Work on the Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk open cut sites created much discussion about the environmental effects of the projects on the local communities. Bendigo Mining N.L held meetings and provided written information through information sheets and a regular newsletter to outline the mining processes. Community groups similarly presented their concerns to the mine regarding the environmental impacts that concerned them. Bendigo Mining N.L community engagement meetings and community representatives on the Environmental Effects Committee were avenues through which concerns were expressed by citizens. A detailed account of the recent history of Bendigo Mining is outlined in the Company History. Bendigo Mining NL website: https://www.bmnl.com.au/goldfield-history/ One page document, printed on both sides. Front page titled ' Proposed Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat and Deborah Reef Mines' produced by the community representatives Greg Hough and Shelley Cohn, members of the Eaglehawk and Kangaroo Flat Environmental Effects committees. Potential environmental impacts from the mining are discussed in the paper. Back of page: 'EES Process Timeframe' diagram. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, shelley cohn, greg hough, environmental effects committee, cyanide, water table

Yellow and black cover, 16 pages. Written on front cover: '2001 Annual Environmental Report, Bendigo Mining N.L.' Cover has images of Pall Mall, Bendigo, entry to decline at Bendigo Mining, Kangaroo Flat and map of underground workings. The booklet 'provides stakeholders with a window into Bendigo Mining's environmental management in terms of strategy, activities and achievements in the calendar year 2001'. bendigo mining n.l., doug buerger, environmental report, 2001

Black cover with image of early Bendigo mine landscape. Written on front cover: 'Bendigo Mining N.L. Annual Report 1996' Twenty eight page booklet, with maps of tenement areas and exploration projects; reserve and resource ounces; longitudinal project Deborah line of reef; historic production 1931 - 1954 Deborah line of reef; Williams United Gold Project; Williams United Surface Plan; Birds/South Carshalton Gold project and financial reports. bendigo mining n.l., deborah line of reef, williams united gold project, williams united surface plan, birds/south carshalton gold project

Bendigo Mining 1993 to present In the 1980s Bendigo Mining listed on the ASX with ownership of leases along the Deborah line of reef. In 1993, the Company consolidated ownership of the entire Goldfield when it purchased WMC’s interests. A detailed account of the recent history of Bendigo Mining is outlined in the Company History. Bendigo Mining NL website: https://www.bmnl.com.au/goldfield-history/ Six page Bendigo Mining N.L. Quarterly Report, July-September 1996. Report lists achievements, advanced projects, Williams United Gold Project, exploration projects, milestones reached and a statement of reserves and resources as at 30th September, 1996. Diagrams include: location of advanced projects showing reserve and resource ounces, location of tenement areas and exploration projects, longitudinal projection of Deborah line of reef with inferred resource and areas of potential and a section through Williams United showing the St. Mungo fault. A quarterly statement of cash flows for quarter ended 30 September, 1996, on back page of report. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, swan decline, deborah reef

Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Golden Opportunity' Bendigo Advertiser, January 23, 2001. Article describes progress of the Swan Decline which is now 3.5 km under the City of Bendigo, at a depth of 500 metres under Hargreaves Street. On right hand side of article: plan of Deborah and Sheepshead reef lines showing Swan decline. Written underneath plan: ' The Ribbons: the Swan decline is now under Hargreaves Street. Deposits are in black'. Mr. Doug Buerger is quoted in the article. 2. '300 New Jobs', Bendigo Advertiser May 28, 2002. Photo of Euan McGowan, Bendigo Mining heavy plant fitter and Mr. Doug Buerger, on right hand side of article. Article discusses the Bendigo Mining N.L. project and Mr. Buerger predicts that between '200 and 300 full-time jobs will become available in Bendigo'. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, swan decline, euan mcgowan, production

Image of milky quartz on glossy cover with 'Bendigo Mining Annual Report 2004' overlaid. Fifty one pages, booklet contains Chairman's Report, review of operations, management and peer review, corporate governance statement, Directors report, financial statements, Directors' declaration, independent audit report and shareholder information. Photos in the booklet include: two gram gold particle in quartz from the Upper S3 reef, coarse gold samples, spur veining from Christine No. 2 reef and plan showing Swan decline.bendigo mining n.l., 2003, annual report

Sixteen page booklet. On front cover: Bendigo Mining NL, Community and Environment Report, 2003'. Image of gecko on piece of wood on front cover. Contents include Managing Director's message, our project, community, environmental performance, Carshalton, New Moon, Woodvale, vent shaft and decline tunnel, economic value, verification. bendigo mining n.l., 2003, annual report, community, environmental performance, carshalton, new moon, woodvale, vent shaft and decline tunnel, economic value, verification.

Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Gold Fraud Crackdown', Bendigo Advertiser April 29, 1999. Article details the operations of the Bendigo police squad who will be specially trained to detect gold fraud. Doug Buerger is pictured with Detective Pat Bannan and State Mining Warden Kevin Ryan. 2. 'Gold Estimates Soar, Share price jumps' Bendigo Advertiser 12th July 2001. Article discusses the estimates of gold still beneath Bendigo. The 'ribbons tested had a best-estimated grade of 12 grams per tonne'. Bendigo mining 'hopes to raise $50 million to get into production.'bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, swan decline

Two newspaper articles: 1. ' Doubts plague miner, Bendigo Mining fights on', Bendigo Advertiser, 17 October 2006. Aerial photo of photo of Bendigo Mining plant, right hand side of article. Article discusses the uncertainty being faced by Bendigo Mining. Gold was not found in the expected concentrations. 2. 'Gold shortfall', Bendigo Advertiser, 21 October 2006. Photo of 'Steve Bracks and Bendigo Mining Managing Director Doug Buerger during the official opening of the mine yesterday' on top of article. '35 - 45 per cent less gold than previously forecast' would be produced at the mine. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, steve bracks, gold reserve

'History made as mine is opened', Bendigo Advertiser, 21 October, 2006. Photos of Doug Buerger, Peter McCarthy at the official opening, on right hand side of article. Article discusses the official opening of Bendigo Mining's Kangaroo Flat gold mine. Mr. Buerger addressed the fact that Bendigo Mining 'has made incorrect assumptions about the gold content of parts of Bendigo's underground mine - there has been less gold than geologists previously estimated. The Company 'was forced to reduce the reserves it will mine in the next two years by one third'.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, mine opening

'Bendigo keeps the old dream alive' Australian newspaper, 9 July 2007. Photo on top of article shows Rod Hanson inside the Kangaroo Flat gold mine entry to the Swan decline. Article discusses the consequences of Bendigo Mining over estimating the recovery of its gold grades. Cash reserves, investment and future possibilities are explored by Rod Hanson in the context of the poorer than expected results. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, mine opening, rod hanson, garden gully reef, sheepshead reef, deborah reef, grenfell reef, portal, swan decline

'Record gold output at Kangaroo Flat' Bendigo Advertiser, Financial Update, 21 November, 2009. On top of article, photo of Mr. Rod Hanson addressing shareholders at the Bendigo Mining annual general meeting. Mr. Hanson discussed the positive exploration results at the Henty Mine. 'Global financial volatility had helped keep the price of gold up as people turn to the metal as an investment haven.'bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, rod hanson, portal, swan decline, henty mine, gold price, shareholders, annual general meeting

St. Barbara is an Australian based, ASX listed company with development projects in Papua New Guinea and in Nova Scotia, Canada.'Move on Bendigo Mining, St. Barbara acquires 49.53 million shares', Bendigo Advertiser, 13 January 2007. Following the suspension of production at Bendigo Mining and the crash in the share price, St. Barbara 'bought 49.53 million shares at an average price of 34.8c'. 'Market speculation continued yesterday about a possible take-over of Bendigo Mining with some sources saying that a full bid from St. Barbara was likely'. On right hand side of article, a graph showing Australian Gold Producers in 2006 - production in ounces on left hand side of graph. Newcrest, Perseverance & Leviathan, St. Barbara, Equigold, Agincourt, Leviathan, Dominion, Croesus, Perseverance, Intrepid and Troy companies are shown.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, swan decline, shareholders, st. barbara, newcrest, perseverance & leviathan, equigold, agincourt, leviathan, dominion, croesus, perseverance, intrepid and troy

'Ex-miners go down under', Bendigo Advertiser, 1st May, 1999. Ex-miners, members of the Past Miners Club, inspected the new decline of Bendigo Mining. Photo on right shows brothers Bill and Allan Harris and Bert Rosan, wearing hard hats, leaving the Swan Decline at the New Bendigo Goldmine, Kangaroo Flat. Mr. Doug Buerger stated that 'Bendigo Mining is interested in taking part in the Old Miners Club to make sure all information past miners have is properly recorded'. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, swan decline, doug buerger, bill harris, allan harris, bert rosan

'High Grade Ore Uncovered' Bendigo Advertiser, 19th November, 2008. Aerial photo of Bendigo Mining's Kangaroo Flat operation on right hand side of article. Large amounts of gold have been 'recovered from block MB8' and has 'lifted the average grade of Gill reef processed to date by about 27 per cent to 8.1 g/t gold'. 'Significant numbers of gold particles were noted in the development faces, which combined with other visual indicators enabled the geologists to confidently predict very high grade ore'. Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Rod Hanson stated that Bendigo 'had a record of producing bonanza grade ore from within larger reef systems.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, swan decline, doug buerger, bill harris, allan harris, bert rosan

