Report of the detailed review of The School of Mines and Industries Ballarat Limited undertaken by Alexander & Alexander in 1985. Previous reports were done in 1982 and 1983. The report covers all areas of the school - buildings and grounds. Some sections/buildings are still being completed. Report contains written evaluation, maps/diagrams and photographs.Spiral bound book - dark blue cover. 15 pages of written information plus 3 pages of photographs.Gold lettering on from cover "Alexander & Alexander" Signature "J W Elliott" on page 10 (Loss Control Surveyorballarat school of mines and industries, survey, alexander and alexander, j w elliott, maps, photographs

Framed sign relating to a 40 head crushing battery and winding plate of the model of the Band and Albion Consuls Gold Mining Company Ballarat, which was originally loaned by the Exhibition Commissioners to the Ballarat School of Mines Museum. band and albion consuls gold mining company, ballarat exhibition, ballarat school of mines museum

The card enabled a person to attend the 'Popular Science Lectures' which were held in the lecture hall of the school. These were the Winter course of 1882. The Lectures were from 8p.m. They ran from June 9 through to October 11. The subjects were varied and a guest speaker was responsible for each session. G Foord (Royal Mint) - Alchemy; Rev Ick (Sandhurst) - The Wonders of Coral Life; R Ellery (Government Astronomer) - The Sun's Distances and the Transits of Venus; J Thomas (Geelong) - The Stellar Universe; J Usher (Doctor) - Physiology, Body and Bones; Baron Von Mueller (Government Botanist) - General observations on the Flora of Australia; Professor Mica Smith - Gold; Professor F Kraush - Volcanic rocks of the Ballarat District. This was organised by the School Councilwhen James Oddie was Vice-President.Beige coloured card written on both sidespopular science lectures, winter course 1882, guest speakers, g foord, royal mint, alchemy, reverend ick, sandhurst, coral life, r ellery, government astronomer, sun's distances, transits of venus, j thomas, stellar universe, baron von mueller, flora of australia, government botanist, mica smith, gold, f m kraush, volcanic rocks

The map outlines the auriferous (gold bearing) areas in Victoria. The information for prospectors was prepared by the Department of Mines in 1894Document: 4 page type written Map: Portion of Victoria divided into Counties of 1891. Auriferous areas with red.Reference section on mapgold, auriferous areas, department of mines, victoria, map of victoria, prospectors, commissioner of crown lands, hon a mclean, alexander black, surveyor general, a mclean

Technical drawings of Antimony Mine - Plan view, Transverse Section view, and Longitudinal Section view. Includes Main Shaft, No.1 Level 184', No.2 Level 244', No.3 Level 304', No.4 Level 372'. Multiple copies, including copy with overlay of Civic Centre.Scale 40 feet to 1 inch. Surveyed 20-12-21. Traced 1-7-66. W-2568/B/1.

Thomas Charman came to Australia with his brother Stephen and went to Sydney. Thomas came to Melbourne c 1853 with a large dray and bullock team and with his son took supplies to the Victorian Gold digging sites. Quite profitably. Stephen Charman, aged 21years, arrived in Melbourne in 1842 as one of Henry Dendy's Emigrants. 1852 he purchased 160 acres for £328 bounded by Charman Rd and Balcome Rd. 'The Spring' was an important water source for the local Aboriginal people and then for the early settlers. Charman's first wife Harriet and their infant child died and in 1850 he married a widow with 5 children, Mary Gettens. Their first home was made of wattle and daub and they had 7 more children. Later a weatherboard cottage was built c 1855 Together they developed a market garden and specialized in marigolds which were sold for medicinal purposes to the Melbourne Chemists - Martin & Pleasance Thomas Charman arrived in Australia 1842 with his brother Stephen and moved to Sydney where he obtained a large dray and bullock team. He delivered supplies to the Goldfields and realized this was more secure than chancing to find gold by digging. Thomas returned to Melbourne when the Victorian Mines became more numerous than NSW and profitably delivered to the Victorian gold fields .Letter, handwritten from Thomas Charman to his brother Michael in UK 1878 x 3 pagesHandwritten

Enlarged photo of a coloured postcard of Pall Mall, Bendigo. The photo shows a tree lined Pall Mall with some horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians. Myers have their name on the veranda and there is a sign with Abbott next to it. On the right side is the Post Office clock tower and behind is the poppet legs of a mine. The photo has a purple and gold border. In the bottom right corner beside a rolled corner is an emu and in the top left corner is a scroll and part of a head of wheat.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - pall mall bendigo, morley johnson's, myers, abbott

