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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - LEASE 11161, 1941
Document; East Clarence Gold Mining Co - Lease 11161. Lease document for Crown Land No. 11161 Bendigo. Includes plan of lease area Whipstick Road Eaglehawk. No. 11161 Bendigo.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining lease, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: EAST CLARENCE GOLD MINING CO - LEASE 10026, 1934/35
Document; Esst Clarence Gold Mining Co - Lease 10026. Lease document for Bendigo 10026 with attached plan - Moon Street, Crowlers Street, Elm Street, Hodgson Street. Attached letter from Dept. Mines about confirming lease marker posts in position. No. 10026 Bendigo.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining lease, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: NEW MOON MINE, 1906
Document: copy of extract from the Bendigo Advertiser, 22nd. November, 1906, New Moon Mine, its resources and future prospects.place, bendigo, historical items, bendigo, new moon mine, mining, mines -
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Document - HARRY BIGGS COLLECTION: REPORT ON VENTILATION OF BENDIGO MINES
Document: part of report on the ventilation of the Bendigo Mines. 1096 Victoria, Department of Mines, Miners' Phthisis.place, bendigo, historical items, bendigo, miners' phthisis, ventilation, mines, mining, disease -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: MAN HOLDING A SCALEBUOY UNIT
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly. Photo shows a man holding a Scalebuoy unit by some attached pipes. He is standing on a plank behind two large cross beams. It is an 8 Buoy open tank unit installed at the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Coy.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, vincent kelly, central nell gwynne gold mining coy -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: DIESEL ENGINE WITH A SCALEBUOY FITTED
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly of a diesel engine with a Scalebuoy fitted. The engine belonged to the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Coy. Information typed on the back of photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, scalebuoy, diesel engine, central nell gwynne gold mining coy, vincent kelly -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: DEPOSITS OF SCALE
Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly Bendigo. Photo shows deposits of scale taken from bottom of jacket when head was removed from the cylinder head of a diesel engine belonging to the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, central nell gwynne gold mining coy, scalebuoy, vincent kelly -
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Photograph - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: PIECES OF CARBON, SECTION OF EXHAUST STACK
Black and white photo showing: 1. Carbon removed from the exhaust stack of the semi diesel engine of the Bendigo City Council road roller. 2. Section of exhaust stack before being cleaned out. 3. Piece of carbon taken from Victorian locomotive cylinder and 4 Samples of scale scabs taken from the cylinder of the diesel engines at the Little 180 Gold Mining Coy. Vincent Kelly Bendigo impressed in the bottom left corner. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, bendigo city council, little 180 gold mining coy bendigo, vincent kelly -
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Document - BILL ASHMAN COLLECTION: CORRESPONDENCE
Dull orange folder containing copies of letters, brochures, information sheets and some newspaper cuttings. Name on the front is Frank A. Stevenson 244 Hargreaves St Bendigo. Letters date from 1937 to 1942. Newspaper titles include: Prevention of Rust- Principle of the Scalebuoy, Scalebuoys in Cars, Tragic Death of Captain Hartley Abbott and the Obituary of Captain R.H.S.Abbott.