Margaret Ellen Holloway married William Hugh Hooke in 1892. Margaret is the daughter of James Charles Holloway and Mary Bennett. She was born in 1864 in Indigo,via Rutherglen at the gold lead. Her father James came out from Somerset England with a large family group to settle in the North East of Victoria and to try their fortune at gold mining. The Holloway’s and their descendants then went on to farm in the district including Rutherglen, Chiltern, Springhurst, Barnawartha and Browns Plains. Black and white portrait photograph of Mrs Hooke nee Margaret Ellen Hollowayhooke family, holloway family, margaret holloway

Black & white photograph, unframed but pasted to cardboard album page. A greetings postcard showing small scenes of the township, Mt Ophir vineyards, Garabaldi Mine, Swans and Great Southern Mine"The Season's Greetings From Rutherglen"mt ophir, garibaldi mine, great southern, winemaking, mining, gold mining, mount ophir

Black and white photograph of the wreckage of the elevators at the Southern Consols mine, wrecked by lightening - AG EnticknapAt bottom of photo: "Elevators at the Sthn Consols Mine, Wrecked by Lightening. AG Enticknap photo." On bottom centre of mount: "Consols Mine" At bottom right of mount: "AG Enticknap photo"southern consols, lightning, gold mines, mining

This postcard was possible one that was sent to Florence Iggsten by her father when she was quite young and visiting Melbourne (judging from the comment about her ride on 'Jumbo')Black and white postcard showing a photograph of the buildings, structures and mullock heap at the Great Southern Gold Mine.Written in ink at the bottom of the photo: "Great Southern Gold Mine -- Rutherglen" On back of card is written a message to "My darling daughter" from "Daddy" In top right corner where stamp would usually go is an oval rubber stamp: "District Agent, Rutherglen. G.A. Iggsten"great southern, gold mines, gold mining, iggsten family

Black and white postcard photograph of the above ground structures of the Great Southern Mine.Printed below photograph: "W. Hine, Rutherglen" "Southern No. 1 Mine, Rutherglen" Written to the right of the photo: "Rutherglen, 21/8/04. This mine is one of a number of rich alluvial mines near R'glen. It employs, when working full swing, about 200 miners. There are several rich quartz reefs here which are now receiving attention" On back of card: "Miss F. Burgum, 74 Railway St., West Melbourne" Also a 1d postage stamp with a postmark Melbourne, 22/8/04gold mining, great southern, mine structures

Copied photograph of Garibaldi Quartz Mine. Original believed to have been taken about 1894.On back of photo: "1894"mining, gold mining, garibaldi mine

Black and white photograph of above-ground structures of a deep lead gold minegold mining, industrial building, deep lead mine

Photocopy of a sepia toned photograph of three gold miners with a rocker box and other hand equipment.Comment written on file folder "re Wilson & Bell"gold mining, mining, rocker box

Donated by Presentation Sisters of Mt Carmel Convent. This Cairn was erected about 1936Black and white photograph of Goldfield Cairn. Small snapshot, unframed & unmounted"Rutherglen Goldfield discovered near this Cairn September 1860"gold cairn, gold mining, gold discovery, goldfields

Donated by Presentation Sisters of Mt Carmel Convent. This Cairn was erected about 1936Black and white photograph of Goldfield Cairn. Small snapshot, unframed & unmounted"Rutherglen Goldfield discovered near this Cairn September 1860" On back: "With R. Ready's Complements"gold mining, gold cairn, goldfields, gold discovery

Black and white photograph, mounted on dark grey cardboard, showing lighting damage to the elevator at the Consul MineRubber stamp on back with details of photographerconsul mine, gold mining, mining industry, lightning, elevator

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a large group of men posing in front of timber structures of a gold mine.gold mining, mining industry, miners

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a group of workmen, possibly miners. mining, miners, gold mining, gold processing

Black and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, of a large group of men posing in front of gold mine structures.On back of photo: "Thos. Montgomery, Rutherglen" [crossed out] | "F. Cooper" | "Tom Montgomery 5th from R H end in front row" | "Jim Montgomery 5th from R H end in back row" | "Letchford Photographer, Wangaratta"gold mines, mining, mining industry, miners

Part of a collection relating to the Parkin family. Slum dam is the same as slime dam or tailings dam.Black and white photograph of an area of disturbed ground with buildings, horses and a large mullock heap in the backgroundOn back of photo: "Slum Dam 1937" "Great Southern where tip is now 1986"slum dam, gold mining, tailings dam, mining industry, great southern

Photo was taken by Miss Olive Codling, who was a life member of the Wodonga Historical Society. Photograph is believed to have been taken on the occasion of a Tour of Mt Ophir winery by the North East Branch, 1st combined meeting.Black and white photograph of a rural area with gold mining mullock heaps in the background. In the foreground is a shallow depression that appears to be a dried wet-land.Written on back of photo: "Rutherglen | Wod. Hist. Soc. | 1st N. E. Region Meeting?"mt ophir, mount ophir, gold mining, mullock heaps

Black and white photograph of a weatherboard building set close to the edge of a highwayOn back of photo: "Old miners Post Office on Murray Valley Highway near Rutherglen 1949"miners post office, murray valley highway, post offices, gold mining

Photographs showing the works at the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows six men, taking a break from their work in a corrugated iron shed. Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photographs showing the works of the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows several large corrugated tanks.Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photographs showing the works at the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows buildings, tanks and equipment of the plant.Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photographs showing the works at the Great Southern Mine, cyanide plant, which was an important part of the process of separating gold from the ore.One of 4 small black and white photographs, mounted on a single album page. This one shows three pumps in a corrugated iron building.Written on album page between photos: "Great Southern Mine Cyanide Plant 1931"great southern, gold mining, gold processing, cyanide plant

Photograph of mine workers in front of mine structure. The particular mine is not identifiedBlack and white photograph, mounted on cardboard, showing a group of men posing in front of a gold mine structuregold mining, mining industry, mine structures

Photocopy of a black and white photograph of the Great Southern Mine. Mine structure is at the centre of the photo, a fenced paddock on the right, and a large mullock heap in the background.Written on back of copy in pencil "Great Southern Mine heap" and in pen "Great Southern Mine".great southern, gold mining, mining industry

One of two sepia coloured photographs, photocopied on A4 paper. Photographs copied either way up. Each has a typed caption.Caption: "Gravel heaps at grid 575-602 of Chiltern Valley No. 2, Gold-Mine"chiltern valley, mining industry, gold mines, gold mining

Coloured photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing a view of a gold mining operationsouthern consols gold mine, gold mining, mining industry

Black and white photograph on a post card, with brown border, showing the Prentice and Southern Gold Mine.prentice and southern gold mine, gold mining, mining industry

Black and white photograph is of the Prentice and Southern Mine. Colour image is of a painting identified as The Angelus by Jean-Francois Millet.Two postcards pasted onto either side of a piece of green cardboard, probably cut from an album. One photo is a black and white photograph. One is a colour reproduction of a painting.At bottom of black and white photograph: "The Prentice and Southern Gold Mine, Rutherglen"prentice and southern gold mine, angelus, gold mining, millet, painting

Colour photograph of a story board marking former site of a gold processing cyanide plant at Christmastown. Photo is mounted on an album page.storyboards, working miners gold mining co, gold mining, cyanide plant

Colour photograph of the Henry Sutton display in the Ballarat Mining Exchange during Ballarat Heritage Weekend.henry sutton, sutton autocar, ballarat mining exchange, ballarat heritage weekend

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