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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Negative - TOM PATULLO COLLECTION: A MINING TOWN
... TOM PATULLO COLLECTION: A MINING TOWN....a mining town....Negative print. A Mining Town. Windlass,Puddling Machine... COTTAGE Miners a mining town. A Mining Town. Negative print ...Negative print. A Mining Town. Windlass,Puddling Machine with horse,4 or 5 huts /houses,a building frame,three adults & two children .cottage, miners, a mining town., a mining town. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - SANDHURST - VICTORIA, A GOLD MINING TOWN, Earliest c 1885
... SANDHURST - VICTORIA, A GOLD MINING TOWN...-Mining Town'. View from Rosalind Park. Notable BLDOR Shamrock.... Copy of 'Sandhurst - Victoria a Gold-Mining Town'. View from ...B+W Photograph. Copy of 'Sandhurst - Victoria a Gold-Mining Town'. View from Rosalind Park. Notable BLDOR Shamrock Hotel, St Pauls Church, railway station. Inscription: on RH 'Extract from cement -???'. Photograph shows early Sandhurst with Chimney of Goldmine of R.H.S(R.S.L now occupies this site).place, landscape view, sandhurst from rosalind park -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Book - Paperback book, Happy-Go-Lucky-A Gippsland Gold Town 1863-1917, 1987
... A history of a gold mining town in the Gippsland area... mining town as well as a large gum tree on the back cover. Cover... mining town in the Gippsland area of Victoria gold gold mining ...A history of a gold mining town in the Gippsland area of Victoria Paperback. Gold cover. Cover has a pencil sketch of a gold mining town as well as a large gum tree on the back cover. Cover illustration runs across the whole cover.Stamp of the Marysville & District Historical Society Inc / P.O. Box 22 / Marysville 3779. Sticker - DISTRIBUTED BY: / Paoletti's (Adventurer) Maps P/L / 15 Nirvana Close, / Langwarrin. 3910 / Tel: 03 9789 6985 / Fax: 03 9776 6798 / Email: [email protected] / Other products & information Website: http://users.netlink.com.au/~maptrapgold, gold mining, gold town, gippsland, victoria, australia, history, gold miner, morgan, dorothy, morgan, marjorie -
Clunes Museum
Document - HERITAGE ASSESSMENT, ROGER LUEBBERS et al, HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF A SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN THE STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN, 1998
... STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN... SYSTEM IN THE STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN BY ROGER LUEBBERS... OF A SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN THE STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN. REPORT MADE... IN THE STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN BY ROGER LUEBBERS OF LUGBBERS ...SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN CLUNES 1998FOLDER WITH RED SPINE - HERITAGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT OF A SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN THE STATE'S FIRST GOLD MINING TOWN. REPORT MADE MAY 1998non-fiction SEWERAGE SYSTEM IN CLUNES 1998local history, civil engineering, sewerage, sewerage -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image - Black and White, Walhalla, Victoria, c1950, c1950
... A black and white image of the former mining town... of the former mining town in Victoria - Walhalla. Walhalla, Victoria ...A black and white image of the former mining town in Victoria - Walhalla.walhalla, mining -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1914
... Black and white photograph of old gold mining town between... photograph of old gold mining town between Swifts Creek and Omeo ...Black and white photograph of old gold mining town between Swifts Creek and Omeo, Cassilis Victoriaaccommodation, hotels, bridges -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Postcard, H D Bulmer, 1940 c
... of the roads and country surrounding the mining town of Omeo Victoria... surrounding the mining town of Omeo Victoria Postcard H D Bulmer ...Black and white postcard showing an aerial view of the roads and country surrounding the mining town of Omeo VictoriaAerial view of Omeohotels, transport -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1900 c
... near the gold mining town of Grant Victoria... surrounded by split paling fence near the gold mining town of Grant ...Black and white photograph of a vegetable patch and flower garden beside a rustic dwelling surrounded by split paling fence near the gold mining town of Grant Victoriaentertainment -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, Walhalla
