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 (3587.35a) and carbon copy (3587.35b) of notes on Victoria Hill and Guide to Victoria Hill. First page has a brief history and also mentions various clubs and the City Council who helped clean the rubbish from the Hill. Signed by Albert Richardson. Dated 5/4/1971.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, guide to victoria hill 1854 - 1949, gold mines hotel, rotary club of bendigo south, city council, bendigo and district tourist association, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, central deborah mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, theodore ballerstedt, little 180 co, thompson's of castlemaine, rae's open cut, roberts & son, quartz roasting, e j dunn, great central victoria (midway), a richardson

Handwritten carbon copy of suggested wording for signs at Victoria Hill. Mentions mines and open cuts and amounts of gold, and geological features. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, suggested wording of signs for victoria hill, the north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, lansell's big 180, crushing battery, the victoria quartz, coloured rock formations, great central victoria, wittscheibe's 'jewellers shop', luffsman & sterry's claim, the adventure

Photocopied handwritten notes with typed copy of same, on Sign Posts on Victoria Hill.. Sign posts were for mines and their associated equipment and geological formations. Initialled AR. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, victoria hill, key to sign posts on area map, north old chum shaft, ballerstedt's first open cut, rock formatins, lansell's big 180, 20 stampers crushing battery, foundations 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, victoria quartz mine, rae's open cut, quartz roasting, anticlinal arch, primitive tunnels, coloured rock formations, adit, oblique fault, spurry quartz veins, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small crushing battery, gt central victoria (midway) shaft

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

BHS CollectionHandwritten list by Albert Richardson, with typed copy, of mines on the Garden Gully, Sheepshead, Hustlers, Nell Gwynne and the Deborah, Paddy Gully and Derby Lines of Reef. Also a list of prominent mines on the New Chum Line. document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, location of shaft with the reef, north new moon, suffolk, new moon, south new moon, clarence, new argus, virginia, gt northern golden pyke, constellation, johnsons extd, golden age, princess dagmar, johnson's no 2, nth johnsons, johnsons no 1, confidence extended, windmill hill, koch's pioneer, cornish, carlisle, pandora, garden gully united, catherine reef united, williams united, belmont & saxby, ellenborogh, st mungo, sadowa, lady barkly, south st mungo, united devonshire, south devonshire, pearl, hercules & energetic, ironbark (vict gold mines), victoria consols, victoria quartz (vict reef), lansell's big 180, north old chum, new chum & victoria, old chum, lazarus, 222, new chum united, new chum consolidated - the consolidated, garibaldi, shamrock, hercules, ironbark, south ironbark, little 180, central blue, sheepshead, nth blue, big blue, south blue (lansell's), united hustlers & redan, the redan, comet (lansell's), hustlers reef plus no 1 shaft, old hustlers, gt extended hustlers plus 'pups', royal hustlers reserve nos 1 & 2, fortuna hustlers, new chum syncline, central nell gwynne, monument hill, central deborah, north deborah, deborah, collman &tacchi, lansells sandhurst needle, johnsons no 3 (nelsons)

Albert Richardson had a life long interest in Bendigo's mining. He wrote broadly about the practical aspects of mining and the history of many of the mining companies. One handwritten and typed copies (3 of page 1, 3 of page 2, 2 of page 3 and 2 of page 4). Notes, written by Albert Richardson, include an introduction which mentions the noise of the mining activities, all the machinery being made in Bendigo by the local foundries and the end of the mining.There are explanations of poppet legs or heads, landing brace, intermediate brace, safety brace, pulley wheels, boilers, winding engine, types of engines and air compressors.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, bendigo mining reports, a. roberts & sons, h.harkness and coy, horsfield's, south new moon, central deborah, great extended hustlers, wattle gully mine chewton, big deborah mine, royal hustlers reserve no 2 shaft, the city, johnsons reef no 2, lansell's comet, south devonshire, great southern, victoria quartz, lansell's big '180', little '180', new moon, big blue, central blue, central nell gwynne, lansell's sandhurst or 'needle' mine, eureka extended

Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry, The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat, Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, The New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's

