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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: WAGES BOOK: DERBYSHIRE MINE? SEP 1865 TO APRIL 1872
... Derbyshire Gold Mining Co... BENDIGO Industry Derbyshire Gold Mining Co Derbyshire Mine WAGES ...WAGES BOOK (DERBYSHIRE MINE) SEP 1865 - APRIL 1872. Columns for Name; Occupation; No of Days; Rate; Amount; Signature. Loose at rear of book are 1. Minutes of Forfeiture of Shares, Jan 11th 1867; Single sheet titled 'Derbyshire Gold M Co registered'; 3 sheets re Profit and Loss accounts/Balance sheet Aug 1866.bendigo, industry, derbyshire gold mining co, derbyshire mine -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: JONES, BIRD AND CO, T. BALDWIN'S, MARKET SQUARE, BENDIGO
... gold mining... PLACE Bendigo market square Bendigo gold mining horse and cattle ...black and white image ( copy ) image shows Sandhurst horse and cattle market, (Jones, Bird & Co.,) T. Baldwin's hair cutting and shaving saloon, Argus office. Market Square, Bendigo. People outside on footpath, and standing in driveway of horse and cattle market.place, bendigo, market square, bendigo, gold mining, horse and cattle market, jones, bird & co., t. baldwins, argus -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: REFERENCE FOR MR JOSEPH DAVIES, 05/025/1910
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining joseph davies Joseph Davies Collection ...Typed letter to H. E. Rowe, Esq., Chamber of Mines Melbourne, giving a reference for Mr. Joseph Davies. The writer states he has known Mr Davies since the rescue. Mr Eddy, the Manager of the Goldfield Consolidated can give him all the information about him. Signed by H. Worrall.H. Worrallbendigo, gold mining, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - reference for mr joseph davies, h e rowe esq, mr eddy goldfield consolidated, h worall -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO : NO. 16 : DEBORAH GOLD MINES LOOKING TOWARDS BENDIGO : UNDATED
... Gold mining... BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine nl Bendigo mines ...Views of Bendigo. No. 16 of a series of sixteen black and white photographs of Bendigo. Nos. 6 and 7 in the series are missing. The label No. 16 is in the bottom right corner, Deborah Gold Mines Looking Towards Bendigo, on the left. Undated.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine nl, bendigo mines. views of bendigo. deborah gold mines. -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - NOTES FROM M & GEOL JOURNAL SEPT 1941
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Notes from M & Geol ...Handwritten extracts from the M. & Geol. Journal, Sept 1941 and Notes on Bendigo Goldfield - J. J. Caldwell. Average yield per ton maintained, more mines operating, increased dividends, more shaft sinking, smaller quantity of ore treated and gold yield lower. Table gives the number of operating mines, ore treated, gold won, average yield and dividends for 1939 - 40 and 1940 - 41. Shaft sinking at eighteen mines and unprospected sections penetrated.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, notes from m & geol journal sept 1941, bendigo goldfield - j j caldwell, gold yield -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - SEC'Y FOR MINES REPORT FOR 1899
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Sec'y for Mines Report ...Handwritten notes from Sec'y for Mines Report for 1899. W. Abraham, Inspector of Mines, Bendigo. Report lists nine fatal accidents, thirty two non-fatal accidents, boilers, machinery and ventilation.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, sec'y for mines report for 1899, w abraham, accidents, princess dagmar coy, johnsons coy, golden age coy, dr gaffney, ar -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - ANNUAL REPORT, INCLUDING GOLD & MINERAL STATISTICS 1936
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Annual Report including ...Handwritten notes from the Annual Report, including Gold & Mineral Statistics, 1936. Mentioned are the London price of gold and the equivalent local price, No of batteries, Abandonned Mining Shafts, Cost of making the shafts safe, Inspection of boilers and the no condemmed, No of First and Second Class e'driver Certificates issued ofr 1935 and 1936, Alluvial and quartz gold yields for the Bendigo District, men employed in mining, Accidents and development at the Central Nell Gwynne.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, annual report including gold & mineral statistics 1936, state batteries, central nell gwynne -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - ANNUAL REPORT INC GOLD & MINERAL STATISTICS ETC 1938
