Black and white photograph, mounted on board, of First sinking of Derbyshire Mine, then Whipstick GM Co. Windlass over shaft. Woman in long dress to left of photo. Six men standing on top of excavated soil and rock - to right of windlass. Inscriptions: 'First sinking Derbyshire Mine then Whipstick GM Co', 'NW Harrison, Gladfield Park, Pyramid Hill.place, mining site, derbyshire mine

Photographs - 8 of (small) black & white. Photo's of Pall Mall (no.22), Civic Buildings (no.1), The Baths Upper Reserve (no.13), Alexandra Fountain (no.6), Conservatory Gardens (no.29), City Hall (no.8), Central Deborah Mine (no.19), Rosalind Park (no.5). Handed in by Barry & Vicki Mulvena of 48 Lord St.,m Roseville, NSW 2069.Valentine's Snapshots.place, bendigo, picturesque views of bendigo., views of bendigo.

Small booklet, green cover with golden writing. Bendigo in large letters, Victoria Australia square ornate around. Photos inside: Charing Cross and Pall Mall. Conservatory grounds. Post office and Law courts. Botanical gardens, White Hills. The fountain Charing cross, Pall Mall. Chinese procession on Easter Monday. School of mines and industries. A group of Bendigo mines. View Point. Boring on a gold bearing reef. New chum railway gold mine. Queen statue, Rosalind park. Soldiers 'statue near post office. Conservatory, Rosalind park. Gold Jubilee statue, Pall Mall. on the back cover in pen: Miss E. Briggs, Locksly P.O N.E. Lina(?)bendigo, tourism, various photos

Sepia toned photograph depicting the Royal Hustlers Mine and dam within Rosalind park, this was 1150' deep. (The mine, not the dam) Three other mines on the same line are clearly visible to the north. The Imperial Hustlers is behind the Hotel, with the Hustlers Extended behind it again. The Great Extended Hustlers Tribute shaft (1970') is on the far hill.topic, mining, hustler's, upper reserve dam, royal hustlers mine, imperial hustlers, hustlers extended, great extended hustlers tribute shaft, imperial hustlers hotel.

Location map showing the Hustlers line of mines and some other ones. Map has contours with heights. Mines are named and most of them have the depth printed beside the name. Street names are also included. Map is pasted onto a larger piece of paper.mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, locality map of great extended hustlers mine, great extended hustlers trib shaft, hustlers extended, imperial hustlers shaft, royal hustlers shaft, hustlers royal reserve park shaft, hustlers royal reserve no 2, garden gully e shaft, the golden one shaft

One hand written and four typed copies of notes on the Garden Gully United Mine and a spare last typed page. Notes include depth of shafts, locality, early history,plant, leading mine, gold production, references on typed copies. One typed copy, with Typed at Mines Dep't written at the top has a number of corrections/inclusions and a hand drawn locality map attached to the back.mine, gold, garden gully united mine, garden gully united mine, garden gully line of reef, paddy's gully line, economic now crestknit knitting mills, roberts & sons, ladam's reef, tribute companies, possum shaft, rainbow shaft, gold production, leading mine, pandora reef, rosalind park, dr h l atkinson, i e dyason, w hunter, g lansell, e mueller, bendigo amalgamated company, bendigo city council, w h taylor, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfields' geo brown 1936, annals of bendigo 1873 & 1874, annals of bendigo dividend records from 1873 to 1935, a richardson, bendigo minicipal library booklet 'healthy golden bendigo'

Envelope with eight snapshots of Bendigo scenes. Personal wartime memorabilia. 1942 -1948, of Lillian Doble. Small blue envelope printed on the front with: Valentine's snapshots. Eight real photographs hand colored Bendigo, Vic No.2. Published by the Valentine Publishing Co. Melbourne and Sydney. In pencil handwritten, 2/4. On reverse: Printed in Great Britain. Inside: eight sepia snapshots that have been coloured, labelled on the front of each snapshot - No. 11 Conservatory Gardens, Bendigo; No 12 Rosalind Park, Bendigo; No.13 Lake Weeroona, Bendigo; No.14 View Point, Bendigo; No. 15 The Coinservatory Gardens, Bendigo; No.16 Deborah Goldmines looking towards Bendigo; No.17 Rosalind Park Gardens, Bendigo; No.18 The Mall, Bendigobendigo, streetscape, world war 2, lillian doble, rosalind park gardens, conservatory gardens, lake weeroona, view point, deborah gold mine, the mall, bendigo 1942-1948

