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Book - RURAL LAND USE IN THE LODDON-CAMPASPE REGION, 1976
RURAL LAND USE IN THE LODDON-CAMPASPE REGION - a discussion paper on issues and options. 30 pages, with maps.Loddon-Campaspe regional planning authoritybook, rural, land use, loddon campaspe, rural, land use, agriculture -
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Book - STREET AND ROAD MAPS OF THE CITY OF BENDIGO BOROUGH OF EAGLEHAWK, c1980
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BOOK ...Street and Road Maps of the City of Bendigo Borough of Eaglehawk and surrounding Districts of Huntly, Mandurang, Marong and Strathfieldsaye, in color. Drawn and compiled by Wesley C Harry, Bendigo. Publisher: Cambridge Press, Bendigo. ISBN: 9598608.2.2. 68 pages. Photographs, Illustrations & maps. Photos include: Bendigo buildings, scenery mines, streetscapes, parades, pioneer leaders of Bendigo. Many advertisements throughout. List of Justices of the Peace, hospitals, homes for the aged, schools, churches. Page 58: Copy of ''Freedom of the City to the Australian Survey Regiment'' proclamation, 14th June 1970. Maps cover an area of some 169 sq. miles (43,772 hectares). Origin of the name Bendigo. Information on the five Wards of Bendigo, and their councilors.Wesley C Harrybook, bendigo, bendigo & district maps, bendigo and districts map, buildings, streetscapes, historical pictures, advertisements, historical information, commisioners camp, sandhurst -
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Book - STREETS OF THE BOROUGH OF EAGLEHAWK 1863-1993, c1994
Streets of the Borough of Eaglehawk 1863-1993. Soft cover. Publisher: Bendigo Modern Press, Bendigo. ISBN: 0 646 17049 X. 50 pages. Illustrations: photographs, illustrations & map.Noelene Wildbook, eaglehawk, streets, eaglehawk history, street of eaglehawk, pioneers eaglehawk -
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Book - INDEX KANGAROO FLAT A HISTORY, GOLD, GOATS & PEPPERCORN, c1993
Index Kangaroo Flat A History, Gold, Goats & Peppercorns. Publisher: Richmond Cambridge Printers, Bendigo. ISBN: 0 646 126510 2. Date: 1993. 33 pages. Photographs, illustrations & Maps. Signed by David Horsfall. Gloss green cover gold print and picture (poppet head, goat, tree). Green pennant inside book reads> HOP TO KANGAROO FLAT MARCH 26th, 27th & 28th 1993, picture of kangaroo and below a white shield. Size of pennant: 15.2 x 4.8 cm. 23.6.200 Green pennant not with book. Needs to be located.David G Horsfallbook, bendigo, kangaroo flat, kangaroo flat, history -
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Book - KANGAROO FLAT A HISTORY, GOLD, GOATS & PEPPERCORN, c1993
Kangaroo Flat A History, Gold, Goats & Peppercorns. Publisher: Richmond Cambridge Printers, Bendigo. (also see Index Kangaroo Flat A History, Gold, Goats & Peppercorns. Catalogue number 5165. ISBN: 0 646 126510 2. Date: 1993. 164 pages. Photographs, illustrations & Maps. Signed by David Horsfall. Gloss green cover gold print and picture (poppet head, goat, tree).David G Horsfallbook, bendigo, kangaroo flat, history, kangaroo flat -
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Book - GOLD ESCORT, c1971
Gold Escort by L J Blake. Publisher The Hawthorn Press, Melbourne. Date 1971. ISBN: 7256 0043 8. Pages 228. Photographs, illustrations & Map. Signed by: L J Blake. Hard cover, green gold embossed print on spine, glossy dust jacket.L J Blakebook, bendigo, gold escort, gold escort, gold rush, history, victoria, south australia -
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Book - FLETCHER JONES NOT BY MYSELF, c1984
Not By Myself. Publisher: Kingfisher Books pty Ltd ISBN: 0 959 3999 8 4. Place of publication: Cheltenham. (b) 1976 (a) 1984. Third Edition. 240 Pages Copy (a) has black and white photo of Fletcher Jones, copy (b) has color photo of Fletcher Jones. Clothing Manufacturer. Illustrations: photographs, Illustrations, maps, extracts from newspapers, copy of Hawkers Licence. Markings: Bendigo Historical Society Stamps inside front and back of book. Copy (b) has been removed from grey cabinet 3 and placed in book overflow box.Fletcher Jonesbook, fletcher jones, fletcher jones, clothing manufacturer, hawker, victoria -
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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 -
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Book - BENDIGO TOUR GUIDE OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS, c1982
