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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph - Postcard
The photograph is of the Powder Magazine and gorge in Beechworth. The Magazine was built for six hundred and ninety-seven pounds in 1859 by "T Dawson and company." However, the walls were constructed later in 1860 by "Atchison and Lumsden," a different building firm. The Beechworth Magazine was one of many made by the government for the storage of gunpowder. However, the building eventually stopped being used as the mining decreased in the area, finally becoming unsused with the invention of nitro-glycerine compounds. The magazine was created to hold large quantities of gunpowder and much of its design was to hinder the prospective of damage. These safety features included double arched foundations and an arched inner roof, which would move a possible explosion upwards. Also, a process of lighting conductors, ventilation and heavy granite walls were incorporated in the designThe photograph shows historic significance due to its association with the mining era in Beechworth in the late 1800s. The photo shows the Powder Magazine after construction in 1960, most likely when it was storing gunpowder during a signifiant time period for the region.Black and white rectangular postcard printed on cardObverse: No 2 POWDER MAGAZINE BEECHWORTH. BUILT OF LOCAL GRANITE IN 1859-60. Reverse: KODAK / POST CARD / CORRESPONDANCE. ADDRESS ONLYbeechworth, powder magazine, gunpowder, mining, beechworth powder magazine, explosives, atchison and lumsden, t dawson and company, gorge, granite, granite building, 1860 -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c. 1880
Taken in the 1880s, depicted is a large group of children and adults dressed in formal clothing picnicking upon the bank of Lake Kerferd. The five members of the group are holding union jack flags that have been hoisted upon portable flag poles. The group is seated by the lakeside in a grassed area beneath eucalyptus trees.This image was taken in the 1880s at Lake Kerferd. Lake Kerferd was created in 1862 to retain water for gold mining purposes from the Hurdle Swamp, and to additionally serve as Beechworth's main water supply. It was named after George Briscoe Kerferd, a Beechworth businessman and councillor, who later became the tenth Premier of Victoria.Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper mounted on boardentertainment album, picnic, lake kerferd, beechworth, burke museum, kerferd -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, late 19th century - early 20th century
This photograph shows land clearing at Bendoc. From 1845 the Bendoc area was part of pastoral leases. In the 1850s alluvial gold was discovered in the Bendoc River. This was quickly exhausted, and a number of mines began successful reef operations. At the head of the river, the settlement of Clarkville clustered round several other mines. Many miners, including numbers of Chinese, sluiced the rivers. The population of the area was as high as 500 during this period. The township was surveyed in 1869 and the hotel built in 1870. This building was burnt down in the early 1900s and rebuilt. A school was also begun at this time. In the 1870s there was a decline in gold mining. Some miners selected land, which in many cases is still held by descendants. Dairying was common in the early days, supplying a butter factory at the New South Wales border, and a milk factory at Orbost in more recent times. Wheat was grown for the settlers' own use and ground at Bombala. Now beef cattle grazing is the main occupation. (info. from Victorian Places)This is a pictorial history associated with the early settlement of Bendoc in East Gippsland.A badly distorted black / white photograph of a horse drawn wagon, three men and two women clearing land.on back - "Clearing land at Bendoc"bendoc-land-clearing bendoc-early-settlement -
Orbost & District Historical Society
black and white photograph, 1896 - 1905
This photograph shows the Battery Goldmine at Club Terrace from 1896 - 1905. Gold was found at Club Terrace in 1896. One of the best finds at Club Terrace was the 'Ace of Clubs' mine which was later sold to the Mallina Gold Mining Company. Syd Cadwallader was appointed manager of the company. The gold was smelted and brought to Orbost on horseback. The only protection against thieves was a revolver and riding crop, which the manager always carried. The 'Ace of Clubs' was eventually closed as the company was unable to cope with the rising water problem. (information Newsletter February 2011 - John Phillips) This is a pictorial record of gold mining in East Gippsland during the late 19th - early 20th century.A black / white photograph of an operational mine with scaffolding and bridges. There are several men standing in front.mining-club-terrace mallina-mine battery-mines gold-mining-east-ippsland -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Book, Diane Baird, Digging Into History - Goldmining in Warrandyte, 2007
