Joan O'Shea Collection. Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigo. Promotional material. Chronological History, Poppet legs and shaft, Change Room, Caretakers or rag pickers room, Drying room, first aid room, carbide light room, Underground, carpenters shed, ore bins and loading bays, stamper battery, wilfley table, berdan pans, laboratory, display room, boiler, stroke hold, winding engine, boiler feed pump, electric driven compressor, steam driven compressor, blacksmith's shop.Photograph Courtesy Philip Beer.mining, marketing, central deborah mine.

A Dunlop, Marty Riessen tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, white enamelling from shoulders to butt, and leather handle grip with X-formation perforations. Model name features across base of head. Head photo decal of Riessen features on throat. Dunlop logo, and 'D' in arrowhead device, feature along the shaft. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Stringtennis

A Dunlop, Evonne Goolagong tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, white enamelling from shoulders to butt, and leather handle grip with cross-hatch pattern. Model name features across base of head. Head photo decal of Goolagong features on throat. Dunlop logo, and 'D' in arrowhead device, feature along the shaft. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, Stringtennis

A Dunlop, Evonne Goolagong tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, white enamelling from shoulders to butt, and leather handle grip with cross-hatch pattern. Model name features across base of head. Head photo decal of Goolagong features on throat. Dunlop logo, and 'D' in arrowhead device, feature along the shaft. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, String, Adhesive tapetennis

A Dunlop, Evonne Goolagong tennis racquet, with string whipping around shoulders, white enamelling from shoulders to butt, and leather handle grip with cross-hatch pattern. Model name features across base of head. Head photo decal of Goolagong features on throat. Dunlop logo, and 'D' in arrowhead device, feature along the shaft. 'D' trademark in arrowhead device also features on plastic butt cap. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Plastic, Ink, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Enamel, String, Adhesive tapetennis

Two part object. (1) A Dura-Fiber XR-Graphite tennis racquet, featuring IPC core, brown frame with open throat, handle grip wrapped in tan leather printed with manufacturer name. Plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's logo on shaft and butt cap. Plastic strips around head as anchor for strings. (2) Original vinyl head cover with zip, featuring manufacturer name and logo and model name. Materials: Wood, Metal, Fibre, Leather, Adhesive tape, Vinyl, Plastic, Inktennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Surprise' model tennis racquet. Throat wedge has marble laminate. Striped plastic tape around shoulders and base of throat. Model name printed across throat on obverse and manufacturer's trademark features on throat on reverse. Manufacturer name and country of origin printed on right side of shaft. Fine-grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap. Pale green paint splashed along one side of head. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, Leathertennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Park' model tennis racquet. String whipping around shoulders and around base of throat. On both sides of racquet the model name and manufacturer name are printed across throat. Manufacturer's trademark features on the shaft on both obverse and reverse . Handle spiral-wrapped with leather hand grip. Butt cloth with manufacturer's trademark printed on it. Frame painted burgundy to half-way up the head. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Nylon, String, Paint, Cloth, Plastictennis

A Spalding 'Oval' model tennis racquet, featuring laminate convex throat, fine-grooved wooden handle, leather end wrap and leather butt cloth. Model name printed on throat on obverse, and manufacturer logo printed on throat on reverse. Manufacturer logo printed on butt cloth. Writing on side of shaft says: 'PATENTED/JAN 3. '05.'. Sticker on reverse throat states: 'WETHERBEE BROS./39 N. PRAIRIE ST./ GALESBURG, ILL.' Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Gut, Ink, Stringtennis

A Spalding 'La Vitesse' tennis racquet (.1), with: a split lower shaft; whipping around shoulders; fibre reinforced bow and head; leather handle grip; and, plastic butt cap. Model name features across lower right of head. Manufacturer's name features across throat, handle grip, and butt cap. Racquet is accompanied by a vinyl racquet head cover (.2), originally unrelated to it. Materials: Wood, Glue, Metal, Lacquer, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Plastic, Adhesive tape, Plastic, Fibre, Paint, Polyvinyl Chloridetennis

A Spalding, "Pancho Gonzales" Autograph Model tennis racquet, featuring whipping around shoulders, leather handle grip with perforations, and a black plastic butt cap. Manufacturer's name across base of head; model name across throat. Globe and compass symbol features on throat on both sides. Wreathed 'S' trademark features on lower shaft and butt cap. Strings printed with 'WILSON' and 'CHAMPIONSHIP'. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Nylon, Paint, Plastic, String, Adhesive tape, Leather, Fibre, Plastictennis

