Handwritten notes mentioning Vic Consols E Shaft, best gold, connections to other shafts, dates of working, Little 180, size and sill of shafts, South Virginia, Lazarus New Chum, Lazarus, Healthy Golden Bendigo, New Chum Railway, Picturesque Australia, Annals of Bendigo, Hercules and Lazarus No 1. Some mines are listed with the Sill of Shaft. They are Ironbark South, Ironbark, Stanfield, Herc. No 1, Rly Red W & Blue, Nth Blue, Blue Freehold, Big Blue, Blue No 3 and the South Blue.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on bendigo mining, vic consols, ironbark south, ironbark, stanfield, herc no 1, rly red w & blue, nth blue, blue freehold, big blue, blue no 3, south blue, little 180, central blue, south virginia, a richardson, lazarus new chum, old chum, lazarus no 1, lazarus, j owen, healthy golden bendigo, dainty series, picturesque australia, annals of bendigo, lazarus & lazarus no 1, hercules

Brief handwritten notes:- 'Also opposite Crawfords but further down. German Jacobs found a piece of gold worth £900. An embezzler got the money. After he lost the money he set off to walk to Germany. He didn't get far as his skeleton was found in the bush 18 months later.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, german jacobs, crawfords

Handwritten letter written on Menzies Consolidated Gold Mines, Limited paper. The writer is offering Mr Holland work, but at a limited salary. He is also offering work for two grown up sons. He requests Mr Holland to wire him whether he accepts the job or not. Letter dated August 15, 1896. Signature difficult to read.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, letter to mr holland, menzies consolidated gold mines limited

Handwritten reference written for Mr. W. J. Holland. W. Abraham, Inspector of Mines wrote the reference, dated 25th May, 1901. Mr Holland has been manager at Horwood & Sons Foundry, Bendigo. He is recommended for making and installing machinery. Also repairing machinery.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, reference for w j holland, horwood & sons foundry bendigo, confidence extended co

Handwritten notes on the Deborah Mine, the North Deborah, The Central Deborah, the New Chum Railway, Eueka Extended and the South Belle Vue. Mentioned in the noes are: Depth of shaft, Formed, Closed, Best Gold, production and plant.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, the bendigo goldfield, deborah mine, north deborah, central deborah, new chum railway, eureka extended, south belle vue, shenandoah, shamrock, rourke and henderson's claim

Photocopy of a report from a newspaper mentioning the Enginedrivers' Strike. The copy is hard to read. Mr. Geo Lansell's name is mentioned.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, the enginedrivers' strike, mr geo lansell

Two printed copies (one purple and one blue) of an agreement between The New Moon Company No Liability whose Registered Office is situated at Camp Chambers, Eaglehawk and The Australian Mining and Gold Recovery Company Limited of 113 Pitt Street Sydney. The agreement is for the treatment of tailings and has a number of conditions. It is dated March, 1907.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, agreement to treat tailings, the new moon company no liability, the australian mining and gold recovery company limited, vincent fairfield shallcross, stock exchange biuldings sydney

Handwritten notes on mining in Bendigo. Notes mention the size of the Bendigo Goldfield, the number of lines of reef and a brief history of goldmining in Bendigo.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on mining in bendigo, ravenswood sheep run, survey regiment, california hill state school, lansell's 222, mr lansell, camp hill school, high school, park mine (royal hustler's reserve no 1), memorial hall, city mine ( royal hustlers reserve no 2), mining stock exchange, beehive buildings, allan's walk, buckell & jeffrey, fortuna hustlers, great extended huatlers, garden gully united, mining exchange, garden gully united, wattle gully mine, ironbark mine, manchester arms hotel, extended hustlers mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, eureka extended, shenandoah, victoria quartz, the big 180, old chum, gt extended hustlers

