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Document - OLD NAPOLEON MINE - NOTES ON THE OLD NAPOLEON MINE
... DOCUMENT Gold old napoleon mine Old Napoleon Mine Notes on the Old ...Handwritten notes on the Old Napoleon Mine. Date 1885. Notes mention winding engine and boiler. The boiler was too small for Sth Bellevue Mine says Mr Hooper.document, gold, old napoleon mine, old napoleon mine, notes on the old napoleon mine, sth bellevue mine, mr hooper -
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Photograph - NEW MOON MINE - COPIES OF NEGATIVES OF THE NEW MOON MINE
Four copies of negatives, three showing mining machinery and the fourth, a table. (a) shows machinery driven by a large flywheel. A man is operating the machine. (b) shows the crushing machine and tables. They are driven by long belts being driven by a long overhead shaft. Two men are at the machine. A tub is in the foreground. (c - shows a view of the fitting shop at crushing machine. Picture is not very clear. There are four men in the picture. (d) shows a reverse image table of gross total of tons, gold, dividends and calls to June 30th, 1906.photo, new moon mine, copies of negatives of the new moon mine, mine machinery, crushing works, a richardson -
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Document - NEW MOON MINE - EARLY HISTORY OF THE NEW MOON MINE
... DOCUMENT Gold new moon mine New Moon Mine Early History of the New ...Short handwritten notes on the early history of the New Moon Mine. Mentions shareholders were losing patience. Government came to the rescue by alloting it a sum from the Prospector's Vote otherwise there was no doubt that operations would have entirely ceased.document, gold, new moon mine, new moon mine, early history of the new moon mine, a m s m d, robin hoo;d ground, prospector's vote, new argus -
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Document - NEW MOON MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW MOON MINE
Four typed copies of notes on the New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shaft, last year of production, size of lease, plant, Telephone and electric signalling, early history, gold obtained, prominence, gold production and dividends. Hand drawn locality map included.cottage, miners, new moon mine, notes on the new moon mine, h harkness & coy, thompson & co, telephone & electric signalling, 'robin hood' ground, bendigo amalgamated goldfields co, special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfields' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining section 1907 = 1931, a richardson, souvenir 'declaration of 200th dividend' issued by directors of new moon co 1/12/1906, mines dept bulletin 47 'structure of bendigo goldfields' h herman 1923 -
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Document - NEW CHUM UNITED MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW CHUM UNITED MINE
... DOCUMENT Gold new chum united mine New Chum United Mine Nothes ...Handwritten notes on the New Chum United Mine. Notes include: history, production, dividends, size of lease and depth of shaft. Names include: New Chum Co(Nth Claim), Old Chum Co, Ellesmere Co, Ellesmere Trib Co, Ellesmere Black Lead No 1 Trib Co,Thompson & Powell, Bonati & Co, New Chum United.document, gold, new chum united mine, new chum united mine, nothes on the new chum united mine, new chum co(nth claim), old chum co, ellesmere co, ellesmere trib co, ellesmere black lead no 1 trib co, thompson & powell, bonati & co, new chum united, bendigo goldfield history and production page 105, mr clarke magee, mr h y north, mr harvey, lansell's 222, a m s 1/6/1899 page 39, lansell's big 180, wittscheibe, ballerstadt, ernst mueller, geo lansell, lansell's fortuna, a h q survey regiment's headquarters -
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Document - NEW CHUM SYNCLINE MINE - NEW CHUM PRODUCTION STATISTICS
... DOCUMENT Gold new chum syncline mine New Chum Syncline Mine New ...Handwritten notes on New Chum Production Statistics. Notes include name, depth of shaft, years, tons of ore, ounces of gold and remarks. Names are: Ellenborough, Durham & Cumberland, Belmont Co (Trib), North St Mungo, Saxby's Devonshire (Trib), Saxby Co, No 1 Trib (Saxby), La Belle Trib Co, La Belle Co, York & Durham Co, Nelson Trib, Belmont & Saxby, West Ellenborough, York & Durham Trib,document, gold, new chum syncline mine, new chum syncline mine, new chum production statistics, ellenborough, durham & cumberland, belmont co (trib), north st mungo(about), saxby's devonshire (trib), saxby co, no 1 trib (saxby), la belle trib co, la belle co, york & durham co, nelson trib, belmont & saxby, west ellenborough, york & durham trib, new chum -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: SEAL IMPRESSION IN ENVELOPE