A Wright & Ditson 'The Park' model tennis racquet with solid convex throat. Rounded flat top head. Manufacturer name and place of manufacture printed across throat on obverse. Model name printed on crown on obverse. manufacturer trademark across throat on reverse. On side of shaft is printed: PATENTED,/JAN. 3, 05,. Fine grooved octagonal handle with leather end wrap. On leather butt cap is inscribed: B/E/200. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Guttennis

A Wright & Ditson 'Pim' model tennis racquet with composite convex throat. Rounded flat top head with clear tape reinforcements around shoulders. Model name printed across throat on obverse. Manufacturer's trademark/logo features across throat on reverse. Fine-grooved octagonal handle, leather end wrap. Butt cap printed with WD and racquet care instructions. On right side of shaft, manufacturer name and country of manufacture are printed. Materials: Wood, Metal, Lacquer, Glue, Ink, Leather, Gut, Cloth tapetennis

A wooden tennis racquet with white plastic shoulder reinforcements, red string whipping, and a short, fine grooved handle. Inscription across throat and shaft on obverse: VARSITY/BANCROFT/FRED H. SMITH/"ON THE CIRCLE"/PAL[O] ALTO CAL. Inscription across throat, on reverse: F.J. BANCROFT/PAWTUCKET/R.I./... Accomapnying decal trademark comprises of an eagle grasping a tennis racquet, in front of the Globe, with motto: USED/THE WORLD OVER. Materials: Wood, Gut, Leather, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Ink, Plastic, String, Clothtennis

Newspaper article titled' Goldfields' sketchbook. Article on book release ' Bendigo and Eastern Goldfields Sketchbook with Drawings by Unk White and text by John Bechervaise, first published 1970, 64 pages, hardback edition, $1.95. Extract from article ' our poppet-head sketch is of the Deborah superstructure, rising above a shaft 2017 feet deep, the site on Quarry Hill being easily accessible. The mine yielded 52,000 ounces of gold and in 1954 was one of the last three mines all on the Deborah line of reef, to close down'Bendigo Advertiser July 23rd 1970.bendigo, mining, gold discovery, 'bendigo advertiser

Handwritten extract from the Bendigo Advertiser 27/12/1910 Page 2. ''The Victoria Quartz, having deepened its shaft to 4,614 feet, had to abandon sinking on account of an inrush of water from the flooded mines to the south on the line. The influx occurred on the 15th of June, and notwithstanding that baling has been carried on almost constantly the company has failed to get the water out. It appears that the deep ground will have to be abandoned, owing to the absence of some proper scheme to cope with the water.'' Albert Richardson Mining History Collection.document, gold, drainage problems, drainage problems, new chum line drainage problems 1910, bendigo advertiser 27/12/1910 page 2, victoria quartz, albert richardson

.1 - Memo on foolscap sheet dated 19/1/1920, titled "Memo for Batterymen - Loading of Motor Generator Sets" issued by the Electrical Foreman to cable tram depots to charge the battery lights for cable trams advising the requirements to keep loads and voltages at a specified level and the recordings to be made of the equipment. .2 - form - foolscap sheet titled "Reading recorded in testing level of Generator Set at..... Car shed", for recording balance or level using a spirit level of the armature shafts. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, mmtb, cable trams, lights, tramcars, batterymen, maintenance

Handwritten notes (typed copy) in table format on New Chum Production Statistics. Notes include name, depth of shaft, years, tons of ore, ounces of gold and remarks. Names are: Ellenborough, Durham & Cumberland, Belmont Co (Trib), North St Mungo, Saxby's Devonshire (Trib), Saxby Co, No 1 Trib (Saxby), La Belle Trib Co, La Belle Co, York & Durham Co, Nelson Trib, Belmont & Saxby, West Ellenborough, York & Durham Trib. Albert Richardson Collection.document, gold, new chum syncline mine, new chum syncline mine, new chum production statistics, ellenborough, durham & cumberland, belmont co (trib), north st mungo(about), saxby's devonshire (trib), saxby co, no 1 trib (saxby), la belle trib co, la belle co, york & durham co, nelson trib, belmont & saxby, west ellenborough, york & durham trib, new chum