'Ready for the future, ex-mine boss grateful for support of friends', Bendigo Advertiser, 10th January, 2007. Photo of Doug and Fay Buerger at home with their grand-daughter, Mina, on top of article. Article discusses the resignation of Mr. Doug Buerger from Bendigo Mining and his plans for the future. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, doug buerger, fay buerger, resignation

Sixteen page Bendigo Advertiser insert, 21st October, 2006, 'Bringing Gold Back to Bendigo, celebrating the official opening of Bendigo's Mine'. Articles focus on Bendigo's gold history and the opening and potential of the Bendigo Mining project. Advertisements from businesses supporting the project are featured in the insert. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, doug buerger, bendigo creek, education, local employment, archaeology., revegetation, goldfields revegetation, woodvale ponds, mine machinery, gold deposits

Two page article, 'Australian Mining' February 2006, Mine of the Month, titled 'Bendigo's soon to be New Gold Mine is on time'. Development of the new mine in Bendigo remains on target for first gold production in June 2006. A labelled aerial photo of the construction site in 2006, a schematic view of ribbon locations and two images of mining machinery used on site - Koeppern high pressure grinding rolls and an Atlas Copco MT 5010 50t haul truck - are included in the article. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, construction site, koeppern high pressure grinding rolls, atlas copco mt 5010 50t haul truck, carshalton, eaglehawk, swandecline, decline

Three overhead transparencies used in presentation on Bendigo mining : a. Colour coded in green and red to show the Bendigo urban area with the limit of the Bendigo goldfield shown. Written on the transparency in b lack 'Limit of Bendigo Goldfield which produced 17 million oz. of hard rock gold and sourced 5 million oz. of alluvial gold.' b. Printed in black, showing mining leases and anticlines with syncline in between. Approx. 300 metres printed across top of diagram. c. Perspective vjew of reef lines Nell Gwynne, New Chum and Sheepshead. Diagram tinted in colours. Written on transparency: Perspective View, Schematic 3D block diagram showing historically mined shallow ribbons and potential mineralised ribbons to 1500 metres for part of the Bendigo Goldfield. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, bendigo goldfield, urban area, mineralised, nell gwynne reef, new chum reef, sheepshead reef

Bendigo Mining 1993 to present In the 1980s Bendigo Mining listed on the ASX with ownership of leases along the Deborah line of reef. In 1993, the Company consolidated ownership of the entire Goldfield when it purchased WMC’s interests. A detailed account of the recent history of Bendigo Mining N.L. is provided in the Company history on Bendigo Mining N.L website: https://www.bmnl.com.au/goldfield-history One page, double sided, report on Carshalton and Williams mines regarding air quality and health impacts. Presumably produced by Bendigo Mining N.L. in preparation for mining operations at both sites. Wind speeds and directions at both mines were recorded and implications for dust control discussed. Stages in the mining process that generate dust are listed on the second page. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, mining proposal, dust supression, carshalton mine, williams united mine, metereology

A wide range of newspaper articles were collected and archived by Bendigo Mining N.L. personnel. The articles cover a wide range of topics including information about the progress of the mine development including the boxcut, decline progress, environmental concerns and community engagement.Spiral bound yellow cover book containing a collection of 'Bendigo Advertiser', 'Sun', Wedderburn Express and 'The Age' newspaper articles relating to Bendigo Mining NL, Carshalton site, Kangaroo Flat, dating from 18th July, 1989 to 12th August, 1990. Articles are affixed to both sides of first ten pages used in the book. Written on cover black text ' Bendigo mining N.L. Media'bendigo, gold mining, exploration, bendigo mining nl, carshalton, chimney, bendigo chamber of commerce, deborah reef, deborah gold mine

Two page document. On top, first page ' Bendigo Mining N.L., Deborah Reef Project, Environment Effects Statement, Summary Brochure'. Poppet head on top LH corner of document. A map of central Bendigo is drawn on page 1 and shows the location of the proposed processing plant near the Airport. Further maps on page 2 and 3 show the North Deborah Mine Site, the pipeline route and the airfield site. The summary brochure provides an outline of the material contained in the Environment Effects Statement and proposed planning scheme amendments upon which, the Deborah Reef Project will be assessed. Page four lists the issues that impact on this submission: planning and land use; socio economic environment; traffic; discharges to air; water management; explosives storage and handling; subsidence; heritage; flora and fauna and landscape and visual assessment. The 16th March, 1989, is the date given for submissions to be lodged in regard to this project.Bendigo Mining N.Lbendigo, mining, deborah reef project

One yellow page information sheet, issued by Bendigo Mining N.L. On top of sheet: welcome to the New Bendigo Gold Project. . A site plan and safety warnings are provided on the sheet. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, open day, information day, mine site, safety, boxcut, bund wall

