Handwritten extracts from the New Chum & Victoria Mine Manager's Report in the year 1886. Rob't Jackson the Mine Manager. Items mentioned are: Winding Engine, Pulleys at the end of Engine House, Poppet Legs, Boiler, Gas and New Winding Engines.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria mine manager's report - rob't jackson, gas coy, rob't jackson, mine manager's half-year report august 1886

Handwritten and typed copy of New Chum & Victoria Mine Managers Report. Robt Jackson Mine Manager. Mentioned are extracts of preparations for new Engine-house dated 5th March 1886 and extracts on Hauling Costs of mullock dated 19/3/1886.document, gold, new chum & victoria, new chum & victoria mine managers report, robt jackson, hauling costs

Handwritten notes on New Chum & Victoria Mine Manager's Report. Dates 1878 and 1879. Wm. H. Grainger Mine Manager. Items mentioned are: amount of firewood, winding engine, mishap towinding gear, winding engine driver mistake, flat ropes, rope breaking, Directors deciding to replace flat ropes with round ropes, water laid on from main to mine, Directors decided to throw out present winding gear, old machinery being pulled down and all work stopped except repairs to shaft and alterations to pithead pulleys.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria mine manager's report, wm h grainger, messrs mitchell of melbourne, north old chum, mitchell & osborne, middleton safety hooks, ar

Handwritten copies from New Chum & Victoria Mine Managers Reports. 9/11/1888 Cage caught in shaft reported by Wm Grigg. 9/11/1888 More about the cage being caught, reported by Mine manager R Jackson. 4/1/1889 Replaced rings in eastern winding engine. No water for 2 days as main burst at Bendigo Creek. 18/1/1889 East boiler leaking. Boilermakers in. Still leaked. 1/2/1889 East battery repaired. 15/2/1889 Water in shaft 15 galls an hour. Total depth from surface 2,134 feet. Wm Vinnard. M. Man. 7/6/1899 Firewood in stock, at ?indes, 552 tons at battery. Urgently require a 2nd boiler. Can only wind for 20 minutes, then stop for steam to rise before hauling. J Agnew Mine Manager.document, gold, new chum & victoria, new chum & victoria mine managers reports, wm grigg, r jackson, wm vinnard, j agnew

Handwritten notes on New Chum & Victoria formed 1870. Mentions machinery, working depth and levels. Number of men employed, loads of ore, amount of gold, profit and dividendsdocument, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria mine manager's report, new chum & victoria tribute

Handwritten copies of four Mine Manager's reports for the New Chum & Victoria dated 13/12/1879, Manager Wm H Grainger, 13/3/1884, Manager W. H. G., 15/3/1886, and 21 /6/1886. Reports mention equipment, costs, and a new Winding Plant where they hauled water before allowing the men to descend. Notes on testing boilers.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria mine manager's reports, wm h grainger

Very heavy Green Metal Box with two steel handles with the following label. Mercury Box - Victoria Consuls Mine and Battery, New Chum Reef. 3120' deep, 1871, 52566 oz. On the side of the box is painted. A.V. Palmer. A.V.Palmera.v. palmer, mercury box, victoria consul mine, new chum reef

Five page typed document. On top in handwriting ' Original, for self tour'. New Chum Hill is situated in Golden Square, Marong Road on north side, Lilly Street to the east, Chum Street on southern slope and Lansell's Fortuna on the western side. Mines on the hill are listed: Lansell's 180, The New Chum and Victoria, the Old Chum, the Lazarus, the New Chum United, the New Chum Consolidated and the Garibaldi. The Mungo group of mines on the New Chum Line of Reef at Eaglehawk are listed: Ellenborough, St. Mungo, Lady Barkly and South Mungo. Victoria Hill mines: Rae's, Wittscheibe and Co., Lansell's 180. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson for a tour by the Bendigo Historical Society.Albert Richardsonalbert richardson, new chum hill mine, victoria hill mine, hustlers hill mine