Handwritten notes with typed copy of same:- Deborah Mine now North Deborah No 2 Shaft. 1st Winding engine. 2nd Winding Engine Roberts & Sons built 191-. Shifted to Deborah. Poppet Legs - Tubular Steel with four rivetted flanges. Came from Sebastion where they had not been erected, and originally from the Windmill Hill Mine, Long Gully. Built by Thompson & Co Engineers, Castlemaine. Ref. for poppet legs - Annual Reports 1895 Page 61. Albert Richardson Collection.document, gold, the north deborah gold mine co, north deborah mine, notes on the north deborah mine, north deborah no 2 shaft, roberts & sons, windmill hill mine, thompson & co engineers castlemaine

Hand written notes and typed copy of the history of Victoria Hill area. Some of the mines from South to North: North Old Chum, Lansell's 'Big 180', Ballerstedt's Open - Cut, 20 Head Battery Stampers, The Victoria Quartz, Rae's Open - Cut, which has some colourful geographical features, Central Victoria (also known as the 'Midway'), Wittshiebe's 'Jeweller's Shop', Boldt's 5 Head Crushing Battery (site only), Advance Shaft, Hercules & Energetic. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill history, north old chum, john wybrandt, lansell's 'bit 180', t ballerstedt, wittschiebe, fortuna villa, geo lansell, a h q survey regiment, ballerstedt's open cut, victoria quartz (victoria reef quartz), rae's open cut, wm rae, gt central victoria (midway), adventure, wittshiebe's 'jeweller's shop', boldt's 5 head crushing battery, advance, cinderella, hercules & energetic, john brown knitwear factory, a richardson

One handwritten and four typed copies of notes on the New Argus Mine at Eaglehawk. One typed copy has a locality map attached. Notes mention locality, depth of shaft, early history, prominence, amount of gold obtained and production. References; Special Edition Australian Mining Standard 1/6/1899, Mines Dept. Booklet 'Bendigo Goldfield' 1936, Mines Department Annual and Special Reports, Annals of Bendigo Mining Section 1886 - 1922 and A. Richardson. 4 Typewritten copies of this item have not been scanned.document, gold, new argus mine, new argus mine, notes on the new argus mine, eaglehawk, specimen hill mine, mr cave, mr amos, the argus mine, north specimen hill mine, adlinga and pascoe & co, new hopeful, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept. booklet 'bendigo goldfield 1936, mines dept. annual and special reports, annals of bendigo mining section 1886 - 1922, a richardson

Plan of the Great Extended Hustler's Mine on the Hustler's Line of Reefs, Bendigo. Bulletin No 33, Plate No X. Lease No 7382. Plan has map of streets. Mine was located in the block bounded by Langston and Anderson Streets and was between the Hustler's Anticline at Surface and the Lightning Hill Anticline at Surface. Latham & Watson's Shaft is also mentioned. Levels are numbered and a table shows the Levels and their Depths. Geological Survey of Victoria. Signed by H A Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office, Bendigo, September 1913. This item has not been scanned or photographed.mining, parish map, great extended hustler's mine, hustler's line of reefs, mining lease no 7382, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h a whitelaw, latham & watson's shaft

Transverse Section of the Hustler's Royal Reserve No 2 Co Mine on the Hustler's Line of Reef Bendigo, Bulletin No 33, Plate No VII. Section shows the poppet legs and the sill of Shaft at 707.65 ft above sea level, depth of levels, stone encountered and geological features. Geological Survey of Victoria emblem. H. Herman Director, W. Dickson Secretary of Mines and The Hon. J. Drysdale Brown MLC, Minister of Mines. Signed by H S Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office Bendigo, September 1913. mining, parish map, hustler's royal reserve no 2 co, h s whitelaw, undergrou;nd survey office bendigo, geological survey of victoria, h herman, w dickson, the hon. j drysdale brown mlc

