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Greensborough Historical Society
Document - Article, Watsonia Uniting Church, Macleod Watsonia Uniting Church fifty years in Watsonia, 17/06/2007
... 2 p., printed both sides, colour photograph... Uniting Church fifty years in Watsonia 2 p., printed both sides ...Brief history of the Watsonia Uniting Church , 1957 to 20072 p., printed both sides, colour photographwatsonia uniting church, uniting church in australia -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Copy, The Mechanics Institute, Mernda
... Text printed under the photograph: The Mechanics Institute... Whittlesea melbourne Copy Photograph The Mechanics Institute, Mernda ...A copy of a photograph of the Mechanics Institute in Mernda.Historical building in MerndaCopy, probably from a book, not dated.Text printed under the photograph: The Mechanics Institute, Mernda Opened in 1888, sometimes offices for the Shire of Whittlesea, 1898-1923.mernda, mernda mechanics institute, whittlesea shire council building, bluestone building -
Mission to Seafarers Victoria
Photograph, 15/2/1928
... Small circular Blue ink stamp on rear of photograph... of photograph: Printed by Harringtons stamped 2 small numerals : 3 and 8 ...This photograph shows one of the many weddings held at the Mission to Seafarers over the years and provides an overview of wedding fashion of the late 1920s. The Bride is posing in the courtyard of the Mission to Seamen. The bridesmaids were Ella Kendall and Molly Walker. The Walkers and Dora had a long association with the Mission and the LHLG and in the 1960s becoming president of the Flying Angel League which amalgamated with the LHLG in the early 1960s. In 1970 Dora received an OBE. Private images of the day for the record were supplied to the Mission by sons David and Brian in 2018. The article in the Herald of the day describes the event: "WEDDING AT SEAMEN'S CHAPEL Reception at Hotel Windsor The pretty little chapel at the Sea men's Institute was packed with interested friends this afternoon, when Miss Dora Walker, one of the Mission's most enthusiastic and efficient voluntary helpers, chose it as the setting for her marriage with Mr H. P. Simpson, son of Mr and Mrs J. H. Simpson, of Mornington. A group of her fellow workers decorated the chapel with lovely pink and white gladioli, carnations and roses. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. R. Weller, chaplain of the Mission, and the bride was given away by her father, Mr A. W. Walker, of Manning road, East Malvern. She wore a lovely ivory georgette frock, the finely tucked skirt being fashioned with a deep transparent hem of Chantilly lace. Over it fell a beautiful Honiton lace veil mounted on tulle and arranged to give the ef fect of a train. Fragrant white roses composed her bouquet. Two attendants followed her down the aisle — her sister, Miss Molly Walker, and Miss Ella Kendall — both wearing dainty shrimp pink georgette frocks and large crinoline straw hats in the same shade with a dainty edging of tulle. They carried bouquets of pink cactus dahlias nnd delphiniums. Mr Louis Buscombe was best man, and Mr George Thompson grooms man. After the ceremony Mr and Mrs Walker entertained about 50 guests at the Hotel Windsor."This photograph shows one of the many weddings performed at the Mission to Seafarers chapel over the years. Cross referencing with the marriage registers, also held in the collection, records that this photograph is Amy Dora Simpson (nee Dora Walker) of East Malvern marrying Harold Priestley Simpson of Surrey Hills / Mornington? on 14 February 1928.Sepia toned photograph of bride and attendants in the courtyard of the Mission to Seafarers. The bride's dress is calf length and she is standing with her veil draped in front of her, holding a large bouquet. There are two attendants to the right of the photograph, wearing layered calf length dresses and wearing cloche hats and holding small posy bouquets. The bridal group is posed standing in in the courtyard near the entrance to the MTS chapel.Small circular Blue ink stamp on rear of photograph: Printed by Harringtons stamped 2 small numerals : 3 and 8hat, flowers, veil, wedding, dress, ivy, shoes, dora walker, dora simpson, ella kendall, molly walker, amy dora walker, reverend j.r. weller, flinders street, st peter chapel, mission to seamen, seamen's mission, mission to seafarers, david simpson -
Bendigo Military Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER- The Weekend Australia, The Australians killed in action in World War II