Sketch of some mines along the New Chum Line of Reef. Sheet No (178) Caleb Thomas 1879 Jan 29th. Mines mentioned are: Prince Alfred, Victoria Consols, G Lansell's No 83. Some mines are only a number. Victoria Reef Gold Mines are mentioned. Distances in feet or yards between them.document, gold, new chum line of reef, plan of mines along part of the new chum line of reef, caleb thomas, prince alfred mine, victoria consols, g lansell's no 83, ironbark, victoria reef gold mines

Handwritten carbon copy, and later typed copy, of a list of further signs for Victoria Hill. Signs include Quartz Veins, Prospecting Shaft, 1929, Concrete Dam, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, Engine Beds for Gt Central Victoria (Midway Mine), Prospecting Tunnels, Primitive Tunnel. Notes at the end: Given to Geo & Max Ellis on 31/3/1971 and Prospecting tunnels driven from small Open Cut in 1860's. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, further signs victoria hill, new chum line, gt central victoria (midway mine), victoria quartz, davis, geo ellis, max ellis

The first five pages are photocopies of photos:- 2 of Rae's Crushing Works; Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark; Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill; Victoria Hill - from Rae's Open Cut. Introduction covers location of buildings and mines. Mentioned are:- North Old Chum Mine, Ballerstedt's First Open-cut, Quartz Veins (Spurs), rock formations pitching North, Prospecting shafts 1929, Concrete dam, Engine beds of Lansells Big 180 Mine, Lansells Big 180 Shaft, twenty stampers crushing battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz dams, Rae's Open-cut, Quartz once roasted here to an intense heat, Anticlinal Arch New Chum Line, small primitive tunnels, Prospecting tunnels, Floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Great Central Victoria engine-bed, Ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, The Humboldt, Adventure ground, The Advance, Luffsman & Sterry's Claim, A round shaft. Small piece of paper with 'Notes on Victoria Hill complete. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, from old chum hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark, hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, mr & mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, john brown knitwear factory, new chum & victoria, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's big 180 shaft, cleopatra needle type chimney, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), ballertedt's small 24 yard claim, humboldt, humboldt, great central victoria, victoria hill, bendigo & vicinity 1895 p51, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, bendigo goldfield registry 1871, plan of new chum line, mr rae anderson, annals of bendigo obituary 1904, bendigo advertiser, b m l records mines dept, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, chinese joss house, fortuna, the victoria goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949

Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry, The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat, Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, The New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's

Ten typed pages of notes and photocopied photos. Notes include Introduction which describes the journey between Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Notes also mention the Signposts at the Victoria Hill with their explanation. Dated 30/8/1971. The four photocopied photos are: (1) Victoria Hill - From Rae's Open Cut with the Central Nell Gwynne Popper Legs and the Victoria Hill Victoria Quartz Mullock in the background. (2) Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill. (3) Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, Ironbark. (4) Rae's 35 Hd. Crushing Battery. Victoria Hill in background, Wm. Rae's early home top right.document, gold, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines), hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, william rae, william rae junior, mr and mrs conroy, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, looking north from old chum hill to the victoria hill, new chum and victoria, old chum, pioneer, burrowes & sterry, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's forst open cut, lansells big 180, george lansell, new chum syncline, lansell's 'cleopatra needle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle mine', victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, victoria quartz company, a roberts & sons, e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser june 16 1910, rae's open cut, quartz roasting, anticlinal arch, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway no2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, adventure, advance, luffsman & sterry, rae's 35 head crushing battery, a richardson, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo mines ltd, mines dept, bendigo advertiser, annals of bendigo, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, bendigo goldfields registry 1871, bendigo and vicinity 1895, mr rae anderson, w n macartney 1st edition 1871

