Born in 1903, Norman Penrose studied at the Bendigo School of Mines. A painter and a teacher, he lived in Bendigo most of his life.Watercolour painting by Norman Penrose titled "Bendigo Mining Country." It shows a barren landscape of green shrubs and reddish dirt under a cloudy sky. A single poppet head and a chimney with smoke coming out can be seen on the right hand side with two houses further away. The painting is signed on the bottom left-hand side. The painting is under glass in a light brown wooden frame. Norman Penrose Collection On the back "Norman W. Penrose" ("Bendigo Mining Country') 14 Barkly Terrace, Bendigo. phone: 36420. In red chalk No 4 within a circle. bendigo, mining, norman penrose, artist, teacher

Born in 1903, Norman Penrose studied at the Bendigo School of Mines. A painter and a teacher, he lived in Bendigo most of his life.Watercolour painting by Norman Penrose titled "Sand Pit Fortuna." It shows a mining sand pit and the Fortuna mine in the background. The painting is signed on the bottom right-hand side. The painting is under glass in a dark brown wooden frame. On the back: Penrose Norman William 14 Barkly Terrace east Bendigo. Price: - guineas. Title: Sand Pit Fortuna. For: drawing, watercolour and graphic art exhibition. Victorian Artista Society 430 Albert Street, East Melbourne bendigo, mining, norman penrose, artist, teacher, fortuna

Born in 1903, Norman Penrose studied at the Bendigo School of Mines. A painter and a teacher, he lived in Bendigo most of his life.Watercolour painting by Norman Penrose titled "A view near Ballarat." It shows a barren landscape of green shrubs and reddish dirt under a cloudy sky. A few trees at bottom right-hand and a couple of houses in the background. The painting is signed on the bottom left-hand side. The painting is under glass in a light brown wooden frame. Norman Penrose Collection On the back "A view near Ballarat" phone 36420. Address: 14 Barkly Terrace, Bendigo. In red chalk within a circle No. 22. norman penrose, artist, teacher, ballarat

Bendigo Advertiser '' the way we were'' from 2002. Worner house: Bendigo School of Mines, 1947. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Slide. Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo. Image shows Manager, Tom Rowe, walking along a drive in 1951.No. 42 printed on bottom of slidemine, gold, tom rowe, manager, central deborah, bendigo mines-jack hattam collection.

SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES 2 x LETTERs - FROM Sands & McDougall Ltd 365 Collins St Melbourne dated 22.4.1907 and 20.5.1907. -Re advertising for Directory / to the registrar (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES - a 'Quotation for spaces of advertising ' for a 'Proposed Directory of Bendigo and District ' / two letters and a quotation pinned togetherdocument, bendigo school of mines

Black and white photocopy of a photo of the Carlisle United Mine. Bendigo's richest mine at the corner of Duncan ad Bennett Sts, Long Gully. Photo shows the poppet legs and buildings. Other detail is too dark. Photo is stuck to a page of the Long Gully Neighbourhood Centre Inc, dated 7 February 2005, a letter to Mr John Henderson of Henderson's Marble and Gra from George Ellis.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - carlisle united mine long gully neighbourhood centre inc, mr john henderson, henderson's marble & gra, george ellis

Black and white copies of early photographs of Bendigo & district including some mines.bendigo, history, buildings/streetscapes, bendigo-history-buildings-mines

Five page handwritten document with: 1. details of the Carshalton line of reef and a photocopied extract from an book (not referenced) with information about the Carshalton Gold Mining Company NL 2. Some facts and figures and comments ( about Bendigo mines generally) topics include deep shafts, shafts made safe, men employed on field, cost of firewood, winding ropes - flat and round, size of mining shafts, weekly wages, 'years of pride' and 'years of destruction'. Signed by Albert Richardson, 29 Harrison Street, Bendigo.March 1968.bendigo, mining, carshalton reef line

Invitation on gold card, issued by the Chairman of the Bendigo Trust, Mr. D.H.R. McClure and Directors to Mr and Mrs. Martin Sheehan, to the official opening of the Central Bendigo Gold Mine, by the Hon. John Cain. on 20th June 1986. central deborah gold mine, gold, tourism, underground mining, invitation, hon. john cain, daryl mcclure

Bendigo Advertiser ''The way we were'' from Monday, May 9, 2005. Classmates: the Bendigo School of Mines class of 1947.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

