Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - 15 cheques, paid from dividend account of the Union Bank of Austgralia Limited, 351 Collins Street, Melbourne. Signed by J.J Stanistreet and H. Gepp. Sheet of paper lists unpresented cheques.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, shareholders, dividends, cheques

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet: brown envelope stamped McColl, Rankin & Stanisgreet, legal managers, accountants etc. Bendigo. Handwritten in black ink ' New Don N.L. Written in top LH corner in pencil, very faint, crossed out - 'Agreement ( illegible ) 4/2/40'organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, mining, gold, goldmining

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet - collection of documents relating to New Don Mining Lease. Ford, Aspinwall & De Gruchy, Solicitor's letter appended to 7 mining right certificates . Letter addressed to Messra McColl Rankin and Stanistreet. Miner's rights certificates: William Speers 28 August 1931, William Speers 20 August 1932, Andrew Henry White 19 July 1932, Henry Gheelan 31 August 1932, Henry Gheelan 17 October 1931, Alfred Gheelan 4 August 1930, Alfred Gheelan 1 August 1932. 3 certificates of protective registration of claim - Henry Gheelan and Alfred Gheelan 16 December 1932. William Speers 27September 1932, Andrew Henry White 6 December 1932..organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet , gold, goldmining, bendigo, new don no liability.

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet, New Don ledger. Green cover with red binding. Ledger detailing expenses of the New Don No Liability, mostly done fortnightly. Details fees paid out for travelling expenses, allotments, legal charges, advertising with either vouchers given ( noted in ledger ) or signatures showing amount owed/received.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet , new don no liability, gold, goldmining, bendigo

Trifold invitation. On front cover is gold coloured image of rock strata. Written underneath: 'The Objective, to bring gold back to Bendigo'. On bottom of front page 'Bendigo Mining' with poppet head logo. Inside on first page: Your invitation- Peter McCarthy, Chairman Bendigo Mining Limited and Doug Buerger, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, request the pleasure of your company for the official opening of Bendigo's Mine at the kangaroo Flat site by Hon Steve Bracks, Premier of Victoria, on Friday 20 October, 2006. Colour photos of a gold pour, underground mining and a miner, on other pages of invitation. environment, kangaroo flat, goldmining, , environmental impact, exploration, mining, bendigo mining, doug buerger, peter mccarthy

The Bendigo Environmental Trust was established in 1995 with funds provided by Bendigo Mining NL. The Trust was administered by an honorary Board of Trustees. Preference was given to projects that reflected the philosophy of the Bendigo Region Conservation Strategy, namely flora and fauna, energy conservation, land and water protection and waste management. Two copies of an eight page booklet titled ' Environmental Trust Fund, sponsored by Bendigo Mining NL. One booklet date stamped 4 Sep 2002. Content identical in both: policy; how the Bendigo ining Environmental Trust works; who can apply; areas supported; how to apply; preferred format; limitations of grants; support period; when to apply, where to apply and project documentation required.Date stamp September 2005 on one copy.bendigo mining nl, environment, environmental trust, flora and fauna, energy conservation, waste management, land and water protection, kangaroo flat, goldmining

Colour photocopy of original photo. Four separate images showing underground mining machinery working in the Swan Decline, Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine. On one machine (bottom LH corner) 'Tamrock DT 18' visible on side of equipment. Date stamp on all four images is 12/6/2000, between times of 12.35 p.m. to 12.48 p.m.western mining corporation, goldmining, capping, shaft, mining regulations, kangaroo flat gold mine, 2000, swan decline, machinery

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. One page typed document detailing the escape of three miners when a cage plunged to the 845 feet plat. William Merrin, Frederick Willoughby and E. Johns were the miners in the cage when the engine driver lost 'control of engine and hauled the empty cage in the eastern compartment to the poppet head' . On back of page, article on Unity Mine Fire on Tuesday 8th October, 1907. Louis Pabst, Conrad Inglefinger, Edward Fuller, Frederick Allen and William Whitford were miners at work when fire occurred. 3603.2 on bottom of all pages. Duplicate copy. great extended hustlers, goldmining, accident, quartz, mining, winding accident, overwinding, engine driver, s.t. glanville mine manager