Article titled The Bendigo Post Office, compiled by L C Bennetts. Mentioned is the history of the Bendigo Post Office and postmarks, some information on mining, Bendigo foundries, Underground connections of mines, expenses and shaft sinking costs. Also mentioned is Bendigo and Eaglehawk - 60 years ago and the role the pubs played in daily living. They were where theatres, concerts and dances were held, and the meeting rooms for clubs and lodges, even church benefits. Listed is a number of Bendigo hotels. Some even had a few names. Names of the pubs are: The Freemasons, The Courthouse, The Commercial Law Courts, The Hamburg, The European, The Prince Bismark, The Lord Kitchener, The Bendigo, The Rosalind Park, The Showgrounds, Atheneum Club, Olivers, Bridge Hotel, Bourkes, The Globe, The Hibernia, Albert, Albion, Abbotts, Australian, Belvidere, Beehive, British Queen, Black Eagle, British and American, Brian Boru, Bakers Arms, Butchers Arms, Brick Layers Arms, Bull and Mouth, Cresent, Clarence, Back Creek Bridge, Cape Clear, Crooked Billet, Cambridgeshire Arms, Camp, Coach and Horses, Cricketers Arms, Diggers Rest, Ellesmere, Five Lions, Franklyn, Golden Square, Golden Gate, Golden Gully, Golden Age, Golden Vine, Gumtree, Glasgow Reef, Great Britain, Haymarket, Daniel O'Connell, Half Way House, Fleece Inn, Ironbark, Johnsons Reef, Lancashire, Live and Let Live, Manchester Arms, Gold Mines, Metropolitan, Crown, National, New Chum, Honeysuckle Street, Pavilion, Napier Arms, Quartz Miners Arms, Retreat Inn, Rainbow, Rose of Australia, Lake View, Robin Hood, Fountain, Southern Cross, Bath, Berlin, Spring Gully, Star, Sir Charles Hotham, Silvermines, Royal Oak, Suburban, Town Hall, Temperance, Ship Inn, View Point, View Bend, Victoria, Exchange, American, Arcade, Belfast, All Nations, Union, United Kingdom, Union Jack, Westend, Washington, Waterloo, Wellington, Whitehorse, Wheat Sheaf, Yorkshire, Niagra and Noahs Ark.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo post office, l c bennetts, mt alexander post office, porcupine inn, cenotaph, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, queen elizabeth oval, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, the sub-treasury, sir henry brougham lock kcb, sir john nimmo mla, prince of wales group of mines, the new prince of wales, eaglehawk golf links, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, mines department, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, the virginia, south bell vue, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, miner's phthisis, hercules engine house, ironbark, new chum syncline, hercules energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, lansells big 180, victoria quartz, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, shamrock, mr king, burke and wills expedition, sandhurst hotel, courthouse, hiberian, the freemasons, the courthouse, the commercial law courts, the hamburg, the european, the prince bismark, the lord kitchener, the bendigo, the rosalind park, the showgrounds, atheneum club, olivers, bridge hotel, bourkes, the globe, the hibernia, albert, albion, abbotts, australian, belvidere, beehive, british queen, black eagle, british and american, brian boru, bakers arms, butchers arms, brick layers arms, bull and mouth, cresent, clarence, back creek bridge, cape clear, crooked billet, cambridgeshire arms, camp, coach and horses, cricketers arms, diggers rest, ellesmere, five lions, franklyn, golden square, golden gate, golden gully, golden age, golden vine, gumtree, glasgow reef, great britain, haymarket, daniel o'connell, half way house, fleece inn, ironbark, johnsons reef, lancashire, live and let live, manchester arms, gold mines, metropolitan, crown, national, new chum, honeysuckle street, pavilion, napier arms, quartz miners arms, retreat inn, rainbow, rose of australia, lake view, robin hood, fountain, southern cross, bath, berlin, spring gully, star, sir charles hotham, silvermines, royal oak, suburban, town hall, temperance, ship inn, view point, view bend, victoria, exchange, american, arcade, belfast, all nations, union, united kingdom, union jack, westend, washington, waterloo, wellington, whitehorse, wheat sheaf, yorkshire, niagra, noahs ark

