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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Photograph - Reproduction, c.1870s
... goldmining ...This photograph shows a piece of gold mining equipment identified as a mine winch, possibly an air winch cylinder of 1870s RG Ford's Patent design. Throughout the history of mining for gold and other precious materials, the windlass or winch (pictured) was used to bring up buckets full of soil from the bottom of a mine. This soil was then searched for gold/metals before being relocated to a different area. Due to the size and complexity of this particular piece of equipment, this winch may have been used to raise and lower mine carts to the entrance of the mine (often used in coal mining) and could have been used in raising cages up and down (acting as elevators) containing miners if the mine was particularly deep. The actual use of this particular item in the Beechworth locality is undocumented but these are some possibilities based on the use of these pieces of equipment in other mining locations. Mining can have a largely detrimental impact to the environment and therefore, the study of machinery like the one depicted in this photograph can help researches to reconstruct the methods and technologies used in the late 1800s and early 1900s. This particular item appears to have been removed from it's original site where it would have been used to assist with mining. It is possible that this photograph has been taken for recording purposes or as part of a machinery exhibition. Prior documentation records that this piece of equipment had connections to the Rocky Mountains Mining Company. Today, the Rocky Mountains Gold Mining company is famous in Beechworth for having been instrumental in the creation of the Rocky Mountain tunnel. Construction for this tunnel began in 1859 when a group of 12 men blasted a 400ft long tailrace though the rock beneath the town of Beechworth. Today, the 800ft tunnel, completed in 1871, is a popular tourist attraction but during the decades of gold mining, the purpose of this tunnel was to divert water away from the main sluicing operations so miners could better access gold and precious materials. The tunnel was used for this purpose for many years, later becoming useful for the Zwar Brother's tannery and currently as an outfall drain for Lake Sambell. This area continued to be mined until the early 1900s. The period when this item was in use is unclear but it is estimated to have been in the 1870s based on the design and appearance of the image. The gold works at the Rocky Mountain Tunnel closed in the early 1920s but the impact of mining remains in Beechworth today and therefore the study of photographs like this one which contain mining equipment can further understanding of mining in this region.This photograph has historic and research potential for study on the gold mining of the Beechworth region and types of equipment used to locate gold after the initial gold rush of 1853-1854 which resulted in the discovery of the surface gold and required miners to dig deeper to access precious metals. The clarity of the photo, and its good preserved condition, means it can continue to be used for research. This photo is part of a collection of six photos all within the Burke Museum Collection which depict mining equipment.Square black and white photograph on card.7793.1beechworth, mining, goldmining, goldmining equipment, beechworth burke museum -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - VICTORIA HILL BENDIGO, 1972
... goldmining ...Victoria Hill Bendigo. History of Victoria Hill, Bendigo Gold mining on the 'richest quartz reef in Bendigo from 1854 to 1916.' A Publicatiob of the National Trust. With IndexBendigo Trustbendigo, mining, victoria hill, bendigo, goldmining -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Correspondence, Goldfields and mineral districts of Victoria, 1985
... goldmining ...Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton.Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton. Information from R. Brough Smyth 'Goldfields and mineral districts of Victoria'. - 1869Letter from the State Library of Victoria about location of a gold mime near Koonung Creek in Box Hill North with a reef 2 feet in thickness which yielded 1oz per ton. mines and mining, state library of victoria, jackson avenue, box hill north, goldmining -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Gold discovery at Mount Waverley, 1967
... goldmining ...Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road.Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road. The discoverer, Mr P. Holland, sunk a shaft and the ground for miles was pegged out and prospectors were busy in the gullies searching for alluvial gold.Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road. mines and mining, high street road, glen waverley, springvale road, goldmining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MARKS COLLECTION: MAP MINES BALLARAT AREA 1887
... goldmining ...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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: INSPECTING THE NELL GWYNNE GOLDMINE POPPET HEAD
Newspaper clipping, Bendigo Advertiser 19.10.1970. . Image shows six men, members of the Rotary Club of Bendigo South standing at the foot of the Nell Gwynne Poppet head. Men in image are: Professor Lewis ( lecturer in architecture, Melbourne University) , Don Allen, Albert Richardson, Vic Wodetski, Bill Rodd and Jack Bright. 'Caption reads: Professor Lewis is keen to see Bendigo do something about restoring the surface workings of a goldmine to working condition as a tourist attraction.'bendigo, mining, minimg museum -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - HISTORIC GUIDE TO BENDIGO, 1980
