Handwritten notes of an article in the Bendigo Advertiser 1/1/1881. Notes include production, water in the North Old Chum, New Chum & Victoria shafts and it's consequences on employment and amalgamation of companies. Taken from Bendigo Advertiser Leader - 'Our Mines'. Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, new chum consolidated mine, new chum consolidated mine, notes on the new chum consolidated mine, ellesmere, consolidated reef, new chum united, lazarus, lazarus no 1, old chum, new chum & victoria, north old chum, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, mr lansell, bendigo advertiser 1/1/1881, bendigo advertiser leader - our mines

Newspaper cutting from the Melbourne Sun 30/9/69. It refers to the auditors report. The company hasn't complied with certain of its rules and had not made a provision for depreciation for mine leasehold, mine and battery plants, machinery and buildings and mobile prospecting plant. Cutting is stapled onto a piece of notepaper. Albert Richardson Collection.newspaper, sun news -pictorial, auditors report, the north deborah gold mine co, newspaper article on north deborah, mr i. p. cornelius, nixon, watt and co

Article transcribed from the Bendigo Advertiser, 20th August 1986.Handwritten copy of a report in the Bendigo Advertiser 19th, 20th and 21st August 1894 of an explosion and fire at the South Belle Vue Mine Enginehouse. Water pressure was a problem with their fire fighting efforts. While this was happening a messenger came to say the Engine house at the True Blue Mine was also on fire. Both fires were believed to be deliberately lit. A resident saw a man carrying a lighted torch through the bush. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, south belle vue mine, south belle vue mine, true blue mine, fire at the south belle vue & true blue mines, angus kennedy, mr r woods, capt houston, national ins. coy, mr cottie

Five handwritten notes on the The Johnson Group of Mines. Notes mention history, where the gold was found, production, origin of name, and a mine manager's report. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, the johnson group, the johnson group, notes on the the johnson group of mines, mr l weichard, confidence ext'd ? shaft, nth johnsons, walker's claim, derby or nelson line, no 3 or nelson mine, the old rose of denmark, the robbie burns, mr richard williams, dagmar reef, weston & johnson, bendigo g'field registry, j n wartney, john hooper

Handwritten notes and typed copy, describing how the State Crushing Battery works. The process is documented from feeding in the dirt to catching the gold at the end. Notes dated 16/3/1970. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, state crushing battery, state crushing battery, details how the state crushing battery works, mr bert tyrrel, nitric acid, quicksilver, berdan pan, the mint

Handwritten notes and typed copy, on Snob's Hill dated 1/6/1899. Ref. A. M. S. Page 42. Notes mention history and working of the mine. Depth of mine is also mentioned and the prospects for 1899. Gold production is also mentioned. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, snob's hill, snob's hill, notes on snob's hill, ellenborough co, mr h kirkwood, a m s

One siix page handwritten and three typed copies of notes on the The Lazarus Mine including the Lazarus New Chum and the Lazarus No 1 on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shafts, size of lease, plant, early history, the Lazarus Company, Prominence, Best Gold and Total Gold Yields. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, notes on the the lazarus mine, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, australian headquarters survey unit, george lansell, new chum hill, b c v 8 studios, sheepshead, central red white & blue, mr lazarus, lansell's 222, old chum mine, lazarus company, mr george gibbs, lansell's fortuna, ballerstedt, mr barnet lazarus, the black lead, the white lead, mount alvernia hospital, mines dept special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1868 - 1910, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871

Handwritten and typed copy of a report from the Bendigo Advertiser Wed. August 30th, 1899 of a fatality at the St. Mungo Mine where a miner, Richard Nettle was injured when a large slab of mullock fell on him. He died later in the hospital. On the second page is a handwritten copy from the Bendigo Advertiser Thurs. Aug. 31st 1899 of the Inquest into the St. Mungo fatality. Also a photocopy of the first page. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, st. mungo mine, st. mungo mine, fatality at the st. mungo mine, bendigo advertiser wed aug 30 1899 & thur aug 31 1899, richard nettle, john evans, mr brown, john paul, mrs nettle, mr bennetts, wm j butson, wm abraham, bendigo cemetry

Carbon copy of notes, with typed copy of same, on The Sea Gold Mining Amalgamated Company N. L. on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include size of lease, office, locality of shaft, sill and depth of shaft, plant, first & last crushing, Prominence, call and dividends, gold yield, best gold and underground connections. Signed by A Richards. Written at the top of page: Original to Mr R Leach, Manager, Allan's Music . Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, the sea gold mining amal coy n l, the sea gold mining amalgamated company n. l., notes on the sea gold mining amalgamated company n. l., mccoll & rankin, mines dept plan 1937, annals of bendigo mining sections, g brown bendigo goldfield 1936, wood & mcnair s'brokers 1912, v pabst bendigo goldfields central area 1917, mines dept records, a richardson