Two copies of document : nineteen handwritten pages of notes on 'The Rich Victoria Hill and Its Historical Association' Signed by A Richardson and dated 30 - 8 - 1971. and a typed copy of same. Notes include: Introduction, Hotels, Mines, Mining History and descriptions of features where the signposts are. Mines mentioned in the text are: North Old Chum. Ballerstedt's first open cut, Lansell's Big 180. 20 head stamper, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle, Victoria Quartz Mine. Cleopatra's Needle was a square sectioned brick chimney with this four sided pyramidal chimney top with four vents to allow the smoke to escape whatever the direction of the wind. It was demolished in the 1950's as it had a bend in it and it was considered unsafe. Lansell had two other mines with similar chimneys, the '222' in Chum Street and his 'Sandhurst' or 'Needle' mine near the Bendigo, Eaglehawk boundary. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mine, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and it's historical association, j. n. macartney, quartz miner's arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, greek orthodox church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180 mine, geo lansell, conrad heinz, british & american hotel, victoria reef gold mining coy, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, ironbark (victoria reef gold mines, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, gt central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, wm rae jr, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, pioneer, new chum and victoria, burrowes and sterry, new chum and victoria tribute, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, victoria quartz mines, jeweller's shop, bendigo and district tourist association, north old chum mine, john wybrandt, ballerstedt's first open-cut, j c t christopher ballerstedt, ballerstedt's mine, bendigo cemetry, lansell's 'cleopatra nedle' type chimney, 222 mine, sandhurst or 'needle' mine, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, mr e j dunn, eureka ext'd, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser 16 june 1910, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, gt central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, the tribute coy, advance, luffsman and sterry's claim, a round shaft, chinese joss house, lansell's fortuna, p m g repeater station, a richardson

Photo of a newspaper article titled Water Continues to Rise in the Victoria Quartz by James Lerk. Article mentions William Abraham who was the mining inspector, who played a significant role in the flooding problem. Water levels had risen dramatically. Water flowed from one mine to another where they were connected. Article also mentions Abraham's birthplace, his early start to work at the age of 10 as a tin dresser at Ashburton, Devonshire, England and his working life after he migrated to Australia at the age of 19. His career in Australia is also mentioned. The article is accompanied by a photo of Abraham with his horse.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - water continues to rise in the victoria quartz, james lerk, william abraham, new chum reef, matthew stevens, south bellevue, new chum and victoria mine, lazarus mine, new chum drainage association, william abraham snr, mary kane, lady miltoa (ship), cricket reserve gold mine, ballarat freehold company, wallaby mine, richard grenfell, bendigo advertiser, bendigo school of mines, confidence extended mine

Two handwritten copies of a Bendigo Advertiser report 16/6/1910 Page 7. This is a longer version of 3600.14. It was thought that the rush of water was from a dam bursting in one of the other mines, but as the water showed no signs of slowing that theory was discarded. The temperature of the incoming water was much higher than the Victoria Quartz was accustomed to bail, and this circumstance is significent in view of the increased temperature of the water at the deep levels in the New Chum Railway. Some months ago, the water commenced to flow from the New Chum Railway workings into the New Shenandoah, which is the next mine north. The water rose so rapidly that a disaster was narrowly averted. The mines along the line were connected at different levels and with the cessation of bailing at the deep levels in the southern mines, it was only to be expected that the water would find its way north to the Victoria Quartz. The water raised from the operating mines under the direction of the New Chum Drainage Association, a yeart or two ago used to exceed six million gallons per month. At that time there were eight companies bailing water, and even then some of the plants, especially those at the deep mines, were severely taxed in coping with the water, and performing ordinary work. Since some mines had discontinued bailing, the water has been filling up extensive workings, and as was predicted in the ''Advertiser'' some time ago, the Victoria Quartz Company could not expect to succeed with its deep sinking project without making some special provision for raising the water, which ultimately would become a source of trouble. The Victoria Quartz Company was allotted a special grant of 10,000 pound to assist in sinking the shaft 1000 ft from the 4254 ft level. Under the conditions of the grant, the Company had to contribute half the cost of the sinking, and the raising of the water has also been an exensive item. For the present, all attention will be concentrated in lowering the water, and should the appliances prove unequal to the task the deep sinking scheme can only be accomplished by resorting to some comprehensive system of combating the water'. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, drainage problems, drainage problems, inrush of water at the victoria quartz, bendigo advertiser 16/6/1910 page 7, mine reports 13/6/1910, victoria quartz, lansell's 180, mr stevens, mr w abraham, new chum & victoria mine, new chum railway, new shenandoah, new chum drainage association

