Black and white photograph of mine site. Mullock heap in background with various mine buildings. Chimney stack and corrugated iron buildings on right. Mine shaft holes in foreground. Whims centre back. Hand written on back 'Gold Mines Bendigo. Probably New Chum Hill. Looking North. Phoenix, later Old Chum Mine at summit. JB Lazarus' claims in foreground. RT. 'Johnsons No. 2' on back - Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch. Circular stamp. History: Prev. ACC. No. MNG 2Batchelderplace, mining site, new chum

Black and white photograph. Poppet head, tubular steel legs, 2 landings, overhead tramway to storage bins, 2 sheds, sky shaft + plate mans cubby on 1st landing. Inscription: (On upper landing: North Deborah gold mining coy N.L.), (On back: 1951/North Deborah).mining, surface equipment, north deborah mine, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, mining, poppet head, mining sheds

Black and white photo. Central Deborah Gold Mine, corner Violet and Creek Streets, Bendigo. 1939-1954. Shaft 1347 feet deep. Gold extracted 29,460 ounces. This mine was purchased by the Bendigo City Council to be retained as a Mining Museum. Markings/Inscriptions: Central Deborah Mine. Corner Violet and Creek Streets. 1939-1954. Shaft 1347 feet. Gold 29,460 ozs. This Mine has been purchased by the Bendigo City Council to be retained as a Mining Museum.organization, business, central deborah gold mine

Hustlers Royal Reserve No. 2 (Postcards of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria - Bendigo Branch. 10 identical postcards showing mine and Pall Mall, Bendigo. On reverse: LH side with details of locality, shaft, poppet and engine details, gold yield and dividends. RH Side - blank for addresseeplace, mining site, hustlers royal reserve no 2

Black and white photograph copy of original. Mining site of The Great Hustler, Gold Mine at Sandhurst. Dam on RH side front, mine buildings (various) trestle way in background. Three people beside dam in foreground. Brick chimney back LH side. Inscriptions: 'The Great Hustler, Gold Mine at Sandhurst. Shaft 1250 ft'.place, mining site, great extended hustler quartz mine

Black and white photograph. Poppet head on LH side, stone building, centre, tall brick chimney, RH side in front of timber building. Inscriptions: on front - 'Victoria Quartz'. On back - typewritten description as follows: 'Situated on the rich Victoria Hill, Ironbark. Steel girders? rams type poppet legs - 60ft high. Vertical winding engines; pair of 24' dia. Winding drums. Made and erected by Roberts & Sons, Bendigo, in 1897. Then one of the best in the state. In 1910 it was the deepest gold mine in the world, having reached a depth of 4,613 ft in the winze. The shaft was then sunk to a depth of 4,588 ft. in an endeavour to reach a depth of 4,870 ft. to effectively work the deepest gold bearing reef in the world. On the night of June 14th, 1910, the mine was flooded out by the rising waters from the deep New Chum mines to the south, all of which had either ceased operations or had returned back to shallow workings. For details of the mine's record, see 'The Historical Guide to Bendigo'. Mine details completed by A Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo.place, mining site, victoria quartz

Black and white photograph, mounted on board, of First sinking of Derbyshire Mine, then Whipstick GM Co. Windlass over shaft. Woman in long dress to left of photo. Six men standing on top of excavated soil and rock - to right of windlass. Inscriptions: 'First sinking Derbyshire Mine then Whipstick GM Co', 'NW Harrison, Gladfield Park, Pyramid Hill.place, mining site, derbyshire mine

Black and white copy of photograph (in acid free sheets in folder) of eight men in foreground, three behind 'airsail' for mine ventilation. Men are wearing trousers, white shirts, with kerchiefs tied around their heads, straw boaters. Man on RH side dressed in darker clothing, standing on boards ( over a shaft ? ) Piles of mullock on LH side, wheelbarrow and dogs.. History: James Lerk 24/3/2000 - Coath's claim on Victoria Hill (a Fox photo?)place, mining site, coath's victoria mine, 'gold discovery' jas flett p244

