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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: BOOK - CAN WE HELP YOU?
Small, faded greenish book titled 'Can We Help You?' issued by Geo. Brown, Secretary for Mines under the authority of The Hon. H. E. Bolte, M. L. A., Minister of Mines. Mines Department Melbourne, Victoria 1949,(Sixth Edition). Printed by J. J. Gourley, Government Printer, Melbourne. In the front of the book is a Plan showing location of Mines Department Head Office, Geological Museum & Laboratory. Book is set out in a question and answer format. Book covers subjects on mininng and petroleum leases and licences.book, book, can we help you?, geo brown, the hon h e bolte, mines department melb, j j gourley, mines department head office geological museum & laboratory, royal mint melbourne -
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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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Photograph - UNITED GARDEN GULLY CLAIM
black and white image mounted on yellow board, part of a joined series of three, image shows open cut, the United Garden Gully claim, looking towards Victoria Hill.business, mining, united garden gully, united garden gully, bendigo, mining, mine, victoria hill -
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Photograph - EXCAVATIONS 180 CLAIM VICTORIA HILL ( COULD BE GARDEN GULLY )
black and white image mounted on yellow board, part of a joined series of three, image shows excavations for 180 claim on Victoria Hill. Large poppet head in front, smaller one behind., pile of mullock on LH side, small shed beside. James Lerk 24.3.2000 ' looking north towards the 180 mine' ( could be Garden Gully )business, mining, 180 mine, lansell's 180 mine, victoria hill, bendigo, mining, mine -
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Photograph - MIDDLE GARDEN GULLY UNITED BATTERY FOR CRUSHING QUARTZ
black and white image mounted on yellow board, part of a joined series of three, image shows large battery for crushing quartz, inside building with iron roof. Written on bottom of image 'battery for crushing quartz' Identified by James Lerk 24.3.2000 as being the 'Middle Garden Gully United'business, mining, garden gully united, middle garden gully united, battery, mining, mine, bendigo -
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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: CHEQUE BOOK: DERBYSHIRE QUARTZ MINING CO. 1865 TO1867
Partly used cheque book - Derbyshire Mine 1865-1867 approx 65 cheque butts with details of cheque. Bank of Victoria, Sandhurst./Eaglehawk.cottage, miners -
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Document - JOHN EVANS COLLECTION: WAGES BOOK: DERBYSHIRE MINE? SEP 1865 TO APRIL 1872
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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Book - JOAN O'SHEA COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH UNDERGOUND PROJECT, 20th June, 1986
Joan O'Shea Collection. Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigo Violet Street (off High Street) Bendigo Pamphlet. Buff and Sepia double-sided A4. The Bendigo Trust in conjunction with the City Family Hotel present the opening of the Central Deborah Gold Mine Underground Project, by Premier John Cain, 20th June, 1986 featuring the City Club Dancers. Includes a brief chronological history of the mine and photographs courtesy of Phillip Beer on recto side. The verso side contains a map of the site of the Central Deborah Gold Mine and also various photographs with further detail of areas of interest including: poppet legs and shaft, the change rooms, caretakers or rag pickers room where clothing was searched, the drying room, the first aid room, carbide light room, underground tours, carpenters shed, ore bins and loading bays, stamper battery, wilfley table, berdan plans, laboratory, display room, boiler, stoke hold, winding engine, boiler feed pump, electric driven compressor, steam driven compressor and the blacksmith's shop.Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigobendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine -
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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 - NEW BENDIGO GOLD PROJECT: REPORT ON BENDIGO HISTORICAL GOLD PRODUCTION
New Bendigo Gold Project -Bendigo Mining NL - Report on Bendigo Historical Gold Production from the Bendigo Goldfield -Exploration Office - dated March 2001 . Paper presented by Rowland Hill, Bendigo Mining NL, at BHS meeting, 2 November, 2001. 30 pages.document, gold, gold mines of bendigo & eaglehawk -
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Book - MINE, WOMEN AND THRONG
Mine, Women and Throng, The Central Nell Gwynne Bendigo and its Associations, soft cover 116 pages with colour & black and white photographs, maps & graphs. Signed inside cover by author, printed by BartnPrint.James Lerkbendigo, gold mining, central nell gwynne, gold mines-gold mining victoria-bendigo-history -
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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: REFERENCE FOR MR JOSEPH DAVIES, 05/025/1910
Typed letter to H. E. Rowe, Esq., Chamber of Mines Melbourne, giving a reference for Mr. Joseph Davies. The writer states he has known Mr Davies since the rescue. Mr Eddy, the Manager of the Goldfield Consolidated can give him all the information about him. Signed by H. Worrall.H. Worrallbendigo, gold mining, joseph davies, joseph davies collection - reference for mr joseph davies, h e rowe esq, mr eddy goldfield consolidated, h worall -
