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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - GOLD RUSHES AROUND BENDIGO
... GOLD RUSHES AROUND BENDIGO......Gold Rushes Around Bendigo...Gold Rushes Around Bendigo tells of some gold finds around Bendigo. ...Gold Rushes Around Bendigo tells of some gold finds around Bendigo. ...Typed and hand written notes on 'Gold Rushes around Bendigo', Eaglehawk Police Station, Bells In and Around Bendigo, Bendigo Historical Society Newsletter, Mr Henry Jones - Gold Buyer, and Sir John Quick. Gold Rushes Around Bendigo tells of some gold finds around Bendigo. Eaglehawk Police Station tells of the Building of the Log Lockups at Eaglehawk and White Hills and where the idea came from. Also the cost of building and source of logs. Bells In and Around Bendigo tell of a tram employee ringing a bell and shouting to all that the tram terminus at the Railway Station was discontinued. When this was sufficiently known the bell went to the Bridge Street Methodist Church. The BHS Newsletter mentions business men's names and connection with their trade. Mr Henry jones - Gold Buyer mentions where his office was and that you could buy gold and money could be exchanged as well. Sir John Quick page tells of the early life of Sir John Quick and his self-education, of the A. N. A. opening in Victoria.document, names of bendigo pioneers, bendigo goldfields, gold rushes around bendigo, caltex oil co, matt egan, thos fleck, knight's brick kiln, water commission, work shops, l king, r king, j mumberry, a kelly, 'auld dart', robert fallon, mrs jane stinton, joch, vol 1 gold nuggets literary society files (manuscript written 1852-1882.), john o'c hattam, eaglehawk police station, mr w perry, log lock-ups, john fry, charles fry, bendigo advertiser 30/3/1949, alex h stone, bendigo advertiser 20/41949, milburn's coffee palace, shell service station, bridge street methodist church, mr don hargreaves, bendigo historical society newsletter, mr buzza, mr ankle, mr foote, mr scales, mr bull, mr mutton, mr body, mr satori, mr tankard, mr punch, mr snowball, mr sweet, mr goody, mr pallett, mr frame, mr henry jones, bendigo advertiser centenary of bendigo supplement 1951, sir john quick, a w llewelyn, australian natives association, friendly society, virginia battery, commonwealth parliament, federation league, mr alfred deakin, mr d'esterre taylor, mr peacock, mr barret, mr george reid, corowa conference 1893, poet gay, bendigo cemetery, centenary history ana 1871-1971, john e menadue -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - S T GILL'S BENDIGO, BENDIGO ART GALLERY, 17 October, 1993
... Flyer of exhibition artwork on Bendigo and Eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. The most popular artist of the Victorian goldfields. ...Flyer of an exhibition of S T Gill's artwork on Bendigo and Eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. The most popular artist of the Victorian goldfields. ...Flyer of exhibition artwork on Bendigo and Eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. The most popular artist of the Victorian goldfields. ...S T Gill's Bendigo, Bendigo Art Gallery, 42 View Street, Bendigo. Until 17 October, 1993. Flyer of an exhibition of S T Gill's artwork on Bendigo and Eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. The most popular artist of the Victorian goldfields. Sponsored by the Bendigo Advertiser. Indemnification for this exhibition is provided by Arts Victoria, a Division of the Department of the Arts, Sport and Tourism. Art work sketch included on brochure.Richard Cambridge Printers P/Lartwork, bendigo art gallery, s t gill's bendigo, bendigo art gallery. 17 october, 1993. flyer of exhibition artwork on bendigo and eaglehawk gold rushes of the 1850's. the most popular artist of the victorian goldfields. sponsored by the bendigo advertiser. indemnification provided by arts victoria, a division of department of the arts, sport and tourism. -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph - Photograph - Reproduction, ca. 1900
... ...australian gold rushes...Over four million ounces of gold (115 tones) were found at Beechworth between 1852 and 1868, and the wealth from the gold rushes built Beechworth and the nationally significant buildings that remain standing today....Over four million ounces of gold (115 tones) were found at Beechworth between 1852 and 1868, and the wealth from the gold rushes built Beechworth and the nationally significant buildings that remain standing today. ...This image shows the approach to Beechworth from the south-west via the Newtown Bridge. Numerous early buildings line the road as it bifurcates to become Ford and High Streets on the ridge above Spring Creek and Newtown Falls. The sloping, rocky terrain and water course along the gorge show evidence of the intense mining activity that occurred at the site. The Ovens Gold Rush at Beechworth started when gold was found at Spring Creek in February 1852, prompting an influx of miners from around the world. The population grew over 20,000 by 1857. While the earliest mining at Beechworth was similar to that in other Victorian goldfields like Ballarat and Bendigo, Beechworth is notable for its use of hydraulic sluicing as a major method of removing wash-dirt. Hydraulic sluicing employs high pressure jets of water to blast away large areas of earth