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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - "History of the Australian Gold Rushes", 1971
... "History of the Australian Gold Rushes"...Australian Gold...In 1851 gold-seekers from around the world began pouring into the colonies, changing the course of Australian history. ..."History of The Australian Gold Rushes" published by Lloyd O'Neil Pty. ...Book "History of the Australian Gold Rushes" ...The discovery of gold in the 1850s started a series of rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. The first discoveries of payable gold were at Ophir in New South Wales and then at Ballarat and Bendigo Creek in Victoria. In 1851 gold-seekers from around the world began pouring into the colonies, changing the course of Australian history. The gold rushes greatly expanded Australia’s population, boosted its economy, and led to the emergence of a new national identity. Edward Hammond Hargraves found himself 'surrounded by gold' near Bathurst in 1851. This discovery sparked off what was to become the most exciting, and perhaps chaotic, period in Australian History. Gathered in the book are over 120 eye-witness accounts of those turbulent years between 1851 and 1890 - the 'finds', terrible privations in the diggers' camps, police brutality, riots, and courage on the gold fields. This book also touches on the 'Eureka Stockade', bushrangers, identities such as Lola Montez, and 'Lasseter's Reef'. "History of The Australian Gold Rushes" published by Lloyd O'Neil Pty. Edited by Nancy Keesing. Introduction by Nancy Keesing. Published in 1971. Hard cover book which is colored maroon. Publisher and title written in gold lettering on spine. Dust jacket has image of early town with buildings and people in foreground - front and back cover. Title and editor's name in white text. Printed in Hong Kong. 412 pp. Contains both text and black and white images. Has index. australian gold, miners, gold fields, gold -
Federation University Historical CollectionLetter, West Australian Gold Fields Coolgardie
... West Australian Gold Fields Coolgardie ...West Australian Gold Fields Coolgardie...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields West Australian Gold Fields Coolgardie coolgardie daniell West Australian Gold Fields Coolgardie Letter ...west australian gold fields coolgardie, coolgardie, daniell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - RAILWAYS COLLECTION: THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD PROSPECTOR'S HANDBOOK
... RAILWAYS COLLECTION: THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD PROSPECTOR'S HANDBOOK...RAILWAYS COLLECTION The Australian Gold Prospector's Handbook by Barclay Smith Publications. ...Book RAILWAYS COLLECTION: THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD PROSPECTOR'S HANDBOOK ...RAILWAYS COLLECTION The Australian Gold Prospector's Handbook by Barclay Smith Publications. Glossy cardboard cover in black, gold and white 1968 edition - small book with 64 pages with several sketches.Barclay Smith Publicationsbook, gold prospector -
Clunes MuseumBook, John Woodland, Company mining in the Australian gold rush: "what should have been a great mercantile adventure", 2009
... Company mining in the Australian gold rush: "what should have been a great mercantile adventure"...gold mining in clunes, victoria, australia...Company mining in the Australian gold rush...Clunes Museum 36 Fraser Street enter building through Collins Place Clunes goldfields Company mining in the Australian gold rush A thesis submitted in total fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree, Doctor of Philosophy using Clunes Museum resources. bland gold mining in clunes, victoria, australia thesis A Thesis by John George Woodland, Latrobe University, Victoria, Australia December 2009 HARD COVER BOOK WITH RED COVER, GOLD EMBOSSING ON THE FRONT COVER AND THE SPINE. 269 PAGES (VOLUME 1) APPENDICES IN VOLUME 2 Company mining in the Australian gold rush: "what should have been a great mercantile adventure" Book BOOK John Woodland ...A Thesis by John George Woodland, Latrobe University, Victoria, Australia December 2009non-fiction A Thesis by John George Woodland, Latrobe University, Victoria, Australia December 2009bland, gold mining in clunes, victoria, australia, thesis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Booklet - The Australian Gold Diggings - Australian Historical Monographs Volume VIII
... The Australian Gold Diggings - Australian Historical Monographs Volume VIII...Gold...Australia...Murray's guide to the Australian Gold Diggings. Where they are and how to get to them. ...Murray's guide to the Australian Gold Diggings. Where they are and how to get to them. ...BHS Collection56-page soft lime green colour cover booklet. Murray's guide to the Australian Gold Diggings. Where they are and how to get to them. Edited by George MacKaness. With letters from Settlers and Diggers telling how to work the diggings. Australian Historical Monographs Vol. VIII Printed by D.S.Ford, Sydney January 31, 1956. Reprint edition for Review Publications, Dubbo, NSW in 1976 Includes a Ballad from the Diggings Eragold, australia, diggings -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Booklet - 'Australian Gold Fields' an Australian Historical Monograph Series Volume VII, January 31 1956