Information about early mining in Victoria's first gold field. Cover photographs: Front cover - Fossickers working below the water-wheen driven stamper battery located on the south side of the Yarra River upstream of the Warrandyte Bridge. Back cover - The Old Post Office, Warrandyte, in 1906, now the premises of the Warrandyte Historical Society Museum and Archive, 111 Yarra Street.Acknowledgements: Several members of the Warrandyte Historical Society were involved in the development of this publication. It was developed and written by Diane Baird; Murray Houghton and Ted Rotherham provided specialist historical details and further references; Jo Laurence and Shirley Rotherham collected and identified photographs; Brian Laurence prepared images for electronic format; and Richard Morton edited and formatted the text. The Society gratefully acknowledges the dedicated work of all its members who collect, preserve and share Warrandyte's history. In particular, the research by the late Bruce Bence and the dedicated work of the late Jo Laurence have been an invaluable contribution to the history of Warrandyte. -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - Removal of Sequoia Californian Redwood Tree - Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo, 1994
These nine photographs of contractors felling a sequoia Californian redwood tree was taken at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo on the 16th of September 1994. Although 23 photos were taken at the time, 14 were not scanned due to their similarity to the nine featured photos. Two sequoia Californian redwood trees were planted at the front entrance of Fortuna Villa in the early days of gold mining magnate George Lansell’s occupation in the 1870’s. They were of immense proportion and much admired during the Lansell era and RA Svy’s occupation from 1942 to 1996. In these early days of Army occupation, the trees were lopped due to concerns of their size and proximity to the Villa. The felling of the tree in 1994 was considered unsafe due to perceptions of disease. These perceptions were upsetting to staff, as some believed that although there were a few dead branches, the tree was OK. As the tree had a noticeable lean, measurements were taken indicating the tree was stable. A sequoia sapling was eventually planted as a replacement to the diseased tree. It was decided to mill and store the timber of the felled tree on-site due to its historical significance. Although future uses were not determined at the time, the timber was eventually used to construct display cabinets and souvenir pens. When Defence decided to relocate geospatial production to a new facility in Junortoun an outer suburb of Bendigo in 2008, the sequoia timber was used as a beautiful feature in the front foyer as well as several feature walls within the building, providing a historical connection Fortuna Villa.This is a set of nine photographs of contractors felling a Sequoia (Californian redwood) tree at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo on the 16th of September 1994. The colour photographs were printed on photographic paper and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. The photographs were scanned at 300 dpi. .1) - Photo, colour, 1994, Felling of sequoia Californian redwood tree. .2) - Photo, colour, 1994, Felling of sequoia Californian redwood tree. Neil Morgan (ground maintenance) is hugging the tree. .3) - Photo, colour, 1994, Felling of sequoia Californian redwood tree. .4) to .8) - Photo, colour, 1994, Felling of sequoia Californian redwood tree. .9) - Photo, colour, 1994, background on left - WO2 Bob Garritty, foreground L to R: Geoff (ground maintenance), unidentified, Neil Morgan (ground maintenance)..1P to .9P – No personnel are identified.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna, asr -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Four photographs of the Blue Duck Hotel and two Photos of the Glen Wills area, c1920 Post cards, c1949/50 small photographs
The Blue Duck Hotel stands at the confluence of 3 trout rivers - Cobungra, Bundarra and Mitta Mitta, called Angler's Rest. The original 1900's building was of slab construction and operated as a butcher shop, servicing miners on the track from Omeo to Mt. Wills. In 1912 it was purchased by a miner, Billy O'Connell, and he obtained a hotel license. In the early 1920's he transported 2 houses from Omeo on Horse drays. One is the main building of the Blue Duck and the other was a residence where Billy and his wife raised their nine children. The small log structure behind the pub is State School No.4286 where the children attended school. A teacher was shared with Glen Wills. By the late 1920's the hotel was discovered and patronized by keen anglers. Sir Harold Clapp (head of the railways) was one and he had the bronze blue duck cast and presented to the owners in the 1930's. This stands at the entrance to the premises.These photographs are of a building, in a remote area, that has provided a service to miners, anglers and travellers for over 100 years and continues to do so today. It also played a vital role in the history of the Mt. Wills/Omeo gold mining days.3 Post cards, Black and White photographs. 