Eleven pages including four pages of photocopied photos, They are:- Wm Rae's Crushing Works, The Victoria Quartz Mine, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill early 1870's, Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut. Notes begin at page 4, there are two page 6 and no page 7, otherwise same notes as 3573.1. Small note with 'Notes on Victoria Hill - incomplete. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, rae's crushing battery, rae's crushing battery, wm rae's crushing works, victoria quartz mine, view from old chum hill to the victoria hill, victoria hill from rae's open cut, ballerstedt, lansell's bit 180, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, j n macartney bendigo goldfields registry 1871, new chum syncline, cleopatra needle type chimney, victoria quartz coy, annals of bendigo, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo advertiser, bendigo & vicinity 1895, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extd, new chum railway, pearl, inrush of water at victoria quartz mine, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway, midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, the adventure, bendigo mines ltd, luffsman & sterry's claim, round shaft, chinese joss house, fortuna

BHS CollectionPhotocopy of a newspaper article titled Water Continues to Rise in the Victoria Quartz by James Lerk. Article mentions the water problem in the Victoria Quartz Mine and where they believed it was coming from. Also mentioned is the mining inspector William Abraham. There is a short history of his working life up to the time of his qualifying as a mine manager after studying part-time for ten years at the Bendigo School of Mines. There is a dark photo of William and his horse.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - water in the victoria quartz, james lerk, victoria quartz, william abraham, new chum reef, matthew stevens, south bellevue, new chum and victoria mine, lazarus, new chum drainage association, william abraham snr, druid, mary kane, lady miltoa, ballarat freehold company, the wallaby, richard grenfell, bendigo advertiser, bendigo school of mines, confidence extended mine, george ellis

Copy and a photocopy of notes titled 'The rich Victoria Hill and its Historical Associations. The photocopy does not have copies of the photos. Notes include Introduction, directions for getting to Victoria Hill, North Old Chum Mine 2310 ft deep, Ballerstedt's First Open Cut, Geographical Features, Lansell's Big 180, Crushing Battery, Lansell's Cleopatra Needle type chimney, Victoria Quartz Mine 4613 ft deep, Victoria Reef Quartz Company, Victoria Quartz Company, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Quartz Roasting, Floyd's small 5 Head Crushing Battery, Great Central Victoria (Midway) Shaft, Ballerstedt's Small 24 yard Claim, The Humboldt, The Adventure, The Advance and Luffsman and Sterry's Claim. Copies of photos include: Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill, the Victoria Quartz Mine and Wm. Rae's Crushing Works.document, gold, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, john brown knitwear factory, little 180, george lansell, conrad heinz, british and american hotel, victoria reef gold mining company, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, the ironbark, hercules and energetic, midway, wittscheibe, great central victoria, wm rae, mr & mrs conroy, moorhead's shop, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, new chum & victoria, old chum, burrowes & sterry, rotary club of bendigo south, big 180, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open-cut, lansell's bit 180 shaft, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz company, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, h harkness & sons, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, the pearl, inrush of water, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway) shaft, midway no 2, midway north, the humboldt, the adventure, the advance, luffsman & sterry's claim, chinese joss house, fortuna, p m g repeater station, bendigo and vicinity 1895, j n macartney 1st edition 1871, mr rae anderson, 'gill family, annals of bendigo obituary notices 1904, mining records and australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899, bendigo advertiser 22/6/1871, b m l records mines department, patterson's goldfields of victoria, dickers mining record 23/11/1861, annals of bendigo, bendigo advertiser 24/7/1933, 27/8/1908, 30/6/1910, 16/6/1910, 17/6/1910, mining reports for 1910, australian mining standard special edition 1/6/1899 p40, bendigo mines ltd, mines department records, the bendigo goldfield 1851 to 1954, the victoria hill 1854 to 1949, wm rae's crushing works