... 'Australian Gold Fields' an Australian Historical Monograph Series Volume VII...Gold...Australia...52-page soft cover lime coloured booklet. Australian Gold Fields their Discovery, Progress and Prospects, Edited by George Mackaness and printed January 31, 1956 by D.S.Ford , Printers, Sydney. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BHS Collection Gold Australia 52-page soft cover lime coloured booklet. ...BHS Collection52-page soft cover lime coloured booklet. Australian Gold Fields their Discovery, Progress and Prospects, Edited by George Mackaness and printed January 31, 1956 by D.S.Ford , Printers, Sydney. Illustration by R.S.Anderson of the Mount Alexander Gold Diggings. Includes a section 'Advice to Emigrants'. Australian Historical Monographs Volume VIIgold, australia -
Greensborough Historical SocietyMedals, Herald Sun, Official Australian Olympic Gold Medallist collection, 2000_
... Official Australian Olympic Gold Medallist collection...Folder containing 20 commemorative medallions including the 12 Australian Gold Medallists....Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne Contains medallions and names of members of the 2000 Australian Olympic Team olympic games sydney Folder containing 20 commemorative medallions including the 12 Australian Gold Medallists. Official Australian Olympic Gold Medallist collection Medals Herald Sun ...Contains medallions and names of members of the 2000 Australian Olympic TeamFolder containing 20 commemorative medallions including the 12 Australian Gold Medallists.olympic games sydney -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveIssue of Australian Gold, Gems and Treasure: Waanyarra article, 2004
... Issue of Australian Gold, Gems and Treasure: Waanyarra article...Article on p6 Issue of Australian Gold, Gems and Treasure: Waanyarra article Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. Article on p6 -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveIssue of Australian Gold, Gems and Treasure: Tarnagulla article, 2003
... Issue of Australian Gold, Gems and Treasure: Tarnagulla article...Article on p8 Issue of Australian Gold, Gems and Treasure: Tarnagulla article Stokes & Son ...David Gordon Collection. Article on p8 -
Greensborough Historical SocietyBook, Norman Bartlett, The Gold Seekers - The story of the Australian Gold Rush, 1965
... The Gold Seekers - The story of the Australian Gold Rush...Greensborough Historical Society 34A Glenauburn Road Lower Plenty Lower Plenty melbourne This book tells the story of the Victorian goldrush and the Eureka Stockade. gold rush Victoria eureka stockade 249 Pages with story and black and white photos with coloured jacket The Gold Seekers - The story of the Australian Gold Rush Book Book Norman Bartlett ...This book tells the story of the Victorian goldrush and the Eureka Stockade. 249 Pages with story and black and white photos with coloured jacketgold rush, victoria, eureka stockade -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND AUSTRALIAN BANK GOLD SCALES, VIEW POINT, BENDIGO
... ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND AUSTRALIAN BANK GOLD SCALES, VIEW POINT, BENDIGO...Paper describes the history of the banks on the site and a brief overview of the ways in which the scales were used to weigh gold 'for the past ninety years'. No date on document. Document ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND AUSTRALIAN BANK GOLD SCALES, VIEW POINT, BENDIGO ...Document presented with donation of gold scales from E.S.&A Bank. See Mosaic record 12259 for details of scales. Two pages, printed on lemon coloured paper. Paper describes the history of the banks on the site and a brief overview of the ways in which the scales were used to weigh gold 'for the past ninety years'. No date on document.bendigo, banks, english, scottish and australian bank -
Moorabbin Air MuseumBadge (item) - Cuff Links & Tie Bar Gold Tone Australian Airlines
... Cuff Links & Tie Bar Gold Tone Australian Airlines....Cuff Links & Tie Bar Gold Tone Australian Airlines....Moorabbin Air Museum Moorabbin Airport 12 First Street Moorabbin melbourne Cuff Links & Tie Bar Gold Tone Australian Airlines. Badge Cuff Links & Tie Bar Gold Tone Australian Airlines. ... -
Bendigo Military MuseumNewspaper, Australian Army, Guinea Gold Australian Edition, 1945
... Guinea Gold Australian Edition ...Printing in black ink. Guinea Gold Australian Edition Newspaper NEWSPAPER Australian Army ...Two newspapers are similar in size and heading. Single sheet paper when folded provides 4 pages. Printing in black ink. .1) Japan Signs Surrender .2) Gen. Adachi surrenders to 6 Division . Sword handed over ww2, pacific war, japan surrender -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Bendigo Gold Mining Companies