Vacuum mechanical Lubricator Machinery (vacuum mechanical working at Johnson's Reef Gold, Mine No. 3. Lubricator. Man standing to RH side, hand on lever. Photo mounted on board. Inscriptions: included in Garden Gully Lane MNG18. Derby Line, included in Johnson's Group of Garden Gully Line. Shaft 1250ft. Winze 175ft.place, mining site, johnson's reef

Sepia photo on cream board. Shows the Great Extended Hustlers Co's. Quartz Mining Claim. In photo, there is an Office, Battery House, Mine Shaft. Three large 'A' frames running a line down to the battery house from the poppet head. Inscription: Above image: 'Views of Bendigo|No.43.'. Below, 'The Great Extended Hustlers Co's. Quartz Mining Claim.', 'N.J.Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn's Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents',' Office Battery House Main Shaft',' The famous Quartz Claim covers on area of 24 acres, and has six shafts which represent 4000 feet of sinking; there are no less than 13 level and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The total amount expended in labour by this Company £228,000. The Quartz raised amounts to 144,500 tons, and it has yielded 188,000 oz's of gold. The amount paid in dividends is £585,600 being nearly £20 per share, employment is given to nearly 200 men. It is stated that this rich mine changed hands in early days for the small sum of £30.'. On Back, RHSV stamp, Bendigo Branch '1959|186'. Nicholas CaireN.J.Caireplace, mining site, great expended hustler quartz mine, see: 'views of bendigo' by n.j.caire

Gold was discovered on Victoria Hill in 1854 and by 1861, 1,200,000 ounces of gold had been extracted from the site. The first claim was bought for 80 pounds by Prussian immigrant Christopher Ballerstedt and his son Theodore. Christopher Ballerstedt was nicknamed the "Father of the Hill" and was the first to prove that gold reefs extended below the surface. His 200-foot plus mine shafts yielded quartz rich with gold, inspired other miners, and were instrumental in Bendigo becoming the world's deepest and richest goldfield. The site still features relics of nineteenth century mining including quartz crushing machinery and the foundations of George Lansell’s 180 mine. These features are characteristic of Bendigo’s mining history and represent two prominent nineteenth century miners, Christopher Ballerstedt and George Lansell, who held important roles in the development of Bendigo. Victoria Hill Quartz Gold Mines are registered as a site of significance. The site is of historical, archaeological and scientific importance to Victoria. The mines represent the symbolic heart of Bendigo’s gold mining history and the importance that mining played in wealth creation and the development of Victoria. The diggings reserve is accessed from the rear of Albert Richardson Reserve located at 40-56 Marong Road, Ironbark. The site has steep and unformed paths and is closed to the public at dusk. It is important to stay to the paths to avoid the diggings. Interpretive signs help visitors to appreciate the importance of the site and the remaining relics of Bendigo’s mining history.Victoria Hill Ironbark, Bendigo. Photos of the poppet head, sand heap, tailings, shafts and tunnels. Before development into a tourist attraction.history, bendigo, victoria hill, ironbark, diggings

File memo, from D.F. Evans, 3 August, 1983 re Central Deborah Tourist Mine Study, discussing the report from John Reynolds now lodged in the Preston Library. Main aspects of concern in report to Bendigo Mining NL are: 1. Proposal to redevelop shaft and establish tourist access 2. Calculation of volume of water in old flooded workings in North Deborah, Deborah, South Deborah and Deborah No. 2 mines 3. Volume of water involved in dewatering Central Deborah to 90m below the surface 4. Long term pumping reate required to control groundwater influx, estimated to be 90,500 gallons/day.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine, dewatering, ground water, mining, bendigo mining nl

40 page engineering feasibility study, with plans, for the development of the Central Deborah Tourist Mine, prepared by John Connell-Mott, Hay and Anderson, Hatch, Jacobs, consulting engineers, dated February 20th 1981. Enlargement of the shaft, lift installation, ventilation, dewatering, electrical installation are discussed. Latest costings range from $689,000 to $790,000.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine

File note 6th August, 1980 re Bendigho Trust Central Deborah Mine. Notes on a meeting held Tuesday 5th between Darryl McClure, Bendigo Trust, Doug Cahill, promoter of Bendigo Mining NL and Dick Sandner, Bendigo Mining NL. Bendigo Mining NL seek permission to commence dewatering the Deborah shaft with a view to carrying out mining at deeper levels.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine

Two page typed carbon copy of document, headed 'South New Moon, Garden Gully line of Reef', located one mile north from Eaglehawk post Office. An historical overview of the mine is provided with information regarding its location, depth of shaft, original company, engine house, air compressor, battery and years of operation. The steel poppet legs were approximately 85 ft high and had a greater slope than usual on the front legs. ' Said to be the best poppet legs on the field'.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, south new moon mine

Newspaper article, Bendigo Advertiser, Thursday October 13, 1988, page 1. It was said in the 'heyday of Bendigo's gold mining it was possible to walk underground from Spring Gully to Eaglehawk' Article describes a walk done in 1988 from the 8th level of the Central Deborah Gold Mine shaft (270 m) through a series of tortuous and at times hazardous drives, stopes, shafts and cross overs to the 8th level of the North Deborah Gold Mine. Steven Hinde, Bendigo Mining's Chief Geologist lead the trek, which proved it was still possible to go down one shaft and emerge up another. When Bendigo Mining dewatered the Central Deborah shaft it uncovered the old connecting passages.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Sixteen page booklet Geological Survey Report, Mines Department Victoria. 'Geology of the Bendigo Area' by H.E. Wilkinson. Photo of Lansell's 222 Mine on the New Chum Line, Bendigo. Tallest poppet head on the field, approximately 38 m high, with a shaft depth of 635 m.bendigo, mining, geological survey report

Handwritten one page table of information. On top of page ' Ref. derelict land in the City of Bendigo copied 17.4.62. Shafts alienated and sites reserved by the Mines Dept' List of mines, dates, depth of shaft, receiving body. For example: Londonderry, 1957, 2900 feet, Kindergarten. Reference: 'Derelict Land in the City of Bendigo' P.J. Rimmer and R.J. Johnston. Published jointly by the Dept of Geography, University of Sydney and The Geographical Society of NSW.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, derelict land reused

Blue exercise book in which is a handwritten, in blue biro, a description of the basic principles under which most of the Bendigo mines operated, titled ' A look at a mine'. Information provided on four compartment shafts, poppet heads, boilers, engine rooms, skyshafts, landing brace, engine drivers. In the back section of the book is a recount of what Long Gully was like in the early 1900's, titled 'Around Long Gully in the early 1900's'Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, albert richardson

Black and white photograph, copy, of the North Deborah Gold Mine poppet head, possibly taken in the 1940's. The trestle way and sky shaft used to convey ore to the landing brace are visible. Poppet head legs are metal and painted white. Corrugated iron sheds on right and in background. Air raid sirens on the top of the poppet head were used during World War 2 to warn the good citizens of Bendigo of any impending attack.bendigo, mining, north deborah gold mine

Information display card regarding the 'Big' Deborah Gold Mine, located near the junction of Abel and Adam Street, Golden Square. Earliest work recorded 1860. Shaft 2076 feet. Operations suspended in 1952. Gold yield 51,935 ounces. Battery shed still on site containing a 5 head stamper which was originally a 20 head stamper. The battery was manufactured by Horwood's Foundry, Bendigo. Photos of mine site taken in 2012: a.Engine room concrete footings, iron work visible. Pepper corn trees in background. Pampas grass in foreground. Steel mesh fence on RH side, enclosing the poppet head site. b. Concrete footings, peppercorn tree in background. c. Corrugated iron shed constructed over the stampers. Steel mesh front. d. Steel poppet head, no winding wheel at top. Pampas grass in foreground. e.. Stamper shed and steel poppet legs in background enclosing dilapidated wooden poppet head legs. f. Close up image of weights in stamper room g.Winding wheel on stampers h.Looking upwards to top of stampersbendigo, mining, deborah gold mine