Envelope containing the end flap of another envelope with two impressions of a seal. It is a round impression with 'The Common /seal of' in the centre and 'The Echuca Gold Mining Company No Liability around the outside. The outside words are enclosed in a circular double dotted area. The envelope had contained The Victorian Historical Magazine and Royal Historical Society of Victoria Newsletter. Mr. A. Richardson's name has been crossed out and Echuca G. Mine written across the front.document, gold, the echuca gold mining company n. l, mining, seal impression in envelope, the echuca gold mining company no liability, a richardson, the victorian historical magazine and royal historical society of victoria newsletter -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: MINING ARTICLE FROM THE SCHOOL PAPER
Printed article from The School Paper dated July 1, 1952. The article was written for The School Paper by Lucy Hill. Mentioned in the article are the licence tax, which preceded the Miners Right, the building of slab huts, a nugget of gold weighing 340 ounces and christened The Victoria which was later presented to Queen Victoria, how alluvial gold came into being, notes about the Needle Mine's square shaped chimney with the smoke holes in its tapering top and the progress which has occurred in Bendigo both cultural and in the buildings.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, mining article from the school paper, lucy hill, miners right, queen victoria, marco polo sailing ship, bendigo goldfield, the needle mine, loddon regional, bendigo advertiser, easter fair, chinese dragon, teachers' training college, competitions society, shakespeare society, agricultural society and show -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: BENDIGO GOLD FIELDS, 1968
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 -
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Book - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: BOOK - GOLD NUGGETS OF AUSTRALIA
... Star of Hope Gold Mine... of Hope Gold Mine McGinty & Party Griffen & Party McIntyre Johnson ...Yellow covered booklet titled 'Gold Nuggets of Australia'. Information obtained from every Mines Department in the Commonwealth of Australia. Information includes the name of the nugget, who found it and where. Also included is the weight of the nugget in ounces. Book compiled and written by Harry Ware and printed by Williams Boardley Print Kalgoorlie. The names of the large nuggets are: Welcome Stranger, Welcome, Bullock's Tongue, Curtis, Lady Bowen, Kerr's Hundredweight, Brennan, King of Water Worn, Blanch Barklay, Precious, Canadian, Lady Hotham, Sarah Sands, Viscount Canterbury, Little Hero, Big Ben, Joker, Monarch, Bobby Dazzler, General Gordon, Coolgardie, Friendly Creek, Daisy and Golden Eagle.book, book, gold nuggets of australia, harry ware, williams boardley print kalgoorlie, hargreaves, lister, tom, hotermann, byers, star of hope gold mine, mcginty & party, griffen & party, mcintyre, johnson, ah loy, geo curtis, dr kerr, guiness book of records, richard oates, john deason, red hill mining co., hall, slattery, yilgarn goldfield, arthur bayley, william ford, a villars, doyle & party, peterkin, mcpherson, perriman, pearce, dawson, john dunne, williams & party, anderson, p martin, summons, hart, millar, byrne, dawson, rampling, cole & party, woodall, dawkin, grant, roche, corry, sheehan, thompson, d mcintosh, hurstj, muir, a clive, w mcphee, h mcphee, j simmonds, w eddy, moran, s dighton, w abbott, sam wood, hogan, o'connor, c woods, s willcocks, gessner, huffa, w j murphy, jack legge, micky larkin, jack hehir, paddy hehir, joe matheson, dan browne, jim browne, mcwhinney & party, james larcombe jnr, james larcombe, zuegg & party, f h leach, newman bros -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: DISCOVERY & BENDIGO HIGH SCHOOL
Copy of typed notes referring to who was the first to discover gold in Bendigo. Notes describe the area of Camp Hill which was selected as Government Headquarters. The sole remaining relic known as the Police Barracks, a brick stable which was converted into a small hall and the old Supreme Court building. Notes include the history of the Bendigo High School. Only pages 3 & 4.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, gold discovery, bendigo high school, henry frencham, governor latrobe, gold commissioner horne, captain dane, mr cockburn, mr gilbert, queen elizabeth oval, police barracks building, superintendent mcculloch, high school, teachers' college, supreme court building, town council of sandhurst, corpporate high school, st andrew's college, sandhurst grammar school, bendigo continuation school, camp hill state school, school of mines, domestic arts school, quarry hill state school, congregational church, sir alexander peacock -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: NOTES ON MINES
Handwritten notes on Bendigo Mines. Notes include the number of ounces of gold obtained up to 1954 when the mines closed, total dividends paid, average production per ton, number of shafts The Mines Dept, made safe, notes on the South New Moon, Garden Gully United, New Chum Goldfields and the Catherine Reef United.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on mines, carlisle, central blue, central nell gwynne, fortuna hustlers, garden gully united, lady barkly, new argus, new red white & blue consol, south new moon, mines dep't, garden gully united, healthy golden bendigo, south new moon, roberts & sons, new chum goldfields, catherine reef united -
