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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LA TROBE UNIVERSITY BENDIGO COLLECTION: POPPET HEAD
... mining gold mine gold history Miss J.C. Burnett Mr. Geoff Pryor ...A black and white photograph of a poppet head in April 1969. See 3320.100la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo, mining, gold mine, gold, history, miss j.c. burnett, mr. geoff pryor, photo, photos, photograph, photographs, building, buildings, place -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Pamphlet - THE GRAYTOWN GOLDRUSH, Hammond, Joyce, 1977
A short history of The Graytown Goldrush. Includes Photographs 12pA short history of The Graytown Goldrush. Includes Photographs 12pgold mining, graytown, pioneers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - BENDIGO MINING REPORTS
Albert Richardson had a life long interest in Bendigo's mining. He wrote broadly about the practical aspects of mining and the history of many of the mining companies. One handwritten and typed copies (3 of page 1, 3 of page 2, 2 of page 3 and 2 of page 4). Notes, written by Albert Richardson, include an introduction which mentions the noise of the mining activities, all the machinery being made in Bendigo by the local foundries and the end of the mining.There are explanations of poppet legs or heads, landing brace, intermediate brace, safety brace, pulley wheels, boilers, winding engine, types of engines and air compressors.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, bendigo mining reports, a. roberts & sons, h.harkness and coy, horsfield's, south new moon, central deborah, great extended hustlers, wattle gully mine chewton, big deborah mine, royal hustlers reserve no 2 shaft, the city, johnsons reef no 2, lansell's comet, south devonshire, great southern, victoria quartz, lansell's big '180', little '180', new moon, big blue, central blue, central nell gwynne, lansell's sandhurst or 'needle' mine, eureka extended -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - DEVONSHIRE MINES PRODUCTION
Handwritten notes by Albert Richardson, with typed copy, naming the mines, their depth, years and yield. Mines mentioned are: Surprise, Victorian St Mungo, Mystery Co, Duke of Edinburgh, Gt Ext'd Sth Devonshire (Site of New St Mungo Shaft), New St Mungo & Tributors, Ext'd S'th Devonshire, Sth Devonshire Co, Duchess of Edinburgh (Same ground as Albert & Coy), West United Devonshire, United Devonshire Co, (same ground as Princess Alexandria Saxon & Celt & Hopewell). Ref: Bendigo Goldfields - History & Production Page 126.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, devonshire mines production, surprise, victorian st mungo, mystery co, duke of edinburgh, gt ext'd sth devonshire (site of new st mungo shaft), new st mungo & tributors, ext'd s'th devonshire, sth devonshire co, duchess of edinburgh (same ground as albert & coy), west united devonshire, united devonshire co, (same ground as princess alexandria saxon & celt & hopewell, bendigo g'd'fileds - history & production page 126 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL IRONBARK
Three page document hand written by Albert Richardson, on the history of Victoria Hill, Ironbark. 'one of the richest areas on Bendigo field. In the first six years, £1,200,000 worth of gold was obtained. Almost every claim returned a fortune.' Page three title: Other features on Victoria Hill. 'Adjacent to Central Nell Gwynne area as the mining museum. Adjacent to the New Chum Hill on direct south side of the Calder Highway. This hill reached by a short and excellent access road gives a magnificent view of Bendigo and Golden Square, and a very good view of another tourist attraction, Lansells 'Fortuna' now Survey Regiment's headquarters. This hill is the centre of another rich area. The Lazarus mine 3,360 feet deep with 24 saddle reefs in 2,200 feet. The New Chum United, Lansell's 222with its 120 ft high poppet legs. BCV 8, John Brown Knitwear factory, Esposito's Gold Mines Hotel, Central Nell Gwynne and Manchester tram loops are mentioned.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, victoria hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: OPEN FOR TOURISTS (AND GOLD)
... collection Bendigo mine mining tourism gold history A Bendigo ...A Bendigo newspaper article titled 'Open for tourists (and gold).' The State Member for Midlands Mr. Bill Ebury, officially opened the Wattle Gully gold mine tourist project. There is a photo of Mr. Felix Cappy, Tourism chairman of the mine about to drive the train through the tunnel with his passengers and also coming out of the mine. 17/01/75.mine, gold, wattle gully, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, mine, mining, tourism, gold, history -
Clunes Museum
Book, Victorian Government, GOLDEN YEARS, 1951
