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Lakes Entrance Historical Society
Photograph - Lakes Entrance, Gippsland Ports, 2006 c
Second copyColour aerial photograph of entrance from Bass Strait to Gippsland Lakes including Bullock Island Reeves Channel Rigby Island houses on Kalimna Hill and Princes Highway winding down Jemmys Point hill into township of Lakes Entrance Victoriaaerial photograph, ocean, waterways -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - NORTH JOHNSON'S MINE MANAGERS' REPORTS
The North Johnson Gold Mine was situated in California Gully, Bendigo. See Trove article and plan of mine: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/7918876Handwritten extracts, by Albert Richardson, with typed copy of same, from the North Johnsons Mine Managers, F. Agnew, G. Roberts and J. Veale's Reports dated from 8th July 1898 to 27th Feb 1908. Report mentions cage being hung up and rope being caught and stuck, cutting down of shaft, repair of winding rope, cutting down and timbering of shaft, miner burnt when candle flared, which was believed to be caused by gas, sinking of shaft and water heavy and recommend to stop sinking shaft and start to cut a plat. (b) Report dated 29-11-1906 mentions a typhoon destroying the east side of the engine-house. This was repaired and also cleaned flues and boilers and ventilation at 3273 and 3471 feet.gold, mining reports, north johnson's mine managers' reports, f agnew, p schadendorff, the 'rose' plant, g roberts, j veale, inspector williamson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: GARDEN GULLY UNITED MINE
Three-page typed document plus map showing location of the Garden Gully United Mine. The history and features of the mine operation are described and include: the locality of the shafts, winding engine, air compressor, crushing battery, engine house, gold obtained and dividends and gold production. The lookout tower in Rosalind Park was formerly the poppet legs of the Garden Gully United Gold Mining Company. Albert Richardson writes: ' a fitting tribute to Bendigo's most famous goldmine. The four-legged lookout tower was originally the six-legged poppet legs of the Garden Gully United.bendigo, mining, garden gully united mine, gold mining, poppet legs, rosalind park -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: CENTRAL RED, WHITE AND BLUE MINE
Two-page typed document plus location map. The location of the Central Red, White and Blue mine was on the north-west corner of Barnard and Honeysuckle Streets, Golden Square. The mine was formed in 1910 and ceased operations in 1936. Features of the mine are described: the winding engine, boilers, air compressor, poppet legs, engine house, crushing battery, gold produced and where obtained from. 'The rich gold yields which made this mine so prominent in its early years, was obtained from a large reef at the 318 feet level, some yields reached as high as 15 oz to the ton'.bendigo, mining, central red, white & blue mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: SOUTH NEW MOON MINE EAGLEHAWK
Two-page typed document with map, detailing information on the South New Moon Gold Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef. Information includes the location, depth of shaft, steel poppet legs, engine house, air compressor, battery, company ownership, battery. The shaft The 'Walker and Coy' winding engine of the later company together with poppet heads was removed later to the South Virginia company between Napier and Market Street, Eaglehawk. Gold production from both companies who owned the mine was 257,498 oz.'.bendigo, mining, south new moon gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - CATHERINE REEF UNITED MINE MANAGERS REPORTS
Handwritten notes, with typed transcript of same, on Catherine Reef United Mine Manager, J. M. Eyre Report 20/5/'72. Recommends the purchase of a new boiler. S. Jackson killed in a boiler explosion which the jury said was due to an error of judgement on his part. Recommendations, re New Winding Engine and Poppet Legs by Rbt. Coakes 18th May, 1905. Truck road from the shaft to the battery. Recommendation to call for tenders for a new changing house and a blacksmith shop. Reports about boilers, ropes, cleaning of machinery, testing of brakes, slack coal from the Powlett North Woolamai Collieries, crushings, number of batteries, low wood supply and a visit to the New Moon & South New Moon which are burning the Powlett slack coal. Albert Richardson Collectiondocument, gold, mining reports, mining reports, catherine reef united mine managers reports, j m eyre, myrtle creek coy, s jackman, rbt coakes, great northern co, virginia co, mr roberts, mr harkness, mr mcgrath, ernest mueller, roberts & sons, mr bennett, mr abrahams, mr sluyterman, j langdon, electrical supply coy, smiths, powlett north woolamai collieries, m j gwatkins, new moon, south new moon