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Document - MINING REPORTS - REPORT OF, ON AURIFEROUS DRIFTS AND QUARTZ REEFS
Printed document: Geological Department: Report of, on auriferous Drifts and Quartz Reefs, dated 8th May,1866. Paper describes the gravels and rocks of a Geological Survey. Survey is compared with the lower drifts of Bendigo, Epsom, Ballaarat, Castlemaine and other gold-fields. Four colour sketch-sections included.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, report of, on auriferous drifts and quartz reefs, mr bindon, alfred r c selwyn, john ferres -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: NOTES ON MINING IN BENDIGO
Handwritten notes on mining in Bendigo. Notes mention the size of the Bendigo Goldfield, the number of lines of reef and a brief history of goldmining in Bendigo.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on mining in bendigo, ravenswood sheep run, survey regiment, california hill state school, lansell's 222, mr lansell, camp hill school, high school, park mine (royal hustler's reserve no 1), memorial hall, city mine ( royal hustlers reserve no 2), mining stock exchange, beehive buildings, allan's walk, buckell & jeffrey, fortuna hustlers, great extended huatlers, garden gully united, mining exchange, garden gully united, wattle gully mine, ironbark mine, manchester arms hotel, extended hustlers mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, eureka extended, shenandoah, victoria quartz, the big 180, old chum, gt extended hustlers -
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Book - MEMOIRS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA NO.12. LIST OF NUGGETS FOUND IN VICTORIA
Memoirs Of The Geological Survey Of Victoria No.12. List Of Nuggets Found In Victoria. Issued by Department of Mines, 69 pages in yellow soft cover.Department of Minesvictoria, history, mining -
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Document - NOTICE: APPLICATION FOR GOLD MINING LEASE
1880's Aged Paper ' Notice To All Persons Whom It May concern - Application for gold Mining Lease stating 'I hereby give notice , that the applicant undernamed did, on …leave with the Warden at… an application for a Gold Mining Lease of …of …and which, under the direction of the said Warden , I have the day of the date hereof surveyed ; and that any person desiring to object to the issue of the said Lease must enter his objection within seven clear days from the data of this Notice at the office the Warden ; and that this land is protected from occupation for any purpose whatsoever . Dated …188, by authority: John Ferres , Government printer, MelbourneJohn Ferres , Government printer , Melbournegold, mining, lease, ' notice to all persons whom it may concern - application for gold mining lease / john ferres , government printer , melbourne -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - RECOMMENDATION - MINING PROJECT
Two (a & b) typed copy of a recommendation for mining project, accepted Nov. 1967. Recommendation for Central Nell Gwynne area, now a public purposes reserve for preservation as a permanent reminder of the gold mining era. Victoria Hill Area mentioned for it's geographical and historical significance. The New Chum Hill area rich in historical and mining. Notes on development of the Central Nell Gwynne, Victoria Hill and New or Old Chum Hill areas.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, recommendation - mining project, central nell gwynne, jack barker, victoria hill area, big 180, victoria quartz, new chum hill (old chum hill), p. m. g. repeater station, mine's department, land's department, lansell, fortuna, a h q survey regiment, lazarus mine, b c v 8 television studio -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - CLASSIFICATION REQUEST
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.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 -
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Document - THE LAZARUS MINE - NOTES ON THE THE LAZARUS MINE
One handwritten and three typed copies of notes on the The Lazarus Mine including the Lazarus New Chum and the Lazarus No 1 on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shafts, size of lease, plant, early history, the Lazarus Company, Prominence, Best Gold and Total Gold Yields.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, notes on the the lazarus mine, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, australian headquarters survey unit, george lansell, new chum hill, b c v 8 studios, sheepshead, central red white & blue, mr lazarus, lansell's 222, old chum mine, lazarus company, mr george gibbs, lansell's fortuna, ballerstedt, mr barnet lazarus, the black lead, the white lead, mount alvernia hospital, mines dept special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1868 - 1910, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871 -