CLUNES TOWNSHIP IN 1886BLACK WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES. HAND TINTED WITH A NARRATIVE WHICH WAS GLUED ONTO THE GLASS. VIEW LOOKING SOUTH NEAR THE PRESENT DAY SCENIC ROAD LOOKOUT.TOWN OF CLUNES - Population 4874 - Number of dwellings 1100. Gold first discovered here 1st July 1851 Printed narrative: A hand-tinted photo-engraving from the Handbook of Victoria, published for the Colonial and Indian Exhibition in London, 1886. Looking south from near the present-day Scenic Road lookout, the illustration projects the image of Clunes as a goldmining town The view shows the headframes of several mine shafts, the Central Clunes Q.M.Co., and the Boundary, No.1 and No.2 shafts of the South Clunes G.M.Co. The headframe on the skyline in the middle distance was probably that of the Bute & Downes Amalgamated G.M.Co., near the railway station. colonial and indian exhibition in london 1886, bute & downes amalgamated, buildings, mining

Loose page book contains photos and descriptions of cast iron verandah's deemed worthy of preservation in the City of Bendigo. Buildings include: shamrock Hotel, Dr. Long's surgery, Cnr. Mundy and McCrae Sts., Batchelder, 346 McCrae St., Bendigo, Favaloro's, 139 Pall mall, Bendigo Jockey Club, pall Mall, View Point Hotel, Johnson, 274 High St.,Hopetoun Hotel, 147 Mitchell St., Cumberland Hotel, 279 Williamson St., Limerick Castle Hotel, Williamson St., BUFS Dispensary, 75 View St., Rifle Brigade Hotel, 137 View St., Goldmines Hotel, Marong Road, Manchester Arms Hotel, 302 Eaglehawk Rd., Victoria Hotel, 48 High St., Eaglehawk.cottage, miners, bendigo, heritage, verandahs, cast iron work, wrought iron

Document: MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET, gold production book. Green cover with ruled pages showing fortnightly gold production values from 17 May 1951 to 14 December 1954. Written inside front cover ' North Deborah Mining Co. NL, gold producers association Reg. No. 235. Gold Book No. 3'organization, mining, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, mccoll, rankin and stanistreet, north deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, mining, gold production

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - brown cover, spirax No. 578 sketch book. Written on front cover 'Central Deborah Gold Mining Coy. Violet Street, Bendigo.' List of mining contractors and miners with categories 'shifts by others', 'wages shifts by others' 'tons', 'feet', 'expenses', 'remarks'. Written on back cover 'Central Deborah Time Books'.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl, goldmining, wages, contractors, miners, time books

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet. 2 copies, foolscap 4 pages typed document titled ' Adopting Agreement with Modification' Agreement between Clifford Bary King and John Jepson Stanistreet and New Don No Liability. Agreement to purchase gold mining lease from the Crown No. 10068. Document prepared by Ford, Aspinwall & DeGruchy.Ford, Aspinwall & DeGruchyorganization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, bendigo, gold, goldmining, lease. ford, aspinwall & degruchy

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. Three page typed document by Albert Richardson. Copy of handwritten document. 'The Flooded Mine, John McCaviston's Wonderful Escape' by G. Mackay (History of Bendigo). Article details the events that surrounded the flooding that occurred at the Hustlers Reef Company's mine on 13th December 1873. Water was being drained from the adjoining old workings of Latham and Watson, when the flow increased markedly, causing flooding. John McCaviston was the 'shift boss'., R. Jackson the Manager. McCaviston was saved after spending over 20 hours in a level.3527.2 on bottom of all pages. Duplicate copy. great extended hustlers, goldmining, accident, quartz, mining, flooding of mine, john mccaviston, mine rescue, r. jackson, latham and watson

Document: 29 page booklet, typed. On front cover ' Companies Act 1923 Part II, rules of New Don No Liability. Grey cover, with 6 staples. Dated 5 December, 1932, signed by J.A. Michelsen ( chairman ) and J.J. Stanistreet ( Manager )Ford, Aspinwall & deGruchyorganization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet , bendigo, gold, goldmining, new don no liability, ford, aspinwall & degruchy.

