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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. . . In creeks and gullies where the weathering of auriferous quartz veins had deposited gold-bearing sands and gravels. He worked in the surface alluvium. Picture shows diagram of this. Markings: 7 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. (Trutt) Digger's tent and equipment. But the digger worked with the primitive implements of the prospector; . . . Photo shows miners and their tent and equipment. Markings: 6 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. Miners at Bendigo. Gold mining is carried out with elaborate and expensive machinery; . . . Photo shows miners at work drilling. Markings: 4 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. (Tulloch) Forest Creek, Mt. Alexander . . . But the digger worked at or near the surface. Picture shows lots of diggers at work. Markings: 4 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. The gold miner works down to great depths; . . Photo shows a miner being placed in a cage to be lowered down to his work level. Markings: 3 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1900s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. At the outset, we must be clear as to what diggings was. A gold diggings was. A gold diggings was not a gold mine, or a group of gold mines, and the digger was not a miner as we know him - though, right from the beginning of the rush, the words ''mines'' and ''miners'' were used to describe ''diggings'' and ''diggers''. Diggers and Miners. Markings: 2 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS AND MINERS. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1900s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers and miners. Diggers and Miners. Unit 6 LIFE AND WORK AT THE DIGGINGS Section I DIGGERS AND MINERS Markings: 1 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1800s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. The construction of the railway required many miles of cuttings on the steep slopes of the hills. Photo shows that the hills are approx. 45 degrees. Markings: 24 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1900s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. This is all that remains of the Long Tunnel Mine. The photo shows a tunnel on the right of picture and possibly another in the top left corner there are 2 man made structures, the front one appears to be a chimney. Markings: 35 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1900s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Your town has a history tool How much of its story can you write? Markings: 62 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. The hills, once almost bores of timber for the mines, are returning to their natural state, giving Walhalla a natural scenic beauty which attracts many tourists. Markings: 61 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Today Walhalla is a quiet little village almost hidden in the valley of Stringer's Creek. Photo shows the town in the valley. Markings: 60 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Walhalla grew to such an extent that, with a population of over 4,000 people. It became a borough and the centre of the Shire of Walhalla. After gold mining ceased and the population had dwindled away, the shire was broken up and Walhalla was left with little of its former glory. Markings: 59 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Charity Sunday was an important annual event. The Mountaineer Band provided musical supper. Picture shows a gathering of people in the heart of Walhalla near the rotunda. Markings: 58 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. This fact is recorded on a tablet on the former strong room, all that remains of the bank. Picture shows the strong room half surrounded by vegetation with a cow and some people in the front. Markings: 57 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. The Bank of Victoria, which purchased most of the gold from the Walhalla mines, is estimated to have handled £10,000,000 worth of gold. Markings: 56 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Here is a gold escort leaving the Bank of Victoria for Melbourne. Next to the Mechanics' Institute and Free Library. Picture shows 2 mounted escorts alongside a small wagon being hauled by 4 horses. There are approximately 30 members of the public watching on. The Mechanics Institute is weatherboard and the Bank of Victoria appears to be stone. Markings: 55 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. In 1887 a fire destroyed most of the main part of the town and four years later a disastrous flood caused much damage. One of the buildings destroyed was the Mechanic's institute, which housed a free library. Markings: 48 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. A landmark in the town was the rotunda of the Mountaineer Band. The rotunda still stands. Markings: 53 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Here, on the cricket ground, is a Victorian Eleven playing a local team. There must have been many 'lost balls'. Markings: 52 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. A sports oval, which was made on the top of the nearby hill, was reached only after a very stiff climb. Picture shows the very steep track which you would have to walk to reach the oval. Markings: 51 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Most of the entertainments were locally arranged. Sports meetings, debating and choral societies, a 'Mountaineer Band', and a Carneigie library formed some of the means of relieving the monotony of this secluded township. Markings: 50 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1860s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. This is how Walhalla was supplied with milk. The country was too hilly to allow the use of milk carts. Picture shows man on horseback, with another horse carrying drums of milk. Markings: 49 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Early dwellings were made of timber from surrounding forests. Here is an old shop and house combined. Markings: 48 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.haminounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Newcomers were forced to build on the slopes. Picture shows the buildings on a large section of the slope going down into the valley. Markings: 47 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDEN SQUARE MAPLE STREET PRIMARY SCHOOL COLLECTION: STAFF 1991
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Colour photograph: Maple Street Primary School 1991, staff. Front row: Anne Hocking, Anne Hawke, Maylene Rodda, Norm West, Chris Connolly, Wendy Neve, Anita Whittle. Second row: Anne Hartney, Helen Farrow, John Hayman, Colin Hayes, Brian Dolan, Sharon Derby, Brenda Savy, Lidia Dunne. Third row: John Williams, Chris Fithall, Bernie Colbert, Noel Boyd, George Wood, Bob Elliott, Frank Gargiulo.education, primary, golden square maple street -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1850s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. The township struggled along the valley. Photo shows the township along the valley. Markings: 46 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1800s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. As the mines developed, so did the town. The central part of the town was called the Junction. Picture shows the central part is round, like a large round-about. Markings: 45 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1800s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. A copper mine, the only one in Victoria, which operated in 1875 with little success, was reopened in 1910. Picture of the copper mine. Markings: 43 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, 1800s
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. . . . . To the water-driven wheel, which drove grinding pans. These grinders further crushed the tailings and the remaining gold was extracted. Markings: 43 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields