Plain white paper with side perforations. Pre-printed note appears to have been detached from a book or a form. Date and share information filled in by hand. Letter is dated 4/8/1899, recipient's name not recorded. Letter accompanies scrip for 200 shares in the Jubilee Consols Gold Mining Coy., No Liability. Shares are numbered 5201-300 and 21501-600. Address of company printed at top: "7 Lydiard St, Ballarat". Name of manager printed at bottom: "R Gilpin, Manager".Text: " JUBILEE CONSOLS GOLD MINING COY., / NO LIABILITY / 7 Lydiard St., / Ballarat / 4/8/1899 / Dear Sir, / Herewith I beg to hand you Scrip / for 200 Shares in the above / Company. Nos. 5201/300 / 21501/600 / R. GILPIN, Manager.jubilee consols gold mining company, r. gilpin

Gold Memorial 1953stawell

Standing proud, still here, the spirit of ten ancestral matriarchs adorned in contemporary ceremonial cloaks. Representing our women past, present and future, her Spirit, our culture, our Country (spelt with a capital for its importance and this is part of First Peoples protocols on acknowledging Country, our strength, our resilience and healing towards a sustainable future). This cloak represents a traditional shield and stands for strength, resilience and standing proud. It protects us as we move forward. The gold represents the gold fields of Ballarat and Golden Plains shire. It also represents fool’s gold (pyrite) as First People had no use of gold, instead the people are the gold.Black, white, and red stripe design with flower and stem motif on outer cloak. Lining is a red and white stripe motif. Trimming is solid black. Cloak is machine sewn and handstitched with hand stitching on shoulder seam.deanne gilson, wadawurrung dja, first nations art, cloak, murnong

White Foolscap printed Government document listing gold returns between 1872 and 1879. The list shows the amount of uncoined gold exported from Victoria since the establishment of the Melbourne Mint.customs, w madden, f w howden, melbourne mint, coin, coinage, ingot, bullionm, john ferres, custom house

The largest gold mine in the area originated from a find in 1862. The mine was closed January 20, 1915 when a fire destroyed nearly all the above ground plant. Published: Nillumbik Now and Then /​ Marguerite Marshall 2008; photographs Alan King with Marguerite Marshall.; p75 Beneath Mine Hill, as locals call it, runs a network of tunnels once of central importance to the fledgling township of Diamond Creek. These are relics of gold mines, which transformed early Diamond Creek.1 The tiny settlement of about 20 families soared to more than 200 because of gold. For around 50 years, from 1862, gold mining was Diamond Creek’s major source of employment. On September 7, 1854 The Argus newspaper reported a find of a four pound (1.8kg) gold nugget in Nillumbik (an early name for Diamond Creek). Exactly where, is not known.2 The largest mine in the district, the Diamond Creek Gold Mine, apparently originated from a find in 1862. It is said Joe and Dave Wilson were visiting former tailor then cook, Charles Orme, at the southern end of Fraser Street. Sitting on a stump outside the front gate on land belonging to Dr A. E. Phipps the Wilsons found a vein of gold-bearing quartz, which led to the discovery of four quartz reefs varying in width to eight inches (20cm), running north and south. A reef found at the foot of the hill opposite Challenger Street became the Union Mine. This reef was traced south to Allendale Road where a small mine began operations.3 Other smaller mines later operated as well. Dr Phipps immediately began to mine and also built the Diamond Reef Hotel as a boarding house for miners. But Charles Orme, who owned the land alongside, leased his mine to Dr Phipps probably because of insufficient funds and business skills. By mid 1865 the mine had produced 2530 ounces of gold – a 100% profit on the original outlay. Of course there were problems. When the local dam dried up a Blake pump was installed to draw water from the creek. The Union Mine operated under the Diamond Creek Gold Mine management except when disputes sometimes resulted in separate management. However disagreements had to be resolved as the Union Mine depended on Diamond Creek Gold Mine pumps to remove underground water from common reefs. In 1912 the main shaft of about 380 yards (350m) employed 200 men recovering an average of 5000 ounces (141.7kg) of gold a year. But not everyone did well out of gold. Records of failed mining companies in the Victorian Public Record Office, reveal that owner Dr Phipps leased his Right to others. Companies came and went over the next 40 years, most sponsored by Melbourne businessmen who sold shares to gullible locals and then became insolvent. Although there were some good profits, financial returns were haphazard until 1905. Some local residents, who were share holders in short- term companies, became well-known names in modern Diamond Creek such as Scott, Haley, Butler, Alder, Ryan, Wadeson, Reeves, Alston, Paul and Edwards. Gold mining was brought to a disastrous end on January 20, 1915 at 3 pm, when fire destroyed nearly all the above-ground plant. Fortunately no lives were lost. But reopening the mine was almost impossible because of the increasing depth of water in the main shaft. The closed mine destroyed the livelihood of 200 families and the debris took many years to clear.4 In 1946 the Diamond Creek Gold Mine was reopened by the Golden Hind Mining Company, but money ran out before the 600 feet (182.8m) or so of water could be removed. Gold remains in the mine but enormous capital would be needed to buy the land, equipment and to remove the water. Today 12 known sealed shafts along the ridge of the hills on private property extend west for around one kilometre from the corner of Fraser and Haley Streets, crossing Norma and Fyffe to Dering Streets. As recently as 1987, heavy rains revealed a former Union Mine shaft in the Georgiadis family Fyffe Street back yard.5 Allendale Mine, south of Allendale Road, is still open and one of the Union Mine’s main drives (horizontal excavation) remains unsealed, on the Creek Reserve.This collection of almost 130 photos about places and people within the Shire of Nillumbik, an urban and rural municipality in Melbourne's north, contributes to an understanding of the history of the Shire. Published in 2008 immediately prior to the Black Saturday bushfires of February 7, 2009, it documents sites that were impacted, and in some cases destroyed by the fires. It includes photographs taken especially for the publication, creating a unique time capsule representing the Shire in the early 21st century. It remains the most recent comprehenesive publication devoted to the Shire's history connecting local residents to the past. nillumbik now and then (marshall-king) collection, diamond creek, diamond creek mine, fraser street, gold mining, james cook drive, mine hill

colored printed map on paper lined onto linen backingprinted "Rider & Mercer's Plan of the Ballarat & Sebastapol Gold Mines Scale 30 Chains to One Inch"gold mines, mine allotment map, mining leases, ballarat, sebastopol, rider and mercer, golden shaft co, prince of wales and bonshaw united, leviathan gold mines, holst and co, speedwell co, sebastopol plateau, rothschild co, tower hill co, south plateau, south star co, band of hop and albion consols, prince regent co, chenhall and co, despza, buninyong estate, one eye hully, winter's freehold, luplau plateau, e. morey, carrill's quartz

Creame and blue soft covered programme celebrate the 100thj anniversary since payable gold was discovered at Buninyong.buninyong, bonan yowang, william cross yuille, andrew scott, george russell, hastie, thomas hastie, john dunlop, levi butcher, thomas learmonth, thomas hiscock

Two page newspaper containing news from home published in the field Two page cream coloured newspaper with black print and photograph.Guinea Gold Northern Edition (Australian) Volume 2 No 28 In the Field Thursday December 16 1943guinea gold, ww2

Orange Card Cover with Black PrintDigging For Gold A guide to researching family & local history in Victoria's Central Goldfields Helen Doxford Harrisstawell

Forgotten Histories of family and community on the central goldfields.Card cover with B/W photo of a house with wooden fence and four people, one woman and three children.Gold Tailings Forgotten Histories of Family and the Community on the Central Victorian Goldfields. Charles Fahey & Alan Maynestawell

Gold Bricks (Ingots) 1871stawell mining

The Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnic Association was at the Ballarat School of Mines. In 1907 J.W. Gregory Professor of Geology at Glasgow Univesity, Late Director of the geological Survey of Victoria and Professor of Geology at Melbourne University. W. Dickson was Secretary for Mines and Donald McLeod was the Minister of Mines. in 1894 Ernest Lidgey was the Assistant Geological Surveyor for the Victorian Department of Mines. A.W. Howitt was Secretary for Mines and Henry Foster was the Minister of Mines. Charcoal hard covered report on the Ballarat East Goldfield. The book combines two reports from the Victorian Department of Mines. The 1894 report is 52 pages and includes images and plans. The 1907 Report is number 4 in the Memoirs of the Geological Survey of Victoria. Photographs include Looking South from the Britannia Mullock Heap, View from Sovereign Hill, Golden Point gold discovery site.Stamped "Ballarat Ironworkers' Association School of Mines" Bookplate of the Ballarat Ironworkers' and Polytechnic Association. Written inside front cover: "S.J. Miller, 115 Ascot Street, Ballarat"ballarat ironworkers' and polytechnic association, ballarat school of mines, ironworkers, geology, mining, ballarat east, llanberris, victoria united mine, normanby, north woah hawp, bookplate, s.j. miller, library plate, golden point, gold discovery at golden point, new normanby mine, william baragwanath, new speedwell, britannia united, llanberris co, sulieman pasha, prince regent, dalzell-cum-prince regent, north prince extended, eastern star, f. gray, victoria united gold mine, sovereign hill mine, prince regent mine, britannia mine

Colour photo of Gold Reef Mall - Looking West (elevated view) Bull and Mouth Hotel at left of Photo.Colour photo of Gold Reef Mall - Upper End looking East (elevated view)stawell businesses main street streetscape, streetscape

Prospectus for the Lawaluk Estate No. 1 Gold Mining Company Prospectus, 1934 squire, r.b. squire, lawalul estate no. 1 gold mining company, mining, shares, william collard smith, g.b. hogg, j.b. regan, s. maddison, r.t> moore, kames clements, h.a. o'connor, w.e. watts, d. fitzpatrick, lawaluk estate, mt lawaluk, robert allan, surveyor, leigh river

Wednesday 8th November 1978Two Men Standing behind a foutain at the opening the Gold Reef Mallgold reef mall

Wonga Mine Gold Mining 1903stawell mining

In WWII New Guinea, GUINEA GOLD presented news to all troops "in the field". It avoided editorial comment. It published for 1320 continuous days, without missing a single edition. The front and back pages concentrated on current world news, including major sporting events. Page 2 was generally devoted to extracts from Australian and US newspapers. Some news was obtained by taking shorthand notes of short-wave radio bulletins from Australia, the U.S. and the B.B.C. At its peak, distribution was 37,000 to US forces and 27,000 to Australian forces, daily. The daily version had four pages and the WEEK-END SUPPLEMENT edition contained 8 pages (with extra pictures & cartoons).Guinea Gold" daily brought to the news-hungry men of the Australian and American forces serving in the steaming jungle, topics of interest to allay their boredom and boost their morale. It was able to do so because US General Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the South-West Pacific, gave it permission to publish his communiqués 20 hours before the release time for the rest of the world's media. The newspaper contains Australian, American & world news (military, political, sports & tabloid).Seven editions of "Guinea Gold" from 1943 and 1944. 2103.1 is edition 7/6/1943. 2103.2 is edition 8/6/1943. 2103.3 is edition 12/6/1943. 2103.4 is edition 27/2/1944. 2103.5 is edition 26/3/1944 and is the Weekend Supplement. 2103.6 is edition 26/3/1944 and 2103.7 is dated 9/4/1944 and is the Weekend Supplement.guinea-gold newspaper ww11 pacific-campaign new-guinea

Newspaper distributed to troops in the field. Sent home by Charles Vernon COCHRANE VX116175. Enlisted 21.10.1942 aged 21, 67th Anti Aircraft Searchlight Battery. Discharged 14.6.1946.Newspaper, cream with black print.Printed in black at top: GUINEA GOLD In the Field, Thursday August 12 1943 Vol 1 No 268 Not For Salenewspaper, ww2

Gold was officially discovered in Ballarat in 1851. "John Dunlop and James Regan, between the 21st and 24th of August, 1851, washed in the little creek at the foot of Poverty Point, the first gold that eventually led to the establishment of the Ballarat Goldfield .11 page soft covered booklet.gold, ballarat, spielvogel, john dunlop, alfred clarke, james regan, william brownbill, cc phillips, george sutherland, john denovan, john basson humffray, c.c. phillips, historical society select committee, a. mckenzie, f. barrop, m.m. mccallum, ballarat goldfield, buninyong, connor, woodward, jeanes, smith, thornton, isiah pearce, j.b. humffray, a. chalmers, poverty point

Gold Reef Mall Main Street 2003Colour Photograph: showing a digger and three men with helmets, two in hi-viz, behind temporary wire fence, Post office to the left.stawell business

Gold Reef Mall Main Street 2003Colour Photograph: Looking Eastfrom the Main Street / Wimmera Street intersection, with roundabout partialy installedstawell business

Gold Reef Mall Main Street 2003Colour Photograph: Looking West toward the Grampians, with curbing being installed.stawell business

Gold Reef Mall Main Street 2003Colour Photograph: Looking West toward the Grampians from Victoria Place.stawell business