Dr Ralph Birrell (20/3/1927 - 7/6/2014) was a lecturer at the Bendigo School of mines and the author of numerous books about mining in Victoria, particularly Bendigo, and books on various elements of Bendigo history. New Bendigo Gold Project The Bendigo goldfield is centred on the urban area of Bendigo (population approximately 60 000) in central Victoria, 130 km north west of Melbourne, Australia. Gold was discovered at Bendigo in 1851 and production continued through to 1954. The Bendigo goldfield is the second largest goldfield in total gold produced in Australia, after Kalgoorlie's Golden Mile with a total production of 22 million oz. The geology of the Bendigo Field consists of a series of tightly folded, interbedded sandstone and shale sediments. Within the sediments the gold mineralisation is hosted in quartz reefs or ribbons closely associated with anticline axes and reverse faulting. The gold within the quartz reefs is typically both coarse grained and erratically distributed.Three letters from Bendigo Mining N.L. 14th May 1998, 3 November 1998, and 22nd. April 1999, to Mr. Ralph Birrell from Bendigo Mining N.L. regarding the next meeting of the old miners club to be held at Bendigo mining's site offices. Signed by Shelley Saunders, Community Affairs Co-ordinator. On bottom of page: Registered and Secretarial Office, 61-65 Bull Street, Bendigo Vic 3550. Carshalton Site Office, Coonooer Street, Kangaroo Flat, Vic 3555.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, kangaroo flat, ralph birrell, old miners group

The New Bendigo Gold Project began surface workings at the Carshalton site in Kangaroo Flat, in 1998. A decline tunnel was constructed and designed to reach a depth of 800 m below the surface, passing underneath historic workings. The information brochure was produced to provide information to Bendigo community members.Colour trifold information brochure (2 copies). On front: 'New Bendigo Gold Project, Bendigo Mining N.L'. Brochure details background of project, environmental philosophy, rehabilitation work, jobs in the economy and current activity on the New Bendigo Gold Project. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, kangaroo flat, environmental study

Production at the Bendigo Mining N.L. Kangaroo Flat mine site was planned to shut down over a period of six months, during which time 150 jobs were expected to be lost. Almost 60 per cent was wiped off the Company's value on January 9th 2007 trading. Two newspaper articles: 1. 'Bendigo hopes buried', one page article. Image of mining equipment underground in stope. Text underneath image: Poor ore grades from Bendigo's operations, have forced it to concede that its interpretation of historic mining data has been 'optimistic'. Bendigo Advertiser article 9.1.2007 2. On front of page 'Community Upbeat' and 'Many more challenges to overcome' on one page. Cr. Julie Rivendell comments on closure. Bendigo Advertiser article 10.1.2007. On back of page: Investor's worst fears realised'.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, douglas buerger, managing director, julie rivendell, mine closure, share market, stock market

New Bendigo Gold Project The Bendigo goldfield is centred on the urban area of Bendigo (population approximately 60 000) in central Victoria, 130 km north west of Melbourne, Australia. Gold was discovered at Bendigo in 1851 and production continued through to 1954. The Bendigo goldfield is the second largest goldfield in total gold produced in Australia, after Kalgoorlie's Golden Mile with a total production of 22 million oz. The geology of the Bendigo Field consists of a series of tightly folded, interbedded sandstone and shale sediments. Within the sediments the gold mineralisation is hosted in quartz reefs or ribbons closely associated with anticline axes and reverse faulting. The gold within the quartz reefs is typically both coarse grained and erratically distributed.Two page document produced by Bendigo Mining N.L. on the occasion of their 2002 Open Day. Front page 'Welcome to the New Bendigo Giold Project' outlines the procedure involved in signing in and safety issues whilst on site. A site plan is provided. Second page is an information sheet, and provides facts and figures on the project to date. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, kangaroo flat, 2002, new bendigo gold project, open day

Bendigo Mining 1993 to present In the 1980s Bendigo Mining listed on the ASX with ownership of leases along the Deborah line of reef. In 1993, the Company consolidated ownership of the entire Goldfield when it purchased WMC’s interests. A detailed account of the recent history of Bendigo Mining is outlined in the Company History. Bendigo Mining NL website: https://www.bmnl.com.au/goldfield-history/ 1. One page, double sided page, listing contacts for further information on Bendigo Mining N.L. Williams United Project, Eaglehawk and Birds South/Carshalton Project, Kangaroo Flat. 2. A4 trifold brochure ' Environmental Impact Assessment in Victoria' how to find your way around the environment effects act. Department of Planning Development, Government of Victoria.bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, cyanide, toxicity, woodvale ponds