and wash it down to be run through a sluice box. Gold gets caught in the sluice and the remaining slurry is washed away. This method of mining is extremely effective but causes significant environmental impacts and damage to waterways. Large water quantities were required for large-scale sluicing, and the long water races and deep tailraces that were constructed in the Beechworth area in the nineteenth century are nonetheless considered feats of engineering. The site in the photograph is associated with the Rocky Mountain Mining Company who constructed an eight hundred meter tunnel under the township between 1876-1880 to reduce water levels at Spring Creek, which had been subject to diversions since the earliest days of alluvial mining. Over four million ounces of gold (115 tones) were found at Beechworth between 1852 and 1868, and the wealth from the gold rushes built Beechworth and the nationally significant buildings that remain standing today.This image shows the early development of the Beechworth township above Spring Creek, where gold was discovered in 1852. Evidence of hydraulic sluicing, a uniquely predominant method at Beechworth, and water-works engineering are present in the landscape. By the 1870s, alluvial gold deposits were depleted and increasingly complex engineering was required so deeper shafts could reach bedrock. This image is significant for understanding changes to the landscape and the evolution of mining methods and engineering practices related to the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks. The shift from smaller scale alluvial mining to larger company dominance in the mining industry has implications for understanding wider social, economic, political and industrial changes in the region of Beechworth and within the context of the Victorian Gold Rush more broadly. A black and white rectangular reproduction photograph printed on photographic paper. burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, hydraulic sluicing, rocky mountain mining company, spring creek, netwown falls, mining tunnels, water races, tailraces, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, gold mining, gold mining history -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveBinder containing original extracts from various 19th Century illustrated journals
... Extracts relate to gold rushes. White binder. Contains 9 extracts. ...Extracts relate to gold rushes. White binder. Contains 9 extracts. ...David Gordon Collection. Extracts relate to gold rushes. White binder. Contains 9 extracts. -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c1900
... ...australian gold rushes...Beechworth New Town Newtown Newtown Beechworth local business Mackenzie Family Store Mackenzie's Family Store Mackenzie grain store Bridge Ford Steet High Street colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire McKenzie and Sons Grainstore McKenzie Family Store McKenzie Newtown Bridge Reverse: 6980/ PH 118/ 1998.00059/ Black and white rectangular photograph printed on paper Photograph Photograph ...Believed to have been taken sometime between 1858 and 1908, featuring a man with moustache, dressed in hat and long riding coat, seated on a bob-tailed horse, is stopped in the middle of a wide dirt road in Beechworth. He is outside a row of businesses, including R.McKenzie & Sons Grain Store and Mackenzie Family Store (Wholesale & Retail Est. 1855), along a sloping hill. Behind the main rider are a parked horse and laden two-wheeled cart backed up directly outside the grain store's verandah, and another man is driving a horse and four-wheeled wagon forward towards them. At the bottom of the hill is a bridge (Newtown Bridge) with forked road on the far side, leading to a number of houses on both sides of another hill. This image is looking down Bridge Street, Newtown, Beechworth and across to Ford Street (left) and High Street (right). Road-making was a focus of town development during the 1850s, and the wide streets were created on the instructions of the surveyor-general to be between sixty-six and ninety-nine feet wide to give the town a pleasing aspect.This photograph is important in showing the development and expansion of the various businesses and buildings in Bridge Street of Newtown, Beechworth. Black and white rectangular photograph printed on paperReverse: 6980/ PH 118/ 1998.00059/beechworth, new town, newtown, newtown beechworth, local business, mackenzie family store, mackenzie's family store, mackenzie, grain store, bridge, ford steet, high street, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, mckenzie and sons grainstore, mckenzie family store, mckenzie, newtown bridge -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph
... ...australian gold rushes...Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. ...It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire good luck gold mine victorian goldfields mining syndicates gold fever quartz-mining small-scale mining old good luck mine mopoke gully quartz reefs beechworth Obverse: Williams/ Good/ Luck Reverse: A02498/ 1997. 2498/ Good Luck/ Mine/ 1899/ Mopoke. ...This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. A large opening to a mine can be seen behind the men in the photograph, with a wheeled cart on a track leading to the men's position, where the soil and rocks have been hauled away. This photograph interestingly contains dogs alongside the miners. While dogs have been recorded as deterrents to thieves in the Victorian goldfields, these dogs appear as companions to these men. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls.This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district.Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card. Obverse: Williams/ Good/ Luck Reverse: A02498/ 1997. 2498/ Good Luck/ Mine/ 1899/ Mopoke. burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph
... ...australian gold rushes...Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. ...It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire good luck gold mine victorian goldfields mining syndicates gold fever quartz-mining small-scale mining old good luck mine mopoke gully quartz reefs beechworth Obverse: Reverse: A02497/ 1997.2497/ 'Good/ Luck/ Mine'/ Morepork/ Gully/ Mrs Joyce/ Bright/ Tunnel/ 800 ft/ 1899. ...This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. The foreground of the image is littered with piles of smashed rock and detritus, known as ‘mullock’, beside a reinforced mine shaft, a vertical access passageway allowing miners to enter the mine and haul ore out using lifting technology such as a poppet heads, whims or windlasses. A group of miners and a dog appear close to an open-sided miner’s hut. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls.This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district.Sepia coloured rectangular photograph printed on gloss photographic paper mounted on card.Obverse: Reverse: A02497/ 1997.2497/ 'Good/ Luck/ Mine'/ Morepork/ Gully/ Mrs Joyce/ Bright/ Tunnel/ 800 ft/ 1899. burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph - Photograph - Reproduction, Unknown
... ...australian gold rushes...Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. ...It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail migration indigo shire good luck gold mine victorian goldfields mining syndicates gold fever quartz-mining small-scale mining old good luck mine mopoke gully quartz reefs beechworth Obverse: Williams Good Luck Mine Beechworth / Roger! ...This image is a reproduction of an 1899 original depicting the 'Williams Good Luck Mine' on the Mopoke Reef (also called 'Morepork Gully') in the Dingle Ranges, approximately three miles from Beechworth. The foreground of the image is littered with piles of smashed rock and detritus, known as ‘mullock’, beside a reinforced mine shaft, a vertical access passageway allowing miners to enter the mine and haul ore out using lifting technology such as a poppet heads, whims or windlasses. A group of miners and a dog appear close to an open-sided miner’s hut. Following the discovery of gold at Beechworth in 1852, rushes quickly followed at surrounding creeks and gullies in the district. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, small syndicates of miners continued to work old or abandoned quartz reefs, often persisting without the assistance of heavy machinery to remove the large amounts of rock, in order to obtain yields at ever greater depths. The group of miners in this photograph are Mr. Roger Williams and Sons, who revived operations at the ‘Old Good Luck’ mine on the Mopoke Reef in the Dingle Range near Beechworth around 1892, working the site for more than two decades. An emigrant from Cornwall with experience in the tin mining industry, 19 year old Roger Williams senior sailed to New Zealand in 1840, then to Australia where he spent time in the Bendigo Gold Fields before settling in Beechworth in the early 1860s. Mr Williams senior worked on various mining activities in the district, including the Rocky Mountain Tunnel project. Conversant with the character of gold-bearing reefs in the area, the syndicate dug an eight hundred foot tunnel, digging down as far down as two hundred feet with little capital save their labour, to connect and provide better working access to the mass of reefs and veins in the vicinity. Progress was hampered by poor air quality charged with fumes from dynamite and large quantities of rock had to be crushed to obtain payable yields. The Victorian Goldfields are filled with ruins and remnants of the area's rich mining history, ranging from small alluvial diggings to the remains of huge mining companies. Site names often changed several times throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Some sites were abandoned and forgotten, others were worked continuously over many decades. The names of mines were often repeated at different locations throughout the Victorian Goldfields. For example, there is a Mopoke Gully heritage mine near Fryers Creek, Victoria. 'Mopoke' is a common onomatopoeic name for Morepork and Australian Boobook owls. This image has historical, social and research significance for patterns of emigration during of the Victorian Gold Rush, and the historical, social and environmental impacts of mining at Beechworth at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. As gold became scarce and government support and large company investment waned, poor hard-working miners laboured intensively to make a living through periods of high unemployment. This image can be compared and studied alongside other historical mining photographs and objects in the Burke Museum Collection. It has potential to improve our understanding of miners working conditions and the shifting character of mining in the Beechworth district. Black and white rectangular reproduction photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Obverse: Williams Good Luck Mine Beechworth / Roger! / Reverse: 6858 / burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, migration, indigo shire, good luck gold mine, victorian goldfields, mining syndicates, gold fever, quartz-mining, small-scale mining, old good luck mine, mopoke gully, quartz reefs beechworth -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, Unknown