... with plastic laminate. Black and white print and photograph. Pages 9... print and photograph. Pages 9 - 21. Pages secured with 4 metal ...“THE AUSTRALIANS KILLED IN ACTION IN WORLD WAR II - WHILE SERVING WITH THE NATION’S DEFENCE FORCE “ The commencement and cut off dates/ approved for the Roll of Honour were September 3, 1939 and June 30, 1947Newspaper- copy of newspaper on white paper.All pages with plastic laminate. Black and white print and photograph. Pages 9 - 21. Pages secured with 4 metal split rings,newspaper, history, ww2 -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOPRINT
... LARGE PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM CAMPBELL BLACK... Photograph LARGE PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM CAMPBELL BLACK ...THE ORIGINAL IS IN PARLIAMENT OFVICTORIA LIBRARY LARGE PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPH OF WILLIAM CAMPBELL BLACK AND WHITE- GLUED ONTO CARDBOARD BACKING WILLIAM CAMPBELL SITTING ON A CHAIR WITH A CANE, IN HIS HAND AND A HAT IN THE OTHER HAND WHITE STICKER ON TOP PRINTED IN BLACK: WILLIAM CAMPBELL CA 1890 ANOTHER STICKER ON RIGHT HAND TOP: PHOTOGRAPH: PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA LIBRARYwilliam campbell, parliament of victoria library -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, C. NETTLETON. MELBOURNE, PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY, CLUNES, CIRCA 1865
... . .2 & .3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPH... AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPH PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINING CO ...CLUNES QUARTZ MINING COMPANY'S. SOUTH SHAFT. PERIOD 1865. SMALL SEGMENTS OF PHOTOGRAPH INCLUDED.PHOTOGRAPH .1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF PORT PHILLIP AND COLONIAL GOLD MINING COMPANY CLUNES. - POPPET HEAD AND BUILDINGS. .2 & .3 BLACK AND WHITE PHOTO PRINT OF PHOTOGRAPHPORT PHILLIP GOLD MINING CO. CLUNES. SOUTH SHAFT.local history, photography, photographs, mining -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Photograph - Reproduction, W. D. Gibbon, Early 1900s
... Black and white / sepia rectangular reproduced photograph... / sepia rectangular reproduced photograph printed on glossy ...This photograph was taken in 1911 at Three Mile Creek, about five kilometers south of Beechworth town. Significant digging took place at this location from late 1855, which led to a flood of workers and stores to follow, though daily earnings were slim compared to the nearby Woolshed site. This remained the case even after workers at Three Mile Creek attempted to protest around Beechworth during an election in November 1855. Three Mile Creek was one of seven significant divisions of the Beechworth Mining District formalised by the Governor-in-Council in 1858, though by the time this photograph was taken, the boundaries of the original seven districts had shifted to create seventeen divisions. The Three Mile Goldfields was a site of rich alluvial gold deposits located about 5km south of Beechworth in Victoria. Today, the location of this gold deposit is called Baarmutha. It was a popular area for gold mining in the 1850s but became largely abandoned by the following decade. In 1865, a man named John Pund (a man second from the left in the back row of this photograph shares this surname) recognized that the area could be potentially rich if a better water supply could be obtained. He secured a 15 year license with three other miners. Within the next five years, these men had constructed 19 km of water race going from Upper Nine Mile Creek to Three Mile Creek. By 1881, these four men had delivered 950,000 gallons to the Three Mile Sluicing area which is depicted in this photograph. Pund would later go into partnership with John Alston Wallace who would become owner of the Star Hotel in Beechworth. The Three Mile sluicing location continued to be operational until 1950. The eleven miners in this photograph are: Back row: Led Guthrie, P. Pund, F. Beel, [Unknown] Miller Front row: Paddy McNamara, J. King, W. Beel, [Unknown] Garland, J. Clarke, J. Ryan, H. Bartsh In the background of the photograph is a huge dirt wall that appears to suffer damage caused by hydraulic sluicing. Hydraulic sluicing is a specialised mining technique that involves directing high pressure water flows at dirt to uncover gold. The technique played a significant role in shaping Beechworth's landscape during the gold rush to create the topography seen today.