James Bickett (1826-1917) was a miner at Creswick in 1854. As a member of the Ballarat Mining Board in 1869 Bickett moved a motionf to establish a school of mines at Ballarat.Photographic portraitjames bickett, james millchinch bickett, ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines establishment, ballarat mining board

Dates from gold-mining period in Queenstown (St. Andrews) Caledonian Diggings. Used for lift ore to the surface by windlass in small-scale shaft mines.Heavy leather bucket with iron reinforcing and handle. Panels are stitched and joined with thonging Ironwork is hand-forged and rivetted in place.

Cast iron dolly pots were used in the mining industry to crush ore specimens and samples into dust before panning. The principle is the same as a mortar and pestle.This item has two pieces both are made from cast iron and are rusted and a dark brown color. One is a tapering cylinder 16.5 centimetres wide a its top, the first two and a half centimetres down tapper to 13.5 diameter, the next nine centimetres tapper to 11 centimetres diameter. the last two and a half centimetres is a solid base that flares out to a 16.5 centimetre diameter, the inside of the bottom of the cylinder is a bowl shape. The other piece is a solid tapering shape, it's four and a half centimetres in diameter at one end which tappers to three centimetres in four centimetres of length, the next sixteen centimetres tapper to two centimetre diameter. There is a knob on top, one and a half centimetre high and two and a half centimetres wide.mortar and pestle, dolly pot, gold minning

De Soza park was developed as a public amenity from the early 1980s. The poppet head and Chilean wheel sculpture are representative of the gold mining origins of the town.The park, located centrally in Buninyong is of social and historic significance.Original B/W photograph of streetscape of De Soza park frontage to Warrenheip St., Buninyong, with poppet head, rotunda and Chilean Wheel sculpture, former post office in background. Large eucalypt tree present behind rotunda, large cypress tree to north of park.buninyong, de soza, park, rotunda, poppet head, sculpture, chilean wheel, post office, warrenheip st, streetscape

CLUNES WATER SHED SUPPLY MAP SHEWING THE POSITION OF WATERSHED ECT. FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FOR DOMESTIC AND MINING PURPOSES TO THE TOWN OF & GOLDMINES IN AND AROUND CLUNES.PHOTOCOPY SECTION OF PHOTOGRAPH AND PLAQUE AND MAP OF CLUNES WATER SUPPLY. SHOWING THE POSITION OF WATERSHED, DAM, WEIR PIPEHEAD RESERVOIR PIPE TRACK.SEE PHOTOGRAPH ON BACK OF HISTORY OF OBJECT.local history, photographs, water supply

Panorama from Big Hill showing water Reservoir and back of St Patrick's Church and Crudace Street. Mining holes in foreground on side of Big HillOriginal photograph c 1928 of Stawell from Big Hill & 2 enlargements. RB 1232. 14-4-28. Stawell from Big Hill stawell, panorama, streetscape

A pictorial history of the heyday of the Walhalla-Wood's Point gold belt in the 1860's-1960'sHardcover. The cover is a gold colour. The front cover has a photograph of a group of miners in front of the entry to a mine. On the top entry timber piece is a sign saying "Old Mine". The beginning of the wording is obscured by one of the miners standing in front of the entry. There is also an old mining trolley standing on tracks which lead into the mine.There is also an old gold mining dish sitting on a rock to the left of the entry into the mine.On the back cover is a photograph of Walhalla in modern times as well as a photograph of the publisher of this book. There is also a blurb about the publisher.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779gold, gold fields, gold mining, a1 mine settlement, aberfeldy, beardmore, black river group, coopers creek, donnellys creek, enochs point, fulton creek, gaffneys creek, gooleys creek, jamieson, jordan valley, kevington, knockwood, matlock, ten mile, walhalla, wood's point, history, victoria

Black and white photo - mines and mining. At centre front - deep trench. At centre shed, poppet legs, wood pile, building with chimney at right. Wood pile, Building with chimney at back. At back, poppet legs on horizon, trees, building ( house ) buildings with chimney, trees, behind trees large 2 storey building ( Gold Mines Hotel ? ) other large buildings on horizon to right. ' Mining - Bendigo Vic. View of Victoria Hill taken from Old Chum Hill' written on back of photo.place, landscape view, victoria hill