... ...australian gold rushes...The photograph contributes to our understanding of the A1 Gold Mine's impact on the landscape and the social, environmental impacts of mining on communities and may be compared with others in the Burke Museum's extensive collection of mining photographs to deepen our understanding of mining in the Jamieson area. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush mining tunnels gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail indigo shire upper goulburn shire jamieson woods point-walhalla goldfield a1 gold mine victorian high country modern mining methods orogenic gold province gold mineralisation devonian dykes Reverse: 5577 / A1 Mine / Near Jamieson / Vic. / Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paper Photograph Photograph ...The A1 Gold Mine is located north of Woods Point, near Jamieson, in the Upper Goulburn region of Victoria. Gold was discovered at the A1 site in 1861 and mining operations began in 1864. The A1 Mine Settlement refers to a small township known variously as Castle Reef, Castle Point, and Raspberry Creek, which developed in the 1860s around mining industry centred on a crushing machine that worked the three gold reefs in the area. Historically, the name "A1"referred to the high quality of gold found in the quartz reefs at depths of at least two thousand feet. Along with the Morning Star mine at Woods Point, the A1 gold mine produced almost sixty percent of Victoria's gold output in the 1950s to 1970s and continued operating until 1992 when it went into administration. Operations at the site were revived in 2016 and the A1 Mine is now considered one of Victoria's premier gold mines. The A1 mine is part of the extensive and prospective Lachlan Fold Belt, a north-west trending belt of tightly folded Early Devonian sedimentary rocks extending from New South Wales to Victoria. Mineralisation is hosted within or immediately adjacent to diorite dykes. Contemporary development of the 'Queens Lode' at the A1 mine signals a move from high-grade, narrow vein airleg mining into larger scale, mechanical mining designed to increase ore production volume. This original, undated photograph of the A1 Mine appears to depict an area or phase of disuse or abandonment. The aged and humble appearance of the cottage suggests association with the historical A1 Mine Settlement, therefore the image may have been taken prior to the 1950s-1970s revival period in which the A1 mine is known to have produced high gold yields. The photograph contributes to our understanding of the A1 Gold Mine's impact on the landscape and the social, environmental impacts of mining on communities and may be compared with others in the Burke Museum's extensive collection of mining photographs to deepen our understanding of mining in the Jamieson area.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on photographic paperReverse: 5577 / A1 Mine / Near Jamieson / Vic. /burke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, mining tunnels, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, indigo shire, upper goulburn shire, jamieson, woods point-walhalla goldfield, a1 gold mine, victorian high country, modern mining methods, orogenic gold province, gold mineralisation, devonian, dykes -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, 1920-1950
... ...australian gold rushes...This photograph has historic and research potential for understanding changes to the landscape, the evolution of mining methods, and the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks in the Beechworth district. burke museum beechworth museum beechworth gold fields gold rush victorian gold rush hydraulic sluicing spring creek netwown falls mining tunnels water races tailraces gold ming history colonial australia australian gold rushes mining technology beechworth historic district indigo gold trail indigo shire john pund water manipulation water engineering three mile creek three mile mine water race large-scale mining methods historical mining construction alluvial mining mining environmental impacts baarmutha water barons Reverse: 7597-1 / Sluice Mining / Copied from original on loan from Webb (Qld) / Donated Nov 2009 / Baarmutha Three Mile Mine c1920-1950 / Managed by the Plain Bros then Parkinsons / Current Location is: Beechworth Animal Shelter / used for Baarmutha Black and white rectangular photograph on matte paper Photograph Photograph ...This image taken between 1920-1930 depicts open-cut hydraulic sluicing at the Three Mile Mine, located about five kilometres south of Beechworth. Alluvial, or surface, mining began on this site in the 1850s, but was soon replaced by hydraulic sluicing methods. By the start of 1880 it is estimated that nine hundred miles of water races had been cut though soil and rock in the Beechworth