A spokeshave is a tool used to shape and smooth wooden rods and shafts - often for use as wheel spokes, chair legs . Spokeshaves can be made from flat-bottom, concave, or convex soles, depending on the type of job to be performed. Spokeshaves can include one or more sharpened notches along which the wooden shaft is pulled in order to shave it down to the proper diameter. Historically, spokeshave blades were made of metal, whilst the body and handles were wood. An early design consisted of a metal blade with a pair of tangs to which the wooden handles were attached. Like a plane, spokeshaves typically have a sole plate that fixes the angle of the blade relative to the surface being worked. By the twentieth century metal handles and detachable blades had become the most common. Preston Tools was an English tool making company also known as E.P. Tools and Edward Preston Tools. Edward Preston Sr. (1805-1883) was first listed as a plane maker at 77 Lichfield Street in the 1833 Birmingham Directory but it is believed he may have started business there as early as 1825. Around 1850 his son, Edward Preston Jr. (1835-1908) left school to join his father's business and he later started up his own "wood and brass spirit level manufactory" at 97-1/2 Lichfield Street by 1864. By 1866 Edward Jr. had added planes, routers, joiners, coach, gun, cabinet and carpenters tools to his line, and the following year he moved his shop from his father's address and relocated to 26 Newton Street, before moving again to a much larger premises at 22-24 Whittall Street. This later became the office and factory of Edward Preston and Sons, who were forced to liquidate in 1934, due mainly to the Great Depression and mismanagement of the company. The plane making concern was sold to the Sheffield firm of C. & J. Hampton, who had subsequently merged in 1932 with Record Ridgeway Ltd.An ornate steel spokeshave wood plane with an adjustable screw.PRESTONS PATENTwoodwork, tools, spokeshave, moorabbin, cheltenham, bentleigh, early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, woodplanes, craftwork, bicycle wheels, furniture, cabinetmaking, cartwheels, wagons, drays, preston edward, preston tools ltd

Three page document. Front page, extracts from F. Chamber's Report on Tambour Major Shaft, includes reference to Allingham and Moore's shaft and Specimen Hill Reservoir. Early workings on the Christmas Reef line, Specimen Hill or Tambour Major, are listed in a table format, example - Great Western Gold Mining and Crushing Coy, 1855 Fajeon and Coy, 1859, tunnel in hillside. Specimen Hill Coy 1861 Indefatigable 1862, 64, 67 - 1881 Agamemnon 1862-1863 - 1881 Invincible Co. 1865 - 1867 Old Bendigo Tribute 140 ft 1870 Great Eastern Co 1870 - 1881 Great Eastern Tribute Co. Bismark Co, No. 1 North 150 ft 1870 - 1881 Bismark No. 2 Tribute 212 ft Allingham and Moore 338 ft 1872 Specimen Hill United 450 ft 1881 Great Western United (amalgamation of Old Bendigo, Invincible, Gt. Eastern and Bismark Coys) 400 ft 1882 Tambour Major 847 feet 1881 - 1890 Christmas Reef Co. 200 ft. 1895 - 1897 Open Cutsbendigo, mining, christmas reef gold mining

Handwritten document . 'The Garden Gully line of reef, south to north, main shafts only' Great Southern, first important mine 1876 - 1924 Ulster United Londonderry shaft The Sea Amalgamated Garden Gully United 'Bendigo's most famous mine' 1874 - 1921 Victory and Pandora Ironbark 1871 - 1921 Unity Mine Carlisle United Long Gully ' Bendigo's richest mine' Cornish United 1866 - 1920 Koch's pioneer Windmill Hill 1874 - 1920 Confidence Extended 1877 - 1896 - 1915 Johnson's Group California Gully No. 1 and No. 2 and No. 3 Derby line North Johnson's Princess Dagmar 1876 - 1918 Golden Age 1870 - 1917 Johnson's Reef Extended Golden Pyke 1870 - 1921 Constellation 1887 - 1923 Great Northern 1877 - 1922 Virginia 1878 - 1922 Specimen Hill United 1860 - 1920 New Argus 1864 - 1922 Clarence United Sailors Gully 1857 - 1918 South New Moon 1871-1920's and 1933 - 1941 New Moon 1868 - 1922 - 1931 Suffolk United 1870 - 1918 North New Moon 1894 - 1924Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, garden gully line of reef mines

A scythe is an agricultural hand tool for mowing grass or reaping crops. It was largely replaced by horse-drawn and then tractor machinery. A scythe consists of a wooden shaft and a long, curved blade is mounted at the lower end, perpendicular. Scythes always have the blade projecting from the left side when in use. Mowing is done by holding the handle , with the arms straight, the blade parallel to the ground and very close to it, and the body twisted to the right. The body is then twisted steadily to the left, moving the scythe blade along its length in a long arc from right to left, ending in front of the mower, thus depositing the cut grass to the left. Mowing proceeds with a steady rhythm, stopping at frequent intervals to sharpen the blade. The correct technique has a slicing action on the grass, cutting a narrow strip with each stroke Mowing grass is easier when it is damp, and so hay-making traditionally began at dawn and often stopped early, the heat of the day being spent raking and carting the hay cut on previous daysEarly settlers and market gardeners used these scythes as they established their farms in Moorabbin Shire c1880A large metal scythe with a wooden handle x 2early settlers, pioneers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, brighton, cheltenham, tools, blacksmiths