Map, Hustler's Line of Reef, Hustler's Royal Reserve No. 2, Park Shaft, Bendigo, Plate No. 1X (9). Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw Underground survey Office Bendigo September 1913 Drawing shows mine shaft to over 1099 feet deep and appears to show samples of connecting horizontal shafts with their respective mineral contentsUnderground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's royal reserve no. 2 mine*

Map, Hustler's Line of Reefs, Hustler's Royal Reserve No. 2 Mine, Bendigo.Plate No. V (5).. Great Extended Hustler's Lease, Imperial Hustler's, Hustler's Royal Reserve No. 2 Park & Main Shafts, Fortuna Hustler's Lease.Bulletin No 33 Signed H.A.Whitelaw Underground survey Office Bendigo September 1913Underground Survey Office, Bendigo.map, bendigo, hustler's royal reserve no. 2 mine*

Easter in Bendigo, Official Program1983. Premier Town Victoria 1982-85. Easter In Bendigo '83 Welcome to the 1983 Easter Fair. This is a special time for Bendigo. . . The Fair has a long history bating back to 1871. . . Bendigo Base Hospital, Home and Hospital for the Aged or Benevolent Asylum. . . Back in the 1800s. Gone are the days of the ladies' Fancy Bazaar, Fat Baby Contest, Greasy Pig Chase. . . Many old traditions remain. . . Bendigo's links with the Chinese community go back to the dates when the first settlers arrived seeking gold. The Chinese took a very active part in the fist Fair. . . Monday Procession has always been the most famous as many old photographs show. Some of these photos date back before the turn of the century. In those days many people made the journey to Bendigo by train from Melbourne or by horse and buggy from outlying districts.. . ''Sun Loong'', or ''New Dragon''. . . Horse and Harness Parade a great success each tear attracted an immense variety of horses and horse drawn vehicles. . . Torchlight Procession on Sunday Sports Carnival Fireworks. . . Easter Monday requires precise planning and discipline if it is to run smoothly. A volunteer committee meets through the year to see that this happens. The Popular Girl Contest was introduced in 1930, the four main Streets of Bendigo, Pall Mall, Mitchell Street, Hargreaves Street and Williamson Street (formerly View Street), sponsored a popular girl by means of fund raising events. Winner was announced from the Shamrock Hotel balcony Easter Saturday night by the Mayor of Bendigo. The contest is still being held. . . The Shamrock Hotel now fully restored and reopened. . . Sunday night special ceremony, in time for the winning Popular Girl to take pride of place in the Procession. . . The accent is on the cycling. The Easter sports Carnival dates back to the beginning of the Fair in 1871, seven years before the start of the famous Stawell Gift. Sid. Paterson, Hubert Opperman. . . Golden Mile Wheelrace, the final on Monday night. AFT Amateur Madison, woodchopping, boomerang throwing and gala fireworks Sunday and Monday. This year for the first time the Golden Mile goes Pro/Am, an Open event for the first time. This could see the first clash between Danny Clark and Kenrick Tucker. Hopefully Michael Grenda, Tony Hughes, Michael Turtur will also be starters against leading professionals, Terry Hammond, Murray Hall and Ross Forster. The Golden Mile has been conducted every year since 1956 when it was won by John McDonough. Ron Grenda (Tas) won in 1959, Barry Waddell was the first scratchman to win in 1962 and Frank McCaig (Bendigo) has won the event three times in 1963/5/7. The event carries total prize money of $3000 making it (with Wangaratta Wheelrace) the richest Wheelrace in Provincial Victoria. . . Newly completed Hargreaves Mall being a focus for all this activity. . . Rotary Art Show and Easter Fair Society amalgamated their art shows resulting in a combined exhibition of outstanding quality, since then the Rotary Club has added the Antique Fair. The Handcraft Bazaars, a more sophisticated version of the bazaars of old, offers. . . The Bathtub Derby at Lake Weeroona, Music Festival at Queen Elizabeth Oval. . . Easter Fair of 1871 was almost washed out. . . Necessary top abandon the ''Golden Mile'' Wheelrace on two occasions 1960 & 1979. . . 1983 Official Programme, Good Friday April 1, Saturday April 2, Sunday April 3, Monday April 4, Tuesday April 5. . . Holy Week Ecumenical Services: . . The Chinese And The Bendigo Easter Fair, 3 pages on the history of the chinese involvment in the Bendigo Easter Fair. . . A Little Of Dragons: brief history on chinese and dragons. Sun Loong, Yar Loong. The Birth Of A Dragon: In China a story of the birth of a Dragon. . . Such Trial was set a group of Bendigo Businessmen led by Mr A Guy and comprising MR C Michelsen, Mr L Chon, Mr J Granter, Mr J Henderson, Mr B Andres. In 1969 they formed the ''Loong 100 Committee''. The purpose of the committee was to purchase a dragon to replace the ageing Loong, from donations raised. But who could build a worthy successor to the Great Loong? In Hong Kong a 47 year old dragon builder whose traditions and craft came from the famous dragon building city of Fat Shan on the Pearl River, near Canton where Loong was born. Mr Law On created the famous Sun Loong in his tiny 4x4 metre workshop in Hong Kong. . . 1970 Sun Loong was blessed and brought to life by 101 year old Mr James Lew, dotting his eyes with chicken blood. . . To Awaken A Dragon Dragons tend to sleep a lot and are quiet deaf. . . The Dragon is blessed and fed with pomolo leaves then the process of wakening begins with drums. . . 