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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - WATER IN NEW CHUM MINES
... DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - WATER IN NEW CHUM MINES... Water in New Chum Mines... in New Chum Mines. (1) 'The water rose yesterday, 9 feet... Association Water in New Chum Mines Victoria Quartz New Chum ...Handwritten copy of Bendigo Advertiser reports of water in New Chum Mines. (1) 'The water rose yesterday, 9 feet in the Victoria Quartz mine and now at 3215 ft. Bgo. Adv 6/7/1910 page 7. (2) 'New Chum Mines. Futile attempts to cope with water. Despite the fact that bailing is being carried on steadily, the water has risen 55 feet in the last 24 hours, and is now up to 3160 feet. New Chum Consolidated has since last week raised 327,000 galls, but the bailing has made no perceptible difference. The Lazarus to start on Monday.' Bgo Adv 9/7/1910 Page 9. (3) Letter to Adv by A. L.N. Excerpts. 'Bailing should have commenced at New Chum Railway.' 'The bulk of water is at South end. 3.5 million galls per month, divided between South Belle Vue, Eureka Extended and New Chum Railway.' 'In black and white, the Railway in the wet season, July last year with the aid of the Cornish Lift, raised 2.25 million galls, besides attending to those employed below.' 'Safe to say that 3.5 million galls per month could be raised from the present water level.' 'The plant is strong with abundance of steam space which would allow the firewood to be used economically under the barborous Cornish Boiler or wood-eaters'. Bgo Adv 14/7/1910. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, water in new chum mines, victoria quartz, new chum consolidated, lazarus, new chum railway, south belle vue, eureka extended, cornish lift, bendigo advertiser 6/7/1910 page 7, bendigo advertiser 9/7/1910 page 9, bendigo advertiser 14/7/1910 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - NEW CHUM DRAINAGE PROPOSALS
... mentioning the rising of the water in the New Chum Mines... Advertiser mentioning the rising of the water in the New Chum Mines ...Six pages of handwritten notes regarding the New Chum Drainage Proposals. Extracts from the Bendigo Advertiser mentioning the rising of the water in the New Chum Mines. An Advertiser report 27/12/1910 mentions that deep mining will have to be abandoned owing to the absence of some proper scheme to cope with the water. An arrangement had been made by which the companies affected along the line should contribute to a scheme. Suggestions made that the water be lifted by electric pumps. Baling with tanks had been tried for 6 months and then abandoned. Directors Report Victoria Reef Quartz Jan 1911 mentions unwatering had been carried on with assistance of Government. On the 20th Dec, one rope gave out. Decided that replacing it and doing the necessary work could not be met in the present financial conditions. It was also considered that the costof trying to reach the bottom reefcut in the New Chum Railway could not be continued by baling as its cost proved too expensive, while it could probably be done economically & effectively by electric pump which is now subject to negotiations with the Mining Dept.' At the end of the report is a Balance Sheet. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, drainage problems, drainage problems, new chum drainage proposals, bendigo advertiser 11/1/1911 page 7, victoria quartz, victoria consols, bendigo advertiser 5/7/1910 page 3, mr h v whitelaw, mines dept, insp ross, lansell's 180, 222, new chum consolidated, lazarus, bendigo advertiser 6/7/1910 page 7, 9/7/1910 page 9, drainage troubles, bendigo advertiser 8/7/ page 8, new chum railway, south belle vue, eureka ext'd, bgo adv 25/7 1910, 27/12/1910 page 2, rae's machine, bendigo advertiser 2/1/1911, mr mcbride, mines dept, mr stanfield, mines act, bendigo advertiser 16/1/1911 page 3, victoria reef quartz half yearly meeting 1911, directors report and balance sheet, geo paynting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - MINER'S RIGHT - SHOW YOUR LICENCE
