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Document - TYSON'S LINE - THANET MINE
Typed carbon copy of notes on the Thanet Mine which was near the Back Creek Cricket Ground. Owing to the depth of 1000 feet, it drained the entire line. From 1875 to 1881 it yielded 10,881 oz. Mr Lansell bought the Perseverance mine which was nearby. Ref. Anon., 1899 Spec Ed. Aust. Min. Stand. June 1st. 1899 p 61.mine, gold, thanet mine, tyson's line, thanet mine, back creek cricket ground, mr george lansell, perseverance mine, anon 1899 spec ed aust min stand 1 june 1899 p 61 -
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Document - TYSON'S LINE - EASTERN LINES
Typed carbon copy of General notes on the lines East of the Hustlers. Lines mentioned are: Hustler's, New Chum, Lightning Hill, Tysons, Slaughteryard, Isabella Mine, Ironstone Hill Reef, Nicholson Reef, on which a mine ownede by a man named Stevenson mined a fair amount of gold. Ref. Anon; 1899. Spec. Ed. Aust. Min. Stand. June 1st 1899: p 61.mining, parish map, tyson's line, eastern lines, hustler's, new chum, slaughteryard line, lightning hill, tyson's, isabella mine, ironstone hill reef, nicholson reef, mr stevenson, aust min stand 1 june 1899 -
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Document - THE SOUTH STAR QUARTZ MINING COY - RECEIPT FOR & ACCEPTANCE OF SHARES IN THE SOUTH STAR QUARTZ
Handwritten Receipt for, and acceptance of shares in the Catherine Reef United Claimholders Gold Mining Company, limited dated 6th November 1865. List of shareholders, their seals, the number of shares they have and witnesses. Note attached to the back appointing Thomas Kaye of Sailors Gully the lawful attorney to sign the rules of The Catherine Reef United Claimholders. Some of the signatures are unreadable. Bottom quarter of the page is detached.document, gold, the south star quartz mining coy, the south star quartz mining coy, catherine reef united claimholders gold mining company limited, richard bell, ? boyle, andrew brown, john cargeeg, william dis?, ? froggatt, ? burrows, ? williams, james hart, john hart, ? kaye, edward hunt, george loudow, william nichols, john nichols, joseph taylor, robert thornton, ? williams, william winles, thomas kaye -
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Document - THE SEA GOLD MINING AMALGAMATED COMPANY N. L. - NOTES ON THE SEA GOLD MINING
Carbon copy of notes on The Sea Gold Mining Amalgamated Company N. L. on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include size of lease, office, locality of shaft, sill and depth of shaft, plant, first & last crushing, Prominence, call and dividends, gold yield, best gold and underground connections. Signed by A Richards. Written at the top of page: Original to Mr R Leach, Manager, Allan's Music W'house.document, gold, the sea gold mining amal coy n l, the sea gold mining amalgamated company n. l., notes on the sea gold mining amalgamated company n. l., mccoll & rankin, mines dept plan 1937, annals of bendigo mining sections, g brown bendigo goldfield 1936, wood & mcnair s'brokers 1912, v pabst bendigo goldfields central area 1917, mines dept records, a richardson -
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Document - THE UNITED DEVONSHIRE MINE - NOTES ON THE UNITED DEVONSHIRE MINE
One handwritten and three typed copies of notes on The United Devonshire Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include size of lease, depth of shaft, East Shaft, locality, a warning on the area where the shaft is, plant, early history. Leading and Prominent, Best Gold, Total Yields and Dividends.document, gold, the united devonshire mine, the united devonshire mine, notes on the united devonshire mine, california hill state school, freeman & coy, the 'danes', princess alexandra, the premier coy, saxon & celt, south devonshire, new st mungo, duke of edinburgh, phoenix mine, duchess tribute, duchess of edinburgh, albert battery, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfields 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1881 - 1916, a richardson, mines dept bulletin no 47 structure of bendigo goldfield h herman 1923, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871 -
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Document - THE LAZARUS MINE - NOTES ON THE LAZARUS MINE
Handwritten notes on The Lazarus Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include depth of shaft, Sill of shaft, Depth of Top Plat No 1 and Bottom Plat No 4, brief history, depths where work was done and some of the results.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, notes on the lazarus mine, new chum line of reef, m d -
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Document - THE LAZARUS MINE - PRODUCTION NOTES OF THE THE LAZARUS MINES
Handwritten notes including depth of shaft, years, call, dividends, tons of ore, amount of gold, authority and remarks. On the second page:- Lazarus, Lazarus New Chum and Lazarus No 1. 1886 At 1675 ft Gold discovered unexpectedly when timbering. Manager cut in on reef, found good stone.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, production notes of the the lazarus mines, early workings, begelhole & co (north), geo gibbs & lazarus claim, watson & co, ballerstadt & co, lazarus freehold, lazarus freehold, lazarus new chum (april), lazarus co, lazarus no 1, lazarus no 2, lazarus new chum m co, abe lincoln trib co, central new chum, abe lincoln sands, bendigo goldfield history and production page 107, annals 1886 page 208 -