district. Hydraulic sluicing employs high pressure jets of water to blast away large areas of earth and wash it down to be run through a sluice box. Gold gets caught in the sluice and the remaining slurry is washed away. Large water quantities were required for hydraulic sluicing, and the long water races and deep tailraces that were constructed were considered great engineering feats. This method of mining is extremely effective, but causes significant environmental damage and impacts to waterways and agricultural operations. Miners at Beechworth built extensive networks of races and dams to secure reliable supplies of water on a scale far greater than elsewhere in Victoria. By the 1880s Beechworth's water barons continued to hold more than half of all the water right licences on issue and undertook sluicing operations on a massive scale. The manipulation of surface and ground water via race networks was well planned and recorded in detail by local mining surveyors. The maps that were created, combined with modern geo-spatial technologies, provide a vital key in understanding the great lengths to which miners went to capture and control critical water resources. Today, Three Mile mine is called Baarmutha. The Three Mile Mine was unproductive until 1865 when John Pund and three other miners secured a fifteen year license and constructed a water race from Upper Nine Mile Creek to Three Mile Creek. In the early twentieth century Pund & Co. averaged over one thousand ounces of gold per year from the mine. After Pund's death in 1915, GSG Amalgamated Co operated the site, continuing sluicing until 1950. This image of hydraulic sluicing methods shows the extent of water-works engineering in the landscape. This photograph has historic and research potential for understanding changes to the landscape, the evolution of mining methods, and the extensive construction, manipulation and management of water networks in the Beechworth district. Black and white rectangular photograph on matte paperReverse: 7597-1 / Sluice Mining / Copied from original on loan from Webb (Qld) / Donated Nov 2009 / Baarmutha Three Mile Mine c1920-1950 / Managed by the Plain Bros then Parkinsons / Current Location is: Beechworth Animal Shelter / used for Baarmuthaburke museum, beechworth museum, beechworth, gold fields, gold rush, victorian gold rush, hydraulic sluicing, spring creek, netwown falls, mining tunnels, water races, tailraces, gold ming history, colonial australia, australian gold rushes, mining technology, beechworth historic district, indigo gold trail, indigo shire, john pund, water manipulation, water engineering, three mile creek, three mile mine, water race, large-scale mining methods, historical mining construction, alluvial mining, mining environmental impacts, baarmutha, water barons -
Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial LibraryBook, Cassell, Tales, poems and sketches, 1908
... ...Gold rushes - America...Mrs Aeneas Gunn Memorial Library via Monbulk RSL, 48 Main Rd Monbulk yarra-valley-and-the-dandenong-ranges American literature Gold rushes - America Bret Harte was known best orr his descriptions of gold rushes in America p.322. ...Bret Harte was known best orr his descriptions of gold rushes in Americap.322.fictionBret Harte was known best orr his descriptions of gold rushes in Americaamerican literature, gold rushes - america -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Bill Walls, Gap Gaol, c1970s
... ...Gold Rushes...The Gap Police Station The Gap Gaol Gold Rushes Sunbury A photograph of a coloured watercolour of a small bluestone building with a stone chimney and a corrugated iron roof. ...Bill Walls is the artist who did the original watercolour of the small building, that was originally a gaol sited at The Gap settlement. The Gap, on the Calder Highway, preceded Sunbury's settlement and the gaol was used during the 1850s gold rush era, when the precious metal was being brought to Melbourne from the gold fields. In the 1990s the building was taken down brick by brick and rebuilt in the front of the Sunbury Police Station in Macedon Street.The Gap gaol building played a significant role in the development of the local area and is of local heritage significance.A photograph of a coloured watercolour of a small bluestone building with a stone chimney and a corrugated iron roof. the gap, police station, the gap gaol, gold rushes, sunbury -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Bald Hill Hotel
... ...Gold Rushes...Millett family Hotels The Gap Bald Hills Hotel Diggers Rest Gold Rushes A non-digital black and white photograph of a two storey hotel with a verandah across the front and a picket fence on either side of the building. ...The former Bald Hill Hotel was situated on the old Calder Highway at Diggers Rest between Mitchells Lane and present day Gap Road. It was one of many hotels built to provide a service for the passing gold fields traffic during the 1850s. During its existence, the Millett family owned the establishment.The site of the former hotel has significance for the 1850s gold rush period in Victoria and the development of Diggers Rest.A non-digital black and white photograph of a two storey hotel with a verandah across the front and a picket fence on either side of the building. A horse and buggy is parked outside the building. The words 'C.Millett, Bald Hill Hotel' are painted on the upper storey side wall of the building.millett family, hotels, the gap, bald hills hotel, diggers rest, gold rushes -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Veronica Burgess, Diggers Rest Hotel, October 2008