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet, 4 page document setting out hiring agreement between Cameron, Sutherland & Seward Pty Ltd., Machinery Merchants, South Melbourne and New Don No Liability, Bendigo. Inserted within a single sheet of paper titled 'schedule of promissory notes' 10 February 1933, signed J. Michelsen, Geo. Kingsley ( Directors ) and J. Stanistreet ( Manager ).organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet , bendigo, gold, goldmining, machinery, cameron, sutherland & seward pty. ltd.

Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet , 7 page document, typed, prepared by Ford Aspinwall & DeGruchy, Solicitors, Melbourne. Memorandum of agreement between Great Eastern and Birds Reef No Liability syndicate and New Don No Liability. Signed under common seal of New Don James Barclay and Geo. Kingsley ( director ) and Stanistreet ( legal manager ) Also asigned by Jack Reginald Ingram, Thomas Watson Haynes and Henry George De Gruchy.organization, business, new don no liability, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet , great eastern and birds reef no liability syndicate, new don no liability, bendigo, gold, goldmining, lease

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

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. Three page typed document. First page: 'The Regulation of Mines Bill' by Albert Richardson; Angus Mackay, Minister of Mines introduced the Bill in the Legislative Assembly on October 16th 1873 and it became law on January 1st 1874. Second page: 'Famous Gold Mines of Bendigo and Eaglehawk' by Albert Richardson, discusses deep shafts, more than 4000 feet shafts, wages for 1911. Hustler's Line of Reef mines are listed from north to south: Hustler Consols; United Hustler's and Redan, K.K., Comet, Hustler's Reef No. 1, Hustlers Reef, Great Extended Hustlers (formed 4.2.1865) Hustler's Royal Reserve Co., (Park Shaft) Hustler's Royal Reserve (City Shaft) and Fortuna Hustler's (formed August 1888).great extended hustlers, goldmining, accident, quartz, mining, k.k. mine, comet mine, hustler's line of reef, old comet, united hustler's, redan

Spiral bound booklet, plastic cover, black plastic binding, On front cover: Western Mining Corporation Bendigo Gold Project, Environment Effects Statement, December 1987. On front page, colour aerial photograph of Bendigo mining areas mentioned in report. Key on front page related to photograph: 1. Woodvale Evaporation Ponds. 2. New Moon area. 3. North New Chum Williams United shaft. 4. Carshalton, Carshalton shaft. 5. South Nell Gwynne, North Bendigo shaft. Contents: historical perspective; Western Mining Corporation Ltd Bendigo activities; project outline, project approvals - controlling factors, elements of the mining project, surface based exploration, underground operations and surface support, mining areas and operations ore and mullock haulage, New Moon area, water management, environmental management. Planning and land use, socio-economic environment, physical environment and biological environment are examined and discussed. bendigo, goldmining, bendigo mining nl, bendigo goldfield, environmental effects statement, bendigo gold project, woodvale evaporation ponds, new moon, north new chum, carshalton, south nell gwynne, western mining corporation

Handwritten document (15 pages) with two page blue document appended at back. On front of handwritten document : specifications for machinery and ironwork engineer and ironfounder for building plant for the Hercules & Energetic Goldmining Comp., Sandhurst. The contractor is to supply and deliver on the claim of the above Company the following machinery &c - and to get proper receipts for same from the Contractor for the erection of plant. Areas in specifications include: repairs to engine and boiler set-up & c., safety valve, whistle, cylinder, stop valve, piston, eccentric, crank shaft, feed pump & eccentric, flywheel very extensive descriptions of all areas, some with diagrams. Appended to back of document Ironfounders general conditions of contract work required in the making and delivery on the claim machinery &c for a winding plant for the Hercules & |Energetic Co., Drawings prepared by Wm Middleton, Engineer, Sandhurst. Agreement entered into this twelfth day of October, 1878, by and between Messrs Mitchell & Osborne and Hercules and Energetic GMC. Signed by Mitchell & Osborne, per ? Dobson., Wm Middleton ?.bendigo, mining, hercules & energetic mine