... goldmining ...Historic Guide to Bendigo, eighth edition. Publisher Cambridge Press, Bendigo.Green coloured cardboard cover with 52 pages printed in black and white with photos, illustrations and maps.RHSV , Bendigo branchbendigo, history, bendigo, history, tourism, goldmining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL: GUIDE TO MINE, 1985
... goldmining ...Document: 2 copies of complimentary guide to the Central Deborah Gold Mine. Details information about poppet legs and shaft, change room, drying room, first aid room, ore bins, boiler, stoke hold, winding engine, boiler feed pump, electric compressor, dteam driven compressor and blacksmith's shop.Central Deborah Gold Mine NLorganization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Peter Lumley et al, Ballarat: Historic Landscapes, Trees & Gardens, 1983, 1983
Lisa Green and Lisa Morcom of Ballarat College of Advanced Educatiion contributed to this report.275 page landscape study of Ballarat including Trees in the Victorian Landscape; Plant sources early Ballarat nurseries, Botanical Gardens, Lake Wendouree, Fairy Gardens, Victoria Park, Ballaarat Old Cemetery, Eastern Oval, City Oval, Ballarat East Town Hall Gardens, Eureka Stockade, Observatory, Yarrowee, Black Hill, Sovereign Hill, Cheek Channels, Canadian Creek, Poverty Point Reserve, Goldmining Relics, Woah Hawp, Buninyong, street plantings, Russell, Victoria, Bridge Mall, Sturt Street Gardens, Avenue of Honour, Webster, Elms, ballarat, trees, nursery, r.u. nicholls, francis moss, ballarat botanical gardens, victoria park, lake wendouree, ballaarat old cemetery, eastern oval, ballarat east town hall gardens, ballarat school of mines botanical gardens, eureka stckade recreation reserve, ballarat observatory, yarrowee creek, black hill reserve, sovereign hill, ballarat avenue of honour, victoria street plantings, bridge mall plantings, george longley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: GARDEN GULLY UNITED MINE
Three page typed document plus map showing location of the Garden Gully United Mine. The history and features of the mine operation are described and include: the locality of the shafts, winding engine, air compressor, crushing battery, engine house, gold obtained and dividends and gold production. The lookout tower in Rosalind Park was formerly the poppet legs of the Garden Gully United Gold Mining Company. Albert Richardson writes: ' a fitting tribute to Bendigo's most famous goldmine. The four legged lookout tower, was originally the six legged poppet legs of the Garden Gully United.bendigo, mining, garden gully united mine., garden gully united mine, gold mining, poppet legs, rosalind park -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines and Industries Handbook, 2004, 2004
The Ballarat School of Mines was a predecessor institution of Federation University. It was established in 1870 through initiatives of the Ballarat Mining Board which felt there was a need for such a institution because of the declining number of mine managers for the goldfields. Classes i Surveying, Mathematics and Chemistry began in 1871. With the decline in goldmining in the early part of the century, the direction of the College changed and broadened. The Art School was established in 1907, and in 1912 trade classes commenced in carpentry, fitting and turning, plumbing and telegraphy. In 1913 the Ballarat Junior Technical School became part of SMB. In 1970 the tertiary sector of the college was formed and became Ballarat College of Advanced Education when it separated from SMB in 1976. In the same year SMB became a regional College of Technical and Further Education (TAFE).White two ringed folder with an image of the Ballarat School of Mines on the cover. It contains a history of the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, courses, apprenticeships, and further information. handbook, ballarat school of mines, trades, apprentices, tafe, ron sutton, julie schmock, ann mccaffrey, alister heighway, david flintoft, mary molloy, mark bevelander, rocky hazlett, colin mccurry -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: MINING LANDSCAPE BENDIGO
... goldmining ...Black and white photo copy: image shows heavily mined landscape, buildings (stone ? ) on RH side, brick chimney behind, line of whims heading to hill top along reef line.Batchelderplace, bendigo, mining landscape, bendigo, sandhurst, goldmining, gold -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: BRICK INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
... goldmining ...Black and white photo, copy: image shows large brick building, two arched entranceways under flat façade. 3 arched windows, iron bars. Skylights on top of building. Man sitting on footpath to left of building, could be photographer's cart on footpath. Dirt road. Market Building ?Batchelderplace, bendigo, market building, bendigo, sandhurst, goldmining, market building -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - CITY OF BENDIGO HISTORY, 1960s
... goldmining ...'City of Bendigo.' History of Bendigo from discovery of gold through to approx. 1955. Prepared by City of Bendigo. 24 pages with photographs, illustrations and map. Includes history of industry, rural and urban settlement. With IndexCity of Bendigobendigo, history, city history, bendigo, council, goldmining, industry. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF MINES BILL, 2ND. READING OCT. 28TH. 1873, 1873
... goldmining ...REGULATION AND INSPECTION OF MINES BILL, 2ND. READING OCT. 28TH. 1873 - photocopy of above. Title written on front in black pen. In blue biro ' Ladders 2102 , initialled AR 'bendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo, goldmining, ladders, engine drivers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO THE CITY BUILT ON GOLD, 1970's ?