Diggers & mining. The gold era. - - - and finally quartz mining was begun, chiefly by companies. Machinery was used to develop these deep mines. Slide shows a deep mine layed out on a hillside. Markings 32 994.031 GOL:5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & mining. The gold era. As the surface workings became worked out, deep alluvial mines were developed. - - - Slide depicts different sediment layers above the mine, and the above ground workings. Markings 31 994.031 GOL:5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Northern Gold Mining Company. From a souvenir brochure presented to the American Fleet which visited Bendigo circa 1908. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Gold rush: Great Extended Histler's Mine circa 1910. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2000. Lucrative: the extended Hustlers Company's quartz mining claim, featuring the office, battery house and main shaft in 1875. The claim had six shafts with 144,500 tonnes of quartz mined, yielding 188,000 ounces of gold. The shaft included 4,000 feet of sinking and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The mine employed nearly 200 men. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Ore from the mines was crushed by the batteries and them treated to remove the gold. This crushed rock, or tailings, was then carried from the mines in water flumes. The tailings usually contained small quantities of gold. Markings: 40 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Hand coloured photo: image shows Gold Jubilee Statue Bendigo, man in suit and hat standing alongside. Buildings behind School of Mines, Bendigo and corner of Mundy Street and Pall Mall. Possibly late 1890's ? Possibly late 1890's ? On rear of card: Post Card, Inland 1/2d stamp, foreign 1d (printed in Britain).bendigo, parks and gardens, gold jubilee statue, bendigo

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Digging for gold: Bloomquvist and McCormick's open-cut mine in Fosterville, August, 1900. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from 2001. Gold digging: miners of the St Mungo Mine. Date unknown. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Illuminated address enclosed in a brown leather folder, embossed with gold leaf pattern. Letter on RH page, photo of Mr. Joseph Davies (The hero), photo of Goldfields Consolidated Mine, and diagram of mine shaft showing location of rescue on left hand page of address. Address to Mr. Joseph Davies, resolution moved by Sir John Quick, congratulating him on his heroism in saving the life of his mate, Mr. J. Allan, at the Goldfields Consolidated mine last Friday, Dated 14th October, 1909.person, mining, joseph davies, joseph davies, illuminated address, sir john quick, mining, goldfields consolidated gold mine

Letter addressed to Mr. Joe Davies, written by Florrie Allan, wife of John Allan, Forest Street, Bendigo. Letter expresses her thanks on behalf of her children and herself, to Joe Davies in rescuing her husband. Written in pen in copperplate on a thin ruled paper. Dated July 26th, 1909.Florrie Allanperson, mining, joseph davies/florrie allan, bendigo, florrie allan, joseph davies, forest street, goldfields consolidated gold mine

Letter to Joseph Davies from City of Ballaarat expressing their congratulation on 'his nobility of mine... Courage and self-devotion' in rescuing John Allen from a horrible death. Letter of buff paper, typed in purple ink, red letterhead. Dated 27/7/1909.City of Ballaaratperson, mining, joseph davies, joseph davies, city of ballaarat, goldfields consolidated gold mine

Certificate presented to Joseph Davies by the Minister of Mines in July 1909, in recognition of the bravery and presence of mind exhibited by him on the 16th. July 1909. Document is printed in black script, with letterhead in gold and black.bendigo, mining, joseph davies, joseph davies, jack allan, minister of mines

Black and white photo mounted on parchment coloured board, top RH section of photo is missing. Group of men, dressed in suits, hats, standing under legs of poppet head at Goldfields Consolidated Co. Written on top in black print ' Group of Employees, Goldfields Consolidated Co.' Written on bottom ' Taken on the occasion of the Presentation to Mr. Joe Davies for the heroic rescue of J. Allen on July 16, 1909’ Man to centre right is holding medal (?) , presumably Joseph Davies.W.H. Robinson, Bendigobendigo, mining, goldfields consolidated co., goldfields consolidated gold mine co., joseph davies, j. allen

Typed article titled Bendigo, The Heart of Victoria. Items mentioned are Location, Area of Bendigo, The People, Work Force, Industrial Base, natural Resources, Agriculture and Livestock, Minerals, Forests, Rail and Road, Sea and Air, Power and Water, Electricity, Natural Gas, Water, Sewerage, Industrial Land, Services, Community Services and Facilities, Educational Facilities, Hospitals, Culture and Tourism and Media.document, bendigo - the heart of victoria, city of bendigo, borough of eaglehawk, shire of huntly, shire of marong, shire of strathfieldsaye, bendigo development committee, department of agriculture, department of state development decentralization and tourism, state electricity commission, gas & fuel corporation of victoria, state rivers & water supply commission, bendigo sewerage authority, the bendigo college of advanced education, home and hospital for the aged, home for the blind, northern school of nursing, art gallery, historical society, dudley house, sun loong, central deborah gold mine, the vintage talking trams and transport museum, bcv8, the bendigo advertiser, golden city gazette, 3bo, 3cv, mr a j kelly