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Book - MINING REPORTS - THE CONFIDENCE GROUP OF MINES BULLETIN NO 41
Light brown covered booklet 'Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria issued by W Dickson, Secretary for Mines, Under the Authority of the Hon. S Barnes M L A Minister of Mines. No 41 The Confidence Group of Mines, Bendigo with Plans and Sections by H S Whitelaw, Field Geologist, dated 1918. Mines mentioned are: Confidence Extended Mine, Confidence Tribute Company and the Central Windmill Hill Mine. Mentioned in the report are crushings and gold yield, details of levels, names of leases along the reef. Extracts from Mine Manager's Half-yearly Reports, 1878-1915 of tons crushed and gold yield. Plans and sections of the Confidence Extended Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reefs are: Plate I General Plan of All Levels, Plans of Levels Plate No II, Plans of Levels Plate No III, Transverse Section Plate No IV, Longitudinal Section Plate No V, and Central Windmill Hill Mine Transverse Section Plate No VI. Plates signed by H S Whitelaw 17 & 18/6/16 and 20/7/16.book, bendigo, mining reports, mining reports, the confidence group of mines bulletin no 41, confidence extended mine, confidence tribute company, central windmill hill mine, department of mines, bulletins of the geological survey of victoria, w dickson, the hon s barnes, h s whitelaw, h j green, mr robert eddy, mr w h cundy, j foster, c j thompson -
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Book - LIST OF NUGGETS FOUND IN VICTORIA
Department of Mines, Memoirs of the Geological Survey Of Victoria No 12 List of Nuggets found in Victoria. 67 pages in spiral binder with clear plastic cover.victoria, history, gold mining, geology, and gold pros, victoria- gold mining-gold nuggetts -
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Map - VICTORIA HILL AREA
Contour plan of the Victoria Hill area, with all of the historical features marked and namedCompiled by AHQ Survey Regt. CMF increment May 1971map, reserves, mining, bendigo goldfield, victoria hill -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - DEFIANCE MINE, SEBASTAPOL
Carbon copy of handwritten quote from Dept. of Mines, Memoirs of Geological Survey of Victoria by W. Baragwanath. Notes include theworkings of the Company, gold yield, dividends and re-organization of the Company.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, defiance mine sebastapol, dept mines, memoirs of geological survey of victoria, w baragwanath, the ballarat goldfield, the cumberland durham and cornish company, sebastapol company, nelson and wellington company, defiance company, a richardson -
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Book - MINING REPORTS - MINES DEPARTMENT CAN WE HELP YOU?
Small, 40 page paper booklet issued by E. Condon, Secretary of Mines, under the authority of The Hon. J. C. M. Balfour, MLA, Minister of Mines. The booklet was printed Melbourne, Victoria 1969. Topics include: Assistance to Mining, Commencing Mining Operations, Concessions to Mining Industry, Miners Rights and Claims, Mining Leases and Licences, Examination Boards, Gold Buying and Selling, Air Conditions in Mines, Cyanide Plant, State Crushing Batteries, Extractive Industries, Petroleum (On Land), Petroleum (Offshore), Pipelines, Explosives, Inflammable Liquids, Gas Meter Examination and Liquified Pertoleum Gas.book, mining reports, mines department can we help you?, e condon, the hon j c m balfour, geological survey of victoria, mines department laboratories, explosives and gas examining branch, minister for mines, depot & core laboratory -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - QUESTION 5 ON VICTORIA HILL
Handwritten notes and carbon copy titled Question 5. Notes refer to Victoria Hill being opended up by Theodore Ballerstedt and his son early in 1854. Theodore Ballerstedt left for Germany having sold his home, crushing battery and mine to Mr Geo Lansell. He called the mine the '180'. Next mine north to the '180' was the Victoria Quartz. Also contains notes on machinery, geological formations and earning from the mines.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, question 5 on victoria hill, theodore ballerstedt, mr geo lansell, fortuna villa, commonwealth survey regiment, the 180, ballerstedt's original open cut, bendigo south rotary club, john wybrandt, north old chum coy, victoria quartz, victoria reef quartz company, mr william rae, a roberts & sons united ironworks, australian mining standard special edition 1899, bendigo advertiser 10/2/1897, a harkness & coy, bendigo advertiser 30/6/1910 page 5, rae's open cut, e j dunn, bendigo saddle reefs, wittscheibe's 'jeweller's shop', roberts & frost, ashley noy & coy, grant & co, woodward & son, couth allen and co, taylor gould and co, crawshaw & co, roberts & co -
