Typed notes titled 'a Hill and its Administration'. It mentions the Gold Commissioners, mining licences, Red Ribbon Movement, the buildings around Commissioner's Hill, corrupt police, the iron lock up and the log lock up.document, a hill and its administration, mr horn, captain dana, asst commissioner gilbert, commissioner cockburn, capt john urquart, asst commissioner panton, asst commissioner reid, asst comm j m clow, comm wright, captain bull, asst comm joseph anderson panton, red ribbon movement, governor latrobe, mr thomson, police commissioner mitchell, col valiant, queen victoria, eureka riot, lt finch, mt alexander mail sat 9 sept 1854, bendigo sports centre, post office, garden gully goldmine, high school, old supreme court, st jean's hill, volunteer rifle corp, vic volunteer cal regiment, vol cavalry, bendigo art gallery, a n a lodge, a n a hall, goldfield police, m'lachlan, fly bros, hustlers park mine, bendigo advertiser 15 january 1857, bendigo gaol

Statistics re Gold Escorts (SA & Victoria re 1851-1856); author L J Blake, RHSV, no date. Statistics re South Australia (Mt Alexander to Adelaide 1852/53); Victoria (Ballarat to Melbourne, Geelong 1852; Victoria (Mt Alexander to Melbourne 1852? Escort Loadings Sample, Castlemaine 1853; Escort Loadings, all areas 1860; Total Escort Loadings, Victoria 1851 -1862.document, gold, gold escort statistics, gold escorts. south australia. victoria.

Typed notes titled 'Let us Turn Back the Pages'. Notes tell the story of the Abriginal inhabitants, the Jajawerong Tribe, the effect the white settlers had on them and Mt. Alexander Sheep Run.document, names of bendigo pioneers, jajawerong, let us turn back the pages, john hattam, jajawerong tribe, goulburn tribes, loddon tribes, campaspe plains massacre, mr grice, latrobe library, mr charles sherratt, dr william barker, heape & grice, commissioner powlett, stewart & robert ogilvy gibson, frederick fenton, robert moffatt, dr hugh atkinson

