Share register, 123 pages, dark green fabric cover, brown leather bindings on corners and spine.On cover on buff label ' New Chum & Bellevue, Ex Tribute Co No 2' Stuck to inside of front cover is a memorial lodged with the Court of Mines Sandhurst for the New Chum and Bellevue Extended Tribute Company on the 29th day of September, 1871. Journal contains alphabetical list of names of shareholders 1871 - 1872 and financial transactions. Journal has been overwritten and has text and pencil diagrams drawn on pages that seem to relate to a plumbing business, date mid 1960's.bendigo, mining, new chum and bellevue extended mine

Transverse plan of New Chum and Bellevue Railway Reserve Co. mines, drawn on off-white paper. Written on top of plan: 'Underground Survey of Mines Sandhurst, New Chum and Railway Reserve Co. Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining records. margaret roberts, gold, gold mine, bendigo, new chum and bellevue railway reserve

Share register, 111 pages, brown cover leather spine and corners. Alphabetical list of share holders and financial transactions 1871 - 1872. Stuck inside front cover is the registration of the company with the Court of Mines Sandhurst, dated 3rd day of October, 1871. Some pages in the register have been overwritten with lists of farm purchases, potentially the same family who wrote in the pages of share register catalogued at catalogue number 3656.bendigo, mining, new chum and bellevue extended mine

Six pages titled New Chum Reef. No number on the first page, the others are 109 to 113. Mentions location of the reef and some of the rich mines. The mines are mentioned in a table with the Name of Mine; Depth; Production; Dates; Plant, Machinery, Comments and Position. Ballerstedt, Ashley and Noy, and Grant were three of the successful miners. Mines mentioned are: South Goldfields, New Chum Goldfields, South New Chum, Lansell's 616, South Bellevue, Eureka, Eureka Extended, New Chum Bellevue, New chum Railway, Shenandoah, North Shenandoah, Shamrock, Old Chum, Little Chum, Young Chum, Craven, Garibaldi, Ellesmere, South Old Chum, New Chum Consolidated, North Ellesmere, New Chum United, Lansell's 222, Lansell's Fortuna, Lazarus, West End, Pioneer, Old Chum, New Chum Victoria, North Old Chum, Lansell's Big 180, Sterry, Victoria Quartz, South Adventure, Great Central Victoria, Ballerstedt No 3, Adventure, Humbold, British and American, Midway, Victoria Consuls, Victoria absorbed by Ironbark, Hercules and Energetic, Victoria Pilot, North Hercules and Energetic, Great Extended Hercules, Pearl, Southern Victoria, Great Extended Victoria, Young Victoria, New Catherine Victoria, Weatern Victoria, New Victoria St Mungo, Surprise, Mystery, Duke of Edinburgh, New St Mungo, Duchess Tribute, South Devonshire, Duchess of Edinburgh, West United Devonshire, Albert, United Devonshire, Saxon and Celt, Hopewell, Prince of Wales, Phoenix, Unicorn, South St Mungo, Princess Alice, Lady Barkly, North Devonshire, Ranzeau, St Mungo, Dublin and Cornwall, Sadowa, Eastwood, Ellenborough, Belmont and Saxeby, Snobs Hill, York and Durham, La bElle, Old Williams United, Arcadia, Williams United, South Catherine, Central Catherine, Catherine United, Murchison, New Franklin, Catherine Extended, Pony Club Oval, Housing Commission, Mt Alvernia Hospital, Fortuna, Lunt, Army Survey Unit, Wybrandt, John Brown Factory, Canterbury, Hercules and Energetic and the North Red White and Blue.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - new chum reef, ballerstedt, ashley and noy, grant, south goldfields, new chum goldfields, south new chum, lansell's 616, south bellevue, eureka, eureka extended, new chum bellevue, new chum railway, shenandoah, north shenandoah, shamrock, old chum, little chum, young chum, craven, garibaldi, ellesmere, south old chum, new chum consolidated, north ellesmere, new chum united, lansell's 222, lansell's fortuna, lazarus, west end, pioneer, old chum, new chum victoria, north old chum, lansell's big 180, sterry, victoria quartz, south adventure, great central victoria, ballerstedt no 3, adventure, humbold, british and american, midway, victoria consuls, victoria absorbed by ironbark, hercules and energetic, victoria pilot, north hercules and energetic, great extended hercules, pearl, southern victoria, great extended victoria, young victoria, new catherine victoria, weatern victoria, new victoria st mungo, surprise, mystery, duke of edinburgh, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, duchess of edinburgh, west united devonshire, albert, united devonshire, saxon and celt, hopewell, prince of wales, phoenix, unicorn, south st mungo, princess alice, lady barkly, north devonshire, ranzeau, st mungo, dublin and cornwall, sadowa, eastwood, ellenborough, belmont and saxeby, snobs hill, york and durham, la belle, old williams united, arcadia, williams united, south catherine, central catherine, catherine united, murchison, new franklin, catherine extended, pony club oval, housing commission, mt alvernia hospital, fortuna, lunt, army survey unit, wybrandt, john brown factory, canterbury, hercules and energetic, north red white and blue