Spiral bound booklet, plastic cover, blue binding (copy of original)blue back page cover. Thirty four page report 'assesses ground conditions, mining advance rates and support requirements in the weathered zone of the proposed Bendigo decline'. Summary of contents: Bendigo rock mass; boxcut; portal development; decline development (weathered zone); structural domains; rock property data; rock mass classification; portal excavation and support requirements; decline in the weathered zone; shotcreting and boxcut design. western mining corporation, bendigo, goldmining, williams united, northern boxcut, decline, bendigo mining nl, geotechnical, rock mass, rock classifications, bendigo rock mass, shotcreting, rockbolts

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 Hustlers Hill in 2014. Six page copy of research document, describing the history and geology of the Great Extended Hustlers Mine and the Great Extended Hustlers Reef Q.M. Co.. Topics include: general overview of history, mines along the Hustlers line, characters of the saddle reefs, gold occurrences, effect of pitch, influence of faulting, payable reefs and saddle reefs and spurs. Mine overview researched by Mr. Albert Richardson. great extended hustlers, goldmining, hustlers consols, united hustlers and redan, k.k. mine, comet, hustlers reef no. 1, hustlers reef, hustlers royal reserve co., park shaft, hustlers royal reserve no. 2, city shaft, fortuna hustlers

Photo album, red cover with black binding. Seventy colour photos, some with annotations. Label on front of album: 'Office Move 1998. Bendigo Show, E.E.S. Display, 'Board' on site 1998, Residents visit Tarnagulla, shaft shots, E.E.S Display Central Deborah, Drilling at New Moon, Box Cut (2), Aerial site photos Nov. 1998' Album includes mine personnel photos of Doug Berger, Geoff McDermott, John Cahill, Colin Burns, Ken Belfrage, Dean Turnbull, Courtney Chamberlain, 'The Boys' - Frank, Woody, Pratty and Jason, and Jason Bourke. Mining photos include: Carshalton site 24.7.98, drilling at New Moon and portal reef mining Tarnagulla 1998.kangaroo flat gold mine, bendigo mining nl, new bendigo gold project, goldmining, personnel, doug buerger, colin burns, tarnagulla, new moon, displays, box cut, unity mining, aerial photos

This photograph dates to 1899, towards the end of the gold rush in the Mopoke Gully area. A large opening to a mine can be seen behind the men in the photograph, with a wheeled cart on a track leading to the men's position, where the soil and rocks have been hauled away. This photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men. Mopoke Gully mines came under the 'Fryer's Creek' division of the Castlemaine District during the Gold Rush. After the Gold Rush began in Victoria with the discovery of gold at Ballarat in 1851, Gold was found in Castlemaine by December of that year. 20,000 diggers were spread across the Castlemaine region, and the area was yielding about 23,000 ounces of gold per week. Mopoke Gully was the site of the Mopoke Gully Water Wheel, operating under the Bendigo and Fryers Goldmining Company from 1887 until 1900. This Water Wheel was used in the gold mining technique of 'sluicing'. Hydraulic sluicing uses high pressure water jets to blast away the earth, which runs through a sluice box, catching the gold with all remaining slurry washing away. This Water Wheel was built the same year as the more famous 'Chewton Water Wheel', but was smaller in diameter (60ft as opposed to Chewton's 72ft). The Mopoke Water Wheel ruins are quite intact today, and are a registered archaeological site. The search for gold is ingrained into the history of Victoria and therefore, images like this one can reveal important information for society and technology for the date when the photograph was taken. This image is of important historical significance for its ability to convey information about sluicing and the methods used to find gold in 1899. This photograph reveals important information on the use of dogs on Victorian goldfields in 1899. Dogs were used both as companions, such as this photograph depicts, as well as deterrents to thieves. Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card. Obverse: Williams/ Good/ Luck Reverse: A02498/ 1997. 2498/ Good Luck/ Mine/ 1899/ Mopoke. beechworth, burke museum, gold, gold mining, 1899, castlemaine, mopoke gully, good luck mine, fryer's creek, gold rush, victorian gold rush, water wheel, sluicing, chewton