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Document - JOSEPH DAVIES COLLECTION: LETTER TO MR JOSEPH DAVIES, 20/07/1909
Typed letter to Mr. Joseph Davies, dated 20th July 1909, congratulating him on his rescue of John Allen. Signed by Charles Morgan, James Holliday, P. J. Hillbrick, Robert Joseph O Brien, and Robt. Eddy, Mining Manager.document, joseph davies collection, goldfields consolidated mine, john allen, joseph davies, charles morgan, james holliday, p j hillbrick, robert joseph o brien, robt eddy -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO : NO. 16 : DEBORAH GOLD MINES LOOKING TOWARDS BENDIGO : UNDATED
Views of Bendigo. No. 16 of a series of sixteen black and white photographs of Bendigo. Nos. 6 and 7 in the series are missing. The label No. 16 is in the bottom right corner, Deborah Gold Mines Looking Towards Bendigo, on the left. Undated.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine nl, bendigo mines. views of bendigo. deborah gold mines. -
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Book - LIST OF NUGGETS FOUND IN VICTORIA
Department of Mines, Memoirs of the Geological Survey Of Victoria No 12 List of Nuggets found in Victoria. 67 pages in spiral binder with clear plastic cover.victoria, history, gold mining, geology, and gold pros, victoria- gold mining-gold nuggetts -
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Document - ÓLD TOM' MINE LEASE DESCRIPTION
Handwritten letter consisting of two foolscap pages from Wm. E. Sheehan describing the merits of the 'Old Tom' lease in the Whipstick. Describes the Assets, shafts, equipment and extent of the mining on the lease.Wm. E. Sheehangold, mining, old tom, gold mines, old tom, whipstick, handwritten letter -
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Document - LAZARUS NEW CHUM MINING COMPAN Y SHARE CERTIFICATE
Share Certificate from The Lazarus New Chum Mining Company for 100 shares issued to Mr. M. Kelly and dated 4th April 1903.mine, gold, lazarus new chum, gold mines, gold mining, new chum line lazarus company, share certificates -
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Newspaper - BENDIGO MINES TOUR
Two small newspaper clippings: -1, Bus tour of Bendigo Mining, leaving the Lyric Theatre 9.30 am. This day, Monday, March 27th. 2. The conducted bus tour of the old mining areas around Bendigo yesterday was so successful that it will be repeated today. Leaving the Lyric Theatre Charing Cross. At 9.30am so as to allow patrons to be back in time for the procession. These have been glued on to a page out of an exercise book.bendigo, mining, tours, bendigo advertiser , gold mines, tours -
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Book - WESTERN AUSTRALIA GOLDFIELDS WATER SCHEME
A souvenir of the official opening of the Western Australia Goldfields Water Scheme and visit to the mines of the Golden Mile. Published by The Chamber of Mines of Western Australia Incorporated, Kalgoorlie. 24 - 26th January 1903. Printed by F. W. Niven & Co. 40 - 42 Flinders Street , Melbourne. The cover is maroon colour (now very faded) with gold lettering. The booklet contains Many photos of the Kalgoorlie and Boulder mines.Printed by F.W. Niven & Co. 40-42 Flinders Street, Melbourne.civil engineering, water supply, goldfields, goldfields water scheme, western australia, kalgoorlie, mining, water supply -
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Photograph - DIAMOND HILL HISTORIC RESERVE - OLD TOILET
Colour photo of old corrugated iron toilet, taken near mine site in Spring Gully Reservoir Reserve ( Diamond Hill) Image shows wooden toilet frame, no sides left on toilet building and a lean of approx 10 degrees on the structure.bendigo, mining, spring gully reservoir reserve -
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Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: CORNISHMAN'S DAY AT SPARROWHAWK
Copy of a newspaper page titled Cornishman's day at Sparrowhawk. Also a smaller article titled Long Gully was in the Boom. There is a photo of Knipe's Castle and a sketch of a wrestler throwing another wrestler in the air. Mentioned in the articles are the pyrite burners chimneys, local indenties, wrestlers, the mines, the gullies, hills, housess shops and businesses, and Fire Brigade practice sports on Christmas morning. Item 11010.140b is an enlargement of Knipe's Castle scanned at a dpi of 1200.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornishman's day at sparrowhawk, st mathew's church of england, old hercules mine, st just point, old spadger, bendigo city, eaglehawk borough, marong shire, liddell's, cook and spargo's, deeble's, edward's, iron-jawed dick, dooley dick, tom the scientist, jack the local blondin, jumbo the whistling butcher boy, larry adler, dick davey's pub, billy williams, billy couch, billy martin, billy nicholas, the midway, victorian consuls, the gold mines (ironbark company), old hercules, kent (carlisle), paddy's bull of a whistle, cornish united, kock's poineer, old alabama (hustlers and redan), happy valley, moonta, speck gully, st just point, derwent gully, pinchgut, american gully, victoria hill, rae's hill, danger hill, windmill hill, redan hill, comet hill, comet mine, halley's comet, pengelly's (now truscott's), stamp's (later lewis and dunstan's), hattam's (later semmen's), bamford's drapery, cooperative store, weller's butcher shop, ebbott's coach factory (later payne's), philpot's shoeing forge, dennis's mining smithy, stoppelbein's tinsmith shop, wallace's bakery (later malcolm's), connell's bakery, fire brigade, knipe's castle -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: MINING FATALITY AT HERCULES AND ENERGETIC MINE