... ...Gold Rushes...Diggers Rest Diggers Rest Hotel Hotels Calder Highway Gold Rushes This a non-digital coloured photograph of a double storey hotel building, which has been damaged by fire. ...The damaged building in the photograph is the former Diggers Rest Hotel which was built on that site in 1854 It was a popular place during the 1970s Sunbury Pop Festivals as it was the closest hotel to the Pop Festival site. It was partly destroyed by a suspicious fire on 30th October 2008, which left the walls and chimney intact but the roof caved in. Since then there have been moves by the local community to either rebuild and reopen the venue or to demolish it.The Diggers Rest has been one of the few early surviving hotels that were built along the former Mount Alexander Road, now Calder Highway, during the 1850s gold rush years.This a non-digital coloured photograph of a double storey hotel building, which has been damaged by fire. The exterior walls are intact but the roof has collapsed.The building is beside a main road. diggers rest, diggers rest hotel, hotels, calder highway, gold rushes -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - "The Fever that changed changed Australia. GOLD.", 2010
... Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to-late 1800's produced tremendous wealth and ensured the financial survival of the Australian colonies. ...Discusses Australia's incredible gold rushes and the impact that it had on Australia. ...Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to-late 1800's produced tremendous wealth and ensured the financial survival of the Australian colonies. ...Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to-late 1800's produced tremendous wealth and ensured the financial survival of the Australian colonies. It also dramatically increased the county's then small population, seen the end of convict transportation, subverted the hierarchical British class system, laid the future for the Australian egalitarian ethos and stimulated ideas that lead to the establishment of the Australian nation. People from all over the world and of different classes and occupations made the often perilous journey to the gold fields. Many were rewarded with gold, but so many more were not so lucky."The fever that forever changed Australia. GOLD" written by David Hill. Discusses Australia's incredible gold rushes and the impact that it had on Australia. Published in Australia by Random House Australia in 2010. A William Heinemann book. Soft cover book. Front cover is in gold and black tones. Has silhouette of miner panning for gold on front cover. Title is written in gold color on front cover and spine in bold text. 497pp. Has index.mining, gold, travel, miners -
Lakes Entrance Historical SocietyBook, Mellor, Suzanne, Australian History. The Occupation of a Continent, 1981
... An overview of Australian history and development from original inhabitants, European discovery and development, gold rushes, immigration, convicts, politics, war involvement....Lakes Entrance Historical Society 4 Marine Parade Lakes Entrance gippsland History Law Settlers An overview of Australian history and development from original inhabitants, European discovery and development, gold rushes, immigration, convicts, politics, war involvement. ...An overview of Australian history and development from original inhabitants, European discovery and development, gold rushes, immigration, convicts, politics, war involvement.history, law, settlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - GOLD, 2010
... Gold the fever that forever changed Australia, 497 pages with black and white & colour illustrations depicting Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to late 1800's, published by Random House....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields AUSTRALIA History gold Gold mines & mining Australia History David.Hill Gold the fever that forever changed Australia, 497 pages with black and white & colour illustrations depicting Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to late 1800's, published by Random House. ...Gold the fever that forever changed Australia, 497 pages with black and white & colour illustrations depicting Australia's incredible gold rushes of the mid-to late 1800's, published by Random House.David.Hillaustralia, history, gold, gold mines & mining, australia, history -
Sunshine and District Historical Society IncorporatedArtwork, other - Braybrook Hotel in 1854 Painting, n.d
... Caption and notes: "Braybrook Hotel in 1854 --- This hotel erected just before the gold rushes was on the site of the present hotel in Ballarat Road. ...Braybrook Hotel Ballarat Road Braybrook Caption and notes: "Braybrook Hotel in 1854 --- This hotel erected just before the gold rushes was on the site of the present hotel in Ballarat Road. ...Occasion for painting not known, but was displayed in Coles, Hampshire Road, Sunshine. Donated to Sunshine & District Historical Society Inc.A watercolour painting of the original Braybrook Hotel on Ballarat Road in 1854. The painting is as lifelike as possible. It is based on a photograph.Caption and notes: "Braybrook Hotel in 1854 --- This hotel erected just before the gold rushes was on the site of the present hotel in Ballarat Road. It was the Council chambers for Braybrook Shire Council from 1860 to 1885"braybrook hotel, ballarat road, braybrook -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - digital copy, Yandoit School, 23 Nov 2012
