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Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
Buildings in goldfields eg Photographer W. Hale, Hairdresser Leo Williams Photo shows crude buildings in foreground which housed businesses 5 men in foregroundbuildings, shops, mining, mafeking -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
Photo shows tin shed with name on front Spion Kop store and My William in background man in centre of photo! copy B/W 1 copy sepiabuildings, shops, mining, gold mining -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
7 men and dog with pan and sluice boxpeople, mafeking, mining, mafeking -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
View of buildings covered in snow. Building foreground shows name Crellet's Storebuildings, shops, mining, mafeking -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
Men's Club opened Nov 30th 1900 A banquet was given on opening night - 60 men attended Club President Mr Alf Rose The Hall was built by a working bee of approximate 50 men who were all members Main focus of club was to provide for interest in literature, chess, draughts debating etc.Photo depicts "Working Men's Club" at Mafeking 23 people in foreground, 1 in background. Snow on ground Some of 1 group with snowballs in their hands. Goldmine structure in background (poppet head)buildings, shops, mining, mafeking -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1887
Afred D'Alton was the first to discover alluvial good in Stony CreekPhoto shows members of D/Alton family outside lean to at Stoney Creek diggings Left to Right Jim, John and Charles D/Alton, Henrietta and Amy (John's daughters) Galbraith (John's son) Clare (Charlie and Jim's sister)Larger photo taken from original people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1887
D'Alton's searching for alluvial gold. Photo shows Alfred and Charles D'Alton at Stony Creek Diggings. Charles is on the right and Alfred is on the left. Records 126 and 127 are enlargements from this photo showing each man separately.Photo shows two men working near a sluice. One man is shovelling into a sluice, on a creek and the other is holding an implement. A gold pan rests against a tree.people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
The Mason family offered their barn for the baking of bread for the 'Ladysmith' community during Mount William gold rush.Photo of the Mason Family outside their home (four adults and three children)people, mason, mining, ladysmith -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1900
In early 1900, three Emmett brothers, with support from George Mason, set about following up a report of gold in the area. Confirmation of gold led to a gold rush in June 1900. Traffic from Ararat and Willaura passed Mason's Farm and it was on Mason's land that the first settlement, Ladysmith, sprang up.Road leading to Mt William goldfield 1900. George Mason's farmhouse on right hand side of road.access routes, roads, mining, ladysmith -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1887
This is an extract/copy of an original photo that showed both Alfred and Charlie D'Alton together. (see Record # 127 for section with Alfred D'Alton and Record # 117 for the entire photo).Photo of Charles D'Alton looking for gold on Stoney Creek. people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1887
This is an extract/copy of an original photo that showed both Alfred and Charlie D'Alton together. (see Record # 126 for section with Charles D'Alton and Record # 117 for the entire photo).Photo of Alfred D'Alton looking for gold on Stoney Creek.people, d'alton, mining, stoney creek -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - B/W, C 1902
The dwelling is said to be the store at the Stoney Creek diggings, with some members of the Langley family. From left Alice Maria Langley, Lucy, ?, ?, Charles Langley (old man) & three friends.Photo shows three women and three men standing and sitting outside a slab hut. The roof of the hut appears to be constructed of bark, held in place by saplings. One of the men is sitting against the side of the hut and is holding a dog. Another man is crouched over a gold pan while an onlooker appears happy with the contents of the pan."Store at Stoney Creek diggings ?1902. Alice Maria Langley, Lucy ? ? Charles Langley (old man) & three friends." written on back in blue pen.people, langley, mining, gold mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph - Photograph - Black and White, William Corbould, c1900
William Henry Corbould was born on 4 November 1866 at Ballarat and educated at the Ballarat School of Mines. He began work as assayer and chemist at the Central Mine, Broken Hill but, from around 1891, spent several years in the United States, Europe and South Africa. He was foundation member of the Western Australian Chamber of Mines in 1895 while working as manager of Hannan's Reward at Kalgoorlie. Portrait of male with moustache, wearing a tie and jacket. He is William Thomas Henry Corbould.corbould, mining, ballarat school of mines, mining alumni -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph (Black & White), Keith E. Rash, Ballarat From Black Hill, 1951
