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Rutherglen Historical Society
Image, c1870
Very early photograph of Main Street, Rutherglen, probably toward the end of the gold rush. Black and white photograph of Main Street, looking west.main street, rutherglen -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Coin, British Coin 1854
This coin was in use in Victoria during the gold rush in the 1850s It was replaced by a smaller British coin in the 1860s.This coin is maintained as an example of British coins used in Victoria in the 19th century Circular copper penny The obverse features a profile of Queen Victoria and text. The reverse features Britannia and text. Obverse REG D E I GRAT other text indecipherable due to wear.. Reverse BRITANNIAR other indecipherable due to wear 1854queen victoria, britannia, coins, 1854 -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original B/W Photograph, Clive Brooks, Roman Catholic Church, Fisken St. Buninyong, 19 Jul 1993
Gold rush church, subdued Victorian Gothic design, white-washed render, slate roof. B/W photo of St. Peter and St. Paul's Catholic Church, Fisken St. Buninyong, south facadebuninyong, catholic church, building, gothic revival, fisken st. -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - Original B/W Photograph, Clive Brooks, Roman Catholic Church, Fisken St. Buninyong, 19 Jul 1993
Gold rush church, subdued Victorian Gothic design, white-washed render, slate roof. B/W photo of St. Peter and St. Paul's Catholic Church, Fisken St. Buninyong, south facadebuninyong, catholic church, building, gothic revival, fisken st. -
Otway Districts Historical Society
Book, B. & B. Strange, Ballarat: the formative years, April 1982
From 1838 early Ballarat was settled by pastoralists in ideal conditions, a peaceful, verdant valley where the hills were clothed in virgin forest and the flats covered with lush pasture. Then gold was discovered to spark off what was Victoria's first great gold rush. This book covers the gold rush after on the aboriginal ownership and early pastoral activities.Ballarat: the formative years. A.W. Strange. B. & B. Strange; Ballarat (Vic); April 1982. viii, 100 p.; illus.; map. Soft cover. ISBN 0 9596802 3 3Signed: "A.W. Strange 10/1/1983" Map inside back cover.ballarat; pastoralism; aborigines; gold rush; mining; eureka; local government; a.w. strange; -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, Wounded NVA/VC
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Medics and Intelligence Officers rush to meet and unload an American Dustoff medical evacuation helicopter bringing wounded NVA/Viet Cong enemy from the NVA/Viet Cong K76A Hospital wards captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC)photograph, 6 rar/nz, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, dustoff, nva/vc, k76a hospital, gibbons collection catalogue, intelligence officers, 6 rar/nz (anzac), wounded viet cong soldier, medics, denis gibbons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1861
BHS CollectionDiggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Near Golden Point, Mount Alexander - ten years after the rush began. Photo shows many tents and some timber buildings at least one two story building up on the hill. Markings: 19 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
The Mason family offered their barn for the baking of bread for the 'Ladysmith' community during Mount William gold rush.Photo of the Mason Family outside their home (four adults and three children)people, mason, mining, ladysmith -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Clive Brooks, Warden's Office, Butter Factory, Cornish St. Buninyong, 09/04/1994
1850's Gold Rush Police Precinct, later adapted for industrial use, and then used as Council Depot.B/W photo Warden's Office (c1859) , Butter Factory (c1890), Cornish St. Buninyong near Yuille St. Old Police Station/Residence behind.buninyong, warden's office, butter factory, depot, couthouse, police -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Clive Brooks, Warden's Office, Butter Factory, Cornish St. Buninyong, north side, 18 July 1993
1850's Gold Rush Police Precinct, later adapted for industrial use, and then used as Council Depot.B/W photo, north wall of Butter Factory (c1890), sandstone rear wall of Warden's Office (c1859) visisble to right. Cornish St. Buninyong near Yuille St. Old Police Station/Residence behind.buninyong, warden's office, butter factory, depot, couthouse, police -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Clive Brooks, Warden's Office, Butter Factory, (c1859) Cornish St. Buninyong, south and west walls side, 19 July 1993
