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Document - TESTIMONIAL JOHN LONSDALE
Two testimonial issued October 17th 1914 to John Lonsdale. One handwritten by the New prince of Wale mine manager certifying that John Lonsdale had been working under ground for seven years and that he has thorough knowledge of mining. The second a testimonial for Second Class Certificate of service certifying that John Lonsdale hs performed the duties of underground foreman at the New Prince of Wales mine in Eaglehawk.person, certificate, john lonsdale -
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Document - CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE JOHN LONSDALE
Department of Mines Certificate of Service second class Mining Manager. We, the board of examiners for mining managers appointed by the Governor in Council to issue certificates under the Mines Acts certify that John Lonsdale has fulfilled the prescribed conditions and we hereby grant him this certificate of service, which entitles him to perform the duties of under manager. Given under our hands and seal at Melbourne this 16th day of November 1914.person, certificate, john lonsdale -
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Painting - CONSTELLATION GOLD MINE EAGLEHAWK
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Crayon artwork. Art shows poppet head with chimney and brick and timber engine house. Written on bottom ' Constellation Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. A.A. Perry 1958' Two punch holes on LH side. Written on back in pencil: This mine was west of the Victortia St railway gates on N side. I used to read the electricity meter here about 1918 - 20. This drawing was done from memory in 1958 when I was getting over a sickness'.eaglehawk, mining, constellation mine -
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Map - MINE LOCATION DRAWING AT VICTORIA HILL
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Claims and shafts location for: Rae and co. - Noye and co. - Wittscheibe. Some additions to drawing made in pencil.mining, business -
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Document - LUCY HILL COLLECTION: PIONEER REEFERS AND MISCELLANEOUS MINING EQUIPMENT, 1880s
Typed Notes Pioneer reefers Steam Crushers Many Ventures Indomitable Unearthed Quartz Crusher Reef Mining Water Wheel Tons of Golddocument, gold, industries, lucy hill collection -
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Document - CURNOW COLLECTION: INVITATION TO MR J. H. CURNOW, 24/04/1905
Invitation to Mr. J. H. Curnow to attend a dinner on the occasion of the first official visit of His Excellency Major-General The Hon. Sir Reginald Arthur James Talbot, K. C. B., Governor of Victoria and to celebrate the Jubilee of the Municipality on Monday, April 24th, 1905. On the front of the invitation, printed in gold is: Jubilee City of Bendigo 1855 -1905. Gold border 5mm from the edge. There are four scenes on the front, Pall Mall in 1855, Pall Mall in 1905, Mining in 1855 and South New Moon Mine 1905. On the inside is a scene of the Municipal Offices 1855 and the Town Hall 1905. On the right is the invitation. On the back cover is the City of Bendigo emblem and printed at the bottom is Town Hall, Bendigo, 1905 and A. Dunstan, Mayor.document, invitations, official celebrations, document, invitatioin to mr j h curnow, city of bendigo jubilee 1855 - 1905, south new moon mine, pall mall, municipa offices, town hall, j h curnow, his excellency major-general the hon. sir reginald arthur james talbot k c b governor of victoria -
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Book - ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION: BOOK ''COUSIN JACK CARTOONS'' BY OSWALD PRYOR
Book. ALEC H CHISHOLM COLLECTION. Softcover booklet of humorous cartoons about the Cornish (Cousin Jacks) by Oswald Pryor, the 'mining cartoonist'. Published in 1945 by Frank Johnson, Sydney and printed by the Market Printery Pty Ltd, Sydney. Catalogue sticker ''2246 PRY'' on front cover. Handwritten in ink on title page ''To Alec H Chisholm with compliments from O.P. 29/6/45''Oswald Pryorbooks, collections, humour, alec h chisholm collection, oswald pryor, cornish, cartoons, cousin jack -
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Tool - MINER'S AXE
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Hand Made Miners Axegold mining -
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Document - ENVELOPE - BENDIGO GOLD CENTENARY 1851 1951
White First Day Cover. On the left side is a mining scene with poppet legs, bins, chimney and mullock heap. At the top 1851 - 1951 and under the scene Bendigo Gold Centenary Philatelic Exhibition Official Cover. Printed in dark blue, Bendigo in white. First Day Cover printed in black. Wide World printed in the bottom left corner.philately, covers, first day cover, envelope, bendigo gold centenary 1851 - 1951 -
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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: CYANIDE OPERATION RECORDS: APRIL 1900 TO MARCH 1901