"The United Pyrites Company's Works are situated about three quarters of a mile from Spargo Brothers, and are on the northern side of the Marong road, in Pinch-gut Gully. Two processes are followed at these works, viz., the amalgamating process and the treatment by means of chlorine gas. The latter is called the Newbery-Vautin system, and the mode pursued is that laid down by Mr. Cosmo Newbery and Mr Vautin, whose names have been given to the process. Mr. Edwards manages these works. Three reverbatory furnaces are used to roast the pyrites, which is weighed in the truck before being put into the furnaces. At this weighbridge a sample of each lot is kept, and if the yield is not equal to expectation, the works are carefully gone over to see where the fault occurs. Care is taken at the furnace to regulate the heat, otherwise the pyrites might slag instead of roasting evenly right through. An immense revolving furnace (made of boiler iron) was used at these works. It was found to be suitable for treating blanket sand, but was not a success for roasting coarse pyrites. The process of amalgamating by means of Chilian mills is the same in these works as at the Western Works, but the United Works are on a larger scale, and eleven mills are utilised. It is the chlorine gas process which is most interesting here. The gas is made from sulphuric acid, black oxide of manganese, and common salt, and the gas is introduced into huge vats, where it works its way through a filter of pieces of quartz and then through the bed of roasted pyrites lying above. The action of the gas transforms the gold into chloride of gold. This is easily dissolved in water, and in that form is drawn off into huge delf jars, where the use of sulphate of iron precipitates the gold to the bottom. A small battery—eight head of stamps in two boxes—is in use here to crush small consignments of stone sent for trial. Test crushings come from all the Australasian colonies, and even from India. The jars used are manufactured at Epsom, and some of the salt used is also of home manufacture, from the Salt Lakes on the Northern plains. Mr. Edwards took us over a new building in course of erection, and in which the chlorine gas is to be generated in the midst of the pyrites— a still further advancement in the new process. There is some very good machinery in this new building, and the tailings from the ordinary pyrites works will also be treated by this chlorine gas system, which has been found to work well at Mount Morgan, in Queensland. The purest of gold is obtained by this process, the gold passing in solution into a charcoal filter, from which it emerges in the shape of metallic gold. We saw some nice cakes of retorted gold at the works. One of 26oz. was from some New Zealand pyrites (2½ tons), and assayed over 23 carats. There were also cakes of Avoca gold, of silver, and of the tremulous amalgam." (The Argus, 4 February 1887)Two handwritten letters to the Ballarat School of Mines on Bendigo United Pyrites Company Letterhead.bendigo united pyrites company, pyrites, ballarat school of mines, j.j. deeble, joel deeble, joel james deeble, a.m. dean, fred j. martell, martell, s.h. cowan, letterhead

Bendigo Advertiser '' The way we were'' from 2002. Home run: the Bendigo School of Mines baseball team of 1946. The clip is in a folder.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, the way we were

Map, Underground Survey of Mines, Bendigo, Shamrock Co., New Chum Line. Surveyed under the Supervision of H.Herman. Signed H.S.Whitelaw 28.3.01H.S.Whitelawmap, bendigo, shamrock co.

Black and White photograph of man dressed in waterproof overalls, standing next to power sub station, underground at Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine

Black and white photo of Iris Powell,staff member, holding gold sample in souvenir shop at Central Deborah Gold Mine,Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine

Black and white photo of a view of excavation into sandy heap below ground level. Possibly battery sands of Monument Hill Gold Mine, Bendigo.photograph, landscape, mullock and sandy heap.

Black and white photo of miner Ray Beer,wearing hard hat and mining lamp checking mine roof at Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo..mining, business, central deborah gold mine

Black and white photo of John Murdoch,brakeman, wearing his hard hat working at top of mine shaft. Central Deborah Mine,Bendigomining, business, central deborah gold mine

The Central Deborah Mine closed it's mining operations in 1954. The complete nature of the site encouraged the Bendigo City Council to purchase the site in 1970 in order that it be preserved. In 1971 the Bendigo Trust was formed and under its auspices the surface was opened to tourists in 1971' Extensive work enabled Level 2, underground to be opened to the public. This was followed in 1998 by Underground Level 3 Adventure tours. In 2011 visitors were able to tour as far down as Level 9, 228 meters below ground making it the deepest underground mine tour.Concertina souvenir six photographs of mining at Central Deborah Gold Mine Bendigo Victoria. Could be broken up to send as six separate postcardspostcards, central deborah mine

SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES postcard FROM Howard Dare / S.S. 1241 Diamond Hill re monthly meeting of backers / dated 4.3.1907document, bendigo school of mines

Black and white photo of Brakeman,John Murdoch wearing a hard hat, pushing an empty skip into shaft lift at Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine

This Rain Head came from what was originally the “School of Mines” in Bendigo which is now part of “TAFE”.Rain head, cast, top section is rectangular shape with cast lettering on, drainage tapers down, near the bottom is a depiction of a Rising Sun cast in. Measurements are an estimation at this stage.“Victory 1919”rain, head, container

Printed Report on Observations of Underground Temperature at Bendigo, by James Stirling, Government Geologist. Report mentions temperature increases as the mines get deeper, temperature of air and rocks, Meteorological Observations at 180 Mine, Bendigo, comparison temperature in other parts of the world and Bendigo, Temperature of air at the 180 Mine, Shenandoah Mine, victoria Quartz, Shamrock, Great Extended Hustlers, Princess Dagmar and United Hustlers and Redan, Daily Variation of Temperature and Pressure of the Air, Temperature of Fault Line, Drawing of Lansell's No 180 Mine showing levels, geological features, graph of Curves of Atmosphere Pressure at 180 Mine Bendigo, graph of Curves of Temperature at 180 Mine Bendigo, Lansell's 180 Mine Rate of Aincrease of Rock Temperature, Comparisons with Observations in other Countries, Observations in November and December 1895, Meteorological Observations at New Chum Railway Mine Bendigo, Kiagram of working 'ends' showing temperatures therein at the New Chum Railway Mine Bendigo Vic, Additional Observations at Lansell's 180 Mine, Shamrock, Princess Dagmar, United Hustlers and Redan and Great Extended Hustler's, Humidity with formula which was adopted, Hygrometer Observations, The Ventilating Currents (and formula), Notes on Anemometer Records 180 Mine, Tabulated List showing Velocities of Air Currents at Various Levels in the 180 Mine Bendigo, Pressure of Air (and formula), Composition of the Air at Lansell's 180 Mine, Shamrock, Princess Dagmar, Gt Extended Hustlers and United Hustlers and Redan and Miners' Complaints. A Richardson name written on the top right corner.A. Richardson, 29 Harrison St., Bendigogold, mining reports, mining reports, report on observations of underground temperature at bendigo, department of mines, james travis, the hon henry foster, james stirling, 180 mine, shenandoah mine, victoria quartz, shamrock, great extended hustlers, princess dagmar, united hustlers and redan, new chum railway mine, north old chum, m grehauf, dr boyd, robt s brain

SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES and Industries memo (including their letterhead) re Miss Atkinson and the 'recent competition for a poster ' from A.T Woodward dated 24.6.19.07 /document, bendigo school of mines

Souvenir colouring and activity book and set of colour pencils for children. Contains illustrations of a family of four undertaking various tourism activities such as visiting Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo Pottery and the Chinese Dragon.A4 size, twelve page illustrated children's activity book with set of six coloured pencils. Book includes pages to colour in and find-a-word puzzles. Coloured pencils are housed in separate plastic pocket.Bendigo / The Centre of Attraction / Activity / Book / Bendigo / The Centrepiece of Victoriacity of greater bendigo tourism

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

Newspaper article: 'Years in the Mines". Article details the life of an Eaglehawk man who spent 22 years working in Bendigo mines and who is celebrating his 80th birthday (no date on article) Wilfred worked at the Unity Mine in Long Gully, when the Prince of Wales, visited it. He also worked at the Red White and Blue, Big Deborah and South Virginia (between 1920 and 1942) He stated worked as a shoveler and then learnt to bore holes and fire with explosives. At the South Virginia, there were three shifts working the shaft. Each shaft shift had two miners and one shoveller and the mine has 20 or 30 workers.bendigo, mining, wilfred watson

Black and white photograph of the Bendigo School of Mines and Industries located on McCrae Street, Bendigo. The original is glued to cardboard. There is a copy of this photo in a black paper photo holder.buildings, school of mines

SANDHURST (BENDIGO) SCHOOL OF MINES LETTER FROM Parliament House -with the seal of the Legislative Council Victoria in red ink dated 24.6.1907 signed A Hicks re Deputationdocument, bendigo school of mines, parliament house melbourne.