Double Headed Rail from Ravenswood Station Siding which was dismantled circa 1987 the two rails were stored for a time at Maldon before being donated to Puffing Billy Museum Bearing makers marks of Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield, North East Derbyshire, England from 1872 - 1883 Double-headed rail In late 1830s Britain, railway lines had a vast range of different patterns. One of the earliest lines to use double-headed rail was the London and Birmingham Railway, which had offered a prize for the best design. This rail was supported by chairs and the head and foot of the rail had the same profile. The supposed advantage was that, when the head became worn, the rail could be turned over and re-used. In practice, this form of recycling was not very successful as the chair caused dents in the lower surface, and double-headed rail evolved into bullhead rail in which the head was more substantial than the foot. Info from Wikipedia - Rail Profile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_profile The first records of double headed rail being used In Victoria by Victorian Railways was in 1859, the rails, chairs, oak and trenails were imported from UK. After the 1870’s the Victorian Railways went over to using flat bottom rails, but they still needed replacement double headed rail for lines already laid and this continued up to at least 1883 Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield- Steel works Wilson & Cammell made Steel rails at their Dronfield Steel Works, in Dronfield England from 1872 - 1883 Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway The Melbourne, Mount Alexander & Murray River Railway Company received parliamentary assent in February 1853 to build Victoria's first inland railway from Melbourne to Williamstown, and Melbourne to Bendigo and Echuca. Construction commenced in January 1854 with work on a pier at Williamstown but lack of funds slowed progress, eventually prompting the company to sell out to the government. The 100-mile (162 km) section to Bendigo opened in October 1862. Its cost of £35,000 per mile made it the most expensive railway ever built in Australia. In 1864, the line was extended to Echuca, tapping into the booming Murray-Darling paddlesteamer trade. info from Museums Victoria - Victorian Railways https://museumsvictoria.com.au/railways/theme.aspx?lvl=3&IRN=450&gall=456 1863 Ravenswood Station open on the 1st Feb 1863 Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Ravenswood Siding When the Victorian Railways were established in 1856 they adopted one of the popular British permanent way standards - heavy 80lb (36.3kg) double-headed rail held up right in cast iron chairs attached to transverse timber sleepers by wooden pegs called trenails. The Ravenswood Railway siding was constructed in 1862 with 12 feet wrought iron double-head rail held in cast iron chairs with Ransom and May patent compressed keys. Trenails held the chairs to the sleepers and the joints were secured in joint chairs. Joints were subsequently joined using fish plates. It formed part of the Melbourne to Echuca rail line, initially known as the Melbourne, Mt Alexander and Murray River Railway. George Christian Derbyshire, the first Engineer-in-Chair of the Victorian Railways was responsible for the design and construction of the works. No new lines were built in Victoria using double-headed rail after 1870. The siding was disconnected from the main line in 1988. The Ravenswood Railway Siding demonstrates the original 1856 philosophy of the Victorian Railways to adopt British permanent way technology. The siding demonstrates significant aspects in the development of permanent way technology in England and Victoria over the period from the 1830's to the 1880's. The chairs in the Ravenswood siding are physical evidence of early railway technology rendered obsolete 120 years ago, namely joint chairs at rail joints and trenails to secure the chairs to the sleepers. The double-headed rail demonstrates an important stage in the evolution of British rail technology in the 1830s. The old fish plates, square headed bolts and square nuts demonstrate the success of fishing the rail joins. The Ravenswood siding demonstrates the earliest form of rail joint technology developed in England, and existing in Australia, the joint chair. In part of the siding the sequence of joint and intermediate chairs is consistent with the 1856 specifications, that sequence is rare with the joints secured in joint chairs. The survival of chairs in this sequence is rare and almost certainly demonstrates that they remained in continuous use at the same location from 1862 to 1988. This remnant of the Ravenswood siding has survived 126 years. The siding has proved to be the most significant of extant remnant double-headed sidings in Victoria, containing a rare combination of early permanent way technologies. Construction dates 1862, Info from Ravenswood Railway Siding Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/4693/download-report The remaining section of this siding is significant at the State and National levels in that it demonstrates the use of chaired rail by the Victorian Railways Department for the Trunk Lines and, more particularly, the following stages in the evolution of this long obsolete method of permanent way construction: a) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs at regular intervals inferring that the original wrought iron rail lengths were 12 feet, as is known through documentary sources to have been the case. The survival of chairs in this sequence is unique and almost certainly demonstrates that they have remained in continuous use at the same location and in the same sequence from 1862 to 1988 . b) The use of joint chairs and intermediate chairs designed for use with trenails. c) The use of later intermediate chairs designed for use with steel pins and the use of fished joints with steel double head chaired rail, representing a second