Newspaper cuttings relating to gold mining predominantly from the Bendigo Advertiser, and to a lesser degree other Victorian newspapers. Dating commences 1904-7 and resumes early 1930-33. Cuttings have been pasted onto blank bound pages and protected within green cover of slightly smaller size. Covering handwritten note reads 'Oddments on the Goldfields of Victoria' ,'Cuttings from the Bendigo Advertiser, and other papers'. Specialised information on gold mining in Victoria ; also articles on other subjects, a valuable collection. No signature or donor.bendigo, gold mining, 1904-30

Photocopy of The Bendigo Mining Registry or True Investors guide to all the Bendigo Mines in 1851 and up to 1883. Contains an original poem, Index, names and addresses of Legal Managers, names of Companies and Mining Managers, and reference page to a description of every mine in Bendigo, with length, size, depth, machinery, dividends, capital, number of shares, paid-up, and historical and scientific sketches - past and present - of the main situations. Twelve Lines of Reefs. The Gold Problem Scare Solved. Success of Deep Sinking. E - W & N. S. Parallelograms.document, gold, bendigo mines 1851 - 1883, the bendigo mining registry, r a murray, hay kirkwood, wm welch, district survey office, geological survey of victoria

Diggers & Mining. Stores at the diggings. From the original in the Dixon Gallery, Public Library of NSW. Part of canvas town, Bendigo, 1853. A group or row of stores on the diggings was often called ''Canvas Town''. Slide shows Beauchamp's Australian Stores, Gold bought with a small hut at the rear with a chimney. Second tent - Beauchamp's Australian Store. 3rd tent unnamed. There are goods for sale outside the first tent appear to be cradles for mining. 2 children to the left of picture. Markings: 13 994.LIF. 5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Colour photocopy of photograph, two images on page. Top image, on bottom 'View of tray in Portal' shows mining equipment with tray fully extended in portal entry. Sign fixed to RH side of portal: ' Stop if red light is on'. Bottom image, across image on bottom ' View looking out of portal' shows mining machine tipped on side, obstructing portal. Machine has name 'Bell' on front. Presumably, the tray has been up when the machine has attempted to enter the portal and 'flipped' the machine over. kangaroo flat gold mine, swan decline, portal, mining equipment, accident

First Public Quartz Mining Coy on Field. Ref: Production Statistics B. M. L. N. L. Page 201 Windmill Hill Coy. 'Bendigo Q. M. Co,1857 - 1863. Claim at foot of Windmill Hill. Probably same ground as Royal Oak Co. No yield given.' Query. - Is this first Public Q. M. Co.? See J. N. Macartney. Bdgo G'Field Registry 1870. Initialled AR. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, windmill hill, windmill hill, first public quartz mining coy on field, production statistics b m l n l page 201, windmill hill coy, bendigo q m c 1857 - 1863, royal oak co, j n macartney bdgo g'field registry 1870

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

Printed 40 page booklet with a pale green cover titled 'Mining By-laws of and for the State of Victoria with an Appendix Containing Extracts from the Mines Act 1928 relative to Residence Areas, Claims on Private Land, &c. Published in the 'Government Gazette,' 19th February, 1931 pp. 617 - 640. Purple stamp on the front: 'W. Gordon Hampton, Bendigo, Vic. Bookseller, Librarian, Newsagent, Stationer.' A Richardson 29 Harrison St Bendigo written in blue pen on the front. Booklet contains advertisements relating to the mining industry.book, mining reports, mining reports, mining by-laws of and for the state of victoria, a richardson, w gordon hampton, government gazette

Letter to Joseph Davies from the Borough of Coburg, expressing a resolution passed recognising the Council's highest appreciation in rescuing a fellow workman.City of Coburgperson, mining, joseph davies, joseph davies, city of coburg, mining

Letter addressed to Joseph Davies from Australian Natives' Association expressing congratulations to him in connection with his heroic action in rescuing Jack Allan. Letter is typed in purple text, signed by General Secretary (indecipherable signature)person, mining, joseph davies, joseph davies, australian natives association, mining

Bendigo Goldfield. Produced by Mines Department Victoria Yellow cover with a map of Australia depicting the states and highlighting Victoria. Issued by Geo Brown Secretary of Mines. Underneath the Map is printed 'Mines Department, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1936. Maps at the back of book.Mines Department Victoriabendigo, mining, early history., bendigo - history, mining, and bendigo goldmines.