... Yandoit was a location near Daylesford, known as a place where many Italians settled during the Victorian gold rushes of the 1850s....Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields Yandoit was a location near Daylesford, known as a place where many Italians settled during the Victorian gold rushes of the 1850s. Yandoit Education Early photographs of Yandoit School. ...Yandoit was a location near Daylesford, known as a place where many Italians settled during the Victorian gold rushes of the 1850s.Early photographs of Yandoit School.yandoit, education -
Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for LanguagesBook, Ian D Clark et al, Tanderrum 'Freedom of the bush' : the Djadjawurrung presence on the goldfields of Central Victoria, 2004
... Contents: The pre-contact era: Archaeological heritage in the study area ; Djadjawurrung use of box-ironbark resources The contact and post-contact era: The Djadjawurrung and Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate ; Djadjawurrung and the gold rushes....Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages 33 Saxon Street Brunswick melbourne Djadjawurrung Dja dja wurrung land dispossession b&w photographs, drawings, lists Contents: The pre-contact era: Archaeological heritage in the study area ; Djadjawurrung use of box-ironbark resources The contact and post-contact era: The Djadjawurrung and Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate ; Djadjawurrung and the gold rushes. Tanderrum 'Freedom of the bush' : the Djadjawurrung presence on the goldfields of Central Victoria Book Ian D Clark David A Cahir ...Contents: The pre-contact era: Archaeological heritage in the study area ; Djadjawurrung use of box-ironbark resources The contact and post-contact era: The Djadjawurrung and Port Phillip Aboriginal Protectorate ; Djadjawurrung and the gold rushes.b&w photographs, drawings, listsdjadjawurrung, dja dja wurrung, land dispossession -
Wodonga & District Historical Society IncBook - Chandeliers and Billy Tea: : a catalogue of Australian life 1880-1940, Peter Cuffley
... This was the period between the end of the gold rushes and the Second World War. It consists of 224 pages including explanatory text, illustrations and a bibliography....This was the period between the end of the gold rushes and the Second World War. It consists of 224 pages including explanatory text, illustrations and a bibliography. ...Manufactured goods available in Australia over the period 1880 to 1940 underwent massive change. Australia moved from long skirts to shorter styles, from kerosene lamps to electric lights, from horse drawn vehicles to cars and aeroplanes. This collection reflects these changes in many aspects of people's life styles.This book documents the development of manufactured goods available in Australia over the period 1880 to 1940. This was the period between the end of the gold rushes and the Second World War. It consists of 224 pages including explanatory text, illustrations and a bibliography.Manufactured goods available in Australia over the period 1880 to 1940 underwent massive change. Australia moved from long skirts to shorter styles, from kerosene lamps to electric lights, from horse drawn vehicles to cars and aeroplanes. This collection reflects these changes in many aspects of people's life styles.manufactured goods australia 1880 - 1940, social life and customs, australian shopping directories -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - "To the Diggings! A celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Discovery of Gold in Australia", 2000
... The discovery of gold in Australia was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, leading to a series of gold rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. ...The discovery of gold in Australia was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, leading to a series of gold rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. ...The discovery of gold in Australia was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, leading to a series of gold rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. The first discoveries of payable gold were at Ophir in New South Wales and then at Ballarat and Bendigo Creek in Victoria. The gold rush began in Victoria in 1851 and quickly spread to other parts of the state, drawing thousands of miners from around the world. The influx of free immigrants brought new skills and professions, contributing to a burgeoning economy and leading to the development of more progressive cities from the former convict colonies. The gold rushes not only brought wealth but also created challenges like lawlessness and disputes over claims, influencing political developments and leading to the establishment of laws recognizing miners’ rights. The gold rushes marked the beginning of Australia’s reputation as a land rich in natural resources, laying the foundation for the thriving gold industry we see today. "To the Diggings! A celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the Discovery of Gold in Australia" by Geoff Hocking. Discusses the discovery of gold within Australia and its implications on society. Published in Australia by Lothian Books in 2000. Hard cover with dust jacket. Hard cover is royal blue in color with book title printed in gold lettering on front and along spine, along with author's name. Dust jacket has hand-drawn/colored image of country scene, over which is set 8 smaller images. Title in dark blue, and author's name in white. Book includes both color and black and white images. Contains index. 256 pp. ISBN 0734401140.bendigo, goldfields, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - "Gold. Forgotten histories and lost objects of Australia.", 2001