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Annual Repport Inc Gold ...handwritten notes from the Annual Report.Mines mentioned ae: Central Nell Gwynne, Deborah, New Chum Syncline and the South Virginia. Carshalton B. M. L. closed down. Also mentioned are District Gold Statistics for alluvial and quartz mining, No of men employed in mining in Bendigo. Also mentioned are tons crushed, gold yield, fees rec'd, concessions allowed and free trial crushings at the State Battery for Bendigo and Eaglehawk. The London price of gold per ounce is mentioned and also the number of 1st class and 2nd class e'driver Certificate issied for the years 1937 ad 1938.Albert Richardsondocument, gold, mining reports, mining reports, annual repport inc gold & mineral statistics etc 1938, central nell gwynne, deborah, new chum yncline, south virginia, carshalton b m l, state battery -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - SEC. MINES REPORT FOR 1908
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Sec Mines Report ...Handwritten extract from the Sec. Mines Report for 1908. T. E. Williamson, Ins. Mines). Eaglehawk District. Page 130. Noes include Number of men employed and the depth of shaft for Collman & Tacchi, William's United, Koch's Pioneer, Nth Johnson & No 1, No 2 & No 3, Princess Dagmar, Needle, Golden Age, South New Moon, South New Moon 40 head battery, Catherine Reef United, New Moon and the Virginia. Also a new boiler reduced the wood consumption from 160 tons per week to 70 tons, whilst more work is being done.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, sec mines report for 1908, collman & tacchi, william's united, koch's pioneer, nth johnson & no 1 no 2 no 3, princess dagmar, needle, golden age, south new moon, south new moon 40 head battery, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - THE MINING RECORD JAN., 1862
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports The Mining Record Jan ...Photocopy of a printed 'The Mining Record' Jan., 1862 Pages 5 to 11. There is information on the Paddy's Gully Reef and the Sheep's Head Reef. The owners, area and title, workings, reef and yield, cost of working, drainage, machinery and remarks of the The Comet Company (formerly Cooper's Little Redan), Hogg, Tipper, & Milroy's Claim, Alliance Company, Watson & Wade's Claim, Barker & Co's Claim, Union Company's Claim, Paddy's Gully Reef Quartz Mining and Drainage Company's Claim, Picken and Co's Claim, Holmes and Co's Claim, Keith and Co's Claim, Stevens, Hasker & Co's Claim, Blewitt & Co's Claim, Thomson & Co's Claim, Hooper, Wills and Co's Claim, Union Company's North, or Lower, Claim, Sinclair and Co's Claim, Fogarty and Williams' Claim, Red, White and Blue Company's Claim, Union Company's Lower Whim Claim, Thompson's Claim, Union Company's Little Engine Claim, Will's Claim and the Union Company's South Claim.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, the mining record jan., 1862, the comet company (formerly cooper's little redan), hogg, tipper, & milroy's claim, alliance company, watson & wade's claim, barker & co's claim, union company's claim, paddy's gully reef quartz mining and drainage company's claim, picken and co's claim, holmes and co's claim, keith and co's claim, stevens, hasker & co's claim, blewitt & co's claim, thomson & co's claim, hooper, wills and co's claim, union company's north, or lower, claim, sinclair and co's claim, fogarty and williams' claim, red, white and blue company's claim, union company's lower whim claim, thompson's claim, union company's little engine claim, will's claim, union company's south claim, john s mcnair, john mathieson, mr lomasney, mr kelly, mr clisshold, j b watson & co, milroy & price, hogg, tiper, millroy, mr ebden, mrssrs watson and wade, r o smith, edward hunt, h murdoch, samuel priestly, william goldsmith, david buchanan, robert anderson, bagshot company, barker, ladams, m'vey, claughton, gutteridge, good, cornell, simeon, rutherford, h jackson, murgatroyd, wormold, bashford, red white & blue claim, steven's and hasker's, blewitt and co, john blewitt, richard allingham, edward wills, john williams, richard williams, henry williams, joseph east, john thomson, thomas trownson, henry hooper, edward wills, thomas castelow, joseph castlow, william tongue, george nevinson, james griston, thomas porter, william a kenny, robert lisle, john sinclair, robert pritchard, william pritchard, thomas woods, james fogarty, daniel moon, william lindrea, john adams, brown, robert lisle, owen thompson, nicholson reef company, edward wills, p n russell & co, bendigo valley steam puddling company, metropolitan mills, bruce's, thos. woods -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - CATHERINE REEF UNITED MINE MANAGERS REPORTS