Printed Report on Observations of Underground Temperature at Bendigo, by James Stirling, Government Geologist. Report mentions temperature increases as the mines get deeper, temperature of air and rocks, Meteorological Observations at 180 Mine, Bendigo, comparison temperature in other parts of the world and Bendigo, Temperature of air at the 180 Mine, Shenandoah Mine, victoria Quartz, Shamrock, Great Extended Hustlers, Princess Dagmar and United Hustlers and Redan, Daily Variation of Temperature and Pressure of the Air, Temperature of Fault Line, Drawing of Lansell's No 180 Mine showing levels, geological features, graph of Curves of Atmosphere Pressure at 180 Mine Bendigo, graph of Curves of Temperature at 180 Mine Bendigo, Lansell's 180 Mine Rate of Aincrease of Rock Temperature, Comparisons with Observations in other Countries, Observations in November and December 1895, Meteorological Observations at New Chum Railway Mine Bendigo, Kiagram of working 'ends' showing temperatures therein at the New Chum Railway Mine Bendigo Vic, Additional Observations at Lansell's 180 Mine, Shamrock, Princess Dagmar, United Hustlers and Redan and Great Extended Hustler's, Humidity with formula which was adopted, Hygrometer Observations, The Ventilating Currents (and formula), Notes on Anemometer Records 180 Mine, Tabulated List showing Velocities of Air Currents at Various Levels in the 180 Mine Bendigo, Pressure of Air (and formula), Composition of the Air at Lansell's 180 Mine, Shamrock, Princess Dagmar, Gt Extended Hustlers and United Hustlers and Redan and Miners' Complaints. A Richardson name written on the top right corner.A. Richardson, 29 Harrison St., Bendigogold, mining reports, mining reports, report on observations of underground temperature at bendigo, department of mines, james travis, the hon henry foster, james stirling, 180 mine, shenandoah mine, victoria quartz, shamrock, great extended hustlers, princess dagmar, united hustlers and redan, new chum railway mine, north old chum, m grehauf, dr boyd, robt s brain

Twelve handwritten copied pages (a & b) of notes with typed copy of same, regarding the signs for Victoria Hill. Signs indicate the feature and a description including Prospecting Shafts, dams, engine beds, Lansell's Big 180 Shaft, stampers, Victoria Quartz Mine, Victoria Quartz Dams, Rae's Open Cut, Anticlinal Arch, small primitive tunnels, Engine-bed for Great Central Victoria known as 'Midway' mine, prospecting tunnels, floyd's small 5 Head Crushing Battery, Ballerstedt's Small 24 Yard Claim, The Humboldt 1856 to 1861, Luffsman and Sterry's Claim, and A Round Shaft.document, memo, victoria hill, victoria hill, notes on victoria hill (signs), lansell's big 180, ballerstedt senior, george lansell, victoria quartz mine, victoria reef quartz coy, wm rae, a roberts & sons, mr e j dunn, new chum drainage scheme, eureka extended, new chum railway, pearl, bendigo advertiser, inrush of water at the victoria quartz, victoria consols, shamrock, shenandoah, victoria quartz dams, rae's open cut. prospecting tunnel, floyd's small 5 head crushing battery, great central victoria (midway), midway no 2, midway north, ballerstedt's small 24 yard claim, the humboldt, wittscheibe, the adventure, advance, george lansell, luffsman & sterry's claim, david sterry, gold mines hotel, city of sandhurst, lansell's fortuna, a richardson