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Document - THE LAZARUS MINE - NOTES ON THE THE LAZARUS MINE
One handwritten and three typed copies of notes on the The Lazarus Mine including the Lazarus New Chum and the Lazarus No 1 on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shafts, size of lease, plant, early history, the Lazarus Company, Prominence, Best Gold and Total Gold Yields.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, notes on the the lazarus mine, lazarus new chum, lazarus no 1, australian headquarters survey unit, george lansell, new chum hill, b c v 8 studios, sheepshead, central red white & blue, mr lazarus, lansell's 222, old chum mine, lazarus company, mr george gibbs, lansell's fortuna, ballerstedt, mr barnet lazarus, the black lead, the white lead, mount alvernia hospital, mines dept special edition 'australian mining standard' 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1868 - 1910, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield registry j n macartney 1/3/1871 -
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Document - SNOB'S HILL - NOTES ON THE SNOB'S HILL GROUP
;Handwritten notes on history, production, Calls, Dividends and area of lease.document, gold, snob's hill, snob's hill, notes on snob's hill group, ellenborough, annals of bendigo, belmont & saxby, central catherine, catherine reef -
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Document - SNOB'S HILL - NOTES ON SNOB'S HILL
Handwritten notes on Snob's Hill dated 1/6/1899. Ref. A. M. S. Page 42. Notes mention history and working of the mine. Depth of mine is also mentioned and the prospects for 1899. Gold production is also mentioned.document, gold, snob's hill, snob's hill, notes on snob's hill, ellenborough co, mr h kirkwood, a m s -
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Document - STATE CRUSHING BATTERY - DETAILS HOW THE STATE CRUSHING BATTERY WORKS
Handwritten notes givinig how the State Crushing Battery works. The process is documented from feeding in the dirt to catching the gold at the end. Notes dated 16/3/1970.document, gold, state crushing battery, state crushing battery, details how the state crushing battery works, mr bert tyrrel, nitric acid, quicksilver, berdan pan, the mint -
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Document - STATE CRUSHING BATTERY - NOTES ON THE STATE CRUSHING BATTERY
Handwritten notes on how the State Crushing Battery works. Also mentioned is how the gold is separated from quicksilver. There are also two pencil drawn illustrations - one of shaking or Wilfley Table and the other separating the gold from the quicksilver.document, gold, state crushing battery, state crushing battery, notes on the state crushing battery, wilfley tables, amalgam, quicksilver, bert tyrrill -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1964
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Four typed pages, undated, but in sequence labelled 1964. Topics include: visits of Professor Peterson, Professor of Education at the University of California and Commander Jarrett, R.A.N, dinner with football umpires, Bendigo Home and Hospital for the Aged Fair, Bendigo Cubs, the new postmaster Mr Lannigan and deputy Mr Nuttall, and the Sun tour.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. -
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Document - THE JOHNSON GROUP - NOTES ON THE THE JOHNSON GROUP OF MINES
Five handwritten notes on the The Johnson Group of Mines. Notes mention history, where the gold was found, production, origin of name, and a mine manager's report.document, gold, the johnson group, the johnson group, notes on the the johnson group of mines, mr l weichard, confidence ext'd ? shaft, nth johnsons, walker's claim, derby or nelson line, no 3 or nelson mine, the old rose of denmark, the robbie burns, mr richard williams, dagmar reef, weston & johnson, bendigo g'field registry, j n wartney, john hooper -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1964
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. Four pages of typed notes, undated, but in sequence labelled 1964. Topics include : a trip to Newcastle, fluoride in the water supply, Industrial Expansion committee, Bendigo Football League, correspondence to council, pig and calf saleyards in Bath Lane, flies in summer and sanitary disposal, and council budgets.bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. fluoride. pig and calf saleyards - bendigo. -
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Document - SOUTH NEW MOON MINE - NOTES ON THE SOUTH NEW MOON MINE
Four typed copies of notes on the South New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include:- Years of operations, size of lease, locality, depth of shaft, plant, Original Company, New Company Note, Prominent & Leading and Gold Production. One copy signed by A Richardson.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, notes on the south new moon mine, south virginia company, great southern mine, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining section 1890 - 1935, a richardson, booklet 'healthy golden bendigo' 1906 - public library bendigo -