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, frank a stevenson, mr bacon, amalgamated freezing co bendigo, g whalley, gunbower co-operative butter factory & trading coy ltd, mr wallace, j charlesworth, d v evershed, bendigo electronic co, walshes crown hotel, hunter bros, wybgones unit, 180 gold mining co, o'hallorans cyanide unit, crystal ice works, stevenson unit, bendigo council, central nell gwynne, nth deborugh g m co, deborugh g m c, deborugh consolidated, cohuna butter factory, geo ross, victorian producers' co-operative coy ltd, h abbott, ernest f o liddell, rothacker bros, motor spares ltd, leggo's buildings, t j jorgensen, mr robinson, stevenson bros, r h s abbott, d c house, the electrical factor in metabolism, w n abbott, the great boulder proprietary gold mines ltd, w o galletly, mr stronell, newport workshops, victorian railways, mr brownbill, mr james, the university of melbourne, j l osborne, n clarkson, sister mary gonzaga, st joseph's hospital, mater misericordiae hospital, mr herzog, sister m monica?, vacuum oil, j johns, h j grigg, w a walsh, market square, crown hotel, g e cole, transport & engineering in australia 16/12/1937, mr menderson, mr ross, sanitary age 8/2/1935, northern kiwanis clubs, harry a baxter, w h cunningham & hill ltd, link-belt co ltd, sir william crooks, royal zoological society, ginna works germany, close brothers, w h taylor, geo taylor hardware co ltd, details of hydraulic spinner unit (scalebuoy), a davidson, john g kelly inc, hannon, myers wishart, kennedy, mr critten, pennsylvania rubber coy, paul a douden & co, w e humphrey, kansas city public service co, smith, tangney hotels, wahkonsa hotel, muscatine hotel, arlington hotel, burke hotel, helen tangney-springer, f w woolworth co, w w edan, ymca, n f alcock, b j ingram, scalebuoys, bendigo electronic company of australia proprietary limited, a s bloomfield, harry ponsonby mackenzie, arthur robinson & co, the commercial banking company of sydney ltd, a t madden, victorian railways, e c eyers, city of bendigo, frank h day, lane's motors pty ltd, h c holland, union oil soap & candle co ltd, knox home, n a duthie, w h mccorkindale, maungatapere co-op dairy co ltd, the whangarei co-op dairy co ltd, w h millingford, kettering cartons limited, j g arlidge, w e humphrey, kansas city public service company, h w smith, prospectus of scale buoy distributors limited, edwin gripper banks, richard hartley smith abbott, frank shaw fitchett, hayden smith & fitchett, the commercial bank of australia limited, william john stanley horsfall, frank cooper, scott's hotel, a j phillips, stringer & phillips proprietary ltd, e g banks, edwin gripper banks, reginald william stringer, frank cooper, claude gordon robinson, s reid -
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Document - JAMES GRENFELL HISTORY
Six photocopy A4 pages with connection to James Grenfell. Items covered include, Grenfell genealogy, Old Chum Mine as manager, accident at Old Chum, death etc. Unknown donor without covering BHS acknowledgement. Jackie van Bergen email [email protected] 2013 has some relevance to contribution.bendigo, gold mining, old chum gold mine -
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Document - HANDWRITTEN PAPER: CHINESE IN BENDIGO BY A CHITTOCK
... BENDIGO Mining early Chinese history Emu Point Chinese Joss House ...Handwritten paper ''Chinese in Bendigo'' by A Chittock (no date or other details). Covers aspects such as fire in the Chinese Camp; disappearance of Constable Ryan; author's memories of kiln/ Bridge St/ nurseries; attitudes to Chinese; 1854 threat in Bendigo to the Chinese (Panton/McLachlan/Denovan);Chinese activities in community (Easter Fair); Bibliography.A. Chittockbendigo, mining, early chinese history, emu point, chinese joss house, white hills cemetry, bendigo chinese association. -
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Document - FRANK CUSACK: 'THE GERMAN CONTRIBUTION TO EARLY BENDIGO'
... BENDIGO Mining early German history German Diggers Diamond Hill ...'The German Contribution to Early Bendigo' ( 23rd Feb) 1986 lecture by Frank Cusack on the occasion of the 130th anniversary of the first Lutheran service in Bendigo). Origins of the large flow of Germans to the goldfields (failure of liberalism at home; conscription threat). Mention of George Bruhn, Menge (opal discoverer), Jacob Brahe; Ballerstedt; Wittscheibe; Schlemm; Ernst Mueller; Morris Collman; Louis Samuels; Gustave Adolphus Hugo Thureau; Backhaus; Pastor Friedrich Leypoldt; various German vignerons; ''The Hamburg'' (hotel); ''The Berlin'' (hotel); ''The European'' (hotel); Deutsche Verein; Paul Bucholz; Herr Gollmick; Early architects - Getzschmann, Bosselmann, Nicolai, Emil Mauermann, Friedrich Lehmann; Medical people - Dr Barnett; , Dr Landvoigt. Dr Sandner Snr.; others - Conrad Meyerhoff (patent gold cradle), Benno Sluytmann (first electricity plant in Bendigo), Gustavus con Tempsky (re Burke & Wills expedition), Ludwig Becker (Burke & Wills expedition); Josef Von St. Nicolai (Freemasonry); Captain Von Paleski.Frank Cusackbendigo, mining, early german history, german diggers, diamond hill, mangurang, mexican enclave at eaglehawke, irish town, back creek, ironbark gully, white hills, georg bruhn, menge, jacob brahe. old bendigo cemetery. -