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Book - DEPARTMENT OF MINES 1914 BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA NO. 33. HUSTLER'S LINE OF REEF, BENDIGO, 1914
Department of Mines 1914 Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria No. 33. Hustler's Line of Reef, Bendigo. Photos of the mines on the Hustler's Line of Reef. 59 pages plus 7 pages of photos. Inscribed A. Richardson 29 Harrison street, BendigoDepartment of Mines.bendigo, mining, hustler's line of reef, mining, and hustler's reef mines. -
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Book - 'BULLETINS OF THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF VICTORIA NO. 30'. THE PEARL AND HERCULES AND ENERGETIC MINES, BENDIGO, 1914
Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria No. 30. The Pearl and Hercules and Energetic Mines, Bendigo, with plans and sections. By W. Baraganath Underground maps of the 4 (four) mines referred to in this book. Priced six pence Inscribed on the front cover: A. Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo.Department of Mines. By W. Baraganathbendigo, mining, early history., mining, pearl, hercules and energetic mines. -
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Photograph - OLD CHUM MINE, 1900's
Negative of view of Old Chum mine, taken from rear of Fortuna. Garden in foreground. Poppet head and chimneys in background. Inscriptions: 'Negative', 'Old Chum Mine from rear of Fortuna, probably early 1900's', 'per survey regiment'.topic, mining, old chum mine -
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Document - CAROL HOLSWORTH COLLECTION: GEOLOGICAL REPORT BENDIGO GOLDFIELD
Four page document, an extract from the Geological Report on the Bendigo Goldfield. On front page, a line drawing of a puddling machine. Contents include: alluvial mining, reef mining, the boom years, deep sinking, decline of mining, modern exploration, physiography, the hills, the valleys and the soils. A table demonstrates the development of graptolite structures, including the Lancefieldian, Bendigonian, Chewtonian and Castlemainian graptolite species. Two diagrams demonstrate saddle and bedded reefs and fault reefs. Written on top of the document: C.E. William and H.E. Wilkinson, 1992. Geological Survey Report No. 93.bendigo, mining, geological bulletin 93 -
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Document - UNDERGROUND SURVEY OF BENDIGO MINES
Two page document, 'Underground survey of Bendigo, report on Constellation Company's Mine on northern extension of the Garden Gully line of reef. Report on the New Chum Railway Reserve Company and the Shenandoah Company, the New Chum Railway Co being immediately south and the Shenandoah Co immediately north of the railway line. Two maps Constellation Co. Mine shaft and New Chum Railway and Shenandoah auriferous reef below 2700 feet.Jems Stirling, geologist and W.H Cundy Underground Surveyor, Department of Minesbendigo, mining, garden gully line of reef mines -
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Document - BENDIGO AND VICTORIA HILL REPORT ON GEOLOGY
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 -
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Document - HUSTLERS REEF RESERVE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT PLAN
Conservation management plan (112 pages) prepared by Lee Andrews & Associates, Heritage Consultants, in 2011, for the Hustlers Reef Reserve. The reserve cover the site of the former Great Extended Hustlers Mine site. Leigh McKinnons amendments to the plan are included with the document. History of the site, a physical survey and analysis, comparative analysis, cultural significance and conservation policy are addressed in the document.bendigo, mining, great extended hustlers mine site -
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Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECITON: VICTORIA HILL IRONBARK