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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: THE MARONG GOLD COMPANY: VARIOUS RECORDS 1902 TO 1911
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...The Marong Gold Company - various records 1902 - 1911. Cyanide record Feb 1902-April 1903; Petty Cash & Rough Statements Feb 1902-April 1903; Cyanide records Feb 1910 - September 1910 (Marong Gold Company - no stamp??)mine, gold, the marong gold company, the marong gold company -
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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: WAGES BOOK: DERBYSHIRE MINE? SEP 1865 TO APRIL 1872
... BENDIGO Industry Derbyshire Gold Mining Co Derbyshire Mine WAGES ...WAGES BOOK (DERBYSHIRE MINE) SEP 1865 - APRIL 1872. Columns for Name; Occupation; No of Days; Rate; Amount; Signature. Loose at rear of book are 1. Minutes of Forfeiture of Shares, Jan 11th 1867; Single sheet titled 'Derbyshire Gold M Co registered'; 3 sheets re Profit and Loss accounts/Balance sheet Aug 1866.bendigo, industry, derbyshire gold mining co, derbyshire mine -
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Document - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL GOLDMINING AREA BOOKLET, March 1972
Joan O'Shea Collection. Victoria Hill Bendigo Gold Mining on the Richest Quartz Reef in Bendigo, from 1854 to 1916. Colour and Black and White Booklet 16 Pages. Includes Maps of the Victoria Hill Area, photographs of the remains of a twenty head crushing battery, burnt ground from quartz roasting, The Victoria Quartz Mine Photograph from Australian Mining Standard June 1899, The compressor beds and concrete foundations for the poppet legs all that remain today of the Victoria Quartz Mine deepest mine on Bendigo Goldfield 4613 feet or 1406.04 metres. Also included photograph of the view of Victoria Hill from The New Chum Hill in the 1870s. The Location of the 3 mines Ballerstedt's open cut, North Old Chum and Lansell's 180 are marked. A depiction of Rae's Open Cut gives an understanding of the primitive nature of early workings on the Goldfields. The Booklet also provides a brief history of Victoria Hill itself.Bendigo Trust Publication March 1972. Printed in Bendigo Cambridge Press.bendigo, mining, victoria hill -
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Souvenir - HAND PAINTED CHINA PLATE, 1985
Hand painted china plate with sepia scene of Central Deborah mine with tram in foreground on white china with gold edge & wording Birney car & Central Deborah Mine Bendigo.Handpainted by J Michener Bendigo 1985domestic equipment, table setting, plate -
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Document - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: DUNNOLLY MAPS, 1980
Joan O'Shea Collection. Goldfield Maps Dunolly 3 Sheets 1980. Page 1: Mines in Dunolly, Whistling Flat, Painswick and Surrounds. Page 2: Mines in Goldsborough, McKinnons Gap, Bealiba Range, Stewarts Flat and Surrounds. Page 3: Mines in Dunolly, Emu Creek, Bet Bet, Bromley & Surrounds. Scale in Chains and Kilometres.GoldField Maps 1980 based on Dunolly 7624 by Division of National Mappinggold, goldfields, goldfield maps dunolly & surrounds -
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Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: MINING LANDSCAPE BENDIGO
Black and white photo copy: image shows heavily mined landscape, buildings (stone ? ) on RH side, brick chimney behind, line of whims heading to hill top along reef line.Batchelderplace, bendigo, mining landscape, bendigo, sandhurst, goldmining, gold -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: PROSPECTUS OF THE EUREKA & VINEYARD GOLD MINING CO. N. L, 1900's
Printed Prospectus of the Eureka & Vineyard Gold Mining Co. N. L. Prospectus mentions previous owners, cost and capability of machinery, plans for working, yields, and mentions full reports photographs of plant and reef outcrop are at the office. Also mentioned are the price of shares and Calls not to exceed 3d a month.document, certificate, shares, joseph davies collection - prospectus of the eureka & vineyard gold mining co nl, geo j keogh, t odgers, b ford, q crawford, gold mining lease no 4430, mines department, vineyard reef, eureka reef -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS, 02/08/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter from the Secretary Thomas Morris of the Walhalla Branch of the Miners Association, dated Aug 2nd 09. The letter congratulating Mr Davis on his daring and heroic act of saving his mate.Thomas Morrismine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of congratulations, mr davis, walhalla branch of the miners associations, thomas morris -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: ACKNOWLEDGE OF RECEIPT, 074/05/1910