3 small black and white photographsPost Card No. 1 - "Blue Duck Hotel- Omeo-Glen wills road Ray Love Series No.2"(written on lower front) Post Card No. 2- "Looking towards Bogong High Plains. Omeo-Glen Wills road"(front, bottom, L hand) Ray Love Series No. 18 (front, lower R hand corner) On both of above photos, centre back, is stamped POST CARD and underneath this is printed "A GENUINE PHOTOGRAPH'/ Post Card No. 3 - Bottom L hand corner "Mystic Sea Australian Alps". R hand corner "(Bulmer Copyright)". Each small photograph, handwritten on back "Blue duck Hotel". All have circular stamp with "Print by Wilson White Albury" blue duck hotel; anglers rest; omeo highway; fishing; mining -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photographs – Set of 3 black and white photographs of a building being transported by steam train
Prior to the sealing of the Kiewa Valley Highway in 1950, all heavy road stock including building materials, farm equipment and other heavy machinery had to be transported via railway lines to either Albury, Wodonga or Bright and then transported overland for the remainder of the distance by wagon on rough, poorly made roads. Trains also services the mining industries of the Ovens Valley and the transportation of tourists to Mount Buffalo and the very popular Mount Buffalo Chalet.Steam trains were a major form of transport for rural community members prior to the introduction of road transport. Local producers including farmers relied on rail transport to send and receive essential building equipment, farming produce, materials, stock and mail to maintain their lifestyles and social connections with the outside world. 3 black and white photographs of a building being transported by steam train. Photos show the train in three progressively closer photos. Photo shows a man standing in the doorway at the controls of the train, 3 figures, possibly children leaning out of the window of the carriage and another man, standing on the tracks with hands on hips. Photo could have been taken in Tallangatta, Cudgewa or Ebden near Lake Hume where trains were a major form of transport prior to the 1950’s. No markingstransportables; steam train; railway;, old tallangatta, esther temple -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Photograph - Coloured Photographs x 5 - Bogong High Plains, January 1969 and c1970
Bivouac Hut was built in 1935 on the Northern end of Mt. Bogong, on the Staircase Spur, about halfway to the summit. It was funded by Cleve Cole and he arranged for Walter Maddison to build it. Cleve Cole dedicated his life to the mountains and wanted to make them safer to visit - more huts and improved maps, pole lines and tracks. He perished in the winter of 1936 after attempting to make the first winter crossing from Mt. Hotham to Mt. Bogong on skis. The two others with him, Howard Michell and Mick Hull survived. The weather conditions were extreme at the time and having made the summit of Mt. Bogong they then became disorientated in the blizzard and came down the southern end of Bogong instead of the northern end . Howard Michell made it out to Glen Valley, a small mining town, to get help. Mick and Cleve were carried out on rough bush stretchers and Cleve died a few hours later. The Summit Hut was funded by Howard Michell and built in the 1940's. It was deliberately burnt down in the early 1980's. Bivouac hut was rebuilt in the 1980's.These photographs are of historical significance. Both huts were funded by experienced bushwalkers to provide shelter from the weather and so make walking and skiing in the area safer. They are both now gone with Bivouac being replaced with a more modern structure but there is nothing left of the Summit Hut. 5 coloured photographs, A4 in size, 4 near the summit of Mt. Bogong (Three of the Summit Hut) and one of Bivouac Hut on the Staircase Spur leading up to the summit.1. Hand written in ink on back of Photo - "Mt. Bogong Sep. 1976' - all underlined. Below this "Staircase Spur Hut The bloke in the hat me (David Jones)". 2. Handwritten in ink on back of photo - "Mt. Bogong winter 1970" (underlined). Underneathe "Same old Hut". 3. Handwritten in ink "Mt. Bogong Jan. 1969" (Underlined) Underneath "Tawonga Saddle looking towards the Summit". 4.Handwritten in ink back of photo "Mt. Bogong Jan. 1969" (underlined) Old hut near Summit, since removed, at the top of Staircase Spur. View looking out over Kiewa Valley." 5.Hand written on back of photo "Mt. Bogong Jan. 1969" (Underlined). Underneath - " Same old Hut (Staircase Spur) early morning".mt. bogong, summit hut, bivouac hut -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jim Connor, Former CBA branch, 810 Main Rd, Eltham, 6 January 2000
