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Tarnagulla History ArchivePhotograph, Victoria Shaft on Poverty Reef, Tarnagulla, June 1866
Donald Clark Collection. A monochrome photograph depicting a mine with poppet head at Tarnagulla Copy photograph. mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Booklet - Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill, accessed from Marong Road, was one of the richest areas on the Bendigo goldfields and was the beginning of reef mining as opposed to alluvial mining. Between 1853 and 1861 there were 16 claims registered on Victoria Hill. Between 1908 and 1910 it was the site of the world's deepest shaft (1365-1406 meters)Today it provides interpretive walks that include sites such as an open-cut mine (1850's), poppet head, quartz crushing battery (1930's) and the foundations of George Lancell's 180 mine. It is registered as a site of historical significance.Clear plastic cover spiral bound booklet of 25 pages. 'Victoria Hill'. A historical background of Victoria Hill and the surrounding area. A colour photo of a poppet head on front. Original story written by Albert Richardson in 1971. This is a revised edition by Philip Wilkin in 2012. Illustrated with colour and B&W photos. Pages 13 to 25 have been inadvertently inserted upside down. A single page A4 leaflet 'Victoria Hill Self Guided Tour' has been put inside after page 1Handwritten in ink on front page 'Donated to Specimen Cottage'victoria hill, gold mine -
Ringwood and District Historical SocietyPhotograph, Antimony Mine, Ringwood
Typed below photograph, Antimony Mine, Ringwood. Real Photo Series M.2448" and "Poppet Head 1920" (not in image). -
Hymettus Cottage & Garden BallaratCeramic - Plate, Begonia Festival Souvenir Plate, 1994
These plates were produced by Ballarat potter John Gilbert at his Old Ballarat pottery in Mt Clear in 1994. Gilbert established two potteries in Ballarat , the Edinburgh Pottery at Sovereign Hill Historical village and the Old Ballarat Pottery. Gilbert studied art at the School of Mines Ballarat, now Federation University and went on to lecture there. Notable for his studio pottery these plates were more a commercial production and were among the later products from the Old Ballarat Pottery before it closed in 1994.Small stoneware plate transfer printed with "Ballarat Begonia Fesival 40th Anniversary around rim and colour print of Begonias in centre.label to the underside with printed with Old Ballarat Pottery around poppet head logo and a second triangular Made in Australia sticker. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINE POPPET HEAD
North Deborah Gold Mine steel poppet head, Breen Street, Golden Square. Image shows a steel poppet head, winding wheels on top with ore bins on right hand side. Not visible on top of poppet head are two air raid siren horns, installed during World War 2. Fig tree growing near shaft.Kay MacGregor 2012bendigo, mining, north deborah gold mine -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Quartz Mine Stawell. Holterman Photograph 1874
On left is Pleasant Creek Cross Reef Mine No1 Shaft, (1300 feet deep) and on right is No2 Shaft (1200 feet deep)Holtermann Black and White photographs of Stawell. April 1874. Poppet Head and winding house of Mine with town in background. Workers can be seen in centre of photo and standing on poppet head and handling ore trolleys on tramway.mining -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical SocietyPhotograph - B/W, C 1900
Photo shows Poppet bead over mine shaft Five men picturedPaper shows 2 copies only 1 at this timemining, gold mining, mafeking -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - SEC. FOR MINES REPORTS
Handwritten notes regarding machinery, poppet legs and plant for the years 1884 to 1901.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, sec for mines reports, st mungo battery plant, lansell's 222, lansell's 180 no 2 (little 180), new chum consolidated, garden gully united, great southern ext'd, great northern -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Souvenir - TED BEATTIE COLLECTION: BENDIGO TOURIST PIN, 2000s
Gold coloured plastic pin - mine poppet head shape with the word 'Bendigo' -
Buninyong & District Historical SocietyPhotograph - Photocopy of newspaper cutting, not publication details recorded, "Lure of gold"
historic, miningCopy of half newspaper page, photo of wooden poppet head with sustenance workers.mining, sustenance -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, CIRCA 1880
AN ETCHING OF VERY EARLY CLUNES. TREE GUARDS AROUND TREES ALONG CREEK BANK, ORIGINAL NAMED TULLAROOP CREEK.CLUNES TOWNSHIP, CRESWICK CREEK, DOUBLE STORY BUILDINGS AND MINE POPPET HEADS.TOWN OF CLUNESlocal history, photography, photographs, clunes township. -
Stawell Historical Society IncBook, Keith Boyd, Rhymney Reef - Glimpses of the Past from Shea's Flat in 1865, 1991
This is a grass roots history of the Rhymney district with its major emphasis on the people who have resided here for some time since first settlement.white Card cover with brown writing and photograph of a poppet head and wooden building Rhymney Reef Glimpses of the Past from Shea's Flat in 1865stawell ararat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Functional object - BOTTLES COLLECTION: HARPER & CLIMAS
Harper & Climas Bottle. Clear glass bottle with neck broken off and missing. Base is 8 cm in diameter. Height is 23 cm. A large amount of writing is moulded into the bottle along with a pictorial representation of a poppet head. The word ''Registered '' is superimposed on the poppet head. Written vertically on either side of the poppet head are the words ''HARPER CLIMAS'' and across the top and below the poppet head are the words ''This bottle is the property of the ALPINE BREWING & CORDIAL COMPANY BENDIGO. Any person using this bottle will be prosecuted.'' On the base of the bottle is a Capital M.''ALPINE BREWING & CORDIAL COMPANY BENDIGO'' ''HARPER CLIMAS'' ''REGISTERED'' ''M''food technology, bottling, cordial bottle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NEW ARGUS MINE - PHOTOGRAPH (COPY)
