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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: OFF TO THE DIGGINGS BROCHURE
Blue and cream brochure titled 'Off to the Diggings' In the comfort of your own car. Tour guide is Rusty. Tours cover some historical places in Bendigo. On the back is where bookings can be made. Other Historic Tours mentioned are: Central Deborah Mine, Chinese Museum, Mining Museum adjacent to Eaglehawk Town Hall and victoria Hill.bendigo, history, gold mining, peter ellis collection, off to the diggings, rusty, alexander mckellar, ballarat goldfield, eureka uprising, emu creek bush band, boundary hotel, visitor information centre, bendigo tourism, central deborah mine, chinese museum, mining museum - eaglehawk, eaglehawk town hall, victoria hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Medal - BMA MEDAL
Gold medal with depictions of a mine poppet head, chimney & buildings with wording Stewards BMA (Bendigo Miners Assoc) oval with shield shape on front and name J Bodilly etched on back, with accompanying donation letter.organization, mining, miners association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE CORRESPONDENCE RE PLANT DEVELOPMENT PART 2
... BENDIGO Mining central deborah gold mine Black folder containing ...Black folder containing photocopied documents pertaining to the setting up and running of the Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo. 1939 - 1948. Original copies held in McColl,Rankin & Stanistreet Collection. Application for Permit. Ministry of Post War Reconstruction. War Organisation of Industry. Quotes, Tenders. Hume & Iser. T.J Jorgensen. Electricity Supply Department. Saunders & Ross. District Telephone Office. R Toma. Stock Exchange. Building Site Plan. Abbott Supply Co. F.W. Milne & Son. The Golden City Agricultural Implements. Department of Labour and National Service.Miller & Co. Thompson Engineering and Pipe Co. Gold Boring and Prospecting. Costs. J.l. Howard. A.J. William Electrical Instruments.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MERLE HALL COLLECTION: PERFORMANCE IN BENDIGO: ''VALENTINE SAWENKO AND ANDREE COZENS ''
... Sawenko and Andree Cozens'' Drinks and Music at the Gold Mines... Sawenko and Andree Cozens'' Drinks and Music at the Gold Mines ...Merle Hall Collection - Performance in Bendigo: ''Valentine Sawenko and Andree Cozens'' Drinks and Music at the Gold Mines Hotel ''Arts Bendigo's inaugural informal gathering for members and friends'' No year date is given on flyer. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - GOLDEN SQUARE P.S. LAUREL ST. 1189 COLLECTION: NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS
Photo of Joshua Clough beside a model of a mine. A banner of the school is in the background. Story about an exhibition focusing on minerals and mining. The children learnt about the different aspects of mining and made models.education, primary, golden square laurel st p.s., golden square primary school 1189 collection - newspaper cuttings, joshua clough, central deborah gold mine, james lerk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: RECOLLECTIONS PICTORIAL LIFTOUT
Historical liftout. Newspaper. Titled RECOLLECTIONS Pictorial Liftout 1990.1 looking down Mitchell st from Railway Bridge. 2 Original railway station viewed from Mitchell st bridge. 3 The great extended Hustlers mine. 4 1873 photo recently extended town hall with corn exchange at front left. 5 looking north westerly from city rec reserve at royal hustlers. 6 children play on mullock heap in front of a view of westerly quarter of Sandhurst. 7 Bank of Victoria, Mitchell st left is Bendigo's original post office. 8 Looking down from what is now Rosalind Park. Shamrock Hotel can be seen on corner of Williamson st and Pall Mall. This photo predates the construction of post office and law courts. 9 girl eating fairy floss. 10 4 kids on 1 horse in procession. 11 monkey and pedal car, a novelty attraction 1940's. 12 pony rides. 13 flying horses (ride). 14 procession past city hall. 15 Original ANZ bank corner Williamson st & Pall Mall. 16 Chinese Dragons Bendigo Easter Fair 1940's. 17 City Hall viewed from Bull st. 18 City hall original ceiling. 19 new town hall 1861. Mike Butcher, local historian. 21 Interior plan of city hall (groundfloor) 22 circa 1920's 23 Tattered fragment original architect's drawing. 24 original assembly room. 25 Camp Hill PS Shamrock hotel without top storeys. 27 shop with signage advertising Bushells, Bex and Swallow's Biscuits. 