McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, North Virginia Gold Mining Co NL. a/ John Shaw Ltd, Wire Rope Manufacturers, Sheffield England. Certificate that 2 lengths of 2-1/2 cir. 6/7 construction Best Black Plough Steel Wire Rope, Quality, Acid Material. 100/110 ton each 1250 feet long supplied. Breaking strain of not less then 24.8 actual tons. Stamped: For Hardware of Australia Propriety Limited. Signed: ?? (attached by pin to b) b/ Hardware Co. Of Australia, Iron & Steel Merchants, South Melbourne. Descriptions per (a) 109.7.3 Signed: Hunt. Dated 15/11/1939. c/ Test Certificate For Wire Ropes Issued to J R Reid & Sons. Rope dispatched per S.S.''Mildura'' to Melbourne on 3.12.1946.Tested in the presence of A Boots, Abbott Supply Coy. Pty. Ltd. For the Australian Wire Rope Works Pty Ltd. Signed: J Humphy. Dated: 6/12/1946. Includes picture.organization, business, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gold mining co nl. a/ john shaw ltd, wire rope manufacturers, sheffield england 6/7 construction best black plough steel wire rope quality acid material 100/110 ton each 1250 feet long supplied reid & son

Document: Letter to McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet from South Costerfield Antimony and Gold Mining Company No Liability, a thank you letter for the terms and conditions for borrowing Central Napoleon's Crushing Battery, South Costerfield Company accepts terms, document was found in the back of the Central Napoleon Co N.L minutes book no 2 now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Letter to Mr J Stanistreet from Saunders & Russ Machinery and Building Contractors requesting to purchase two lengths of H girder 10 x 5 that are laying unused at the back of Central Napoleon's Battery for a sum of £20-0-0 per ton, document was found in the back of Central Napoleon GM N.L Minutes book number 2 which is now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, North Virginia Gold Mining Co NL, State Accident Insurance Office, Mines Policy. a/ Mines Policy No. M. 41883. Estimated amount of wages 265 pounds, Premium, 10 pounds 9 pence. Mining at Fry Street Sailor's Gully, Eaglehawk. Dated 1/11/1939. b/ Mines Policy No. M. 42487. Estimated amount of wages 468 pounds, Premium, 18 pounds 4 shillings. Gold Mining at Eaglehawk. Dated 21/2/1940. c/ Mines Policy No. M. 51808. Estimated amount of wages 300 pounds, Premium, 15 pounds 2 shillings 6 pence. Gold Mining at Fry Street, Eaglehawk. Dated 18/3/1947. Inscriptions/Markings: McColl Rankin & Stanistreet Stamporganization, business, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, north virginia gold mining co nl, state accident insurance office, mines policy mining at fry street sailor's gully, eaglehawk

Document: Letter to Central Napoleon Gold Mines N.L from Dickson & Tadgell Chartered Accountants and Company Managers on behalf of North Nell Gwyne Company making an offer of £65 for Central Napoleon Company's Vertical Boiler, letter found in the Central Napoleon GM N.L Minutes Book No 2 now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Reply letter from the State Electricity Commission to Central Napoleon for their £30/-/- contribution toward the cost of restoring power to Central Napoleon Mine, Also stating that work for the substation will commence when materials available, letter found in Central Napoleon GM NL Minutes book No 2 now numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: 2 page letter from a Central Napoleon Gold Mining N.L employee to the Chairman of Directors, letter covers the running and condition of the battery over the past 12 months (the battery had been on lease to New Chum Syncline GM) the restoration and other repairs that were needed, it is also recommended that the wheel be replaced as it is a bad cast, and that it be done while battery is still on lease, envelope also, letter and envelope was found and is within the Central Napoleon N.L Minute book No 2 numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Letter to McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet from New Chum Syncline Gold Mine No Liability acknowledging the receipt of a letter informing of the acquisition of a battery from Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co, Letter passed on to Directors, also acknowledging a desire to hear a report on repairs as it proceeds, Document was found in the Central Napoleon Co's Minute book No 2 item numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Proxy Form for Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co N.L, an unused proxy form allowing a shareholder to designate someone of their choosing or failing them the chairman of the board to vote on their behalf at the General Shareholders meeting, document is within the Company's second minute book item numbered 2205.712a.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Central Napoleon NL Minute Book No 2, minutes of half yearly general meeting, only 2 meetings recorded, 10/6 written on top of spine and upside down on the bottom left corner of back cover, cover may be recycled paper note the random letters found over front and back cover, entries within the book are dated between the 27th of February 1953 to 5th of February 1954, markings upon front cover cover read 'Central Napoleon N.L Minute Book No 2'.organization, business, industry - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet, Central Deborah Gold Mine NL. Pink Manilla folder containing typed sheets of financial statements for years 1947 - 1956organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, financial statements