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. Images, like this one, of Australian gold rush history can reveal important information about the social and environmental impact of this period. This image depicts diggers standing in a mining location and therefore, this image has the capacity to reveal or support significant information for researchers studying the fashion and social status of diggers in Australia in approximately 1911. It can also provide information on the landscape of Australia in this period and the impact of mining for gold on both society and the Australian landscape. The Burke Museum is home to a substantial collection of Australian mining photographs which can be used to gain a deeper understanding into life on the gold fields, technology used in mining, the miners themselves and the impact of the gold digging on the environment.Black and white / sepia rectangular reproduced photograph printed on glossy photographic paper mounted on board.beechworth, beechworth museum, mining, mining team, three mile creek, sluicing, hydraulic sluicing, photography, gold sluicing, gold mining, pund mining -
Rutherglen Historical Society
Postcard, 1910-1920 (Approximate)
... Black and white photograph, printed on postcard...-country Postcard Postcard Black and white photograph, printed ...Black and white photograph, printed on postcard, with a view of Rutherglen from the southern side of Lake King.Printed below photo: "Rutherglen"rutherglen views, lake king -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Photograph
... Coloured photograph/print showing 4 Huey helicopters flying... Newhaven gippsland Helicopter - Huey Coloured photograph/print ...Coloured photograph/print showing 4 Huey helicopters flying. Photo mounted on board & timber.helicopter - huey -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Black & White, tram 867 derailed - Riversdale Road, 22/10/1976
... Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain... of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper ...The photographs show SW6 tram 867 derailed at the Riversdale Road level crossing on 22/10/1976. The tram ran out of control in Riversdale Road due to the compressor not being turned on before running out to take up a Wattle Park run. This event resulted in trams being rewired so that power to the controller could not be obtained unless the compressor had been turned on. An extract from Electric Traction magazine, Nov. 1976 has been imaged. Tram 331 would have been used in rerailing. See item 7368 for The Herald report of the date.Yields information about the 1967 derailment of tram 867,Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper and digital copy of a news item.tramways, trams, mmtb, tram 867, rivesdale road, level crossings, derailments, accidents, compressors, tram 331 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 4, David Menzies, Nicholson St traffic barriers installation, c1975
... Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain... details of photo. Set of four Black and White photographs ...Black and white print of the installation of traffic barriers in Nicholson St in 1975. See item 342 for a report on the impact of the barriers. 1 - Carlton Gardens - Z13 2 - Nicholson St Traffic Barriers - Z9, near Gertrude St. with W11 in the background. 3 - Nicholson St barriers at Johnston Street with Z15, Tankerville Arms Hotel, and a Mobil service station. 4 - Nicholson St barrier installation, Carlton Gardens area - Z9Yields information about the installation of traffic barriers along Nicholson St Fitzroy 1975,Set of four Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp and notes on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink details of photo.tramways, trams, mmtb, nicholson st, safety barriers, z class, tram 13, tram 9, tram 15 -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Photograph - Set of 2, David Menzies, South Melbourne Football Ground, 1975
... Set of two Black and White photographs - printed on plain... details of photo. Set of two Black and White photographs - printed ...Black and white print of the SW2 class No. 432 running at Special tram tour at South Melbourne loop. One print has a hand date stamp of 6/10/1975 on rear.Yields information about the South Melbourne Football ground loop.Set of two Black and White photographs - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp and notes on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink details of photo.tramways, trams, mmtb, sw2 class, tram 432, south melbourne football ground, south melbourne loop, tours -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Loading a palm tree from Tara Hall, Studley Park Road, c. 1960