L-R: Mr. O. Müller and Mr. John Nink, owners and Mr Müller's son Photograph reproduced on p36 of 'Pioneers & Painters' Gold was discovered on One Tree Hill in 1854. The site has been worked intermittently until fairly recent times (Christmas Hills Past and Present (Yarra Glen & District Historical Society, 2004) ) Advertiser (Hurstbridge, Vic. : 1922 - 1939), Friday 14 November 1930, page 1 ________________________________________ QIJEENSTOWN Death of Mr. John Nink One of the oldest and highly-respected settlers in the person of Mr. John Nink, aged 61 years, passed to his rest on November 10 at his residence, Peach Grove, Queenstown North; after suffering from what is known as miners' complaint. The late Mr. Nink has lived in the district practically all his life and died at the home formerly occupied by his father; Some years ago he conducted a peach orchard, which was one of the sights of Queenstown. He was recently engaged in mining at One Tree Hill with Mr. Otto Muller. He took an active part in public affairs, and was a trustee of the mechanics' institute, recreation ground and cemetery trust. He had a happy disposition, was very hospitable and always merry, which made for him friends all over the district. He leaves a wife, and was the father of Alice (Mrs. Christian), Charles, Robert, William and Minnie (deceased); and the brother of Joseph: (deceased), Henry, Johanna (Mrs. Tonge), Frederick, Mary (Mrs. Antonie) and Robert. His relatives have the sympathy of a large circle of friends in their sad bereavement. The remains of deceased yere interred in Smith's Gully cemetery on Wednesday, and his popularity was shown by the large cortege, amongst the mourners being ex-Cr. Zerbe !(Doncaster), Messrs. Carlyle. Exton, Harris (Kinglake), Birch (Christmas Hills), P. J. McMahon (shire secretary), Crs. Hewitt and Ryan (North Riding), and Cr. D. Murphy (Whittlesea shire). The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. Father Lande (Diamond Creek), and the funeral arrangements were in the hands of Messrs. Apps and Sons.This photo forms part of a collection of photographs gathered by the Shire of Eltham for their centenary project book,"Pioneers and Painters: 100 years of the Shire of Eltham" by Alan Marshall (1971). The collection of over 500 images is held in partnership between Eltham District Historical Society and Yarra Plenty Regional Library (Eltham Library) and is now formally known as the 'The Shire of Eltham Pioneers Photograph Collection.' It is significant in being the first community sourced collection representing the places and people of the Shire's first one hundred years.Digital image (x2) 4 x 5 inch B&W Neg (x2) B&W Print 20 x 25 cm B&W print 9 x 12.5 cmsepp, shire of eltham pioneers photograph collection, queenstown, john nink, o. muller, one tree hill mine, hut, gold mining, one tree hill, goldmining, pioneers and painters, st. andrews, otto johan muller, otto johann müller

Photo album, black cover, gold border. One hundred colour photos, some with annotations. Label on front of album: Portal, machinery, underground shots 1998; drilling in Deborah St.; mines rescue vehicle; various staff; E.E.S. Displays; Board Meeting 1998. Staff photos: Rob Charlton, pump at Red, White Blue Cons.; Andrew Breen Workshop Manager; John Cahill; Patrick O'Boyle Mine Rescue Vehicle; John Cahill; Ben Clayton; Ricky Hannah; April Westcott; Ivette Maggs site clerk McMahons; Wayne Woodward; Fiona Hunt; Steve Woodall.kangaroo flat gold mine, bendigo mining nl, new bendigo gold project, goldmining, personnel, doug buerger, colin burns, tarnagulla, new moon, displays, box cut, unity mining, aerial photos, 1998