Document: 2 copies of complimentary guide to the Central Deborah Gold Mine. Details information about poppet legs and shaft, change room, drying room, first aid room, ore bins, boiler, stoke hold, winding engine, boiler feed pump, electric compressor, dteam driven compressor and blacksmith's shop.Central Deborah Gold Mine NLorganization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - book, blue cover, buff spine. Contains minutes of Monument Hill Consolidated ( Bendigo ) NL Company. ' Minute Book No. 1 ' on label on front cover. 'Monument Hill Consolidated ( Bendigo ) No Liability ' stamped on label. Handwritten sheets summarise contents of minute book - prepared by Chris Bradley.organization, business, monument hill consolidated nl, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, minute book, monument hill consolidated ( bendigo ) nl

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - 15 cheques, paid from dividend account of the Union Bank of Austgralia Limited, 351 Collins Street, Melbourne. Signed by J.J Stanistreet and H. Gepp. Sheet of paper lists unpresented cheques.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, shareholders, dividends, cheques

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL, green manilla folder containing letters of authority to pay dividend cheques. Piece of green paper stuck to front of file states ' Dividend Authority File'.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, dividends

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - brown paper parcel tied with string. Written on outside ' Proxies and list of shareholders Central Deborah General Meeting 21/11/47. Increase of capital' Contains list of shareholders Central Deborah Gold Mine NL as at 17/11/1947 together with proxy forms for general meeting Friday 21 Nov. 1947.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, gold mining, shareholders, proxy votes

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - 4 copies of prospectus. Buff covered booklet. Written on front ' Prospectus of Central Deborah Gold Mining Company No Liability Deborah Reef, Bendigo. To be incorporated under the Provisions of Part II of the companies Act 1938. Victoria.' Details capital, proposed directors and manager. Contains map of Central and North Deborah mines and Monument Hill.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl. gold mining

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - printed proxy forms returned for half yearly meeting 30 June 1969.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl. gold mining, proxy forms

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - bank statements of Central Deborah Gold Mining Co. NL with ANZ Bank. Brown paper wrapper tied up with brown string contains bank statements. Handwritten summary prepared by Chris Bradley ( 2009 ) inserted in front of archive.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl. bank statements, accounts

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - brown cover, spirax No. 578 sketch book. Written on front cover 'Central Deborah Gold Mining Coy. Violet Street, Bendigo.' List of mining contractors and miners with categories 'shifts by others', 'wages shifts by others' 'tons', 'feet', 'expenses', 'remarks'. Written on back cover 'Central Deborah Time Books'.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, wages, contractors, miners, time books

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL, manilla folder containing 1 typed page of gold mint returns for October, November and December ( no year given ) Written on front of folder ' Mint returns, Central Deborah GM Co'.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl. gold mining, mint returns.

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL, brown folder containing bank statements of the Central Deborah Gold Mine with Union Bank of Australisia Ltd., and the English, Scottish and Australian Bank. Handwritten sheet by Chris. Bradley (2009) details contents of accounts.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, accounts

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Brown hardcover folder containing statements of account of Central Deborah Mine with ANZ Bank, English, Scottish and Australian Bank and the Union Bank. Details gold advances and mint returns. Two handwritten sheets on advances and mint returns completed by Chris Bradley (CVA volunteer 2009).organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, accounts, bank accounts

Document: Transfer Journal Numbered, dated list of owners with number of shares held their numbers, who they were transferred to and area that person lived in, the folio number for that shareholder, last 2 pages lists new shares issued on 1st July 1940, entries run from 1st August 1934 to 29th July 1940.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Central Napoleon N.L Journal, profit and loss statements from July 1934 till October 1954, blue sticker inside front cover: Frank Every's Stock and Station Centre Bendigo.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co N.L Ledger, alphabetical pages partially used as ledger, itemised accounts for 1934, trust shares for 1935-1936, itemised yearly cr & dr for 1935-1940, profit and loss statements for 1934-1940, working account 1939-1940.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Time book for Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co N.L. lists Name, Occupation, Hrs Worked on given day, Total hours per fortnight, fortnightly summaries of number of workers in each position and tons crushed, (The VANA Exercise Book), 29 January 1941 - 24 February 1942.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Minute Book: 14-7-1934 minutes of preliminary meeting of shareholders company capital of £30,000 = 60,000 10/ each total shares subscribed for 50,000, total shareholders 71, it was moved that Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co N.L be registered under the companies act 1928 part 2, Rules of the company were adopted, it was carried that there be not less than three and not more than five directors, Directors then appointed, Manager of the company was appointed also bank appointed, includes meetings of directors and half yearly meetings of shareholders, list of 70 Shareholders dated 27 July 1934, entries dated from 14 July 1934 - 23 February 1951.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: Letter to the Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co N.L from McColl Rankin & Stanistreet notifying the company that Mr J.Bakker's land application no 94/152 has been approved, marked in grey pencil on map located in document 2205.706a.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon

Document: A letter from the Mines Department to Central Napoleon Gold Mining Co. N.L informing them of land application no 94/152 by Mr J. Bakker which a portion of the block is within their lease no 11272 Bendigo, the letter is asking whether or not the Company has any objection to their granting of the application.organization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, mining, gold mining, central napoleon