Cyanide Operation Records (April 1900-March 1901; Statements/Petty Cash April 1900 -March 1901. Listed as #10 - only as Cyanide operation records. Cyanide operation records are headed on each page as ‘‘Vats for (month (year)''. Operation Records and financial statements are entered separately from the front and back of the book. In centre, between these entries are some torn out pages plus handwritten copy of a draft?? Letter to The Hon the Minister of Mines re some miners' ''unfortunate situation'' - requesting an interview in relation to the matter concerning a mining lease issue and trespass. No name is attached as a signature to indicate the author of said letter.bendigo, industry, sebastian cyanide works, cyanide operation records -
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Document - SALE OF MINING PLANTS
... MINING Miners' Safety Cage Sale of Mining Plants Bendigo ...Handwritten notes on the sale of mining plants. The mining plants of the South St Mungo, Lady Barkly and the Sth St Mungo Crushing Works were sold by Messrs Bell, Lambert and Nixon, Auctioneers of Ballarat. Notes taken from the Bendigo Advertiser, July 14th, 1910, Page 2. Purchasers were H Ralph for Aus ? Co and W J Seve?, Mining Merchants, Melb.gold mining, miners' safety cage, sale of mining plants, bendigo advertiser, south st mungo, lady barkly, st st mungo crushing works, messrs bell, lambert and nixon auctioneers ballarat, h ralph, w j seve? -
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Document - LITTLE 180 BATTERY - EXTRACT FROM BENDIGO ADVERTISER ON LITTLE 180 BATTERY
... MINING Miners' Safety Cage Little 180 Battery Mr Cook Bendigo ...Handwritten extracts from the Bendigo Advertiser Monday July 24th 1933. First erected for 20 years. Mr Cook performs Opening. Approx. 400 people attended the opening on Sat 22nd. Expected that when run in, the ore will be crushed for 2/6 per ton. Consists of 10 heads, 1000 lbs each. Boxes are of Homestake pattern with wooden horses of special timber and iron guides. Copper plate tables of ample area provided. Floors are of concrete and so graded that all washings - -. Expected later to expand to 30 head. A 114 H P Ruston-Hornsby crude oil engine is provided with a friction clutch to facilitate easy starting, and will be capable of driving the battery when it is extended. Those who attended the opening were subsequently the guests of the Company at light refreshments. Copied 1/7/1970.gold mining, miners' safety cage, little 180 battery, mr cook, bendigo advertiser, 114 h p ruston-hornsby crude oil engine -
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Document - GEORGE JOYCE AND ALFRED JOYCE OF PLAISTOW AND NORWOOD
Six typewritten pages re George Joyce and Alfred Joyce of Plaistow and Norwood. Sheep runs. Originally George had a run (Woodside) bought from a Mr Mollision of the Coliban run. Plaistow (10,000 ac.) bought from a Colin Mackinnon. Norwood bought from J M Fisher. Mention of Bucknall (neighbour); Mr Lochart Morton of Raleigh (Sutton Grange) and J Douglas (of Lillicur). Mention of flour milling. Mining and ''opened a butcher's shop at Carisbrook''. Alfred Joyce arr. Melbourne 1843; died Jan 1901.person, individual, plaistow family, plaistow sheep run, norwood sheep runs. woodside, coliban run, norwood, mr bucknall, sutton grange, lillicur, carisbrook. -
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Newspaper - VICTORIA: ITS MINES AND MINERALS
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Two copies of pages, one from Victoria: Its Mines and Minerals page 40, dated June1, 1899 and one from Special Edition Australian Mining Standard, page 41, dated June 1, 1899. Page 40 has a picture of Lansell's '180'. Reports on yields,dividends,depths, where the gold was found, amount of gold per load, and working the mines. Mines mentioned are: Tribute Company, North Old Chum, The 180,The Victoria QuartzNew Chum United, The Great Central Victoria, Victoria Consols, The Adventure, The Try-Me-Well, The Advance, The Cinderella, The Hercules Group, Ironbark Co, Victoria Gold Mines Co, Hercules & Energetic, Great Extended Hercules, The Pearl, New St Mungo, The Extended South Devonshire, Duchess Tribute, The Duchess of Edinburgh Co,Freeman & Co, The Danes.gold mining, miners' safety cage, victoria: its mines and minerals, victoria: its mines and minerals, special edition australian mining standard, tribute co, mr w w barker, mr hicks, lansell's 180, north old chum, mr john wybrants, victoria reef, ballerstedt, geo lansell, victoria quartz, victoria hill, great central victoria, new chum united, mr j h craig, victoria consols, the adventure, try - me - well, the advance, the cinderella, the albert, the hercules group, ironbark co, the victoria gold mines co, the hercules and energetic, the great extended hercules, the pearl, new st mungo, the extended south devonshire, duchess tribute, the south devonshire, the duchess of edinburgh co, freeman and co, the danes -
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Document - LITTLE 180 MINE - NOTES ON THE LITTLE 180 MINE
