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Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co Poppet Head in Upper Main Street Big Hill looking West. c1890
Gentleman sitting in front of Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co Poppet Head Upper Main Street Big Hill looking West. Main Street visible in distance background.Poppet head above shaft and engine shed at right. Looking towards corner of Main and Lazelle Streets. Man seated at front centre of photo in boater hat.stawell mining, streetscape -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Plan of the Endeavour Quartz Mining Co., Ballarat East, 1874, 04/01/1874
Hand drawn and coloured paper plan relating to the Endeavour Quartz Mining Co. and tenements 634 and 546. The tenements were along Main Road and Eureka Street in close proximity to the Barkly Street and the Ballarat East Town Hall.ballarat east, endeavour quartz mining co, mining, plan, cgt -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Prospecting, Locating and Valuing Mines, 1902
This book was most probably used at the Ballarat School of Mines.Black covered book with gold title. 381 pages. The book was 'a popular treatise for the use of prospectors, investors and Mining Men generally; with an account of the Principal Minerals and Country rocks; Ore Deposits; Locations and Patents; the early Development of Mines; Earthy Mineral Products; Coal; Gold gravels and gravel Mining; Measurement of Water; and Artesian Wells'.mining, ballarat school of mines, water, geology -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan and Prospectus, Plan and Prospectus of the Haddon Great Extended Gold Mining Company
The Haddon Great Extended GMC was formed sometime in the 1870s for the purpose of mining 270 acres of land lying to the south-west of the Racecourse Company (who at that stage had a shaft at the depth of 86 feet)A printed piece of paper with a prospectus on the left and a plan on the right. The plan includes a shaded area representing the Haddon Great GMC, and shows neighbouring companies such as Racecourse GMC, Haddon Consols, Reform GMC, Haddon Co, and also shows Russel's Private Propert and Roach's Private Company, and the Trap-Rock Formation.haddon great extended gmc, wc elder, william levey, c thorburn, john langdon, hb forster, national bank of australasia, haddon, racecourse company, h.b. forster, w.c. elder, john langdon, william levey, c. thorburn, john langdon, shares, racecourse goldmining company, reform gold mining company, haddon consols, haddon great extended gold mining company, russell -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Card Box Photographs, Mining Exchange, Ballarat 1899
Horse Drawn Cabs parked outside of the Mining Exchange, Lydiard Street North. The striped veranda, iron frieze and barbers pole can be seen. Another feature in this photograph is The Old Colonist's Hall. mining exchange, ballarat, lydiard street north, old colonist's hall, horse drawn cab, building, commercial -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Mining By-Laws: Victoria Mines Act 1915, No 2698, 1915
Paper booklet of 35 pages, held together with metal staples, detailing the Mining by-laws under the Mines Act 1915, no.2698. The index is located at the front of the booklet. Includes Abandonment, Alluvial Claims, Machinery, Quartz Claim, Race and Water Rightoccasional pencil markings throughoutmining, by-laws, victoria -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Horse driven Mining Whim. c1860
Horse driven Mining Whim used to raise and lower cages containing men and dirt up and down the shaft. The rope winds around the drum and is attached to a pulley over the shaft then goes down the shaft.Wooden Barrel of whim over round track with horse at front. Whim raises and lowers kibbles of dirt or cages of men up and down shaft. Four men standing in picture looking at camera. Shaft is on right of photo.stawell -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mr Brian Micke Western Mining Manager left shaking hands with David White MLA Minister of Mines
Coloured photo of Stawell Amalgamated Miners Association Banner 1872 found under the stage at Stawell Town Hall. Mr Brian Micke Western Mining Manager left shaking hands with David White MLA minister of mines.stawell gold mining union -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Photograph, Mining Exchange, Ballarat