Thre page document hand written by Albert Richardson, on the history of Victoria Hill, Ironbark. 'one of the richest areas on Bendigo field. In the first six years, £1,200,000 worth of gold was obtained. Almost every claim returned a fortune.' Page three title: Other features on Victoria Hill. 'Adjacent to Central Nell Gwynne area as the mining museum. Adjacent to the New Chum Hill on direct south side of the Calder Highway. This hill reached by a short and excellent access road gives a magnificent view of Bendigo and Golden Square, and a very good view of another tourist attraction, Lansells 'Fortuna' now Survey Regiment's headquarters. This hill is the centre of another rich area. The Lazarus mine 3,360 feet deep with 24 saddle reefs in 2,200 feet. The New Chum United, Lansell's 222with its 120 ft high poppet legs. BCV 8, John Brown Knitwear factory, Esposito's Gold Mines Hotel, Central Nell Gwynne and Manchester tram loops are mentioned.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, victoria hill -
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Map - REPORT ON THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELD CENTRAL AREA
Report, 24 pages, on the Bendigo Goldfield in 1916. On front cover 'This report is the outcome of an investigation into the present condition and future prospects of the Central Area of the Bendigo Goldfield, undertaken with a view to seeing what improved methods could be adopted in the conduct of mining operations to neutralise the recent heavy increase in the cost of labour and mining requisites, and so restore the industry to the level of its previous prosperity' Signed by E.C. Dyason, B.Sc. Commonwealth Chambers, Bendigo, Victoria, 15th November, 1916.Geological Survey Victoriabendigo, gold mining, report on goldfield -
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Document - STRUCTURE OF BENDIGO GOLDFIELD BULLETIN NO. 47
... mining geology Geological Survey of Victoria Booklet, 36 pages ...Booklet, 36 pages, that describes the structure of the Bendigo Goldfield. Booklet is enclosed in an envelope. On front of booklet : 1923 Victoria, Department of Mines, Bulletins of the Geological Survey of Victoria, W. Baragwanath, Director. Structure of Bendigo Goldfield, by H. Herman, late Director of Geological Survey. Maps under catalogue number 3769 accompanied the booklet and are listed as 'plates' on the contents page. Plans and Sections to accompany Bulletin No 47, Structure of Bendigo Gold-Field, by H Herman, B.C.E., M.M.E., F.G.S., late Director of Geological Survey.Geological Survey of Victoriabendigo, gold mining, structure of goldfield, bendigo, goldfield, gold mining, geology -
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Map - MAP: VIRGINIA MINE GARDEN GULLY LINE OF REEF
Map of Virginia Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef, Eaglehawk, transverse section. Shaft, levels and Garden Gully anticlinal axial line drawn. Key shows types of formations - quartz, spurs, sandstone, slate, cleavage, lava. This map forms part of the Geological Survey of Victoria, Structure of Bendigo Goldfield report, No. 47, 1923. H.Herman, late Director of Geological Survey.Geological Survey Victoria, Geological Survey Office, Bendigo.bendigo, gold mining, virgina mine eaglehawk, eaglehawk, bendigo, gold mining, virginia mine, garden gully line of reef. -
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Document - TAMBOUR MAJOR MINE
Six page document describing resources found in a search for 'Tambour major' and 'Mine' with Informit databaxse, VPI&E (formerly ELIXIR) and AESIS Databases. For example, record 1: Author Caldwell, J.J. Melbourne Geological Survey of Victoria 1946 3 figs, 3 microfiche frames, 2 negatives. Subject: Bendigo Major Mine, transverse section.bendigo, mining, tambour major -
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Map - MAP WHITE HILL TO HUNTLY
Map of Bendigo creek and adjacent leads - White Hills to Huntly replotted from old 4 chain to 1 inch survey of 1860 by G. W. Hart - Surveyor. Base of roads and streets taken from D.L.S. 1 . 10000 base maps. Legend: battery site, puddling mill site, dam bank site, cutting altering course of creek, lead boundaries.bendigo, mining -
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Map - HUSTLER'S & CHRISTMAS LINES OF REEFS - PLAN OF LINES OF SECTION OF REEFS
