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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORHA LIFT
Black and white photograph of Central Deborah Mine lift.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: MINER
Black and white photograph of a miner, wearing overalls, hard hat and lamp. Holding a rock bolt.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: MINER
Black and white photograph of a miner wearing hard hat and lamp. Appears to be operating small equipment underground. Mesh support behind miner.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: ELEVATOR SHAFT
Black and white photograph of Central Deborah gold mine elevator shaft.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: LIFT SHAFT
Black and white photograph of lift shaft, Central Deborah Mine, being built. Concrete framework of shaft above ground. Shed in background The date 1985 is on the back.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE SHAFT UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Black and white photograph. Image, taken underground, shows John Jones standing alongside lift shaft under construction. Steel framework and ladder in shaft.bendigo, mining, central deborah mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE LIFT SHAFT
Black and white photograph: image shows man, wearing white coat and hard hat with lamp, inspecting water on bottom of shaft.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: POPPETHEAD AND MINE BUILDINGS
Black and white photograph: image shows a mine site with mulloch dump LH side; poppet head in centre and corrugated iron mine building on RH side. At rear of building is a boiler. A large chimney, possibly metal, at front of building. Possibly Central Nell Gwynne Mine although un-named on photograph.bendigo, mining, mine site -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: SLUICING AT A MINE SITE
Black and white photograph: image shows a man standing on tray on rear of 'caterpillar' machinery. He is directing a water hose towards the face of a mine cutting.bendigo, mining, sluicing -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HUSTLER'S ROYAL RESERVE GOLD MINE, ROSALIND PARK, BENDIGO
Black and white photo, copy. Image shows poppet head and chimney of Hustler's Royal Reserve Gold Mine, Rosalind Park, Bendigo. Oh RH side, Post Office building with clock tower. Horse drawn vehicles in foreground parked alongside fence.bendigo, mining, hustler's royal reserve mine -
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Newspaper - EXPLOSION AT THE UNITY AND CARLISLE COMPANY BATTERY
Photocopy of photos from newspaper (unknown source) of the Unity and Carlisle Company Battery explosion. Photos of J . Jewell, M.A. Harkness, R. Irving, Mr. Lohmann, Mr. T Tozer, Mr. F. Brenton, Mr. F Steer and the scene of the explosion.bendigo, mining, unity and carlisle company battery -
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Memorabilia - GOLD NUGGET COLLECTION: THE GEM, 1906
A replica of the "Gem" gold nugget that was discovered on 29.11.1906 on the Poseidon Lead at Tarnagulla at the depth of 9 feet. Found on the bedrock by the Wragge Bros. Weight 88 ozs. Value of $126,358 in 2016. (See additional Research.)mining, models, plaster model of victorian gold nugget -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - PURDY COLLECTION: WILFRED WATSON ARTICLE
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 Guly, 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 watsobn -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: UNDERGROUND AT CENTRAL DEBORAH, RAY BEER
Black and white photo: two men wearing hard hats and lights inspecting ore samples underground. Ray Beer pictured on LH side of image, other man holding camera.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: TWO MEN INSPECTING ORE SAMPLE IN TRUCK,CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE, BENDIGO
Black and white photo John Jones LHS and Ray Beer wearing hard hats and lanterns inspecting ore in a skip.at Central Deborah Mine.Bendigomining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: PLATMAN JOHN JONES
Black and white photo of platman John Jones placing skip into shaft.wearing hard hat and light, standing before Code Signals Sign at Central Deborah Gold mine Bendigomining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: CHECKING MINE SUPPORTS
Black and white photograph showing two men,Ray Beer and John James, wearing hard hats and lights checking mine supports at Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION:ENGINEER OPERATING MINE ENGINE
Black and white photo with mine engineer,Mick Amarto operating the mines engines at Central Deborah Mine, Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION:BRAKEMAN AT TOP OF SHAFT
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 -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: BRAKEMAN PUSHING SKIP
Black and white photo of Brakeman,John Murdoch wearing his hard hat,pushing an empty skip into shaft lift at Central Deborah Mine,Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION:FOOTINGS BEING PREPARED
Black and white photo of footings being prepared for the building of an addition to the mine at Central Deborah Mine,Bendigo.mining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION:FEMALE STAFF IN SOUVENIR SHOP
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 -
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Photograph - AUSTIN COLLECTION: VIEW OVERLOOKING MINE
Black and white photo - overlooking the Central Deborah Goldmine,Bendigo.Approximately dated in the 1970smining, business, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - GOLD CRADLE
Wooden miner's cradle with metal sieve used to separate gold or other heavy minerals from soil and water. Washdirt and water were tipped into the sieve at the top while the cradle was rocked. The oscillating motion washed away sand and fine particles, leaving the gold trapped behind ridges across the bottom. Large rocks and gravel caught by the sieve were discarded by hand. The metal sieve is slig htly damaged.mining, equipment, cradle box -
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Tool - GOLD RETORT
Metal gold retort, it has a two parts circular container attached to crook shaped long handle. A caption reads Mr. G. Humphrey. An amalgam (gold and mercury) is placed inside and fire built around outside. Mercury vaporizes away leaving the gold. Diameter of retort 23 cm. Overall size 37x75 cm.mining, equipment, retort -
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Container - MINERS WATER BOTTLE
A miners water bottle made of galvanized iron with handle. It has few dents and rust patches but overall in fair condition.mining, equipment, water bottle -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - MODEL OF WOODEN TRESTLE
Model of a trestle-way over. The trestle was attached to the poppet head and used to move the rocks over the crushing plant.mining, equipment, trestle -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MONUMENT HILL CO., DEBORAH CO. LEASE ON DEBORAH LINE
Plan of Monument Hill Co., and Deborah Co. leases on the Deborah line. Black line drawing, showing longitudinal section. 'Deborah shaft to Nth Deborah 1100 ft ' noted in pencil . 'Nth Deborah shaft to Central Deb shaft 2000ft' in pencil. Other pencil notation on map re distance of leases. Map is attached to back page of booklet, rest of information missing.business, mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: NOTES RE GOVERNMENT GAZETTES AND LIST OF PLANT
Two page, handwritten document on lined paper - front page reference to Victorian Government Gazettes and Chinese regulations, where listed in the gazettes and dates. Includes Chinese regulations for management of Chinese on Gold fields (1856) , Chinamans Flat Steam Engine company (1857), two Chinese murdered at Clinkers Hill, Castlemaine (1862) Charles Chromley Dowling appointed Chinese Protector (1857), John Chatfield Tyler Immigration agent, to carry out the Chinese Emigrations Act (1861) Back page dated 1947 lists "stocktake list of plant" On list - Deborah United 1946; North Hustlers; New Monument GMC, North Virginia, South Wattle Gully, Central Napoleon, Red, White and Blue Extended, Deborah Extended, New Don, East Clarence, Napoleon Reef, New Monument Battery, Deborah Extended. Possibly written by Albert Richardson.bendigo, mining, mccoll rankin & stanistreet -
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Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: MEMO BENDIGO MINES L. EDWARDS
Memo - Bendigo office. Stamped received 27 January, 1942. Memo re transfer to Central Nell Gwynne as purchasers and vendor Nell Gwynne (BML) re their right to leave machinery on 'this area'.bendigo, mining, south nell gwynne