Handwritten notes Titled 'Show Your License'. License introduced in 1851 at 30 shillings a month. All had to pay gold license. In 1855, the fee was abolished and was replaced by the Miner's Right. Also some newspaper reports: Duke of Edinburgh's visit, Engineers & Drivers Meeting, accidents, inrush of water at the Victoria Quartz.document, gold, miner's right, miner's right, show your license, royal hotel, young chum, comet, robin hood, extended hustlers, lazarus, sth belle vue, true blue, unity, garden gully united, victoria queen, david clapperton, thomas clapperton, new chum consolidated, gt ext'd hustlers, victoria quartz, new chum railway, new chum united, lansell's 222, lazarus, old chum, new chum & victoria, devonshire mines, belmont & saxby -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL
3 Pages titled Victoria Hill. On one side is a sketch of W Rae's Home built in the early 1870's and Rae's Open Cut. Mentioned is a short history of Victoria Hill and the mine of Christopher Ballerstadt and his son Theodore. The remains of a 20 head crushing battery, which was originally the ten head crusher of the Little 180 Mine remains. It later became the twenty head New Chum Syncline Battery. Water became a problem and the New Chum Drainage Scheme was introduced and the cost of pumping and bailing was shared between the mines.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - victoria hill, gold mines hotel, christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstadt, ballerstadt's open cut, lansell's 180 mine, little 180 mine, new chum syncline battery, victoria reef quartz mining co, victoria quartz, new chum drainage system, w rae's home, rae's open cut -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: WATER CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
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 -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS
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, 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 -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - A FEW SUGGESTED SPOTS FOR MARKING AT VICTORIA HILL
Hnadwritten notes suggesting some spots for marking at Victoria Hill. Notes mention spots and give a description, amounts of gold, price of gold per ounce and geological features. Signed by A Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, a few suggested spots for marking at victoria hill, north old chum mine, john wybrant, ballerstedt's first open-cut, theodore ballerstedt, lansell's big 180, ballerstedts' second open cut, george lansell, crushing battery, new chum syncline mine, the victoria quartz mine, influx of water, rae's open cut, wm rae, e j dunn, whip shaft, lava dyke, anticlinal arch, a richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - POPPET HEAD, AT THE NEW CHUM RAILWAY AND SOUTH NEW MOON, c.1900
Two negatives, similar shot of poppet head, fence, large building and water pool. One broader photo of area. Sheet of negatives of South New Moon Mine. (I am not sure where the above information came from - but the first photo in this group is the New Chum Railway miine - NOT the South New Moon - P Wilkin 19/09/2013.)place, mining site, south new moon mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: SOUTH BELLEVUE COMPANY, NEW CHUM MINE, STH BELLEVUE UNITED
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 -
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Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA MINE MANAGER'S REPORTS
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 lines of reef, new chum & victoria mine manager's reports, wm h grainger -
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Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA TRIBUTE COY - EXTRACT OF MEETING
New Chum and Victoria Tribute Coy. Formation of Coy. Extract from Bendigo Advertiser Saturday July 22, 1871. Meeting held at Sterry's Gold Mines Hotel. Mr Sterry in Chair. 18 shareholders representing 504 shares present. Extracts from Director's Report. After striking water which appeared to be of a permanent nature, it was decided to purchase a plant. Machinery consisting of a 14 inch dia. Cylinder with double winding drums, winding engine, plus boiler etc from Buningong. Same erected for 750 pounds. Everything going well. It was decided, the best place to erect it was on Burrows and Sterry's ground. Permission was granted.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria tribute coy, extract of meeting new chum & victoria tribute coy, bendigo advertiser, mr sterry, gold mines hotel, mr burrows -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: FLOODING OF THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE MINE FLOODING CRISIS - VICTORIA QUARTZ