The Mining Exchange was probably never built exactly as shown in this artist's impression. It is still in Lydiard Street North. This sketch comes from Views of Ballarat by Niven & Co circa 1885, three years before the date shown on the building.building, commercial, mining exchange, lydiard street north, ballarat, views of ballarat -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Card - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: The Official Opening of Bendigo's Mine, Bendigo Mining NL, 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 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Panorama of Mining Scene from Big Hill with the Open cut in foreground
Mining Scene from Big Hill. Open cut in fore ground with support timbers. Whims and poppet heads. Shows back of New Court House in Patrick Street. The flat area in distance is St Georges Crushing Battery settling Dam.Open Cut with supporting timbers in foreground, Various poppet Heads at centre of image. Wimmera Crushing Mill settling dam in distance. Rear of new Court House visiblestawell mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Colour, University of Ballarat Mining Engineering Graduates, 1994
Ten men are photographed at Mount Helen Campus. They are University of Ballarat Mining Engineering Graduates. Back: Dean Basile, Cameron Farrington Centre: Rodney Bedggood, John Kerr, Scott Wilkinson, Paul Hucker Front: Peter Mollison, Tim Hewitt, Robbie Whitworth, Shane Boakdean basile, cameron farrington, rodney bedggood, john kerr, scott wilkinson, paul hucker, peter mollison, tim hewitt, robbie whitworth, shane boak, mining engineering, univerisity of ballarat -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Correspondence, Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers: Excursion to Walhalla, 1908
Arrangement for staff and students to attend the Melbourne Meeting of the Australasian Institute of Mining Engineers. Information also given for the Excursion to Walhalla - prize of Ten Guineas (10 pounds, 10 shillings), to be awarded for the best paper written by a student describing the engineering and metallurgical part of the visitTyped letters Letterhead for institute signature of secretary: D L Stirlingaustralasian institute of mining and metallurgy, australasian institute of mining engineers, excursion, walhalla, aaron danks, 1908, r.w. richards, ausimm -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Mining Scene at Quartz Reefs, St Georges Lead. Three miners with a gold rocking cradle
Miners around Big Hill area at work St Georges Lead c 1860's. Note gold rocking cradle. This photo was amongst several mining photos, all of which were identified and catalogued under their correct mine name in 2010-2011.Three men with shovels around a gold mine cradle on a rocky hill side.stawell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Exercise book, Mining Geology, 1899
John A Blayley, School of Mines, Ballarat.Red and blue marbled card covered exercise book with brown tape spine containing handwritten notes by John A Blayney on Mining Geology. Headings include: Bendigo field Stawell field Ballarat & District field Maldon field New South Wales fields Burra Burra mine john a blayley, mining, geology, tin, iron ores, mercury, burra burra mine, maldon, bendigo, ballarat, stawell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY - PETITION, 1877
MINING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY - PETITION - submitted to the legislative assembly of the colony of Victoria. 1877Wm. L. Jones, Mining Board of the Mining District of Ballarat.government, state, mines act, bendigo, mining, sandhurst, gold mining. -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Pleasant Creek Cross Reef No1 Shaft Panorama of a Mining Scene in the Duke Sands area c1875
Mining Scene Duke Sands area c1875 Behind the tree on left is Extended Cross Mine and on the right is the Oriental Mine. In the centre is the North Cross Mine No1 shaft. In the foreground is one of the Moonlight dams. St Peters Lutheran Church in Scallan Street can be seen on the right horizon. Two mines and workings on other side of Moonies settling dam. Two Gentlemen lower left cornerstawell mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Hydraulic and Placer Mining, 1898, 1905
Blue/black hard covered book of 234 pages including index and photographic reproductions. Contents include Uses of Water in Mining; Geology of Placer Deposits; Gold Recovery; Flumes, ditches, dams, pipes; Giants, valaves, gates, weirs, miner's inch, pressure box, dams; gravel elvators; exploiting. mining, hydraulics, water, dredge, dredging, gold mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Document - Proposal, VIOSH: Ballarat College of Advanced Education; Proposal for PGI Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering, 1983
