Bendigo Advertiser Thursday, May 11, 1967 article of an old mine shaft burning on the corner of Pitt and Old Violet Street. It was filled to a depth of about 20 feet with sawdust and rubbish and caught alight on Anzac night when a bonfire got out of control and was still burning on May 10. Some attempts has been made to put it out but had failed. There was concern for children playing in the area. There are two photos on the front page, one with children gathered around and the with smoke coming from the shaft.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, old violet shaft, old violet shaft, violet street volcano, bendigo advertiser thursday may 11 1967, mines department, violet street state school, the new monument mining company, cr r f turner, golden square fire brigade

Newspaper article from the Bendigo Advertiser, dated Thursday, May 4, 1967 on the Central Nell Gwynne Mine. It has a picture of the poppet legs of the Central Nell Gwynne Mine with an old gold digger's dish in the foreground and a bush on the right. The article mentions tourists ask to see a gold mine, but none are working. The Bendigo branch of the National Trust has asked the council (who are the trustees of this once famous gold mine) whether it has any plans for the development of the site of this mine and the city engineer to make a report.newspaper, bendigo advertiser, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne mine, newspaper article on central nell gwynne mine, bendigo advertiser, bendigo city council, bendigo branch of the national trust