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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH GMC N/L - STOCK BOOK, 30/11/1942 - 31/5/1948
Document. Brown cash book with black binding. Cash book printed on the front. Contains 11 loose pages.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north deborah mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north deborah gmc, gold mining, stock book -
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Slide - BENDIGO BUILDINGS & SCENERY, May 1962
Slide. Bendigo Buildings & Scenery. North Deborah Gold Mine with the boiler and other buildings.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings & scenery., bendigo buildings & scenery. -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH VIRGINIA GMC N L - CHEQUE BOOK, 27/3/1940 to 22/3/1946
Document. Light brown with darker brown pattern cover with blue binding and North Virginia Gold Mine label on the spine of the book. Only 10 cheques used.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, north virginia gmc n l, nccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gmc n l, gold mining, cheque book -
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Archive - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH VIRGINIA GMC N L - MINE BOX, 1940's
Mine Box. Dark blue mine box with North Virginia painted in white on the front. Formerly box 473 now North Virginia Mine Box 18. Box contains various documents relating to the North Virginia GMC. All documents are individually catalogued within the box.mining, business, north virginia gold mine mining box, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gmc n l, gold mining, mine box -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - MINUTE BOOK, 1946 - 1955
Document. Leather bound (tan) green cardboard cover. Hand written minute book. Dated 20/12/1946 - 24/6/1955. 2 hand drawn maps of mine on drafting paper. Letters re sale of buildings, battery & equipment for cost of 7500 pound. Complete description of battery.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, gold mining, minute book -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - PURCHASES & QUOTES FOR MACHINERY, 1937 - 1948
Document. Greenish brown folder containing invoices for all machinery purchased & quoted for for Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mine. Dated 25 January 1937 to 6 October 1949.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, gold mining, invoices and letters for the purchase of machinery -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - APPLICATIONS FOR MINE MANAGER POSITION, Dec 1935 - Jan 1936
Document. Light brown folder containing letter of application for the position of mine manager for Central Nell Gwynne.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, gold mining, letters of application for the position of mine manager. -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GMC N L - LETTERS RE PURCHASING EQUIPMENT, 1938
Document. Light brown folder containing letters re purchase of pumping, plant & equipment including correspondence from the Department of Mines. Mining lease expiry date 5 October 1940.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n l, gold mining, letters re purchase equipment -
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Archive - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE GOLD MINING COMPANY N/L - MINING BOX, 1930 - 1940's
Mining box. Metal mine box painted dark blue with Central Nell Gwynne painted in white on the front. Tag number 492, now Mining Box number 17. Contains documents relating to Central Nell Gwynne. Documents are individually catalogued within the box.mining, business, central nell gwynne mining box, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc n/l, gold mining, mine box -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW MONUMENT GMC N/L - ORE TREATMENT, March 1935
Document. Brown book bound with pins. 22 pages of information about extracting gold with 9 blue flow sheets. Ore Treatment at Monument Hill.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, new monument gmc n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, new monument gmc, monument hill consolidated gold mine, gold mining, ore treatment -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NEW MONUMENT GMC N/L - WORK ON INNER REEF AT CENTRAL DEBORAH, 1/6/1944
... New Monument GMC Central Deborah Mine Bendigo Advertiser gold ...Document. Article reprinted from the Bendigo Advertiser 1/6/1944. Work on inner reef at Central Deborah. Number of copies, all the same.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, new monument gmc n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, new monument gmc, central deborah mine, bendigo advertiser, gold mining, work on inner reef at central deborah -
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Photograph - NEW CHUM LINE REEF
... PHOTOGRAPH Landscape Gold Mine Bendigo-History-Goldmines-New Chum ...Sepia photograph showing New Chum Line Reef Bendigo with shed in foreground signed Duchess Tribute surrounded by Poppet Heads.photograph, landscape, gold mine, bendigo-history-goldmines-new chum reef -
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Photograph - NEW CHUM GULLY BENDIGO, 1906