The little yellow and orange brick at 810 Main Road, Eltham, just in front of the Uniting Church (formerly Methodist Church) on the corner of John Street in more recent times has been used as an Opportunity Shop by the Eltham Uniting Church however the operations outgrew the tiny building and the shop moved to inside the Church hall. This building was once the Eltham agency of the Commercial Bank of Australia. Measuring just 3.6 x 4.5 m inside, it was built in 1878 by George Stebbing and is said to have stored gold in the early Eltham-Research mining days. It was also once the scene of an armed hold-up. Thursday, December 15, 1949, the quiet little bank was embroiled in an infamous wild shoot-out between a daring thief and two bank officers. Today, the building still carries the scars ; a bullet hole remains visible in a cedar bench testifying to the events that played out that day.jim connor collection, uniting church, main road, eltham, cba bank, opportunity shop, 2020-01-06 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Jim Connor, Former CBA branch, 810 Main Rd, Eltham, 10 July 2023
The little yellow and orange brick at 810 Main Road, Eltham, just in front of the Uniting Church (formerly Methodist Church) on the corner of John Street in more recent times has been used as an Opportunity Shop by the Eltham Uniting Church however the operations outgrew the tiny building and the shop moved to inside the Church hall. This building was once the Eltham agency of the Commercial Bank of Australia. Measuring just 3.6 x 4.5 m inside, it was built in 1878 by George Stebbing and is said to have stored gold in the early Eltham-Research mining days. It was also once the scene of an armed hold-up. Thursday, December 15, 1949, the quiet little bank was embroiled in an infamous wild shoot-out between a daring thief and two bank officers. Today, the building still carries the scars ; a bullet hole remains visible in a cedar bench testifying to the events that played out that day.jim connor collection, uniting church, main road, eltham, cba bank, opportunity shop, 2023-07-10 -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Folder, Marshall, Marguerite
Marguerite Marshall, Eltham resident, worked as a journalist in the Diamond Valley from around 1980. In 2002, she published "Nillumbik Now and Then", about the shire's landmarks and characters (an update of "Eltham Shire, Historic Buildings, People and Places" 1983). It had photographs b Alan King and covered the Wurundjeri people, the Batman Tree legend, farmers, bushranger, gold mining, soldiers, artists, environmentalists and sportspeople. She was an environmental activist who created a comic character to show there can be a humorous side to the environmental challenge (Eartha Waters, a green tragic) for Nillumbik Climate Action Now event at Eltham Library. Contents Newspaper article: "New book on shire's past", Diamond Valley Leader, 6 February 2002, announcing publication of "Nillumbik Now and Then" by Marguerite Marshall, photographed with photographer Ron Grant and Eltham District Historical Society secretary Russell Yeoman. Newspaper article: "Humorous side on warming", Diamond Valley Leader, 4 June 2008, listing events for Nillumbik Climate Action Now marking World Environment Day, including Marguerite Marshall's character Eartha Waters. Newspaper article: "Green wedge a goldmine of history", Heidelberg and Diamond Valley Weekly, 25 November 2008, Announcing publication of Marguerite Marshall's book "Nillumbik Now and Then". Newspaper letter: "Worst, so we should lead", Diamond Valley Leader, 13 January 2010, Marguerite Marshall argued for climate action. Newspaper article: "Truths to be revealed in talk", Diamond Valley Leader, 23 July 2014, announcing talk by Marguerite Marshall on climate change at Montmorency Probus Club on 21 August and on renewable energy at Nillumbik Probus Club on 10 September 2014. Newspaper article: "Turning back the pages", Diamond Valley Leader, 19 November 2008, Announcing publication of Marguerite Marshall's book "Nillumbik Now and Then". Newspaper clippings, A4 photocopies, etcmarguerite marshall, nillumbik - now and then, eltham shire historic buildings people and places, ron grant, russell yeoman, eltham district historical society, eartha waters greenie tragic, nillumbik climate action now, alan king, montmorency probus club, nillumbik probus club -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph - Digital Photograph, Alan King, Ore crusher, Golden King mine, Yarrambat, 22 January 2008