5000 crackers. The Easter Monday Chinese Procession have a long and varied history in China. The Bendigo Procession is no exception to this. In recent years much research has gone into . . The Procession may be divided into six sections. . . Dragon built in 1969 First Displayed in 1970, length-300ft plus, Extra 100ft added in 1980, number carrying: Head 1 plus 5 releifs, Neck 3, Body 52 plus 52 reliefs, head weight 63 lbs. tail weight 36 lbs.. Scales 4,500 approx. Mirrors 90,000 fins 50, beads 30,000 approx. . . Conclusion. . . Advertisements: Bendigo Pottery, Square Deal Cars, Bob Bell of Borough Bricklaying Pty Ltd, Pinups Wine Bar, Cumberland Hotel, Manchester Arms Hotel, British & American Hotel, Langley Hall BYO Restaurant, White Horse Hotel, Ascot Lodge Caravan Park, The Lemonade Factory, The Pepper Pot, M & M J Meade Mobil, Lakeview Motor Inn Restaurant, Truffles Restaurant, Marong Hotel, 4 Penny Dark BYO Restaurant, Chaplin's Coffee Shoppe, Copper Pot Restaurant, Skins of Australia, Central Deborah Gold Mine, Chris Wall Auto Sales, Brian Boru Hotel, The Green Carnation, Sandhurst Town, Dragon Court BYO Chinese Restaurant, Australian Fixed Trust Investors Services Ltd., The Mohair Farm, Bendigo Model Railroaders, Mexican Kitchen Restaurant, BP Super Shops, Coke, Southern Cross TV8.event, easter fair, bendigo easter fair society, easter in bendigo, official program1983. premier town victoria 1982-85. easter bendigo '83 welcome to the 1983 easter fair. this is a special time for bendigo. . . the fair has a long history bating back to 1871. . . bendigo base hospital, home and hospital for the aged or benevolent asylum. . . back in the 1800s ladies' fancy bazaar, fat baby contest, greasy pig chase. . . many old traditions. . . bendigo's links with chinese the first settlers arrived seeking gold. the chinese took a very active part in the fist fair. . . monday procession the most famous as many photographs show, the turn of the century. many people journey to bendigo from melbourne & from outlying districts.. . ''sun loong'', or ''new dragon''. . . horse and harness parade an immense variety of horses, horse drawn vehicles. . . torchlight procession on sunday sports carnival fireworks. . . easter monday precise planning and discipline to run smoothly. a volunteer committee meets through the year. the popular girl contest introduced in 1930, sponsored a popular girl by means of fund raising events. winner announced from shamrock hotel balcony easter saturday night by the mayor. . . the shamrock hotel now reopened. . . sunday night special ceremony, in time for the winning popular girl to take pride in the procession. . . accent is on the cycling. the easter sports carnival dates back to fair in 1871, seven years before stawell gift. sid. paterson, hubert opperman. . . golden mile wheelrace, final on monday night. aft amateur madison, woodchopping, boomerang throwing, gala fireworks sunday& monday. for the first time golden mile goes pro/am. danny clark and kenrick tucker. michael grenda, tony hughes, michael turtur will also be starters against leading professionals, terry hammond, murray hall and ross forster. the golden mile has been conducted every year since 1956, won john mcdonough. ron grenda (tas) won 1959, barry waddell the first scratchman to win 1962, frank mccaig (bendigo) has won 1963/5/7. prize money of $3000 making it (with wangaratta wheelrace) the richest wheelrace in provincial victoria. . . newly completed hargreaves mall. . . rotary art show and easter fair society amalgamated art shows, antique fair. handcraft bazaars, . . the bathtub derby lake weeroona, music festival queen elizabeth oval. . . easter fair of 1871 was almost washed out. . . necessary top abandon the ''golden mile'' wheelrace on two occasions 1960 & 1979. . . 1983 official programme, good friday april 1, saturday april 2, sunday april 3, monday april 4, tuesday april 5. . . holy week ecumenical services: . . chinese and the bendigo easter fair, . dragons: brief history. sun loong, yar loong. in china a story of the birth of a dragon. . . bendigo businessmen mr a guy, mr c michelsen, mr l chon, mr j granter, mr j henderson, mr b andres. 1969 formed ''loong 100 committee'' purchase a dragon to replace ageing loong, donations raised. build successor great loong? hong kong dragon builder traditions craft came from dragon building city fat shan on the pearl river, canton where loong was born. mr law on created the famous sun loong in his tiny 4x4 metre workshop in hong kong. . . 1970 sun loong was blessed and brought to life by 101 year old mr james lew, dotting his eyes with chicken blood. . . to awaken a dragon dragons tend to sleep a lot and are quiet deaf. . .dragon is blessed fed with pomolo leaves wakening begins with drums. . . 5000 crackers. the easter monday chinese procession have a long and varied history in china. the bendigo procession is no exception to this. in recent years much research has gone into… procession may be divided into six sections. dragon 1969 first displayed in 1970, length-300ft plus, extra 100ft added in 1980, number carrying: head 1 plus 5 releifs, neck 3, body 52 plus 52 reliefs, head weight 63 lbs. tail 36 lbs.. scales 4, 500 approx. mirrors 90, 000 fins 50, beads 30, 000 approx. advertisements: bendigo pottery, square deal cars, bob bell of borough bricklaying pty ltd, pinups wine bar, cumberland hotel, manchester arms hotel, british & american hotel, langley hall byo restaurant, white horse hotel, ascot lodge caravan park, the lemonade factory, the pepper pot, m & m j meade mobil, lakeview motor inn restaurant, truffles restaurant, marong hotel, 4 penny dark byo restaurant, chaplin's coffee shoppe, copper pot restaurant, skins of australia, central deborah gold mine, chris wall auto sales, brian boru hotel, the green carnation, sandhurst town, dragon court byo chinese restaurant, australian fixed trust investors services ltd., mohair farm, bendigo model railroaders, mexican kitchen restaurant, bp super shops, coke, southern cross tv8.