28 View from where fountain is now. 29 Hargreaves st looking south, now Hargreaves mall. Horse drawn water tank watering down road. 30 Central Deborah Gold mine poppet head. 31 Borough town hall, tram ways. 32 Original ANZ Bank corner Williamson st and Pall Mall, demolished in mid 1960's. 33 Bush's store corner Williamson and Myer streets.34 Men on boat, don't know what or where. 35 Shearers. 36 man on a three wheeled bike. 37 4 Gold miners with shovels. 38 6pm closing, no trade Sundays, no women in main bar. 39 Peaceful scene Castlemaine 1940's Photographer Alan Doney. 40 Qantas Jet The City of Bendigo Tullamarine Airport. BCV-8 camera man & Advertiser photographer. 41 Ladies. 42 Tennis -> men and women (women in hats). 43 Sandhurst footy team. 44 Early school photo.Alan Doneybendigo, history, photographic history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: LEASE REGULATIONS
Hard cover folder with gold lettering 'Lease Regulations' containing Mines Act 1915 No. 2198 (in force 1916) Requirements in connection with application for mining lease (1930). Application for registration as a Gold Producer (Mines Act 1928). Requirement in connection with an application for a mining lease and water right license or a license to treat tailings. Application for a Tailings License.Mines Dpartmentgold mining, miners' safety cage, lease regulations, gold mining, lease regulations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: REIMER BROS. KINGOWER
Manilla folder containing correspondence relating to Reimer Brothers claim at Kingower, also contains a large scale parish map of Kingower showing the position of the claim and leases 6278 held by Andrew Thomas Berriman and 6279 held by Florence Adelaide BerrimanMcColl Rankin & Stanistreetgold mining, miners' safety cage, kingower/union reef mines, gold mining, kingower, reimer brothers berriman -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SUNDRY REPORTS, 1930's
Manilla Folder containing reports from various mines in Bendigo and surrounding areas. 1. 4 page typewritten report on the Balaclava Hill Mine at Rushworth and some newspaper clippings about the mine with a plan of the underground workings; 2. Page from the Árgus' dated 2nd August 1900 featuring an article on the survey of the Garden line of Reefs; 3. 5 page report with maps on the Tooleen Gold Field; 4. Single page report about an unnamed mining area claimed to be on the southern end of the Deborah line of reef. (this could be the 'Three Jays' mine in Sedgwick. P. Wilkin); 5. Hand written report on the Coronation Mine, 2 miles east of Walhalla.; 6. Hand written report dated 1935, of the Queen Mary mine, St. Arnaud.; 7. 1932 report on the North Neangar lease.; 8 4 page report on the Kings Prize Gold Mining Syndicate.; 9. Description of the plant of the Marong Alluvial Company? Also a guide for marking out leases.; 10. Crushing details (1 page) from the 'Enterprise' Mine South of and adjacent to Perseverence.; 11. 1 page crushing details from Rowe Brothers, Mosquito Mine, Fryerstown.; 12 hand written report mentions Arthur Hatfield, Scarsdale.; 13. Map with lines of reef showing the position of the New Moon Consolidated and the New Moon United shafts.; 14, Large scale map from Harrison/Victoria street to Havilah Road showing the positions of the Carlisle, North Garden and Unity Shafts.gold mining, miners' safety cage, sundry reports, mining. bendigo, rushworth, balaclava hill, garden line of reef, toolleen, coronation mine, walhalla, queen mary mine, st. arnaud. north neangar, kings prize gold mining syndicate, marong, enterprise mine, perseverence, rowe brothers, mosquito mine, fryerstown, arthur hatfield, scarsdale, new moon consolidate, new moon united, carlisle, north garden, unity. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: TAMBOUR MAJOR LEASE, 1939/1940
... MINING Miners' Safety Cage Tambour Major Lease Gold mines Bendigo ...Manilla Folder containing Lease application and correspondence for lease No. 11007 (Tambour Major). Includes Map of lease. Also references to lease Numbers 10168 and 10899. Dated September 1939McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Charing Cross Bendigo.gold mining, miners' safety cage, tambour major lease, gold mines, bendigo tambour major -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CONCORD LEASE, 1939
