Black and white photograph of Britannia Street, Mitcham, looking south. c. 1987. Note the Angling Club (foreground) and the original Scout Hall, later the Guide Hall. The hall was built c. 1920britannia street, mitcham, mitcham scout hall, mitcham guide hall, mitcham angling club

2 Coloured photos of Brittania Street, Mitcham. Looking North from Corner of Whitehorse Road. Shops on Western side of Britannia Street are located on the site of Barelli's shop, dwelling and bakehouse. To the north of these buildings and across a cobblestone lane now called Enterprise Way was the Salvation Army Citadel, .a further commercial building housing a printer. Erection of this building necessitated demolition of Barelli's stable and reclamation of its horse yard. The Salvation Army are now located on the Mitcham Road and Harrison Street corner.britannia street mitcham, shops

Black and white photograph of Britannia St., Mitcham, looking south west, showing the Guide Hall (left) and Anglers club (right)britannia street, mitcham, mitcham guide hall, mitcham angling club

Coloured photograph of Station Street Mitcham looking north. Trees on Mitcham Mall (formerly Britannia Street) in distancestation street, mitcham, britannia mall mitcham, britannia street

Series of photographs loaned for copying by Robert Collier through Keith Rooney. Photographs have been scanned by Ted Arrowsmith at 300dpi as a 'tiff' and burnt onto a CD Rom. copies of photographs were produced from the CD Rom for inclusion in the album.Black and white photograph of Whitehorse Road, Mitcham c1920 showing the Billiard Room and Tobacconist near Cr Britannia Street.britannia street, mitcham, billiard rooms, tobacconist, whitehorse road, mitcham.

Mitcham Guides outside Hall in Britannia Street, Mitcham. Since demolished in the same frenzied activity that resulted in the redevelopment of Britannia Street and environs including the Junior Primary School site, Angling Club, Barelli's bakehouse, stable and the Salvation Army 'Citadel'. Many fine young women passed through the 'Scout Hall' as Mitcham's Guides and Brownies.guide groups, mitcham guide hall, britannia street, mitcham

Photocopies of land titles involved in subdivision of land on the north-west corner of Whitehorse Road and Mitcham Road including Britannia Street. A list of purchasers is included.mitcham road, mitcham, whitehorse road, britannia street, rawlings, alfred, frost, john, richards, thomas, leech, george arthur, smith, reed, richard louis, young, frederick, hughes, doery, george henry, mitcham primary school, no. 2904, land subdivision

2 Coloured photos of Britannia Street looking South towards Whitehorse Road.Prior to the redevelopment of Britannia Mall and construction of 3 level carpark. The present Post Office is seen in the background.britannia street mitcham

Certificate of Title of three blocks of land owned by Patrick Joseph Markham in Deakin Street, Albert Street and Britannia Street, Mitcham dated 4 April 1917 and records of sales of the blocks up to 1926.deakin street, mitcham, albert street, britannia street, markham, patrick joseph, dodsworth, george, smith, lily maud, hunt, james charles, land sales

Black and white photo of Guide & Scout Hall, Britannia Street, Mitcham which served as 'Home' for Mitcham's Scouts, Guides, Cubs and Brownies for many years. It was also the centre for regular Saturday evening Dances where much of Mitcham's Youth learned to dance before venturing on to more sophisticated centres such as Box Hill Town Hall.britannia street, mitcham, mitcham guide hall, mitcham scout hall

Coloured photograph of house in Edward Street Mitcham, since demolished for the Britannia Street Car Park.edward street, mitcham

L.J. Barelli delivered bread to the local Mitcham residents by horse and buggy. He also advertised as a caterer for weddings and social functions. He had another bakery in Blackburn (1930 information). L.J. Barelli (Lou) was the father of Alan and Doug and the Grandfather of Ken who became the mayor of the City of Nunawading.Sepia photograph of Barelli's Bakery, and shop, which was on the north-west corner of Whitehorse and Britannia Streets, Mitchammitcham bakery, barelli, l. j.