Underground Survey of Mines Bendigo. Plan of Cross Section Lines Shewing Connections with Trigonometrical Stations and Base Lines. 13/3/99 Signed ? Stirling. Places and mines mentioned Speciman Hill, Tambour Major, Lansell's 180, Victory and Pandora, Great Extended Hustler's, Windmill Hill on Victoria Reef. Next part of map is a Plan of Lines of Section between the Hustler's and Christmas Lines of Reefs. 8/3/99. Signed ?. Transverse Section. Shows Tambour Major Co., near the Christmas Line of Reef, Crosscuts and their depth, geological features and stone encountered. Then shows Thistle Line, Charshalton Line, Napoleon Line, Nell Gwynne Line, New Chum Line, Lansell's No 180 with levels, depths and geological features. Drawing is continued in three parts to fit on paper. Lansell's East Shaft with levels and depths, geological features and stone encountered. Sheepshead Line, Old Shaft, Garden Gully Line, Victory and Pabndora Co with crosscuts, depths, geological features and stone encountered. Paddy's Gully Line, Derby Line, Millers Line, Hustler's Line, Great Extended Hustler's Co with levels, depths, geological features and stone encountered. A note beside a Saddle Reef: 360,000 pounds paid in dividends from this reef. Average ounces per ton gold noted where found. Reference Table for stone and geological features. Datum Line 700 feet above Sea Level Unscannedmining, parish map, hustler's & christmas lines of reefs, plan of lines of section of reefs, ? stirling, specimen hill, tambour major, lansell's 180, victory & pandora, great extended hustler's, windmill hill, victoria reef, tambour major co, christmas line, hustler's line, thistle line, carshalton line, napoleon line, nell gwynne line, new chum line, lansell's no 180, lansell's east shaft, sheepshead line, old shaft, garden gully line, paddy's gully line, derby line, miller's line, hustler's line, great extended hustler's co -
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Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE - LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE
Longitudinal Section of the Great Extended Hustler's Mine on the Hustler's Line of Reefs. Bulletin No 33, Plate No XIII. Map shows the Hustler's Tribute, 2 Old Shafts, Great Extended Hustler's Shaft, Latham & Watson's Shaft and Ironbark Gully. Datum Line 750 feet above Sea Level. Poppet Legs on the surface and Sill of Shaft 788.99 feet above Sea Level. Levels and their depths are shown and some geographical features. Some amounts of gold mined mentioned. Geological Survey of Victoria emblem and signed by H A Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office Bendigo, September 1913. Note - Plates 4, 8, 13,20, 26 & 31 form a Longitudinal Section from Fortuna Hustlers to Hustler's Consols Mine. This item has not been scanned or photographed.mining, parish map, great extended hustler's mine, longitudinal section of the great extended hustler's mine, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h a whitelaw, hustler's tribute, old shaft, great extended hustler's shaft, latham & watson's shaft, ironbark gully -
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Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE - TRANSVERSE SECTION OF THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE
Transverse Section of the Great Extended Hustler's Mine on the Hustler's Line of Reef. Bulletin No 33, Plate No XII. Shows Poppet legs at the surface and Sill of Shaft at 788.99 feet above Sea Level, Cross Cuts and their depths, stone and geographical features encountered and their references and a number of enlarged drawing of sections of the cross cuts, Geological Survey of Victoria emblem and signed by H A Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office Bendigo, September 1913. The depths of crosscuts to No 21 were taken from plans of surveys by Mr Walker and Mr Craven, noted under Reference. Another note: This Saddle Reef is sketched from Mr Walker's plan. Dividends amounting to 360,000 pounds were obtained from it. This item has not been scanned or photographed.mining, parish map, great extended hustler's mine, transverse section of the great extended hustler's mine, old shaft, mr walker, mr craven, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h a whitelaw -
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Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE - PLAN OF THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE
Plan of the Great Extended Hustler's Mine. Bulletin No 33, Plate No XI. Shows No 2 Shaft, Latham & Watson's Shaft, levels and their depths and some geographical features. Geographical Survey of Victoria emblem and signed by H A Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office, Bendigo, September 1913. Has reference to photos.mining, parish map, great extended hustler's mine, no 2 shaft, latham & watson's shaft, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h a whitelaw