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Public Record Office Victoria
Letter, 12 July 1854
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Squatters pledge their support to the Government -
Public Record Office Victoria
Letter, 12 May 1854
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Letter to Hotham from William Robinson -
Public Record Office Victoria
Letter, 12 August 1854
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:J.W Lindsay forwards some suggestions to the Governor -
Public Record Office Victoria
Resolution, 13 March 1855
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Bendigo Reform League call for the abandonment of the State Trialtrial, robert benson -
Public Record Office Victoria
Letter, 30 November 1854
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor's Office)Eureka Stockade:Letter from Patrick Smyth to Hotham requesting temporary suspension of licence fee to avoid bloodshed -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: THE DIGGINGS - THE DIGGERS
Diggers & Mining: The Digging - The Diggers. Slide reads: The following sketch maps of the Ballarat field show only some of the principal locations on which diggings were established between 1851 and 1854. Markings: 9 994.LIF:6. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Public Record Office Victoria
Resolution, 12 August 1854
VA 466 Governor (including Lieutenant Governor 1851-1855 and Governor\'s Office)Eureka Stockade:Resolutions from the public meeting forwarded -
Mont De Lancey
Tea Pot, Circa 1850's
Brought from Guernsey by Mrs. Le Page when she emigrated to Australia in 1851.Lustre Tea Pot, gold with pink flowers and other floral decoration, with matching lid.tea pots -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1851
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. . The Government Camp.. From September, 1851, till June, 1855, the digger, to ''dig, search for, and remove''' gold on or from Crown lands, had to obtain a licence to the purpose. Markings:2 994.LIF:4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MAP - THE INFANCY OF BENDIGO - GOLDEN SQUARE IN 1851
Hand-drawn map of Bendigo - Golden Square in 1851. Map shows the chain of waterholes, Golden Gully, hill and bush areas and open treeless flat. Mentioned on the map are places where there were mia mias, stockyards, Gibson & Fenton's butchery & First Store.map, bendigo, goldfields, map the infancy of bendigo & golden square 1851, capt dane, william johnson, mrs kennedy, mrs farrell, ben hall, chris asquith, gibson & fenton's butchery & first store, p odonnell, walter r sandbach, william sandbach, mr frencham, john ross, thos myers, bendigo hut & little stockyard, commissioner horne, j jones, c cohen -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Document, Emil August Paul Schwerkolt
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Clunes Museum
Literary work - MANUSCRIPT, F.C. WEICKHARDT, 1972
.1 Manilla folder containing hand written notes for book, detailing layout of book .2 Exercise book with text of proposed bookHandwritten; Clunes 1972 Introduction The Pastoral Era 1839-51 The Gold Era 1851-1900 After the Gold 1900-1971 F C Weickhardt Clunes November 1971 clunes, weickhardt, local history -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE CLUNES. GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1851 - CLAIMED TO BE FIRST DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA.COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF OLD PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE TAKEN FROM MR. BLANDS PROPERTY - OAK AND ELM TREES IN THE FOREGROUND.OLD PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE WHERE GOLD FIRST DISCOVERED IN QUARTZ IN AUSTRALIAlocal history, document, postcard, mining -
Nhill and District Historical Society Inc.