BHS CollectionTyped carbon copy and typed copy of General notes on the lines East of the Hustlers. Lines mentioned are: Hustler's, New Chum, Lightning Hill, Tysons, Slaughteryard, Isabella Mine, Ironstone Hill Reef, Nicholson Reef, on which a mine owned by a man named Stevenson mined a fair amount of gold. Ref. Anon; 1899. Spec. Ed. Aust. Min. Stand. June 1st 1899: p 61. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mining, parish map, tyson's line, eastern lines, hustler's, new chum, slaughteryard line, lightning hill, tyson's, isabella mine, ironstone hill reef, nicholson reef, mr stevenson, aust min stand 1 june 1899

Typed carbon copy and typed copy, of notes on the Thanet Mine which was near the Back Creek Cricket Ground. Owing to the depth of 1000 feet, it drained the entire line. From 1875 to 1881 it yielded 10,881 oz. Mr Lansell bought the Perseverance mine which was nearby. Ref. Anon., 1899 Spec Ed. Aust. Min. Stand. June 1st. 1899 p 61. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, thanet mine, tyson's line, thanet mine, back creek cricket ground, mr george lansell, perseverance mine, anon 1899 spec ed aust min stand 1 june 1899 p 61

Two copies of document : nineteen handwritten pages of notes on 'The Rich Victoria Hill and Its Historical Association' Signed by A Richardson and dated 30 - 8 - 1971. and a typed copy of same. Notes include: Introduction, Hotels, Mines, Mining History and descriptions of features where the signposts are. Mines mentioned in the text are: North Old Chum. Ballerstedt's first open cut, Lansell's Big 180. 20 head stamper, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle, Victoria Quartz Mine. Cleopatra's Needle was a square sectioned brick chimney with this four sided pyramidal chimney top with four vents to allow the smoke to escape whatever the direction of the wind. It was demolished in the 1950's as it had a bend in it and it was considered unsafe. Lansell had two other mines with similar chimneys, the '222' in Chum Street and his 'Sandhurst' or 'Needle' mine near the Bendigo, Eaglehawk boundary. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and it's historical association, j. n. macartney, quartz miner's arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, greek orthodox church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, geo lansell, conrad heinz, british & american hotel, victoria reef gold mining coy, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, gt central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, wm rae jr, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, pioneer, new chum and victoria, burrowes and sterry, new chum and victoria tribute, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, victoria quartz mines, jeweller's shop, bendigo and district tourist association, north old chum mine, john wybrandt, ballerstedt's first open-cut, j c t christopher ballerstedt, ballerstedt's mine, bendigo cemetry, lansell's 'cleopatra nedle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle' mine, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, mr e j dunn, eureka ext'd, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser 16 june 1910, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, gt central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, the tribute coy, advance, luffsman and sterry's claim, a round shaft, chinese joss house, lansell's fortuna, p m g repeater station, a richardson

Handwritten carbon copy of list of equipment purchased by the Bendigo and District Tourist Association including winding engines, cylinders, air compressor, bailing tank, safety cage and other mining equipment. Equipment came from Ron Barker, Rex Archbold and Geo. Holt. Also mentioned is Harry Archbold. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, equipment purchased by bendigo and district tourist associations, walkers limited maryborough foundry qld, central nell gwynne, mr miles lewis, ron barker, rex archbold, geo holt, harry archbold, a richardson

BHS CollectionHandwritten, carbon copy of a list of boilers, crushing equipment, burners, Cyanide plants and rails at various locations.Locations include: Deborah Mine, Deborah Extended, Monument Hill, R. Barker's Yard, Victoria Hill, Maldon State Battery, Liddle's Bendigo, Devonshire Sands, North Deborah, The Great Southern, South Deborah, North Hustlers and Wattle Gully. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, mining equipment machinery etc, deborah mine, deborah extended, monument hill, r barker's yard, victoria hill, miller & co melb, maldon state battery, john cocks, mr l picken, liddle's bendigo, g holt, devonshire sands, graham bedford, central deborah, north deborah, great southern, south deborah, north hustlers, wattle gully