... ...Australian Gold Development (Costerfield)....Companies 'set to revive the golden days include Bendigo Mining NL, Bendigo Reef Mining NL (Tarnagulla), Alliance Gold Mines NL (Maldon), Perseverance Corporation (Fosterville), Heathcote Gold Joint Venture (Heathcote), Australian Gold Development (Costerfield). Colour photo of Julian Bartlett, South Deborah, standing in front of a drill rig holding a core sample. ...Gold mining Bendigo Bendigo Mining NL Bendigo Reef Mining NL (Tarnagulla) Alliance Gold Mines NL (Maldon) Perseverance Corporation (Fosterville) Heathcote Gold Joint Venture (Heathcote) Australian Gold Development (Costerfield). South Deborah Brian Lockyer Julian Bartlett Bendigo Advertiser article, 10th June,1995, titled 'New Days of Gold, Companies dig deep for forgotten treasure'. ...Bendigo Advertiser article, 10th June,1995, titled 'New Days of Gold, Companies dig deep for forgotten treasure'. Companies 'set to revive the golden days include Bendigo Mining NL, Bendigo Reef Mining NL (Tarnagulla), Alliance Gold Mines NL (Maldon), Perseverance Corporation (Fosterville), Heathcote Gold Joint Venture (Heathcote), Australian Gold Development (Costerfield). Colour photo of Julian Bartlett, South Deborah, standing in front of a drill rig holding a core sample. Data inset re mines, shows Brian Lockyer, South Deborah, placing a core sample on the ground. gold mining, bendigo, bendigo mining nl, bendigo reef mining nl (tarnagulla), alliance gold mines nl (maldon), perseverance corporation (fosterville), heathcote gold joint venture (heathcote), australian gold development (costerfield)., south deborah, brian lockyer, julian bartlett -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Costerfield Gold Mine
... ...Australian Gold Development NL...Bendigo Advertiser article 4th October, 1995, titled 'Mine produces a gold bonanza', describes the mining operations at the former Brunswick Mine site, Costerfield, by Australian Gold Development NL. Company Director, Peter Streader, stated that the processing plant 'had so far produced 500 ounces of gold since it became operational in late August'. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Gold mining Bendigo Costerfield Brunswick Mine Australian Gold Development NL Len Harvey Bendigo Advertiser article 4th October, 1995, titled 'Mine produces a gold bonanza', describes the mining operations at the former Brunswick Mine site, Costerfield, by Australian Gold Development NL. ...Bendigo Advertiser article 4th October, 1995, titled 'Mine produces a gold bonanza', describes the mining operations at the former Brunswick Mine site, Costerfield, by Australian Gold Development NL. Company Director, Peter Streader, stated that the processing plant 'had so far produced 500 ounces of gold since it became operational in late August'. Article on side of page ' Mining a way of life', describes the story of a family who have had five generations of miners working in the area. Photo on page shows Meg Gleeson of Costerfield with her grandfather Len Harvey, preparing to plant a tree to commemorate the opening of the new endeavour and the longevity of her family in mining. gold mining, bendigo, costerfield, brunswick mine, australian gold development nl, len harvey -
Robin Boyd FoundationMedal, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects, The Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal Award, 1969
... The Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal Award... Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal...RAIA Award Royal Australian Institute of Architects Gold Medal RAIA Gold Medal Robin Boyd The back of the timber frame is inscribed with //PARTH-40'E' - F + G. ...In 1969 Robin Boyd was awarded highest RAIA Gold medal, the highest honour.Gold medal (65mm diameter) with design on both faces. (a) RAIA medal with architect and guild figure and stone structure (b) Artem promovemos una Two kangaroos holding shield with wall and column structure. The medal set into a black velvet. The back is black leather in a timber frame. 405mmH X 330mmWThe back of the timber frame is inscribed with //PARTH-40'E' - F + G.royal australian institute of architects award. raia award, royal australian institute of architects gold medal, raia gold medal, robin boyd -
Beechworth Honey ArchivePoster
... ...Australian...Honey...Gold...Poster; Australian Honey. Nature's Liquid Gold. Photograph of honey being poured from spoon into a jar. ...Beechworth Honey Archive 87 Ford Street Beechworth high-country Poster Australian Honey Gold Beechworth Honey Poster; Australian Honey. ...Poster; Australian Honey. Nature's Liquid Gold. Photograph of honey being poured from spoon into a jar. Background rural scene. poster, australian, honey, gold, beechworth honey -
Glenelg Shire Council Cultural CollectionFunctional object - Pen - Glenelg Shire Council, n.d
... Front: 'Glenelg Shire Council Victoria, Australia' - gold...Glenelg Shire Council Cultural Collection History House Cliff Street Portland great-ocean-road Glenelg Shire Council souvenir pen Front: 'Glenelg Shire Council Victoria, Australia' - gold Pen, boxed, biro, maroon with gold trims, gold lettering and gold Glenelg Shire logo on cap. ...Pen, boxed, biro, maroon with gold trims, gold lettering and gold Glenelg Shire logo on cap.Front: 'Glenelg Shire Council Victoria, Australia' - goldglenelg shire council souvenir, pen -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - THE RUSH THAT NEVER ENDED, c1969
... ...Australian gold mining...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields AUSTRALIA gold mining Australian gold mining Geoffrey Blainey The Rush That Never Ended A History of Australian Mining. ...The Rush That Never Ended A History of Australian Mining. Publisher: Melbourne University Press, Carlton. Edition: 2nd. Photographs, Illustrations and Maps. Cost $2.85 Markings/Inscriptions: Bendigo Historiacal Society. Harold Currnow 19-8-69. SBN: 522 83930 4. Notations on pae 35, 2 lines underlined.Geoffrey Blaineyaustralia, gold mining, australian gold mining -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c1900