Victorian Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (VIOSH) Australia is the Asia-Pacific centre for teaching and research in occupational health and safety (OHS) and is known as one of Australia's leaders on the field. VIOSH has a global reputation for its innovative approach within the field of OHS management. VIOSH had its first intake of students in 1979. At that time the Institution was known as the Ballarat College of Advanced Education. In 1990 it became known as Ballarat University College, then in 1994 as University of Ballarat. It was 2014 that it became Federation University. VIOSH Australia students are safety managers, senior advisors and experienced OHS professionals. They come from all over Australia and industry. Students are taught active research and enquiry; rather than textbook learning and a one-size fits all approach. VIOSH accepts people into the Graduate Diploma of Occupational Hazard Management who have no undergraduate degree - on the basis of extensive work experience and knowledge. Due to recent pronouncements concerning Mining Engineering Education and the possibilities of other institutions wishing to introduce it, Brian Coles and Peter McCarthy submitted a draft outline of a proposal for a PGI Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering to Derek Woolley.The outline of this was passed on to allow other to consider and comment on. It outlines the rationale, course structure, course content - core and options, student demand and resource implications. ".... view is that this course should be pursued in order that the momentum of mining engineering at Ballarat C.A.E be kept going". PGI - Post Graduate Institute.Four A4 pages - 3 typed, 1 with newspaper articleThe Weekend Australian May 7-8 1983 RMIT advertisementviosh, victorian institute of occupational safety and health, ballarat college of advanced education, derek woolley, director, brian coles, peter mccarthy, pgi, graduate diploma in mining engineering, post graduate institute, mining engineering education, proposal -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet - Reports, John Ferres, Government Printer, Safety Mining Cages. Report of the Board of Enquiry on Safety Cages 1878-9; together with proceedings of the Board and Appendices, 1879
From the Argus, Friday 18 July 1879:- SAFETY MINING CAGES. The report of the board on safety mining cages was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly fortnight The board, which has tested the following inventions Nances, Williams patent, Jackson and Middleton's patent Sesmours patent, Allans patent, and Hassan a patent, reports as follows - 1. That the preponderance of evidence given by miners and others qualified to form an opinion is strongly in favour of the adop-tion of a safety cage for general use in the mines of this colony, provided that a reliable invention can be brought forward, and its practical utility satisfactorily determined 2. That in view of the rapid increase of cage accidents, and supported by the evidence before them, the board are of opinion that some special provision should be made to check such a prolific source of danger as is shown to exist in the working of the shaft and machinery employed for winding purposes. 3. That this check could be imposed by means of such a regulation as that at present contained in the statute, i e -" Every cage used in a mine shall be fitted with special and suitable appliances to prevent its sudden fall down a shaft and also to prevent its coming into contact with the poppet heads." The board, however, consider that mine proprietors should be permitted to exercise their own discretion in the selection of safety cages, but safety hooks and balance catches must be used in connexion with every case 4. That the board have witnessed trials of all the inventions brought under their notice, and from the result of their observations the members are of opinion that the adoption of these safety appliances will afford additional security to the large section of the community engaged in mining operations.48 foolscap pages report stitched together. safety cages, safety mining cages, george collins levey, mining, mitchell and osborne's patent safety catches for mining cages, mining cages, seymour's patent safety cage, pryor's safety cage, white's safety cage, mining accidents, dyke's freehold gmc creswick, angelo mining co castlemaine, britannia qmc ballarat, alexander kennedy smith, george r. fincham, henry roberts williams, robert clark, r. richardson, allan's patent balalrat, hassan's patent daylesford, david white, charles stewart, w.h. grainger, h.b. nicholas, t. hassan, r. allan, a.k. smith, james thomson, william collard smith, j.h. seymour, john s. delbridge, william buttle, james davidson, j.p. carolin, r. clark, thomas eyre, george marshall, g. thureau, william bottoms, robert carr, j.c. march, john keam, david park, j.a. lewis, lester's hotel, ballarat, robert allan, nancarrow saftey cage, robert malachi serjeant, robert henderson, g.f. smith, r.w. newman, william benson, f. bennett, john sharp, thomas couchman, john a. wallace, john small, william h. grainger, james cowling, tools -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, The Leader, The Departed Glory of the Queenstown Mining Field, 2 Nov. 1929