... goldmining ...black cover exercise book, with handwritten text. Title on front page ' Bendigo, the City Built on Gold' Inscribed on front cover, 'Joan Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo, Victoria, International Correspondence Schools, Nurses Entrance' Partially filled exercise book, 23cm H x 18 cm W,contains student notes for a reportA. Richardsonbendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo, history, goldmining, central deborah mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - LEASEHOLD TRANSFER, 1946
... goldmining ...Document: Deborah Gold Mines NL , leasehold transfer 11097 Bendigo. On front : Dated 12th. April 1946. Alice Peel to Deborah Gold Mines NL. Leasehold Transfer 111097 Bendigo. Duplicate written in red ink. Transfer from will of Edward Peel.organization, mining, deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl, goldmining, lease -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINES NL - LEASE AGREEMENT, 1932
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mines NL - agreement with James and Ian Mackay.Haden Smith & Fitchettorganization, mining, deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl, lease agreement, goldmining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SOUTH DEBORAH GOLD MINES NO LIABILITY - AGREEMENT, 1940
... goldmining ...Document: V , South Deborah Gold Mines No Liability lease agreement with Eric Raymond Grelis.Arthur Phillips & Just, 472 Bourke St., Melbourneorganization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: south deborah gold mines no liability, e. grelis, goldmining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW DEBORAH REEF GOLD MINING COMPANY NL - AGREEMENT, 1932
... goldmining ...Document: agreement with Vendor and Promoter - New Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company No Liability and James Mackay & Co., Ian Mackay. Dated 1932.organization, mining, new deborah reef gold mining compan, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: new deborah reef gold mining company no liability, goldmining, agreement -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW DEBORAH REEF GOLD MINE NL - AGREEMENT, 1932
... goldmining ...Document: Agreement between New Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company NL and James McKay & Co., including Angus Mackay, T.E. Wilson, and H.J. Leed, directors.organization, mining, new deborah reef gold mine nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, agreement -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL AGREEMENT, 1937
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet: Deborah Gold Mine NL agreement with Monument Hill Consolidated ( Bendigo ) NL. Legal document between two parties, prepared by Haden Smith & Fitchett, Solicitors, 405 Collins Street, Melbourne.Haden Smith & Fitchettorganization, mining, deborah gold mine nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, monument hill consolidated ( bendigo ) agreement -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DIARY 1918, 1918
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet, diary 1918. Brown covered book, on front in gold embossed writing : 'Diary 1918, with compliments of Farmers & Citizens Trustees Company, Commercial House, Charing Cross, Bendigo.' Image of Commercial House, Charing Cross, Bendigo. Manager of Farmers and Citizens Trustees Company Bendigo Limited was R.A. Rankin ( McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet ) Diary contains loose documents including Bendigo Stock Exchange Price List 1918 ( 2 ) , A. Allsop & M.P. Kelly, stock and sharebrokers, Exchange, Bendigo , telegram to Mr. Michael P. Kelly, Wills St., Bendigo re share purchase, first and final notice New Red, White & Blue Consolidated Coy.organization, mining, diary 1918, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, goldmining, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CASH BOOK PYRITES CO, 1871-75
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet Collection - cash book, burgundy cover with leather edges and spine. Written on spine ' Pyrites Co.' and 'Cash Book'. Entries in book handwritten, dated 1871-1875, include share transactions, payments and receipts. Page 134 states 'Patent Pyrites Works Coy Limited'. Book in McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet collection, although dates in book predate the company's formation.organization, mining, pyrites co., mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, goldmining, accounting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL: DIVIDEND AUTHORITY FILE, 1945 - 1946
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL, green manilla folder containing letters of authority to pay dividend cheques. Piece of green paper stuck to front of file states ' Dividend Authority File'.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, dividends -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL - BANK ACCOUNTS, August 1945 - Dec. 1948
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL, brown folder containing bank statements of the Central Deborah Gold Mine with Union Bank of Australisia Ltd., and the English, Scottish and Australian Bank. Handwritten sheet by Chris. Bradley (2009) details contents of accounts.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, accounts -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL - STATEMENT OF CURRENT ACCOUNTS, 1951 - 1954
... goldmining ...Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet : Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - monthly statement of current accounts with the ANZ Bank, View Street, Bendigo. From October 18, 1951 opening balance 6437/17/10 to March 31 1954, closing balance 1441/18/6.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet : central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, financial statements -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL INVOICES, 1945-1946
... goldmining ...Documents: Buff coloured heavy card folder, containing invoices for materials purchased for reconstruction of gold mine. Written on outside front cover ' Central Deborah GM NL, plant and building reconstruction, copies of invoices for materials purchased.'organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, plant and machinery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: newspaper article on Bendigo's hidden treasure, The Australian Financial Review, June 26 1998
... goldmining ...Newspaper article titled 'Bendigo digs for hidden treasure'. 'Bendigo Mining NL will start the surface work on its $35 million gold exploration project under the streets of Bendigo next week after the Victorian Government granted approval for it to proceed'. Bendigo Mining aimed to reach the targeted mineralisation by the end of 2000; first gold production is scheduled for the end of 2001.environment, kangaroo flat, goldmining, , environmental impact, exploration, mining, bendigo mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: advertisement for Bendigo Mining Environmental Trust, Bendigo Mining NL, March 2000
... goldmining ...Advertisement in 'Public Notices' Bendigo Advertiser, March 2000, seeking applications from schools and community organisations for financial support for environmental projects. Closing date for present round of grants will be March 31st. 2000.In biro on side of advertisement ' Break O' Day' March 2000'environment, kangaroo flat, goldmining, , exploration, mining, bendigo mining, environmental trust