Handwritten paper regarding restoration of poppet legs, request for additional area of land to cover area occupied by engine beds and engine house and painting of the legs with primer. Small piece of paper mentions South Nell Mine commenced operations 7//2/41 and Mine Reports Mr. Jackman from the Mines Dep't has had typed, Carlisle United, Central Nell Gwynne Mine and Fortuna Hustlers. Images 3509.10a,10b,10c,10d,10emine, gold, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne mine, restoration of poppet legs, mr jackman, mines dep't, carlisle united, central nell gwynne mine, fortuna hustlers

Typed notes on the development of the Central Nell Gwynne Area for tourism. Mentions restoration of poppet legs, extending safety braces, erect mining type buildings in their correct positions, engine-house over engine-beds, etc to act as a mining museum and to compile a directory dealing with all aspects of gold-mining on the Bendigo goldfield.mine, gold, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne area development

Newspaper article, (photocopied onto A4 paper) Bendigo Advertiser November 6th, 1985, headed '£100,000 facelift for derelict mining sites?' Article describes how the Bendigo Council were seeking a loan from the Goldfields Revolving Fund for the restoration of the Victoria Hill area and for the restoration of the relics and poppet legs of the Central Nell Gwynne, the Nell Gwynne Reef Mine, the North Deborah and the Big Deborah Mine sites.Written in black pen on right hand side: B'go Adv. Nov. 6th. '85gold mining, nell gwynne mine, north deborah mine, big deborah mine, poppet legs, bendigo, restoration

Handwritten (a) and carbon copy (b) of notes on work to be done on the first stage of the Victoria Hill Project. Also mentioned is the restoration of the Central Nell Gwynne Poppet Legs for use as a lookout to view Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Signed by A. Richardson.document, victoria hill, the victoria hill project first stage 1971 - 1972, ballerstedt's open cut, crushing battery, wittscheibe's jeweller's shop, luffsman & sterry claim, david sterry, gold mines hotel, whip windless and whims, the bendigo and district tourist association, the central nell gwynne poppet legs, a richardson

Bendigo Advertiser article, 27th June,1995, titled 'Poppet head restored to former glory'. Article details the history and restoration of a poppet head that is being erected over the Victoria Quartz Gold Mine on Victoria Hill, Ironbark. The Victoria Hill area was being developed as a new tourist area by the Bendigo Council at the time of the poppet head being relocated. Photo with article shows apprentice boiler maker, Adam Kelly, preparing one of the poppet legs to be raised on Victoria Hill. A large crane is visible in the background of the image. gold mining, bendigo, poppet head, poppet head legs, victoria quartz, victoria hill, tourism, adam kelly, terry huddle design engineer