... Duplicate black and white positive print photograph... Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of public works ...Tom Bentley (1912-1993) was born in Lancashire (UK). From circa 1951, he was the Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for Kew City Council. Until his retirement in the 1970s, he was based at the Kew Council Depot, located in the former MTB Horse Tram Depot on the corner of Disraeli and High Streets, Kew. Accompanying the set of twelve photographs is a 12-page illustrated biography of the Bentley and Plumridge families, separately kept in the 'Bentley' subject file.Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of public works in Studley Park Road, Kew, carried out under the supervision of Tom Bentley, Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for the City of Kew. The location at which the photograph was taken is believed, by the donor, to be in the vicinity of Tara Hall (dem. 1960). The palm tree on the back of the Council vehicle was believed to have been taken by Council from Tara Hall and relocated to the Alexandra Gardens.city of kew, public works, studley park road, tom bentley, tara hall -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Transporting a palm tree from Tara Hall, Studley Park Road, c. 1960
... Duplicate black and white positive print photograph... Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of public works ...Tom Bentley (1912-1993) was born in Lancashire (UK). From circa 1951, he was the Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for Kew City Council. Until his retirement in the 1970s, he was based at the Kew Council Depot, located in the former MTB Horse Tram Depot on the corner of Disraeli and High Streets, Kew. Accompanying the set of twelve photographs is a 12-page illustrated biography of the Bentley and Plumridge families, separately kept in the 'Bentley' subject file.Duplicate black and white positive print photograph of public works in Studley Park Road, Kew, carried out under the supervision of Tom Bentley, Overseer/Superintendent of Outdoor Works for the City of Kew. The location at which the photograph was taken is believed, by the donor, to be in the vicinity of Tara Hall (dem. 1960). The palm tree on the back of the Council vehicle was believed to have been taken by Council from Tara Hall and relocated to the Alexandra Gardens.city of kew, public works, studley park road, tom bentley, tara hall -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Photographs, Isle of Wight Hotel Fire, 2010
... A4 colour prints of photographs taken after the fire... prints of photographs taken after the fire. The first Isle ...A4 colour prints of photographs taken after the fire. The first Isle of Wight Hotel was built in c 1870. It burnt down in 1925 and was rebuilt. The hotel was sold and was to be demolished for a new hotel to be built on the site, however before this could take place it burnt down again on the 22nd May, 2010. The site is still vacant (28/9/2016). Five coloured photographs of the Isle of Wight Hotel fire in 2010 at Cowes, Phillip Island. Photographs depict front views, side views and rear view of the hotel after the fire.isle of wight hotel fire, hotels cowes phillip island, lisa schonberg -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Booklet, Ringwood Lodge No. 382, History of the Ringwood Lodge No. 382, 1925 to 1985, 1985
... .; Blue covered booklet - 40 pages of print and photographs... No. 382, 1925 to 1985.; Blue covered booklet - 40 pages of print ...A History of the Ringwood Lodge No. 382, 1925 to 1985.|Compiled by the Masonic Lodge No. 382 by M.E. Chivers, H.F. Lambert did the typesetting, and B.H. Whitaker and A. Sommerville helped in history and layout. The Ringwood Historical Research Group provided the early photos.A History of the Ringwood Lodge No. 382, 1925 to 1985.; Blue covered booklet - 40 pages of print and photographs. +Additional Keywords: Chivers, M.E. / Lambert, H.F. / Whitaker, B.H. / Sommerville, A.A History of the Ringwood Lodge No. 382, 1925 to 1985 -
Melbourne Legacy
Pamphlet - Document, brochure, The Legacy Boy - worthy son of a worthy father, 1960
... and white photograph and printed text. 00408.2 One page white paper... and white photograph and printed text. 00408.2 One page white paper ...A brochure for Legacy Albury explaining Legacy's work and providing information on how to donate. Headings in the brochure included: Whom does Legacy help? What kind of help does Legacy provide? How many dependants is Legacy actively helping in Victoria? What does Legacy spend in this State in its work? How are these funds provided? Why it necessary to provide this degree of help, when there is a generous Repatriation Act? What is Legacy's aim? Address given is ANZAC House, Dean St, Albury NSW. Reprint 1960. Also a leaflet using the same boy's photo, format changed to fit a single page without folding.A record of how Legacy portrayed itself to the wider community.00408.1 One page white paper, folded in half. Black and white photograph and printed text. 00408.2 One page white paper. Black and white photograph and printed text.marketing, legacy promotion, albury, objectives -