method of constructing the permanent way using chaired rail technology. info from Ravenswood Siding - Melbourne/Echuca Railway Line - Victorian Heritage Database Report http://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/70103/download-report Addition to Citation for Melbourne to EchucaRailway Line 1/10/1990 Double Head Rail The surviving lengths of double head rail with chairs on this railway compare with one surviving similar remnant on the Geelong to Ballarat railway and are representative of permanent way construction techniques applied exclusively to the two trunk railways of the 1860's. In this respect they are rare survivors and may be unique at the national level and of technical importance at the international level to the extent that they enhance contemporary understanding of early railway building technology. Surviving lengths of chaired double head rail survive at Kyneton, Ravenswood and Bendigo on this railway and include a number of different types of cast iron intermediate and joint chairs with hardwood keys and metal pins. The Ravenswood siding is of special significance for the diversity of chair types and for the sequence of chairs recalling rail lengths known to be associated with construction of the line in 1862. Construction of the Railway Tenders closed on 24 March 1858 with no less than 133 tenders being received. A contract was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937 to commence work on 1 June 1858 and complete the line by 31 July 1861. Cornish and Bruce made quick early progress with the Melbourne to Sunbury section being officially opened on 13 January 1859. The line was officially opened to Bendigo (Sandhurst) on 20 October 1862 by the Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Barkly. A great banquet was held for 800 guests and this was followed by a grand ball. The extension of the line to Echuca was a relatively simple matter as that part of the line was across plain country without any significant engineering challenges. Tenders were called for the work in 1863 and the work was completed in 1864 by contractors Collier and Barry Apart from the line contractors, other firms directly involved were J Shire law and Co (sleepers), R Fulton, Langlands Brothers and Co, William Crossley (water supply), B Moreland, Langlands Brothers and Co (platelayers lorries), E Chambers (iron pins, traversers), Miller and McQuinstan (luggage vans and steam engines) and various contractors for building works. Info from Engineers Australia Engineering Heritage Victoria Nomination for Recognition under the Engineering Heritage Australia Heritage Recognition Program for the Goldfields Railways - Melbourne , Bendigo & Echuca Railway Page 25 - .2.9.2 Statement from National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Listing number B5323 for Mt Alexander/Murray Valley Rail Line: Page 69 - Theme 3 https://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/portal/system/files/engineering-heritage-australia/nomination-title/Melbourne_%20Bendigo_Echuca%20Railway%20Nomination.pdf The Melbourne, Mount Alexander and Murray River Railway Company was a railway company in Victoria, Australia. It was established on 8 February 1853 to build a railway from Melbourne to Echuca on the Victorian-NSW border and a branch railway to Williamstown. The company struggled to make any progress and on 23 May 1856, the colonial Government took over the Company and it became part of the newly established Department of Railways, part of the Board of Land and Works. The Department of Railways became Victorian Railways in 1859. Construction of the Bendigo line commenced in 1858, but this private consortium also met with financial difficulties when it was unable to raise sufficient funds, and was bought out by the Victorian colonial government. The design work was then taken over by Captain Andrew Clarke, R. E., Surveyor-General of Victoria, with bridge designs completed by Bryson and O'Hara The contract for the first stage of the line from Footscray to Sandhurst (now Bendigo), was let to Cornish and Bruce for £3,356,937.2s.2d ($6.714 million) with work commencing on 1 June 1858. Completion of the permanent way was to be by 31 July 1861 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melbourne,_Mount_Alexander_and_Murray_River_Railway_Company Victorian Railways - purchased and imported the Rail and Chairs from Raleigh, Dalgleish, White and Co. London Importation of railway plant : abstract of a return to an order of the Legislative Assembly dated 27th June 1860 for - Copies of the advertisements calling for tenders, the names of the tenderers and the accounts and correspondence with Mr Brunel relating thereto GP V 1859/60 no. C 15 http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoC15.pdf Report from the Select Committee upon the Importation of Railway Plant : together with proceedings of the Committee, minutes of evidence and appendix GP V 1859/60 no. D 38 (2.9 MB) http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1859-60NoD38.pdf Victorian Railways : report of the Board of Land and Works November 1862 GP V 1862/63 no. 21 (2.8 MB) https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1862-63No21.pdfHistoric - Victorian Railways - Double Headed rail Ravenswood Railway Station and Siding Victorian Heritage Database Reports Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1100 Victorian Heritage Register VHR H1786 National Trust VHR H1100 Mount Alexander and Murray River Rail way Line National Trust2 rail lengths of Double Headed Rail made of Iron makers marks : Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel and 20 joint chairs with metal rail pins Makers mark Wilson & Cammell - Dronfield - Steel (possible date 187? very hard to read ) puffing billy, double headed rail, wilson & cammell - dronfield - steel works, ravenswood station siding, melbourne to echuca rail line, initially known as the melbourne, mt alexander and murray river railway.