Typed notes mentioning the early pioneers of Bendigo Gold Mining. Some of them are: Messrs Ballerstedt, Wittschiebe, Luffsman, Roeder Lazarus, Kock, Hildebrandt, Bruhn,Miller, Annear, Wells, Rae,Jackson, Woodward, Sterry, Burrowes, Thorp, Heine, Holmes, Gould, Allen, Brooks, Watson and Geo Lansell. In 1911 a quartz crusher was unearthed in McCrae Street during excavations at the site of the new St.Kilian's Girls Club Rooms. It was used by the late Mr. James Irons. It was found at a depth of ten feet. Mr. Angus Kennedy, who believed that he manufactured the plant for Mr. Irons, said Mr. Irons used to crush very rich quartz from the Sheepshead Reef, south of the Big Blue Battery. Some years ago, a solid granite stone-crusher was seen at Diamond Hill. It was at the site of the old Diamond Hill Hotel. The Comet Reef was found by Mr. Driesslau, who found gold in an outcrop when he was shooting parrots. Also mentioned is the tunnel that goes right through Diamond Hill.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, unearthed quartz crusher, messrs ballerstedt, wittschiebe, luffsman, roeder lazarus, kock, hildebrandt, bruhn, miller, annear, wells, rae, jackson, woodward, sterry, burrowes, thorp, heine, holmes, gould, allen, brooks, watson, geo lansell, bendigo advertiser april 28th 1911, st kilian's girls' club rooms, mr james irons, mr angus kennedy, sheepshead reef, big blue battery, diamond hill hotel, victoria proprietary ltd., comet reef, mr driesslau, diamond hill tunnel

Printed Tribute Agreement with space for names of parties, description of tribute block, dates, the percentage of proceeds to the company, all crushing to bew done at the company's battery and a number of othe rules. There is also space for signature and residence of tributers.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, tribute agreement

Handwritten notes on a talk on Mining in Bendigo. Notes are about the Regulation of Mines Act, Jan 1st, 1874. This bill was introduced in the Legislative Assembly on October 16th 1873, by Bendigo's (Sandhurst) Minister for Mines, Angus Mackay and became law on January 1st, 1874. This act made a lot of changes regarding safety in the mines. Some of the mine-owners were not pleased. By 1888 the number of deaths and injuries were reduced.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on talk, regulation of mines bill, angus mackay, bendigo advertiser jan 29th 1874, annals of bendigo 1873 & 1874

Handwritten notes to replace items in a booklet. Items mentioned are the Pioneer, Phoenix, Old Chum Coy, divididends, position of engine house in relation to the reef, the Devonshire Group and its location, New St. Mungo, South Devonshire,Suchess of Edinburgh, Princess Alexandra, United Devonshire, West United Devonshire, Hopewell and the Phoenix. Also some sketches of neck of reef, windlass and shaft, chimney and poppet legs. Also a quote for booklet from Cambridge Press on 23-7-68.document, gold, booklet notes, mining, booklet notes, mining, lansell's 222, new chum mines, pioneer, gunther and party, phoenix, old chum coy, p m g repeater station, devonshire group, california gully state school, duke of edinburgh, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, duchess of edinburgh, old albert's ground, princess alexandra, united devonshire, the danes, west united devonshire, hopewell, bendigo branch of the royal historical society

Handwritten notes titled 'Saddle Reefs and Spurs'. The notes were written to replace 'The Reefs' in a previous booklet. Notes describe saddle reefs and spurs, the different terminology relating to them, why some reefs were richer than others, where the shaft was positioned relating to the reef and the description of spurs and where they occur.document, gold, booklet notes, mining, booklet notes, saddle reefs and spurs, j n macartney, bendigo goldfield registry 1870, collman, lancashire line, nell gwynne line, new chum line, sheepshead line, garden gully line, collman and tacchi, great extended hustlers, a r