Camberwell Historical Society
Photograph, Camberwell, Victoria, view of Burke Road and stores, c. 1950
... Print of photograph looking south down Burke Road with St... Road and stores Print of photograph looking south down Burke ...Print of photograph looking south down Burke Road with St Johns Anglican church tower in the background. Inscription 'Camberwell, Victoria, view of Burke Road and stores c. 1950' Camberwell, Victoria, view of Burke Road and stores c. 1950camberwell -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Lee, Timothy and Turpin, Barrie, Portraits. Remarkable people of South Eastern Australia, 1991
... , Victoria, captured in print and photographs. Lives and legends..., captured in print and photographs. Lives and legends from ...Personal records of twenty-six residents of East Gippsland, Victoria, captured in print and photographs. Lives and legends from a vanishing breed of people that have helped shape the fact of Australia.settlers, agriculture, aboriginals -
Nillumbik Shire Council
Photograph: Jessie IMAM, Jessie Imam, Untitled #4 (fox bones - pattern), 2012
... digital print / fox / bones / pattern / photograph...Print - A digital photograph printed on hahnemuhle photo... Untitled #4 (fox bones - pattern) Print - A digital photograph ...This work forms a pair with Untitled #3 (fox bones – ordered) / This work draws on ideas of death and the traces of a body that death leaves behind / The work aims to confront the viewer with the concept of death, but it is not morbid or macabre in its consideration of it / Instead of fear the work presents a quiet and beautiful image that aims to portray a feeling of acceptance in the inevitable destruction of one's body / In this work the bones of a deceased fox were meticulously cleaned, bleached and layed out for photographing / No digital manipulation was used to arrange the bones / The same bones from the same fox were rearranged and used for the other work in this series.This work was completed in 2012 as part of the artist's residency in 2011 at Birrarung, Laughing Waters (Laughing Waters Artist in Residence program - LWAIR) managed by Nillumbik Shire Council / Works produced there take inspiration from the natural landscape and the creatures living within that particular environment.Print - A digital photograph printed on hahnemuhle photo rag paper / edition 2 of 8 + 2 artist prints / Individual fox bones placed/layed out on a white background and arranged in an outward circular pattern. Beige/neutral in colour / Blonde timber frame. No signatures / no personal markings / no framers identified.digital print / fox / bones / pattern / photograph / laughing waters / birrarung / imam / death -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF YANKEE QUARTZ MINING COMPANY, C. NETTLETON, MELBOURNE, CIRCA 1865
... , REGISTERED, CLUNES. .2 .3 SMALL PHOTO PRINTS OF SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH ... PRINTS OF SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH local history photography photographs ...A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YANKEE QUARTZ MINE IN CLUNES.1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF THE YANKEE QUARTZ MINING COMPANY, REGISTERED, CLUNES. .2 .3 SMALL PHOTO PRINTS OF SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH local history, photography, photographs, mining -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Rosalie Bray et al, Watsonia: a talk by Noel Withers, 04/10/2017
... One page, text and colour photographs; 3 printed photos.... Withers One page, text and colour photographs; 3 printed photos ...A short report by Rosie Bray on a talk presented by GHS President Noel Withers at Watsonia Library. Noel's topic was the history of Watsonia. One page, text and colour photographs; 3 printed photos.watsonia, greensborough historical society -
Greensborough Historical Society
Article, Rosalie Bray et al, WaterMarc, July 22 2017, 22/07/2017
... One page, text and colour photographs; 2 printed photos.... page, text and colour photographs; 2 printed photos. A short ...A short report by Rosie Bray on a Community promotion at WaterMarc on July 22, 2017. Greensborough Historical Society was invited to attend as a local artist completed an art installation.One page, text and colour photographs; 2 printed photos.greensborough historical society, watermarc -