Three handwritten and three typed copies of notes on the Little 180 Mine. Notes include locality, underground connections, depth, plant, historical notes best gold, gold yield and dividends. References are in the left margin.document, gold, little 180 mine, little 180 mine, notes on the little 180 mine, sheepshead line of reef, john brown factory, central red white & blue, central blue, ironbark south mine, rae's hill, a roberts & sons bendigo, s h johnson stratford, deborah consolidated mine, big 180 mine, new chum syncline mine, george lansell, new chum line of reef, a richardson, bendigo branch of royal historical society, mine's dept transverse and longitudinal sections little 180 mine, catalogue mining sales j h curnow, mine's dept special edition australian mining standard1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield 1936, mine's dept quarterly and annual reports -
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Document - LITTLE 180 MINE - NOTES ON THE LITTLE 180 MINE
Two handwritten and four typed copies of notes on the Little 180 Mine. Notes include locality, depth size and sill of shaft, plant, Historical notes, best gold, gold yield and dividends and reference. Stapled, Typed copies not scanned.document, gold, little 180 mine, little 180 mine, notes on the little 180 mine, lansell's little 180, sheepshead line of reef, john brown knitwear factory, a roberts & sons, s h johnson & co, deborah consolidated mine, big 180 mine, new chum syncline coy, george lansell, new chum line, central red white & blue, central blue, ironbark south mine, rae's hill, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, a richardson, catalogue mining sales j h curnow 19/4 1950 -
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Document - LANSELL'S 222 MINE NOTES ON LANSELL'S 222 MINE
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Hand written page of notes (incomplete) on Lansell's 222 Mine. Notes on the shaft, plant, winding engine, indicator, boilers and engine house. Yield 20,322 ounces of gold. Signed by A Richardson 3/1/68.gold mining, miners' safety cage, lansell's 222 mine, lansell's 222 mine, mining equipment, 'denis ' shaft, koch's & hildebrandt, fortuna battery, a harkness & co, victoria foundry, mines report 1884 page 49, a richardson -
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Document - LANSELL'S 222 MINE - PRODUCTION OF MINES
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Hand written page with list of mines, depth, year and ounces of gold. Mines listed are:- Geo Denis Claim, Begelhole & Co (South), Koch's & Hildebrandt, Koch & Hildebrandt Trib Co., Lansell & Hunt's Black & White Lead Co, Lansell's 222, Golden Outlook (Vale). Reference - Bendigo Goldfield, History and Production, Page 106.gold mining, miners' safety cage, lansell's 222 mine, lansell's 222 mine, production of mines, geo denis claim, begelhole & co (south), koch & hildebrandt, koch & hildebrandt trib co, lansell & hunt's black & white lead co, golden outlook, bendigo goldfield history and production -
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Document - LANSELL'S 222 MINE - NOTES ON LANSELL'S 222 MINE
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Hand written page of notes on Lansell's 222 Mine. Mines Report for 1884. Description of the plant. All designed, made & erected by A. Harkness & Co. at their works Victoria Foundry, High St., Sandhurst.mining, surface equipment, lansell's 222 mine, lansell's 222 mine, mining equipment, a harkness & co., victoria foundry -
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Map - UNDERGROUND SECTION OF 3 MINES
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Underground section of three mines - Shaft No 94, New Chum United Co, Cross Section No 89 - Shaft No 93, Lansell's 222 (DENIS), Cross Section No 87 - Shaft No 92A (New Shaft), Lansell's 222, Cross Section No 86. Map shows depth of cross sections below the sill and stone encountered. Poppet legs are drawn at the top of the shafts. Lansell's 222 Shaft No 92A has measurements pencilled in.mining, parish map, new chum united, lansell's 222 (denis), lansell's 222 -
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Document - LANSELL'S BENDIGO BATTERY - NOTES ON LANSELL'S BENDIGO BATTERY
... MINING Surface equipment lansell's bendigo battery Lansell's ...Two copies of notes on Lansell's Bendigo Battery. Ref. Bendigo Advertiser February 26th 1894. One copy is incomplete. Notes on formal opening of the 105 head battery, water supply and the Christening of the 6 engines connected with the battery by one of Mr Lansell's children. Another extract is from the Bendigo Advertiser dated Tuesday December 5th 1893 Page 3. Included in the notes is the description of the battery, driving engines, ripple tables, Halley's shaking tables, blanket tables, engines, Tambour Major plant, Mr Lansell, boilers, dams, the stack and names of engines Christened by one of Mr Lansell's children. Detailed description of the engines, etc.mining, surface equipment, lansell's bendigo battery, lansell's bendigo battery, notes on lansell's bendigo battery, bendigo advertiser 26/2/1894 & 5/12/1893, mr geo lansell, sheepshead line, water supply, mrs bassford, mr james northcott, tambour major coy, halley's shaking tables, johnson's gold mines, new red white & blue consolidated, north red white & blue -