Keith Rash was interested in Ballarat History. He took this photograph in the 100th year since the discovery of gold at BallaratThree small black and white photographs are taped together to form a panorama of Ballarat from Black Hill.ballarat, keith rash, black hill, mining -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Spider, miner's
Artie Dibbin, local Freeburgh identity, cattle grazier, horseman, miner and larrikin, had an alluvial claim, next to the Great Alpine Road at Freeburgh, called the "Goat's Arse". This candle holder or "spider" was used by Artie in this and other mines, including the Mount Orient.Relevant to the gold mining history of the area. Miner's spider made of bent metal.mining, candle, lamp, spider -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Spider, miner's
Relevant to the gold mining history of the area.Miner's spider handmade of twisted wire. Contains remnants of candle in situ.mining, candle, lamp, sider -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Underground Survey of Mines Ballarat Dalzell-Cum-Prince Regent Co
Transverse sectionmining, cgt, dalzell-cum-prince, plans -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Rescue and Recovery Operations in Mines After Fires and Explosions, 1916
Green soft covered bookletmining, explosions, james w. paul, h.m. wolfin -
Federation University Historical Collection
Miner's Right, Miner's Right made out to John Paterson at Pleasant Creek, 1859
miners' right, mining, john paterson, pleasant creek -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Unidentified mine - underground workings
Plan showing underground drives. Ink on linen with green and brown shading. Red line.cgt, mining, plan, prospecting -
Federation University Historical Collection
Correspondence, Correspondence concerning a Pomona Pump, 1934
r.b. squire, mining, pomona, pump -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Ballarat East Longitudinal Section, not dated
Printed plan of Ballarat East showing pitch of quartz veins and crosscourses Sheet No 2plan, ballarat east, longitudinal section, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Underground Survey of Mines, Ballaarat East Sections, c1890
Printed plan showing cross sections of various mine shaftsplan, underground survey, ballaarat east, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE: MINES ALONG THE DEBORAH ANTICLINE
Plan of reef line showing the location of the Deborah Gold Mines. Drawn by Philip Wilkin for the 60th anniversary of the closing of the Central Deborah Gold Mine.bendigo, mining, deborah gold mines, deborah gold mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE: ADDITIONAL MINES ALONG THE DEBORAH LINE OF REEF
A4 yellow paper. List of additional mines along the Deborah reef. Walter Scott, Tadmor, Rose of England, Herschel and Tait, Vital, Metropolitan, Metropolitan South shaft, Monument Hill Central, Monument Hill old, Violet. Locations of each mine listed with name.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE GOLD MINING AT BENDIGO CEASES
Typed A4 document which describes the closing on November 16th and 17th 1954, of the last two mines still operating in the Bendigo field - the North Deborah and the Central Deborah.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE: HISTORY OF CENTRAL DEBORAH
Eight foolscap handwritten pages of Central Deborah Gold Mine history. Written by Albert Richardson, the history also includes information on the Londonderry West shaft (1881).bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO AMALGAMATED GOLDFIELDS NO LIABILITY, REPORTS & STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNTS, PERIOD TO 2 JULY 1918, 1918
Bendigo Amalgated Goldfields No Liability, Reports and Statement of accounts. Period ending 2nd July, 1918. Poor copy - damaged spineBendigo Amalgamated Goldfields, Registered Office, Commonwealth Chambers, Bendigobendigo, mining, reports and statement of accounts, mining and goldmining stastics. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HERCULES MINE, LONG GULLY
Black and white negative of Hercules Mine, Long Gully.topic, mining, hercules mine, long gully -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CARLISLE, LONG GULLY, c. 1900
Black and white photograph of Carlisle, Long Gully mine. Mullock heap in foreground, partial view of poppet head, fairly substantial building in background. Inscriptions: hand written on back - Carlisle, Long Gully, 3,340 ft.A W Mc Gibbony, London Pharmacy, 117 Pall Mall, Bendigotopic, mining, carlisle, long gully