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The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph, c1920
This photo shows the large mining cavity with a hydraulic sluicing machine in operation at Baarmutha Three Mile Mine, Beechworth . The Beechworth Mining District was one of six mining districts established by the Governor-in-Council on 4 January 1858 under the provisions of An Act for Amending the Laws Relating to the Goldfields (21 Vic no.32). The District was further divided into seven divisions: Spring Creek, Snake Valley, Three Mile Creek, Buckland, Woolshed, Yackandandah and Omeo. The boundaries of each of these divisions and of the whole district are described in the Governor-in-Council's proclamation printed in the Government Gazette, 5 January 1858, pages 3-5. Hydraulic mining is a form of mining that uses high-pressure jets of water to dislodge rock material or move sediment. In the placer mining of gold or tin, the resulting water-sediment slurry is directed through sluice boxes to remove the gold. It is also used in mining kaolin and coal.This photograph shows the impact the gold rush era had on Australia and the earth.A black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paperCopied from original on loan film (WEBB QLD) / Donated 2009 NOV/ Baarmutha Three Mile Mine c1920-1950/ Managed by John Weir Peter Jereen Jack Cox / Owned by Plain Bros then Parkinsons Sluicing.mining, gold fields, beechworth, gold rush, burke museum, photograph, mining cavity, hydraulic mining, hydraulic sluicing, baarmutha -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Ballarat and Sebastapol Gold Mines, Late 19th Century
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 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Award - Trophy, Ballarat School of Mines, Alfred Mica Smith Cup, 1941, 1944
The 1940 Alfred Mica Smith Cup for open athletics was won by H.J. Hassell in 1940.Silver plated cup with two handles mounted onto a plastic base. BALLARAT SCHOOL OF MINES THE MICA SMITH CUP OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP ATHLETICS 1941 Won by A G HALEballarat school of mines, alfred mica smith, cup, trophy, hassell, athletics, open championship, sport, a.g. hale, gordon hale, mica smith cup, sports -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document - Gold License, Fittnall's Gold Licenses, 1854, 1) 1 May 1854 ; .2) 16 April 1855
From 1851 the Victorian government required all men on Victorian Goldfields to carry a Gold License. The fee was one pound per month, and was payable in advance. There was agitation surrounding the gold license which was thought to be an excessive fee and did not give the bearer right to representation. On 03 December 1854 the gold diggers on the Eureka Lead fought a short battle against the army and police troopers. A few months later a new system of taxing gold diggers was introduced - the Miner's Right.The Victorian Gold Licence was issued from 1851 until early 1855. Every man on a Victorian goldfield had to carry a valid gold license, so few survived the harsh treatment of being carried around a working goldfield. There was much dissatisfaction about what was thought to be an unfair mining tax (or gold license). On 29 November 1854 Ballarat miners burnt their licenses on Bakery Hill. On 3 December 1854 the Eureka Stockade Battle took place, resulting in the Goldfields Commission. The first Miner's Right was issued in late June 1855, and in July the first Local Courts were elected by miner's right holders. The two Fitnall Gold Licenses are important because they were issued on either side of the Eureka Stockade, and are in very good condition. The Gold Licenses were donated to the Ballarat School of Mines by John Wilson in 1921. Two gold licenses issued by the Colony of Victoria. The licenses are printed onto blue paper with a Colony of Victoria logo at the top. The licenses were issued on either side of the historic Eureka Stockade in Ballarat East which took place on 03 December 1854. .1) No 219 - Made out to [H?] Fithall on 16 April 1854 and signed by Commissioner R.C. Mackenzie. The license was valid until 31 July 1854. .2) No. 214 - Made out to [H?] Fithall on 1 May 1854 and signed by Commissioner J. Johnston. The license was valid until 15 May 1855.On the backing card "Given to the School of Mines, October 6 1921, by John Wilson Errard Street, Ballarat."mining, gold license, gold licence, mining license, mining licence, mackenzie, johnston, fitnall, gold commissioner, eureka -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, South east corner of Mines Road and Maroondah Highway, Ringwood. 1981
Written on back of photograph, "24/7/81. South east corner of Mines Road and Maroondah Highway." -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Prodromus of the Zoology of Victoria (Decades XI to XX), 1890
Half leatherbound book with green cloth cover. Contains a bound edition of single volumes.Bookplate - "The School of Mines Ballarat. No 1081. presented by Prof. F. McCoy. Date 4 Aug 1890zoology, frederick mccoy, prodromus, bookplate -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, C. French, A Handbook of the Destructive Insects of Victoria, Part One, 1891 (exact)