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Painting - CAROL HOLSWORTH COLLECTION: 1970 NATIONAL BANK PAINTING 'MT. ALEXANDER GOLD DIGGINGS, 1853'
1970 NATIONAL BANK PAINTING REPRODUCTION Mt .Alexander Gold Diggings , 1853 Below the picture title the words - Reproduced by the National Bank in 1970 from the watercolour in the Rex Nan Kivell Collection , National Library of Australia , by permission of the Trustees -Artist unknown 1853 .The background shows numerous scattered buildings , some with early Australian flags , men riding horses .The foreground shows much mining activity with ever -present dogs .tents ,painting, watercolour, gold diggers -
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Postcard - BENDIGO POSTCARD BOOK
Booklet of postcards: old images reproduced. , The Mall showing Alexandra Fountain Building, Mining Bendigo, Pall Mall & Law Courts, Bendigo looking towards Mitchell Street, Alexandra Fountain, Bendigo, Chinese Dragon 'Loong' 180 ft. long, made in China, Shamrock Hotel, Williamston Street, Bendigo. On rear of cards ; Rose Series De Luxe, proudly printed in Australia since 1880.. / One card has a photo of the Duchess tribute Company minebendigo, streetscape, various views, bendigo, streetscapes -
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Document - DIOCESAN REGISTRY, FOREST STREET, BENDIGO, 22 February 1972
Document, Diocesan Registry Forest Street Bendigo, From the Archdeacon of Bendigo,Ven. C.D.Sheumack, H.L., Letter to Harry Biggs referring to Bendigo Trust for return of a small filing cabinet and a green covered book on mining called ''Resources of the Central Goldfield''.both of which were in Albert Richardson's Collection.All Albert Richardson's possessions are under control of the Sandhurst Trustees and the Bendigo Trust awaits advice on how to deal with them.Diocesan Registry Bendigobendigo, church, diocesan registry -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NORTH DEBORAH GOLD MINE: WAGES & FOOTAGES BOOK
Brown covered index book, listing wages paid to workers and footages done. Dates listed from 1949 to 1951. Names of workers listed as just surnames on some dates, with initials on others.business, mining, north deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, norht deborah, wages, goldmine -
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Photograph - MINING SITE
As there is no information re this Photo it would appear to be that it could be a mining site being erected or dismantled.mining, surface equipment, surface site, mining site. -
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Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER IN ROSALIND PARK
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. -
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Book - NORM HARRIS COLLECTION: PRACTICAL MINING BOOK
NORM HARRIS COLLECTION Practical Mining ( Arithmetic Applied To Mine Work - with Miners' Business Directory ) Book - - small hard - covered brown (pocket companion ) book by W Wilsons and published by Mason , Firth & McCutcheon , Printers Melbourne. In 1894.Binding is damaged .The inside page has an advert for Mining Ropes .Page A ,title- Practical Mining comprising easy notes , various formulae , rules and tables for Mining managers , Students etc.W Wilsonsbook, bendigo -
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Photograph - MINING PHOTOGRAPHS
Black & White photographs of 1960's mining equipment located Bendigo. [a] Deborah Engine room caption. [b] North Deborah Battery caption. [c] Central Deborah caption. [d] Central Deborah approx 1968 caption. [e] North Deborah Battery caption. [f] Deborah Engine Room caption. [g] South Deborah caption.bendigo, gold mining, gold mine -
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Newspaper - 1911 BENDIGO ADVERTISER, 14th July, 1914