... GOLD MINING GOLD MINING VICTORIAN GOLD TOWNS HISTORY ...HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIA.1 RED HARDCOVER BOOK. GOLDEN YEARS 1851-1951. PUBLISHED BY VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIA. 204 PAGES TEXT AND PICTURES, SOME COLOURED. .2 LOOSE LETTER FROM THE PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT GIFTING THE BOOK. 15 SEPTEMBER 1951non-fictionHISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIAgold mining, victorian gold towns -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE
Handwritten notes (copy) on the New Chum Railway Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include depth of shaft, (At the time, the New Chum Railway Mine and the Victoria Quartz were the deepest in the world), size of lease, locality, plant, engine houses, crushing battery, early history, where the best gold was found, prominence, total gold production and dividends.document, gold, new chum railway mine, new chum railway mine, notes on the new chum railway mine, victoria quartz, great extended hustler's coy, w d c denovan, mr piper, rourke & henderson's claim, young chum reef, thorpe's reef, shenandoah reef, mines dept. special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, annals of bendigo mining sections 1880 to 1910, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE
Typed copies of handwritten notes on the New Chum Railway Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include depth of shaft (4,318 feet), Size of lease, locality, plant - includes poppet legs,winding engine, two engine houses, crushing battery, early history, where the best gold was found, prominence, total gold production and dividends.document, gold, new chum railway mine, new chum railway mine, notes on the new chum railway mine, w d c denovan, mr piper, rourke & henderson's claim, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' g brown 1936, 'annals of bendigo' mining sections 1890 to 1910, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE CONSOLIDATED MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW RED, WHITE & BLUE CONSOLIDATED MINE
One handwritten and five typed copies of notes on the New Red, White & Blue Consolidated Mine on the Sheepshead Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shaft, plant, early history, leading mine, prominence, untimely end, gold production and a note referring to the poppet legs from the main shaft which were removed to the Central Deborah Mine. Albert Richardson Collectiondocument, gold, new red, white & blue consolidated, new red, white & blue consolidated mine, notes on the new red, white & blue consolidated mine, the union, new red white & blue mine, mr george lansell, central deborah mine, special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining section 1889 - 1935 inclusinve, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE, GOLDEN SQUARE
Three-page typed document plus map. Document details location and history of the New Chum Railway Mine, Golden Square and includes: depth of shaft, size of lease, locality, poppet legs, winding engine, engine houses, crushing battery, best gold obtained, prominence, and total gold production and dividends. References provided. Document forms part of research referred to in Albert Richardson's paper 2264.70.bendigo, mining, new chum railway gold mine -
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 NELL GWYNNE MINE
Two-page typed document plus location map. The Central Nell Gwynne gold mine was located off Happy Valley Road, first turn to the left from Marong Road, and up on the hill. The shaft depth was 1,912 ft. The original plant had small wooden poppet legs and a steam winch which were replaced, in 1935/36 by steel poppet legs obtained from the Virginia mine at Eaglehawk. Features and history of the plant are described including the winding engine, air compressor, boilers, and crushing battery. The dividends and gold production figures are given. The total yield of gold was 61,884 oz.bendigo, mining, central nell gwynne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: NEW RED, WHITE AND BLUE CONSOLIDATED MINE, GOLDEN SQUARE
Two-page document plus map showing location of the New Red, White and Blue Consolidated mine on the Sheepshead Line of Reef. Information on the mine is given in the following areas: location plant, early history, its role as a leading mine, its prominence, its closure, gold production. References are provided. Document forms part of research referred to in Albert Richardson's paper 2264.70.bendigo, mining, new red white and blue mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: LADY BARKLY MINE, EAGLEHAWK
One page document, plus map, with information on the Lady Barkly Mine, New Chum line of reef, Eaglehawk. The location, early history, prominence, and gold production are described. References given on bottom of document. Document forms part of research referred to in Albert Richardson's paper 2264.70.bendigo, mining, lady barkly mine eaglehawk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS, TRIBUTE
