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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - STATE CRUSHING BATTERY - DETAILS HOW THE STATE CRUSHING BATTERY WORKS
Handwritten notes givinig how the State Crushing Battery works. The process is documented from feeding in the dirt to catching the gold at the end. Notes dated 16/3/1970.document, gold, state crushing battery, state crushing battery, details how the state crushing battery works, mr bert tyrrel, nitric acid, quicksilver, berdan pan, the mint -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Functional object - Appliance, Ice O-Mat
The Boyd family recalls how Robin Boyd loved gadgets for their beautiful industrial design and their functionality.An ice-crusher with a metal handle with plastic black knob on right. Top contains vessel for ice with 5 blades. Metal lid has spokes to hold ice in vessel. Left Hand side has a dial with C, M, F push in buttons. Plastic tray in middle to hold crushed ice, black, removable. White painted metal body. Screw at front. Four rubber stops (one missing)Ice O-Mat TRADEMARK. Made under License to Rival MFG. Manufactured by C.C. Engineering INDS. INDS Sydney Australiagadget, walsh st appliances, robin boyd, ohm2022, ohm2022_11 -
Orbost & District Historical Society
dolly pot
A dolly pot is used to crush specimens and samples before panning. It works like a large mortar and pestle. A small cast iron dolly pot.dolly-pot gold-mining metal-trades -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Stone Crusher, Cape Grant Quarry, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Stone Crusher, Cape Grant Quarry, n.d
Port of Portland Authority Archivesport of portland archives, portland harbour, construction -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, Hancock, 1952
Black and white photograph of Hancocks Ice crusher truck, fisherman Max Seevers and another man shovelling ice on the Anchovette at Eastern Wharf Harbecks Wharf Lakes Entrance Victoriaships and shipping -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Magdala Cum Moonlight Gold Mining company and Workers c1890
Magdala cum Moonlight Mine. Group of mine workers c1890 against the background of the mine. The wooden ramp built on trestles was used by horse drawn drays to deliver the Quartz for treatment in the cyanide vats.Dark photo of mine workers lined up in front of ore ramp. Horses and drays would go up the ramp to dump the crushed sand into the cyanide vats. Building is on right."Elite" Studio Co. Melbournestawell gold mining -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Looking south down Warrandyte Road, Ringwood around 1920
Black and white photograph taken just below where Mullum Mullum Road meets Warrandyte Road.The Mullum Mullum Bridge can be seen in the dip, with numerous houses on the ridge on Whitehorse Road (Maroondah Highway). The fencing was post and rail, with Warrandyte Road unmade, sealed with crushed rocks. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - FREDERICK THE GREAT (SEBASTIAN)
Handwritten note on a small piece of paper. Frederick The Great (Sebastian) crushed 255,207 tons for 102,208 ozs. Av. 8.01 dwts per ton. Ref. M Dept 1865 - 1912.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, frederick the great (sebastian), m dept -
Old Colonists' Association of Ballarat Inc.