1850's Gold Rush Police Precinct, later adapted for industrial use, and then used as Council Depot.B/W photo, west wall of brick Butter Factory (c1890), sandstone rear and south walls of Warden's Office (c1859) on right. Cornish St. Buninyong near Yuille St. buninyong, warden's office, butter factory, depot, couthouse, police -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE CHINESE ON THE GOLD FIELDS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The Chinese on the Gold Fields. Slide reads on right: During the gold rush for many years afterwards, some government proclamations were issued in Chinese as well as in English. View of proclamation on left. (View of the original Dixon Gallery, Public Library of NSW) Markings: 24. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1864
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. A gold rush occurred, and almost immediately a rich reef called Cohen's Reef was discovered. Mining companies were formed to work the reef, and in 1864 the batteries were crushing profitable ore. Markings: 12 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1900
Mount William Gold Rush Photo taken from Spion Kop looking at western side of My WilliamView of township called Ladysmith George Mason's farmhouse in centre of picture with smoke rising from chimney Seven men in foreground carrying various items eg. shovel, gold pan, swag etc.1 copy B/W 1 copy sepia 1 on displaymining, gold mining, mafeking -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - colour, Lisa Gervasoni, Alexandra Shire Hall, Victoria, 2014, 2015
Alexandra was originally known as 'Red Gate' and was an 1860s gold rush settlement. The Alexandra Shire Hall was constructed in 1881. Three photographs of the Alexandra Shire Hall which features the Australian coat of arms. alexandra, red gate, coat of arms, kangaroo, emu -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - "Gold Rush History Comes to Life", Bendigo Advertiser, November 25 2017
The Red Ribbon agitation was held in 1853 in opposition to the licence fee imposed on the diggers during the gold rush in Bendigo.Bendigo Advertiser. Violet Street Primary School students join members of the Bendigo Historical Society for the re-enactment of the Red Ribbon Agitation.red ribbon agitation, re-enactment, violet street primary school, girton -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Album - Photograph, J.A. McDonald, Black Cameron Road, Smiths Gully, Aug. 1962
Black Cameron Road Bridge over Salters Rush Creek following bush fires 15-16 Jan. 1962Record of various Shire of Eltham infrastructure works undertaken during the period of 1952-1962 involving bridge and road reconstruction projects, sometimes with Eltham Shire Council Project Reference numbers quoted. It was during this period that a number of significant improvements were made to roads and new bridges constructed within the shire that remain in place as of present day (2022). In many situations, the photos provide a tangible visible record of infrastructure that existed throughout the early days of the Shire. The album was put together by or under the direction of the Shire Engineer, J.A. McDonald.H941 stamped on reverse (film processing #)infrastructure, shire of eltham, bridge construction, road construction, 1962-08, bushfires, victorian bushfires - 1962, black cameron road, smiths gully -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image, Collins Street, Melbourne, from Spring Street, 1951
The Shamrock began life in 1854, as a small hotel known as The Exchange Hotel, servicing miners during the Victorian gold rush/A colour image of Collins Street, Melbourne.melbourne, collins street, streetscape -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE RUSH THAT NEVER ENDED, c1969
The Rush That Never Ended A History of Australian Mining. Publisher: Melbourne University Press, Carlton. Edition: 2nd. Photographs, Illustrations and Maps. Cost $2.85 Markings/Inscriptions: Bendigo Historiacal Society. Harold Currnow 19-8-69. SBN: 522 83930 4. Notations on pae 35, 2 lines underlined.Geoffrey Blaineyaustralia, gold mining, australian gold mining -
Clunes Museum
Memorabilia - STICKER BEAUT UTE
YELLOW STICKER: THE WORD HAS FINALLY GOT AROUND THAT THE CLUNES BEAUT UTE COMP'S BACK IN TOWN THEY WASHED THEIR UTES AND SHINED THEIR WHEELS THEY ALL WANT THE RUSH THE WINNERS FEELS SO DROP THE CLUTCH, DON'T MISS A GEAR '97 IS MY YEAR AT THE CLUNES AGRICULTURAL SHOW SPONSORED BY CRESWICK TYRE POWER beaut ute competition, creswick tyre power -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE DIGGING - THE DIGGERS, c1800s
Diggers & Mining. The Digging - The Diggers. Slide:The despatches of the governors during the gold rush frequently refer to the general orderliness of the diggings communities. The following two frames contain an extract from La Trobe's despatch to the Secretary for the Colonies, March 2, 1852. Markings: 66 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph, Gibbons, Denis, More Wounded NVA/VC