Four-page typed document with information on the Great Extended Hustlers mine on the Hustlers line of reef. Formed in 1865 closed down in 1925. The mine was located a little to the south of the intersection of Hustlers Road and Anderson Street, North Bendigo. The mine plant and overall history of the mine is detailed in the document. The poppet head was steel, 70 ft high. Rear legs set on top of low mullock heap. Gold was first discovered here in 1853 by Jonathan Harris, who was later joined by two coloured men to whom he later sold out. They in turn sold out to a one-armed man, J. Hustler and Messrs. Latham and Watson. The poppet heads of the Great Extended Hustlers were later removed, and the extra 15 ft of the front lets cut to the Stanfield mine at Long Gully. From there to the Wattle Gully Mine at Chewton.bendigo, mining, great extended hustlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: NEW MOON MINE, EAGLEHAWK
Four-page typed document with map, detailing the history and plant of the New Moon Gold Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef. The mine was located approximately one mile north of Eaglehawk Town Hall. The depth of the shaft was 2,400 ft. The mine was first formed in 1867. The signaling system in the mine was electric with a telephone service which connected the engine driver with the plat chamber. At most mines, when the men were below the surface, the men could signal to the driver, but he could not communicate with them. Total gold production from the mine was 230,601 ozs.bendigo, mining, new moon mine -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE OF CLUNES EMPLOYED MANY MINERS WHO EVENTUALLY WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THEREBLACK AND WHITE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINE .1 FRAMED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH WITH BROWN MATT BOARD. WOODEN FRAME .2 & .3 PHOTO PRINT ORIGINAL, SLIGHTLY BLURREDSOME OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINING COMPANYlocal history, photography, photographs, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE - HISTORY OF THE CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE
2 copies of typed notes on the history, underground workings, production, mining costs, machinery and equipment, structural features and present and future development. Written by J. J. Caldwell, Field Geologist. Dated 6th October, 1938. 1st copy images 3509.4a,4b,4c,4d,4e,4f,4g,4h 2nd copy images 3509.4i,4j,4k,4l,4m,4n,4o,4p,4q,4r,4s,4t,4u,4vJ. J. Caldwellmine, gold, central nell gwynne, central nell gwynne, history of the central nell gwynne, j. j. caldwell -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, THE MELBOURNE AGE, GEESE, GOATS AND GIRLS IN OLD CLUNES, 4 SEPTEMBER 1965
... GHOST TOWNS AND GOLD MINING CLUNES HISTORY MINING GHOST ...GHOST TOWNS AND GOLD MININGNEWSPAPER CUTTING. THE AGE LITERARY REVIEW SEPTEMBER 4, 1965. TAKEN FROM GHOST TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA BY GEORGE FARWELLclunes, history, mining, ghost towns, george farwell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Legal record - Solicitor's Mining Records
... entries for various Bendigo Gold Mining Companies social history ...McColl Rankin & Stanistreet solicitors electronic ledger entries for various Bendigo Gold Mining Companies 6994.1 Wages sheet - Nell Gwynne Reef Mine; manila folder containing one sheet of paper with wages entry for week ending 9th December 1979 6994.2 Ledger of names in alphabetical order, undated !!! 6994.3 Bound ledger, noted as Central Comet G. M. Co (Gold Mining Company), No Liability. handwritten entries by many hands. dated 11 March 1898 to 4 December 1899. reporting on payments not authorised by the Directors. Entries over five double pages majority of the ledger is unused. 6994.4 Deborah Gold Mines, No Liability, electronic ledger sheets dated from 1945 to 1950, for supplies, etc. 6994.5 Forfeited Share Sales. Exercise book with unreadable cover notation, listing sales of forfeited shares in various companies managed by McM R & S. 6994.6 South Deborah Gold Mines, No Liability. Paper pages containing ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.7 East Clarence Gold Mining Company, No Liability. Paper pages of electronic ledger cards. Dated 1940s for wide range of company expenditures. 6994.8 Forbes Carshalton G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.9 South Nell Gwynne G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.10 Napoleon Reef G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.11 Deborah United G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.12 Central Napoleon G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.13 Golden Carshalton G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.14 North Virginia G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.15 New Monument G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.16 South Nell Gwynne G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.17 New Don G. M. Co. No Liability; paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. 6994.18 Red White & Blue Extended G. M. Co. No Liability paper pages with ledger entries. Dated 1940s. Company stamp at the top of the electronic ledger pagessocial history, mining company records, mining companies -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - GOLD FIELDS ACT, c1858