Copy of an article in the Bendigo Weekly titled The Mine Flooding Crisis - Joseph Sternberg MLC gets involved by James Lerk. Joseph Sternberg MLC travelled to Melbourne to arrange a deputation with the Minister of Mines to discuss the flooding of the New Chum line of reef. Pumping was mentioned but it would be expensive and would take time and the water would keep rising. They would also have to find a suitable pumping plant. The New Chum Drainage Association had kept the water under control. Delegates wanted the Government to subsidise the removal of the water.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo weekly, james lerk, victoria quartz, joseph sternberg, the honorable p mcbride, j h craig, new chum reef, new chum drainage association, new chum railway, mills lavis and elliot, mr w sparkman, melbourne herald, alan spicer -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: THE MINE FLOODING CRISIS - NEW PUMPING TECHNOLOGY SUGGESTED
Copy of an article from the Bendigo Weekly 9/6/2000 titled The Mine Flooding Crisis - New Pumping Technology Suggested by James Lerk. Louis August Samuels was born in Germany. Samuels was involved in the mining industry in Australia and he had mining experience in West Africa. He had knowledge of the mines at the southern end of the field. He was president of the Mine Managers' Association. He believed the flooding was caused by the lack of baling and pumping operations. Earlier he had visited a coal mine in Bohemia to see a Riedler pump at work. It was a new design, very effective, simple in design and reliable. He watched it work. It was 500 metres underground and pushed the water to the surface in a single column. He suggested this type of pump could be adapted to use on the New Chum Reef. Even this suggestion was not the latest technical innovation, but it would be more efficient and less costly than baling. No one took him seriously and continued to remove water by the traditional means. Article is accompanied by a photo of Samuels.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the mine flooding crisis - new pumping technology suggested, bendigo weekly 9/6/2000, james lerk, louis august samuels, origin of the bendigo saddle reefs and the cause of their golden wealth 1893, bendigo mine managers' association, victoria proprietary company, victoria quartz mine, new chum drainage association, riedler pump, riedler zwangschluss valve, technical school at aix-la-chapelle (achen) -
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Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - NEW CHUM RAILWAY MINE MANAGER'S REPORT 1880 - 84
Handwritten excerpts from Mine Manager's Reports from January 1880 to May 1884. Mine Manager Mr J Alderson. Items mentioned: telephones, mechanical breakdowns, air supply, trouble with flat ropes, water problems, leaning and testing boiler engines.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum & victoria lines of reef, new chum railway mine manager's report 1880 - 84, mr j alderson, o'rourke and henderson, allingham, aitkens, pandora, richard heals, flat ropes, young chum co, horwood's, old chum, harkness, crushing mill, g armstrong, roberts & sons, eureka coy -
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Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA MINE MANAGER'S REPORT
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 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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Map - GUIDE MAP OF BENDIGO & EAGLEHAWK, Late 1920's
Map. Guide map of Bendigo & Eaglehawk. Folded map of Bendigo & Eaglehawk with blue outer cover booklet. Map is compiled by E E Parker, Eaglehawk. Map shows tramways, bus routes and cost one shilling. Map shows Agricultural Showgrounds located between Park Street, Water Street, Barnard Street and Bridge Lane. Also shows Acclimitization Reserve located behind the Botanical Gardens at White Hills. Shows the location of Sailors Gully, Peg-Leg Gully, Jobs Gully, California Gully, Long Gully, Ironbark Gully, Golden Gully, Poverty Gully, Sheepshead Gully, Charcoal Gully, Eaglehawk Creek, Bendigo Creek and Back Creek.Contains interesting facts about Bendigo:- Area - 7,900 acres, Population - 26,000, First Council elected - 1855, Proclaimed a City - 1871. Gold Rush broke out - 1851. For first 10 years gold yield averaged 8,600 ozs. Per week. Total gold yield to 1923 - 572 tons valued at 82,000,000 pounds. Deepest mines - Victoria Quartz 4,614 ft., New Chum Railway 4,318 ft., 13 mines over 3,000ft. deep, 53 mines over 2,000 ft. deep. Sewering of City commenced 1922. All principal buildings now sewered. Map printed by Arnall & Jackson, General Printers, Stationers & Engravers, 476 Collins Street. Outer map blue cover printed in red and blue ink by J B Young, Lithographer. Map displays advertisement for Bendigo Timber Co. Outer blue cover displays advertisement for Campbell Connelly & Co. Pty. Ltd, Ironmongers, Timware Manufacturers, Plumbers, Sewerage Contractors, High and Forest Sts, Bendigo 9outside back cover) and for Hartleys ( J L Shoosmith) Bendigo, displaying Indian Motor Cycles (inside back cover).map, bendigo, township, guide map of bendigo & eaglehawk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: TALES OF VICTORIA HILL