... australia...australian gold rushes...Beechworth New Town Newtown Newtown Beechworth local business Mackenzie Family Store Mackenzie's Family Store Mackenzie grain store Bridge Ford Steet High Street colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire McKenzie and Sons Grainstore McKenzie Family Store McKenzie Newtown Bridge Reverse: 6980/ PH 118/ 1998.00059/ Black and white rectangular photograph printed on paper Photograph Photograph ...Believed to have been taken sometime between 1858 and 1908, featuring a man with moustache, dressed in hat and long riding coat, seated on a bob-tailed horse, is stopped in the middle of a wide dirt road in Beechworth. He is outside a row of businesses, including R.McKenzie & Sons Grain Store and Mackenzie Family Store (Wholesale & Retail Est. 1855), along a sloping hill. Behind the main rider are a parked horse and laden two-wheeled cart backed up directly outside the grain store's verandah, and another man is driving a horse and four-wheeled wagon forward towards them. At the bottom of the hill is a bridge (Newtown Bridge) with forked road on the far side, leading to a number of houses on both sides of another hill. This image is looking down Bridge Street, Newtown, Beechworth and across to Ford Street (left) and High Street (right). Road-making was a focus of town development during the 1850s, and the wide streets were created on the instructions of the surveyor-general to be between sixty-six and ninety-nine feet wide to give the town a pleasing aspect.This photograph is important in showing the development and expansion of the various businesses and buildings in Bridge Street of Newtown, Beechworth. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on paperReverse: 6980/ PH 118/ 1998.00059/beechworth, new town, newtown, newtown beechworth, local business, mackenzie family store, mackenzie's family store, mackenzie, grain store, bridge, ford steet, high street, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, mckenzie and sons grainstore, mckenzie family store, mckenzie, newtown bridge -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph
... ...australian gold rushes...An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. ...It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire good luck gold mine victorian goldfields mining syndicates gold fever quartz-mining small-scale mining old good luck mine mopoke gully quartz reefs beechworth Obverse: Williams/ Good/ Luck Reverse: A02498/ 1997. 2498/ Good Luck/ Mine/ 1899/ Mopoke. ...This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. A large opening to a mine can be seen behind the men in the photograph, with a wheeled cart on a track leading to the men's position, where the soil and rocks have been hauled away. This photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls.This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district.Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card. Obverse: Williams/ Good/ Luck Reverse: A02498/ 1997. 2498/ Good Luck/ Mine/ 1899/ Mopoke. burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph
... ...australian gold rushes...An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. ...It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire good luck gold mine victorian goldfields mining syndicates gold fever quartz-mining small-scale mining old good luck mine mopoke gully quartz reefs beechworth Obverse: Reverse: A02497/ 1997.2497/ 'Good/ Luck/ Mine'/ Morepork/ Gully/ Mrs Joyce/ Bright/ Tunnel/ 800 ft/ 1899. ...This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. The foreground of the image is littered with piles of smashed rock and detritus, known as ‘mullock’, beside a reinforced mine shaft, a vertical access passageway allowing miners to enter the mine and haul ore out using lifting technology such as a poppet heads, whims or windlasses. A group of miners and a dog appear close to an open-sided miner’s hut. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls.This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district.Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card.Obverse: Reverse: A02497/ 1997.2497/ 'Good/ Luck/ Mine'/ Morepork/ Gully/ Mrs Joyce/ Bright/ Tunnel/ 800 ft/ 1899. burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph - Photograph - Reproduction, Unknown
... ...australian gold rushes...An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. ...It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire good luck gold mine victorian goldfields mining syndicates gold fever quartz-mining small-scale mining old good luck mine mopoke gully quartz reefs beechworth Obverse: Williams Good Luck Mine Beechworth / Roger! ...This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. The foreground of the image is littered with piles of smashed rock and detritus, known as ‘mullock’, beside a reinforced mine shaft, a vertical access passageway allowing miners to enter the mine and haul ore out using lifting technology such as a poppet heads, whims or windlasses. A group of miners and a dog appear close to an open-sided miner’s hut. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls. This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. Black and white rectangular reproduction photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: Williams Good Luck Mine Beechworth / Roger! / Reverse: 6858 / burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, Unknown
