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Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Image, John Dunlop
... gold discoverer... at Ballarat. john dunlop gold discoverer portrait gold discovery ...John Dunlop was an early discovrer of gold at Ballarat.Photographic portrait of John Dunlopjohn dunlop, gold discoverer, portrait, gold discovery -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Image, James Esmond
... Gold Discoverer... Office goldfields Gold Discoverer James esmond Clunes gold ...Photographic portrait of James Esmond, discoverer of Victoria's first payable gold, at Clunes on 01 July 1951.gold discoverer, james esmond, clunes, gold discovery -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Image, James Esmond
... gold discoverer... Office goldfields gold discoverer james esmond clunes gold ...Photographic portrait of James Esmond, discoverer of Victoria's first payable gold, at Clunes on 01 July 1951.gold discoverer, james esmond, clunes, gold discovery -
Federation University Historical CollectionSign, Ballaarat Goldfields Memorial Handicap, Geelong to Ballarat
... Brown was the first discoverer of gold at Ballarat... with the Gold discoverers to be contested.... discoverer of gold at Ballarat. This was a novel way to decide ...The was conjecture as to whether Thomas Hiscock or Fred Brown was the first discoverer of gold at Ballarat. This was a novel way to decide the matter.White sign with red and black writing. The Goldfields Memorial Handicap was a 50 mile race from Geelong to Ballarat with the Gold discoverers to be contested.keith rash, thomas hiscock, fred brown, ballarat youth centre, geelong, ballarat, goldfields memorial handicap -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph
... PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE CLUNES. GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1851...OLD PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE WHERE GOLD FIRST DISCOVERED... PHILLIP GOLD MINE CLUNES. GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1851 - CLAIMED ...PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE CLUNES. GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1851 - CLAIMED TO BE FIRST DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA.COPY OF PHOTOGRAPH OF OLD PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE TAKEN FROM MR. BLANDS PROPERTY - OAK AND ELM TREES IN THE FOREGROUND.OLD PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE WHERE GOLD FIRST DISCOVERED IN QUARTZ IN AUSTRALIAlocal history, document, postcard, mining -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, Wal Jack at Poverty Point Monument, Sept. 1946
... Ballarat East. / First gold discovered in Ballarat 1851... Ballarat East. / First gold discovered in Ballarat 1851 / Sept 1946 ...Photo of a man (Wal Jack) standing by the Gold Monument at Poverty Point at the rear of Main Street Ballarat East. Monument looks new or recently cleaned up. Photo taken Sept. 1946.Has a close association with Wal Jack, an avid collector of Ballarat Tramway and other tramway and railway materials.Black and white photographic print.On rear in ink "Gold Monument at rear of Main Street Ballarat East. / First gold discovered in Ballarat 1851 / Sept 1946." In Wal Jack's handwriting.trams, tramways, ballarat, gold monument, poverty point -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: GOLD DISCOVERERS
... Slide. Image of page from book titled ' Gold Discoverers.... Slide. Image of page from book titled ' Gold Discoverers ...Slide. Image of page from book titled ' Gold Discoverers' and 'Early Days'.Bendigo printed across bottom of page. Image shows different mining techniques used in the early days on the field.mine, gold, bendigo, - early days., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection. -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.Document, Notes on Job. Hone, n.d
... One of the first people to discover gold at Avoca, returned... of the first people to discover gold at Avoca, returned to Box Hill... Mitcham melbourne One of the first people to discover gold ...Notes on Job Hone's arrival in Victoria in 1850.Notes on Job Hone's arrival in Victoria in 1850, one of the first people to discover gold at Avoca, returned to Box Hill in 1853 and bought land. he assisted in establishing most of the churches in the area.Notes on Job Hone's arrival in Victoria in 1850. hone, job, pioneers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE LAZARUS MINE - PRODUCTION NOTES OF THE THE LAZARUS MINES
... At 1675 ft Gold discovered unexpectedly when timbering. Manager... Chum and Lazarus No 1. 1886 At 1675 ft Gold discovered ...Handwritten notes including depth of shaft, years, call, dividends, tons of ore, amount of gold, authority and remarks. On the second page:- Lazarus, Lazarus New Chum and Lazarus No 1. 1886 At 1675 ft Gold discovered unexpectedly when timbering. Manager cut in on reef, found good stone.document, gold, the lazarus mine, the lazarus mine, production notes of the the lazarus mines, early workings, begelhole & co (north), geo gibbs & lazarus claim, watson & co, ballerstadt & co, lazarus freehold, lazarus freehold, lazarus new chum (april), lazarus co, lazarus no 1, lazarus no 2, lazarus new chum m co, abe lincoln trib co, central new chum, abe lincoln sands, bendigo goldfield history and production page 107, annals 1886 page 208 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS
... . - - - discovered gold in a creeek which was called Stringer's Creek, after... and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. - - - discovered gold in a creeek ...Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. - - - discovered gold in a creeek which was called Stringer's Creek, after Ned Stringer, one of the party. Photo of Stringer's Creek. Markings: 8 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, 1971
... THE EXACT SPOT THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851... OF ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD ...BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 BY DONALD CAMERONlocal history, photography, photographs, mining -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph, 1907 c
... which came into existence after gold was discovered at Mt Wills... after gold was discovered at Mt Wills north of Omeo Victoria ...Black and white photograph of the township of Sunnyside which came into existence after gold was discovered at Mt Wills north of Omeo Victoriahistoric sites, mines and mining -
Federation University Historical CollectionBooklet - Programme, Nathan F. Spielvogel, Buninyong Gold Centenary Souvenir, 1951, 1951
... anniversary since payable gold was discovered at Buninyong.... celebrate the 100thj anniversary since payable gold was discovered ...Creame and blue soft covered programme celebrate the 100thj anniversary since payable gold was discovered at Buninyong.buninyong, bonan yowang, william cross yuille, andrew scott, george russell, hastie, thomas hastie, john dunlop, levi butcher, thomas learmonth, thomas hiscock -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, Apr-71
... THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES... THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES ...BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF ORIGINAL MONUMENT DEPICTING THE EXACT SPOT WHERE THE FIRST PAYABLE GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 BY DONALD CAMERON.local history, photography, photographs, events and celebrations, mining -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph - PHOTOGRAPH MONUMENT
... MONUMENT AT CLUNES. GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED HERE...& mining MONUMENT AT CLUNES. GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED HERE ...MONUMENT BUILT AND ERECTED ON SITE OF FIRST GOLD DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA 1851. PORT PHILLIP MINE.BLACK AND WHITE POSTCARD OF A BRICK MONUMENT SURROUNDED BY WOOD AND WIRE MESH FENCE WITH CAMP PARADE AND MOUNT BECKWORTH IN BACKGROUND. PLAQUE ON CEMENT BASE OF BRICK PILLAR.MONUMENT AT CLUNES. GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED HERE IN VICTORIA 1851.photography, monuments, memorials& mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Ballarat Gold Centenary, 1951
... Gold was discovered at Ballarat in 1851. This book... E.J. Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Gold ...Gold was discovered at Ballarat in 1851. This book was produced to celebrate the centenary of that discovery.Black and gold soft covered booklet.ballarat, gold, centenary, anniversary, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Film - BENDIGO UNDERWORLD, 1851
... Creek during October of 1851. Gold was discovered not by men... October of 1851. Gold was discovered not by men, but by women ...DVD. Bendigo Underworld. Gold was unearthed in Bendigo Creek during October of 1851. Gold was discovered not by men, but by women. These two women were Mrs Kennedy and Mrs Farrell. -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph
... SPOT THE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1851 BY JAMES ESMOND.... history photography photographs monument gold BLACK & WHITE ...BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH OF MONUMENT CLUNES FIRST GOLD DISCOVERY IN VICTORIA IN JULY 1851. MONUMENT BUILT NEAR THE EXACT SPOT THE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN 1851 BY JAMES ESMOND.local history, photography, photographs, monument, gold -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph, SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINING COMPANY
... EVENTUALLY WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THERE... WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THERE local ...PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE OF CLUNES EMPLOYED MANY MINERS WHO EVENTUALLY WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THEREBLACK AND WHITE ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINE .1 FRAMED ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH WITH BROWN MATT BOARD. WOODEN FRAME .2 & .3 PHOTO PRINT ORIGINAL, SLIGHTLY BLURREDSOME OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINING COMPANYlocal history, photography, photographs, mining -
Clunes Museum
Photograph
... EVENTUALLY WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THERE... WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THERE local ...PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINE OF CLUNES EMPLOYED MANY MINERS WHO EVENTUALLY WENT TO WESTERN AUSTRALIA WHEN GOLD WAS DISCOVERED THEREORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPH OF EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP MINE. IN WOODEN FRAMESOME OF THE EMPLOYEES OF THE PORT PHILLIP GOLD MINING COMPANYlocal history, photograph, photography, mining -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph - GOLD MONUMENT