... PHOTOGRAPH Landscape Gold Mine Bendigo-history-goldmines-New Chum ...Sepia photograph New Chum Gully Bendigo showing a long Trestle way, Poppet head,various chimneys and assorted buildings, handwritten on top Bendigo 14/4/06 E.Hphotograph, landscape, gold mine, bendigo-history-goldmines-new chum -
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Book - CENTENNIAL INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, MELBOURNE 1888-1889
Maroon cover, gold print and trim, 1138 pages. On front of book 'Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne, 1888-9 Official Record' Patrick Payes, Mayor of the City of Sandhurst (Bendigo) was a member of the Commission and listed with other members of the Commission. The International Exhibition of Works of Industry and Art at Melbourne was held to commemorate the centenary ' of the founding of the first Colony of Australia' Some Bendigo exhibits include: Page 631: exhibit 1797, Harry J., Knape Street, American Gully, Sandhurst, Victoria - working model of a gold mine. Exhibit 1810, Percy and Hunter, Wattle street Sandhurst, Victoria - safety fuses for blasting operations. Exhibit 1811, Plainbeck, Hermann, Sandhurst, Model of a mine. The wine exhibits: page 304 - 317 A. Bruhn, EmuCreek page 305 - 306 F.Grosse, Strathfieldsaye page 307 W. Jones, Mandurang, page 309 H. Meyer, Mandurang, page 309 E. Schroeder, Castlemaine, page 310 F.K. Shaw, Goornong, page 310 A. Trinkaus, Muckleford, page 311 Albert Bruhn listed in competitors for Burgoyne Prize Bendigo Pottery Co, page 606.australia, history, centennial international exhibition -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: TALES OF VICTORIA HILL
Two printed pages titled Tales of Victoria Hill. Mentioned is the gold yield on the New Chum Line of Reef, early gold discovery, Christopher Ballerstedt and his son Theodore, Theodore building Fortuna as well as a crusher or battery in its grounds. He believed he had exhausted the riches from his claims and sold the claim on the hill to George Lansell, deepest gold mine, interconnecting to neighbouring mines to obtain the required up and down drafts for ventilation, rising of the water levels resulting the closure of the Victorian Quartz Mine when a rope broke and the equipment that is still there. An accompanying photo of the Victoria Quartz Mine shows the buildings, chimney and poppet legs and a man standing in front of a building. There is also an accompanying floppy disc.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - tales of victoria hill, j n macarthy, christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstedt, fortuna, george lansell, lansell's 180, victoria quartz co, victorian consols, bendigo's deepest known gold bearing reef -
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Model - MINERS' SAFETY CAGE MODEL
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Model of miners' cage with safety brake system, mounted on wooden stand to simulate a mine shaft. Cage section is painted red, timber support and base aqua. Cage is suspended from wooden support by thin wire attached to top section of cage to demonstrate its position in a mineshaft and the operation of the safety brake system. Small metal crutch levers on side of cage gripping wooden guides. When tension ceases in rope a pair of crutch levers grab strongly onto the wooden guide strips which run down the sides of a vertical shaft. Safety cages were discussed in "Safety Mining Cages. Report of the Board of Enquiry on Safety Cages 1878-9; together with proceedings of the Board and Appendices". https://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/papers/govpub/VPARL1879-80No31.pdfgold mines -
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Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... MINES Mining equipment Gold Crucible Bendigo clay crucible used ...Bendigo clay crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Printed inside circular mark on side of crucible in black : 'Bendigo Clay Crucible' Large letter 'G' stamped in centre. Manufactured by Bendigo Pottery.gold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... MINES Mining equipment Gold Crucible Bendigo clay crucible used ...Bendigo clay crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Printed inside circular mark on side of crucible in black : 'Bendigo Clay Crucible' Large letter 'F' stamped in centre. denoting size. Manufactured by Bendigo Pottery.gold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Container - CLAY CRUCIBLE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Small, clay crucible bowls, used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Pink discolouration inside crucible. Impressed on bottom of crucible "Battersea Works England' and number '3', denoting size, in centre of maker's name.Battersea Works Englandgold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Container - CLAY CRUCIBLE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Small clay crucible bowl used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Maker's name impressed on bottom 'Battersea Works England ' and '2 ?1m', possibly denoting size of crucible.Battersea Works Englandgold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Small clay crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Maker's mark indecipherable on bottom of crucible.gold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Container - GOLD CRUCIBLE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Small gold crucible, bowl shape, used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. No maker's mark on base.gold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Container - CLAY CRUCIBLE