Prior to 1929 Yarrambat was known as Tanck's Corner or Reynold's Corner after Frederick Tanck who owned land north of Ironbark Road at the corner of Yan Yean Road, and Thomas Ryenolds who owned the property opposite. Tanck's Corner was at the centre of gold bearing country. Gold was mined here until 1984 when the last operating mine, the Golden King mine in North Oatlands Road closed. It was owned by the Clayton family and in the 1960s was the only private family gold mine in Victoria. Larger mines had their own batteries and stampers to process the ore. Covered under Heritage Overlay, Nillumbik Planning Scheme. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then / Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p23This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, battery, clayton family, gold mining, golden king mine, ore crusher, tancks corner. reynolds corner, yarrambat -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Peter Pidgeon, Grave of Beulah Alice Rutter and children, June and Samuel, Eltham Cemetery, Victoria, 5 April 2021
Hubert and Beulah Alice (Simpson) Rutter had five children: Hubert Jnr. (Joe) in 1913, David in 1915, June in 1917, Donald in 1922 and Samuel in 1926. Samuel died as an infant aged 17 days. Hubert was a notable figure in Eltham and beyond, with a career as a mining manager in Australia and Malaya. He served in the AIF in the First World War. While the children were growing up at ‘Yarra Braes’, Eltham, their father was an Eltham Shire Councillor in the 1920s, shire president in 1928 and a leading figure in establishing the Shire of Eltham War Memorial League, which was responsible for building the Shire of Eltham War Memorial tower at Kangaroo Ground, near where the Shire Offices were located until the 1930s. The Rutter name was commemorated after the war at Eltham High School with one of the schoolhouses named ‘Rutter House’ and at Geelong Grammar School until the 1960s where a ‘Rutter Badge’ was awarded to junior boys for leadership. The family home, ‘Yarra Braes’ was destroyed in the devasting Black Friday bushfire, 13 January 1939 and Beulah relocated to Toorak, Hubert working in Western Australia. Tragedy struck the family again December 19, 1940 when daughter June was killed after falling from the Heidelberg train on to an adjacent track into the path of a Reservoir train at Victoria Park station. Sons David and Donald both served in the R.A.A.F. during the Second World War and were killed in action, David in Libya in 1941 and Donald in Germany in 1945. The wreck of his plane and his body were not recovered at the time and Hubert never ceased to chase down leads as to his whereabouts. Beulah never gave up hope that Donald was still alive. Hubert had received several reports shortly after the war that his son was still alive but these were ultimately accepted as misidentification. Such was the anguish of the grieving parents, their son’s plane not found to confirm the fact for certain. Hubert wrote to the Air Force in frustration, failing to understand how the plane could disappear when it crashed in a relatively populated area. Unfortunately the answers came too late for Beulah who died in 1946 and was buried in Eltham Cemetery along with her daughter June and baby Samuel. Donald’s plane was eventually located and his body recovered in 1949. He is buried in the Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. David is commemorated on Column 245, Alamein Memorial, Egypt. Both David and Donald are commemorated on Eltham’s Roll of Honour Board, commissioned by the Eltham War Memorial Trust to be hung in the Baby Health Centre, part of the Eltham War Memorial building precinct. Hubert Senior and Hubert Junior both continued to work in the mining industry in Western Australia. Hubert senior died 1957 at Plantagenet Western Australia and Hubert junior in 1979 at Gascoyne, Western Australia. Sacred to the memory of Beulah AliceBeloved wife of Hubert Rutter Died August 21st 1946 also June Beloved daughter of Beulah and Hubert Rutter Died 19th December 1940 aged 23 years Also her baby brother Samuel Died 7th October 1926, aged 17 daysBorn Digitaleltham cemetery, gravestones, beulah alice rutter, hubert rutter, june rutter, samuel rutter -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Walter Withers, Miners 'Panning-out', sketch by Walter Withers
Reproduced Page 26 of Pioneers & Painters, edited by Alan Marshall (1971) Source: National Gallery of Victoria (1 Black and White print, no neg.) This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image and 11.5 x 20.5 cm B&W printgold, gold mining, panning, pioneers and painters, sepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, sketches, walter withers -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Bendigo Tramways No. 7 en route to Golden Square passes the Central Deborah Gold Mining Co, High Street (Midland Highway) and Violet Street, Bendigo, January 1972, Jan 1972
Looking east from Midland Highway at intersection of Violet StreetDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo tramways no. 7, central deborah gold mining co. n.l., eaglehawk, george coop collection, golden square, high street, midland highway, tram, violet street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Bendigo Tramways No. 7 en route to Golden Square passes the Central Deborah Gold Mining Co, High Street (Midland Highway) and Violet Street, Bendigo, January 1972, Jan 1972