Gold Fields Act. Published: Joseph A C Helm, Mackay & Co., Bendigo. 114 Pages. Inscriptions: inside front cover: handwriting from 30/10/1862 to 9/2/1864, Title Page: W Arch? Douglas, 8 January 1861, Repealed by Mining Statute, writing also on many other pages, newspaper articles pasted into book on pages 25, 30, & 31. Many pages have underlining. 114 pages. Owned by W A DouglasJoseph A C Helmbook, gold fields act, gold fields act, history, legal matters, miners rights -
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Document - DIAMOND HILL HISTORIC AREA PARKS VICTORIA
Document, two pages, prepared by Parks Victoria in relation to the Diamond Hill Historic Area. Contains information regarding the history of the area; German Miners; Plants and animals. On second page is a map of the area showing historic features: Deborah Consolidated Gold workings Red, White and Blue Extended gold workings Goldfields Extended gold workings Dead Dog Gully, alluvial gold workings Glasgow & Golconda Gold workings and tramway Surface gold mining site Hansel Mundy gold workings Bendigo Goldfields Pty gold workings Stafford gold workings Langdon gold workings Great Opossum Gully alluvial gold workingsbendigo, mining, diamond hill -
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Document - THE HERCULES MINE - NOTES ON THE THE HERCULES MINE
Typed and handwritten notes on the The Hercules Mine at Long Gully. Notes mention locality, when it closed, date of plant auction, depth of shaft, plant, early history, where best gold was obtained, total gold yield, dividends and calls.document, gold, the hercules mine, the hercules mine, notes on the the hercules mine, long gully post office, a roberts & sons, babcock & wilcock, wheal-owl shaft, hercules and energetic, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, historical mining records -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: DISCOVERY & BENDIGO HIGH SCHOOL
Copy of typed notes referring to who was the first to discover gold in Bendigo. Notes describe the area of Camp Hill which was selected as Government Headquarters. The sole remaining relic known as the Police Barracks, a brick stable which was converted into a small hall and the old Supreme Court building. Notes include the history of the Bendigo High School. Only pages 3 & 4.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, gold discovery, bendigo high school, henry frencham, governor latrobe, gold commissioner horne, captain dane, mr cockburn, mr gilbert, queen elizabeth oval, police barracks building, superintendent mcculloch, high school, teachers' college, supreme court building, town council of sandhurst, corpporate high school, st andrew's college, sandhurst grammar school, bendigo continuation school, camp hill state school, school of mines, domestic arts school, quarry hill state school, congregational church, sir alexander peacock -
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Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: BANKNOTES AND JAMES BEVERAGE
BHS CollectionTyped copy of what appears to be a speech. Mentioned is that after 1910 the Commonwealth took over the minting it's own money. Gold mining was chosen for the one pound note and a Bendigo scene was chosen. The scene chosen shows boring operations in the Victoria Quartz Mine. The picture was taken by Vincent Kelly of the five figures but for engraving only three were shown. They were Mr W Healy, Mr J Smith and Mr James Beverage. James Beverage was a member of Bendigo's first fire brigade. He went to Beechworth for a demonstration and on the way home stopped at Christie's Hotel in Swanston Street. There was a fire at the hotel and Mr Beverage rescued Mrs Christie, her baby and a servant. At a later date Mr Beverage saved a woman from a burning building in Moore Street in Bendigo. He received the Royal Humane Society's Medal which is now housed at the Bendigo Fire Station in Hargreaves Street. In the City's formative years the area that deposited its rain water into the Long Gully Creek was considered to be in Long Gully and for many years the Victoria Quartz Mine deposited many thousands of gallons of water into the Long Gully Creek. Mr Steve Gibbons unveiled the plaque.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - banknotes and james beverage, victoria quartz mine, vincent kelly, shepard's bush, mr rickards, mr abraham, mr w healy, mr j smith, mr james beverage, south iron bark mine, rae's hill, sandhurst no 1 fire brigade, christie's hotel, mrs christie, royal humane society's medal, bendigo fire station, long gully history group, mr steve gibbons, department of environment water heritage, arts commnmoration of historic events and famous persons -