Five interpretive cards used for displays, yellow with black and orange text, describing the North Deborah, Deborah, Central Nell Gwynne and Napoleon Gold Mines. a. North Deborah: closed 16th November 1954. Shaft was 1300 feet deep. Total dividends 686,200 pounds. b. Deborah: underground operations suspended 1952, shaft 2076 feet. c. Central Nell Gwynne: operations ceased at end of 1949, shaft depth 1933 feet. d. Napoleon: first subsidiary company formed by BML to carry out comprehensive programme of development along Napoleon anticline. Shaft 1054 feet in 1937 when opertions ceased. e. Devonshire Sands, formed in 1933. Cyanide leaching plants installed on sand tailings heaps at Bendigo.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, north deborag mining company

Small notebook, lined pages. Names, addresses and mining experience listed in pencil. Dates range from 1945 to 1948. Page near back of notebook details Spargo Creek Mine expenditure and shaft team.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Newspaper article and typed copy of same, detailing the fatal accident that occurred at the mine on the 22nd January 1953, in which Herbert Hunter of Kangaroo Flat was killed. ' Hunter was working at No 16 level at a depth of 1270 feet from the surface and about 500 feet south from the shaft when a large piece of stone , estimated to wrigh about one ton, broke away. The stone crushed Hunter, who was killed instantaneously' Bendigo Advertiser article dated Friday 23rd January, 1953.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine

Plan of the mines along the Deborah Anticline: Deborah Consolidated, Deborah Associated, Deborah United, Deborah Extended, South Deborah, No. 2 shaft, Deborah North Deborah, Central Deborah, Monument Hill are all sited on the plan.Philip Wilkin, volunteer, BHSbendigo, mining, deborah line of reef

a. four page handwritten report on the Hercules Mine, half yearly reports 1936. Extract: Reef worked below the 1620 feet level has been opened up at 1,840 feet. Profit has been earned but values are now unprofitable. At the Stanfield shaft, erection of plan was completed and shaft sunk to 344 feet. X cuts put out at 230 and 310 feet. Angus Mackay Chairman. b. Summary of sale of mine from Bendigo Advertiser 19.6.1950, handwritten by Albert Richardson, re the sale of the mining equipment at the Hercules Mine. ' Winding engines sold for £200 Compressor £425 and the oregon poppet legs for £41. The three main buildings went for £435 , the office and store room for £80, and die room for £12 Most spirited bidding was for 5 tons of firewood which finally went for £12Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, hercules mine

One page handwritten document titled ' Hercules and Energetic, Mine Manager, J. Roberts Report, transcribed by Albert Richardson. Dates from 1910 to 1911. Extract from text: '30.6.1911, Carpenter has started to pull down the old poppet legs on east shaft'.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, hercules and energetic mine

Two page handwritten document titled 'Victoria Hill Mines, Dickers M.R. 23.11.1861. Wittschiebe and Co. Claim. Next north to No. 2, Midway Company' Transcribed by Albert Richardson. Extract from text: 'There are reefs passing through this ground at small intervals in every part of this claim, they all dip north. The mass of leaders struck in No. 4 (shaft) yielded, on an average about 1 1/2 ounces to the ton to the amount, in all, of about 12,000 pounds. From the eastern Victoria, the present proprietors extracted in nine months 55,000 pounds worth of gold.' Owners of mine. Messrs A. Witrtschiebe, A. Sagasser, F. Meison, A. Urban, H. Koch, C. Killian and A. Rudolf. Document details the claim, the shafts sunk, their depth, issues re workings and gold found.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, wittschiebe & co. claim

One page document, extracts from M.G. Journal Vol 6, No. 3, 1958/59, Page 3 and M.G. Journal 1939. Chewton Mine shaft approx 523 feet, south and 45 feet east of Wattle Gully shaft. .Extract includes detail of the main shaft, headframe, winch, compressed air, concentration plant, water for plant. Ten head stamp battery, 1250 lb stamps 5 in drop, 100 drops a minute, Wilfley tables and corduroy strakes. A new change house, smithy and concentrate shed have recently been erected (9.6.1939)bendigo, mining, chewton gold mine

One page document. On top of page 'Wattle Gully Mine, Chewton, Mining and Equipment' Document details the main shaft, concentrating plant, drainage water, compressed air and ventilation. Machinery mentioned: Ingersoll -Rand compressor; Ruston-Hornby diesel engine and Jaques jaw crusher.bendigo, mining, wattle gully gold mine chewton