Handwritten report from Mr. E. R. Meekison, Travelling Inspector of Mines and Machinery. Report mentions what the machinery in this district is used for and some notes on the winding engines.document, gold, mining reports, inspector of mines report, mr e r meekison

Handwritten notes on the Great Northern Winding Engine taken from a 1901 report by the then Senior Inspector of Mines, Mr.. E. R. Meekison. Notes describe the engine, winding drums, brakes and how the driver operates it. Notes also mention othe rmines which installed compressed air brake gear. These notes were written for a future edition of a booklet.document, gold, great northern, great northern, great northern winding engine, mr e r meekison, roberts & son's, princess dagmar, confidence, unity, victoria quartz, new moon, a r

Handwritten notes on New Chum & Victoria. Winding Engine Pair 22 in cylinders. Two valves to each cylinder (Corliss?). One boiler - steel. 26 ft x 6 ft 6 ins diameter. Reference: T. M. Hooper, Mining Manager, Sth Bellevie United Mine in machinery. Report to His Directors probably 7 /11/1885. On the back with scribble over it, are some notes re Bendigo was making its own winding engines, air compressors and crushing machinery so efficiently that the Senior Inspector of Mines, Mr. E. R. Neekison in a report to the Secretary for Mines in 1884 was emphatic that the best batteries, winding engines and gear have all been made in Sandhurst. Machinery made in Sandhurst was superior to any others in the colony for this class of work.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, notes on new chum & victoria, t m hooper, sth bellevu united mine, mr e r meekison, new chum, garden gully, hustler's, sheepshead line