerstedt, Jackson,Roberts & Co, Ashley, Grant, ?rpe, ?eau, Woodward, Coath, Taylor, Cranshaw, Roberts, Gould & Co, Midway, Witscheibe, Endeavour Co, Albert Co, Ballerstedt & Son, Late Iron Bark Quartz Mining Co, McDougall, Specimen Hill Co, Hygrect?, Wheadon, Evans and Bannerman. Signed by H. B. Nicholas. Location of Ballerstedt, Luffsman, Midway Co, Witscheibe and Rae & Co engine locations. Hills are shown as hatch shading. Written at the bottom left ocrner is: Accompanying prospectus issued in Nov. 1859. Signed H.B. Nicholas.plan, bendigo, victoria reef gold mines company, victoria reef gold mines company bendigo - plan, h b nicholas, burrows, wybrant, ballerstedt, jackson, roberts & co, ashley, grant, ?rpe, ?eau, woodward, coath, taylor, cra-shaw, roberts, gou-d & co, midway, witscheibe, endeavour co, albert co, ballerstedt & son, late iron bark quartz mining co, mcdougall, specimen hill co, hyo?, wheadon, evans, bannerman.

Booklet, yellow cover, Rules for the management of the Christmas Reef Gold Mining Company, No Liability. (written over Great Western United Co. Specimen Hill, Long Gully Bendigo 1881 - all crossed out) Dated 14 July 1894. Booklet has handwritten text inserted throughout. Signatures at end: J.W. ( unclear ) and W. James. Each had 12,000 shares. Booklet printed by Burrows and Co., Printers, Bull St., Sandhurst. List of principal nuggets found on Bendigo, showing nuggets by weight and location.Burrows & Co., Printers Bookbinders, Stationers & c., Bull Street.bendigo, mining, christmas reef gold mining

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

Grassmere is a small hamlet about 12 kilometres from Warrnambool. It is a farming area. The Grassmere Gold Mining Company, presumably established by local people in Grassmere, was created in 1898 for the purpose of acquiring from Messrs James and Mewha a lease of a Cassilis gold mine (23 acres). The Manager of the Company was Horatio Dickson of Melbourne and the brokers were McMeekin and Co. of Melbourne and Warrnambool and Dickson and Osborne of Melbourne. This reef mine was one of several in Cassilis, Gippsland, 12 kilometres north west of Swifts Creek. The gold-bearing quartz reefs were discovered in 1885 and worked to 1914. It is not known whether the Grassmere Cassilis mine was a financial success but the mining operations were impeded by the hardness of the stone in the area. William Robinson was a farmer in the Grasmere area. This receipt is of considerable interest as one of only three items the Warrnambool and District Historical Society that is connected to the establishment of the Grassmere Gold Mining Company. The gold mine establishment was one of the many minor events in the district in the 1890s. This is an 1899 receipt for William Robinson upon payment of six shillings and three pence, being part payment for shares in the Grassmere Gold Mining Company. The buff-coloured paper has black printing and black-ink handwriting. There are two stamps – one is the stamp of ‘H.S.Dickson’ and the other is the stamp of the ‘Grassmere Gold Mining Company, No Liability’. The certificate has silver fish damage at the top and the right-hand side‘May 30th 1899, Received from Mr Wm. Robinson the sum of six shillings and three pence, being the amount of 5th call of 1½ per share, due on 50 shares, nos. 12651/12700 in the above company, H.S. Dickson, Manager’grassmere, grassmere gold mining company, william robinson, warrnambool

Leather bound share register book. On the front inside page a note in pencil: given by Cath Ferguson - Balmoral Drive - 03/07/1998 to James Lerk, also a stamp McDonald's Reefs Gold Mining Company No Liability. The book has 243 pages the first 56 pages are cut. Company recorded in the book are: New Charscharlton (?), New Chum Syncline, Central Napoleon, Ironbark South, Central Deborah. South Virginia, New Don, Castley Syndicate, Napoleon Reefs, Deborah Limited. The book covers the years from 1934 to 1940.

One page document with information from Dickers Mining Records, Contracts 23.11.1861, page 15. Mine listed are Johnson Reef Gold Mines Co. To put down a winze to 305 feet level. Contract for carting away tailings, contract for putting in x cut and materials. Gibbs and Lazarus Claim, contract to sink the cut East Reef; Londonderry Co's Claim contract to erect horse and poppet heads; Sailors Gully Quartz Mining Co., erection of engine and boiler, brick foundation 15 ft high, fixing bob of pump.bendigo, mining, mining contracts