Carbon copy and typed copy of a letter to the Chairman and a list of suggestions from A. Richardson apologising for not attending that night's meeting as he already had a prior engagement. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill - letter to the chairman, field naturalists' club, a richardson, mr mcclure, mr weatheritt, rotary club of bendigo south, central deborah, broken hill high, j n macartney, australian mining standard (special edition) 1899

Handwritten carbon copy of a letter from Albert Richardson to Mr D. Allen, President of the Rotary Club of Bendigo South thanking the Club for the three weekend working bees clearing the rubbish and vegetation.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, letter to mr d. allen from albert richardson, rotary club of bendigo south, central deborah, albert richardson, bendigo branch of royal historical society, bendigo & district tourist association, bendigo trust

Twelve handwritten copied pages (a & b) of notes with typed copy of same, regarding the signs for Victoria Hill. Signs indicate the feature and a description including Prospecting Shafts, dams, engine beds, Lansell's Big 180 Shaft, stampers, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Anticlinal Arch, small primitive tunnels, Engine-bed for Great Central Victoria known as 'Midway' mine, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 Head Crushing Battery, Ballerstedt's Small 24 Yard Claim, The Humboldt 1856 to 1861, Luffsman and Sterry's Claim, and A Round Shaft.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, notes on victoria hill (signs), lansell's big 180, ballerstedt senior, george lansell, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz coy, wm rae, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser, inrush of water at the victoria quartz, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut. prospecting tunnel, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, the adventure, advance, george lansell, luffsman & sterry's claim, david sterry, gold mines hotel, city of sandhurst, lansell's fortuna, a richardson

Handwritten carbon copy and typed copy of a letter to be published in the paper, dated 16/4 1971. Letter is from A. Richardson thanking the Bendigo Trust, various Service Clubs, The Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society, the City Council and its employees and the Lady members of the Historical Society for their great team effort in completing the first stage of the restoration of the Central Deborah Gold Mine in time for visitors during the Easter Holidays. Letter prepared by Albert Richardson.document, victoria hill, the central deborah and the victoria hill, bendigo trust, the bendigo branch of the royal historical society, bendigo city council, central deborah gold mine, the rotary club of bendigo south, bendigo and district tourist association, bendigo diggings project, john brown knitwear factory, gold mines hotel, big 180 mine, victoria quartz, city of sandhurst, bendigo advertiser, a richardson, mr cyril nichelson

Handwritten carbon copy of notes on the Victoria Hill Project. Notes contain recommendations and some history of the area. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill project, mr eric wilkinson, wittscheibe's 'jewellers shop', the adventure, luffsman & sterry's, ballerstedt's open cut, j n macartney, bendigo goldfield registry for 1870, australian mining standard june 1st 1899 special edition, gold mine hotel, new chum hill (once known as the south victoria hill), central deborah, albert richardson

Handwritten carbon copy of notes on work to be done to improve the area and several suggested wordings for signs. Dated 3/6/71 and 19/6/71. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, victoria hill, victoria hill proposals in brief, vic wodetzki, mr eric wilkinson, mines dept, central nell gwynne poppet legs

Handwritten, 3 page carbon copy of a classification request for victoria Hill. Notes give locality, housing program in the area, immediate surrounds of the area, prominent citizens, buildings, mines, geographical formations and gold production. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mining, parish map, victoria hill, classification request for victoria hill, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, lansell's fortuna villa, army survey corp, housing commission, hercules, energetic, ironbark, manchester arms hotel, bendigo goldfield, old miners homes, george lansell, sir george lansell, bendigo advertiser, theodore ballerstedt junior, mr c t c johann ballerstedt, mr wm rae, david sterry, adventure, wittscheibe's 'jewellers shop', luffsman & sterry's rich claim, ballerstedt open cut and mine, lansells 180, victoria quartz, rotary club of bendigo south, bendigo cemetry

A black and white photograph of Bendigo Teachers' College Group D1 students in 1956. The group is in front of an aluminium pre-fab portable classroom which contained rooms three and four at Camp Hill State School. The students are - L. Lee, J. McInerny, D. Mackie, J. Poulton, J. Richardson, B. Rodgers, C. Stewart, D. Walsh, R. Wilton, M. McLean, M. Maunder, M. Murphy, J. Stebbins, S. Waite, M. Newnham, M. O'Keefe and G. Perryman. The lecturer with the students is Mr. Ron Strauch. The Camp Hill State School spire can be seen in the background. See 3320.100bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college students, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, education, tertiary education, teacher training, bendigo teachers' college, students, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, history