Queenstown (St. Andrews) District. Originally published in The Leader, Nov. 2nd, 1929, with the title "Relics of the Old Mining days in the Queenstown District," a series of eigth numbered photographs. Captions and publication details missing from image copy. 1. 2. St Andrew's Hotel. 3. St Andrew's Hotel and Post Office. 4. Caledonia Creek Bridge, St Andrews. 5. An Old-Timer and his Old-Time Blower. 6. 7. 8. This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, queenstown, st andrews, caledonia creek bridge, st. andrews -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Char-A-Banc belonging to Withers Bus Tours with a group of people in front of Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co's Poppet Head c 1920
Char-A-Banc belonging to Withers Bus Tours later Pioneer Tours and group of people in front of Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co Poppet Head upper Main Street Stawell. Withers Tours, later named Pioneer Tours ran regular tourist buses from Melbourne to Stawell and Halls Gap area in a successful business. They later expanded to Sydney and other interstate destinations. Founder was W.A. Withers born at Moyston and became a successful businessman in Melbourne.Early 1920's open bus with a group or people (tourists) in front of Poppet Head and shaft of Sloane & Scotchman's Mine.mining, transport, tourism -
Unions Ballarat
Journal of Australasian mining history 2007, Australian Mining History Association, 2007
Periodical/journal: "Embracing all aspects of mining history, mining archaeology and heritage." Articles by various contributors Copper Triangle’s Spanish Legacy: Leaching the Waste Dumps at Moonta Mines 1901-1944. Australian Geochemical Mineral Exploration: It all began at Moonta through V.P. Sokoloff. Hegemony, localism and ethnicity: The ‘Welsh’ mining communities of Currawang and Frogmore in southern New South Wales. A Thirsty and Confusing Diggings: The Albert Goldfield, Milparinka-Tibooburra, north-western NSW. ‘Another Broken Hill’: The Mount Deddick Silver-Lead Field. Michael Dineen O’Keeffe: Union Leader - a ‘colourful personality. Radium Hill: Bindi To Boom Town. Tragedy on the Strickland: Jack Hides and the Investors Ltd Expedition of 1937 COMMENTS Observations on the History of the Blackwater Gold Mine. Comment on Brian R. Hill, ‘A Reinterpretation of the History of the Acquisition of the Blackwater Gold Mine’, Journal of Australasian Mining History, vol. 4, September 2006, pp. 156-165. BOOK REVIEWS Bullfinch and the Yilgarn Goldfield, Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, Western Australia, 2007; xvi +265pp Reviewer: Lenore Layman, Murdoch University Fool’s Gold: Myths and Legends of Gold seeking in Australia, Lothian Books, Sydney, 2006. Reviewer: Philip Payton, Exeter University Relevant to Australian and New Zealand history, particularly around miners and mining.Paperback. Front cover: crème coloured background; black and white photo; red and black lettering; 180 pages.Front cover: title and publisher.btlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, history - mining, moonta mines, albert goldfield, milparinka-tibooburra, mount deddick, michael dineen o'keeffe, radium hill, strickland, investers ltd, blackwater gold mine, bullfinch, yilgam goldfield, gold -
Clunes Museum
Map - DOCUMENTS/MAP, 3 1887. .4 1891
MINING, CLUNES GOLD MINES, MAPS, SECTIONS.1 AERIAL VIEW OF CLUNES AND DISTRICT. COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH LAMINATED. .2 MAP OF MINING AREAS SHOWING EXCISED AREA. No. 9104. MINING DISTRICT OF BALLARAT. PARISH OF CLUNES. COUNTY OF TALBOT. SCALE 4 CHAINS TO AN INCH. .3 MAP OF GOLD MINING LEASE BLOCKS AT CLUNES .4 DRAWINGS OF SECTIONS, CLUNES GOLD MINES. SCALE 400 FEET TO AN NCH. ALL MOUNTED WITH PLASTIC HANGING STRIPS..1 ON BACK. CLUNES 1:25000 .2 ASSORTED HANDWITTEN NOTATIONS. .3 ASSORTED HANDWITTEN NOTATIONS. REPLACE IN DEPT. OF MINING REGISTRARS QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE 1887. P. 12.clunes, gold mining, leases, aerial photograph, mine sections -
Clunes Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH YANKEE QUARTZ MINE, C. NETTLETON, PHOTOGRAPHR, MELBOURNE, CIRCA 1865