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Clay gold crucible used for smelting, assaying and refining gold. Inside of crucible discoloured with brown and pale green mark. Maker's name on side: 'Juleff, number 78, (location indecipherable) England.Juleffgold mines, mining equipment, gold crucible -
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Document - A HILL AND ITS ADMINISTRATION
Typed notes titled 'a Hill and its Administration'. It mentions the Gold Commissioners, mining licences, Red Ribbon Movement, the buildings around Commissioner's Hill, corrupt police, the iron lock up and the log lock up.document, a hill and its administration, mr horn, captain dana, asst commissioner gilbert, commissioner cockburn, capt john urquart, asst commissioner panton, asst commissioner reid, asst comm j m clow, comm wright, captain bull, asst comm joseph anderson panton, red ribbon movement, governor latrobe, mr thomson, police commissioner mitchell, col valiant, queen victoria, eureka riot, lt finch, mt alexander mail sat 9 sept 1854, bendigo sports centre, post office, garden gully goldmine, high school, old supreme court, st jean's hill, volunteer rifle corp, vic volunteer cal regiment, vol cavalry, bendigo art gallery, a n a lodge, a n a hall, goldfield police, m'lachlan, fly bros, hustlers park mine, bendigo advertiser 15 january 1857, bendigo gaol -
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Document - REPORT 1 & 2 HISTORY TOURS
... Bright Bendigo Trust Shamrock Mine Gold Monument Golden Square ...Handwritten copies of Report 1 and Report 2, signed by A. Richardson and dated 15 Nov. 1971. Report 1 mentions five bus tours and tours of Victoria Hill and a portion of White Hills. Report 2 mentions the amount of water running from the old Shamrock Mine into the Bendigo Creek. Also an estimation of the number of gallons per annum.document, report 1 & 2 history tours, historical society, victoria hill, white hills, the council of adult education, mr wyn williams, bendigo institute of technology, a richardson, jim sullivan, mr jack bright, bendigo trust, shamrock mine, gold monument, golden square fire station -
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Document - BENDIGO AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
Typed notes titled 'Bendigo and its Historical Associations. Mentioned are the buildings that were erected between the 1870's and the turn of the century, the buildings and churches, the meeting of diggers and the formation of the Red Ribbon League,the early gold miners, the purchase of the Central Deborah Mine, the Bendigo Easter Fair , the Chinese, and Eaglehawk.document, bendigo and its historical associations, lake eppalock, the beehive, beehive chambers, post office, law courts, shamrock hotel, town hall, home and hospital for the aged, bendigo base hospital, hospital hill, forest street wesley, congregational, st johns presbyterian, all saints pro-cathedral, red ribbon league, sacred heart cathedral, a n z bank, atkinson's building, holland bros, a h q survey regiment headquarters, george lansell, fortuna, pioneer, j b lazarus, theodore ballerstedt, victoria quartz mine, wm rae, witscheibes 'jewellers shop', gold mines hotel, david sterry, the bendigo and district tourist association, city council, central deborah gold mine, victoria hill, sun loong, loong, bendigo easter fair, chinese joss house, white hills cemetery, st killian's church, log lock-up, whipstick forest, a richardson, bendigo branch royal historical society of victoria -
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Document - REPORTS TO DIRECTORS OF SNOWBALL GULLY GOLD MINING CO RE MINING DETAILS AND WINDING UP (SALE)
Reports to Directors of Snowball Gully Gold Mining Co re Mining Details and Winding Up (sale); 1. 10 pages of details of mining progress (shaft sinking, drives etc) in the period 1905 - 1907 submitted by D Gummell, Manager; 2. Two pages listing the tools and implements on the mine when closed with attached letter to Directors (31/10/1907) submitted by D Gummell, Manager. Note: comment by Ralph Birrell on this second document (19/3/2013) - he observes that the sale of ''68 drills'' on the submitted list indicates that at this mine in 1905/07 they were still using drills and hammers.document, gold, snowball gully gold mining company, snowball gully gold mining company. d. gummell. ralph birrell. -
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Document - RAMBLING AROUND
Type written account of a walk around some of the old mining areas of Bendigo. Areas mentioned are: Rose St, New Chum Gully, Barnard St, New Chum Hill, Sterry's Open Cut, Gold Mines Hotel, Inglewood St, Chum St, Maple St, Philip's Hill, Puddling Machine,document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo goldfields, rambling around, len bennetts, joch, garibaldi mine and battery, menzies, ellesmere, south old chum, new chum con, nth ellesmere, new chum united, lansells 222, fortuna, lazarus, nell gwynne (bml), fortuna, mr geo lansell, old chum, bcv 8, sterry's open cut, gold mines hotel, gill's grocer shop, mr gill, moorshead's, foggitt and jones hill -