Photograph (proof 74) Thomas' Battery at Wilson's Hill, date unknown. Shows the Battery in the middle distance, there is a very rough timber dwelling with a wide, low, chimney at the end of it and tents to the right of these. A male wearing a white apron is standing in front of the chimney and there is a group of males in front of the Battery building, several bicycles are leaning against the building.topic, mining, battery, thomas battery, wilson's hill, mining

Black and white image: horse and jinker on RH side, man on horse on LH side, people standing on and in front of verandah of bank building. Two men standing either side of gold cakes ( 4 thereof ) stacked on top of a box. On back of photo in grey lead ' cake of gold. Sth. Moon, taken to bank 1906 ?'bendigo, mining, goldcake at bank, bendigo, mining, goldcake

Seven men were killed at the Great Extended Hustler's mine disaster on 2nd May 1914 by an explosion of dynamite occurring as the men were waiting at the plat to ascend the mine at the end of their shift. No blame was attached to anyone in the findings of the inquisition. It was unknown what caused the dynamite to explode. This document formed part of the research done at the time by Bendigo Historical Society, of the 100 years commemoration of the mine disaster, held at Hustler's Hill in 2014. Seven page photocopy of Department of Mines, Bulletin, Geological Survey of Victoria, Hustlers Line of Reef, Bendigo, No. 33 by H.S. Whitelaw. Includes plan of Hustlers Royal Reserve No. 2, (main shaft) showing location on Pall Mall, and location of Post Office and Law Courts; plan of location of Hustlers Royal Reserve No. 2 (Park Shaft) showing Jail (sic), Camp Hill State School, two 'lagoons' in between tennis court, croquet court and bowling green; a plan of the Great Extended Hustler's Shaft and two copied images of Hustler's Hill showing mining buildings, poppet heads and chimneys. Comet, K.K., Hustler's No. 1, Old Comet and United Hustler's and Redan Mines are shown in the images. great extended hustlers, goldmining, accident, quartz, mining, k.k. mine, comet mine, hustler's line of reef, old comet, united hustler's, redan

Diggers & mining. The gold era. Later, the line to Castlemaine was constructed. Slide shows rail line going between to valleys. Railway viaduct, Jackson's Creek. Markings 44 994.031 GOL:5. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. The Long tunnel operated almost continually from 1863 to 1914 and produced 301/2 tons of gold worth over £3,000,000. Markings: 31 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

black and white photo: unknown mining site. Left to right, shed with multiple boilers, horse whims with horse ( background ) Chilean mill ( foreground ) Chimney. In foreground, dam with 'filter' Substantial house ( stone ? ) on hill in distance.Batchelder, Sandhurstplace, landscape view, mining site

Miners Right - Herbert Jackson Leed, Central Deborah Gold Mining Co, Red White & Blue, New Don, Forbes Carshalton, South Frederick The Great Company. There are also multiple copies of other Miners Right.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, industrial - mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Book; Accounts folio. Revenue & expenditure Napoleon Reef Gold Mining Co. N.L. Hard cover brown, loose leaf with brass screws. Napoleon Reef printed and underlined - top right corner of front cover.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganisation, industry, accounting., mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Documents; Bundle of papers - hire purchase agreement with Wattle Gully United Gold Mining Lease 11065 Bendigo, Share transfers, Rules & Regulations, Insurance, Agreement with Keystone Syndicate, Miners Right, Lease 11188 Bendigo.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, south golden carshalton nl.