... ...australian gold rushes...The photograph contributes to our understanding of the A1 Gold Mine's impact on the landscape and the social, environmental impacts of mining on communities and may be compared with others in the Burke Museum's extensive collection of mining photographs to deepen our understanding of mining in the Jamieson area. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush mining tunnels gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail indigo shire upper goulburn shire jamieson woods point-walhalla goldfield a1 gold mine victorian high country modern mining methods orogenic gold province gold mineralisation devonian dykes Reverse: 5577 / A1 Mine / Near Jamieson / Vic. / Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper Photograph Photograph ...The A1 Gold Mine is located north of Woods Point, near Jamieson, in the Upper Goulburn region of Victoria. Gold was discovered at the A1 site in 1861 and mining operations began in 1864. The A1 Mine Settlement refers to a small township known variously as Castle Reef, Castle Point, and Raspberry Creek, which developed in the 1860s around mining industry centred on a crushing machine that worked the three gold reefs in the area. Historically, the name "A1"referred to the high quality of gold found in the quartz reefs at depths of at least two thousand feet. Along with the Morning Star mine at Woods Point, the A1 gold mine produced almost sixty percent of Victoria's gold output in the 1950s to 1970s and continued operating until 1992 when it went into administration. Operations at the site were revived in 2016 and the A1 Mine is now considered one of Victoria's premier gold mines. The A1 mine is part of the extensive and prospective Lachlan Fold Belt, a north-west trending belt of tightly folded Early Devonian sedimentary rocks extending from New South Wales to Victoria. Mineralisation is hosted within or immediately adjacent to diorite dykes. Contemporary development of the 'Queens Lode' at the A1 mine signals a move from high-grade, narrow vein airleg mining into larger scale, mechanical mining designed to increase ore production volume. This original, undated photograph of the A1 Mine appears to depict an area or phase of disuse or abandonment. The aged and humble appearance of the cottage suggests association with the historical A1 Mine Settlement, therefore the image may have been taken prior to the 1950s-1970s revival period in which the A1 mine is known to have produced high gold yields. The photograph contributes to our understanding of the A1 Gold Mine's impact on the landscape and the social, environmental impacts of mining on communities and may be compared with others in the Burke Museum's extensive collection of mining photographs to deepen our understanding of mining in the Jamieson area.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paperReverse: 5577 / A1 Mine / Near Jamieson / Vic. /burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, mining tunnels, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, indigo shire, upper goulburn shire, jamieson, woods point-walhalla goldfield, a1 gold mine, victorian high country, modern mining methods, orogenic gold province, gold mineralisation, devonian, dykes -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph - Photograph - Reproduction, ca. 1900
... ...australian gold rushes...The shift from smaller scale alluvial mining to larger company dominance in the mining industry has implications for understanding wider social, economic, political and industrial changes in the region of Beechworth and within the context of the Victorian Gold Rush more broadly. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush hydraulic sluicing rocky mountain mining company spring creek netwown falls mining tunnels water races tailraces colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire gold mining gold mining history A black and white rectangular reproduction photograph printed on photographic paper. ...This image shows the approach to Beechworth from the south-west via the Newtown Bridge. Numerous early buildings line the road as it bifurcates to become Ford and High Streets on the ridge above Spring Creek and Newtown Falls. The sloping, rocky terrain and water course along the gorge show evidence of the intense mining activity that occurred at the site. The Ovens Gold Rush at Beechworth started when gold was found at Spring Creek in February 1852, prompting an influx of miners from around the world. The population grew over 20,000 by 1857. While the earliest mining at Beechworth was similar to that in other Victorian goldfields like Ballarat and Bendigo, Beechworth is notable for its use of hydraulic sluicing as a major method of removing wash-dirt. Hydraulic sluicing employs high pressure jets of water to blast away large areas of earth and wash it down to be run through a sluice box. Gold gets caught in the sluice and the remaining slurry is washed