South New Chum Syncline (The Sun News-Pictorial (Melbourne, Vic. : 1922 - 1954; 1956) Thu 29 Sep 1932 ) Page 21: 'South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines,N.L., has been floated with a capital of £27,500 in 55,000 shares of 10/ each. Forty thousand have been issued at 1/, 10,000 fully paid shares go to vendors ,and 5000 will be held in reserve. -Messrs. Savage and Nicholas report that the issue was heavily over-subscribed. The property is situated in the central portion of the Bendigo field, adjoining such former producers as the Victoria Quartz. Lansell’s Big 180, North Old Chum and New Chum'.Black cover, red spine, fifty page journal. Written on front cover in black text on white background 'Transfer Journal' Purple stamp above 'Transfer Journal' 'South New Chum Syncline Gold Mines' . Entries detail the transferror, page in share register, number of shares, distinctive numbers, transferee, address, folio in share register, cancelled script number and remarks. Entries date from November 3rd. 1932 to June 27th 1939. Journal is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection. bendigo, gold mining, shareholders, share transfers, south new chum syncline gold mines, new chum line of reef

Handwritten notes, and typed copy of same, on the New Chum Railway Mine and other mines and connections between various mines underground. Descriptions of mines and their equipment. Mines mentioned are: New Chum Railway Mine, Eureka Extended, Shenandoah, Shamrock Mine, Young Chum, Old Chum, Little Chum, New Chum Tribute, Cravens, Garibaldi, New Chum Consolidated, Menzies, Ellesmere, Consolidated, Denis, Lansell's 222, New Chum United, Kochs & Hildebrandt Mine, Lazarus, Central Blue, Lazarus No 1 Coy, Hudson's, Burrows & Sterry, Victoria Tribute, North Old Chum, Lansell's Big 180, Sandhurst, Victoria Quartz, The Great Central Victoria (known as the 'Midway'), Victoria Consols, Advance, Adventure, Ironbark, Victoria Gold Mines Company, No 83 claim, The Hercules & Energetic, North Energetic, Victoria Pilot, Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields Company, Pearl, Hercules No 1, Hercules New Chum, Great Extended Victoria, New Victoria Catherine, Mystery (later the Duke of Edinburgh), New St Mungo, Duchess Tribute, Extended South Devonshire, South Devonshirte, Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandia (later United Devonshire), Danes, United Devonshire, South Devonshire, Hopewell, Phoenix, Unicorn, Lady Barkly, Sadowa, Eastwood Lease, Ellenborough, Belmont & Saxby, York & Durham, Acadia, Williams United, Ulster, North Red White & Blue, North Deborah, Catherine Reef United, Central Catherine, Princess Alice, Catherine Reef United, Murchison, North Catherine (or Franklin), Catherine Reef Extended,document, gold, gold mines of bendigo & eaglehawk, new chum railway mine, gold mines of bendigo & eaglehawk, eureka extended, shenandoah, shamrock mine, young chum, old chum, little chum, new chum tribute, cravens, garibaldi, new chum consolidated, menzies, ellesmere, consolidated, denis, lansell's 222, new chum united, kochs & hildebrandt mine, lazarus, central blue, lazarus no 1 coy, hudson's, burrows & sterry, victoria tribute, north old chum, lansell's big 180, sandhurst, victoria quartz, the great central victoria (known as the 'midway'), victoria consols, advance, adventure, ironbark, victoria gold mines company, no 83 claim, the hercules & energetic, north energetic, victoria pilot, bendigo amalgamated goldfields company, pearl, hercules no 1, hercules new chum, great extended victoria, new victoria catherine, mystery (later the duke of edinburgh), new st mungo, duchess tribute, extended south devonshire, south devonshirte, duchess of edinburgh, princess alexandia (later united devonshire), danes, united devonshire, south devonshire, hopewell, phoenix, unicorn, lady barkly, sadowa, eastwood lease, ellenborough, belmont & saxby, york & durham, acadia, williams united, ulster, north red white & blue, north deborah, catherine reef united, central catherine, princess alice, catherine reef united, murchison, north catherine (or franklin), catherine reef extended, mr clark magee, john delbridge - engineers, a harkness & sons, mr lansell, b c v 8 studios, mr gibbs, mr barnet lazarus, mt alvernia hospital, p m g repeater station, john brown knitwear, mr burrows, mr sterry, john wybrants, mr wittschiebe, theodore ballerstadt, mr wm rae, california hill state school, freeman & coy