Prince of Wales Gold Mining Co Registered, Sebastopol, Ballarat
The Nelson and Wellington Gold Mining Company, Sebastopol was registered in May 1856.The framed hand coloured lithograph shows the exterior of the Prince of Wales Gold Mining Co Registered, Sebastopol, Ballarat, and the interior of the quartz Crushing and Engine House. It also includes a lost of shareholders. sebastopol, herman deutsch, prince of wales gold mining company of sebastopol -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Robert Gray at Kays Foundry in Wimmera Street
Robert Gray at Kays Foundry Wimmera Street Stawell standing beside Crusher built for Bulola Goldfields New Guinea. stawell industry mining -
Heathcote McIvor Historical Society
Day Book, Book, 1856
Believed to be long to Routledge Brothers who ran a general store business in heathcote. They also owned a sawmill and quartz crushing battery.one of three books donated to the Museum, were found by the donors father back in the late 1960's while he was working on renovations to a building in heathcote these books had been thrown onto a pile of builders rubble, he retrieved them. when he passed away some years later his son found them while clearing out his effects, have travel through several house changes till 2010 when the son was doing a cleanup and the books were found again he contacted the Historic Society, date back to first settlement of Heathcote, inside writing is in excellient condition, as if it were written yeaterday. give a daily account of purchases by locals.gives us an insight into persons living and working in Heathcote McIvor district. Not many early items of this era left .Day book, oblong, leather cover, Day book gold blocked on front coverday book routledge, brothers -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Cast Iron Pestle
Cast iron pestle is heavy an brings substantial weight to the task of grinding and crushing dry and fresh spices, seeds, medicines and pillsUsed by the residents of the Kiewa Valley for grinding and crushing.Cast Iron large pestle. Solid and heavy.cast iron pestle -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Document, Woah Hawp Canton Mines correspondence, 1910, 1910
Two pages with printed Woah Hawp Canton Mines N.L. letterhead, and handwritten section. .1) Certification of 12 tons of quartz crushed for Mr G. Barnett (signed J.M. Kerby) on Woah Hawp Canton Mines letterhead and dated 29 August 1910 .2) Certification of crushing yeilded 13 ounces of amalgam. (signed L.E. Trethowan, mine manager) on Woah Hawp No. 1 Gold Mining Company and dated 21 September 1910l.e. trethowan, j.m. kerby, woah hawp, woah hawp no. one gold mining company, woah hawp canton mines, chinese -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: POST OFFICE TELEGRAPH, 1889
Document. Harry Biggs Collection. This telegram contains the words - From Sandhurst Rail For Fredk Clark Esq Beehive Crushing Wks 'I intended to supervise the tramway' Signature George W. KnightGeorge W. Knightorganization, public utility, harry biggs collection, post office telegraph, beehive crushing wks -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: KOCH'S PIONEER QUARTZ CRUSHING BATTERY, LONG GULLY
Slide. Koch's Pioneer Quartz Crushing Battery, Long Gully. Large shed with four small chimneys on roof, two chimney stacks on RH side of image, small hill behind sheds.No. 19 on bottom of slidemine, gold, koch pioneer battery., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection -
Orbost & District Historical Society
coral
This fossil was possibly found in a quarry near the top of Mt Raymond near Orbost. Crushed rock was quarried from a government quarry ther.A lump of fossilised coral in limestone rock.fossil coral mount-raymond -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - NORTH OLD CHUM MINE MANAGER'S REPORT 16 - 8 - 1900
Handwritten notes from the North Old Chum Mine Manager, J. Tregear's Report. Report details measures and recommendations taken to close the mine. Mine Manager is of the opinion if their crushing is not payable, they will abandon their tribute.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, north old chum mine manager's report 16 - 8 - 1900, fortuna, water dept., c anderson, j tregear -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Cast Iron Dolly Pot
Cast iron dolly pots were used in the mining industry to crush ore specimens and samples into dust before panning. The principle is the same as a mortar and pestle.This item has two pieces both are made from cast iron and are rusted and a dark brown color. One is a tapering cylinder 16.5 centimetres wide a its top, the first two and a half centimetres down tapper to 13.5 diameter, the next nine centimetres tapper to 11 centimetres diameter. the last two and a half centimetres is a solid base that flares out to a 16.5 centimetre diameter, the inside of the bottom of the cylinder is a bowl shape. The other piece is a solid tapering shape, it's four and a half centimetres in diameter at one end which tappers to three centimetres in four centimetres of length, the next sixteen centimetres tapper to two centimetre diameter. There is a knob on top, one and a half centimetre high and two and a half centimetres wide.mortar and pestle, dolly pot, gold minning -