Digital Image of MMTB tram W5 836 inbound in Mt Alexander road, just before the crossing of Moonee Ponds Creek. Tram is freshly painted, showing City Route 59. In the background is a Holden car dealer, the railway bridge over Flemington Road. Photo by Dave Macartney 1969?trams, tramways, w5 class, mt alexander road, tram 836

Black and white photograph, of MMTB W5 839 at the roundabout at corner of Mt Alexander Road and Fletcher St. Essendon, Essendon Station late 1950's or early 1960's. In the background is the railway bridge over Mt. Alexander Road. All blinds drawn. Tram showing destination "CITY". On the sides of the tram are advertisements for "Bluo" and "XLO Sponge cloth". On the front of the tram is an advertisement for radio station 3AW, Amateur Hour, Terry Dear. Photograph not well focused. trams, tramways, essendon, mmtb, mt alexander road, tram 839

Black and white photo of W2 516 at the Moonee Ponds terminus of route 82, Moonee Ponds to Footscray. Tram has destination "Footscray", all blinds drawn and a Ramset? ad on the drivers cab dash panel. In background are the buildings at the intersection of Puckle St and Mt Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds. The hotel on the SE corner has a large ad for "SHELL" and a message underneath "Shop in Puckle St." and also in background a large ad for "Phillips".On rear in blue biro "W2 516 / 12/2/66 / Moonee Ponds Junc."trams, tramways, melbourne, moonee ponds , tram 516

Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. Little Bendigo, Mt. Alexander, 1852. Blacksmiths found plenty of work to do on the diggings. Slide shows a timber building for the blacksmith. Markings: 28 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Yellow auction catalogue with red printing for a sale on the 5th November 1981 at Mt. Alexander Quarries, Faraday. For sale were the complete modern crushing plant, machinery, electric motors, conveyors and steel bins. J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. Were the auctioneers.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - auction catalogue - mt. alexander quarries - faraday, j h curnow & son pty ltd, f c dyett, i m dyett, n f dyett, bolton bros pty ltd print

Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. Road to Mt. Alexander, 1852. Stores were carried to the diggings in bullock drays. Slide shows travellers with swags and drays pulled by ox, with stores also a horse pulling a dray with supplies. Markings: 37 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. Diggers breakfasting at a coffee tent on the road to Mt. Alexander (1852). STG. Image from Bath Inn Diggers Breakfast. Image shows miners gathered around the Coffee Tent. The tent has a flag with emblem on it draped over the back corner of the tent. Markings: 36 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Eighteen Slides from various paintings and engravings of 1800s Sandhurst and Bendigo history, bendigo, james lerk collection, mt alexander, st andrews bendigo, s.t. gill, sandhurst, eaglehawk, bendigo caledonian society, shamrock hotel bendigo

Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide: By Tulloch. Commissioner's Tent. Mt. Alexander, 1851. A Union Jack was flown to denote the headquarters of a Commissioner. Slide depicts tents, flag, police, and diggers. Markings: 7 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Mt. Alexander Escort arriving at Treasury in William Street, Melbourne. On presenting their receipts at the Treasury, diggers received their gold. Markings: 24 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Mt Alexander Escort, 1852. In dry weather, the gold (locked in iron boxes) was escorted to Melbourne in open carts. Markings: 22 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Two hand sketched maps on same sheet of paper, one of the location of the Barfold Gorge in relation to surrounding towns, Mt Alexander and Turpin;s Falls. The second map is a part of the Campaspe River location of the Barfold Gorge. Shown is the location of columns, pools, type of rock, Mitchell's Falls, tunnel, cave, Queen's Falls, house, windmill, fences and places where access to the bottom of the gorge is possible. Car track and scale of 1 mile = 6 inches are also shown.place, land, barfold gorge, peter ellis collection, mitchell's falls, queen's falls, turpin's falls

Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide depicts Fryer's Creek, Mt. Alexander Diggings, 1852. Shows tents, miners, small girl, not many trees at the foot of a hill. Markings: 16 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide depicts areas of Castlemaine, Fryer's Creek, Campbell's Creek, Murdering Flat, Golden Point and Mt Alexander. The Castlemaine field consisted of four main creeks, and scores of gullies leading from them. Markings: 13 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Miners at Golden Point, Mt. Alexander, 1851. They are erecting tents, appear to be many miners and tents in background. Markings: 4 994. LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

.1) Heritage award,bronze male figure of a stonemason standing behind a slab of stone engraved, "Mt. Alexander Branch of National Trust Heritage Award for Excellence" presented to "Thompsons Foundry Drawing Office Interest Group". .2) Framed citation explaining the award. Black plastic frame, glass front, featuring an historic photo of Thompsons drawing office.award, heritage