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields GOLD ...Manilla Folder containing documents relating to Lease No. 10819. owned by My J. Hains of 46 Breen Street Bendigo. Mr Arthur Davies of 35 Sternberg Street wanted to prospect on the ground as the lease had not been worked for some considerable timeMcColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Charing Cross Bendigo.gold mining, miners' safety cage, concord lease, mining, gold mines, bendigo, mining leases -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, "Description of the Provincial Tramways when taken over"
Document - full title - Provincial Tramways - "Description of the Provincial Tramways when taken over by the State Electricity Commission" looks at the condition of the Ballarat and Bendigo systems at the time compared to that of Geelong. The handwritten note records the impact of the closure of the gold mines in the two cities. Records that Bendigo received more investment in track and tramcars than did Ballarat. Includes notes on the condition of the track, issues with tramcars and insulation of the tramcars at the time, and the purchase of second-hand tramcars from Melbourne.Yields information about the operation of the Provincial tramways before the takeover by the SECV.Two foolscap sheets, carbon copyHas an ink addition in the top left hand corner.secv, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, mesco, esco, tramways, tramcars, operations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Booklet - Victoria Hill
Victoria Hill, accessed from Marong Road, was one of the richest areas on the Bendigo goldfields and was the beginning of reef mining as opposed to alluvial mining. Between 1853 and 1861 there were 16 claims registered on Victoria Hill. Between 1908 and 1910 it was the site of the world's deepest shaft (1365-1406 meters)Today it provides interpretive walks that include sites such as an open-cut mine (1850's), poppet head, quartz crushing battery (1930's) and the foundations of George Lancell's 180 mine. It is registered as a site of historical significance.Clear plastic cover spiral bound booklet of 25 pages. 'Victoria Hill'. A historical background of Victoria Hill and the surrounding area. A colour photo of a poppet head on front. Original story written by Albert Richardson in 1971. This is a revised edition by Philip Wilkin in 2012. Illustrated with colour and B&W photos. Pages 13 to 25 have been inadvertently inserted upside down. A single page A4 leaflet 'Victoria Hill Self Guided Tour' has been put inside after page 1Handwritten in ink on front page 'Donated to Specimen Cottage'victoria hill, gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Functional object - Amalgam bucket
Ore bearing rock brought out of the mine was crushed at the battery by heavy metal stampers and the fine material passed over copper pates coated with mercury. Gold particles would combine with the mercury forming an amalgam which was then scrapped off the copper plates and put into the amalgam bucket ready for retorting too extract the gold. The amalgam of mercury and gold was placed into the retort which was heated to evaporate the mercury. The mercury cooled as it ran down the pipe which was recovered to be reused leaving the gold behind. The gold would later be put into a crucible and heated to burn of impurities and the molten pure gold poured into an ingot.A heavy cast iron bucket 20 centimetres high, 16 centimetres in diameter at its base and 22 centimetres diameter at the top. It has a spout five centimetres wide protruding two centimetres. There is a handle which is a semi- circular shape 19 centimetre wide extending 14 centimetres above the bucket The inside of the bucket has an enamel coating. amalgam bucket, bendigo gold, gold retort -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Eaglehawk Times - Friday February 18, 2005
"Article compiled by Joan McEwan, great-granddaughter, researched by James Tibbett, great, great grandson." Richard Williams was born in St. Blazey, Cornwall in 1831 to James and Ann Williams. Married to Mary Thomas with whom he had 12 children: Eliza Ann "Lou" Thomas, Sarah Mary "Molly" Williams, Margaret "Peg" Williams (born 1858), Ellen Williams (1859-1860), George Williams (b. 1861), Richard Williams (b.1862), John Williams (1863-1866), Ellen Williams (b.1865), Stephen John Williams (b.1867), Albert James Williams (b. 1868), Michael Thomas Williams (b.1871) and Laura Williams (b.1872). Worked in the Cornish mines until he was 21 and sought work in America. Landed in Melbourne on 20 December 1857 in search of gold. Was given supervision of the work conducted in the 1864 Cinderella Claim belonging to Geroge Lansell, among others. Williams was later named manager of all of Lansell's mines. Williams later opposed Lansell in favour of better working conditions for