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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, The Institution of Mining and Metallurgy: List of members (with topographical index, etc., 1923
Ballarat School of Mines graduate, Reginald Brooks, is listed as a member from Melbourne. Also J.V. Lake from Ballarat, J.W. Sutherland from Boulder, John Adam from GwalaBuff soft covered book.j.v. lake, reginald brook, institution of mining and metallurgy, john adam, j.w. sutherland -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Poldark Mine: An authentic working mine preserved since 1820 and open to the public, c2000
Small souvenir pictorial history of 18th century Cornish tin mining in the Wendron Valleypoldark mine, mining, cornish mining, tin mining, wendron valley, wendron valley, ross poldark, john trenere, demelza poldark, sarah coad, william frederick coad, engine beam -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, D.C. Davies et al, Metalliferous Minerals and Mining, 1892
Brown hard covered, illustrated book of 518 pages. It includes a bookplate of the Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnical Association Library Rules. The book was bequethed to the Ironworkers' Association by the late James Oddie.mining, minerals, quartz, nova scotia, california, germany, ural mountains, gold deposits, virginia, new england, new brunswick, brazil, australia, new south wales, mount morgan, new zealand, africa, statistics, india, phillipines, aruba island, silver, russia, nevada, ruby hill, nevada, utah, emma mine, nevada, colarado, red mountain district, colorado, yankee girl mine, arizona, mexico, peru, bolivia, chili\copper, south africa, italy, austria, norway, swedan, france, cornwall, dolcoath mine, sandstone, parys mines of anglesea, carnarvonshire, cardiganshire, wicklow, ireland, mississippi valley, wisconsin, lake superior, wyoming, cuba, jamaica, venezuela, south australia, york peninsula, flinders ranges, japan, tin, banca, malaysia, bohemia, saxony, sweden, spain, cligga point, rin lodes of cornwall, andalusia, belgium, shropshire, isle of man, durham, westmoreland, limestone, flintshire, dengigshire, canada, lead, zinc, siberia, hungary, silesia, sardinia, algeria, ireland, new jersey, iron, lancashire, missouri, michigan, superstitions, equipment, cages, stopes, winzes, timbering, ventilation, fans, drilling, boring, dynamite, electricity, blasting, horse whims, water wheels, boilers, petterson's elephant ore stamp, stamper battery, jogs, linkenbach table, panning, cradle, quartz mining, hydraulic mining, alluvia; mining, altai mountains, north wales, neugluck mine, freiberg, christbescherung mine, drei prinzen lode, miask, woodville, virginia, gongo soco, brazil, sierra nevada, california, st john del rey mine, brazil, leydenberg gold field, south africa, banket reefs, transvaal, kongsberg, norway, santa rosa mine, peru, huelva, spain, dolcoath mine, cornwall, parys mine, anglesea, waterbury copper mine, lake superior, copiapo, chilli, altenberg, saxony, whea; uny, cornwall, wast wheel mine. redruth, cornwall, cligga point, cornwall, old hewas mine, cornwall, hartz, germany, snailbeach mine, shropshire, llangynog, north wales, van mine, mongomeryshire -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, R. Kirke Rose, The Metallurgy of Gold, 1898
T. Kirke Rose was an Associate of the Royal School o fMines, an Fellow of the Chemical Society amd ASsistant Assayer of the Royal Mint.Red hard covered, indexed book of 528 pages, with numerous illustrationsInside front :To Alfred John Hill with all good wished for a successful career from Alf Mica Smith Daniel Walker School of Mines Ballarat June 1900alfred mica smith, daniel walker, alfred john hill, mining, metallurgy, alloys, gold, cyanides, shallow deposits, water, quartz crushing, stamp battery, chilian mill, stanford's feeder, mercury, screens, concentration, hartz jigs, percusion tanle, roastin, butters mill, kennel, california, pyritic smelting -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Stubb Book (relating to payments to staff), 1908
Hard covered stubb book with bluecover and red tape spine. Lists Ballarat School of Mines staffmembers, and the amount of wages they were paid. ballarat school of mines, salary, wages, f.j. martell, a.d. gilchrist, frederick j. martell, h.j. hall, a.e. kerr, h.r. murphy, j.b. robinson, j.m. sutherland, b. whitington, a.g. garrard, c.e. campbell, c. deane, e. j. mcconnon, f.w. hawkins, d. cameron, reginald callister, j.w. montgomery, h.h. smith, j. turnbull, john brittain, m. young, f. foster, j. jolly, b.r. isaac, a. lilburne, a. bowman, w. geldand, f. jago, a. cant, m.b. john, r.w. baxter, l. blick, new normanby gold mining compant, j. b. robinson, w. williams, w. cornell, h. troon, j.h. trotman, j.e. white and sons, j. mann, g. nightingale, w. featherstone, j. montgomery -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1910, 08/1910
Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, August 1910letterhead, education department, roland graham, coleraine, m. carew, row brothers, mount gambier, joseph row, r. blackburn, max kohl, wilfred p. avery, jubilee hall, broken hill, frederick e. barclay, pharmacy board victoria, harry shinningham, hobson's gold mining company, macquarie steam brick yards, james dewar, henrey sotheran & co, piccadilly, london, salop, thomas parker, frank tate, dressmaking, steiglitz, telegram, postcard, lahasa fiji, r. palmerf, church of england grammar school of girls, f. abrams, radium hill, welcome gold mine, stanley b. white, new golden gate gold mining company, n.j. wise, h.g. taylor, kout morrien harrow, l.f. fairthorne & sons, h.b. silberberg & co, skipton, henry f. hull, birthday tunnel company, l. hansen, victorian railways, edmund c. earles, lawrence, r. welesteo, wellington cyanide works, clunes, octavius williams, h.j. thwaites, tolarno station, gilbert pa, gilbert palmer, wool sorting, r.j. webster, w.a.t. davies, henry markwald, e. rolland -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1910, 08/1910
Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, November 1910letterhead, education department, telegram, yarraville chlorination and ore reduction works, a. anderson, h.b. silberberg & co, a.h. walsh, j.m. edgar, charles w. frost, gordon technical college, g. king, jennings deep lead tingha tin mining company, ballarat city board of advice, metallurgical laboratory, s. radcliff, f.w. hall, ararat, gordon technical school, d.c. newham, staffordshire reef, john wilesmith, sandstone western australia, j. worthington, elaine, j. loughman, gold buyers act, h.h. smith, incorporated institute of accountants, james stapp, electric supply companyof victoria, h.j. spencer, tasmanis mines department, david melvin, caulter f. ingpen, hobson's gold mining company, canadian finance and securities, scott hotel steiglitz, g. straight, jubilee mine italians, elsie alcock, dressmaking, w.a. t. davies, legislative assembly, state forests department, myles b. webster, photography, albury, commercial banking company sydney -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Register of Attendances for Mining, 1908
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A slim, green pastel, hard cover volume with dark blue spine. Two full-width pages for entering names of those enrolled.ballarat school of mines, thomas hart, t.s. hart, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Register of Attendances for Mining Geology, 1908
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A slim, green pastel, hard cover volume with dark blue spine. Two full-width pages for entering names of those enrolled.ballarat school of mines, thomas hart, t.s. hart, mining geology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, An Account of the Possible Reasons for the Deveopment of Public Instiitutions eg Mechanics' Institutes, Industrial and/or Mining Institutions
23 A4 pages.schools of mines, mechanics' institutes -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Letter to School of Mines, Education Department Melbourne to Ballarat School of Mines, 1900, 11/01/1900
School of Mines Ballarat is a predecessor of Federation UniversityBallarat School of Mines was an education facility set up during the gold mining era in Ballarat to assist in the education of miners in a variety of subjects to do with mining. It later became a technical school and then a TAFE before its current format as a University. This letter was sent to the School of Mines from the education department and is and example of letters written at the time.Letter to School of Mines Ballarat from the Secretary of the Education Department Melbourneletter, education department, school of mines ballarat, secretary, registrar -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Ballarat School of Mines Letter from Secretary of Education Department, 21/08/1899
School of Mines is a predecessor of the Federation University Ballarat School of Mines was an education facility set up during the gold mining era in Ballarat to assist in the education of miners in a variety of subjects to do with mining. It later became a technical school and then a TAFE before its current format as a University.Letter from the secretary of the Education Department to the Registrar of School of Mines, Ballarat letter, education department, school of mines, secretary, registrar -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Education Program for Unemployed Youth, The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited Education program for unemployed youth, March - July 1982
School of mines and industries is a predecessor of Federation UniversityBallarat School of Mines was an education facility set up during the gold mining era in Ballarat to assist in the education of miners in a variety of subjects to do with mining. It later became a technical school and then a TAFE before its current format as a University. This document is a submission for one of the courses run at the School of Mines and Industries Ballarat.A4 sized stapled booklet on white paperschool of mines and industries, unemployed youth, jillian ewence, catherine mason, ed poley, john barnes, booklet, submission -
Federation University Historical Collection
Journal, School of Mines: The Beginning of Mining and Metallurgical Education, 2003
Journal chapterballarat school of mines, history, fathi habashi -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, F. Higham, FOurth Empire Mining and Metallurgical Congress Proceedings, 1950
Red book of 551 pages. Contents include: * Invitation to hold the next congress in Australia * Mineral Industry in Australia (P.B. Nye) * Some notes on the Mineral Resources of the Union of South Africa (A.R. Mitchell) * Mineral Exploration in Australia (C.J. Sullivan) * Environmental COnditions in British Coal Minesnon-fictionmining, australia, canada, south africa, mining and metallurgical congress -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Accounts Listing, Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, Ballarat, School of Mines and Industries Ballarat finance committee accounts listing from March 1970, 1971
