BHS CollectionEight handwritten pages and typed copies of same, of a report taken from Mining 7 Geo Journal of Sept(?) 1953. Eleven diamond drilling bores were drilled from various levels to determine if there was good gold bearing ore. No 1 bore was the only promising one. Contains depth and direction of drilling. Albert Richardson Collection.document, gold, north deborah mine, north deborah mine, report on diamond drilling at north deborah mine, mining & geo journal sept (?) 1953.deborah back lode, kingsley lode

15 page document, photocopied. A collection of mine managers' reports and Albert Richardson's research re the mine known as the 'Big Deborah' on the Deborah line of reef. Contains details of the engine house, the boilers, the winding engine, reconditioning the boilers, the poppet legs, shaft details and underground equipment. The poppet legs are steel and originally from the 'Windmill Hill' mine, Sebastian. The Big Deborah had a shaft depth of 2017 feet, the No. 2 shaft was 240 feet. Mine formed in 1932, ceased operations in 1959, located in Golden Square, near the railway line. Report on diamond drilling at North Deborah.bendigo, mining, big deborah gold mine

The Mining & Geological Journal was produced by the Department of Mines, Victoria twice a year, during the period 1937 to 1972. It was an official publication of the Victorian Government, Department of Mines, devoted to issues and events surrounding mining and metallurgical engineering in Victoria along with education, research and innovations in mining. The journal also included advertisements and references to business interests. Yellow cover, black text, forty-seven pages. On front cover: ' Mining and Geological Journal' September 1953, Government of Victoria, Department of Mines, Vol 5, No. 2. published half yearly, price one shilling. Articles relative to Bendigo region: establishment of sludge abatement board, report on Diamond Drilling, North Deborah, Bendigo.geology, mining, gold mining, bendigo, department of mines, north deborah gold mine, diamond drill