... Walhalla is a mining town in Gippsland.... Office goldfields Walhalla is a mining town in Gippsland ...Walhalla is a mining town in Gippsland.Black and white photographic image of Walhalla, Victoriawalhalla, mining -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Postcard, Junction Walhalla, Victoria
... Walhalla is a gold mining town in Victoria...., 3350 goldfields Walhalla is a gold mining town in Victoria ...Walhalla is a gold mining town in Victoria.Photograph of a postcard showing the Victorian township of Walhalla. wallhalla -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Functional object - Spigot
... Found at old mining town of Grant, Vic.... Mitcham melbourne Found at old mining town of Grant, Vic. DOMESTIC ...Found at old mining town of Grant, Vic.Solid brass spigot with perforations at one end.Smepparddomestic items, gardening -
Clunes Museum
Book, Percy, John, Percy's Metallurgy - Iron & Steel, 1894
... Dowlais is a former Iron/steel making and coal mining town... is a former Iron/steel making and coal mining town in Wales, United ...Dowlais is a former Iron/steel making and coal mining town in Wales, United Kingdom.1 Hardcover book light brown embossed cover, gold lettering on spine, 1864, subject matter, the art of extracting metals from their ores and adapting them to various purposes of manufacture. With illustrations, chiefly from original drawings, carefully laid down to scale. .2 Newspaper Article "Dr. Percy on Iron and Steel" published in The Times Tuesday, May 17, 1864 .3 Plan for Dowlais New Mills Gold Lettering on spine: "Percy's Metallurgy Iron & Steel London John Murray Faded Maroon stamp page 2 - Clunes School of Mines No. 24 16 Jun 93metallurgy, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALLAN BUDGE COLLECTION: SLIDE MINER'S COTTAGE, HOUSE, EAGLEHAWK, 1988
... , in contrast with other mining towns. There could be doubt..., in contrast with other mining towns. There could be doubt ...Slide, Allan Budge Collection: Miner's Cottage, House, Eaglehawk.Inverted W roof, not widely used in Bendigo on Miner's Cottages, in contrast with other mining towns. There could be doubt if the decorative work on the verandah was placed there when the cottage was built.house, public, allan budge collection:, allan budge collection: -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Happy Valley Post Office, c1905
... . it is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres south-west of Ballarat..... it is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres south-west of Ballarat ...Happy Valley (Victoria) was originally called Lucky Woman's. it is a former gold mining town 28 kilometres south-west of Ballarat.Black and white photo of four men and three women outside the Happy Valley Post Office. One man sits on a horse which stands in front of a carriage. The post office sign includes E.R. - designating Edward VII as the ruling monarch. He sat on the throne from 22 January 1901 to 6 May 1910On front written in ink "Happy Valley Post Office"happy valley, happy valley post office -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Image - Black and White, Walhalla Looking North, c1903, c1903
... Walhalla is a historic gold mining town nestled in a scenic... Office goldfields Walhalla is a historic gold mining town nestled ...Walhalla is a historic gold mining town nestled in a scenic valley in the Victorian Alps. It is named for the German hall of fame, the Walhalla temple,Sepia image of the Victorian goldtown Walhalla.walhalla, mining, townscape, gippsland -
Clunes Museum
Newspaper - NEWSPAPER CUTTING, ARGUS AGE MELBOURNE, 1 CLUNES BIRTHDAY .2 FAMOUS MINING TOWNS, 4 - 7 - 1931 27 - 8 - 32
... NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. CLUNES BIRTHDAY. FAMOUS MINING TOWNS...NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. CLUNES BIRTHDAY. FAMOUS MINING TOWNS ...NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. CLUNES BIRTHDAY. FAMOUS MINING TOWNS .1. 80TH ANNIVERSARY JULY 4, 1931 .2. THE QUARTZ REEFS OF CLUNES. SOME INTERESTING DOCUMENTS..2 NEWSPAPER CUTTINGS. .1. CLUNES MINING 80TH ANNIVERSARY JULY 4, 1931 .2. THE QUARTZ REEFS OF CLUNES. SOME INTERESTING DOCUMENTS.local history, document, newspaper cutting, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CARWARDINE COLLECTION: EAGLEHAWK, HIGH STREET, 1953
... ., Eaglehawk prosperous mining town 5 miles N.E of Bendigo No1.... prosperous mining town 5 miles N.E of Bendigo No1. Photograph ...Photograph. Carwardine collection Herald Sun black and white photograph of High Street, Eaglehawk, showing shops and Town Hall, written on back in WT Sept 2 1953 page 18 High St., Eaglehawk prosperous mining town 5 miles N.E of Bendigo No1.Herald Sunphotograph, streetscape, eaglehawk, bendigo-eaglehawk-history -
Ballarat and Queen's Anglican Grammar School