School of Mines is a predecessor of Federation UniversityThis book lists the accounts payable of the School of Mines in the 1970's and 80's giving us an understanding of the operations of the School of Mines in that era and of the people involved with the institution at that time. It shows projects that were being undertaken at the institution at the time and gives us an historical perspective on project costs and the type of work being donebrown book with red spine and label on the front Finance committee Accounts listing from March 1970ballarat school of mines, account listings, finance committee, j. mckenzie, g. low, m.j bennett, n. crosbie, william adams and company, ballarat courier, australian institute of mining and metallurgy -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Letter From the Royal School of Mines Mining and Metallurgical Society, 30/05/1950
Handwritten letterroyal school of mines, mining and metallurgical society, r.e. barleggo, school of mines london -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Ballarat School of MInes Correspondence, 1898
wallaroo and moonta mining and smelting company, letterhead, h. hancock -
Federation University Historical Collection
Formulae Mine Surveying
Formulae for the various calculations involved in Mining Surveying - areas, volumes, weights, chain strength, loads, Columns, angles, side lengthsmine surveying, survey -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report, 1907
11 page Ballarat School of Mines Annual Reportballarat school of mines, annual report, david ham, john dennant, frank tate, ponsonby carew smith, ballarat technical art school, john brittain, boarding establishments, student accomodation, assay, assay laboratory, ecperimental steam engine, mining laboratory, cyclone pulveriser, special classes for miners, thomas hart, ironworkers association, james bickett, george fitches -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Register of Attendances for Mining, 1907
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A slim, green pastel, hard cover volume with dark green spine. Two full-width pages for entering names of those enrolled.ballarat school of mines, thomas hart, t.s. hart, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat School of Mines Register of Attendances for Mining Geology, 1907
The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia. A slim, green pastel, hard cover volume with dark green spine. Two full-width pages for entering names of those enrolled.ballarat school of mines, thomas hart, t.s. hart, mining, mining geology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Film - Microfilm Rolls, Microfilm of the Ballarat School of Mines Minute Books, 1870- 1883, 12/2020
The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870, the first of its kind in Australasia. It later became a part of the University of Ballarat , then Federation University Australia.A roll of microfilm containing digitised images of each page of the first four Ballarat School of Mines Minute Books. 26 October 1870 ... The originl intention of the founders of the School - as per resolution of the Mining Bord was to hold the School at the Mechanics Institite Ballaarat and to have special rooms in that building set apart for this purpose. The reasons for this was that the Mechanics Institute had already rooms which could be used for these purposes and the pupils had easy access to the Libary and Museum belonging to that instituions, but after more mature consideration it was deemed advisabke to establish an indpependent institution and obtain a seperate buidling for the School. His Honor J.W. Rogers suggested that an effort should be made to obtain from the Government a lease of teh Old Court House at a pepper corn rent. The building at that time being out of repait and not used by the Government ...ballarat school of mines, minute books, annual report, microfilm, former ballarat circuit court, redmond barry, james flude, mining laboratory, james bickett, william stawell, judge rogers, constitution, mining board of ballarat, duncan gillies, william mclennan, ballarat mechanics' institute, judge warrington rogers, pepper corn rent, harrie wood, professor mccoy, james mcculloch, john alexander macpherson, williammclellan, master, arithmatic, mensuration, surveying, drawing, book-keeping, algebra, euclid, mining, chemistry, somerville learmonth, somerville livingstone learmonth, robert lewis, j.m. bickett, walter cotchett, usher, john cumming, philip russell, andrew anderson, a.h. king, william robertson, band of hope and albion consols, robert gibbs'james mcdowall, r.w. newman, jphn edward bakman, thomas gray, borough council of clunes, h.r. caselli, henry richards caselli, borough council of ballarat west, f.c. downes, l.s. christie, j.d. wanliss, francis summers, thomas whitelaw, h.b. de la poer wall, library donations, roderick murchison, robert brough smyth, museum donation, j.e. crocker, p.c. fitzpatrick, opening address, j.f. usher, edwin trenery, c.s. reeves, t.d. wanliss, john edward bathman, architect, robert davidson -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Plaque - Nameplate, James & Alexander Brown, 1849 – 1931