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Document - LADY BARKLY MINE - NOTES ON THE LADY BARKLY MINE
One hand written and four typed copies of notes on the Lady Barkly Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Hand written copy has a small hand drawn locality map and a reference list attached. Notes include localilty, depth of shaft, size of lease, Plant. Battery was shared by The South St Mungo Mine, Early History, Prominence, Production and Reference. First year of production 1864 and last year of production 1907. One typed copy signed by A Richardson 29 Harrison St Bendigo. 4 typewritten copies not scanned.document, gold, lady barkly mine, lady barkly mine, st mungo group, snobs' hill, sadowa shaft, st mungo shaft, lady barkly, special edition aust. mining standard 1/6/99, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annalso fbendigo mining section 1880 - 1908, a richardson, kilfoy and co, robbins & co, ringale and north devonshire cos -
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Document - KOCH'S PIONEER QUARTZ MINING AND CRUSHING COMPANY, NO LIABILITY - SHARE CERTIFICATE
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Koch's Pioneer Quartz Mining and Crushing Company, No Liability Long Gully Bendigo Share Certificate. Distinctive Numbers 48164 to 48213 in the name of William Grattan of St Kilda. Certificate Number 2930. Dated 7th December 1911. Signed by ?, Hugh Boyd, Directors and J. H. Craig, Manager. On the back is a map of the lease showing where the shaft is and a measurement of 450 yards from one side of the lease to the other beside the shaft. The lease is an irregular shape. Adjoining leases mentioned are Windmill Hill Co., G. Lansell's Sandhurst Mine, Cornish United Co. and the Hercules & Energetic Co. Arthur T. Walker, M. S. printed at the bottom.mining, parish map, koch's pioneer, koch's pioneer quartz mining and crushing company, no liability, koch's pioneer quartz mining and crushing company, no liability share certificate, william grattan, hugh boyd, j h craig, arthur t walker, windmill hill co., g lansell's sandhurst mine, cornish united co., hercules & energetic co. -
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Document - KOCH'S PIONEER CRUSHINGS - WEIGHT OF STEEL WIRE ROPE
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Koch's Pioneer Crushings 457,755 tons for 118,361 ounces. Two lots of dates on the paper: 1924 and 1871 - 1924. Written twice: Weight of Steel Wire Rope:- Dia 15/16 inch is 134 lbs per 100 ft. 1 inch dia. Is 159 lbs per 100 ft. Also some division sums on the paper.mining, crushing & milling, koch's pioneer, koch's pioneer crushings, weight of steel wire rope -
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Map - HUSTLER'S & CHRISTMAS LINES OF REEFS - PLAN OF LINES OF SECTION OF REEFS
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...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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Document - REMINISCENCES OF MR JACK HATTAM: ORAL HISTORY ASSIGNMENT
Reminiscences of Mr Jack Hattam - 38 pp. Oral History assignment by Phyllis Smithson 1982. Introduction: ''This paper is a transcript of a taped interview with Mr Jack Hattam with annotations to augment his comments by Phyllis Smithson. Mr Hattam did not know a lot about his forebears so I have endeavoured to recreate some of the background and conditions his grandparents and relations would have encountered''. Bibliography and family tree.Jack Hattamperson, individual, jack hattam, st just point, long gully, voictorian quarts mining company, white hills cemetry, mr henry hattam mayor of bendigo, midway company, victoria reef, energetic ompany, bird's reef company, great eastern company, (sedgewick), hercules company, frank cusack, bendigo creek, bendigo valley, grub-staking, hopetoun street, john and ellen o'connell, hunters brewery. -
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Document - HUSTLERS REEF - NOTES ON HUSTLERS REEF
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...Notes written in red pen: Ref: B. M. L Hustlers Reef No 1 Page 269. Ironbark Co. 200'. 1857 -'64. (Latham & Watson's Trib. Working Party - see Eclipse Co 28 - 2 - 1865. 200' 1857 - 1859.mining, parish map, hustler's reef, hustlers reef, hustlers reef no 1, ironbark co., latham & watson's trib., eclipse co. -
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Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE - LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...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
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...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
... Bendigo Historical Society Inc. Bendigo Historical Society ...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