The photograph is a reproduction of a postcard from the Rocky Mountain Mining Company. In 1875, the Rocky Mountain Extended Gold Sluicing Company Ltd was created, utilising the previous Rocky Mountain claim for the area near Lake Sambell. The company employed A.L Martin to survey an area for a tunnel underneath Beechworth and Johnson Stephens to dig it. The tunnel was built at a rate of 40 feet a month and eventually measured 800 metres. The tunnel was a true accomplishment both in the present and during the 19th century. It was considered to be a marvelous engineering feat. Beechworth is renowned for its hydraulic sluice method of mining. This involved soil being exposed to torrents of water from high-pressure hoses. From 1876 until its closure in 1921, the mine produced an astounding 47,926 ozs of gold. Companies like this were the source of income for many Chinese gold-diggers who sought to make their fortune on the goldfields of Beechworth. During the height of the rush, the town had around 7,000 Chinese inhabitants living on the outskirts of town as they were not permitted to live within Beechworth itself.This image of the Rocky Mountain mine is historically significant as the mining complex is now non-existent, with the only remains being the tunnel built in 1880 by the company, which was considered one of the greatest engineering feats of the time. The image also provides a first-hand look into the social and cultural networks at play during the 19th century with racial segregation of the Chinese at the 'Chinese Camp', as well as an insight into Beechworth's origins during the Gold Rush.Black and white rectangular reproduced photograph printed on paperbeechworth, rocky mountain mine, sluicing, gold rush, mining, gold

Pale yellow printed circular from the Ironbark Gold Mining Company No Liability for a Call on all shares Nos. 1 to 60,000, due and payable on 10/11/1926, at the Company's Office, 60 Queen Street, Melbourne. J. G. Stanfield, Manager.business, stockbroker, kelly & allsop, kelly & alsop collection - ironbark gold mining company no liability, j g stanfield

Documents: Machinery file - Red White and Blue Extended Gold Mining Company No Liability, loose leaf attached in Manilla folder(pink) - folder - Red White and Blue Extended G. M. Co. N.L. sundry papers - inside main folder.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet

Document. Paper Document containing an indenture detailing lease between His Majesty the King to Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company No Liability. Included is a map of the mining district of Bendigo Parish of Sandhurst. No 11172 Bendigo Vol 327 Fol 36016.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne, gold mining, lease

Document: Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Company Transfer Journal, pre printed pages with hand written entries showing transfer of shares from one shareholder to another 5 June 1940 to 22 January 1941 (only 8 pages used).organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

Document: Hardcover Crocodile design, blue binding, unused reciept book for monies on shares in Central Napoleon Gold Mining Company, 2 loose Carbon pages, all unused, markings read 'Central Napoleon Gold Mine' on label glued on spine.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Gentleman's brown suede fabric spats, bound at seams and lower edge in .75 cm leather strips. Four one cm, diameter plastic buttons at outer ankle, with four stitched buttonholes. Centre front seam is lined with a leather strip, opening edges lined with cotton tape, and finely machine stitched. A two cm wide and 16.5 cm long strap passes under the instep, and fastens with a metal buckle on the outside of the foot, leather -tapered 2.5 cm to 1.5 cm.H.E.Randall Ltd (written on fine leather label, six cm long on inside of spat. Lettering in gold. ( An English Company).costume, male footwear, spats

Document; McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet; South Deborah Gold Mines NL; Companies Rules and Regulations; original; Booklet 13 pages, including original certificate.Cook & Heathcote Pty Ltd, 404 Collins Street, Melbourne.organization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl

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 mining methods in East Gippsland in the late 19th century to early 20th century.A black / white photograph of a mine. It is in a bush setting. Men are standing in front of timber mine constructions. Some wooden buildings can be seen behind the structureson back - "Cadwallader's Malina Mine"mining-gold mining-east-gippsland cadwallader-malina-mine gold-mining-battery

Document: conveyance between Mrs. Charlotte M.E. Meager to Mrs. Frances O. Lacey of land, Allotment 49, Sec. C. 'Sheephead Gully' to Deborah Reef Gold Mining Company No Liability. Dated 21st. March , 1912. Handwritten conveyancing document on parchment.McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet:organization, mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet: deborah gold mines nl. bendigo, mining

Document. Light brown folder containing several typewritten copies: re Lease No 9072 originally known as Red White & Blue. Mine description and proposed extensions. Shares application certificate. Folder stamped with South Costerfield Antimony and Gold Mining Company No LiabilityMcColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, golden age gold n.l, gold mining, share application certificate, lease no.9072

History of North Deborah Gold Mining Company, 5 pages, researched by Bendigo Mining N.L. The North Deborah Gold Mine began sinking from an old shallow shaft in November 1917 in order to explore the ground between the Monument Hill and the Deborah Mines.bendigo, gold mining, north deborah gold mine