Denis Gibbons (1937 – 2011) Trained with the Australian Army, before travelling to Vietnam in January 1966, Denis stayed with the 1st Australian Task Force in Nui Dat working as a photographer. For almost five years Gibbons toured with nine Australian infantry battalions, posting compelling war images from within many combat zones before being flown out in late November 1970 after sustaining injuries. The images held within the National Vietnam Veterans Museum make up the Gibbons Collection. A black and white photograph of Medics and Intelligence Officers rush to meet and unload a second American Dustoff medical evacuation helicopter bringing wounded NVA/Viet Cong enemy from the NVA/Viet Cong from the K76A Hospital wards captured on the Nui May Tao Mountain by 6 RAR/NZ (ANZAC)photograph, 6rar/nz, k76a hospital, nva/vc, dustoff, nui may tao mountain, operation marsden, gibbons collection catalogue, intelligence officers, medics, nva/vietcong, wounded viet cong soldier, 6 rar/nz (anzac), denis gibbons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1851
BHS CollectionDiggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. News of rich finds spread quickly amongst the diggers, and soon the area would be rushed. Photo (Tulloch) Golden Point, Mt. Alexander, 1851. Shows many men erecting tents on the goldfield at Mt. Alexander. Markings: 18 994:LIF I. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: THE DIGGING - THE DIGGERS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide; shows the clothing style of the Gold Rush era, for both men and women. 15 images of people. Slide reads; (von Guerard ) Some Ballarat Diggers. As to dress, anything did on the diggings. Black and white slide. Markings: 51 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE CHINESE ON THE GOLD FIELDS, c1850s
Diggers & Mining. The Chinese on the Gold Fields. Slide reads: Discovery by ''overlanding'' Chinese of the rich canteen load near Ararat led to a great rush to that field (1857). An anti-Chinese riot followed. Slide shows route that the Chinese would have walked. . . . Whence overlanded into Victoria. Markings: 25. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: THE DIGGINGS - THE DIGGERS
Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide read: The next frame contains a sketch from the manuscript diary of Edward Snell in the Public Library of Victoria. It depicts Golden Gully, Bendigo, in 1852, and vividly illustrates the crowding and confusion on a rich diggings at the height of a rush. Markings: 6 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, bendigo mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - 'Gold for My Fair Lady' a novel by Sidney Hobson Courtier
BHS CollectionA 296-page hard cover novel by Sidney Hobson Courtier. A story of passion and greed in the Australian Gold Rush era. Published in 1952 by Invincible Press. Inside front cover is a newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser 3 Dec 1970 that includes a review of a novel "Hustlers Gold' by Bendigo author Pat Spencer.Handwritten in ink on the fly leaf 'A.Llewellyn 102 Victoria St Eaglehawk'novel, gold rush -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF FLOOD ON CRESWICK CREEK AT SUSPENSION BRIDGE BEHIND KEEBLE'S 8/9/1909 TALBOT RD CLUNES. IT WAS THIS BRIDGE THAT MR. WATSON WAS SO NEARLY CARRIED DOWN WITH THE RUSHING WATERS. HE WAS STANDING ON PART OF IT, WHEN IT BROKE AWAY AND HE MANAGED TO CLING TO TO THE REMAINSsuspension bridge flood, flood creswick creek, 1909 flood -
Buninyong & District Historical Society
Photograph - B/W photograph, Mrs. Bon Strange (nee Lorensini), Old Brewery and Gong Reservoir Buninyong, c 1935, c1935
Early gold-rush building, originally Brewery, next to Gong Reservoir (early water source for township). Building since converted to residence.Record of early building as of mid 1930'sLaser copy of hand-tinted photograph of Old Brewery and Gong Reservoir Buninyong, c 1935, fields rising behind, tall treees, partially obscured house.building, buninyong, brewery, industry, landscape -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Rural Education Conference Ballarat: Collected Papers of J.T. Turner, 1979
Yellow covered with black plastic spine. Contents include: * Principal's Point of View * Teacher's Point of View * Student's Point of View * Farmer's Point of View * Concern About Rural Education * The Nathalia Study * Low-Achiever's Study * The Penal Colony * "Assistance", "Bounty" and "Wakefield" Settlers * Rural Urbanization (1810-1895) * "The Rush to be Rich" * Selection ballarat school of mines, tafe, county education project, j.l. turner, f.e. emery