Black and white photo of the Lookout Tower in Rosalind Park. On the reverse side is a marking MNG57. there is also a notation; 'these legs once belonged to the Garden Gully United Mine, and were presented to the City Council for erection as a memorial by the wives of the directors of that mine'.bendigo, mining, garden gully united mine., lookout tower bendigo.

Eleven postcard featuring 1907-9 views of Bendigo. 1. Returned Soldiers Monument. 2. Gold Jubilee Statue, 3. Lake & Picnic Pavilion, 4. State School Eaglehawk, 5. School of Mines 6. Entrance to Eaglehawk Gardens, 7. View Point & Fountain, 8. The Shamrock Hotel, 9. Mitchell St View, 10. Easter Fair Procession. 11. Lake Scene Upper Reserve.bendigo, parks and gardens

8464.1 - Metal contraption supposedly involved in removing coal skips from mines.

8447.1 - Elongated ovoid of metal, with both ends possessing spikes, one adjustable, evidently to secure it in the roof and floor of the mine; and notches along its length, presumably to hold the auger.

8405.1 - Forked, curved chisel; one end is well-hammered into a smoothly-curving surface. Use on mine rails, likely to lift rails by means of lever-action around railway spikes.

Donated by Rosalind Hodgeson. Her grandfather was a mine inspector in Scotland and northern England.8385.1 - Book detailing a mine fireman's necessary knowledge.

6291.1 - Plan of "Austral Coal Mining Co" Lease in Korumburra detailing the mine tunnel plan, coal seam areas and some surface features such as railway sidings & Leura Creek.

6303.1 - Cross sections of Korumburra coal mining area detailing local faulting and seam location/depth, boreholes, as well as elevation & surface topography along lines of sections.

6299.1 - Very faded map of Outtrim coal mine area detailing mine tunnels, tramways, topography and other information. Shows later small addendum/modification in ball point pen, Done 26/06/1953

6301.1 - Blueprint diagram of Jumbunna coal mine tunnel proposal, with bird's-eye view and cross section showing tunnels, coal limits, faults, etc.

6298.1 - Map of Coal Creek mine tunnels, coal seams, boreholes, as well as roads and coal leura creeks.

6302.1 - 3 cross sections through the Korumburra coal field area, showing topography, surface features, boreholes and elevation. Seems to be a copy of original.

6295.1 - Large map of Korumburra coal mine; shows seams, tunnels, railways, roads and Leura Creek. There is a grid over the main area and a scale legend.

6306.1 - Map of Outtrim mining area, with modification where damage/erasure has occurred. Shows tunnels, faults, tramways, boreholes, surface roads and (apparently) paddock boundaries and a creek.