Two printed pages titled Tales of Victoria Hill. Mentioned is the gold yield on the New Chum Line of Reef, early gold discovery, Christopher Ballerstedt and his son Theodore, Theodore building Fortuna as well as a crusher or battery in its grounds. He believed he had exhausted the riches from his claims and sold the claim on the hill to George Lansell, deepest gold mine, interconnecting to neighbouring mines to obtain the required up and down drafts for ventilation, rising of the water levels resulting the closure of the Victorian Quartz Mine when a rope broke and the equipment that is still there. An accompanying photo of the Victoria Quartz Mine shows the buildings, chimney and poppet legs and a man standing in front of a building. There is also an accompanying floppy disc.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - tales of victoria hill, j n macarthy, christopher ballerstedt, theodore ballerstedt, fortuna, george lansell, lansell's 180, victoria quartz co, victorian consols, bendigo's deepest known gold bearing reef -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - MINES REPORT 1899 GENERAL
BHS CollectionHandwritten notes from the Secy for Mines Report for 1899 General. Page 7. Report by J. Travis, Act'g Sec. Mines & Water Supply. Notes include quantity of ore treated in Victoria, gold yield and average yield. Value of gold for Victoria, N. S. W., New Zealand, Tasmania and South Australia. Yield for 1898, 1899 and dividends for 1899. Also charges for Inspecting and Testing Boilers. Also Ore treated, yield, dwts per Ton, Dividends, Capital Paid Up and Divs Per Cent for the Garden Gully United, Gt. Southern Garden Gully, New Moon, Nw Chum Railway, Koch's Pioneer, Fortuna Hustlers, Johnson's Reef, McDuff Amalgamated, South New Moon, Lansell's South R. W. & Blue, Clarence United, Great Northern, Victoria Reef Quartz, Carlisle and Ironbark for 1899.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, mines report 1899 general, j travis, mines & water supply, garden gully united, gt. southern garden gully, new moon, nw chum railway, koch's pioneer, fortuna hustlers, johnson's reef, mcduff amalgamated, south new moon, lansell's south r. w. & blue, clarence united, great northern, victoria reef quartz, carlisle, ironbark -
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Document - MINING REPORTS - ANNUAL REPORT, SEC. FOR MINES & WATER SUPPLY 1904
BHS CollectionHandwritten notes from the Annual Report, Sec. for Mines & Water Supply for the Year 1904. Report mentions gold yield for the District of Bendigo and the Total for Victoria, quantity of ore treated, Value of gold per ounce for 1904 for Australian States, Yield of Gold for Bendigo Goldfield, the deep mines, winze in the New Chum Rly and Victoria Quartz, and the number of men employed in alluvial and quartz mining (gold) during 1904.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, annual report sec for mines & water supply 1904, gold yield, value of gold, deep mines, new chum railway, lazarus new chum, victoria quartz, north johnsons, lansells 180, shenandoah, new chum & victoria, new chum consolidated, gt extended hustlers, eureka extended, princess dagmar -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Booklet - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Western Mining Corporation Bendigo Gold Project Environmental Effects Statement December 1987, Western Mining Corporation, Bendigo Office, Western Mining Corporation Limited Bendigo Gold Project Environment Effect Statement December 1987, December 1987