... ROCKS DEPICTING ACTUAL SPOT WHERE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED... MONUMENT ON ACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY SPOT, PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNES ...ORIGINAL MONUMENT ON ACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY SPOT, PORT PHILLIP MINE, CLUNESPORTION OF METAL CHIMNEY STACK STANDING IN SELECTED QUARTZ ROCKS DEPICTING ACTUAL SPOT WHERE FIRST GOLD WAS DISCOVERED IN CLUNES 1851 AT PORT PHILLIP MINE. HAWTHORN HEDGE PLANT GROWING IN TOP OF MONUMENTACTUAL GOLD DISCOVERY CLUNESphotographs, mining civic momentoes, chimney stack, gold monument -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - RE GOLD DISCOVERIES
... Handwritten notes re recognising and rewarding discoverers... Handwritten notes re recognising and rewarding discoverers of gold ...Handwritten notes re recognising and rewarding discoverers of gold in various districts of the Colony.document, re gold discoveries, henry frencham, frederick featon, mrs margaret kennedy, patrick peter farrell, william henry johnson, edward pepperell, henry byass, william sandback, william steward, robert francis walker, david dunlop, mrs john barnett, port phillip gazette -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet - Book, History of the Waranga Basin, 1977
... As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold... Tatura the-murray As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold ...As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the backJoyce Hammond 19/8/77irrigation, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet - Book, History of the Waranga Basin, 1977
... As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold... Tatura the-murray As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold ...As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the backJoyce Hammond 19/8/77irrigation, books, history, local -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Booklet - Book, History of the Waranga Basin, 1977
... As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold... Tatura the-murray As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold ...As part of rich history of Rushworth after gold was discovered. Gunn's swamp became Waranga Basin when a 24 miles channel was constructed from the Goulburn Weir to the inlet.Blue cover, black writing, yachting scene on front cover. Waranga basin inlet and outlet pictures on the backJoyce Hammond 19/8/77irrigation, books, history, local -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - TOURING 'SACRED MINE SIGHTS' OF BENDIGO, c1994
... Touring 'Sacred Mine Sights' of Bendigo. Gold...' of Bendigo. Gold was discovered in 1851 and the mining era continued ...Touring 'Sacred Mine Sights' of Bendigo. Gold was discovered in 1851 and the mining era continued until 1954. Produced by Bendigo Mining NL and The Victorian Chamber of Mines Inc. Place of publication: Bendigo. 16 pages. Maps.David G Horsfallbendigo, mining, mining history guide for toursts, history bendigo mines locations -
Clunes MuseumPhotograph
... WHERE GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN CLUNES ON THE FIRST JULY 1851... NEAR WHERE GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN CLUNES ON THE FIRST ...A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MONUMENT INDICATING THE SPOT NEAR WHERE GOLD WAS FIRST DISCOVERED IN CLUNES ON THE FIRST JULY 1851 BY JAMES WILLIAM ESMOND.ERECTED BY THE "CLUNES IN MELBOURNE" CLUB.local history, photography, photographs, mining, gold -
Federation University Historical CollectionPhotograph, Keith Rash, Descendant of Thomas Hiscock at the Hiscock Obelisk , Buninyong, 04/08/1951
... Buninyong celebrated 100 years since Hiscock discovered... Buninyong celebrated 100 years since Hiscock discovered gold ...Buninyong celebrated 100 years since Hiscock discovered gold there in August 1851.Black and white photograph showing the five descendants of Thomas Hiscock stand in front of the Buninyong granite obelisk which recognises Hiscock's gold discovery at Buninyong in 1851. Verso: "Buninyong Gold Centenary 4 Aug 1951 Hiscocks Obelisk Hiscock Family."hiscock, hiscocks, gold memorial, centenary, anniversary, gold discovery, buninyong, thomas hiscock, gold obelisk -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Article, Gold discovery at Mount Waverley, 1967
... Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley... gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner ...Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road.Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road. The discoverer, Mr P. Holland, sunk a shaft and the ground for miles was pegged out and prospectors were busy in the gullies searching for alluvial gold.Article - In 1896 gold was discovered at Mount Waverley near the corner of Springvale Road and High Street Road. mines and mining, high street road, glen waverley, springvale road, goldmining -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of VictoriaPhotograph, undated c.1868
... Gold was discovered at Vaughan in 1853. Vaughan had a high... Street Malvern East melbourne Gold was discovered at Vaughan ...Gold was discovered at Vaughan in 1853. Vaughan had a high proportion of miners who belonged to one of the Methodist churches. A Wesleyan school was opened in 1856.The Vaughan Wesleyan Methodist Church and Hall were built in 1858.B & W reproduction of original photograph of the Vaughan Wesleyan Methodist Church and Hallvaughan, wesleyan, methodist, church