Copy of an article from the Bendigo Weekly 25/6/2000 titled The Mine Flooding Crisis - Bendigo's Deputation to Mines Minister McBride by James Lerk. The participants in the deputation were S H McGowan, J H Craig, G A Petrie, J G Stanfield, George Lansell Junior, H E Rowe, A Capper Moore, I E Dyason, S L Stirling, Senator McColl, J Sternberg, T Hicks and T Glass. It was hoped the Government would provide a pound for pound subsidy for the unwatering of the Victoria Quartz. Of the 11 mines, 5 were willing to contribute. The Minister thought dams would be ineffective. There is an accompanying photo of Minister Peter McBride.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the mine flooding crisis - bendigo's deputation to mines minister mcbride, bendigo weekly 25/6/2000, james lerk, hon p mcbride, victoria quartz mine, s h mcgowan, bendigo mine owners association, j h craig, g a petrie, j g stanfield, george lansell junior, h e rowe, chamber of mines, a capper moore, i e dyason, d l stirling, senator mccoll, j sternberg, t hicks, t glass, new chum, lazarus, 180 mine, new chum consolidated, new chum railway mine, mr merrin, peter mcbride

Four hand written pages and typed copy, titled The Victoria Hill - Special Features. Notes mention the Victoria Hill, the deepest workings on the field,the first mine on the field to 2,000 and 3,000 feet in depth, Ballerstedt's Open-Cut, Rae;s Open-Cut, Wittscheibe's Jeweller's Shop, the Adventure, the richest cross-section of the whole of the Bendigo Goldfield, the first mine to pay dividends from ore mined below 1,000 feet to 1,500 feet from the surface, the tallest poppet legs on the field, Lazarus Mine, Barnet Lazarus, Mt Alvernia Hospital, Central Red White & Blue. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, victoria hill - special features, john neill macartney, the argus, the australasian, bendigo goldfields registry, victoria reef quartz mine, the deepest workings on the field, the first mine on the field to reach 2, 000 and 3, 000 feet in depth, lansell's 'big 180' mine, hot water, george lansell, theodore ballerstedt, fortuna, ballerstedt's open-cut, rae's open-cut, wittscheibe's jeweller's shop, adventure, advance, cinderella, the private pioneer coy, new chum & victoria mine, a h q survey regiment, tallest poppet legs, lazarus mine, barnet lazarus, mt alvernia hospital, central redwhite and blue, hudson's, burrowes & sterry, b c v 8 television station, swan hill's channel 11

Typed notes for a tour of the area. Areas mentioned are: Hospital Hill, The Central Deborah Mine, New Chum Railway Mine, The Rocks, New Chum Hill, Victoria Hill, Central Nell Gwynne, Rae's Open Cut, Housing Commission Homes and Latham and Watson's. Description of machinery at the Central Deborah Mine, yields, dividends, depth of shafts and directions to get ot the various places is included.document, gold, victoria hill, bendigo branch historical society mine tour, all saints church, joseph la trobe, bendigo's first hospital, sacred heart cathedral, the central deborah mine, city council, londonderry west shaft, new red, white and blue consolidated (big blue), a roberts & sons, big deborah, the new golden fleece, new chum goldfields, central wattle gully mine chewton, virginia consols, black's quarries coldstream, thompson's engineering and pipe co ltd castlemaine, new chum railway mine, golden square methodist church, the rocks, e j dunn, gold monument, shamrock mine, mt alvernia hospital, j b lazarus, john brown knitwear factory, gold fmines hotel, david sterry, new chum hill, fortuna villa, geo lansell, theodore ballerstedt, a h q survey regiment headquarters, old chum mine, central nell gwynne, rae's open cut, theodore ballerstedt, new chum syncline, little 180 mine, victoria quartz, wittcheibe's 'jeweller's shop', adventure, advance, cinderella, j n macartney, bendigo goldfields registry 1870, wm rae, johnson's devonshire mine, snobs hill mine, ellenborough mullock heap, belmont mullock heap, sadowa, st mungo, united devonshire, mechanic's institute, log lock-up, court house, j b watson, housing commission homes, hustlers hill, latham and watsons', the great extended hustlers, a richardson

