Cornish Association of Bendigo & District Inc. Newsletter Volume 7: Number 4: December 2001. Titled Early Ethnic Gold Pioneers. Members met at the Chinese Museum before taking a walk down the street to view the Centenary of Federation display which is housed in the Museum, situated in the Old Post Office. Sir John Quick is also mentioned. According to Lorna Erwin, Publicity Officer for the Bendigo Cornish Association, the display covers some of the major aspects of mining, education, communications, health, religion, sporting and social life in Bendigo over the last 100 years and provides an interesting and informative comparison between life in Bendigo in 1901 and life today. Also mentioned is Bendigo can be proud of the Museum which was made possible by a grant from the Federal Government to allow Bendigo to share in the Centenary of Federation Celebrations.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornish association newsletter december 2001, cornish association of bendigo & district inc, george a ellis, eaglehawk fire statin, chinese museum, centenary of federation, old post office, sir john quick, bendigo advertiser, bathurst convention of 1896, commonwealth constitution 1897 - 1898, lorna erwin

A random assortment of metal items.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks

A pin of a Danish flag that was discovered by QC Binks while he was metal detecting for gold. Flag is red background with a white cross. There is a pin on reverse.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, danish, denmark.

A Gold Ingot awarded to winners of a contest in an American magazine called Reader's Digest. This ingot was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for gold.R/9313-3bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, reader's digest, sweepstakes.

A fairly rusted Chinese Qing Dynasty coin that was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for Gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, coin, china, qing dynasty.

A rusted and worn Chinese Qing Dynasty coin that was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for Gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, coin, china, qing dynasty.

An ear ring that was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting. Gold coloured metal. Two strands twisted around each other - one plain and one fancy textured. Fastener has broken off.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, ear ring, qc binks.

A random assortment of oddly shaped metal items, some brass lock parts, a brass disc and two unknown metal pieces.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, metals.

A random assortment of oddly shaped metal items.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, metals, qc binks.

A random assortment of oddly shaped metal items.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, metals, qc binks.

Two toy lead cows that were discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for gold. Remnants of original paintwork is evident.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, cows, qc binks.

A bright yellow metal toy tanker truck discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold. Item is rusting and yellow paintwork is flaking in parts.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, tanker, model, qc binks.

A assortment of various keys, one of them has the logo of the Australian key company Dalson. This was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold. All are rusted to varying degrees.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, keys, qc binks.

Metal brooch. Shaped as a male and female dancing. He is wearing a black tuxedo with yellow shirt and she is wearing a long yellow and black evening gown. Image has been accented in gold. A fastening pin is on the reverse.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, brooch, qc binks.

Two reasons for placement of Plaques in The New Chum Park. One is to acknowledge the contribution that both the Cornish and German people who lived and worked in Long Gully made to the establishment of City of Greater Bendigo. The second, Famous Journalist Anthony Trollop visited Bendigo just as Underground Mining was starting to blossom. His remarks of Bendigo were uncomplimentary as that of Ballarat, which he complimented as a beautiful city. Twenty years later thanks to U/ground mining Bendigo rivalled Ballarat as a beautiful city to which the residents of Long Gully played a major role. Heading at top of page - Long Gully History Group.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - reasons for placement of plaques in the new chum park, long gully history group, city of greater bendigo, anthony trollop

Cornish Association Newsletter Volume 9, Number 2, June 2003 mentions the unveiling of the Long Gully Mining Monument on May 25th. The unveiling was carried out by John Bolitho Grand Bard of Cornwall in conjunction with Cr Darrel McClure. The ceremony was followed by afternoon tea supplied by the Long Gully History Group and organised by Carol Rasmussen of the Long Gully Community House. Some special guests were Gwen Phillips president of the C.A.V. and Vivian Pryor from Newquay Cornwall. The day was finished by Annual Dinner held at the Kangaroo Sports Club. Plans for other celebrations were underway. A paper, the Cornish in the First World War, was presented by Tom Luke at the Cornish association of South Australia's seminar. Leanne and Robert Lloyd had to come home as their house was considerably damaged by a tornado that swept through Eaglehawkbendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - cornish association newsletter june 2003 - presidents report, cornish association of bendigo & district inc, george a ellis, eaglehawk fire station, long gully mining monument, john bolitho, cr darrel mcclure, long gully history group, carol rasmussen, long gully community fhouse, gwen phillips, vivian pryor, kaangaroo sports club, evelyn butfield, jean shadforth, tom luke, cornish association of south australia, leanne and robert lloyd

Paper mentions that credit for the project must go to the Long Gully History Group who have been working to install a sense of pride in the locals by highlighting the contribution the former residents made to the city. Long Gully was once known as Bendigo's Little Cornwall - the Cornish Association was asked to help. Also mentioned Long Gully in the 1870's, Gold discovery, Anthony Trollop's visit to Bendigo and his praise for Ballarat and his comments on Bendigo which were not flattering. Also mentioned was the men and their work, the miners complaint, the unrest in the mining industry and a lot of the miners leaving for West Australia.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - unveiling of mining monument at long gully, long gully history group, bendigo's little cornwall, cornish association, anthony trollop

Page with three black and white photos, Two of them have four men and a lady and the third one is the same people standing behind and to the side of a little bench. The names of the people are, from left, John Bolitho, Cr Darrel McClure, George Ellis and Carol Rasmussen at the unveiling of the Long Gully Mining Monument. (Names from same photo in Newsletter June 2003 - 11010.214). Fixed to the paper is a nashuatec MF2HD disc with Miners Monument Long Gully 1 & 2.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - unveiling mining monument, nashuatec mf2hd disc, miners monument long gully

Copy of two black and white photos of a mining area. the top photo shows a hilly area with vegetation and a track and the lower photo shows a bush area with a fence? behind some shrubs in the foreground.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - photo of mining area

A marketing convention badge made by Angus & Coote for a convention in 1955, this was discovered by Q.C Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold. Badge is an elongated oval design, with a dark blue background and gold writing. The words say Lever marketing Convention 1955.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, angus & coote, lever marketing convention 1955.

A fancy red button with a metal carving of Peter Pan on it blowing a horn, the carving seems to be bent slightly to the right. This was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, peter pan, button.

A lead toy of a woman with a basket, her right arm is missing and there is a hole missing at the bottom where a company logo would usually be. This was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, toy, qc binks.

Copy of page 52 from a book. Mentioned are nuggets of gold. Some large Bendigo nuggets and their weight in ounces are mentioned, but no names of the nuggets. Some yields from shaft mining are also mentioned. The Pearl Mine and the Victoria Quartz did a lot of work without sighting any gold, while nearby at the Wittschiebe shaft there was a good find. There is also a short piece about the Pearl Mine Battery. It belongs to photo that was on the next page.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - gold mining, hustlers hill, victoria hill, st laurence court, anglo-german, pearl mine, victoria quartz, wittschiebe shaft, new chum reef, danger hill, belltopper hill

A decorative brass tube with floral decorations carved into the sides. This was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks.

A pin with a Kangaroo and spade on top. This was discovered by QC Binks whilst he was metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, kangaroo.

Gold coloured metal 'sleeper' earrings. Metal has been given a 'twist' effect. Each earring is hinged to allow opening and closing.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, qc binks, earrings.

A small 12oz weight made by a British company in West Bromwich called Archibald Kenrick and Sons. This was found by QC Binks whilst he was out metal detecting for gold.bendigo, gold mining, qc binks, archibald kenrick and sons, qc binks, weights.