Book - Tattyara, Leslie James Blake, A History of Kaniva and District, 1981
This book has 373 pages of History of Kaniva and District containing maps, illustrations and portraits.The book has a yellow cover with black print and is in excellent condition.non-fictionThis book has 373 pages of History of Kaniva and District containing maps, illustrations and portraits.kaniva - history, author - les blake, australian history, tattyara, l.j. blake, agricultural colonies, australia - victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGOS MINING HISTORY 1851 - 1954, 1991
Bendigos Mining History 1851 - 1954. An overview of some of the trends in mining growth, development and ultimate decline of gold mining in Bendigo. Published by the Bendigo Trust, first edition of 4000 copies, 79 pages with photographs, illustrations & maps plus a newspaper cutting dated 1997.James A Lerk.bendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo - history, gold mining, bendigo gold mines. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. THE GOLD LICENCE, c1851
Diggers & Mining. The gold licence. The Government Camp. Slide: By Tulloch. Commissioner's Tent. Mt. Alexander, 1851. A Union Jack was flown to denote the headquarters of a Commissioner. Slide depicts tents, flag, police, and diggers. Markings: 7 994.LIF. 4. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE MONSTER MEETING BOOK
The Monster Meeting Book, how Eureka began with the 1851 Forest Creek monster meeting of diggers, written by Jan'Yarn' Wositzky edited by Patricia Healy published by Chewton Domain Society 2014, in a spring bound binder with 171 pages containing coloured illustrations, photographs and maps.Jan Wositzkyvictoria, history, monster meeting chewton -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, FENWICK, Nicholas A, 1958
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)Small subject file with a single copy of ‘Despatches to the Governor of New South Wales A1278’, notifying that Nicholas Fenwick is being sent to New South Wales to fill the role of Police Magistrate. The other item is a typed version of the advertisement for the Crown Lands Sale in Kew in 1851.kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - crown land sales, nicholas a fenwick, early landowners - kew (vic.)kew (vic) - history, kew (vic) - crown land sales, nicholas a fenwick, early landowners - kew (vic.) -
Clunes Museum
Book, Victorian Government, GOLDEN YEARS, 1951
HISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIA.1 RED HARDCOVER BOOK. GOLDEN YEARS 1851-1951. PUBLISHED BY VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT TO CELEBRATE THE CENTENARY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIA. 204 PAGES TEXT AND PICTURES, SOME COLOURED. .2 LOOSE LETTER FROM THE PREMIER'S DEPARTMENT GIFTING THE BOOK. 15 SEPTEMBER 1951non-fictionHISTORY OF DISCOVERY OF GOLD IN VICTORIAgold mining, victorian gold towns -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Medal - CITY OF BENDIGO CENTENARY MEDAL
Copper coloured medal celebrating the City of Bendigo centenary. On one side the dates 1851 - 1951 and the words City of Bendigo Centenary. One the other side the logo of the city and the word Progress. The medal has a ring at the top where a ribbon must have been attached.bendigo, history, bendigo centenary -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Andrew Ross School House Museum, Furphy Poetry Award 1996 held in conjunction with the Furphy Festival 19 May 1996, 1998
Poems written for Furphy Poetry Aware 1996 commemorating 1851 death of Judith Furphy at Kangaroo Ground1 v. (unpaged) ; 30 cm.ISBN 0958539928kangaroo ground, judith furphy, joseph furphy -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Gold Memorial Cairn, Andersons Creek; Warrandyte Mystery Tour, 29 May 1994, 29/05/1994
The Cairn commemorates the disclosure of Gold Discovery at Warrandyte on June 30th 1851 beside Anderson's Creek RoadColour photographactivities, gold memorial cairn, warrandyte, andersons creek -
Mont De Lancey
Domestic object - Dessert Plate, Burleigh ware, c 1930's
Burleigh Ware have been making their products since 1851 at Middleport Pottery in Stoke-on-Trent, England.A blue and white Willow Pattern scalloped edged dessert plate with the traditional oriental landscape scene on the front with a highly decorative blue and white floral raised edge and fine gold line trim around the outer edge.'Burleigh Ware, willow, made in England, 1'. This is stamped on the base of the plate on a blue leaf pattern.side plates, serving plate, butter plates -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - GOLDEN GULLY ALLUVIAL WORKINGS