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Catherine Reef united ...Handwritten notes on Catherine Reef United Mine Manager, J. M. Eyre Report 20/5/'72. Recommends the purchase of a new boiler. S. Jackson killed in a boiler explosion which the jury said was due to an error of judgement on his part. Recommendations, re New Winding Engine and Poppet Legs by Rbt. Coakes 18th May, 1905. Truck road from the shaft to the battery. Recommendation to call for tenders for a new changing house and a blacksmith shop. Reports about boilers, ropes, cleaning of machinery, testing of brakes, slack coal from the Powlett North Woolamai Collieries, crushings, number of batteries, low wood supply and a visit to the New Moon & South New Moon which are burning the Powlett slack coal.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, catherine reef united mine managers reports, j m eyre, myrtle creek coy, s jackman, rbt coakes, great northern co, virginia co, mr roberts, mr harkness, mr mcgrath, ernest mueller, roberts & sons, mr bennett, mr abrahams, mr sluyterman, j langdon, electrical supply coy, smiths, powlett north woolamai collieries, m j gwatkins, new moon, south new moon -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - REPORT ON MINES DEC. 1ST 1966
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Report on Mines Dec 1st ...Handwritten notes listing 14 reports on mines and locality plans. If it was decided to have postcrds of some famous mines, there is a suggestion of how they ould be set out. Also a paragraph thanking the Mine's Dep't, Miss Parry and Mr. E. Jackman for work they have done.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, report on mines dec 1st 1966, carlisle united, central nell gwynne, central red white and blue, fortuna hustlers, garden gully united, gt extended hustlers, lady barkly, new argus, new chum railway, new chum syncline, new moon, new red white and blue consolidated, south new moon, united hustlers and redan, mine's dep't, miss parry, mr e jackman -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - AIR BRAKES
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Air Brakes Secretary ...Handwritten quote from W. Abraham, Inspl of Mines, Bendigo. He had been at the Great Northern Company's mine when the engine driver was hauling water from the 1.780 feet level, with a tank on one side and a cage on the other, broke the cross-head and two motion-bars; the drums reversed and desecended about 50 feet. The driver applied the air-brakes. The drums were brought a standstill, without any further damage. The Insp. Was in favour of the air -brakes and thought every should be compelled to use them in shafts below 1,000 feet in depth. Also a list of companies who have had these brakes fitted to their winding plants and a list of the companies who intend to fit them. Also mentioned is the price of fitting which was from 30 to 50 pounds.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, air brakes, secretary mines report 1900 page 69, w abraham, great northern company, harkness & co, james mitchell, princess dagmar g m coy, confidence extended g m coy, victoria reef quartz coy, new moon g m coy, great southern garden gully g m coy, francis ormond g m coy chewton -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - GT. NORTHERN WINDING ENGINE
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Gt Northern Winding ...Handwritten qute from the Sec. Mines Report for 1901 Page 79 by E. R. Meekison, Senior Inspector of Mines. Quote gives a detailed description of the winding engine manufactured by Messrs. Roberts and Sons.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, gt northern winding engine, sec mines report for 1901 page 79, e r meekison, messrs roberts and sons, a richardson -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - MINES ACTS, CODE OF SIGNALS
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Mines Acts Code ...Printed extract from the Victoria Government Gazette, No. 155, dated 17th March, 1948. Regulation details the Code of Signals to be Used in Mines. Signals covered are: Signals for Winding, Firing Signal, Interplat Signals, Signals for Capstan and Pumping Engine and Signalling Rules.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, mines acts code of signals, victoria government gazette no 155 17th march 1948, mr hollway, mr oldham, mr byrnes, the fhonorable john herman lienhop, j c macgibbon, j j gourley -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - NEW WINDING ENGINES
