Students and teacher outside D'Altons House which was Silver Springs School Students are: Back Row L-R Syd Monk, Geo D'Alton, Donald and Harvey McDonald, Will D'Alton, Robert and James Wood, and L-R W Wood, Miss Alice Osborne, Front Row Sandy McDonald, T Wood, Emmy and Effie McDonald, Amy and Clare D'AltonStudents and teacher outside of school buildingeducation, schools, silver springs

Nov 17th, Miss Alice Osborne (teacher) Children Back Row small boy Tom Wood, Syd Monk, George D'Alton, 2 McDonalds, Will D'Alton, 2 Woods, Mrs Alice Osborne and J D'Alton Front Sandy McDonald, Wood, 2 McDonalds, @ D'Altons (Clare and Amy)House of D'Altons and school House Students and teach in photo3 large copies (one sepia) and 1 smaller copyeducation, schools, silver springs

Students in Halls Gap School which was held in local hallPeople outside of buildingeducation, schools, halls gap

Students at school in this year. See additional image for names of students and donor information.Students in front of Halls Gap States Schooleducation, schools, halls gap

Class outside school with head teacher Grant Greenwood.Students and teacher outside schooleducation, schools, halls gap

Invoice for flex Wire and Pulley for school. Sent to Mrs. I. Warren, PO Box 30, Halls Gap. Paid on 22/5/33. Amount 2 12". See additional image for envelope.Invoice for work completed May 22, 1933 from Anthony & Co., Timber Merchants, Ironmongers, Grocers and Furniture Dealers sent to Halls Gap School Committee. original envelope.education, schools, halls gap

Mount William Gold Rush Photo taken from Spion Kop looking at western side of My WilliamView of township called Ladysmith George Mason's farmhouse in centre of picture with smoke rising from chimney Seven men in foreground carrying various items eg. shovel, gold pan, swag etc.1 copy B/W 1 copy sepia 1 on displaymining, gold mining, mafeking

Mt William Gold MiningLooking towards Sugar Load and Mason's house from Spion Kop Six men in foreground with 2 covered wagons snow scene1 copy B/W, 1 copy sepia 1 copy on display mining, gold mining, mafeking

Photo shows horse connected to gold crushing equipment A circular pit with log braced over centre Two men in foreground1 copy B/W 1 copy Sepiamining, gold mining, mafeking

Buildings in goldfields eg Photographer W. Hale, Hairdresser Leo Williams Photo shows crude buildings in foreground which housed businesses 5 men in foregroundbuildings, shops, mining, mafeking

Photo shows Poppet bead over mine shaft Five men picturedPaper shows 2 copies only 1 at this timemining, gold mining, mafeking

Photo shows tin shed with name on front Spion Kop store and My William in background man in centre of photo! copy B/W 1 copy sepiabuildings, shops, mining, gold mining

7 men and dog with pan and sluice boxpeople, mafeking, mining, mafeking

View of buildings covered in snow. Building foreground shows name Crellet's Storebuildings, shops, mining, mafeking

Men's Club opened Nov 30th 1900 A banquet was given on opening night - 60 men attended Club President Mr Alf Rose The Hall was built by a working bee of approximate 50 men who were all members Main focus of club was to provide for interest in literature, chess, draughts debating etc.Photo depicts "Working Men's Club" at Mafeking 23 people in foreground, 1 in background. Snow on ground Some of 1 group with snowballs in their hands. Goldmine structure in background (poppet head)buildings, shops, mining, mafeking

Owner's name of Masonville Hotel was A BattonPhoto shows 11 people and a young child seated on woman's knee outside and on verandah of Masonville Hotel accommodation, hotelsmasonville

Photo shows group of miners in front of a cluster of tents and wagons at LadysmithLadysmith 1900 written on frontmining, gold mining, mafeking

Afred D'Alton was the first to discover alluvial good in Stony CreekPhoto shows members of D/Alton family outside lean to at Stoney Creek diggings Left to Right Jim, John and Charles D/Alton, Henrietta and Amy (John's daughters) Galbraith (John's son) Clare (Charlie and Jim's sister)Larger photo taken from original people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek

Photo depicts 2 slab huts in foreground and 2 in back right corner Site of Sony Creek DigginsTwo of the diggers mansions written on frontbuildings, houses, stoney creek

D'Alton's searching for alluvial gold. Photo shows Alfred and Charles D'Alton at Stony Creek Diggings. Charles is on the right and Alfred is on the left. Records 126 and 127 are enlargements from this photo showing each man separately.Photo shows two men working near a sluice. One man is shovelling into a sluice, on a creek and the other is holding an implement. A gold pan rests against a tree.people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek

This claim was named Last Chance Unitedphoto shows 3 miners in foreground, 2 men in background. 2 miners are using sluices, 3rd miner is holding gold panmining, mafeking, people

The Mason family offered their barn for the baking of bread for the 'Ladysmith' community during Mount William gold rush.Photo of the Mason Family outside their home (four adults and three children)people, mason, mining, ladysmith

In early 1900, three Emmett brothers, with support from George Mason, set about following up a report of gold in the area. Confirmation of gold led to a gold rush in June 1900. Traffic from Ararat and Willaura passed Mason's Farm and it was on Mason's land that the first settlement, Ladysmith, sprang up.Road leading to Mt William goldfield 1900. George Mason's farmhouse on right hand side of road.access routes, roads, mining, ladysmith

Group of 19 miners. Sign behind group reads 'Rose + Brown Carpenter's for sluices + cradles'. Alf Rose is behind the bench on the left wearing a waistcoat.mining, mafeking, people

This claim was named "Kangaroo". It had a deep tunnel but produced little gold. The claim was later sold to an Ararat Syndicate which sluiced out the tunnel.Photo of five miners grouped about a trolley at the mouth of a tunnel.mining, mafeking

This is an extract/copy of an original photo that showed both Alfred and Charlie D'Alton together. (see Record # 127 for section with Alfred D'Alton and Record # 117 for the entire photo).Photo of Charles D'Alton looking for gold on Stoney Creek. people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek

This is an extract/copy of an original photo that showed both Alfred and Charlie D'Alton together. (see Record # 126 for section with Charles D'Alton and Record # 117 for the entire photo).Photo of Alfred D'Alton looking for gold on Stoney Creek.people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek

Photo depicts dwellings with people standing in front. A man is holding a horse loaded with bags. Huts in forground and background.the township at Diggings marked on frontmining, stoney creek

Home in Roses Gap Laharum area Home of Hugh RussellPhoto shows man seated and reading book in front of timber lean to. Towel hanging over leaning door. Cast iron pot hangs from timer rail in foregroundbuildings, houses, people

This photo is from a collection by Edward Roper. taken between Dec 1870 and Jan 1871. The man in the photo was one of a party who accompanied Edward Rover (artist) at this time. This activity was described as a hunting party Photo sows man with gun under his arm and standing in thick bush. Ranges behind are those close to Rose's gaprecreation, sport, roses gap