Victoria Police Museum
Photograph (police car)
A result of answering an urgent call and the car running off the road. The only injury was a cut finger on one passenger. Drive was Constable Ron Smith of the Transport Branch.Studebaker Lark, registration number HNK-605, resting on hoist. The top of the car has been crushed and the right hand side doors are hanging off with some damage to the bottom of the front bumper. Circa 1963police vehicles; wireless patrol; motor transport branch; studebaker lark car -
Federation University Historical Collection
Sign, Model of 40 Head Quartz Crushed Battery
Framed sign relating to a 40 head crushing battery and winding plate of the model of the Band and Albion Consuls Gold Mining Company Ballarat, which was originally loaned by the Exhibition Commissioners to the Ballarat School of Mines Museum. band and albion consuls gold mining company, ballarat exhibition, ballarat school of mines museum -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Stone Crusher, Cape Grant Quarry, n.d
Port of Portland Authority ArchivesFront: Back- P.G 6 - Black biroport of portland -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA QUARTZ - MINE MANAGER'S REPORTS 1886-87 YIELDS
Typed copy and a handwritten copy of the Victoria Quartz Manager's Reports, 1886-87 Yields. Items mentioned are: depth from the surface, type of stone, crushings and depth of Plat Nos 1 to 13 from the surface.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, victoria quartz mine manager's reports 1886-87 yields, samuel renfrey, 180 boundary -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - COLLMAN AND TACCHI SHAFT
Handwritten note, re Turning of Collman and Tacchi Shaft. A quotation from the Mine Manager's Report mentions work that has been done on the shaft and loads crushed for a return of 3813 oz 1 dwts of gold.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, collman and tacchi shaft, mr knight, richard eddy, annual report secretary for mines 1908 -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Small tallow lamp
8471.1 - Truncated cone with bent wire handle and long spout. The end of which seems to have been crushed closed around some cotton wick, lid is missing, though wire loop hinge remains. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE, UNDERGROUND WORKINGS
Slide. . Level at 1045 feet at New Moon Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Crushing material 70 feet in width. Two men drilling while five look on. Image sourced from 'Healthy Golden Bendigo'No. 43 printed on bottom of slidemine, gold, underground workings., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PORTRAIT - HENRY KOCH MINER
Photocopy of a photograph - black and white. Portrait of Henry Koch, miner, United Crushing Works, Long Gully, Bendigo. Photocopy and information given by James Lerk. Crosslegged man leaning his right arm on a pedestal.person, individual, portrait male, portrait henry koch. united crushing works long gully bendigo. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - NEW MOON MINE - COPIES OF NEGATIVES OF THE NEW MOON MINE
Four copies of negatives, three showing mining machinery and the fourth, a table. (a) shows machinery driven by a large flywheel. A man is operating the machine. (b) shows the crushing machine and tables. They are driven by long belts being driven by a long overhead shaft. Two men are at the machine. A tub is in the foreground. (c - shows a view of the fitting shop at crushing machine. Picture is not very clear. There are four men in the picture. (d) shows a reverse image table of gross total of tons, gold, dividends and calls to June 30th, 1906.photo, new moon mine, copies of negatives of the new moon mine, mine machinery, crushing works, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO ADVERTISER REPORT (HANDWRITTEN) ON GOLD, 1856
Document. Handwritten sheet of Bendigo Advertiser report of 26 Aug. 1856 and a photocopy of same. On Saturday last Messrs Bruce & Co. of the Metropolitan Crushing Works crushed two tons of quartz - from the claim of Messrs Faul & Co in Iron Bark, which yielded the large quantity of 180 oz. of gold. This claim is said to be remarkably rich, and to be inferior to few now in work in Bendigo. Vide Bendigo Advertiser Gold Report of August 26th 1856. Reverse side 'Gold Report 180 oz.from 2 tons 1856'.cottage, miners, bendigo advertiser gold report, messrs bruce & co., metropolitan crushing works, messrs faul & co. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: MINING IN BENDIGO - TRIBUTE AGREEMENT
Printed Tribute Agreement with space for names of parties, description of tribute block, dates, the percentage of proceeds to the company, all crushing to bew done at the company's battery and a number of othe rules. There is also space for signature and residence of tributers.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, tribute agreement