Purple hardcovered book153 pages plus 20 figures. Contents inlcude: Introduction to Entimology, classification of insects, quarantine rules, Woolly Aphis, Codlin Moth, Curve-winged Apple moth, Apple-tree borer, Apple-bark Scale, Apple Beetle, Red Spider, Harlequin Fruit Bug, Pear and Cherry Slug, Rutherglen Fly-pest, Cherry borer, Pear Phytoptus. Coloured plates (by C. Brittlebank)of insects and figures (by Hart Vonarx) include the Knowles' Pump, Charnwood Spray, Danks' Lever Spray Pump, Spawn's Climax Spray, Apparatus for Sparying Orange Trees, Strawsonizer, French Portable Hand Spraying Machine, Lowe and Park's Insect Exterminator, Greenhill Codlin Moth Lamp, Wolfskill Fumigator, Tutus Fumigator, Oliver Fumigator, Agitator Spray PumpBookplate - Ballarat School of Mines Ballaarat No 1201. Presented by Secretary for Agriculture, Melbourne, 14th July 1891 insects, pumps, c brittlebank, hart vonarx, c french -
Bendigo Military Museum
Photograph - PHOTOGRAPH WW2, Post 2000 reproduction
STANLEY BAYLISS (VX138816) enlisted on 7.5.1943 & discharged on 26.3.1946. On discharge he was listed as being posted as a Private to 2/108 General Transport.Photo of a soldier with a Japanese landmine, Tarakan“Japanese Landmine, Tarakan”photography-photographs, military history - army, mine -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Black Hill mine
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, black hill, mine -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Black Hill mine
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, black hill, mine -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Black Hill mine
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, black hill, mine -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Black Hill mine
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, black hill, mine -
Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute (BMI Ballarat)
Black Hill mine
This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, black hill, mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE BLUEPRINT
Blueprint drawing of Central Nell Gwynne front of ore bins & centre uprights by T J Jorgensen & Son Engineers. J J Stanistreet Manager.T J Jorgensen & Sonmine, gold, central nell gwynne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: NORTH NELL GWYNE, c1965
Horwood Collection. Shows Nell Gwyne and North Nell Gwyne. Markings: Nell Gwyne & North Nell Gwyne Victoria Hill? Iron Bark OCT65M. Poppet heads in background. Mullock heaps LH side.Used as a teaching aid.Kodakmine, gold, north nell gwyne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - HORWOOD COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED, c1978
Horwood Collection. Above ground machinery at Deborah Extended. Markings: Deborah Ext'd (I think) SEP78M1. Used as a teaching aid.Kodakmine, gold, deborah extended -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - RULES AND REGULATIONS DERBYSHIRE GOLD MINING COMPANY, 1865
Original handwritten document booklet on parchment paper with stitched cotton spine. Rules and regulations of the Derbyshire Gold Mining Company and certificate of transfer signed by shareholders, containing signatures of shareholders. This document is a copy as it does not have any signatures. There are nine pages of which only the front page has been scanned.organization, business, mine -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine, J.A. Hoskin & Son, Quadrangle: Magazine of the Ballarat Technical School, 1964
The Ballarat Technical School a division of the Ballarat School of Mines, and a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.green soft covered magazine of 20 pages. Contents include: Past staff/students (Mr Whitla, Mr Hewitt, Mr Cowan, Mr Reeve, Mr Wilcock, Bullarto Camp Report, Bright Camp, Windmill Ruin (B. McLennan), Phelan Homes Competition, Baseball, Basketball, softball, Athletics, Cricket, Open Age Football, Cross Country, Your Badge, Mr Steane Recalls. An explanation of the Ballarat School of Mines Coat of Arms is given, and the first Ballarat Junior Technical School Principal, Albert W. Steane recalls the early days of the school. .2) Jeff Stewart has collected autographs of R. Irwin, J. Skewes, D. Dimsey and 1 illegible. Images include: Prefects, Dick Richards, Tank Stand Bullarto (linocut), cadets, Under 14 Football Team; Girls forms 1,2, and 4, Softball, Basketball, netball, hockey; Craig's Royal Hotelballarat school of mines, ballarat junior technical school, ballarat technical school, r.r. watson, r.l. whitla, b. bogicevic, j.v. robertson, a.e. stohr, e.j. barker, walter bampton, wayne butler, jeff stewart, library monitors, r. kennedy, n. o'donnell, joyce lewis, j. andrejczuk, a. steinhuis, g. turnbull, neville cartledge, bruce mcivor, barry mccullum, sculpture, australian air training corps, bruce cook, jim brown, peter carrigg, jim breen, trevor kay, keith jeffs, peter pittard -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Correspondence, Foreign Service of the United States of America Correspondence, 1947, 1947-1955