Certificate of Title for land between Ormond Avenue, Fellows Street, Victoria Avenue and Mitcham Road, Mitcham owned by Robert Becket. Transfers of land through subdivision are included.whitehorse road, mitcham, mitcham road, ormond avenue, victoria avenue, gillies street, deakin street, fellows street, haines street, purches street, albert street, edward street, britannia street, beckett, robert, johnson, catherine, bewley, william, londgerin, mary, chugg, william harold, wheeler, sarah, byrne, bedson, samuel, land subdivision

Black and white photo of Anzac Day March C.1950 Whitehorse Road opposite Britannia Street, looking North.anzac day, 1950s, whitehorse road mitcham

Britannia Street Mitcham was closed to traffic on August 1st 1986 to make way for the Britannia Mall developmentColour photograph taken c1989 of the Britannia Mall, Mitchambritannia mall, mitcham, shopping centres

Black and white photo of Ted Tudor's Shop - 24 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham. North side - Corner Britannia Street. Circa 1950's, in order from left - Blayney (Butcher) - Milburne (Greengrocer) - Tudor (Draper) - Jay (Florist) - Riches (Barber) - Scott - (Ironmonger).tudor, ted, russell, alexander, stan russell menswear.

Coloured photograph of Maroondah Highway Mitcham looking south along Station Street from corner of Britannia Mall.maroondah highway, mitcham, station street, britannia mall mitcham

The Sulieman Pasha is possibly named after the most important Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman One, or Suleiman the Magnificent, when the Ottoman Empire was at its peak. Or potentially a number of Ottoman governors, statesmen and military commanders with the same name after, however the spelling is slightly different to the mine name. No Turkish connection was found relating to the formation of the company, and remains unconfirmed. The mine operated from two shafts; No. 1 near the corner of Humffray and Mair streets, and also near where the Welcome Nugget (2217 ounces) was found years earlier; and the controversial No. 2 shaft several blocks south bordering the northern side of the main highway through Ballarat. The company produced 62 666 ounces of gold, the twelfth highest quartz reef gold production for any mine on the Ballarat goldfield. Some crushing figure examples are January-June 1881: 3674 tonnes 1085 ounces; January-June 1885: 2949 tonnes 1281 ounces; July-December 1885: 4459 tonnes 1119 ounces; January-June 1887: 1869 tonnes 730 ounces; July-December 1892: 1450 tonnes 771 ounces; July-December 1896: 4365 tonnes 1372 ounces. Like many mines in the area, gold grades were low. John Watson was noted as mine manager in the 1880s, and John Williams 1890s. The company was re-organised twice increasing the number of shares from 4000 to 24 000, and increasing the capital available. The Sulieman Pasha Company was formed in 1878. David Fitzpatrick was given the honour of turning the first sod of both the No.1 and later No. 2 shafts. The first dividend was given to shareholders in July 1881. The company obtained a prospecting vote (government grant) to start, and was very proud to be the first Victorian gold mining company to pay the funds back to the government. The event was marked by a lavish banquet laid out for ministers and government officials by the company. Leases were purchased to the south in 1885 to the Llanberris Mine boundary, after poor results began accumulating from the small No. 1 shaft. To take advantage of this new land the company planned to sink a second shaft. Initially this was to take place on government land, but the uproar from nearby residents caused the company to purchase land along the Main Road (now Western Highway), and the old Yarrowee Hotel which had occupied the site since the alluvial digger days of the 1850's was demolished. The area had since those days become heavily occupied with a number of shops, houses, a post office, church and two schools in the immediate area. The thought of an underground mine next door drew considerable opposition. The company (before the days of public relations departments) wrote 'most people would have thought that progress as vital as mining would be supported by tradesmen whose business rely on the mining industry. It seems when it comes to mining they are bereft of their senses, and considering the low ebb of mining in Ballarat East, the action of our opponents are unaccountable. (Sarcastically) There are certain engineering difficulties in moving the quartz reefs to a new location, but if we could to appease our opponents we would'. The company also wanted to take over 4 acres of the St Paul's school oval for machinery, but accused the St Paul's Church of wanting extortionate amounts of money upfront, and on a yearly basis for the privilege. It stated the church could not be opposed to mining when several years earlier it had formed its own company to mine the land, only for shareholders to lose their money. In 1886, the company approached the Minister for Mines, and attended heated public meetings on the matter. The local residents, shop owners, and church submitted a 60 person petition to the local council and government authorities. They stated the shaft contravened the mining statutes, which stating no mining could take place within 150 yards of a public building or church. A speech by a resident stated 'mining always comes with glorious pictures of the great benefits which would accrue all parties concerned if their request is granted, but if property is destroyed or depreciated in value, no-one then comes forward and compensates them'. The No. 2 shaft was approved including taking over part of the school oval. In 1888, workers at the company's No. 2 shaft went on strike to try and bring their wages in line with other mines in the district (the No. 1 shaft was operated by tributers). William Madden (26) was killed from a fall of earth underground the same year, while a year later his father John Madden (70) was similarly killed in the Madame Berry Mine elsewhere in the district. In 1897 as the amount of gold being found fell away, it came to light part of the deal to purchase the Yarrowee Hotel site was a 5% royalty on gold found. Shareholders could not understand why they were paying a royalty to the former owners of the property. The mine closed in 1898 due to a lack of gold. In 1902 a boy (age unknown) called Charles Lee was killed from a fractured skull while working to dismantle the Sulieman Pasha plant. The fuss over the No. 2 shaft had a sequel. On the company winding up, the land was purchased by J.S. Trethowan who built a house next to the shaft. In 1907, the shaft caved-in creating a sinkhole immediately at the back of the house. A Mr Chamberlain heard a deep rumbling sound at 5am, and looked out the window to see his fowl house and thirteen chickens disappear down an expanding hole. He then went back to bed, and called the police later in the day. The shaft was 1050 feet deep, and the hole at the surface that developed was 20 feet by 17 feet across, and 20 feet depth. In 1930 it is reported a syndicate had been formed to clean out the old shaft, and re-open the mine. It is assumed this was the No. 1 shaft but no more was found. (https://www.mindat.org/loc-304239.html, accessed 07/08/2019) A transverse section plan of the Sulieman Pasha Mine.sulieman pasha company, plan, mining, united black hill mine, victoria united mine, victoria street, britannia united mine, last chance mine, llanberris mine, ottoman empire, john watson, john williams, david fitzpatrick

