Casley's Red White and Blue Gold Mine was located between Burns Street and the Spring Gully Reservoir, Spring Gully. SHEEPSHEAD REEF, DIAMOND HILL, BENDIGO Location BURNS STREET SPRING GULLY, GREATER BENDIGO CITY Municipality GREATER BENDIGO CITY Level of significance Heritage Inventory Site Heritage Inventory (HI) Number H7724-0212 (Heritage Victoria database: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/8513/download-report Bendigo Advertiser, 27 February, 1914: '...the Government made a special grant of ­­£1000 to the Company on conditions that the shaft was sunk 200 ft from the present lowest level of 893ft'Hand drawn cross section plan of Casley's Red White and Blue Mine. Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining memorabilia.bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, casley's red white and blue, spring gully, burns street, reservoir

The Central Red, White and Blue Gold Mine was registered on 30th October, 1891. William Weeks Barker was the Manager. Thirty thousand shares at 2/- each were issued. (Government Gazettes online: https://gazette.slv.vic.gov.au/view.cgi?year=1891&class=general&page_num=4465&state=V&classNum=G138&searchCode=8733417) It's place of operation is given as Bendigo. Black and white photograph with sepia toning. Posed group of twenty four males. Mine building in background (Central Red, White and Blue?). Opening of mine. Inscriptions: on back - ink stamp 'W.H Robinson, Photographer, Mundy Street, Bendigo'. Separate paper insert : identified by James Lerk, 6/3/2000. (17/24 gents identified). Heading 'Opening of the Central Red, White and Blue Battery, Wednesday 13th March 1912'. Top Row: A.H. Merrin Chief Inspector of Mines, R.T. Trembath Chairman of the Stock Exchange, J.R. Clark. Second row: A.A. Samuels, P. Jorgensen, G. Kingsley Mine Manager, J.J. Stanistreet Legal Manager, W.H. Cundy Geologist. Third row: T. Jorgensen Engineer (man with moustache), Councillor H.A.Ross Mayor, W.Keck Chairman Of Directors, P. McBride Minister of Mines, W. Casley, A. Gard. Front row: Senator J.H. McColl Legal Manager, R.A. Rankin Legal Manager, E.G. Mueller, G. Lansell?…W.H. Robinson, Mundy Street Bendigo.central red white and blue gold mine, bendigo, gold mining, gold,