miners. Williams was then in charge of the Johnson Reef Company until his retirement. He worked on the administrative council at the Bendigo School of Mines, was named Justice of the Peace and was a founding member of the California Hill Methodist Church. Williams died in Eaglehawk in 1903. Additional articles further narrate the history of Eaglehawk BoroughA3 colour photocopies of the 18 February 2005 edition of the Eaglehawk Times newspaper. Date of photocopy unknown. Location of original paper unknown. Page 12 contains the biography of Richard Williams, aka Cap'n Dick. The article was compiled by Williams' great-granddaughter, Joan McEwan, and 2 x Great Grandson, James Tibbett. The article shows significant discolouration, rips and tears, folds and cuts. Unknown page number contains articles written about the history of Eaglehawk borough.richard williams, cap'n dick, newspaper, eaglehawk times, lansell mines, biography, johnson reef company, eaglehawk heritage society, allan james, ian glanville, noelene wild, sailors gully mission hall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - Gold and Silver, Photographs of Australian Goldfields from the Holtermann Collection, 1973
Soft cover book of 263 pages by Keast Burke. Gold and Silver, Photographs of Australian Goldfields from the Holtermann Collection. B&W photo of the top of a mine shaft on front cover. Includes biographical portraits of Bernard Otto Holtermann, Beaufoy Merlin and Charles Bayliss. Photos mainly of Hill End and Gulgong, NSW. Penguin Books Ltd, first published by William Heinemann, Australia Pty Ltd 1973 Designed by David Wire and printed by Alexander Brothers Pty Ltd, Mentone, Victoria.gold mining, hill end, gulgong -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Card - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: The Official Opening of Bendigo's Mine, October 2006
Trifold invitation. On front cover is gold coloured image of rock strata. Written underneath: 'The Objective, to bring gold back to Bendigo'. On bottom of front page 'Bendigo Mining' with poppet head logo. Inside on first page: Your invitation- Peter McCarthy, Chairman Bendigo Mining Limited and Doug Buerger, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, request the pleasure of your company for the official opening of Bendigo's Mine at the kangaroo Flat site by Hon Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria, on Friday 20 October, 2006. Colour photos of a gold pour, underground mining and a miner, on other pages of invitation. environment, kangaroo flat, goldmining, , environmental impact, exploration, mining, bendigo mining, doug buerger, peter mccarthy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: newspaper article on Bendigo's hidden treasure, June 26 1998
Newspaper article titled 'Bendigo digs for hidden treasure'. 'Bendigo Mining NL will start the surface work on its $35 million gold exploration project under the streets of Bendigo next week after the Victorian Government granted approval for it to proceed'. Bendigo Mining aimed to reach the targeted mineralisation by the end of 2000; first gold production is scheduled for the end of 2001.environment, kangaroo flat, goldmining, , environmental impact, exploration, mining, bendigo mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: advertisement for Bendigo Mining Environmental Trust, March 2000
... Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: advertisement for.... Newspaper Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: advertisement ...Advertisement in 'Public Notices' Bendigo Advertiser, March 2000, seeking applications from schools and community organisations for financial support for environmental projects. Closing date for present round of grants will be March 31st. 2000.In biro on side of advertisement ' Break O' Day' March 2000'environment, kangaroo flat, goldmining, , exploration, mining, bendigo mining, environmental trust -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Mining leases Sandhurst 1859-1862
BHS CollectionFive page index of applications for mining leases taken out in Sandhurst, 1859-1862. Attached are print-outs of Government Gazette pages, showing entries that relate to applications for mining leases during the period 1858-1862. Slip of paper attached to front page reads: Applications for Mining Leases in the Mining District of Sandhurst 1859-1862, (Index prepared by staff at the Bendigo Goldfields Library) Note: no leases listed for Sandhurst from 1.1.1859-11.7.1859. Victorian Government Gazette, October 10, 1862, Issue 121, p 1954. Listed in index for 1862, but no leases found on that page. Phyllis Toy Collection: Government Gazette entries are described in pencil on side of Gazette page, example: Vic Govt Gazette, 13/9/1859 Issue 146, p 1936.adventure gold mine, mine leases 1858-1862, sandhurst, goldmining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Central Deborah Gold Mine Underground Project Opening, 1986