This is one of two cast brass nameplates of James & Alexander Brown in our collection. The Newcastle, NSW, firm was renowned for its coal mining and exporting business established in colonial Australia in 1843. The firm had an office in Melbourne and sold coal for commercial use and from the Wharf for the domestic market. The coal was then distributed along the southwest coast of Victoria in steamships or steam packets and into the regional areas of Victoria by cart and wagon. In 1890 there was a strike of coal workers but the Geelong Advertiser, September 1, 1890, announced that “a firm of coal merchants only recently received some large cargoes from Newcastle”. This supply of coal could have originated at the colliery of James & Alexander Brown. About James & Alexander Brown: - James (1816-1894), John (1823-1846) and Alexander Brown (1827-1877) migrated with their parents from Scotland to Sydney, Australia, in 1842. The next year James leased land and was assisted by his brothers Alexander and John in mining coal in the area near Maitland. The market was very competitive, with the government controlling prices. James was instrumental in a legal battle that resulted in the introduction of open competition for coal mining. James and Alexander had become business partners by 1852 and moved south of Newcastle where they established and worked a profitable mining enterprise. Their assets by 1857 included a ships’ chandlery, a fleet of steamships and an overseas trading business. They were the first firm to import rum, sugar and coffee into Newcastle. By 1892 they were exporting coal to New Zealand, China, North America, and various colonial ports. They had elaborate workshops to service their own steam engines and steamships. They were the first to use a steam collier vessel in Australian waters and they set up the second tug boat in Newcastle, the beginning of being owners of many more tug boats and performing a towing business. By 1868 James & Alexander Brown was the largest coal producer in the colony. James focused on managing the colliery and Alexander on overseas trade. It was estimated that the firm had produced over eight per cent of coal in New South Wales by 1914. James & Alexander Brown advertised in the Melbourne Herald in the early 1900s and kept an office at Queen Street, Melbourne as well as at the Wharf, stating their telephone numbers for both places. The coal was available for ‘Immediate Delivery’ for household and industrial purposes. The advertising claimed that their Pelaw Main coal was the famous household coal that met the highest test in Australia and burned bright and clean. Domestic customers could purchase the coal at the wharf or pay for delivery. Commercial customers could load their purchases into their steamships or wagons for further distribution into regional Victoria. After James’s death in 1894 his son John managed the firm, which was also known as J & A Brown. John passed away in 1930 and his sons took over. In 1931 the firm amalgamated with Abermain Seaham and the new name was J & A Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd. commonly abbreviated to JABAS, which merged with Caledonian Collieries Ltd in 1960 and Coal & Allied Industries Ltd. was formed. The pair of nameplates is significant for its connection with the firm James & Alexander Brown. The firm was established in 1845 and became one of the largest collieries in colonial Australia. It was involved in trading within Australia and overseas. James was involved in the introduction of open competition for coal mining prices. They were the first to use a steam colliery in Australian waters and the first to import goods such as rum, sugar and coffee into New South Wales. The firm had a Melbourne office in the early 1900s, selling and distributing coal throughout Victoria, which likely included the Port of Warrnambool, which opened in 1890. The nameplates are likely to have originated from the Melbourne location.Brass Entrance Name Plate, one of a pair. Eight holes are formed through the plate; one in each corner, and four more holes are within the inscription area. The cast plate has three rows of text with the company’s name and type of business. The plate was owned by James & Alex. Brown. "JAMES & ALEXR. BROWN / COLLIERY PROPRIETORS / & STEAMSHIP OWNERS"flagstaff hill, flagstaff hill maritime museum and village, warrnambool, maritime museum, maritime village, great ocean road, shipwreck coast, nameplate, james & alexander brown, j & a brown, james & alexr brown, colliery proprietors, steamship owners, ship chandlers, coal mine, coal export, australian import, australian export, newcastle, colliers, coastal trade, steamships -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Newspaper - Clipping, The Ringwood Antimony Mines, 26-Sep-1882
Photocopied text printed on glossy paper from The Mining Chronicle - September 26, 1882, describing mining operations being carried out in Ringwood at the time, including references to Ringwood Consols Company.Mines Dept. Victoria Library -
Orbost & District Historical Society
register, Register of Residence Areas, 10.2.1897 - 4.9.1934