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Document - KELLY AND ALLSOP COLLECTION: SHARE CERTIFICATES - SOUTH LANCASHIRE GOLD MINING, 29/06/1903 to 11/07/1904
Document. KELLY & ALLSOP COLLECTION. 12 pale blue Share Certificates issued by the South Lancashire Gold Mining Company, No Liability, Armadale Gully, near Bendigo. Registered office Victoria Chambers, Bendigo. Each certificate represents 100 shares at 2/6 each. Capital raised 4,000 Pounds from 32,000 shares. Certificate No.104 issued to A.B.Harrison, Bendigo on 29 June 1903. Certificate Nos. 353 - 362 issued to R.J.A.Tonkin of Bendigo, on 23 Oct 1903. Certificate No.442 issued to W.J. Sparkman of Bendigo, on 12 April 1904. Certificate Nos. 480 - 482 issued to T.E.Williams of Bendigo on 11 July 1904. Certificates signed by the Mine Manager, S.H.McGowan.South Lancashire Gold Mining Co.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & allsop collection, share certificates, south lancashire gold mining co., s.h.mcgowan, a.b.harrison, r.j.a.tonkin, w.j.sparkman, t.e.williams -
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Document - LANSELL RELATED DOCUMENTS
... DOCUMENT Gold mines Document.Copy of Williamstown Historical ...Document.Copy of Williamstown Historical Society Newsletter No 17 (1977).On the second and third page of this Newsletter is an article entitled ''The guns of the 'Nelson''', written by Doug Mills, Castlemaine. The Warship NELSON underwent alterations in 1860, including cut down to two decks and lengthened, her armaments reduced to 72 guns. Two 7inch 68 pounder guns were added to her armament. In February 7 1867 she was officially given to the Colony of Victoria by the Imperial Government. At the time her Commander was Captain Charles B. Payne. The Warship reached Melbourne in 4th February 1868. Relics of the NELSON were auctioned at Williamstown Victoria Naval Depot, and her two anchors are preserved for public display at Williamstown. An active demand for a share of the guns from various towns in the State. Ballarat received four (4) guns, Bendigo and Castlemaine two (2) each, while one has been given to each of the following towns: - Ararat, Tarnagulla, Hamilton, Bacchus Marsh, Echuca and Geelong. Collection of Lansell related documents: a. Copy of photograph - Lansell's Big 180 Victoria Hill - early 1870s - New Chum Hill in background. B. Lansell Estate mines - compiled from the annual report of the Hon Minister of Mines for Victoria, 1906. A listing of the George Lansell Mining Company interests at the time of his death. These were, New Moon Co, N.L., Clarence, New Prince Of Wales Co. N.L., Virginia G. M. Co., Catherine Reef United Co N.L., Great Northern Co N.L., Williams United, McDuff Amalgamated Co, South Mungo Co, South Prince Of Wales Consolidated, Constellation Co. Golden Pyke Co, Johnson's Reef Extended Company, Golden Age Co., Princess Dagmar Co, New St Mungo Co, Johnson's Reef Co, North Johnson's Co, Collman and Tacchi Co, Confidence Extended Co, G. Lansell Sandhurst Mines, Pearl Co., Windmill Hill Co., United Hustlers and Redan, Koch's Pioneer Co., Hercules and Energetic Co., Lansell's Comet, Cornish United Co., Ironbark Co., Hustler's Reef Co., and No. 1 Lansell's 83, Carlisle Co., Great Extended Hustler's Co., Victoria Consolidated Co., Great Central Victoria Co., Victoria Quartz Co., Victory and Pandora , Lansell's Big 180, Tambour Major, New Chum and Victoria Co., Garden Gully United Co., G. Lansell, Lansell's 222, Lazarus Co., Sea Amalgamated Co., Hustler's Royal Reserve Co., Horwood and Burrowe's Co., New Chum Consolidated Co., G Lansell's Sheepshead, Gariboldi Co., Londonderry Co., Shamrock Co., Great Britain Co., Fortuna Hustler's Co., Eureka Extended Co., G. Lansell's G.V.L., New Red White and Blue Consolidated, Great Southern Co., Lansell's Concord Mines, True Blue Co., G. G. Consolidated Co., Extended Red White and Blue Co., Great Columbian, Sedgwick and New Birthday. Also, a listing: ''Among the biggest yields to ate (sic) (date?) in ozs or Pounds were''; New Moon.Co. N.L. 180,087 ounces, Clarence £303,932, Catherine Reef United N.L. £762,815, Great Northern Co Ltd £394,525, Johnson's Reef Co 277,320ounces, Windmill Hill Co. 113,842ounces, Hustler's Reef Co. And No.1 1,144,923ounces, Carlisle Co 307,835ounces, Great Extended Hustlers Co £1,038,125, Garden Gully United Co. £1,653,900, Great Southern 97,752ounces, New Chum Consolidated 89,526ounces. This part (b) has handwritten inscription ''compiled by J Sarvaas MCE(??) Certified Mining Surveyor; 22/8/06''; c. Copy of Deed dated Dec 1886 between George Lansell, Wooten Lansell and the Bank of New South Wales relating to a wall and windows and openings etc etc. (3 pages of legalese!!!!!). Also, a (related?) page copy of a Grant -by purchase to the Bank of New South Wales with a date of August 1855 on it ''Enrolled in the Office of the Registrar of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Victoria - signed by Acting Registrar.document, gold, mines