This is a Federation certificate showing the signatures of the Shire of Warrnambool personnel who signed the addresses presented by the Municipalities of Victoria to the Duke of York and the Governor-General in 1901 on the occasion of the Federation of the six colonies in Australia. This was a highly significant event in Australia’s history and Warrnambool shared in this occasion by voting overwhelmingly in the Referendum in favour of Federation. This certificate shows the official local government acceptance of the inauguration of the Commonwealth of Australia and the regard for matters of Empire and the representatives of British Royalty. It also has the signatures of the Shire personnel, many of whom were prominent men in the Warrnambool district in the early 20th century, especially Gideon Nicol, James Lindsay, Alexander Rollo and John Glasgow. It was reported in the Warrnambool Standard at the time that this certificate had been designed and illuminated by Victor Henry, an art student from Warrnambool and the son of one of Warrnambool’s Councillors, This is a certificate indicating that the Shire of Warrnambool Councillors signed the Addresses presented by the Municipalities of Victoria to the Duke of York and the Governor- General in January 1901. The certificate is mounted on card with paper binding on the edges and contains the signatures of the President of the Shire of Warrnambool, nine Councillors and the Shire Secretary. It is highly ornamented with lithographs of the crests of the six States of Australia, an archway , an image of a woman representing the British Empire, a lion, a British flag and the crest of ‘United Australia’ and other symbols. The printers of this copy were Sands and McDougalls of Melbourne. The certificate is coloured in mostly yellow, green and brown tonings. The signatures are in black ink. federation, shire of warrnambool federation certificate, warrnambool

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

Printed and handwritten receipt for the sum of two pounds ten shillings for one hundred shares in the Eureka and Vineyard Gold Mining Company (No Liability) in the name of Mr. Joseph Davies. Signed Geo J Keogh Per R Krebs. Has a green 1d Victorian Duty Stamp on it.document, certificate, share certificate, joseph davies collection - receipt for shares, joseph davies, eureka and vineyard gold mining company (no liability), geo j keogh, r krebs

Document; Manilla folder contains loose documents: correspondence, tribute agreement, wire rope test reports,, certificate of inspection of boiler, certificate of inspection of air receiver, transfer of claim, share receipts.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Cohn Brothers Share Transfers & Acceptance from John Millett, Manager, London Bank, Bendigo. Cohns Co handstamp. Blue oval E E Clarke Sharebroker Exchange Bendigo hand stamp. Blue oval Clarke & Company Melbourne hand stamp. One Penny Duty Stamp attached.dated March 1894bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, john millet. manager london bank, bendigo.

Cohn Brothers Share Transfer & Acceptance from Robert Neave, Melbourne to John Millett dated 19th March 1894. Oval blue Clarke & Company Melbourne hand stamp. One Penny Duty Stamp attached. Cohns Co hand stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, robert neave. john millett.

Cohn Bros share transfer from Christian School of Kinkora Road Hawthorn to Charlotte Annie Nomeus, Kinkora road Hawthorn dated 27th April 1894. One Penny Duty Stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, christian scheel. charlotte annie nomeus.

Cohn Bros Share Transfer & Acceptance from Samuel Nielson of 364 Collins St Melbourne, dated 1st Dec 1891. Sidney Brewster Eske transferee. One Penny Duty stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, samuel nielson. sidney brewster eske.

Cohn Brothers Share Transfer & Acceptance processed by 'The Trustees Executors and agency Company Limited ' on behalf of estate of John Adams dated 30th March 1895. Cohns Co hand stamp. One Penny duty stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, john adams.

Cohn Brothers share transfers from Teresa Robertson to James Newman dated 1st Sept 1894. Fitzgerald & Burgess ,Collins St West Melbourne, Stock & Share Broker oval blue coloured hand stamp. Cohns Victoria Brewery oval mauve hand stamp. One Penny duty stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, teresa robertson. james newman.

Cohn Brothers Transfer of Shares from Executor of estate of Maldemar Levy to Magnus Cohn dated 10th Dec 1894. Duty Stamp attached.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, maldemar levy.

Cohn Bros Vic Brewery share transfer from Jacob Cohn to Agnes Levy of Barkly place Bendigo dated 5th December 1894. Duty stamp one penny affixed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, agnes levy of barkly place bendigo.