Copy of an article from the Bendigo Advertiser 12/5/1906. A miner, Henry Roberts was killed by the fall of a large piece of sandstone which fell with no warning. The shift boss, James H Evely, had passed under the stone a minute before it fell and saw no signs of danger.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - mining fatality at hercules and energetic mine, bendigo advertiser 12/5/1906, henry roberts, samuel knight, wm nankervis, joseph roberts, dr cowen, w abraham, james h evely, clarence united mine, united devonshire mine, miners' association, eaglehawk branch of the a.n.a., robert roberts -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE LONG GULLY GOLF LINKS
Some history of the Long Gully Golf Links, a 9 Hole Course, by John Harvey. First page has a map of the area showing where the holes are and different features. There is a description of the tees and the route taken around the course.Dates when the Eaglehawk, Neangar park, Kangaroo Flat Golf Clubs and the Long Gully Playground were opened.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the long gully golf links, a crossley, john harvey, long gully rec, dai gum san reservation, quarry hill golf club, bendigo golf club, marong gulf club, miss colgan, sacred heart cathedral choir, mechanics institute, rose of australia hotel, north hercules and energetic mine site, les thomas, tom austen, pearl south mullock heap, doc catford, clubs wearne, pearl mining co's diggings, pearl south, pearl east, bill and faye osterfield, ellen lee osterfield, eaglehawk gold club, neangar park golf club, f m fitzpatrick, kangaroo flat golf club, long gully playground, pearl sands, ennor brothers, birchmore brothers, shirley harvey, belvoir park, harold ennor, george ennor -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL
3 Pages titled Victoria Hill. On one side is a sketch of W Rae's Home built in the early 1870's and Rae's Open Cut. Mentioned is a short history of Victoria Hill and the mine of Christopher Ballerstadt and his son Theodore. The remains of a 20 head crushing battery, which was originally the ten head crusher of the Little 180 Mine remains. It later became the twenty head New Chum Syncline Battery. Water became a problem and the New Chum Drainage Scheme was introduced and the cost of pumping and bailing was shared between the mines.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - victoria hill, gold mines hotel, christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstadt, ballerstadt's open cut, lansell's 180 mine, little 180 mine, new chum syncline battery, victoria reef quartz mining co, victoria quartz, new chum drainage system, w rae's home, rae's open cut -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL
Three pages numbered 18/19, 20/21 and 22/23 titled Victoria Hill. First page has some information on Victoria Hill, a sketch of W Rae's Home and Rae's Open cut. The second page has a map of the Victoria Hill Area showing streets and the New Chum Anticline, a sketch of Ballerstedt's Open Cut and a Key to Victoria Hill Area Map. The third page mentions the Victoria Quartz mine, Tributors and quartz roasting. It also has sketch of a 20 Head Crushing Battery, Victoria Hill.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - victoria hill, gold mines hotel, christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstedt, ballerstedt's open cut, lansell's 180 mine, little 180 mine, new chum syncline battery, victoria reef quartz mining co, victoria quartz, new chum drainage scheme, a roberts and sons, tributors, william rae's bon accord mine and open cut, william rae, adventure and advance open cuts, central nell gwynne, heinz butcher shop -
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Document - PIEPER COLLECTION: NORTH VIRGINIA GOLD MINING COMPANY RECEIPT
Gold coloured document, black print. On top North Virginia Gold Mining Company, Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Charing Cross. No. 3860. Receipt issued to Mr. C. Pieper, for two pounds, ten shillings. Dated 11 May 1937. Signed J.J. Stanistreet, Manager. See Pieper family portrait catalogue number 10641.60, in which Carl Pieper is a young boy.mine, gold, north virginia gold mine, north virginia mining company -
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Photograph - LAZARUS ENGINE, HORSE AND BATTERY, c.1890
Black and white photograph. Brick chimney, C.I building, poppet head with tramway, square chimney in centre. Chimneys and poppet heads in distance. Inscriptions: Hand written in ink in bottom margin 'View from Old Chum Hill - 1890's. In foreground 'Lazarus Engine, Horse & Battery', ' Lansell's '222' '. 'New Chum Mines in background'. History of object: James Lerk 18.2.2000 'Correctly labelled on front of photo'.place, mining site -
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Photograph - CENTRAL RED WHITE AND BLUE MINE, HONEYSUCKLE STREET, BENDIGO, March, 1932
Black and white photograph ( copy ) Central Red, White and Blue Mine, Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo. Showing poppet head, tanks, buildings, rock heap.- Sheepshead Line.W.H. Robinsontopic, mining, deborah reef mine