Golden Gully alluvial workings, Diamond Hill area, site number 1.1. Document has map/grid references, parcel number and location - runs along Woodward Road. History from 1851 to 186 detailed. . Information from David Bannear's Bendigo goldfields survey. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS 1851-1915, 3 july 2015
The Bendigo Gold Fields 1851-1915 a presentation to the history interest group of Queensland Club 3 July 2015 by Leigh Atkinson 12 pages in a spring bound binder contains black and white and colour photographs with info on Vahland, Lansell, Harry Leigh Atkinson & Ravenswood Run.Leigh Atkinsonbook, bendigo, bendigo history & its people -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - COHN BROTHERS COLLECTION: PROGRESS BOOKLET, 1951
Booklet entitled; Progress. 1851 1951 'Advance with Time' in a scroll on the bottom of the front cover. Pages are white with a yellow border on the right edge. Text is in Burgundy, There Are 10 pages, the booklet was written to celebrate the Centenary of Geo. Hall and sons Ltd. It contains photos and a history of the founders of the CompanyR.S. Chamings, 1951. Thornquest Press, Flinders Street Adelaide.organization, business, geo. hall and sons, cohn brothers . geo. hall and sons -
Clunes Museum
Document - BOOK / EXTRACTS, 1970
CREAM COVER WIRE BOUND STUDENTS BOOK CONTAINING EXTRACTS HISTORICAL EVENTS 1839 - 1971. HANDWRITTEN BOOK No 1 BOOK No 2 THE PASTORAL ERA 1839 - 51 CRESWICK ADVERTISER THE GOLD ERA 1851 - 1900 CLUNES GUARDIAN AFTER GOLD 1900 - 1972 ARGUSlocal history, document, local goverment, mining, local events -
Brighton Historical Society
Clothing - Dress, Afternoon dress, circa 1878
This dress is believed to have been worn on the Goldfields of Victoria. The discovery of gold in Victoria ranged between 1851-1879. This dress is believed to have been worn on the Goldfields of Victoria. There are few remaining examples of clothing worn on the Victorian goldfields.A circa 1878 two piece dress consisting of bodice (.1) and skirt (.2). The eau de nil (green) corded silk dress features a high round neckline that secures with hook and eye fastenings and decorative buttons through the length of the princess line bodice to the band around the hem. A watch pocket sits just below the waistline on the left hip. The three-quarter sleeves are narrow with kilted pleat trim on the lower edge and decorative buttons. At the back of the dress is asymmetric in its cut. The dress splits along the right hand side and finishes shorter with pleating and has a decorative pocket. A bow sits at the top of the split. The underskirt fastens on the left hip and features kilted pleats along the base of the skirt and train. The train features additional fullness created by a section of gathering in the centre.victorian goldfields, asymetrical victorian dress, princess line, 1870s fashion -
Clunes Museum
Photograph, JAMES ESMOND
JAMES ESMOND REPORTED GOLD DISCOVED IN 1851 ON THE PROPERTY OF DONALD CAMERON WHO PERSUADEDHIM TO KEEP THE DISCOVERY A SECRET..1 COPY OF A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF JAMES ESMOND .2 COPY OF A BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF JAMES ESMONDPRINTED ON BOTH COPIES ON TOP: WHICH HE FOUND IN THE RANGES ON THE [CLUNES] RUN. DONALD CAMERON PERSUADED HIM [TO KEEP TH] E DISCOVERY SECRET. (PORTION OF TEXT CUT OFF)local history, photographs, james esmond -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Carisbrook Police Lockup, c1998, c1998
The Logs at Carisbrook was the major gaol in the extensive Carisbrook Police District until 1858, and remained Carisbrook's gaol for low key offenders until about 1900. The lockup was registered by the National Trust on 22/10/1964.Colour photograph of the Carisbrook Police Lockup The Police staton was originally known as the Loddon Punt opening in 1851. The lock up was completed in October 1854 by James Corbet at a cost of 380 pounds. Standing in the park beside Bucknall Street it is the town's one significant historic building. It was originally built on the police paddock adjacent to the primary school and moved to its present site in 1886. The walls are made of interlocking horizontally-laid logs. The shingle roof has been replaced with corrugated iron. The lockup was built on site from local materials, and opened in 1851. It was moved to its current position ofter the original locationn flooded. The police station was closed in 1941. carisbrook, carisbrook lockup, carisbrook police lockup, log cabin, police, police paddock, the logs