Three pages of extracts titled Mine Safety Cages, Old Bendigonians, memories of 'Fedder Duster', a Chinese Market Gardener; and a book review. The Safety Cage was an invention to stop the cage falling down the shaft if the rope gave way. Fedder Duster was a Chinese Market Gardener who was forced off his garden lease. His name was Ah Louey. The Book Review was 'Land, Labour and Gold' or Two Years in Victoria, with visits to Sydney and Van Diemen’s Land, by William Howitt.document, names of bendigo pioneers, mine safety cages & fedder duster, tasmanian foundry, mr j h seymour, dr stewart, conflecua mine malmsbury, thomas dunne, mr frank fitzpatrick, mr a llewellun, old bendigonians, mr john robshaw, mr hugh mcdevitt, alexander bayne, mr f sciallero, camp reserve, art gallery, hon. w i winter-irvine, george avery fletcher, great central goldfield, dear old bendigo 1892, fedder duster, mrs chancellor, ah louey, market gardener, mr curnow, technical school art class, bendigo benevolent home, joch, land labour and gold 1855, two years in victoria with visits to sydney and van diemen's land, william howitt, lowden publishing co, government camp, stars & stripes of america, odd fellows, freemasons, miss f kingerlee

One page and a half of typed notes on the history of the South Virginia Mine on the Paddy's Gully line of reef. Contained in Lease No. 10934, Bendigo. Company formed in 1932 and closed down in 1950.document, gold, south virginia mine, the south virginia mine - history, the leader, south new moon company, mining journals 1939 - 1950, bendigo goldfield 1936, ken bice

Printed reminiscence ''Looking Back with Tom Rowe'' with Appendices. 27 stapled pages and 28 - 42 loose sheets of Appendix. Loose sheets (7) of Select Bibliography and (poor quality) copies of photos including portraits of un-name male and un-named female; also picnic gathering of approx 20 hatted/suited men in rural setting. No author, no date of authorship.bendigo, history, autobiography tom rowe, the great depression, mr t rowe, world war 2, central deborah gold mine. mr charles robert searle rowe, new chum railway company, north old chum syndicate, list of mine managers, golden square school, big hills gold mine, henry gibs, new chum synline, school of mines, cr. g d garvin, central deborah mine, golden square fire station, the fife shire hotel, the rose of australia hotel, hicks spurs, red white and blue mine

Collection: McColl, Rankin, Stanistreet. Cast iron hand press company seal for the South New Moon Gold Mining Company, used to seal all official documents pertaining to the New Moon Gold Mining Company. Black enamelled body and lever with wooden handle and decorated with gold and painted flowers.commerce, office equipment, company seal

'''Noted Events'' (re Bendigo from 1839 to 1905). Three pages (no author stated; no date) providing short notes about 45 dates (i.e. year) in the history of Bendigo. Ends with a few 'facts' about Bendigo - largest city??; widest bridge in world; (had) deepest mines in world; ounces of gold produced.bendigo, history, city history. the goldfields., mr cass sherratt, frice and heape, bendigo mining.

Photograph. Carwardine collection, photograph of poppet head and mullock heap. On back reads 10.2.1956, in Sun news, Thursday 9.4.1953, page 12. Central Deborah mine, one of Bendigo's two remaining active mines. It's 102 years since gold was first discovered at Golden Square, but today only two Deborah mines are working where once 3000 mines hummed. The Bendigo field had yielded 22,000,000 ounces valued at 110,000.000 pounds and three times more on today's value but last years output was only 10,000 ounces and the year before 13000 ounces. Two photos.Herald - Sunbendigo, business, carwardine soap and candle

Typed copy of the Bendigo Gold Fields , collected and arranged by V. R. Dwyer, 1968. On front cover: Australian Gold Production Bendigo Gold Field. Image of tin dish washing. Cover has an image of two people tin dish washing. Notes include a brief history of gold in Australia, Bendigo Goldfield yields, Bendigo Gold Nuggets, Victorian Nuggets, gold prices, yield for the years 1851 to 1890, lines of reef, mine shafts and depth, location, public buildings and organisations and mines listed for each reef. Typed copy of this document is held in Folder 130, number 3621.18.cottage, miners, mining in bendigo, bendigo gold fields index, v r dwyer, strzelecki, edward hargreaves, thomas hancock, henry frenchman, wittscheibe, ballerstedt, fortuna villa, george lansell, the rocks, victoria nugget, dascombe nugget, welcome stranger, welcome nugget, canadian nugget, sarah sands, lady hotham, maryborough, heron nugget, blanche barkley, vicount canterbury, precious nugget, poseidon, gold prices, gold yield 1851 - 1890, location of shafts, mechanics institute, old masonic hall, court, st killians, forrest st methodist church, hospital, baptist church, bendigo gas company, st andrews presbyterian church, bendigo benevolent home, railway, st marys church of england, bendigo m p building society, st pausl church of england, high school, city family hotel, fire brigade, b u f s dispensary, synagogue, beehive store, school of mines, bendigo miners association, st marys convent, dr backhaus, st mathews long gully, salvation army, post office, art gallery, sacred heart cathedral, eaglehawk town hall