away. This method of mining is extremely effective but causes significant environmental impacts and damage to waterways. Large water quantities were required for large-scale sluicing, and the long water races and deep tailraces that were constructed in the Beechworth area in the nineteenth century are nonetheless considered feats of engineering. The site in the photograph is associated with the Rocky Mountain Mining Company who constructed an eight hundred meter tunnel under the township between 1876-1880 to reduce water levels at Spring Creek, which had been subject to diversions since the earliest days of alluvial mining. Over four million ounces of gold (115 tones) were found at Beechworth between 1852 and 1868, and the wealth from the gold rushes built Beechworth and the nationally significant buildings that remain standing today.This image shows the early development of the Beechworth township above Spring Creek, where gold was discovered in 1852. Evidence of hydraulic sluicing, a uniquely predominant method at Beechworth, and water-works engineering are present in the landscape. By the 1870s, alluvial gold deposits were depleted and increasingly complex engineering was required so deeper shafts could reach bedrock. This image is significant for understanding changes to the landscape and the evolution of mining methods and engineering practices related to the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks. The shift from smaller scale alluvial mining to larger company dominance in the mining industry has implications for understanding wider social, economic, political and industrial changes in the region of Beechworth and within the context of the Victorian Gold Rush more broadly. A black and white rectangular reproduction photograph printed on photographic paper. burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, hydraulic sluicing, rocky mountain mining company, spring creek, netwown falls, mining tunnels, water races, tailraces, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, gold mining, gold mining history -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, 1920-1950
... ...australian gold rushes...This photograph has historic and research potential for understanding changes to the landscape, the evolution of mining methods, and the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush hydraulic sluicing spring creek netwown falls mining tunnels water races tailraces gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail indigo shire john pund water manipulation water engineering three mile creek three mile mine water race large-scale mining methods historical mining construction alluvial mining mining environmental impacts baarmutha water barons Reverse: 7597-1 / Sluice Mining / Copied from original on loan from Webb (Qld) / Donated Nov 2009 / Baarmutha Three Mile Mine c1920-1950 / Managed by the Plain Bros then Parkinsons / Current Location is: Beechworth Animal Shelter / used for Baarmutha Black and white rectangular photograph on matte paper Photograph Photograph ...This image taken between 1920-1930 depicts open-cut hydraulic sluicing at the Three Mile Mine, located about five kilometres south of Beechworth. Alluvial, or surface, mining began on this site in the 1850s, but was soon replaced by hydraulic sluicing methods. By the start of 1880 it is estimated that nine hundred miles of water races had been cut though soil and rock in the Beechworth district. Hydraulic sluicing employs high pressure jets of water to blast away large areas of earth and wash it down to be run through a sluice box. Gold gets caught in the sluice and the remaining slurry is washed away. Large water quantities were required for hydraulic sluicing, and the long water races and deep tailraces that were constructed were considered great engineering feats. This method of mining is extremely effective, but causes significant environmental damage and impacts to waterways and agricultural operations. Miners at Beechworth built extensive networks of races and dams to secure reliable supplies of water on a scale far greater than elsewhere in Victoria. By the 1880s Beechworth's water barons continued to hold more than half of all the water right licences on issue and undertook sluicing operations on a massive scale. The manipulation of surface and ground water via race networks was well planned and recorded in detail by local mining surveyors. The maps that were created, combined with modern geo-spatial technologies, provide a vital key in understanding the great lengths to which miners went to capture and control critical water resources. Today, Three Mile mine is called Baarmutha. The Three Mile Mine was unproductive until 1865 when John Pund and three other miners secured a fifteen year license and constructed a water race from Upper Nine Mile Creek to Three Mile Creek. In the early twentieth century Pund & Co. averaged over one thousand ounces of gold per year from the mine. After Pund's death in 1915, GSG Amalgamated Co operated the site, continuing sluicing until 1950. This image of hydraulic sluicing methods shows the extent of water-works engineering in the landscape. This photograph has historic and research potential for understanding changes to the landscape, the evolution of mining methods, and the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks in the Beechworth district. Black and white rectangular photograph on matte paperReverse: 7597-1 / Sluice Mining / Copied from original on loan from Webb (Qld) / Donated Nov 2009 / Baarmutha Three Mile Mine c1920-1950 / Managed by the Plain Bros then Parkinsons / Current Location is: Beechworth Animal Shelter / used for Baarmuthaburke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, hydraulic sluicing, spring creek, netwown falls, mining tunnels, water races, tailraces, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, indigo shire, john pund, water manipulation, water engineering, three mile creek, three mile mine, water race, large-scale mining methods, historical mining construction, alluvial mining, mining environmental impacts, baarmutha, water barons -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE BENDIGO DIGGINGS, PRELIMINARY DRAFT FOR BROCHURE
... ... South Australian Gold Commissioner...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BHS Collection MINING Marketing victoria hill Victoria Hill The Bendigo Diggings - Preliminary Draft for Brochure Aust National Travel Association Tullamarine Jetport Emu Bottom Homestead Kyneton Historical Museum Chinese Joss House Eaglehawk Museum Whipstick Scrub Cairn Curran Reservoir Castelmaine Historical Museum and Market Hall National Trust Ballarat Hiatorical Park Echuca's Hopwood Gardens Swan Hill Folk Museum Gibson's Mount Alexander No 2 Squatting Run Captain Brown Chief Commissioner Wright Hustler's Reef Thomas Hustler Mining Board Drainage of Reefs Act 1862 First World War Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields Second World War Sandhurst W C Vahland Battery Trams Horse Trams Steam Trams Electric Trams Central Nell Gwynne Mine Theodore Ballerstadt George Lansell New Chum Hill Ballerstadt's Open Cut 180 Mine New Chum Syncline Battery William Rae Victoria Quartz Wittscheibe's 'Jeweller's Shop' Luffsman and Sterry Gold Mines Hotel Adventure Bendigo and District Tourist Association Bendigo City Council Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria Professor Brian Lewis School of Architecture and Building at the University of Melbourne Taylor Horsfield Lord Robert Cecil South Australian Gold Commissioner Nine typed pages of notes on a preliminary draft for a brochure on the Bendigo Diggings. ...BHS CollectionNine typed pages of notes on a preliminary draft for a brochure on the Bendigo Diggings. First part is the objective which is to preserve the mining history and to have exhibits in the places they were used, e.g. quartz mining machinery exhibited in a quartz mining area, not on an alluvial field. Part B is historical notes on the area. Part C is the Site - Victoria Hill area. Part D is Stage One which consists of carpark area, technological museum, restaurant, mineral haulage line, picnic ground, earthworks and planting over the area. Part E is Stage Two which will consist of the open-air exhibits, in the area surrounded by the mineral haulage line, and the Central Nell Gwynne mine on the west side of the site. Part F is Stage Three which will consist of the winery, the steam tram track, the lake, the wildlife sanctuary and various buildings associated with gold mining. Part G is Costing with the prices to be filled in. Parts H and I are the Appeal and the Committee. Details to be filled in. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.mining, marketing, victoria hill, victoria hill, the bendigo diggings - preliminary draft for brochure, aust national travel association, tullamarine jetport, emu bottom homestead, kyneton historical museum, chinese joss house, eaglehawk museum, whipstick scrub, cairn curran reservoir, castelmaine historical museum and market hall, national trust, ballarat hiatorical park, echuca's hopwood gardens, swan hill folk museum, gibson's mount alexander no 2 squatting run, captain brown, chief commissioner wright, hustler's reef, thomas hustler, mining board, drainage of reefs act 1862, first world war, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, second world war, sandhurst, w c vahland, battery trams, horse trams, steam trams, electric trams, central nell gwynne mine, theodore ballerstadt, george lansell, new chum hill, ballerstadt's open cut, 180 mine, new chum syncline battery, william rae, victoria quartz, wittscheibe's 'jeweller's shop', luffsman and sterry, gold mines hotel, adventure, bendigo and district tourist association, bendigo city council, bendigo branch of the royal historical society of victoria, professor brian lewis, school of architecture and building at the university of melbourne, taylor horsfield, lord robert cecil, south australian gold commissioner -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1902-1906, 1902-1906
