In the early 1900s black marble was being mined in the Bruthen district. Some was used for the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and Australia House in London. 900 tonnes were shipped to London to be included in the construction of Australia House.Marble quarrying has been a significant part of the history of Buchan in East Gippsland. Its inclusion in the Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial is noteworthy.A black / white photograph of a quarry pit with marble slabs on the ground.on back - "Marble blocks for the Shrine of Remembrance..."buchan-marble shrine-of-remembrance australia-house

In the early 1900s black marble was being mined in the Bruthen district. Some was used for the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne and Australia House in London. 900 tonnes were shipped to London to be included in the construction of Australia House.Marble quarrying has been a significant part of the history of Buchan in East Gippsland. Its inclusion in the Shrine of Remembrance War Memorial and Australia House in London is noteworthy.A large black / white photograph of men working in a marble quarry.buchan-marble geology shrine-of-remembrance australia-house-london

Photograph. Quarry Hill Primary School, Grade 5, 1987.photograph, person, quarry hill primary school g.5 1987

Photograph.Green No.5 tram leaving the Depot and heading for Quarry Hill.tramways, history, bendigotramway

Estate agent leaflet for auction at 79 Quarry Road, Mitcham.Estate agent leaflet r. g. woodard pty ltd, auctions, quarry road, mitcham, no 79

Possibly a local historic reference ??Quarry Scene. Oil on canvas, 91 x 121cm - AR0066

Watkins created his sculpture for an exhibition in Melbourne 1866: "I dressed the pillar about 2 foot 6 inches high and 16 inches square and proceeded to carve in each panel representation characteristic of Victoria 1st Panel a Kangaroo in a small scrub thicket, 2nd an Emu amongst a clump of little flowering correa; 3rd the Wimmera Down and on the 4th side my name and the date AD 1866 On the top of the pillar was an urn of globular form to represent the seed pod of the Eucalypti with spreading leaves underneath" Extract taken from 'Victoria's Wonderland' a Grampians history Monument now in private handsHeatherlie Quarry; Obelisk : Photo shows stone monument created by Francis Watkins using materials from quarry Photo shows two sided view of monument with large stone on topquarrying, mt difficult quarry

Photograph. Quarry Hill Primary School, Grade 5/6. 1994.photograph, person, quarry hill p.s. grade 5/6 1994

Slide. R.C.Churches of Bendigo. St.Joseph's Church, Russell Street, Quarry Hill.slide, bendigo, r.c.churches of bendigo., r.c.churches of bendigo.

The Bendigo & Region Branch is the National Trust’s voice in the region. The Branch works with council and the community on local heritage issues. New members are always welcome at any of the Branch’s meetings and events.No 61 Olinda Street Quarry Hill Bendigo - Late Edwardian - SlideNo 61 is on the slide but a search of Google Street View could not find it.history, bendigo, national trust collection bendigo, 61 olinda street quarry hill bendigo

Quarry in the vicinity of Goldfields Cairn, near Forest Creek, taken 19/08/1989 22A Cairn to mark Gold Discovery (the first ) on the Mount Alexander Goldfields at Forest Creek in 1851 22B At the site of the Cairn to mark gold discovery at Forest Creek in July 1951 22C the quarry near Goldfields Cairn 22D quarry in the vicinity of Goldfields Cairn, near Forest Creek 22E Quarry near Cairn to gold discaovery on Mount Alexander , Forest CreekEdith Lunn

Set of four colour slide on Agfacolour - black and white plastic mounts. .1 - Bendigo No. 3 on a Quarry Hill service .2 - Bendigo No. 5, in High St Eaglehawk, inbound to Quarry Hill. Has a former Masonic Hall? in the background - now part of the Eaglehawk Primary School. .3. - Bendigo 26, en route to Quarry Hill, on Quarry hill line? with a BP service station in the background. .4 - Bendigo 5, descending View St to Charing Cross.tramways, trams, bendigo, quarry hill, eaglehawk, view st, tram 3, tram 5, tram 26