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Document - SOUTH NEW MOON MINE - NOTES ON THE SOUTH NEW MOON MINE
Handwritten notes on the South New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include:- 10 Hd battery commenced operation January 1936, Mine closed January 1941, depth of shaft,gold production, Dividends and notes on dewatering and pumps. Sale of plant mentioned.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, notes on the south new moon mine, great southern, north new moon, carlisle shaft -
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Document - SOUTH NEW MOON MINE - MACHINERY SALE AT THE SOUTH NEW MOON MINE
Handwritten notes on a sale of machinery, etc at the South New Moon Mine on 13th July 1927. Sold under Bill of Sale. Notes list some lot numbers and the description of what they are. Some have the price they were sold for. Manager's house was also sold for 280 pound.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, machinery sale at the south new moon mine -
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Document - NORMAN OLIVER COLLECTION: MAYOR'S NOTES 1964
The Norman Oliver collection. Norman Oliver was three times Mayor of Bendigo - 1950-51, 1964-65, 1970-71. 1. Two covering pages, with handwriting in blue pen. Mayor's Notes 1964, and Contents of File - Mayor's Notes 1964, Bendigo, Local Government, Town Planning, Water - Coliban Area, Business - marketing, etc., Speech for Graduation of Nurses. 2. Four typed pages of undated Mayor's Notes which make reference to the first week as Mayor, and learning of his appointment on 29 August. Topics include : a council business meeting dealing with the use of the Garden Gully sports facilities, the Housing Commission garden competition, Royal Commission on supply and consumption of liquor, neighbourhood disputes regarding drainage issues and owner responsibility, Rotary Club slide presentation on Bendigo past and present, tenders to Council for supply of a range of materials, Art Gallery Committee meeting (noting the need for careful selection policy re. donations and borrowings).bendigo, council, speech notes, norman joseph oliver , councillor norman oliver. mayor of bendigo. bendigo art gallery. rotary clubs - bendigo. royal commission on supply and consumption of liquor. -
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Document - SOUTH NEW MOON MINE - PRODUCTION FROM THE SOUTH NEW MOON MINE
Handwritten notes on the South New Moon Mine. Notes include depth of shaft, years, Calls, Dividends, Ounces of Gold, Authority and Remarks. Names mentioned:- Beavis (Beavis & Co), Paul & Co (Pahl), Bassett's Claim, J. P. Graham, South New Moon Co, South New Moon Trib West Line, Hart's Moon Reef Trib, Ashman's Trib East Line, South New Moon and Protectin Co.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, beavis (beavis & co), paul & co (pahl), bassett's claim, j p graham, south new moon co, south new moon trib west line, hart's moon reef trib, ashman's trib east line, south new moon, protection co, garden gully -
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Document - SOUTH NEW MOON MINE - NOTES ON THE SOUTH NEW MOON MINE
Handwritten notes on the South New Moon Mine on the Garden Gully Line of Reef. Notes include locality, depth of shaft, plant, Original Company, New Company, Prominence, Leading Mine, Note and Gold Produced.document, gold, south new moon mine, south new moon mine, garden gully line of reef, sou;th virginia coy, great southern mine, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' geo brown 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo mining sections 1890 - 1935, a richardson, booklet 'healthy golden bendigo 1906 public library bendigo -
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Document - ENQUIRY: ERIC AND HOWARD MORRIS
Enquiry to BHS re Eric and Howard Morris August 2011 from Kevin O'Reilly (barnstorming aviator throughout Mallee area ca. 1920). Author has material of interest which could be available to BHS (note that this is being sent) .person, individual, morris family -
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Document - SOUTH DEBORAH MINE - NOTE ON THE SOUTH DEBORAH MINE
Handwritten note on the South Deborah Mine. Sill 846.3'. Depth of shaft 799 ft. bottom plat. On the back Shafts - Details.document, gold, south deborah mine, south deborah mine, shaft details of the south deborah mine -
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Document - RED WHITE & BLUE EXTENDED - NOTES ON RED WHITE & BLUE EXTENDED AND CENTRAL NAPOLEON
Handwritten notes on the Red White & Blue Extended and the Central Napoleon. ?, ? Mine, A?as mine, Kennington forest. Red White & Blue Extended 1891 - 1918, Calls 11,000 pounds, 125 ozs. Worked for short time in 1942. Ceased operations in 1942. Legal Man. - J Stanistreet, Manager - J Laurie, No Production. Closed during Second World War. Central Napoleon Production 1935 - 1942. Produced 21,517 tons for 3750 ozs. Coy. Was formed in 1934. Calls 23,266 pound 2 shillings and 6 pence. Dividends - No records. Sill of Shaft 853'. 68''.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, central napoleon, kennington forest, j stanistreet, j laurie -