Spiral bound booklet, plastic cover, black plastic binding, On front cover: Western Mining Corporation Bendigo Gold Project, Environment Effects Statement, December 1987. On front page, colour aerial photograph of Bendigo mining areas mentioned in report. Key on front page related to photograph: 1. Woodvale Evaporation Ponds. 2. New Moon area. 3. North New Chum Williams United shaft. 4. Carshalton, Carshalton shaft. 5. South Nell Gwynne, North Bendigo shaft. Contents: historical perspective; Western Mining Corporation Ltd Bendigo activities; project outline, project approvals - controlling factors, elements of the mining project, surface based exploration, underground operations and surface support, mining areas and operations ore and mullock haulage, New Moon area, water management, environmental management. Planning and land use, socio-economic environment, physical environment and biological environment are examined and discussed. bendigo, goldmining, bendigo mining nl, bendigo goldfield, environmental effects statement, bendigo gold project, woodvale evaporation ponds, new moon, north new chum, carshalton, south nell gwynne, western mining corporation -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: WATER IN THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA MINE MANAGERS REPORTS
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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - NEW CHUM MINES DRAINAGE PROBLEMS 1910
Handwritten extract from the Bendigo Advertiser 20/8/1910 Page 8. ''New Chum Mines. Unwatering of the deep levels is being carried on as expeditionsly as was expected by the authorities. In the last four days, the water has only been lowered 14 feet at the Victoria Quartz Mine. The water stood at the 3,226 feet level yesterday. The slow progress being made this week is no doubt due to the large quantity in the workings at some of the levels.'' From the Bendigo Advertiser 27/8/1910 Page 9. ''New Chum Mines. Very slow progress being made. At Victoria Quartz, the water was lowered 32 feet for the week, and is now at 3258 feet. New Chum Railway lowered the water 17 feet and the present level of the water is at 1796 feet. The Lazarus are raising water from 2157 feet. The water has ceased flowing into the New Chum and Victoria through the connecting level with the Lazarus Mine at about 2,500 feet. As the Victoria Quartz is down 4,614 feet, there is still a considerable quantity of water to get out before sinking of the shaft can be resumed.''document, gold, drainage problems, drainage problems, new chum mines drainage problems 1910, bendigo advertiser 20/8/1910 page 8 & 27/8/1910 page 9, new chum mines, victoria quartz, new chum railway, lazarus, new chum and victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS 1910
Handwritten notes from Bendigo Advertiser reports. (1) Mr J. H. Craig reports- Victoria Reef Quartz - Cleaned and tested No 3 boiler. Have bailed 3,905 tanks. Water now 2.953 feet from surface. At Lazarus - Bailed 4,828 tanks. At New Chum Railway - Cleaned and tested boilers and flues, effected repairs to machinery and shaft, and started bailing at 3 pm on Friday 29th inst, and bailed 965 tanks. Bendig Advertiser 3/8/1910 Page 2 Mining Intelligence. (2) New Chum Mines - Better progress is now being made in lowering the water in the deep level workings at the New Chum Mines. At the Victoria Quartz, the water which on Monday stood at 3073feet, has been lowered 70 feet during the past four days. The pumping service at the New Chum Railway was in operation yesterday, and the winding plant is fully occupied. There is a considerable quantity of water toraise, and the companies have a difficult task before them. Bendigo Advertiser 5/8/1910 Page 2. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, new chum mines drainage problems 1910, bendigo advertiser 3/8/1910 page 2, mr j h craig, victoria reef quartz, lazarus, new chum railway, bendigo advertiser 5/8/1910 page 2, albert richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - VICTORIA QUARTZ DRAINAGE PROBLEMS
Handwritten notes from the Bendigo Advertiser 5/7/1910 Page 3. 'New Chum Mines. Yesterday, Mr H. V. Whetelaw, officer in charge of the local survey branch, Mines Dep't accompanied by Inspector Ross, made their first inspection. Water has reached the 3224 ft. level. Now 1530 feet of water in shaft, including the workings below the 3324 ft. level. Bailing been carried on at the Victoria Quartz, Lansell's 180, 222, and New Chum Consolidated. It will take a week or more to get the Lazarus plant in readiness. Then the shaft will have to examined. At Lansell's 222, the water is 18 ft. below the No 18 level, New Chum Consolidated - 18 ft. below, the 1910 ft. Plat.' Bendigo Advertiser- New Chum Mines - 5/7/1910 Page 3. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, victoria quartz drainage problems, bendigo advertiser 5/7/1910 page 3, mr h v whitelaw, mines dept, inspector ross, victoria quartz, lansell's 180, 222, new chum consolidated, lazarus, albert richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - BAILING OF WATER