Buff cover, exercise book. On front cover: Mining Information. Underground Connections Approx. Longitudinal Sections. First page contains an index of the mines. Book contains handwritten records of the connections between the mines under Bendigo. Mines in index: Carshalton Line, Lancashire Line, Napoleon Line, British and Foreign Line, Nell Gwynne Line, New Chum Line, Eureka Extended, New Chum Railway, Shenandoah, Young Chum, Garibaldi, Ellesmere, New Chum United, Lansells 222, Lazarus, North Old Chum, Lansells Big 180, Great Extended Victoria, New Victoria, Catherine, New St. Mungo, Duchess of Edinburgh, Phoenix, St. Mungo, Sadowa, Acadia, Williams United, Catherine Reef United. Garden Gully Line, Great Southern to Ulster United.bendigo, mining, underground connections

Three-page document detailing information on the Great Southern Gold Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef. The main shaft was located in Quarry Hill, approximately 120 yards southeast of Gladstone Street and 66 yards from Peel Street. The main shaft was 2,546 feet plus winze of 180 ft. The poppet legs were wooden with a tall row landing brace. Large pithead pulleys. Boilers of the Cornish flue type by Roberts and Sons Bendigo. Winding engine by A. Harkness & Co., Bendigo. The plant was a 'splendid example of workmanship in Bendigo Foundries. The winding engine capable of hauling from more than 4,000 feet.' The company was formed in 1876 and disposed of its assets to Bear Bros. In 1918, the last crushing was in 1924.bendigo, mining, great southern gold mine

Typed notes on the description of the Central Nell Gwynne Mine Area and the Victoria Hill Area. Also mentioned are the Victoria Quartz Mine, Lansell's 'big' 180, Ballerstadt, George Lansell, Adventure and the Cinderalla. Also recommendations for tourist purposes. (2 pages)mine, gold, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne mine, victoria hill, victoria quartz mine, new chum line, lansell's 'big' 180, ballerstadt, george lansell, fortuna, a. h.q. survey regiment, adventure, rae, wittscheibe & co., luffsman & sons, lazarus mine, latham & watson's mine, great extended hustlers

BHS CollectionPhotocopy of a newspaper article titled Discover Bendigo by James Lerk. Article is titled Lansell Erects Australia's Tallest Poppet Head.George Fauckner was responsible for erecting the tall poppet head at the 222 mine. Eight huge logs were used to make the four legs which morticed together. Blacksmiths made and riveted steel bands around the joints to secure them. Harkness Foundry manufactured the winding plant which was the largest in Bendigo at that time. An accompanying photograph illustrates the 222 Mine as it appeared in the 1890's.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - lansell erects australia's tallest popper head, george fauckner, ballerstedt's fortuna, 222 mine, 180 mine, fortuna crushing battery, harkness foundry, cleopatra's needle, fortuna

Report, 8 pages, on the geology of Bendigo district and Victoria Hill, produced by the Geological Survey Dept., Victorian Government. G.J. Medwell, Geologist. 19.10.1967. On front 'Geological Survey of Victoria. Mines Department Victoria. Report on Geology of Bendigo and of Victoria Hill Area' Letter attached inside front cover to J.C.Balfour, Minister of Mines to G.A. Lambert, Liberal Party, Sunshine, Victoria, sent with book for his information. Report contains: Cobaw batholith and North Harcourt Bendigo goldfield generally Trought, reefs, saddles and spurs Victoria Hill mines; Victoria Consols, Great Central Victoria, Victoria Quartz, Lansells 180, North Old Chum. Maps attached show part of New Chum line of reef and a handdrawn map of Rae's Cutting.bendigo, mining, victoria hill, bendigo goldfield

Articles for Royal Historical Society (Bendigo Branch) June 1973. 1. Article re two aspects of New Chum Railway mine - a. the shaft has a 180 degree 'twist' in it; b. ventilation problems at depth (4236 feet level); 2. Specimen Hill Methodist Church - mention of Mining Inspector Grainger; Mr Widdox; Blazier (Braizer)?? & Co - contractors; Rev. Rankin; Mr Manley; Brass Band; Rev. Winn. 2. ''The new bells - St Paul's Church, Bendigo'' - mention of Mears and Stainbank (Bell Foundry, Whitechapel, London); Rt Rev R E Richards (Bishop of Bendigo); re-casting of bells 1964. 3. Article re artificial ventilation re West Berry Consols Mine (Allendale) and use of a Roots Blower. 4. Article ''It slowly fades away'' re demolition of 46 Lucan Street (see also Moaic #2860) - mention of Thunders Brewery; Bendigo Cognac Distillery; Cyril Michelsen; John Michelsen; description of vats and layout of site.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo

Handwritten notes listing Bendigo Mines, their years of operation, ounces of gold taken out, Dividends, Calls, and depth of shaft. Some of the mines only have the year they ceased operations mentioned. Dated 1/3/67. Also, a typed copy.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria lines of reef, bendigo goldfield, mines dept, new chum cons, new chum united, eureka extd, south belle vue, old chum, new chum & victoria, lansell big 180, ellenborough, st mungo, sth st mungo, little 180, mining register 1893 - 1902 m d annual reports 1902 on, mines dept quarterly to 1892, south new moon, hercules, ironbark, ironbark south, central r w & blue, stanfield, hercules no 1, north nell gwynne, new chum syncline, central nell gwynne, carshalton b m l, napoleon bml, nell gwynne bml, nell gwynne reefs, monument hill, central deborah, north deborah, deborah, south deborah, neangar, lightning hill, alliance, shellbach, south virginia, catherine reef united, belmont & saxby, lady barkly, unity, vict quartz, new argus, new chum railway, garden gully united

Handwritten notes on mines on the New Chum Line. Mines mentioned are: New Chum & Victoria, New Chum United, Lansell's 222, New Chum Consolidated and Garibaldi. Mentions size of lease, battery, depth, poppet legs and yield. Notes dated June 1899.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, notes on new chum & victoria, lansell's 180, new chum united, lansell's 222, new chum consolidated, garibaldi

Typed notes titled The Rich Victoria Hill - 150,000 oz of Gold in Six Years. Some handwritten notes have been added. Notes give a brief outline of the Victoria Hill. It also mentions the signposts at Victoria Hill.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill 150, 000 oz of gold in six years, gold mines hotel, rotary club of bendigo south, city council, bendigo and district tourist association, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, central deborah mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, theodore ballerstedt, ballerstedt's 2nd open cut, 20 head crushing battery stampers, concrete dam, victoria quartz mine, rae's open cut, quartz roasting, great central victoria (midway), a richardson

Copy and a photocopy of notes titled 'The rich Victoria Hill and its Historical Associations. The photocopy does not have copies of the photos. Notes include Introduction, directions for getting to Victoria Hill, North Old Chum Mine 2310 ft deep, Ballerstedt's First Open Cut, Geographical Features, Lansell's Big 180, Crushing Battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine 4613 ft deep, Victoria Reef Quartz Company, Victoria Quartz Company, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Quartz Roasting, Floyd's small 5 Head Crushing Battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Ballerstedt's Small 24 yard Claim, The Humboldt, The Adventure, The Advance and Luffsman and Sterry's Claim. Copies of photos include: Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill, the Victoria Quartz Mine and Wm. Rae's Crushing Works.document, gold, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180, george lansell, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, the ironbark, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, moorhead's shop, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, new chum & victoria, old chum, burrowes & sterry, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's bit 180 shaft, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, the pearl, inrush of water, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, the humboldt, the adventure, the advance, luffsman & sterry's claim, chinese joss house, fortuna, p m g repeater station, bendigo and vicinity 1895, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, mr rae anderson, 'gill family, annals of bendigo obituary notices 1904, mining records and australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo advertiser 22/6/1871, b m l records mines department, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, annals of bendigo, bendigo advertiser 24/7/1933, 27/8/1908, 30/6/1910, 16/6/1910, 17/6/1910, mining reports for 1910, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, mines department records, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949, wm rae's crushing works

Handwritten notes suggesting some spots for marking at Victoria Hill. Notes mention spots and give a description, amounts of gold, price of gold per ounce and geological features. Signed by A Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, a few suggested spots for marking at victoria hill, north old chum mine, john wybrant, ballerstedt's first open-cut, theodore ballerstedt, lansell's big 180, ballerstedts' second open cut, george lansell, crushing battery, new chum syncline mine, the victoria quartz mine, influx of water, rae's open cut, wm rae, e j dunn, whip shaft, lava dyke, anticlinal arch, a richardson