Coloured Photograph of Church, Chapel Ballarat Church of England Grammar School, 2000
... of England Diocese and brought from the old mining town of Jerusalem... of England Diocese and brought from the old mining town of Jerusalem ...This photograph of the Wallinduc St Agnes Church was taken in 2000. The church was purchased by the Ballarat Church of England Diocese and brought from the old mining town of Jerusalem in 1912 to be used as a School chapel.Coloured photograph of a white weatherboard church with a red iron roofballarat, ballarat-grammar, cegs, wallinduc, st-agnes-church, church-of-england, ballarat-diocese, chapel -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1850s
... Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town... rapidly decreased. This busy mining town became a ''ghost town ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Walhalla is an example of a town which depended entirely on gold production for its continued prosperity. When gold production ceased in1914. there was no other form of employment for the mining community, and the population rapidly decreased. This busy mining town became a ''ghost town''. Markings: 4 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Photograph - Photograph - Colour, Clare Gervasoni, Tarilta, 2017, 16/07/2017
... Tarilta is a rural locality and former gold-mining town 12...-mining town 12 km south of Castlemaine, 4 km north-west ...Tarilta is a rural locality and former gold-mining town 12 km south of Castlemaine, 4 km north-west of Guildford and 3 km north-east of Vaughan. The last gold mining activity took place around the 1880s. It was originally Kangaroo Flat, being located where the Kangaroo Creek enters the Loddon River. It was surveyed and named in 1864. Gold was discovered at Tarilta in 1853. The Tarilta School was opened in 1860 in a Wesleyan chapel, and closed i n1925. In 1864 a township was surveyed and named Tarilta, the word being derived from an Aboriginal expression thought to mean kangaroo. In 1865 Bailliere’s Victorian gazetteer described Tarilta as being an alluvial and quartz gold-mining town with three quartz-crushing mills, three horse-puddling machines and two hotels. The elevated nature of the land around Tarilta made it accessible only by horse and dray, or on horseback. Colour photograph of Tarilta in Central Victoria. tarilta, central victoria, landcape -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING: BENDIGO
... Diggers & Mining: Bendigo. Bendigo Town Hall. Markings: 18... EDUCATION Tertiary bendigo Kodachrome Diggers & Mining: Bendigo ...Diggers & Mining: Bendigo. Bendigo Town Hall. Markings: 18, DEC74M10. Used as a teaching aid.Kodachromeeducation, tertiary, bendigo -
Robin Boyd Foundation
Document - Script, Robin Boyd, The Flying Dogtor. Episode 10 Ghost Town, 1963
... for the Dogtor's help in the main street of Ghostville, the old mining town... for the Dogtor's help in the main street of Ghostville, the old mining town ...After the fire was distinguished and the flood subsided, on his way flying home, the Dogtor heard voices repeatedly on his radio "Calling Flying Dogtor". A sick voice asked for the Dogtor's help in the main street of Ghostville, the old mining town across Dry Gulch Gully, now a ghost town. He got to the abandoned address, 13 ("unlucky number") Spook Street. The Dogtor is about to open the door...The Flying Dogtor" series was broadcast on Australian Television Network (later becoming the Seven Network) between February and April 1964 (see item D254 for schedule).Typewritten, carbon copy, foolscap, 2 pagesPage 1: Left hand side has been amended and is attached with tape. Written corrections on right hand side.the flying dogtor, robin boyd, crawford productions, manuscript -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - colour, Clare Gervasoni, Stawell Town Hall, 13/08/2012
... Stawell was known as a gold mining town. The Stawell Town..., 3350 goldfields Stawell was known as a gold mining town ...Stawell was known as a gold mining town. The Stawell Town Hall clock and tower were erected by Mrs Norman Kelly in memory of her late father Cr George Barnes, a councillor of the Borough of Stawell over a period of 47 years, and also her mother, the late Emma Barnes. 10 May 1939. The animated mining scene on the Stawell Town Hall was incorporated into the tower from a bequest by Emma Kelly. It was officially opened by Sir Henry Bolte on 06 October 1969.Colour photograph of the Stawell Town Hall, and details such as the mining logo and plaques.stawell, stawell town hall, mining, george barnes, emma barnes, emma kelly, henry bolte -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. WALHALLA - GOLD TOWN, C1800s