This book is a register of land holders with miners' rights. The correspondence is associated with applications for miners' rights on privately owned land and business sites. They include application fotrms and objections to registrations. The areas referred to are Combienbar, Goongerah, Club Terrace, Wombat Creek and Dundong. One of the privileges under the Mines Act, conferred by the holding of a miner's right until 1935 was that of residence on up to one acre on a gold-fields area. Those occupying a residence area were "deemed in law to be possessed ... of such ... parcels ... and the property therein".This is a useful research tool.A large, heavy book with a grey cloth cover and red spine. The end papers are marbled. The inside pages are ruled in grey with red ruled columns. Entries are hand-written. There are copies of correspondence inside. Details given are the registration number and date, the name of the person, the number of the miner's right and its date, a description of the allotment and any remarks or references to other volumes. Any changes of ownership are shown. The book is mostly unused.register-mining miners-rights -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, early 20th century
The hotel at Bonang was also known as Clancy's Hotel, Bonang, after its licensee, William Clancy. It operated from the late 1890s until early 20th century. William Clancy was aslo the postmaster at Bonang. A post office operated at Bonang from at least 1859. At the time Bonang was "a small, scattered collection of buildings marking the intersection of the Bonang Highway and the McKillops Bridge Road" ( from Regional Heritage Assessment 1996). As the mining activity declined the township became even smaller as many of the population moved to Orbost,, a larger settlement. This is a pictorial record of Bonang, a small settlement approximately 50 km north of Orbost. The buildings in the photograph no longer exist.A black / white photograph mounted on grey card. there are stains from water damage on the mount. It is a photograph of two single-storeyed timber buildings fronting a wide dirt road. On the right is the Bonang Hotel with four men in suits standing on a verandah. The building on the right is the Bonang Post Office and there are three men outside it. the photograph has been posed. on back - 'Grandma Clancy owned the hotel & Uncle Will had a gold mine which he worked"bonang bonang-post-office bonang-hotel clancy-william clancy's-hotel-bonang -
Orbost & District Historical Society
Certificate - share, 30/10/1940
Share certificate issued by New Gippsland Boulder Mine - operating at Errinundra and receipt for Herbert, Eric W. Receipt is for amount of four pounds - signed by Bird, W. Prospectus was printed in 1934 at office of Snowy River Mail - 4 page booklet. Gold, copper and silver were the target minerals.The crusher from the Boulder Mine is now at the Slab Hut in Orbost. The first Gippsland Boulder Co.,was at Boulder Creek – 13 miles north of Club Terrace, within 2 miles of Errinundra River. The company registered in January 1898 and commenced crushing in September with a 10-head battery. In the first nine months’ yields totalled 1,418 oz from 972 tons.There was a tramway between the mine workings and the battery.The crusher from the Boulder Mine is now at the Slab Hut in Orbost. This document is a reference for gold mining and exploration in the Far East Gippsland area. The Herbert family has reside in Orbost since the late 19th century.Copy of New Gippsland Boulder Mine share certificate and receipt. Framed in small black wooden frame.certificate-share-new-gippsland-boulder-mine mineralogy mining boulder-creek -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Copper Ore
This specimen was recovered from Silverton Mine in Broken Hill, New South Wales. Otherwise known as the 'Day Dream Mine', the Silverton Mine was first established in 1883, when silver and lead deposits where discovered. Within a few short years, the population of Broken Hill reached 3000 people. As of today the Silverton Mine is still open, and has produced over 200 million tonnes of ore, which has generated over $100 billion. The Silverton Mine was also famous for a number of specimens such as silver, iron and zinc.Copper is considered to be a rare ore in that finding it in its pure form is rare. Nowadays when mining for Copper it is often found in mixed in with other minerals or it is recycled from use. Moreover, Copper is found in a range of everyday uses such as coins, cookware, pipes, heating conductors and anything that generate electricity. The fact that Copper is heat a heat conductor, electricity conductor and it does not corrode easily, makes this ore a versatile and useful. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A solid hand-sized cube-shaped sulfide and oxide with shades of green, grey and brown throughout. Copper is typically found as nuggets in the ground. It can be found in a range of forms such as its native state; mixed with other ores, such as zinc and iron; as porphyry copper deposits; and as major deposits. Porphyry deposits are when the mineral is scattered evenly throughout the rock. Major deposits are when the mineral is scattered amongst other minerals.burke museum, beechworth, indigo shire, beechworth musum, geological, geological specimen, mineraology, copper, copper ore, copper ore speciment, broken hill, new south wales -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Jock Ryan, Then came gold : a history of the Diamond Creek Gold Mine / Jock Ryan, 2001
Paperback; 9 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.diamond creek gold mine, gold mining, gold miners