Two copies (a & b) of a Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch Self Tour of Goldfields No 1. The guide is to enable the tourist to locate and see for himself some of the gold mining area of Bendigo. Mines mentioned are: Deborah, North Deborah, Central Deborah, The Fortuna Hustlers, Hustlers Royal Reserve (City Mine), Great Extended Hustlers, The Hustlers Reef, Lansell's Comet, The United Hustlers and Redan, Garden Gully United, Central Nell Gwynne, The Old Chum, The New Chum and Victoria, The Lazarus, The New Chum United, The New Chum Consolidated, The Garibaldi, Advance, Lansell's 180, The Victoria Quartz, North Old Chum, The Ironbark, The Hercules, The Carlisle United, The Mungo Group, The Ellenborough, The St. Mungo, The Lady Barkly, South St. Mungo. Notes also include wages at the Fortuna Hustlers in 1906 and 1907, gold yield, depth of shaft, Dividends and Calls. Notes compiled by Mr. A. Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, self tour of goldfields no 1, deborah (big deborah), north deborah, central deborah, the fortuna hustlers, hustlers royal reserve (city mine), great extended hustlers, the hustlers reef, lansell's comet, the united hustlers and redan, garden gully united, central nell gwynne, the old chum, the new chum and victoria, the lazarus, the new chum united, the new chum consolidated, the garibaldi, advance, lansell's 180, the victoria quartz, north old chum, the ironbark, the hercules, the carlisle united, the mungo group, the ellenborough, the st. mungo, the lady barkly, south st. mungo, hustlers hill, new chum hill, jonathan harris, j hustler, messrs latham and watson, buckell & jeffrey, camp hill school, mechanics institute eaglehawk, duke of edinborough, geo lansell, the k k shaft, williamsons, little's claim, rosalind park, mr pryor, gold mines hotel, burrowes and sterry, bonatti, menzies, hildebrant and koch's, ellesmere, p m g repeater station, mr lazarus, mt alvernia hospital, mr clarke magee, rae's, jeweller's shop, hopetoun band room, manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, long gully post office, 'pope pius' roman catholic church, kentish, mr j b watson, california gully state school, duke of edinborough, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, duchess of edinborough, west united devonshire, united devonshire, princess alexandra, hopewell, miners' phthisis, bendigo goldfields, mr a richardson

Typed notes for a tour of the area. Areas mentioned are: Hospital Hill, The Central Deborah Mine, New Chum Railway Mine, The Rocks, New Chum Hill, Victoria Hill, Central Nell Gwynne, Rae's Open Cut, Housing Commission Homes and Latham and Watson's. Description of machinery at the Central Deborah Mine, yields, dividends, depth of shafts and directions to get ot the various places is included.document, gold, victoria hill, bendigo branch historical society mine tour, all saints church, joseph la trobe, bendigo's first hospital, sacred heart cathedral, the central deborah mine, city council, londonderry west shaft, new red, white and blue consolidated (big blue), a roberts & sons, big deborah, the new golden fleece, new chum goldfields, central wattle gully mine chewton, virginia consols, black's quarries coldstream, thompson's engineering and pipe co ltd castlemaine, new chum railway mine, golden square methodist church, the rocks, e j dunn, gold monument, shamrock mine, mt alvernia hospital, j b lazarus, john brown knitwear factory, gold fmines hotel, david sterry, new chum hill, fortuna villa, geo lansell, theodore ballerstedt, a h q survey regiment headquarters, old chum mine, central nell gwynne, rae's open cut, theodore ballerstedt, new chum syncline, little 180 mine, victoria quartz, wittcheibe's 'jeweller's shop', adventure, advance, cinderella, j n macartney, bendigo goldfields registry 1870, wm rae, johnson's devonshire mine, snobs hill mine, ellenborough mullock heap, belmont mullock heap, sadowa, st mungo, united devonshire, mechanic's institute, log lock-up, court house, j b watson, housing commission homes, hustlers hill, latham and watsons', the great extended hustlers, a richardson

Printed notes on some mines. Mines mentioned are: Little '180', South Ironbark, Ironbark, Hercules, Central Nell Gwynne and the New Chum Syncline. Notes include depth of shafts, machinery, poppet legs, gold yields and Dividends. Written in ink at the bottom: Albert - a sample of your work - H Biggs.document, gold, victoria hill, notes on mines, little '180', john brown knitwear factory, roberts & sons, south ironbark, victoria consols east shaft, rae's hill, ironbark, manchester arms, unity mine, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, hercules and energetic, bendigo amalgamated goldfields coy, long gully post office, wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, bendigo city council, goldmines hotel, mr jack barker, bendigo and district tourist association, the new chum syncline, h biggs