... DIGGERS & MINING. WALHALLA - GOLD TOWN...Diggers & Mining. Walhalla - Gold Town. WALHALLA GOLD TOWN... DIGGERS & MINING. WALHALLA - GOLD TOWN ...Diggers & Mining. Walhalla - Gold Town. WALHALLA GOLD TOWN. Arial photo of Walhalla Gold Town. Markings: 2 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Audio - Oral History, Jennifer Williams, Mr Ken Blake and Mrs Doreen Blake, 30th March 2000
... . They saw the town develop from a small mining town in rural.... They saw the town develop from a small mining town in rural ...Ken and Doreen came to Beechworth on boxing day in 1959, when they were offered a business at a good price. This business was the Ovens and Murray advertiser, one of the oldest running newspapers in Australia. When they arrived Ken already had a background as a professional linotype operator, however both him and Doreen had no experience running a town newspaper. Ken and Doreen owned the paper till the 1980s, when they formed the Blake press. Throughout the years the Blakes kept up to date with Beechworth news, politics and events happening throughout the community, Ken was even permitted to sit in on the town committee meetings. They saw the town develop from a small mining town in rural Victoria, to a bustling, tourist hotspot.This oral history is significant because it shows how the town of Beechworth developed from a small outpost mining town to a popular tourist destination. It also showcases a different perspective of the towns development, that of the new owners (at the time) of the Ovens and Murrary Advertiser. The advertiser is an integral part of Beechworth's history and has been running since it was proclaimed a town (proclaimed a town in 1856, the advertiser first ran its paper in 1855). Without the advertiser the history of Beechworth would be buried, but with newspapers dating back all the way to 1855, Beechworth is provided with a rich and vibrant retelling of the history of their town and what life was like from 1855 to present day. Ken and Doreen's oral history provides an insight into what it was like revitalising a worn out part of history, of restoring it back to its former glory. They demonstrate the highs and lows of living and running a business in Beechworth through economic lows and the impact of both social and physical isolation.This is a digital copy of a recording that was originally captured on a cassette tape. The cassette tape is black with a horizontal white strip and is currently stored in a clear flat plastic rectangular container. It holds up 40 minutes of recordings on each side.newspaper, blakes, ken and doreen, ovens and murray advertiser, beechworth, development, o&m, 1960s, 1980s, 1970s -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Opal Bearing Stone, Unknown
... year. It is a historic mining town, and is known for its... year. It is a historic mining town, and is known for its ...There are 17 opal fields in Australia. This opal bearing stone was found in Lightning Ridge, NSW over what is known as the Great Australian Basin. This basin was formed and covers an area of 1.7 million square kilometers in eastern Australia in the Cretaceous period. This basin used to contain an inland sea, which provided an environment where silcrete eventually formed when water levels changed. This eventually seeped into other structures, and eventually hardened and formed opal. Lightning Ridge has a population of around 2000 people, with about 80 000 visitors every year. It is a historic mining town, and is known for its deposits of a rare black opal. Mining started in the area in the late 1800s, early 1900s when the black opal was discovered. This opal-bearing stone is of social and historical significance. It is from Lightning Ridge, which is well-known for being a large producer of opal stones, most famously black opal. The history of the period dates back to 140 million years, with the discovery of black opal in the early 1900s causing interest in the area. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.***A palm-sized solid mineral specimen in shades of beige and light orange*** silica based? burke museum, beechworth, geological, geological specimen, opal, opal fields, australia, lightning ridge, new south wales, great australian basin, cretaceous, silcrete, black opal, mining -
Upper Yarra Museum
Food Safe, Untitled