Parry CollectionCentral Deborah Gold Mine Underground Project Opening by Premier John Cain, featuring the City Club Dancers. The program is produced by the Bendigo Trust in conjunction with the City Family Hotel. Program: 1. Acknowledgements of sponsors. 2. The legend of Lady Deborah 3. Awakening of Deborah by the Victorian Police Band 4. Short history of the mine Also included is a gold embossed invitation and its envelope, to Mr and Mrs J. Parry from the Chairman of the Bendigo Trust Mr D. H. R. McLure and Directors.history, bendigo, j s parry collection, central deborah mine opening -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Goldfield regulations
BHS CollectionCollection of Government Gazette and newspaper articles relating to Sandhurst goldfield regulations; all articles within date range of 1855 - 1859. Each item is prefaced with a typed outine of the content: goldmining regulations; general articles relating to the goldfields (Argus newspaper), Court of Mines cases relating to Specimen Hill Quartz Prospecting Association and the Adventure Mines, registration of mining companies as found in Victorian Government Gazette, regulation of Mining Leases. Phyllis Toy Collectionadventure gold mine, mine leases 1858-1862, sandhurst, goldmining, gold mining regulations, court of mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Phyllis Toy Collection: 'Adventure and Advance Mining Company'
This company was registered in May 1871. It amalgamated the Adventure, Advance and Try-me-well mines to mine below the 300 foot levels of these mines.Collection of Government Gazette and newspaper articles relating to the 'Adventure and Advance Amalgamated Quartz Mining Company' on the Victoria Reef, Sandhurst. . Papers include the registration notice of the Mine in 1871, detailing the shareholders. Half yearly meeting reports 1872 - 1880 are attached. Slip of paper attached to each item describes the content, for example 'Half yearly meeting reports of the Adventure and Advance Company as published in the Bendigo Advertiser from 30.1.1872 - 31.8.1880. Missing February 1873, February 1877. Also included, Victoria Consols Company Reports 31.8.1880.adventure gold mine, sandhurst, goldmining, adventure and advance amalgamated quartz mining company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Government Acts
BHS CollectionCollection of Government Gazette articles. Content includes documents relating to: 1. An Act to restrain by summary Proceeding unauthorised Mining on Waste Lands of the Crown 1852; 2. Gold Regulations 1853; 3. An Act for the better regulation of Mining Companies 1855; 4. An Act to amend the Laws relating to the Gold Fields 1855; 5. An Act to limit the Liability of Mining Companies 1864. Phyllis Toy Collection:adventure gold mine, sandhurst, goldmining, adventure and advance amalgamated quartz mining company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - "Adventure Gold Mine" Draft
BHS Collection. See item 10727.2Sixty two page copy of a proposed book on the Adventure Gold Mine, a compilation of research done by Phyllis Toy. Front page: ' The Great Adventure, a brief history of the Adventure Mine from its beginning in c1854 until it amalgamation with the Victoria Consols Company o 19/7/1880. Phyllis Toy Collection:adventure gold mine, sandhurst, goldmining, adventure and advance amalgamated quartz mining company -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - Preliminary report of Structural assessment Fortuna
Fortuna Villa was initially commenced as a modest single storey home in 1861 next to the 180 Mine by Theodore Ballerstedt, who sold the mine and house to George Lansell in 1869. Lansell already owned the adjacent Fortuna Mine, and through deeper mining techniques greatly expanded the mine's operation, his personal wealth, and the house and grounds. Lansell was soon known as the 'Quartz King', Australia's first gold mining millionaire and credited as the driving force behind much of Bendigo's prosperity. He continuously added to and expanded the villa, decorating it extravagantly with the finest of artworks and materials, into a sprawling mansion with extensive landscaped grounds, to create