The photograph and copy depict the Dig Tree, a coolibah tree on Cooper Creek linked to the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition of 1860–61. This was the site where Robert O’Hara Burke and William John Wills returned from the Gulf of Carpentaria and found their support party had left only hours earlier. And carvings on the tree pointed to buried supplies. The tree became a reminder of the tragedy and fatal misjudgements that led to it, as well as the harsh conditions of inland exploration.This 1910 photograph of the Dig Tree holds historic significance as it depicts one of the most iconic exploration sites. It captures the landscape and features of the location just fifty years after the expedition and offers insight into how the site was remembered and commemorated in the early 20th century. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper unmounted. 4611.1 Reverse: 84.75 1/4611-1/THE BURKE AND Wills "DIG TREE"./SITUATED ON NAPPA MERRIE STATION, COOPERS CREEK QLD,/PHOTO TAKEN BY JOHN W. CONRICK OF NAPPA MERRIE ABOUT 1910. 4611.2 Reverse: 4611-2robert o'hara burke, conrick john, burke expeditions, dig tree

This book is a 2015 transcription of a 1995 book by Helen Tolcher. It contains the story of the establishment in the 1870s of the Nappa Merrie station on the South Australian- Queensland border on the Coopers Creek. The station was established by John Conrick after he and three other men set off with 1600 cattle in 1872 from Koroit in Victoria, arriving at the new property site eleven months later. John Conrick (1852-1926) was the son of Patrick and Ellen Conrick who were farmers in the Tower Hill area. John Conrick had four sons who continued to run Nappa Merrie until family connections to the property ceased in 1960. This book is of interest as a record of the legend-making overland cattle droving feat by Koroit resident, John Conrick and three others in the early 1870s and of the establishment of an important property in Queensland following the overland trip. This is a soft cover book of 132 pages. The cover is multi-coloured with photographs of John Conrick and the Dig Tree site at Coopers Creek. The pages contain a preface, 19 chapters of text and an index. There are several maps and many black and white and colour photographs. conrick family of koroit, nappa merrie property, queensland, warrnambool

Colour photograph of volunteers excavating the Viewbank Homestead. These photos taken in 1999 during the Viewbank Homestead archaeological dig.3 colour photographs of Viewbank Homestead digviewbank homestead, banyule road viewbank, viewbank, archaeological digs

Colour photograph of trees at the Viewbank Homestead site. These photos taken in 1999 during the Viewbank Homestead archaeological dig. 2 colour photographs of Viewbank Homestead digviewbank homestead, banyule road viewbank, viewbank, archaeological digs

Article about a reunion planned as a forerunner for the 1991 Centenary celebrations. Quotes from Edna Walling, Grace Fraser. Donated by Ella Chalmers (née Fry) 1928Article in "The Age" 03.12.1985 by Anne Latreille Female student carrying a tree in a tin container. The student is wearing boots, gaiters and jodhpurs. The original photograph was lent to the Archives by Anne Latreille. It was used as an illustration for an article in, "The Age," in 1991. It was used as an illustration in, "Green Grows Our Garden," A.P. Winzenried. See B91.192.anne latreille, ella chalmers (nee fry), centenary, student reunion, edna walling, grace fraser, ella fry, students working outside

Horse team , Cocks Pioneer Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold & Tin Mine Company was formed in 1899. The company's first power station, located at the eastern end of the valley began operating with its 340 Kilowatt steam-powered generator. By 1909, from 2,500,000 cubic yards worked, reported recovery was 17 284 ounces of gold and 224 tons of tin ore. By 1909, Cocks Pioneer’s power plant had become inadequate and uneconomical. The barge was floated downstream about a mile, but lost time caused the operations to cease. Following testing, a new mine was established by diverting Reid's Creek at a cost of £25,000. Settling dams were built, one of which held 1,935,900 cubic feet. Sold earth banks, built against a wall of stringy bark saplings constructed and laced with vertical props, were built. In 1914, the company was reformed as Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL, another power station was constructed at the western end of the township, near the junction of Clear and Reid's Creeks. From 6,800,000 cubic yards of material processed, the returns were 64,397 ounces of gold and 855 ton of tin. Cocks Pioneer mine then moved the barge downs stream and continued sluicing. In 1929 Cocks Pioneer Electric Gold and Tin Mining Company ceased operations due to a drop in values. Cock’s Pioneer Gold and Tin Mines NL carried on large-scale hydraulic sluicing operations until 1941. mining, gold, tin, sluicing, men, cocks pioneer, el dorado, eldorado, horses, gold mining, tin mining

13 slides Oct 85. Possibly Longerenong. Using machinery to dig up and replant a tree.longerenong, machinery, digging, tree planting