... after the place where it was invented — the small mining town... it was invented — the small mining town of Coolgardie, Western Australia ...http://museumvictoria.com.au/discoverycentre/infosheets/the-coolgardie-safe/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coolgardie_safe The Coolgardie Safe is a low-tech refrigeration unit which uses the heat transfer which occurs during evaporation of water. It was named after the place where it was invented — the small mining town of Coolgardie, Western Australia, near Kalgoorlie-Boulder. http://www.biggles.com.au/ The Coolgardie Safe was simply a wire framed box with wheat sack strips hanging down the sides, which were kept wet by the process of osmosis from a dish or small tank of water. The food inside the Safe was kept cool due to the principle that evaporation takes away heat; the wet hessian strips experience evaporation from the wind and the sun and thus you have a refrigerator. http://www.whitehat.com.au/australia/Inventions/InventionsA.html Coolgardie Safe made from galvanised iron with hessian drapped over 4 sides, rectangular on 4 legs. 2 trays inside, 3rd tray inserted in top as cover, metal meshing on callapsable sides and door. Stands in tray. The tray assists with pest control as it was filled with water.kitchen galvanised iron coolgardie safe hessian food preservation pest control water -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Photograph, Reverend Greme Bence Moderator Northern Synod of the Uniting Church
... on 24 December 1930 in the coal mining town of Tonyrefail, New... into a Methodist family on 24 December 1930 in the coal mining town ...Rev. Graeme Dudley Bence was born into a Methodist family on 24 December 1930 in the coal mining town of Tonyrefail, New South Wales. His family moved to Bornemouth England in 1931. He married Doreen in Bristol on 21 June 1952. Rev. Bence was ordained at East Cliff Congregational Church Bournemouth on 26 May 1953. He was commissioned to the sevice of the London Missionary Society in Papua and subsequently served in Australia starting at Hughesdale Congregational Church from 1958 to 1965 and Wyclif Congregational Chruch Surrey Hills from 1965 to 1972. In 1972 he accepted a call to the Nightcliff Church in Darwin and became Assistant Director of Mission and Service in the Uniting Church of North Australia. The Northern Synod elected Graeme Moderator from 1981 to 1983. He returned to Victoria in 1986 and retired to Rosebud in 1991. He died on 31 July 1994.Head and shoulders drawing in profile of Rev. Graeme Bence.bence, graeme -
Clunes Museum
Print - ANTIQUARIAN PRINT, 1890
... 1880's. It shows little evidence of the town's mining heritage.... It shows little evidence of the town's mining heritage wood ...An illustration from the Picturesque Atlas of Australasia, hand-tinted photo-engraving of W.C. Fitler shows Clunes in late 1880's. It shows little evidence of the town's mining heritageTINTED RELIEF WOOD ENGRAVING PRINT OF THE TOWNSHIP OF CLUNES. HAND COLOURE, MOUNTED AND FRAMED WITH CREAM COLOURED MAT, DARK GREEN FRAM AND GOLD INSIDE TRIM.wood engraving, relief, 1890, w.c.fitler -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Geological specimen - Basalt, Unknown
... Talbot in Victoria, which was a small gold mining town... Talbot in Victoria, which was a small gold mining town ...Basalt is a common igneous rock that composes most of the Earth's surface and can be found on the Moon and other rocky planets of the Solar System. It is generally composed minerals such as calcic plagioclase, clinopyroxene and iron ore which form grains that are indistinguishable to the naked eye. It can be dark grey or black in colouring and sometimes may contain holes left by gas bubbles. Most of the Earth's basalt was produced in environments such as oceanic divergent boundaries, oceanic hotspots, and mantle plumes and hotspots beneath continents. Basalt is commonly used in construction where it is crushed and used for multiple purposes such as concrete aggregate, road base, or railroad ballast. Thin slabs of basalt can also be cut and used for floor tiles, stone monuments, and building veneer. This particular specimen was excavated from Talbot in Victoria, which was a small gold mining town established in 1852. As basalt is a common rock, it is not specific to Talbot. However, this specimen can be assumed to be of the Cainozoic age due to previous geomorphic surveys of the area. This particular type of Basalt was used mainly for roads due to the durability of the rock.Basalt holds significance due to the continued use of the rock from historic until present times. The rock has been utilised for many types of construction and is still used for the same purposes today. Basalt also has significance to the Earth and other rocky planets of the Solar System as it makes up most of the planet's surface. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A smaller than hand sized rock specimen which is dark grey in colour with small holes and white deposits across its surface.Geological survey / [illegible] /burke museum, beechworth, geological specimen, geology, basalt, basalt specemin, indigo shire, talbot, cainozoic, igneous rock