( x ref 5673 , 8235 , Box 83 , 9077 ) Page 5 and 6 from the Bendigo Advertiser Friday July 14 1911. 1851 discovery of gold significant portion. Part of G Mackay 'Annals of Bendgo'Page 5 has an article titled Annals of Bendigo ''-the first article under this heading was published in the Bendigo Advertiser on 7th July .Included are Cameo photos of Messrs Johnson , Fenton , Sandbach , Frencham and Mrs Kennedy together with an early sketched map of the Bendigo Goldfields . Within the article is a mention of the sketched map as follows - '' The accompanying map was drawn from memory by W. Sandbach who lived a month in the Mia mia (22nd November to 19th December 1851 ) …The map was laid before the Frencham committee at the inquiry. The map shows geographical features such as 'Gentle Rise , Wooded pointbendigo, gold mining, bendigo discovery -
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Photograph - HORSE PUDDLING MACHINE
Photocopy of horse operating puddling machine on barren denuded landscape with wooden cottages in background. Captioned 'Horse Puddling Machine-1861' [779] number unknown relationship. Unknown donor.bendigo, gold mining, puddling -
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Document - CAMBRIDGE PRESS COLLECTION: ACCOUNT - G. J. SWEENEY AND SON
Note/account paper with date line ending 192-. Lined paper with greenish grey printed letterhead G. J. Sweeney & Sons Propriety Limited, Railway Steam Saw, Moulding and Planing Mills. Printed letterhead has a building with two tall chimneys and a horse and lorry at the side on the left and the name and phone number on the right side. Also Mining timber prepared. On the back is a stamped Sample with Cambridge Press and the date 26/4/24. Stamped in blue.business, printers, cambridge press, cambridge press collection, g j sweeney & sons proprietary limited, cambridge press -
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Document - KELLY FAMILY INFORMATION
Collection of research related to family of Michael P. Kelly, leading investor and director of Bendigo mining companies. Includes copies of documents placed on display for Robert Dennis Kelly as part of the Anzac Display 2015 at Specimen Cottage. Originals are also in collection of BHS. Includes photos of family home, 103 Wills Street, 'Norwood' , Bendigo., Bendigo Cemetery memorial. Included is a photo of the ship TSS Themistoclesperson, family, kelly family, anzac, bendigo stock exchange, michael peter kelly, robert dennis kelly. -
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Photograph - FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE COLLECTION: NORTHGATE MINERALS
Colour photo: group of 30 workers dressed in high visibility clothing and helmets, from Northgate Minerals Mine at Fosterville, 2009. People are standing in front of a jumbo drill rig, behind rig is canopy of eucalypt trees. Names from back left: John Keane, Andrew Aitkin, Warren Perrymen, Adrian Gath, Geoff Viney, Khan Oats, Ash Ryan, Dean Maltby, Vaughn Hobden, Gerard Sheppard, Brian Sewell ( standing on jumbo rig ) Simon Doyle, Chris Murrell, Brett Jensen, Tommy Donaldson, Stuart Lynn, Erran Matana, Gwen Aitkin, Chris Fellows, Greg Farmer, Kane Andrea. Sitting at front from left : (unknown) , Andrew Binks, Damien Slow, Jason McKinley, Jeff Norris, Ian Cowan. Photo was formerly in Folder 56.mine, gold, northgate minerals fosterville, fosterville, northgate minerals, crocodile gold, mining, gold -
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Container - CRUCIBLE
Clay crucible marked Battersea Round F Morgan England commonly used for melting gold.Morgan Englandmining, equipment, crucible -
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Container - CRUCIBLE
Clay crucible marked Battersea Round F Morgan England commonly used for melting gold.Morgan Englandmining, equipment, crucible -
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Container - CRUCIBLE
Clay crucible marked Battersea Round D Morgan England commonly used for melting gold.Morgan Englandmining, equipment, crucible -
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Clay crucible marked Battersea Round G Morgan England commonly used for melting gold.Morgan Englandmining, equipment, crucible -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Container - CRUCIBLE
Clay crucible marked Battersea Round G Morgan England commonly used for melting gold.Morgan Englandmining, equipment, crucible