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports New Winding Engines Sec ...Handwritten quote from Sec. Mines Report 1897. 1897 Quote: 'Several winding plants erected. The most up to-date and worth special mention. The New Chum Railway Company, Victoria Quartz, and Hustlers Royal Reserve No 2. 1899 - Three new winding plants erected. 1900 - Two new winding plants. 1901 - three up to-date winding engines erected.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, new winding engines, sec mines reports, new chum railway company, victoria quartz, hustlers royal reserve no 2 -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - BELMONT & SAXBY MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Belmont & Saxby Mine ...Handwritten extract from the Belmont & Saxby Mine Manager, T. Hall's Report, dated Aug. 23rd 1884. Report mentions sinking and timbering the shaft, the average cost per foot, The La Belle Coy paying one third of the labor and fixed skids in bothshafts and starting to cut the Chamber and timbered complete.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, belmont & saxby mine manager's report, t hall, the la belle company -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - REGULATION OF MINES STATUTE 1873
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Regulation of Mines ...Handwritten extract from the Bendigo Advertiser 3/1/1874. Regulation in force from 1st january 1874. Regulation states the minimum age of boys working at the mines, no female of any age can be employed underground, the maximum hours under 18's worked, no person under 18 to be in charge of any steam engine, boiler or mechanical power and no person in charge of steam machinery to be employed more than eight hours in any one day as an ordinary day's work.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, regulation of mines statute 1873, bendigo advertiser 3/1/1874 -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - DEFIANCE MINE, SEBASTAPOL
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Defiance Mine ...Carbon copy of handwritten quote from Dept. of Mines, Memoirs of Geological Survey of Victoria by W. Baragwanath. Notes include theworkings of the Company, gold yield, dividends and re-organization of the Company.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, defiance mine sebastapol, dept mines, memoirs of geological survey of victoria, w baragwanath, the ballarat goldfield, the cumberland durham and cornish company, sebastapol company, nelson and wellington company, defiance company, a richardson -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - EXTRACTS ON EPSOM & HUNTLY LEADS, POTTERY FLAT
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Extracts on Epsom ...Brief handwritten extracts on the Epsom & Huntly Leads, pottery Flat copied from Dickers Mining Records Feb. 1862 Pages 2 & 3. Notes mention total number of Crushing Machines employed, three winding engines and the number employed at these 13 crushing machines - 95 men, 12 boys and 35 horses. Also the weekly crushing and the average yield per load.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, extracts on epsom & huntly leads pottery flat, dickers mining record feb. 1862 pages 2 & 3 -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - INSPECTOR OF MINES REPORT
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Inspector of Mines ...Handwritten report from Mr. E. R. Meekison, Travelling Inspector of Mines and Machinery. Report mentions what the machinery in this district is used for and some notes on the winding engines.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, inspector of mines report, mr e r meekison -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - GATE'S ORE BREAKER
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Gates' Ore Breaker ...Handwritten description of the Gates' Ore Breaker - Ref. Sec'y Mines Report 1891 page 43, Engineering, 19th June, 1891. Notes give a detailed description of the Gates' Ore Breaker made by the Gates Iron Company of Chicago.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, gates' ore breaker, sec'y mines reports page 43 & 44 from 'engineering' 19th june, 1891, the gates iron company of chicago -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - DIRECT-ACTING WINDING ENGINES AT GREAT SOUTHERN EXTENDED LIMITED