Bendigo Tour Guide of Historic Buildings. Publisher National Trust of Australia. ISBN: 0 909710 34 1. Publisher; National Trust of Australia (Vic.). Photographs, illustrations and maps. 86 pages. Sticker on spine and BHS, Bendigo Premier Town Victoria 1982-1985 and stamp on page 1.G Flanders & M Butcherbook, bendigo, buildings, historic, national trust of australia -
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Book - BENDIGO THE GOLDEN AGE RETRACED, 1973
Bendigo the golden age retraced Front cover is a map of the area using white lines to point out points of interest in Bendigo. These places are then described in brief detail throught the book. There are also illustrations of each place of interest. Part A has a signature inside the front cover dated 1973. b, has a photo of 'Sun Loong' in front of the Shamrock Hotel, at easter time. This is in a plastic folder which is then inside a folded card, with adrawing of the old Town Hall on the front. C, has a library sticker on the lower spine, numbered 0035 nei. With Index. 64 pages.Jan Neilbendigo, buildings, effects of gold in bendigo., . -
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Book - BENDIGO'S MINING HISTORY 1851 - 1954, 1991
Bendigo's Mining History 1851 - 1954. Introduction and overview of gold and mining by the pioneers in the Bendigo area. Contains photographs, Illustrations and Maps. Page 1 has a letter of thanks from James Lerk to the Bendigo Historical Society for use of material in their collection. Autographed by author on 22 July 1991James A. Lerkhistory, mining -
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Document - ROBERT DENIS KELLY COLLECTION: MAP OF ELECTRIC RAILWAYS OF LONDON
Document: map of the electric railways of London. Buff coloured document, printed in black, white and red on front cover. Folds into 9 x 14 map. Details include tourist destinations, descriptions of costs etc.Johnson, Riddle & Co. Ltd. London.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, france, london, underground, electric railway -
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Book - THE CENTRAL GOLD FIELDS, c1969
The Central Goldfields, Historical Backgrounds Bendigo, Castlemaine and neighbourhood. Publisher Cypress Books, printed by Cambridge Press, Melbourne. 80 pages. Photographs, illustrations and maps. Inscriptions: $1.20, Bendigo Historical Society. With IndexHarley W Forsterhistory, mining, central goldfields, harley w forster -
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Document - 'GOLD' POSTER WITH DESCRIPTION OF NUGGETS
Poster heading - 'Gold' - 'In the whole world, only 47 nuggets weighing over 30lbs Troy have been recorded. Of these 40 are from Australia. The region from Ballarat around to Bendigo yielded 32 of these large nuggets. This monument erected in 1897 by the Mines Department, is the only one ever erected to honour the discovery of a gold nugget. The 'Welcome Stranger' nugget was unearthed on 5th February, 1869, weighing 2316 ounces and it was sold for 9.553 pounds'. Poster includes a map of Victoria depicting the main gold mining areas, also mention of gypsum, and tin in northern Victoria. A photo of the monument to the discovery of the 'Welcome Stranger' nugget found 1 1/4 miles from Moliagul in the bottom corner.document, gold -
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Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - 'RUNNING JOURNAL', April 1971
Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd. Volume 8, No. 2, April 1971, 35 cents. Sixteen pages. Cover photo (right) show D class no. 99 sits at the side of the road at Inglewood. On back cover (left), show A class no. 121 sitting in front on an E car and D car at the siding in 1958. Article in this journal wrote about electric trams transport in Perth, include planning routes map. History of object: Part of 'Basil Miller Tramways Collection'cottage, miners -
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Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: BENDIGO MAP, September 1956
Map of Bendigo with places of interest. Issued by Victorian Railways Public Relations and Betterment Board.person, individual, baby portrait -
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Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: MAP: BENDIGO TRAMWAY ROUTES