.1 SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH OF YANKEE MINING CO., CLUNES. .2 SMALL BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF YANKEE QUARTZ MINING COYANKEE QUARTZ MINING CO. REGISTERED, CLUNESphotographs, mining, yankee quartz mining -
Unions Ballarat
Naked into the jungle : a documentary film on Rio Tinto, workers and communities, CFMEU et al, 1998
Interviews: how Rio Tinto is viewed by workers at the Hunter Valley coal mine. Includes overseas ventures by Rio Tinto. The book was sponsored by CFMEU Mining and Energy Division to lobby Rio Tinto to be more accountable for human rights, workplace rights and sustainability practices. Relevant to international human rights, workplace rights and global environmental sustainability. Social and historical significance.VHSbtlc, ballarat trades and labour council, ballarat trades hall, rio tinto, cfmeu, cfmeu mining and energy division, hunter valley coal mine, human rights, workplace rights, workplace relations, sustainability, human rights - international, corporate business -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Magazine, Construction Forestry, Energy and Mining Union, 'CFEMU", Autumn 2018
Magazine A4, full colour, 84 pages centre stapled titled "CFEMU", Autumn 2018 featuring an article on Clarie O'Shea, pages 62 and 63 - Union Secretary of the ATMOEA. Reprinted by the Construction Forestry, Energy and Mining Union from the Museums article on Clarrie, written by Russell Jones.trams, tramways, unions, melbourne tram museum, mtm, cfemu -
Bendigo Military Museum
Furniture - FURNITURE, OFFICE CHAIRS, Melbourne -------Co Pty, Collingwood, C.1921
These Office chairs were originally placed in the front Office of the Soldiers Memorial Institute in 1921funded by the "Australian Mining Comforts Fund" and remained in use till approx 2012 when the Office was renovated. After the renovations to SMI in 2016 -18 they were then placed in what is now called the "Building and RSL History Room".1) & .2) Captain style chairs, solid timber construction, curved arm rests and heavy back rest. .3) .4) Padded cushions of white colour, one is very old the other purchased about 2007 to match.Under both seats just readable, "Melbourne ------ Co PTY --2 Down St Collingwood - European labour only"brsl, smirsl, comforts -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Streetscape of South side of Upper Main Street Reefs Stawell looking East from around Patrick Street corner with Big Hill Mining in background c 1867
Upper Main Street east of Patrick street, looking East c 1867 with Big Hill Mining in Background. J McGee's Shamrock Hotel. Jennings Western Turf Hotel. R Lorimer & Co. Photo c 1867 McGees Shamrock Hotel centre. R. Williams Dining Rooms, Jennings's Western Turf Hotel. Situated in upper Main Street (Opposite Monaghan's Estate Office) Mr. George Jennings was proprietor until the late 1860's when he went to live at "Mayo Park" Lubek. The Hotel had Various owners until it was delicensed in 1909 and became a boarding house. It was demolished in 1921. R. Lorimer & Co general Store near corner of Patrick Street.Streetscape of South Side of Main Street East of Patrick Street. Two wagons in street. Showing J. McGees Shamrock Hotel, R Williams Dining Rooms, Jennings's Western Turf Hotel and R. Lorimer & Co. Mine Engine Chimney is on left of photo. Big Hill in Background with Waterloo Reef Company Whim at centre.stawell streetscape -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Negative - Photograph, The Leader, Relics of the Old Mining days in the Queenstown District, 2 Nov 1929
Queenstown (St. Andrews) District. Originally published in The Leader, Nov. 2nd, 1929, p30, with the title "Relics of the Old Mining days in the Queenstown District," a series of seven numbered photographs with captions : 1. Two Old-Timers, Brothers Tom and Alex McPhee, Camped on Back Creek. 2. Like the Caledonia, Every Yard of Queenstown Creek has been Washed. 3. Poppet Heads of the Caledonia Mine. 4. A Warning to Possible Land Buyers or Encouragement to Prospectors? 5. Mr. A. Harvey has been Prospecting the District, Washing a Loam, for Some Years. 6. John Olsen, of Smith's Gully, an Old-Timer, who is Shortly Going to Norway to Claim an Inheritance. 7. Queenstown Cemetery. - The Hills Form a Splendid Memorial to Many a Digger.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image 4 x 5 inch B&W Negsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, queenstown, gold mining, a. harvey, alex mcphee, back creek, caledonia mine, john olsen, poppet heads, queenstown cemetery, queenstown creek, smiths gully, st. andrews, tom mcphee