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Direct-Acting winding ...Handwritten notes on winding engines supplied by Messrs. Thompson and Company, of Castlemaine, Victoria. Notes give a description of economy, drums, drum brakes, clutches, drum shaft-bearings,Disc brakes, link-motion, dial indicators, stop valve, easing valve spring relief valve and the driver's platform.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, direct-acting winding engines at great southern extended limited bendigo, mines report 1900, w abrahams, messrs thompson and company castlemaine, stephenson's pattern, allen's pattern -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - WAGES, PRICES & STAMP HEADS
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Wages Prices & Stamp ...Handwritten notes detailing the wages per week S'hurst year 1868, from boys to the General Manager. Also prices for tools, rope, chain, powder, candles, oil, tallow, quicksilver, leather, cleaning and packing materials, and iron and steel. Also mentioned is the weight of the stampers, their cost, the height they fall, the number of strokes per minute, the number of holes in the gratings, the horse-power to drive each stamper, the quantity of water used per stamp-head in crushing and the quantity of mercury used in the ripples per stamper and the quantity lost per stamp head per week.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, wages prices & stamp heads, goldfields & mineral districts of victoria, r brough smyth 1869, sandhurst goldfield 1868 -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - STATE COAL MINE, WONTHAGGI
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports State Coal Mine ...Handwritten extract from M. & Geol. Journal, Jan,y 1940. Notes mention winders, shaft guides, cages and skips.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, state coal mine wonthaggi, m & geol journal jan 1940, t platt inspector of mines -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - MINE MANAGER'S REPORT TO WILLIAMS UNITED
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Mine Manager's Report ...Handwritten report from T. Banner, Mine Manager to Williams United, dated August 8, 1904, at request of Directors. Report is for the machinery at the York Shaft. Report mentions drums, ropes, length of rope on the drums, boiler which cannot work with safety up to more than 45 lbs., a good bend in the stack about 25 or 30 feet from the top and new wheels necessary. Also a report on the machinery at Central. Report mentions engine, drums, engine bed lifting a bit when bailing from the bottom, poppet legs, ropes and boiler.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, mine manager's report to williams united, t banner, york shaft, central -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - COLLMAN AND TACCHI SHAFT
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Collman and Tacchi ...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 -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - CATHERINE REEF UNITED CLAIMHOLDERS G. M. COY
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Catherine Reef United ...Photocopy of handwritten extracts from Dickers M. Record Vol. 1 No 1 23/11/1861 Pages 3 &4.Coy began 16/3/1861. The Directors: Thomas Burrows, Esq, Chairman, J. S. McNair, Esq, David Chaplin Sterry Esq, William Moore Esq, Edward Cook Esq. The Manager Mr. Thomas Eyre and the Secretary, Mr. J. D. Crofts. Notes mention workings, costs & labor, machinery, Amalgamation and buildings.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, catherine reef united claimholders g m coy, dickers m record vol 1 no 1 23/11/1861 p 3 7 4, thomas burrows esq, j s mcnair esq, david chaplin sterry esq, william moore esq, edward cook esq, mr thomas eyre, mr j d crofts, murray's shaft, the bendigo and ballarat's co's, burgoine shaft, moore's shaft, kinders shaft, p n russell and co., chilian mill -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - WEIGHT OF STEEL WIRE ROPE
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Weight of Steel Wire ...Handwritten notes with the weight of steel wire rope. The weight of 15/16'' rope is 134 lbs per 100 ft and 1'' is 159 lbs per 100 ft. Also gives the weight of 1'' rope for 1000ft, 4000 ft, 4200 ft and 4250 ft.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, weight of steel wire rope, 15/16'' rope, 1'' rope -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - CONFIDENCE EXT'D MINE MANAGER REPORT
... DOCUMENT Gold mining reports Mining Reports Confidence Ext'd Mine ...Handwritten extracts from the Mine Manager, J. Ennor's Reports. The reports are dated 1897 and 1898. Reports mention new Slide Valves and eccentrics to the air-compressor, replacement of boiler and boilers at the South Shaft.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, confidence ext'd mine manager report, j ennor, mr foot, roberts and sons