Diagram of Bendigo Tramway Routes. Showing Eaglehawk terminus through to Quarry Hill Terminus and North Bendigo Terminus to Golden Square Terminus. Printed on pale bluish paper with dark blue print.person, individual, baby portrait -
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Photograph - Photograph of New Chum Line of Reef
BHS CollectionSepia coloured print of a photograph of the New Chum Line of Reef looking south from the Snobs Hill group of mines. The photo shows several poppet heads and chimneys, bridges and houses. New Chum Line of Reef. includes Victoria Hill possibly the richest spot on the field.On the back a drawing of a poppet head with the words: Bendigo gold project. A small map of Victoria is also printed on the back. bendigo mines, new chum line of reef, mining -
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Leisure object - QC Binks collection: board game
This game was advertised as a "new game" in 1909.Board game called Advance Australia. The board is divided in 144 squares with 136 numbered consecutively. The game was played with a pair of dice. The game has its unique form, with shipwrecks, lost in the outback, hazardous landings and high seas being some features. The leather tumbler and dice are with the game. Also, with the game there are two newspaper articles, one by David Horsfall the other by Leighton Rawlings giving a detailed description of the game. From the map details it is reasonable to guess the game was produced early 1900s. Chad Valley series of gamesgame, boardgame, early federation -
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Book - A LEGACY FROM THE PAST.. A LINK WITH THE FUTURE - AN OPEN SPACE STRATEGY FOR BENDIGO, 1988
32 page soft cover booklet 'A Legacy from the Past… a Link with the Future. An Open Space Strategy for Bendigo' Prepared for the Bendigo Sub-Regional Committee of the Loddon-Campaspe Regional Planning Authority, February 1988. Illustrated with maps, B&W photos and sketches. Main chapters 1. Open Space and Bendigo 2. An Open Space System - water courses and Bendigo Creek 3. The Provision of Public Open Space 4. Study Conclusions and Proposals.Evan Jones -
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Book - A FINE SHEET OF WATER - HISTORY OF KENNINGTON RESERVOIR BENDIGO, 2012
174 page soft cover book 'A Fine Sheet of Water, History of Kennington Reservoir, Bendigo'. By Bill and Carol Holsworth with the help of the Friends of the Kennington Reservoir and members of the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club. Published by the Bendigo Field Naturalists Club 2012 . Illustrated with B&W photos, maps and sketches. Colour arial photo of the Reservoir on front cover. Descriptions of early development plus flora and fauna.Bill and Carol Holsworth -
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Document - REPORT ON THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELD, EDWARD DYASON
Grey cover document, 21 typed pages with map of goldfield appended. On front page 'Report on the Bendigo Goldfield Central Area. This report is the outcome of an investigation into the present condition and future prospects of the Central Area of the Bendigo goldfield, undertaken with a view to seeing what improved methods could be adopted in the conduct of mining operations to neutralise the recent heavy increase in the cost of labour and mining requisites, and so restore the industry to the level of its previous prosperity' Signed by E.C. Dyason, B.Sc. B.M.E., Commonwealth Chambers, Bendigo, Victoria, 15th November, 1918.bendigo, gold mining, report on goldfield, bendigo goldfield, goldmining, mining companies, reef lines, underground workings, e.c. dyason -
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Map - BENDIGO HISTORICAL SOCIETY COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK MINE MAP
Base map Australian map grid of Eaglehawk area. Map has letter attached from the Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, 22 March, 1990, addressed to Felicity Kingerlie, BHS, requesting information regarding the historic mining sites marked on the map. Sites marked are: A. Golden Age Mine, engine mountings present B. Johnson's No. 2 Mine, engine mountings, old boiler foundations C. Johnson's No. 1 Mine, mullock retaining wall made from sandstone, engine mountings, remains of old building demolished? D. Toma's Eucalyptus Factory, old boiler still there, boiler shed, chimney (remnants of) outlet drain, distilling vats, dam, remnant of winch. E. New Argus Mine,mullock heap F. New Moon Mines Dams (1) stone walls G. North Lightning Hill Mine, engine mountings, quartz retainer wall, Pascoe and Simmons open cuts and other open cuts here too H. New Prince of Wales Mine and Poppet Head I. Quarry site for stone, excavation (for miners cottages in Clarke Street) J. Lancashire open cut mine K. Virginia Hill (cynaide vats etc) L. South Prince of Wales mine, now capped and fenced M (possibly ) Catherine United Mine, engine mountings, battery mountings?bendigo, mining, eaglehawk mines -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: NEW MOON MINE, EAGLEHAWK