... australia excursion...sunnyside woollen mills...tasmanian excursion...swedish iron...mt jukes excurson...western australian gold...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Ausgtralia. ballarat school of mines magazines sports committee thomas williams mount lyell w. pearce t. williams s. hepburn seward w. figgis j.r. reid p. elliott p.a. pratt n. buley john sutherland h.r murphy j. inglis r. nevett herbert l. krause broken hill artistic printing process hints on portraiture arizona cornish mining ausimm at the central mine, broken hill iron knob brown boveri turbo generator at block 10 junction mine plant or potter process broken hill propriety mill carlyon's hotel sam jamieson electrical labortory ballarat school of mines rowing eight sports committee, rowing on lake wendouree boat shed h. valentine l. seward c. macgennis d. don m. gaunt h. owne l. nott s. leathes j.a. reid h.r. murphy alfred mica smith r. hosking zeehan moonta wallaroo smelting silver south africa south australia excursion sunnyside woollen mills tasmanian excursion swedish iron mt jukes excurson western australian gold ore wynne-grant furnace bhp sintering slimes leggo furnace mine ventilation mount morgan mine mount pani ltd new zealand coal adelaide school of mines students' association at iron knob ausimm excursions visits South Australian Excursion Five copies of the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine bound in a blue hard cover and quart bound in calf. 1902 - Retirement of Herbert L. ...The Ballarat School of Mines is a predecessor institution of Federation University Ausgtralia.Five copies of the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine bound in a blue hard cover and quart bound in calf. 1902 - Retirement of Herbert L. Krause 1905 - Mt Lyall Ore Deposits Images: Ballarat School of Mines Sports Association Committee and Officers, 1905 Standing left to right: W. Pearce, T. Williams, S. Hepburn, Seward, W. Figgis, J.R. Reid, P. Elliott Sitting left to right: P.A. Pratt, N. Buley, John Sutherland, H.R Murphy, J. Inglis, R. Nevett 1906 Excursion to Broken Hill, The Artistic Printing Process, Hints on Portraiture, Arizona, Cornish Mining Images Ballarat School of Mines and AusImm at the Central Mine, Broken Hill; At Iron Knob, Brown Boveri Turbo Generator at Block 10, Junction Mine plant or Potter Process, Broken Hill Propriety Mill, Carlyon's Hotel, Sam Jamieson, Electrical Labortory, Ballarat School of Mines Rowing Eight, Sports Committee,ballarat school of mines, magazines, sports committee, thomas williams, mount lyell, w. pearce, t. williams, s. hepburn, seward, w. figgis, j.r. reid, p. elliott, p.a. pratt, n. buley, john sutherland, h.r murphy, j. inglis, r. nevett, herbert l. krause, broken hill, artistic printing process, hints on portraiture, arizona, cornish mining, ausimm at the central mine, broken hill, iron knob, brown boveri turbo generator at block 10, junction mine plant or potter process, broken hill propriety mill, carlyon's hotel, sam jamieson, electrical labortory, ballarat school of mines rowing eight, sports committee,, rowing on lake wendouree, boat shed, h. valentine, l. seward, c. macgennis, d. don, m. gaunt, h. owne, l. nott, s. leathes, j.a. reid, h.r. murphy, alfred mica smith, r. hosking, zeehan, moonta, wallaroo, smelting silver, south africa, south australia excursion, sunnyside woollen mills, tasmanian excursion, swedish iron, mt jukes excurson, western australian gold ore, wynne-grant furnace, bhp sintering slimes, leggo furnace, mine ventilation, mount morgan mine, mount pani ltd, new zealand coal, adelaide school of mines, students' association, at iron knob, ausimm, excursions, visits, south australian excursion -
Marysville & District Historical SocietyBooklet (item) - Information booklet, Artworkz Tourism, Gold & Mining, Unknown
... ...australian gold rush...A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia....A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia....Marysville & District Historical Society 39 Darwin Street Marysville yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia. A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia. gold gold mining californian gold rush australian gold rush new south wales gold rush victorian gold rush eureka stockade redgate diggings eglington mine redgate alexandra alluvial mining quartz reef mining walhalla quartz reef mine mount pleasant diggings artworks tourism A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia. ...A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia.A booklet that was produced of information regarding gold and gold mining in Australia.gold, gold mining, californian gold rush, australian gold rush, new south wales gold rush, victorian gold rush, eureka stockade, redgate diggings, eglington mine, redgate, alexandra, alluvial mining, quartz reef mining, walhalla quartz reef mine, mount pleasant diggings, artworks tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
... gold... Australian history...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO History gold mining book books Bendigo history Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch gold goldfields Victoria Victorian history gold mines gold Australian history gold discoveries mining. ...Five copies of 'The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch Historical Guide to Bendigo. Including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields.' Revised Edition. Printed by Cambridge Press, Bendigo 1968. photos, maps, illustrations. Two copies only have WITH FREE MAP stamped on the front cover.bendigo, history, gold mining, book, books, bendigo, history, royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, gold, goldfields, victoria, victorian history, gold mines, gold, australian history, gold discoveries, mining. sticker bottom left front cover of two copies only 0064.5 par. 0064.6 par
