The main photograph of the battery, "Vivian" a 24 Head Stamper is now in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. The battery head stamper was made in 1862 for crushing gold ore for the "Newchum" mine at Pleasant Creek (now Stawell) Victoria. In 1933 the Chintock family used the Head Stamper to cruse tin ore in a mine at Blue Teir in north-eastern Tasmania. It is not know how or when "Vivian" the battery head stamper came to Tasmania. In 1993 the battery was restored as is a working exhibit in the museum at Beaconsfield Tasmania.Two colour photographs, one of the Battery and the other information about the Battery. The main photograph of the battery, "Vivian" a 24 Head Stamper now in Beaconsfield, Tasmania. The battery head stamper was made in 1862 for crushing gold ore for the "Newchum" mine at Pleasant Creek (now Stawell) Victoria. Beaconsfieldstawell, mining

Colour Photograph showing bushland opposite the mines current entrance, there were signs of trolly rails in 2000mining, gold mining

Excavator and Grader working on Magdala East Tailings 1988gold, mining

Soil layers Magdala East Tailings 1988gold, mining

Used for a lamp in the gold minesRusted Rectangular Metal box with spout and screw top filling plugJ Laddmining, gold

Round Miners Lamp with screw filler long spout and wick.Miners Lamps Engraved R Davidson Stawellmining, gold

Upper Main Street Stawell looking towards Big Hill. Sloane's Scotchman's Poppet Head in background. 1906. Victoria House, Commercial Hotel, Oriental Bank, Weekly Times Office, Clarke & Sons Drapery. Same as 1423 & 2785Steet scene looking East down Upper Main Street from Victoria Street. Crown Cross Poppet Head at end of main street and side of Mechanics Institute at centre of image.Post Cardstreetscape, mining

Miner's Pick - Long metal shaft with two pointed ends and hole formed in middle for a handle.mining, prospecting

Metal pick with sharp edge and large hole formed for handle.mining, equipment

Mr Joe Catterall & Mr L.J. Romey were partners in a cyaniding operation to obtain gold from the Southern Consuls Mine after second world war.Booklet printed on paper with a light blue card cover.Stamped on title page: "L.J. Romey, Chemist & Chiropodist, Queenscliff" Written below this in blue ink: "August 1951 [or 1957]"mining, gold mining

duke of cornwall mine, mining

One of a series of Goldfields Heritage Books, Among the Diggers was published by BHS Publishing.Soft covered book. among the diggers, mining

Black and white photographic postcard of Walhalla, Victoriawalhalla, mining

A metal object with hook piece protruding from the bottom of the Candle holder. At the bottom there is a spike at one end of the holder and a circular end at the other . Near the flat circular end there is a cylinder shape to hold a candle. The object sits on the spike and the hook protrudes abovecandle spider, mining