Bendigo Military Museum
Poster - POSTER, GROUND DEFENCES "TARAKAN", 1 Aust Corps Det. A.A.P.I. Gn, Ref map Tarakan 1/25000, 8 August 1945
... Cream coloured Paper, Black Printed map with 23... Paper, Black Printed map with 23 photographs on it. Ground ...Francis Hansen VX85668 2/3rd Infantry Battalion.Cream coloured Paper, Black Printed map with 23 photographs on it.Ground Defences Tarakanposter, photographs, tarakan -
Upper Yarra Museum
Negative Photographic Reproduction, Dammans Road school (destroyed by fire 1959) Warburton, 14.9.1983
... Print in Collection of Photographs compiled by R Crowley.... Negative Black white. Scanned at 600 dpi Print in Collection ...Print in Collection of Photographs compiled by R Crowley from the History Committee Shire of Upper Yarra for UYVHS 1988Dammans Road school (destroyed by fire 1959) Warburton. Negative Black white. Scanned at 600 dpi dammans road school destroyed fire warburton 1959 -
Upper Yarra Museum
Negative Photographic Reproduction, Damman’s Rd school 1940 Warburton, 14.9.1983
... Print in Collection of Photographs compiled by R Crowley... Print in Collection of Photographs compiled by R Crowley from ...Print in Collection of Photographs compiled by R Crowley from the History Committee Shire of Upper Yarra for UYVHS 1988Damman’s Rd school 1940 Warburton Negative Black white. Scanned at 600 dpidammans road school warburton 1940 -
Greensborough Historical Society
Envelope, Montmorency Pharmacy [photo processing envelope], 1996_
... Photograph print envelope used by Montmorency Pharmacy... [photo processing envelope] Photograph print envelope used ...Produced for Montmorency Pharmacy, 45 Were Street Montmorency 3094. Rolls of film were placed in the envelope and sent off to be processed; completed prints were returned to the outlet in the same envelope. Photograph print envelope used by Montmorency Pharmacy; printed in black, blue, red and yellow, both sidesGuardian Family Chemist, serial numbers and bar codes; glossy 10 cm prints marked as ordered, customer telephone number, price and date handwrittenmontmorency pharmacy, photography -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Booklet - Manual, ZILLES COLLECTION: Manual for Davidson - Lith Printer; Questions and Answers, 1956
... with thick pages. Print, diagrams and photographs..... Salmon coloured card cover with thick pages. Print, diagrams ...Zilles Printers was begun by Lewis Zilles in the early 1930s. It was in McKenzie Street Ballarat. His son Jeffrey also became a printer - letterpress, offset and screen printer. The business became Zilles Printers/Graphics and was in Armstrong Street and later Bell Street Ballarat. Booklet provides a number of questions, 46, with clear answers. Diagrams and photographs used to illustrate the area being discussed. The printer is made by Davidson Corporation of Brooklyn, New York.Twenty-four page booklet. Salmon coloured card cover with thick pages. Print, diagrams and photographs.Stamp of business on back cover - B J Ball Ltd, 401 Post Office Place, Melbourne.zilles printers, ballarat, manual, davidson duel-lith printer, questions and answers, davidson corporation, brooklyn new york -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, 1910 - 1911
... photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on board... coloured rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper ...This photograph depicts Cock's Pioneer G & T Sluicing site No. 4 in El Dorado. Looking eastwards, the photo captures a wooden and tin building with various mining equipment strewn in the foreground. Underneath the verandah, figures can be seen. These are believed to be a Mr. Hollister (left), Mrs. Breustedt (4th from left), children Min and Chris Breustedt, and Kate Timmons holding a girl's hand. The Cocks Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines N.L was one of El Dorado's two largest open-cut sluicing mines of the 20th Century. The other was named the Cocks El Dorado Gold Dredging Company. The Cocks Pioneer Mines operated from 1901 until 1941 and found a total of 117,378 ounces of Gold and 1,673 tones of tin concentrates over these years. The Cocks company was formed in 1898 and operated until 1941. Open cut sluicing involved the use of high-powered hoses which used the centrifugal sand pump system (known as hydraulic sluicing) which broke down the soil which was then processed for gold and other precious metals. From 1914, four years after this image was captured, the company reformed to