One of the first large goldfield meetings was at Castlemaine in 1851. After the extraordinary success of the Mt Alexander Diggings the Government issued a proclamation, raising the licence fee from thirty shillings to three pounds. As soon as these intentions became known a public meeting of miners was held. For miles around work ceased, with diggers travelling as far as Bendigo to attend the meeting. It is estimated that around 18,000 people attended the meeting. The notes with the engraving state The trees in this locality are chiefly Stringybark; some of them are peeled of their covering, as many persons prefer erecting bark huts to living in a comfortless tent. The various groups, and costumes of the men, are characteristic of our gold digging community. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Colour lithograph of a meeting of diggers at a meeting in Mt Alexander. The meeting was the result of goldfields agitations against the license fee. lower centre "Great Meeting of Gold Diggers Dec 15th 1851" lower left side "Drawn By D. Tulloch" lower right side "Engraved by Thomas Ham"art, artwork, ham, thomas ham, tulloch, castlemaine, goldfields agitation, printmaking, edition, coloured lithograph, david tulloch, gold pan, shovel, wheelbarrow, waggon, bark hut, ring barked tree, gold mining

This work is part of Ham's five views of the gold fields of Mount Alexander and Ballarat in the colony of Victoria , drawn on the spot by David Tulloch , and engraved and engraved and published by Thomas Ham. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 2000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Coloured imaged of Forest Creek Diggings on Mount Alexanderlower centre "Forest Creek, Mt Alexander" lower left side "Drawn By D. Tulloch" lower right side "Engraved by Thomas Ham"art, artwork, forest creek, mount alexander, thomas ham, ham, david tulloch, tulloch, gold mining, bark hut, castlemaine

This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.Framed painted landscape.art, artwork, david alexander, alexander, buninyong, landscape

Certificate Presented to Thompsons Foundry Band Inc. Mt Alexander Hospital Castlemaine Quality, Care and Commitment Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Thompsons Foundry Band In grateful acknowledgement for service provided to Mt Alexander Hospitalcertificate

Certificate Presented to Thompsons Foundry Band Inc. Mt Alexander Hospital Castlemaine Quality, Care and Commitment Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Thompsons Foundry Band In grateful acknowledgement for service provided to Mt Alexander Hospitalcertificate

Certificate Presented to Thompsons Foundry Band Inc. Mt Alexander Hospital Castlemaine Quality, Care and Commitment Certificate of Appreciation awarded to Thompsons Foundry Band In grateful acknowledgement for service provided to Mt Alexander Hospitalcertificate

An unsuccessful attempt was made to set up a silkworm industry at Mt Alexander, to be an occupation for ladies of the district as well as to introduce the silk industry to Victoria. An attempt by women to enter the business world was beaten by difficulties: (1). Road access to the property (2). Heavy frost damage to mulberry plants. (3). Disease of silkworms. (4). Lack of quantity of leaves. (5) drought and rabbits. Experiments proved silk harvested and woven was superior to overseas products, but the venture was defeated by the climate and the surviving trees were relocated to Corowa NSWA relic of the far-sighted venture by the Victorian Ladies Sericulture Co, promoted by the charismatic Mrs Bladen Neill , who was anxious to generate employment opportunities for women..A dead branch from a mulberry tree grown at Sericulture Farm, Mt Alexander, in the early 1870s. This long limb's bark has cracked with age, forming a pattern of brown cracks. Remnants of smaller branch axilla are clearly visible. An inscription on paper is pasted around the branchTyped: "Part of a limb of a mulberry tree from the Sericulture Farm on Mt Alexander which was started by Mrs Bladen-Neill in early 1870s, finally closing in 1878. Mrs Bladen-Neill died in September 1884 at the residence of Dr Barker, Melbourne" "Courtesy of Keith Henderson, Harcourt"

J Blight's quarry is located on Mt Alexander. It was opened up by Blight, a Cornish born quarryman turned gold-miner, in 1862. The quarries supplied Harcourt granite to monumental yards and building sites all over Australia. The photo depicts the average workforce of the Harcourt granite quarry as well as the methods of transportation of the heavy blocks of stone. B & W photograph showing 19 workers on the floor of the quarry using cranes to lift large blocks of granite onto lorries drawn by teams of horses. Several women and a child are watching