Black and white photo by Vincent Kelly Bendigo. Photo shows deposits of scale taken from bottom of jacket when head was removed from the cylinder head of a diesel engine belonging to the Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company. Information typed on the back of the photo.sciences, instruments - general, scalebuoy, bill ashman collection - correspondence, central nell gwynne gold mining coy, scalebuoy, vincent kelly

Directors' Report for the Ulster Gold Mining Company No Liability for the Half-year ending November 16th, 1920. Printed on cream paper .Report gives details of work carried out, the purchase of a Winding Plant, a list of the retiring Directors, Statement of Receipts and Expenditure and a Balance Sheet.document, gold, ulster gold mining coy no liability, ulster gold mining company no liability, ulster gold mining company n l directors' report, j j stanistreet, mccol rankin & stanistreet, thompson bros & rentoul, e g mueller, g a pethard, wm enever, j t pharoah, a r tayson, w f creeth, g a miller, c martin

Sewing machines were used by some ladies to mend and make clothes for the family as shops were some distance away and bought clothes were much more expensive. The sewing machines were also used to sew items for fund raising e.g.. Church and School fetes.Used in the Kiewa Valley.The machine has a brown wood veneer base and a lid with a metal handle in the centre of the top. There is a long screw that fits in a hole at the top of the lid. The screw can be lifted out and used to open and take off the lid. Inside there is a black metal machine which is fitted onto the wooden base. There is a compartment in the base, right of the wheel of the machine, which holds an instruction manual and a tube of ""Singer" lubricant for electric machines". The light, above the needle is covered by bakelite. A leather belt runs around the wheel on the right to enable the machine to run. There is a foot pedal and an electric cord attached."Singer Manufacturing Company" - gold embossed "No. EL 249 355" - oval disc "99K" - disc "Singer Manfg. Co. - discsewing machine; singer manufacturing company; kiewa valley

Cahill Reward Gold Mine Company. Building still under construction c 1896 closed 1901. Thomas Kinsella had photo. In 1907 the Pleasant Creek Alluvial Mining Company reused the shaft digging down to 200 feet to work the ground and sank a second shaft nearby.Group of people standing under Poppet Head in front of partially constructed Engine House

Printed and handwritten receipt for the sum of two pounds ten shillings for one hundred shares in the Eureka and Vineyard Gold Mining Company (No Liability) in the name of Mr. Joseph Davies. Signed Geo J Keogh Per R Krebs. Has a green 1d Victorian Duty Stamp on it.document, certificate, share certificate, joseph davies collection - receipt for shares, joseph davies, eureka and vineyard gold mining company (no liability), geo j keogh, r krebs

'Bank account book for the Central Deborah Gold Mine Co. from McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet-Legal Managers & Accountants Bendigo'. Printed on label 'IN ACCOUNT CURRENT WITH THE UNION BANK OF AUSTRALIA LIMITED'. Hand Writing 'Central Deborah Gold Mining Company N.L Trust 9c.The Union Bank Of Australiadocument, gold, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, gold, mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, the union bank of australia, bendigo, business records

Document: McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet - South Deborah Gold Mines NL - gold lease documents, No. 11142, Vol 325, Fol. 35892 Lease adjoins Railway Reserve, Breen Street, Bendigo. Transferred to Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company NL on 1st. August 1941organization, mining, south deborah gold mines nl, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, south deborah gold mines nl., gold mining, lease documents

Documents: folder contains - 1940 Lease applications for 11053 Bendigo, 1940 batch of 'Consent to the Inclusion of Certain Lands in a Mining lease', documents re: Mrs Highmore unlawfully occupying Crown Lands, application for Mining Lease, list - application for shares. North Hustlers Gold Mine Company.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, north hustlers gold mine company

Brown leatherette book with blue binding. Stamped on the front cover: Central Nell Gwynne Gold Mining company No Liability. And written in ink: Gold Book. Detailing tonnages of ore crushed and the amount of gold extracted. Dates range from 20th March 1942 to 19th January 1950.gold, mining, central nell gwynne, bendigo, gold mines, central nell gwynne

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 a mine site with timber mine constructions spread around. There is a river in the foreground. Some wooden buildings can be seen in the background.gold-mining-battery-mine club-terrace

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

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company. Miller & Co. Machinery Pty Ltd, Bendigo Branch, 10 Forest Street. a/ Letter attached to b/ Test Certificate For Wire Ropes tested by A Boote of Bullivant's Australian Co Pty Ltd Sydney, 13 July 1940.cottage, miners, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, deborah extended gold mining company. miller & co. machinery pty ltd, bendigo branch steel wire rope test

Document: 3 Copies of Rules & Regulations of Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Company No Liability, Typed document 25 pages, 83 clauses held together with 4 staples, handwritten on front cover 'Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Co N.L. Rules', Certified by A.Mackay (Chairman), J.J.Stanistreet (Manager).organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, napoleon reef

B/W photo Jubilee Open Cut Wonga Company Cyanide Gold Recovery 1899Open Cut with sections of rail track bottom left. Ore cart at right of photo. stawell mining