Cohn brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Jacob Cohn to Dalmar Cohn, Barkly Place, Bendigo dated 5th December 1894. [Daughter?] Duty stamp one penny.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, dalmar cohn [daughter of jacob?]

Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Jacob Cohn to Henrietta Calvert, Meinberry Road Hawthorn, dated 5th December 1894. Duty stamp affixed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, henrietta calvert of meinberry road hawthorn.

Cohns Bros Vic Brewery share transfer from Jacob Cohn to Sophia Howell dated 5th December 1894. One penny duty stamp affixed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, jacob cohn. sophia howell.

Cohns Bros Vic Brewery share transfer from Jacob Cohn to Blanche Cohn dated 5th December 1894. One penny duty stamp paid.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, jacob cohn. blanche cohn.

Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from James Newman to Horteuse J Bouteau Dated 14th January 1895. Oval blue Fitzgerald & Burgess Collins St Melbourne Stock & Share Brokers hand stamp. Oval pink Clarke & Company 309 Collins St Melbourne hand stamp. One Penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, james newman. horteuse bouteace ?

Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Sicia Mot of Melbourne to Julius Mathews Middleton House Albert St E Melbourne dated 28th February 1895.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, sicia mot? julius mathews.

Handwritten Cohns Bros Vic Brewery share transfer from Catherine Hayes to L M Binks of the City of Bendigo Bank Accountants. Dated 11th March 1895.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, catherine hayes. l m binks.

Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Catherine Hayes to George Harold Watson dated 11th March 1895. One penny duty stamp paid.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, catherine hayes bridge st bendigo. george harold watson forest st.

Handwritten Cohn Brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from Catherine Hayes Bridge St Bendigo to Esther M Landeshut St Kilda dated 8th April 1895. One penny duty stamp affixed.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, catherine hayes bridge st bendigo. esther m landershut st kilda.

Cohn brothers Vic Brewery share transfer from James Hewman Castlemaine to George Robertson Melbourne dated 8th April 1895. Blue oval Fitzgerald & Burgess Collins St Melbourne stamp. E R Hickling Melbourne hand stamp One penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, james hewman castlemaine. george robertson melbourne. e r hickley. fitzgerald & burgess melbourne.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery 1000 share transfer from Bernard Marks to Julius Cohn dated 1st Aug 1893. Oval red Bennie S Cohen Stock & Share Broker hand stamp . Mauve oval Clarke & Company 309 Collins Melbourne hand stamp. One penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, bernard marks. bennie s cohen . clarke & company.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery share transfer & acceptance of shares from Hortense Bouteau of South Yarra to Henry Robinson ,State School Teacher South Yarra Coffee Palace dated 21st May 1895. One penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, hortense bouteau. henry robinson, state school teacher, south yarra coffee palace.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery share transfer from James Black Lawrence of Melbourne to Joseph Worth dated 26th June 1895. Blue oval Gavin G Brown & Co 100 queen St Melbourne Stock & Share brokers hand stamp. One penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, james black lawrence of melbourne. joseph worth. calvin g brown & co melbourne.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery share transfer from Sarah Helen Cohn to Louisa K Lanbard dated 27th June 1895. Blue oval William Noall hand stamp. One penny duty stamp.Two red seals next to the signatures .bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, sarah helen cohn. louisa helen lambard. william noall.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery share transfer & acceptance from H G Boulear Melbourne to Sophia Shyer dated 29th June 1895. H J Boulear signature. Herbert Wilson & Co Stock & share broker blue oval stamped. Pink oval Clarke & Company Melbourne hand stamp. One penny duty stamp.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, h g boulear melbourne. sophia shyer. herberty wilson & co. clarke & company melbourne.

Cohn Brothers Victoria Brewery share transfer from George Robertson Melbourne to G V Euston dated 8th Aug 1895. Oval purple Stanhope O'Connor Melbourne hand stamp. Rectangular blue E R Hickling Stock & Share broker Melbourne hand stamp. One penny duty stamp, Cohn letterhead.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, george robertson melbourne. e v euston. stanhope oconnor. e r hickling.

Cohn Brothers share Transfer from F K Bricks to Sarah Helen Cohn dated 27th June 1895. One penny duty paid stamp. Cohn Letterhead.bendigo, industry, cohn bros brewery, f k brick. sarah helen cohn.