a house and grounds of a size and grandeur with few rivals in Australia. After his death in 1907, his second wife Edith carried on with improvements, creating a house and grounds developed over 50 years. The attached mine also contributes to its significance, being one of the richest mines in Bendigo, and at one stage probably the deepest gold mine in the world at 3176 feet. The 1875 crushing works are attached directly to the mansion, and the mine's tailings and settling ponds (turned into ornamental lakes) represent a direct link between George Lansell's wealth and its source. Fortuna was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth in 1942 as the Cartographic Headquarters of the Australian Survey Corps during World War II, and many ancillary structures were added while preserving the main house and ornamental grounds. Victorian Heritage Database Report https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/68334/download-reportPreliminary report of Structural assessment of Building 16 Fortuna Complex, Chum Street, Bendigo. Four page preliminary report finding the building is structurally safe as at Wed 19 December 2007 with three recommendations. Prepared for DIGO by Structural Engineers - Terry Stevens Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd.fortuna, structural assessment -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Trevor Lamb collection: Bendigo Advertiser Thursday, October 13, 1988
BHS CollectionOne page from the Bendigo Advertiser from Thursday, October 13, 1988. The page has four photographs of David Talbot, Peter Hargreaves, Wayne Gregson and Steve Hinde exploring the Central Deborah mine.bendigo advertiser, 1988, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Souvenir - Medallion: Double sided
BHS CollectionDouble sided commemorative round gold medallion: - One side commemorates the re-opening in 1986 of the Central Deborah Gold Mine with image of Central Deborah Mine & Poppet Head. - Reverse side commemorates The Bendigo Talking Tram Tour with four images of Bendigo icons including Pall Mall Fountain, the Post Office, Talking Tram & Cathedral - Medallion is set into a cardboard cut-out with printed paper descriptions for each side of the medal. - Medallion is designed by Maiden Gully Medallions. memorabilia, central deborah, medallion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Big Deborah Mine, Bendigo
The Big Deborah Mine situated in Abel Street, Bendigo, operated from 1860 to 1952, producing 51,935 ounces of gold.Six colour photographs of the surface assets at the Big Deborah Mine, Bendigo; date circa 2016. Mine assets remaining on site at Big Deborah Mine, Bendigo.big deborah mine, machinery -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Ephemera - Tour Ticket
Fortuna Villa was initially commenced as a modest single storey home in 1861 next to the 180 Mine by Theodore Ballerstedt, who sold the mine and house to George Lansell in 1869. Lansell already owned the adjacent Fortuna Mine, and through deeper mining techniques greatly expanded the mine's operation, his personal wealth, and the house and grounds. Lansell was soon known as the 'Quartz King', Australia's first gold mining millionaire and credited as the driving force behind much of Bendigo's prosperity. He continuously added to and expanded the villa, decorating it extravagantly with the finest of artworks and materials, into a sprawling mansion with extensive landscaped grounds, to create a house and grounds of a size and grandeur with few rivals in Australia. After his death in 1907, his second wife Edith carried on with improvements, creating a house and grounds developed over 50 years. The attached mine also contributes to its significance, being one of the richest mines in Bendigo, and at one stage probably the deepest gold mine in the world at 3176 feet. The 1875 crushing works are attached directly to the mansion, and the mine's tailings and settling ponds (turned into ornamental lakes) represent a direct link between George Lansell's wealth and its source. Fortuna was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth in 1942 as the Cartographic Headquarters of the Australian Survey Corps during World War II, and many ancillary structures were added while preserving the main house and ornamental grounds. Victorian Heritage Database Report https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/68334/download-reportTicket for Fortuna Villa Tour conducted by the Army Survey Regiment and the National Trust. 31/12/1985. Black printing on yellow card.fortuna villa, tour