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Document - RED WHITE & BLUE EXTENDED - NOTES ON THE RED WHITE & BLUE EXTENDED MINE
Handwritten notes on the Red White & Blue Extended on the Sheepshead line of Reef. 1891 - 1918 and 16/1/1941 to 1/3/1942. Sill of Shaft 893' 0''. Depth of Shaft 1045 feet. Production 1891 - 1903 564 tons for 147 ozs. Legal Manager - J. Stanistreet, Manager - J. L. Lawrie, 1941 to 1942 - No Production.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, sheepshead line, j stanistreet, j l lawrie -
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Document - RAE'S CRUSHING BATTERY - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL & ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
The first five pages are photocopies of photos:- 2 of Rae's Crushing Works; Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark; Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill; Victoria Hill - from Rae's Open Cut. Introduction covers location of buildings and mines. Mentioned are:- North Old Chum Mine, Ballerstedt's First Open-cut, Quartz Veins (Spurs), rock formations pitching North, Prospecting shafts 1929, Concrete dam, Engine beds of Lansells Big 180 Mine, Lansells Big 180 Shaft, twenty stampers crushing battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz dams, Rae's Open-cut, Quartz once roasted here to an intense heat, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, small primitive tunnels, Prospecting tunnels, Floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Great Central Victoria engine-bed, Ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, The Humboldt, Adventure ground, The Advance, Luffsman & Sterry's Claim, A round shaft. Small piece of paper with 'Notes on Victoria Hill complete.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, from old chum hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark, hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, mr & mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, new chum & victoria, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's big 180 shaft, cleopatra needle type chimney, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), ballertedt's small 24 yard claim, humboldt, humboldt, great central victoria, victoria hill, bendigo & vicinity 1895 p51, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, bendigo goldfield registry 1871, plan of new chum line, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo obituary 1904, bendigo advertiser, b m l records mines dept, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, chinese joss house, fortuna, the victoria goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949 -
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Document - PADDY'S GULLY LINE - VIRGINIA CONSOLS MINE
Handwritten page of notes on the Virginia Consols Mine on Paddy's Gully Line of Reef. Notes mention shaft being cleaned out and timbered to 100 ft. Also depth of work, timbering and geological features. Also a small piece of paper with:- Virginia Consols Mine 2 miles North of E'hawk Town Hall. Paddy's Gully Line.document, gold, paddy's gully line, paddy's gully line, virginia consols mine, e'hawk town hall -
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Document - PADDY'S GULLY LINE - NORTH VIRGINIA MINE
Two handwritten notes on the North Virginia Mine on the Paddy's Gully Line of Reef. Shaft No 286. Mentioned are: depth of shaft, production, Calls and Sill of shaft. Commenced operations in Sept 1933, ceased in 1942, recommenced in 1946 and ceased on 5/8/1949.document, gold, paddy's gully line, paddy's gully line, north virginia mine, m d -
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Document - PADDY'S GULLY LINE - NOTES ON PADDY'S GULLY LINE
Handwritten notes on Paddy's Gully Line. Two long Xcuts put in at 642 ft & 1206 ft. (Sea mine). In the Sea ground and the immediate vicinity there were many claims at work on the line in the early 1860's and also from 1870 to 1872. For one of them, owned by the Poaddy's Gully Co $40,000 was refused. Gold-bearing quartz was reached in this mine at 396 feet, but the water was too strong to allow of work being gone on with. On a separate piece of beige paper is written: Origin of Paddy's Gully Line - See Annals of Bendigo 1862, Page 81.document, gold, paddy's gully line, paddy's gully line, notes on paddy's gully line, paddy's gully co, paddy's gully line annals of bendigo 1862 page 81 -
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Document - PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COY & TRIBUTORS - NOTES ON PRINCESS ALEXANDRA COY & TRIBUTORS
Handwritten notes on the Princess Alexandra Coy & Tributors on the New Chum Line of Reef. Same ground as United Devonshire. This shaft sunk to 2285 feet. Also Saxon 7 Celt and Hopewell operated on this ground. List and depthof plats cut. Plats same as United Devonshire Coy. Sill of shaft 810.42 ft. On the back: Caleb Thomas - New Chum Line of Reef Sheet No VI Plan 4/12/1885.document, gold, princess alexandra coy & tributors, princess alexandra coy & tributors, notes on the princess alexandra coy & tributors, united devonshire, saxon & celt, hopewell, caleb thomas, new chum line of reef sheet no vi plan 4/12/1885