Two typed copies of notes titled 'The Rich Victoria Hill and its Historical Associations'. Notes include notes on travel to Victoria Hill, picture from Rae's Open Cut, signpost for items of interest at Victoria Hill, picture Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill, picture of the Victoria Quartz Mine and Rae's 35 Hd. Crushing Battery.document, gold, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, bendigo and vicinity 1895, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill from rae's open cut, nell gwynne poppet legs, robert wallace studios, ironbark 9victoria reef gold mines) hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, william rae's home, mr and mrs conroy, william rae junior, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, john brown knitwear factory, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo, new chum and victoria, old chum, pioneer, burrowes and sterry's, new chum and victoria tribute, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, victoria quartz mines, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open-cut, j n macartney bendigo goldfields registry 1871, b m l records mines department, john wybrandt, j c t christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstedt, from old chum to the victoria hill, george lansell, lansell's 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst mine, a roberts & sons, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, shamrock, shenandoah, new chum railway, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, the adventure, luffsman and sterry's claim, chinese joss house, lansell's fortuna, p m g repeater station, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949

Photocopied article titled 'The Deep Mines of Bendigo. Gold at 2, 070 feet'. From The Argus (Melbourne, Vic.: 1848 - 1954), Friday 16 March 1888, page 5. Article mentions gold being found at the greatest depth at which that metal has yet been obtained in Australia. Mentioned are the six deepest shafts in the Bendigo district. They are: Lansell's No 180, Victory and Pandora, Victoria Quartz, North Old Chum, New Chum Victoria and the Great Extended Hustler's. There was a deeper shaft at Stawell, the Magdala. Also mentioned are yields, amounts crushed, dividends paid and calls.document, gold, victoria hill, the deep mines of bendigo, the argus 16/3/1888, new chum and victoria, lansell's no 180, victory and pandora, victoria quartz, north old chum, new chum victoria, great extended hustler's, the magdala at stawell, mr w w barker, mr robert jackson

Photocopied map on cream paper. Map is the Victoria Hill area showing the locations of the Gold Mines Hotel, John Brown Factory and W Rae's Home. Map also shows mine shafts and open cuts.map, bendigo, victoria hill, victoria hill map, gold mines hotel, john brown factory, w rae's home, victoria consols, adventure and advance open cut, great central victoria, rae's open cut, victoria qiartz, ballerstedt's open cut, lansell's '180', north old chum, central nell gwynne

Two copies of newspaper articles titled ''The Past Comes Alive on 'The Hill'' from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 3/7/1971. Some history, a guided tour by two busloads of students and some plans are mentioned in the article. There are also two photos in the article. In one photo three Rotarians of Bendigo South, Mr. Vic Wodetski, Mr. Jack Bright and Mr. A. E. Richardson are inspecting some of the concentric rings of iron oxide and the quartz spur running through the centre of the outcrop on Victoria Hill. In the other photo Mr. jack Bright is looking at the natural curves of colour in the stone of Victoria Hill.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, victoria hill newspaper article, central deborah, victoria hill open cut, joss house, bendigo potteries, mr a e richardson, bendigo historical society, mr j hattam, reservoir high school, mr w j derham, rotary club of bendigo south, bendigo and district tourist association, victoria quartz mine, george lansell's big 180, theodore ballerstedt, goldmines hotel

Newspaper article and photo from the Bendigo Advertiser dated 12/7/68. Article mentions Victoria Hill, behind John Brown Industries Factory, will be the site for the mining and historical museum. Photo shows two visitors looking at the open cut area of Victoria Hill.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, victoria hill, site for mine museum, john brown industries, bendigo city council, bendigo and district association, cr t r flood, victoria quartz gold mine, lansell's 180 mine, theodore ballerstedt, mr george lansell, heather champness, shirley leersen

Handwritten notes with production of gold from some of the mines. Some have the number of ounces per ton and the average per ton of ore. Mines mentioned are Lazarus, Old Chum 7 Early Grou?, New Chum & Victoria, North Old Chum, Lansell's 180, Victoria Quartz, Gt Central Victoria, Victoria Colsols, South Adventure Group, Adventure, Advance, Try - Me - Well, Prince Alfred, Alfred Co, Ironbark Co, Herc & Energetic.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, production of gold (ounces), lazarus, new chum & victoria, north old chum, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, gt central victoria, victoria consols, sou;th adventure group, adventure, advance, try - me - well, prince alfred, j r evans, ironbark co, herc & energetic