Cocks Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL (previously it was known as Cocks Pioneer Sluicing Co) and undertook large-scale sluicing operations until 1929 and then 1934-1941. The Cocks Pioneer was an extremely successful mining company during the 20th century. In the Annual Report of the Secretary for Mines for the year 1915, the Cocks Pioneer was the largest producer of gold and tin collecting 5,535 ozs. of gold and £7,500 of tin. Twenty years later in 1935, Cocks Pioneer was still one of the most profitable mines in Victoria, ranking as the second-highest dividend paying mine. The company produced a total of 3,650 kg of gold. El Dorado is located on Reedy Creek and is surrounded by forested country to the north and east. It is 20 km east of Wangaratta in Victoria's regional northeast. John Cock was the son of a Cornish miner who arrived in El Dorado in 1858. Cock founded his gold and tin mining company which ran successfully for many years in the El Dorado region. It was an open-cut sluicing company because of the abandonment of underground mining after this was deemed too dangerous. In 1935 Cock's El Dorado Company commissioned the floating dredge which is still visible in El Dorado today. The dredge was built by the Thompson engineering works, Castlemaine, and weighed over 2,000 tones and today has a place on the Victorian Registers of historic buildings. Interestingly, the name El Dorado does not derive from the gold in the region, but from the Barambogie pastoral run completed by William Baker in 1840-1841. Gold was discovered in El Dorado in 1854 but the gold was too deep for individual prospectors to find, it required the use of heavy machinery.The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one which portray an open cut sluicing site can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1910. It also shows a location where sluicing was undertook which provides insight into the impact of sluicing on the environment at a time when it was done. This image is important for current research into the history of El Dorado, a small regional location near Wangaratta in Victoria's North East. Therefore, this image has the capacity to be beneficial for research into society and the motivations of those living and working in this region during this period and therefore, has social significance. The Beechworth Burke Museum has additional images relating to gold sluicing and El Dorado which can be analysed and studied alongside images like this one.A black and white copy of a sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on boardObverse: COCKS PIONEER G + T SL CO, N.L. / 1910 - 11 / NO 4 SITE LOOKING EAST / 4 Reverse: 1997.2508 / AUG 29 1909cocks pioneer gold and tin sluicing company, el dorado, mining, sluicing, hydraulic mining, hollister, breustedt, timmons, gold, tin, gold rush, victoria -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Looking down Pryor Street to Main Road, Eltham, c.1960
... Black and white photograph prints (x3) Negative (copy) 4x5... Road, Eltham Black and white photograph prints (x3) Negative ...Eltham Plumbing Supplies (Lennie Whiteway Plumbing) located on the right side of the street. It later became the Eltham Bookshop and sold cane ware as well. On the corner with Main Road is the local branch of the State Bank of Victoria. The building still stands and is the present day Westpac bank branch. The Railway Station Master's house on opposite side was later demolished to make way for a carpark. 27 Aug 1963: Pettion for Bankruptcy re Jeanette Patricia Whiteway of 88 Napoleon Street, Eltham, house duties, and lately carrying on a business at Pryor Street, Eltham in partnership with another as a plumber under the names Eltham Plumbing Supplies and L. & J.P. Whiteway 1963 'SEQUESTRATION ORDERS AND FIRST MEETINGS', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), 12 September, p. 3259. , viewed 10 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241015035 Orders for discharge of bankruptcy suspended till 23 March 1967 for Leonard Whiteway and Jeanette Patricia Whiteway of 5 John Street, Eltham 1967 'NOTICE OF ORDERS OF DISCHARGE', Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (National : 1901 - 1973), 11 May, p. 2427. , viewed 10 Jul 2018, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article241040009Black and white photograph prints (x3) Negative (copy) 4x5 large format Black and White (x2)Shire of Elthampryor street, eltham plumbing supplies, main road, eltham, eltham bookshop, jeanette patricia whiteway, lennie whiteway plumbing, leonard whiteway, state bank of victoria, station masters house, westpac bank