Faded, printed copy of an inquiry into and report upon the claims of Henry Frenchham, of Richmond, as discoverer of the Bendigo Goldfield. Twelve other people had also put forward their claim. The other claimants are: Frederick Fenton, Mrs. Margaret Kennedy, Patrick Peter Farrell, William Henry Johnson, Edward Pepperell?, Henry ?, William ?ndbach on behalf of William Johnson, Williameward, Robert Francis Walker, David Dunlop, John Paton on behalf of William Steward and the widow of Christian Asquith, and Mrs. ? ? Date at the bottom of page 23rd October 1890. Next page, dated Wednesday, 20th August, 1890 is very faded. At the bottom of the page is the Approximate Cost of Report, which adds up to £124-17-6. Mauve Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch stamped on the back.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, report on discoverer of bendigo goldfield, frederick fenton, mrs. margaret kennedy, patrick peter farrell, william henry johnson, edward pepperell?, henry ?, william ?ndbach on behalf of william johnson, williameward, robert francis walker, david dunlop, john paton on behalf of william steward and the widow of christian asquith, and mrs. ? ?, royal historical society of victoria, bendigo branch

Typed notes titled 'The Story of El Dorado' taken from the Mining & Geological Journal, dated January 1938 by D. G. Swift. Notes typed by L. G. Schilling, 13/10/69. Notes mention the disappointments, difficulties with water and the ground and floods, As well as gold they also found large quantities of tin oxide and a large variety of gemstones. A powerful jet of water was used for the mining.document, gold, eldorado, eldorado, the story of el dorado, mining & geological journal january 1938, d g swift, the argus 19/10/1855, kneebone & company, wellington party, mcevoy mine, kneebone mine, tin oxide, gemstones, united eldorado company, mining registrar, ovens gold and tin mining, eldorado extended, perserverance, great extended gold and tin mining, wellington company, mr william dunstan, united ovens gold and tin, the warrior, try again company, mcevoy disaster, cock's pioneer electric gold and tin sluicing company, mr h falsoner, cock's pioneer gold and tin mines n l company, state electricity commission, hydraulic sluicing, gold dredge, cock's eldorado company, l g schilling

Typed and handwritten notes on the The Hercules Mine at Long Gully. Notes mention locality, when it closed, date of plant auction, depth of shaft, plant, early history, where best gold was obtained, total gold yield, dividends and calls.document, gold, the hercules mine, the hercules mine, notes on the the hercules mine, long gully post office, a roberts & sons, babcock & wilcock, wheal-owl shaft, hercules and energetic, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, historical mining records

Handwritten list of some Bendigo Mines and their Legal Managers, as at September 30th, 1906.document, gold, miner's right, mining reports, list of legal managers, j h craig, j h mccoll, g a petrie, h birch, b crofts, h y north, h kirkwood, s h mcgowan, g j keogh, c moore, w g blackham, w b walker, j humming, g h green, catherine reef united, carlisle, clarence united, central ellesmere, collman & tacchi, confidence extended, cornish united, daly & westons, don, ellenborough, extended southdevonshire, eureka, fortuna hustlers, fosterville, garden gully united, g g consolidated, garibaldi, great southern, great northern, great extended hustlers, great columbian, great central victoria, golden age, golden pyke, goldfields north, goldfields consolidated, hercules & energetic, hustlers reef, hustlers reef no 1, hustler's royal reserve, ironbark, johnson's reef, johnsons extended, koch's pioneer, lancashire, lazarus new chum, lady barkly, lightning hill, mcduff amalgamated, morning star, new chum consolidated, new chum railway, new chum & victoria, new red white & blue consolidated, new hopeful, new st mungo, new argus, new moon, new prince of wales, north lady brassey, new victoria catherine, new chum goldfields north new moon, north argus, north johnsons, pearl, princess dagmar, phoenix, railway prince of wales, shamrock, st mungo, sadowa, sea, stewart's united specimen's hill, south st mungo, south new moon, south devonshire, suffolk united, south prince of wales, spring gully junction, true blue, thomas united, united devonshire, unity, united hustlers & redan, united ulster, victoria consols, victoria reef quartz, victory and pandora, virginia, victoria proprietory, williams united

Blue cardboard covered ACCOUNTS KEEPING LEDGER with alphabetical tabs on right hand side detailing purchase and sale of Gold Mine shares / page 6 has a share receipt dated March 12 1880 regarding the Lady Barkly Gold Mining company -200 shares/document