Three typed and one handwritten copies of notes on the Victoria Quartz Mine. Notes include Size of Lease, Depth of Shaft, Locality, P;lant, Early History, Leading & Prominent, Best Gold and Gold Yield.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, notes on the victoria quartz mine, goldmines hotel, mr william rae, lansell's 180, mr e j dunn, geological branch of the mines department, new chum railway mine, new chum drainage association, mines dept special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet 'bendigo goldfield' 1936, mines dept annual and quarterly reports, annals of bendigo, a richardson

Typed copy of recount by Albert Richardson of a fire at Unity Mine on Tuesday 8-10-1907. Report from the Bendigo Advertiser Wednesday October 9th 1907. Notes mention Fire Brigade, miners, how the fire started and how the men down the shaft escaped when the rope crash down the shaft. On the back is a handwritten carbon copy of notes titled Famous Gold Mines of Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Notes give yields of gold for alluvial and quartz mining. Deep Shafts in 1904 of which there were eleven with a depth of more than 3000 feet and 53 over 2000 feet and two which were more than 4000 feet. Wages for 1911 for Engine Drivers and Firemen and Boiler Attendants. Note on winding plants and air compressors.document, gold, ulster gold mining coy no liability, ulster gold mining company no liability, unity mine fire 8/10/1907, bendigo advertiser 9/10/1907, garden gully reef hotel, wm addicoat, louis pabst, edward morris, conrad inglefinger, edward fuller, frederick allen, wm whitford, mr jewell, carlisle mine, famous gold mines of bendigo and eaglehawk, new chum line, garden gully line, hustlers line, victoria quartz mine, new chum railway, mines report 1911 p15, albert richardson

Multiple handwritten and carbon copies referring to Victoria Hill. Mentioned in the notes are places of interest between Ironbark and Victoria Hill areas, history of the area and signposts for the Victoria Hill area.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the rich victoria hill and it's historical associations, j n macartney, quartz miners' arms hotel, ironbark methodist church, greek orthodox church, conrad heinz, john brown industries knitwear factory, little 180 mine, george lansell, british & american hotel, victoria reef gold mining coy, manchester arms hotel, housing commission homes, the ironbark (victoria reef gold), hercules & energetic, midway, wittscheibe, gt central victoria, wm rae, mr and mrs conroy, mrs lavery, central nell gwynne, moorhead's shop, gill family, gold mines hotel, david chaplin sterry, new chum and victoria mine, p m g repeater station, old chum mine, pioneer, rotary club of bendigo south, north old chum mine, ballerstedt's first open cut, lansell's big 180 mine

Handwritten notes (copy) on the New Chum Railway Mine on the New Chum Line of Reef. Notes include depth of shaft, (At the time, the New Chum Railway Mine and the Victoria Quartz were the deepest in the world), size of lease, locality, plant, engine houses, crushing battery, early history, where the best gold was found, prominence, total gold production and dividends.document, gold, new chum railway mine, new chum railway mine, notes on the new chum railway mine, victoria quartz, great extended hustler's coy, w d c denovan, mr piper, rourke & henderson's claim, young chum reef, thorpe's reef, shenandoah reef, mines dept. special edition australian mining standard 1/6/1899, mines dept booklet bendigo goldfield geo brown 1936, annals of bendigo mining sections 1880 to 1910, a richardson

Handwritten notes on the Victoria Quartz Mine. Notes mention length of claim along the reef, amalgamation of claims, depths the gold was found, value of gold, dividends paid and calls, where the gold was found on the reef and the type of stone encountered. Also mentions the returns of the reef for the years 1896 to 1898, not including pyrites And amount of gold from loads.document, gold, victoria quartz, victoria quartz, notes on the victoria quartz mine, mr william rae, mr lansell, 180 mine, victoria reef, great central victoria, new chum united, j h craig, a m s special edition