2 Coloured photos of Guide Hall, West side of Brittania Street, Mitcham. Formerly jointly used with Scouts and therefore known as Scout Hall. Since demolished. Guides are now located in a purpose built facility on Halliday Park and Scouts likewise in Brunswick Road. These moves were necessitated by the redevelopment of Britannia Street and the former Primary School site.mitcham guide hall, mitcham scout hall

Black and white copy ( copy ) image shows streetscape, dirt road. Could be View Point. Businesses evident from RH side: T. Hill's Royal Hotel, R. Bentley & Co., Britannia House, Forest street ? The Bendigo, Hay & Corn Store, D.J. O'Keeffe, J.B. Loridan Steam Chaff Mills. On bottom RH side 'Batchelder, Sandhurst'. Past the Steam and Chaff Mills is R. Bentley & Co and R. Barbour & Co Britannia House.Batchelderplace, bendigo, high street, sandhurst, bendigo, sandhurst, goldmining, streetscape

These items were made in the 1930s or 1940s for sale as souvenirs of Empire Day in Victoria. As they were made by Royal Doulton of England they were high-quality souvenirs. Empire Day was established in 1905 to commemorate the reign of Queen Victoria and to promote and celebrate the importance of the British Empire in Britain and in the associated British Empire countries. It was celebrated on 24th May, the date of Queen Victoria’s birthday. In Victoria the day was celebrated with a school holiday and half-day business holiday, street and shop decorations, bonfires, concerts, processions etc. In 1958 Empire Day became known as Commonwealth Day. These items have no known local provenance but they were typical of the souvenirs that sold in the first half of the 20th century in Warnambool and all other parts of Australia around the time of Empire Day, May 24th . It will be useful for display. This cup and this saucer are made of white china with coloured images of Britannia, the rising sun, British flags, scrolls and the names of British Empire countries on each item. The cup rim and the saucer edge originally had gold trim but the gold has almost disappeared. The cup and the saucer have the name of the distributor and the maker on the base. ‘Empire Day, May 24th , Africa, Australasia, Canada, India’ empire day, history of warrnambool, empire day cup and saucer

This coin was in use in Victoria during the gold rush in the 1850s It was replaced by a smaller British coin in the 1860s.This coin is maintained as an example of British coins used in Victoria in the 19th century Circular copper penny The obverse features a profile of Queen Victoria and text. The reverse features Britannia and text. Obverse REG D E I GRAT other text indecipherable due to wear.. Reverse BRITANNIAR other indecipherable due to wear 1854queen victoria, britannia, coins, 1854

This coin was minted in England in 1851 and is believed to be a penny.This coin has no known local provenance but would have used in the colony of Victoria including Warrnambool in 1851 and beyond. It will be useful for display.Circular copper coin. The obverse features a slightly raised profile of Queen Victoria and text. The reverse features a slightly raised profile of Britannia and text.Obverse VICTORIA. DEI. GRATIA 1851 Reverse BRITANNIAR; REG; FID; DEFbritish coins