Looking east from Midland Highway at intersection of Violet StreetDigital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP3 black and white negative transparencybendigo, bendigo tramways no. 7, central deborah gold mining co. n.l., eaglehawk, george coop collection, golden square, high street, midland highway, tram, violet street -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fraser & Chalmers LD. Erith England No 110 Stamp Mill for processing gold ore, possibly used at Diamond Creek Gold mine
Black and white copy of photo printed on glossy photographic paper 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 16 inch); image size approx. 18.5 x 28 cmengland, erith, fraser and chalmers, gold mining, machinery, stamp mill -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Fraser & Chalmers LD. Erith England No 110 Stamp Mill for processing gold ore, possibly used at Diamond Creek Gold mine
Black and white copy of photo printed on glossy photographic paper 30.5 x 40.5 cm (12 x 16 inch); image size approx. 18.5 x 28 cmengland, erith, fraser and chalmers, gold mining, machinery, stamp mill -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Diamond Creek Basin Study. Part 1, A Compendium of Factors Relevant to Stormwater Flows, 1980
Basin Studies are studies to evaluate water supply and demand and help ensure reliable water supplies by identifying strategies to address imbalances in water supply and demand.Spiral Bound. 157 leaves in various foliations (some folded) : illustrated. (some colour.), maps (some colour.)aerial photographs, allendale road, arthurs creek mine, arthurs creek road bridge, arthurs creek, bald spur look-out, bank protection, bolton steet, bridge street bridge, bridge street, bridges, challenger street, chute street, construction, coolaroo drive, culvert, deep creek, diamond creek basin, diamond creek region, diamond creek, diamond street bridge, drainage works, eltham lower park, eltham town park, eltham trestle bridge, eltham west drains, eltham, erosion, flood management, floods, footbridge, glen katherine estate, gold mining, gum glade, hurstbridge, kangaroo ground, kinglake escarpment, kinglake national park, latiners hat factory, main road bridge, main road, masons falls, melbourne metropolitan board of works, monash bridge, mount sugarloaf, nillumbik park, orchards, railway culvert, railway line, ramptons road, real estate advertisement, research creek, st helena east drain, st helena road, st helena, storm sewers, stormwater, sugarloaf-preston transfer main crossing, susan street, union mine, village pond, water flow, watkins street, wattletree road, weidlich road, wingrove park, yarra river, zig zag road, water supply, basin study -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, George Coop, Eldorado Dredge, cnr of Eldorado Road and Eldorado-Byawatha Road, Victoria, c.October 1982, 1982
Digital TIFF file Scan of 35mm Ilford FP4 black and white transparencyeldorado dredge, gold mining -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mining operations, possibly Diamond Creek, c.1900
Digital file only scanned by EDHS from item on loandiamond creek, gold mining, mining -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Gold for the Taking-A Pictorial History of the Heyday of the Walhalla-Wood's Point Gold Belt: 1860's-1960's, 2007
A pictorial history of the heyday of the Walhalla-Wood's Point gold belt in the 1860's-1960'sHardcover. The cover is a gold colour. The front cover has a photograph of a group of miners in front of the entry to a mine. On the top entry timber piece is a sign saying "Old Mine". The beginning of the wording is obscured by one of the miners standing in front of the entry. There is also an old mining trolley standing on tracks which lead into the mine.There is also an old gold mining dish sitting on a rock to the left of the entry into the mine.On the back cover is a photograph of Walhalla in modern times as well as a photograph of the publisher of this book. There is also a blurb about the publisher.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold fields, gold mining, a1 mine settlement, aberfeldy, beardmore, black river group, coopers creek, donnellys creek, enochs point, fulton creek, gaffneys creek, gooleys creek, jamieson, jordan valley, kevington, knockwood, matlock, ten mile, walhalla, wood's point, history, victoria -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Hardcover book, Life on the Australian Goldfields, 1984
A history of gold mining in AustraliaHardcover. Front cover has a photograph of two miners from West Australia using the dry-blowing technique. In the background are two 'Wood's dry placer-miners'. Back cover has a photograph of the interior of a steam-operated quartz crushing battery at the Mount Boppy Mine.Front cover has a price sticker that is discolored. Inside there is the stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 gold, gold mines, gold mining, australia, history, social life, customs, stone, derrick i, mackinnon, sue -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Victoria's Forgotten Goldfield-A History of the Dargo, Crooked River Goldfield, 1996