Black and white photocopy of a photograph of the New Argus Mine. Photo shows the buildings on the left with a horizontal tank with the name on it. In the centre is the chimney, then the poppet legs, ore bins and more buildings. In front of the poppet legs is a group of miners.photo, new argus mine, photo of new argus mine (copy) -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FORTUNA COLLECTION: COMET MINE
Black and white photograph. Image shows lattice work metal poppet head, with elevated tramway leading to poppet head. Mine chimney on RH side, building extreme right Number 31 written top centre.bendigo, mining, comet mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - BIG BLUE MINE
Negative of the Big Blue Mine. Poppet head and mine buildings. Appears to be a copy of a negative.topic, mining, big blue mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE MINE, c.1960
Black and white photograph. Poppet head, trestleway in background. Small mullock heaps in foreground.place, mining site, nell gwynne mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE - MACHINERY & POPPET LEGS
Hand written notes on the Poppet Legs and machinery from the Central Deborah Gold Mine.mine, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, machinery & poppet legs -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph - POSTCARD, HORNBY STUDIO, CLUNES, 1913
POSTCARD/PHOTOGRAPH OF MINERS STANDING ON POPET LEGS WITH ONLOOKERS. LETTER ON REVERSE SIDE.SEPIA POSTCARD OF POPPET HEAD, WORKING MEN ON STRUCTURE, OTHER MEN STANDING BY-1913..CLUNES -GOLD MINES 1913photography, poppet head, mining -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Kinsella Family Lubeck, Cahill Mine Stawell c1896, 1896
Cahill Reward Gold Mine Company. Building still under construction c 1896 closed 1901. Thomas Kinsella had photo. In 1907 the Pleasant Creek Alluvial Mining Company reused the shaft digging down to 200 feet to work the ground and sank a second shaft nearby.Group of people standing under Poppet Head in front of partially constructed Engine House -
Federation University Art CollectionWork on paper - Bookplate, 'Ex Libris PRO HART' by David Frazer, not dated
Pro (Kevin Charles) HART (30 May 1928 – 28 March 2006) Born Broken Hill, New South Wales Pro Hart drew upon a variety of techniques in his paintings, including layering, chiaroscuro, glazing, scumbling, scratching and Alla prima. Insects, particularly ants and dragonflies, are among Hart’s most popular and most identifiable images. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Bookplate featuring a giant Pro Hart with palette dwarfing poppet heads in Broken Hill."Ex Libris PRO HART"pro hart, bookplate, poppet head -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: IRONBARK EAST GOLD MINE
Copy of a page from a book showing a photo of the Ironbark East Gold Mine, Long Gully. Photo shows the poppet head beside the footpath and houses on each side. at the left is a building belonging to Norris Brothers cartage contractors for the mines. Photo by Alan Doney. Also a smaller photo and printing: In 1942 the Unity Mine poppet head was erected over the Ironbark Mine. Courtesy Commonwealth Bank Archives. Written on the back: Eaglehawk Rd. Looking down from Flats (now??) Steel poppet head replaced wooden poppet.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - ironbark east gold mine, unity mine, ironbark mine, commonwealth bank archives, norris brothers, alan doney -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: LANSELL'S BIG 180 MINE
Slide: Lansell's Big 180 Mine. New Chum Hill in background. Image shows mine shed on LH side, poppet head in centre, three poppet heads in background. Image sourced from 'Bendigo and Vicinity' facing page 16.No. 8 on bottom of slidemine, gold, new chum hill, 180 mine., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Company Scene c1890's. Same as 2640
Scotchmans United Quartz Mining Company Shaft was 1,018 feet deep.Stawell Mining Scene from Big Hill. Close up view of the winding engine shed Poppet Head and Building Scotchman's United Mine. Rear poppet head Crown Cross. Upper Main Street visible left Back of Photo. Stawell 176 Miles from Melbournemining, panorama -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - POPPET HEAD WITH BUILDING IN FRONT, c.1900
Buildings in front of poppet head. Smoking chimney in background. Inscriptions: 'Hercules' on the back, written in pencil.topic, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - BENDIGO STREET VIEWS & FORTUNA, May 1961
Slide. Bendigo Street Views & Fortuna. Poppet Head in Bendigo area. Maybe Nth Deborah?slide, bendigo, bendigo street views & fortuna., bendigo street views & fortuna. -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, View from Big Hill Looking North to Newington Road
Mining Scene. In foreground is Scotts Open Cut, on the left is the Great Northern mine, behind that is the Oriental Mine and the two shafts of the North Cross mines. On the upper right is the Magdala Mine. The mines on the horizon could be the Prince Alfred, Prince Patrick, Newington and Pleasant Creek or Little Newington Mine.B/W Scene Man sitting above open cut, looking at buildings and poppet headsstawell, gold mining -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Fire Brigade Memorabilia Display -- Coloured
Fire Brigade Memorabilia Display. There are 8 coloured photos in Album 9B of the display all taken 03.09 2003. On display are photos, trophies, equipment and uniforms of the Fire Brigade Members.Coloured photograph of Fire Brigade memorabilia display showing, A Model of a Poppet head and Hose nozzles.stawell -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph, Miners at Carisbrook
Associated with Carisbrook.1) Miners standing under a poppet head at Carsibrook. .2) A man stands beside a winch. em22, carisbrook, mining, poppet head -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Oriental Gold Mining Company c1880's. Mining Scene looking North probably from Fire Station Tower
Mining Scene looking North probably from Fire Station. Grant and Lamont's Battery in corner left side, in background of photograph. In Centre right is No1 North Cross Reef Mine. On left behind the tree is No2 North Cross Reef Mine. On right is Oriental Mine.Houses and yard in foreground. Poppet heads to right of centre and right Crushing Battery on left of image.stawell mining