Three page document re South Bellevue, South Bellevue United Co and New Chum gold mines. On top of first page ' Sth Bellevue Manager T.M. Hoppers' 11.10 1886 Harkness made on baling tank 23.4.1887 50 ton firewood per week to bail water out, water making 50,000 gallons in 24 hours. All lifted with one tank. History of New Chum Mine detailed including the plant, best gold obtained. The New Chum mine location is described as follows: between Breen Street and Bendigo to Melbourne raiway line, approx 220 yards east of intersection of McDougall and Bellevue Roads.bendigo, mining, south belle vue

Two handwritten pages of reference numbers for Caleb Thomas plans. The numbers refer to mines on the New Chum Line of Reef.document, gold, new chum line of reef, reference for caleb thomas plans, new chum bellevue & railway reserve, bellevue & new chum, shenandoah, shamrock, old chum, little chum, new chum trib, young chum, cravens, garibaldi, no 1 ellesmere coy, new chum consolidated, ellesmere, new chum united, lansell's 222 (denis), lansell's 222 (new shaft), koch & hildebrandt (lansell's 222), lazarus co, sheer legs, old chum, new chum & victoria, north old chum, lansell's 180, victoria quartz, gt cent vic, victoria consols, victoria reef co (ironbark), hercules, energetic ladder shaft, energetic shaft

Copy of an article from the Bendigo Weekly 19/5/2000 Discover Bendigo - Flooding of the Victoria Quartz by James Lerk. Article mentions the flooding of the mine, the equipment left in there and where the water had come from. An accompanying photo, taken by Vincent Kelly, shows miners at work underground. John Ennor, the mine manager at the time and William Abraham, the Mining Inspector are in the photo. Written on the photo is: 4156 ft below Vic Quartz G Mine. bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - flooding of the victoria quartz, bendigo weekly 19/5/2000, james lerk, william abraham, matthew stevens, 180 mine, new chum and victoria, new chum railway, new shenandoah, new chum reef, south bellevue, nell gwynne reef, new chum drainage association, bendigo advertiser, vincent kelly, john ennor

Panoramic photograph from the Melbourne to Bendigo railway line of the New Chum Railway Mine. Railway red white and blue, north red white and blue, new red white and blue consolidated. No. 3 red, white and blue, eureka extended and south bellevue? Mines. Inscriptions: in image - 'New Chum Railway Goldmine 4226 feet - deepest in the world'. 'Copyright R Scott Melb'. On back - '1 neg and 4 prints' (in ballpoint pen). 'MNG 27', 'A Richardson, 29 Harrison St, Bendigo' (ballpoint), A Richar, 29 Harr, Ben' (dark blue ink), 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch' (stamp seal)R Scott Melbournemine, gold, new chum railway, bendigo, new chum gold mine, mines and mining, place, bendigo mines, railway line, gold mine, place, mining

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

Photograph. Cornish Collection - visit of Bendigo mine managers to Thompson's Engineering Works, Castlemaine. Article (undated) from Bendigo Advertiser (?) re visit one hundred years ago - with photos of 14 men with part of Thompson & Co brick building in background: : Mr Hicks (Red, White and Blue); Mr Glanville (Hustlers Royal Reserve); Mr Kidd (Shamrock Co.0; Mr Hollow (South Bellevue); Mr Rowe (new Chum Rail); Mr Jas Northcote (Lansell's general manager); Mr Edward (Fortuna-Hustlers); Mr Prior (Garden Gully); Mr J Lonsdale (Shenandoah); Mr Whitford (Lazarus Co,); Mr Harvey (New Chum United); Mr Bradshaw (electrical engineering); Mr Lonsdale (Lazarus Co.); Mr L B McGrath (Thompson's representative).bendigo, gold mining, miners

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

New Chum Railway Mine was located in between Breen Street and the Railway Line in Golden Square. Nearest intersection, Breen and Laurel Streets. Latitude & Longitude (WGS84): 36° 46' 20'' South , 144° 15' 57'' East Latitude & Longitude (decimal): -36.77235,144.26581 Plan on white paper of New Chum Railway Gold Mine, Eureka Gold Mine and South Bellevue lease boundaries. Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, new chum railway mine, eureka, breen street, railway line, golden square