The letters are regarding the Education of American Ex-servicemen at the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries as part of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 - Public Law 346, the "G.I. Bill of Rights". The G.I. Bill was created to help rehabilitate American servicemen and re-integrate them into civilian society, focusing on and encouraging the education and training of ex-servicemen. The Act offered the payment of tuition, books, supplies and subsistence. Five letters of correspondence between the Foreign Service of the United States of America Consul General Richard F. Boyce, and the Ballarat School of Mines and Industries heads of staff between 1947 and 1955. Attached are other documents regarding the 'G.I. Bill of Rights' itself, veterans information records, amendments made regarding the payment of book, supplies and equipment charges, and receipts and records specific to student Allan C. Pitzen. Letterhead of the Foreign Service of the United States of America. Signature of Richard F. Boyce at the end of each letter. Intials of R.M.R, and a date in the top right corner of each letter.correspondance, usa, united states of america, foreign service, melbourne, ballarat school of mines and industries, ballarat, veterans administration educational and training provisions, servicemen's adjustment act of 1944, world war two, f.e. ferguson -
Federation University Historical Collection
Memorabilia - Object, Ballarat School of Mines Boer War Memorial for Alfred Gresham Johnston, c1901
Former SMB mining student Alfred Johnston was the son of Charles Johnston of Cork, Ireland, and Elizabeth Jameson, the family owning a large furniture store in Fitzroy. Alfred joined the Fifth Victorian (Mounted Riffles) contingent at the Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn. The October 1901 Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) Students Magazine reported 'Alf. Johnston's gone. The news came as a shock to all of us at the school. He who was with us a few short months ago, in all strength of sturdy manhood, has met a soldier's death in South Africa, and we sincerely mourn his loss…. His heart was in the school, and he did his best to further its interests … His last act on leaving Australian shores was to send a telegram from Albany to Prof. Mica Smith, to whom he was warmly attached, wishing the School and all connected with it "Good-bye". In his short, all to short, life of 29 years, he had more adventure than falls the lot of most men, and possibly the spirit of adventure, and also, of duty, prompted him to throw in his lot with the "colors," and leave for the front. The news of his death comes to us with added weight of sadness when we remember that he was one of the organisers of the School entertainment last year to help swell the fund for the erection of a statue to fallen Victorian soldiers.' The SMB Annual Report of 1901 recognised the loss of one of their students: 'Mr Johnston was, until the date of his leaving for active military service in South Africa, one of our students. While here besides being regarded as a general favourite for his urbanity and manliness, he was noted as a faithful, diligent, and most successful student. The news of Lieutenant Johnston's death cast quite a gloom over the school and it was early decided that in addition to a letter of condolence sent to his parents a bronze tablet, suitably inscribed, be erected to his memory in some prominent part of the school. On the 4th November last the ceremony of unveiling the memorial tablet was performed by Professor A. Mica Smith in the presence of several members of the late Lieutenant A.G. Johnston's family, the President and Members of Council, the Staff and Students of the School, and a number of prominent citizens.Brass shield used to commemorate the death of former Ballarat School of Mines graduate Alfred G. Johnston who died during the Boer War. In memory of Alfred G. Johnston Lieut. Fifth Regt V.M.R., and student of this school who fell at Rhenoster Kop, South Africa May 7th 1901 aged 29 years. An esteemed student and a gallant soldier.boer war, victorian mounted rifles, alfred johnston, memorial, rhenoster kop, south africa, south african war -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - FOSTERVILLE GOLD MINE COLLECTION: NORTHGATE MINERALS
Colour photo: group of 30 workers dressed in high visibility clothing and helmets, from Northgate Minerals Mine at Fosterville, 2009. People are standing in front of a jumbo drill rig, behind rig is canopy of eucalypt trees. Names from back left: John Keane, Andrew Aitkin, Warren Perrymen, Adrian Gath, Geoff Viney, Khan Oats, Ash Ryan, Dean Maltby, Vaughn Hobden, Gerard Sheppard, Brian Sewell ( standing on jumbo rig ) Simon Doyle, Chris Murrell, Brett Jensen, Tommy Donaldson, Stuart Lynn, Erran Matana, Gwen Aitkin, Chris Fellows, Greg Farmer, Kane Andrea. Sitting at front from left : (unknown) , Andrew Binks, Damien Slow, Jason McKinley, Jeff Norris, Ian Cowan. Photo was formerly in Folder 56.mine, gold, northgate minerals fosterville, fosterville, northgate minerals, crocodile gold, mining, gold -
Federation University Historical Collection
Invitation, Invitation to the Opening of the Ballarat School of Mines Museum, 1982, 03/1982