Handwritten reports dated May 1968 by A. Richardson. On the 4th May visitors from Hobart toured the Central Nell, Victoria and New Chum Hill areas. Also on the 4th, a visit from Mr Geo Lambert who gave him a geological report of the Victoria Hill area. On the 13th May, a visit from Mr K W Smith who showed him slides of derelict W. A. mines. Also plans for the preservation of Mining in Bendigo at Victoria Hill and the preservation of the Central Nell Gwynne poppet legs.document, mining reports, mining reports by a richardson, mr geo lambert, hon j c balfour, mr n wakefield, mr k w smith, le fevre boy's tech high school, mrs f leak, mr perry, gt extended hustlers, central nell gwynne, the pioneer, gunther & party, lansell's fortuna, mt alvernia hospital, a richardson, devonshire mines, bendigo & district tourist association, mrs checcucci, mr jackman, mr greenway, r a c v, cl gerry, eureka extended, bendigo branch historical society

Gold Return showing the amount of Gold brought to the Treasury, per Escort, during the year 1860, from each gold office. Printed on pale blue paper and dated 11th January, 1861. Blue Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch stamp at the left top of page. Gold Offices mentioned are: Castlemaine, Blackwood, Maldon, Sandhurst, Heathcote, Rushworth, Kilmore, Maryborough, Avoca, Back Creek, Dunolly, Inglewood, Amherst, Ballaarat, Creswick, Fiery Creek, Ararat, Pleasant Creek, Smythesdale, Clunes, Beechworth, Buckland, Yackandandah, Indigo and Morse's Creek. Document is part of the Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, gold returns victoria 1860-1, mr carpenter, john wilkinson, john ferres

Printed document: Geological Department: Report of, on auriferous Drifts and Quartz Reefs, dated 8th May,1866. Paper describes the gravels and rocks of a Geological Survey. Survey is compared with the lower drifts of Bendigo, Epsom, Ballaarat, Castlemaine and other gold-fields. Four colour sketch-sections included. Document is part of the Albert Richardson Collection. gold, mining reports, mining reports, report of, on auriferous drifts and quartz reefs, mr bindon, alfred r c selwyn, john ferres

Handwritten by Albert Richardson, and typed copy, of notes from Mine Manager, Wm. Stubbs, Report dated 13 - 3 - 1894 mentioning tenders for an indicator and accepted Mr. Horsfield's tender and report dated June 24th 1890 mentioning an old winding engine of no use to the Company and he recommends it for sale at twenty pounds. Document from the Albert Richardson Collection.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, johnson's reef ext'd mine manager's report, wm stubbs, mr horsfield

Part of the Coates Family Collection. This refers to "Thomas Coates" and a telegram advising that he is Missing in Action in June 1941. Refer cat No 9654.4 for his service details.1. Small white envelope marked in blue "Telegram" and stamp on front acknowledging personal delivery. 2. Telegram on brown paper with a date stamp and message in blue, giving addressee and address and the fact that Tom Coates was missing. Note folded in four.1. Stamped "Postal acknowledgement Delivery Personal, Mr. J. Coates, 45 Phillipson St. Albert Park”, In pencil, "114 Richardson". 2. Date stamp “29 JE 41” at Melb. Message sent on behalf of Minister for the Army.telegram, missing in action, tom coates, coates family 1

Five pages of handwritten notes with typed copies of same, on the Lazarus Mine including Lazarus New Chum and Lazarus No 1. Notes include locality, depth of shafts, size of lease and plant. Includes the history, prominence, best gold, Total Gold Yield and Dividends. Albert Richardson Collectionmining, parish map, lazarus mine, lazarus mine, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, george lansell, b. c. v. 8 studios, sheepshead, central red white & blue, mr b lazarus, mr george gibbs, black lead, lansell's fortuna, mr ballerstedt, mr barnet lazarus, white lead, mines department special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines department booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept. annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1868 - 1910, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871.

Handwritten notes (copy) on the New Chum Railway Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include depth of shaft, (At the time, the New Chum Railway Mine and the Victoria Quartz were the deepest in the world), size of lease, locality, plant, engine houses, crushing battery, early history, where the best gold was found, prominence, total gold production and dividends.document, gold, new chum railway mine, new chum railway mine, notes on the new chum railway mine, victoria quartz, great extended hustler's coy, w d c denovan, mr piper, rourke & henderson's claim, young chum reef, thorpe's reef, shenandoah reef, mines dept. special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, annals of bendigo mining sections 1880 to 1910, a richardson