A history of the Dargo, Crooked River goldfieldPaperback. Cover has a black and white photograph of a couple of buildings surrounded by forest. Photograph is probably of Dargo. One building has a sign that says S. Frankenberg. Another has a sign of which only the letters PION visible. In the photograph there are a number of men standing around the buildings as well as what appears to be two children sitting on a bench outside a building. There is also a large wagon-like vehicle to which is attached are a large train of oxen. In the foreground of the photograph is another group of oxen which appear to be chained together. There is also two men standing near the second group of oxen, both appear to be holding whips.The stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold mining, gold town, dargo, gold miner, gold field, gippsland, victoria, australia, history -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Donnelly's Creek-From rush to ruin of a Gippsland Mountain Goldfield, 1990
A history of the Donnelly's Creek gold mine in VictoriaPaperback. Front cover has a drawing depicting two horses carrying packs followed by a man mounted on a horse. There is also two men on foot following with packs and walking poles. They are walking along a forest track that has some tree stumps alongside it.The back cover has two colour photographs. The top one is of an old wooden building with what appears to be an attached lean to. Both of the buildings have stone chimneys. There is a group of people sitting and standing outside the main building. The bottom photograph appears to be the ruins of a building and a fence. There are three people viewing the ruins.The captions accompanying the photographs are: History revisited - O'Sullivans Old Toombon Hotel Recreated and Remnants of a Bygone Mining Era.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P O Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold miner, gold mining, gold field, gippsland, victoria, australia, history, fulton's creek, seaton, walhalla, aberfeldy, jericho, wood's point -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Recollections of Early Gippsland Goldfields-The Reminiscences of Richard Mackay, 2000
Recollections by Richard Mackay of the early history of the Gippsland goldfieldsPaperback. Cover is green. Front cover has a sepia photograph of a drawing with the caption 'Walhalla in its heyday. Back cover has a photograph of an old building with a sign on it that says 'Copper Mine Hotel'. There is a man standing in front of the building. In the foreground is a four wheel drive vehicle.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold fields, gold miner, gold mining, gold town, gippsland, victoria, australia, history, jamieson, sale, omeo, big river, wood's point, matlock, jericho, aberfeldy, donnelly's creek, walhalla -
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Book - Hardback book, Mountain Gold-A History of the Baw Baw and Walhalla country of the Narracan Shire, Victoria, 1980
A history of the Baw Baw and Walhalla country of the Narracan Shire, VictoriaHardback. Brown dust cover. Photograph on front cover looks out from the entry of a mine onto the front of a building which has a hill to the side of it. The back cover has a photograph of the side of a hill with some trees on it.G&V THOMAS Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold field, gold miner, gold mining, gold town, walhalla, baw baw, gippsland, victoria, australia, history -
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Book - Paperback book, Ghost Towns of the Mountain Goldfields, 1999
Ghost towns of the mountain goldfields in VictoriaPaperback. Cover has a drawing depicting horses, both ridden and pack, walking along a forest track on their way to a small town. There are heavily forested mountains in the distance. Overlaid onto the drawing is a modern photograph of an old stone building. In the foreground is a green timber building with a water tank and verandah. It is all set in the clearing in the middle of a forest.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Also the inscription: To Alma / Thanks for your help / Signature / LS / November 1999gold, gold mining, gold town, ghost town, victoria, australia, history -
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Book, Gold at the Ten Mile-The Jamieson Goldfield, 1995
A history of the Jamieson gold fieldPaperback. Black cover. Front cover has a photograph of a man gold panning with his dog in a river. In the background is an old wooden house.To the memory of my great grandfather Tom Allen,/ my grandfather Jim, Wray, my father Ben Lloyd and/ his uncle, Charlie Lloyd - all seekers of gold at the/ Ten Mile. Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779 Stamp of the Marysville & District / Historical Society Inc.gold mines, gold mining, victoria, jamieson district, australia, history