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Small handwritten note dated 7/5/10. 'Dear Sir In answer to yours of the 6 inst it gives me great Pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of Cheque for £45.0.0 re: - Testimonial Fund. Yours Truly Joseph Davies 173 Melrose St Nth Melb.'Joseph Daviesmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - acknowledge of receipt of cheque, joseph davies -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF ADMIRATION, 17/08/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter from the Westralian Goldfields Federated Miners' Union of Workers Coolgardie Branch conveying their admiration of his actions. Letter dated August 17th 1909 and written on paper with the WGFMUW letterhead and at the bottom their purple stamp. Signed by John Mitchell Secretary.John Mitchellmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of admiration, westralian goldfields federated miners' union of workers coolgardie branch, john allen, john mitchell -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF APPRECIATION AND ADMIRATION, 02/08/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Typed letter dated Aug 2rd 1909 to the Secretary, A.M.A., Bendigo requesting them to convey their appreciation and admiration to J. Davis of his heroic conduct in risking his life for the benefit of a fellow worker. Signed by General Secretary, Hy. Glance. Letter from Westralian Goldfields Federated Miners' Union of Workers, Boulder.Hy. Glancemine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation and admiration, secretary ama bendigo, westralian goldfields federated miners union of workers, hy glance -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF APPRECIATION, 23/07/09
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter of appreciation to Mr Davis from the Carlton Branch, Victoria of Political Labor Council, dated 23/7/09. Carlton Branch stamped at the top of the letter. Signed by F. J Meyers, Secretary.F. J. Meyersmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation, carlton branch victoria political labor council, f j meyers -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS, 1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter of congratulations, congratulating Joseph Davies on his rescue of his workmate. Letter from the Hon. Sec., ? Benson of the St. Pauls Library Debating Society.? Bensonmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of congratulations, st pauls debating society, goldfields consolidated mine, ? benson -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF APPRECIATION, 26/07/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter of appreciation dated July 26th 1909 from the Amalgamated Miners Association Daylesford Branch No. 16. congratulating Mr Joseph Davies on his rescue of his workmate. Written by C. Q. de Carli, Secretary.C. Q. de Carlimine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation, amalgamated miners association daylesford branch no. 16., goldfields consolidated mine, c q de carli -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF APPRECIATION, 22/07/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter dated 22nd July 1909. Letter from Branch conveying sincere appreciation in saving the life of his mate at the Goldfields Consolidated Mine, Diamond Hill on Friday July 16th 1909. Signed by A. D. Trott, Secretary, N. A. Allendale, (bottom right corner of page missing).A. D. Trottmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation, goldfields consolidated mine, a d trott -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF APPRECIATION, 12/08/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter of appreciation written on paper with Maldon Branch, No. 14 of the Amalgamated Miners' Association of Victoria letterhead, dated 12th Aug. 1909. The letter states 'that a minute be recorded in the books expressing our appreciation of the heroic conduct of Mr. Joseph Davis (a native of Maldon) in saving the life of his mate, at the Goldfields Consolidated Mine Diamond Hill, Bendigo, at great personal risk'. Signed by Jos. A. Waterson Secretary.Jos. A. Watersonmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation, malson branch no 14 of the amalgamated miners' association of victoria, goldfields consolidated mine, jos a waterson -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF APPRECIATION AND ADMIRATION, 30/07/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter on two pages with Loyal Victoria Lodge No. 61 letterhead. Letter conveys the Lodge's highest appreciation and admiration of his heroic action in rescuing John Allen. Letter dated 30th July 1909.H. J. Moorheadmine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of appreciation and admiration, loyal victoria lodge no 61, h j moorhead -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER OF COMMENDATION, 07/07/1909
... Inc. History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE ...Handwritten letter of commendation to Mr Joseph Davies for his heroic act, written on paper with Legislative Assembly, Victoria and State Parliament House, Melbourne printed at the top of the page, dated 17.7.09. Page is folded in half. Signed by D. Smith?D. Smith?mine, gold, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - letter of commendation, legislative assembly victoria, state parliament house melbourne, joseph davies, d smith?