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Photograph - Napoleon Reef Gold Mine Battery Site, 1936
... Palmer) Significant to mining history of Bendigo. Napoleon Gold ...The Napoleon (BML) gold mine (1932) was located beside McDougall Road, Golden Gully, between Martin and Hattam Street. It had a depth of 921 feet. It was one of the latest and most lavish of Bendigo's mines. Plant and equipment were electrically driven. The four-compartment shaft, extra large by goldfield's standards, measured 17 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 2 inches and was cement lined below 900 feet instead of being red gum boxed as was the usual practice. The workshop was equipped to carry out all repairs for the equally lavish BML mines on the Nell Gwynne and Carshalton reefs. (The Gold Mines of Bendigo, Book 2, Arthur Victor Palmer)Significant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph. Image shows flat, open landscape with four large eucalypt trees in centre of image. Four men working with shovels on left hand side of image, one man with wheelbarrow and dog alongside. Wooden framed structure on right hand side. Written in pencil on back of photograph: ' Battery excavations started 22/9/36' and 'excavations started'.napoleon gold mine, napoleon reef gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Napoleon Mine Battery, 1936
... Palmer) Significant to mining history of Bendigo. Napoleon Gold ...The Napoleon (BML) gold mine (1932) was located beside McDougall Road, Golden Gully, between Martin and Hattam Street. It had a depth of 921 feet. It was one of the latest and most lavish of Bendigo's mines. Plant and equipment were electrically driven. The four-compartment shaft, extra large by goldfield's standards, measured 17 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 2 inches and was cement lined below 900 feet instead of being red gum boxed as was the usual practice. The workshop was equipped to carry out all repairs for the equally lavish BML mines on the Nell Gwynne and Carshalton reefs. (The Gold Mines of Bendigo, Book 2, Arthur Victor Palmer)Significant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph: landscape view of mine sheds. Battery shed fully completed with trestleway to another shed. Trees in background. Written in pencil on back of photograph: 'completed battery 5/12/36'napoleon gold mine, napoleon reef gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Napoleon Reef Gold Mine Battery Site, 1936
... Palmer) Significant to mining history of Bendigo. Napoleon Gold ...The Napoleon (BML) gold mine (1932) was located beside McDougall Road, Golden Gully, between Martin and Hattam Street. It had a depth of 921 feet. It was one of the latest and most lavish of Bendigo's mines. Plant and equipment were electrically driven. The four-compartment shaft, extra large by goldfield's standards, measured 17 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 2 inches and was cement lined below 900 feet instead of being red gum boxed as was the usual practice. The workshop was equipped to carry out all repairs for the equally lavish BML mines on the Nell Gwynne and Carshalton reefs. (The Gold Mines of Bendigo, Book 2, Arthur Victor Palmer)Significant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph of a stamper head being lowered into position on the battery site of the Napoleon Reef Gold Mine. A wooden gantry supports the battery head as it being lowered, a man is standing on top of the stamper head. Concrete foundations are visible in immediate background. napoleon gold mine, napoleon reef gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Napoleon Mine Battery, 1936
... Palmer) Significant to mining history of Bendigo. Napoleon Gold ...The Napoleon (BML) gold mine (1932) was located beside McDougall Road, Golden Gully, between Martin and Hattam Street. It had a depth of 921 feet. It was one of the latest and most lavish of Bendigo's mines. Plant and equipment were electrically driven. The four-compartment shaft, extra large by goldfield's standards, measured 17 feet 6 inches by 5 feet 2 inches and was cement lined below 900 feet instead of being red gum boxed as was the usual practice. The workshop was equipped to carry out all repairs for the equally lavish BML mines on the Nell Gwynne and Carshalton reefs. (The Gold Mines of Bendigo, Book 2, Arthur Victor Palmer)Significant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph: battery shed under erectionWritten in pencil on back of photograph: 'battery erection 17/1`1/36' and 'cracker station building' napoleon gold mine, napoleon reef gold mine