Four page typed document with map, detailing the history and plant of the New Moon Gold Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef. The mine was located approximately one mile north of Eaglehawk Town Hall. The depth of the shaft was 2,400 ft. The mine was first formed in 1867. The signalling system in the mine was electric with a telephone service which connected the engine driver with the plat chamber. At most mines, when the men were below the surface, the men could signal to the driver, but he could not communicate with them. Total gold production from the mine was 230,601 ozs.bendigo, mining, new moon mine -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: UNITED HUSTLERS AND REDAN MINE
Four page typed document plus location map. The United Hustlers and Redan mine was located in the North Bendigo, Long Gully area on the Hustlers line of reef.. The lease was 153 acres and included Holdsworth, Holmes, Havilah Roads and Wood Street. The Redan shaft was 1,830ft and the South or K.K. Shaft was 1,960 ft. Poppet legs steel 71 ft high. Features of the plant are described including the engine house, winding engine, air compressor, boilers, fuel, winding ropes.bendigo, mining, united hustlers and redan mine -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE MINE
Two page typed document plus location map. The Central Nell Gwynne gold mine was located off Happy Valley Road, first turn to the left from Marong Road, and up on the hill. The shaft depth was 1,912 ft. The original plant had small wooden poppet legs and a steam winch which were replaced, in 1935/36 by steel poppet legs obtained from the Virginia mine at Eaglehawk. Features and history of the plant are described including the winding engine, air compressor, boilers, and crushing battery. The dividends and gold production fighures are given. The total yield of gold was 61,884 ozs.bendigo, mining, central nell gwynne -
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Newspaper - WES HARRY COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER NEWSPAPER SAT. 10 AUGUST 1971 ON OPENING LAKE EPPALOCK
Bendigo Advertiser full page article Saturday 10th August 1971 on the opening of Lake Eppalock showing maps of the Lake and attractionsbendigo Advertiser -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: FORTUNA HUSTLERS MINE
Two page document with location map. The Fortuna Hustlers Gold mine was located close to the railway goods shed (Discovery Centre location) in an area occupied by Buckell and Jeffrey's office and yards. (now carpark of Marketplace shopping centre). It commenced operation in August 1888 and closed in December 1913.The depth of the shaft was 2,240ft. Features of the plant described are: the winding engine, the air compressor, boilers, baling tanks, poppet legs, engine house. The winding engine later worked at the Tambour Major at Specimen Hill; Birds Reef at Kangaroo Flat, Hercules No. 1 on top of Danger Hill and the North Virginia mine at Eaglehawk.bendigo, mining, fortuna hustlers mine -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: CENTRAL RED, WHITE AND BLUE MINE
Two page typed document plus location map. The location of the Central Red, White and Blue mine was on the north-west corner of Barnard and Honeysuckle Streets, Golden Square. The mine was formed in 1910 and ceased operations in 1936. Features of the mine are described: the winding engine, boilers, air compressor, poppet legs, engine house, crushing battery, gold produced and where obtained from. 'The rich gold yields which made this mine so prominent in its early years, was obtained from a large reef at the 318 feet level, some yields reached as high as 15 oz to the ton'. -
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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