Handwritten copy of Bendigo Advertiser report 15/8/1910. '' Mining Intelligence''. 'return from New Shenandoah very poor. Crushing material drawn from eastern formation at 280 feet. Water - 'Bailing of water is occupying attention in the other mines, but very little progress is being made'. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, bailing of water, bendigo advertiser 15/8/1910 page 2, new shenandoah, albert richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - VICTORIA QUARTZ
Handwritten copy of reports from the Bendigo Advertiser regarding water in the mine. (1) The bailing of water is occupying attention in other mines (from Shamrock North) to the Victoria Quartz. The water despite the efforts of the companies engaged bailing, continues to rise. Bendigo Advertiser July 18th Page 3. (2) Victoria Quartz Half Yearly Meeting, Lapsed, No quorum. Directors' Report: Sinking of shaft carried on till 14th June, when it was 4,614 ft. deep. Progress very satisfactory. Progress very satisfactory considering increase of water. As water was interfering with work, made arrangements on 3rd May, that 180 Mine should bail, and Minister of Mines agreed to allow, expense to be charged against work subsidised by Government. Arrangements now made for Lazarus, 222 and New Chum Consolidated mines to bail to unwater line of reef. Victoria Consols, Ironbark, 83, and Hercules and Energetic Companies have undertaken to contribute to cost, and Gov't will allow this to be charged on grant. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage association, victoria quartz, bendigo advertiserjuly 18th page 2 mining intelligence, bendigo advertiser 20/7/1910 page 3, lazarus, 222, new chum consolidated, victoria consols, ironbark, 83, hercules and energetic, albert richardson -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - INRUSH OF WATER AT THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DRAINAGE PROBLEMS - MINERS SENSATIONAL EXPERIENCE AT THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
Handwritten notes from a Bendigo Advertiser report, Thursday June 16th 1910. Management had for some time been apprehensive that the flooding in the deep mines to the south would affect them. Lansell's 180 took the precaution of baling. On the Tuesday night the men at the Victoria Quartz had a sensational experience. The storage dam at 3324 ft level receives the overflow from the flooded mines to the south. The level connects with the 3310 level at the Big 180. The water flows uninterrupted into thestorage dam which has a capacity of about 270 tanks. The dam had been emptied on Tuesday morning and work continued until 10 pm that night. The platman noticed that the water was coming down the shaft in a regular torrent. They didn't take much notice as they thought it was a leakinig outlet valve on the ascending tank. At 11 pm the releiving shift came down the shaft and said that the dam at 3,324 ft must be overflowing. The velocity of the water pouring down the shaft increased and the men made a hurried exit from the bottom of the shaft which is down 310 ft from the 4.254 ft plat (a total depth of 4,564 ft). An inspection of the dam at the 3324 ft level found it to be overflowing. By morning (Wednesday) the shaft had filled, and the water rose to 7 ft in the plat at 4254 feet. Mining inspector hgave orders that men were not to go below the 3324 ft level. Baling continued without cessation at the Big 180 all day and could not lower the water. Drilling machines etc and a powerful air winch at the 4254 ft plat are under water. An inspection made of the 3100 ft level at the 180 mine where the workings are connected with the New Chum & Victoria showed that water was running strongly from that mine proving that the inrush was due to flooded water from the southern deep mines to the south. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history. Document from Albert Richardson Collection of mining history.document, gold, drainage problems, new chum drainage scheme, miners sensational experience at the victoria quartz, bendigo advertiser 16/6/1910 page7, lansell's 180, big 180, new chum & victoria