Federation University Australia was established on 1 January 2014. Formerly known as the University of Ballarat, its enabling legislation was the University of Ballarat Amendment (Federation University Australia) Act 2013. Although formally created as a University in 1994, the University of Ballarat has a lineage back to 1870 with the establishment of the School of Mines Ballarat, making it the third institution of higher learning to be established in Australia and the first to be established in regional Australia. On 1 January 1994, Ballarat University College became the University of Ballarat and in 1998 the University merged with three TAFE Institutes to become a dual sector institution with multiple campuses. On 1 January 2014, the University of Ballarat amalgamated with the Monash University Gippsland Campus to form Federation University Australia. The Gippsland Campus also had a long lineage dating back to 1928 with the establishment of the Yallourn Technical School which became a predecessor institution to the Gippsland College of Advanced Education formed in 1968. In 1990, it was renamed the Monash University College and in 1993 became the Gippsland Campus of Monash University. In 2016, Federation University Australia announced plans to take possession, over a two-year period, of Monash’s Berwick Campus in the south-east corridor of Melbourne. Federation University Australia, or FedUni, is headquartered in Ballarat and offers programs in Higher Education and Vocational Education and Training to regional Victoria and beyond. The University’s commitment to educational and social equity, teaching excellence, research distinction, environmental sustainability and regional capacity building has enabled it to develop in a way that draws on its proud heritage to inform its future. Its regional character sets a framework for the University’s priorities but does not constrain it from serving wider community interests, nationally and internationally. The name Federation University Australia was chosen to convey the scope and capacity of an expanded regional university with a federated network of campuses.Cream folded card invitation with an image of the Former Ballarat Circuit Court on the front. This building was used as the first Ballarat School of Mines when it first opened in 1870.ballarat school of mines, ballarat school of mines museum, g.h. beanland, museum reopening -
Clunes Museum
Document
.1 EXTRACT REPORTS COMPILED BY C.A.C. CRESWELL, MINING REGISTRAR OF CLUNES SUB-DIVISION OF QUARTZ MINES 1883 .2 EXTRACT REPORTS COMPILED BY C.A.C. CRESWELL, MINING REGISTRAR OF CLUNES SUB-DIVISION OF QUARTZ MINES 1884 .3 EXTRACT REPORTS COMPILED BY C.A.C. CRESWELL, MINING REGISTRAR OF CLUNES SUB-DIVISION OF QUARTZ MINES 1886 Handwritten; .1 1883 .2 1884 .3 1886local history, document, mining, quartz mines, cac creswell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - BENDIGO GOLD FIELD: LANDSCAPE VIEW OF A MINE
Black and white photo (copy) . Image shows poppet head centre, poppet heads visible in far background. Two mine chimneys and large mullock heaps. Mine road way in front. Unnamed site but possibly New Chum mine in foreground. Hill visible in background. Taken looking towards easterly direction over Bendigo valley. -
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.document, 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 - NEW BLUE MINE - NOTES ON THE NEW BLUE MINE
Handwritten notes on the New Blue Mine from the Annals. 'New Blue, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894,1895,1896, 1897, 1898, 1904,1905, 1906, 1912. The only dividend paying mine 1921. Leading mine 1922, 1923,1924,1929. One of the leading producers in 1935. Burnt down 13th May 1938. List of references on the second page crossed out.document, gold, new blue mine, new blue mine, notes on the new blue mine, annals of bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE - SPECIAL RECORDS FILE, 21/12/42 - 24/12/42
Document. 1 manila folder containing 5 letters including drafts pertaining to a lack of manpower in the mine & the problems this leads to in baling the water in the mine. Also included is a list of details of 52 pounds & 8 shillings cost per week to keep Central Nell Gwynne Mine unwatered. Also a list of reasons for keeping the shaft & workings free of water.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, central nell gwynne, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, central nell gwynne gmc, gold mining, letters -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Hoisting and Hoisting Appliances, 1900
Brown, half leather bound book including sections of hoisting, prospecting, placer and hydraulic Mining, Preliminary Operations at Metal Mines, Metal Mining and Surface Arrangements at Metal Mines. The book includes illustrations and an index.mining, tools, tunnels, timbering, illustrations, ventilation, hoisting, prospecting -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, James Curtis, Ballarat School of Mines Annual Report, 1887
94 page annual report including balance sheet. list of subscriptions and donations, professors and lecturers reports, abstract of meteorological observations taken at the Ballarat School of Mines and a catalogue of birds in the Ballarat Schooo of Mines museum. annual report, ballarat school of mines -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - letterhead, Letter from Port Pirie School of Mines to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1910
Letter from POrt Pirie School of Mines asking the Ballarat School of Mines for advice on their experimental engineering course, in particular the practical component, "which I understand your School carries out very successfully."port pirie school of mines, ballarat school of mines, letterhead, engineering, experimental school of mines, whandu ohland