... The discovery of gold in Australia was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, leading to a series of gold rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. ...The discovery of gold in Australia was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, leading to a series of gold rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. ...The discovery of gold in Australia was a pivotal moment in the nation's history, leading to a series of gold rushes that transformed the Australian colonies. The first discoveries of payable gold were at Ophir in New South Wales and then at Ballarat and Bendigo Creek in Victoria. The gold rush began in Victoria in 1851 and quickly spread to other parts of the state, drawing thousands of miners from around the world. The influx of free immigrants brought new skills and professions, contributing to a burgeoning economy and leading to the development of more progressive cities from the former convict colonies. The gold rushes not only brought wealth but also created challenges like lawlessness and disputes over claims, influencing political developments and leading to the establishment of laws recognizing miners’ rights. The gold rushes marked the beginning of Australia’s reputation as a land rich in natural resources, laying the foundation for the thriving gold industry we see today. "Gold. Forgotten histories and lost objects of Australia" edited by Iain McCalman, Alexander Cook and Andrew Reeves. Discusses different aspects of gold on the community - immigrants, development on the Australian colonies, indigenous population, domestic culture, and material culture. Hard cover. Published in Australia by Cambridge University Press in 2001. No dust jacket. Cover is all black with title, editor names and publisher in spine in gold text. Book includes both color and black and white images. Contains index. 344 pp. ISBN 0521805953.goldfields, miners, aboriginal, chinese miners -
Ballarat Heritage ServicesPhotograph - Colour, Sign, St Just, Cornwall
... Many miners came from the St Just are in Cornwall to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia for the gold rushes. This sign reads that St Just, Cornwall is a Cornish Mining World Heritage Site twinned with Huelgoat and Bendigo....Ballarat Heritage Services PO Box 2209 Bakery Hill Post Office goldfields Many miners came from the St Just are in Cornwall to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia for the gold rushes. This sign reads that St Just, Cornwall is a Cornish Mining World Heritage Site twinned with Huelgoat and Bendigo. ellis, st just, bendigo, miners Sign, St Just, Cornwall Photograph - Colour ...Many miners came from the St Just are in Cornwall to Ballarat, Victoria, Australia for the gold rushes. This sign reads that St Just, Cornwall is a Cornish Mining World Heritage Site twinned with Huelgoat and Bendigo.ellis, st just, bendigo, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - TALES OF THE WHIPSTICK, 1975
... This book contains stories from surrounding areas including Neilborough, Sebastian, Raywood, and the Myers Creek Gold Rushes, Victoria Australia. 250 pages. B&W photographs Signed by the Author....This book contains stories from surrounding areas including Neilborough, Sebastian, Raywood, and the Myers Creek Gold Rushes, Victoria Australia. 250 pages. B&W photographs Signed by the Author. ...BHS Collection'Tales of the Whipstick'. A history of mining and other activities in the Whipstick forest. This book contains stories from surrounding areas including Neilborough, Sebastian, Raywood, and the Myers Creek Gold Rushes, Victoria Australia. 250 pages. B&W photographs Signed by the Author.William Perrybook, bendigo, whipstick -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - TALES OF THE WHIPSTICK, 1975
... This book contains stories from surrounding areas including Neilborough, Sebastian, Raywood, and the Myers Creek Gold Rushes, Victoria Australia. 250 pages. B&W photographs. ...This book contains stories from surrounding areas including Neilborough, Sebastian, Raywood, and the Myers Creek Gold Rushes, Victoria Australia. 250 pages. B&W photographs. ...'Tales of the Whipstick'. A history of mining and other activities in the Whipstick forest. This book contains stories from surrounding areas including Neilborough, Sebastian, Raywood, and the Myers Creek Gold Rushes, Victoria Australia. 250 pages. B&W photographs. With Index compiled by Ralph Birrell. Signed by the Author.William Perrybook, bendigo, whipstick -
Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage ParkPostcard - Postcard of Sturt St, Ballarat, 1890s
... The wide boulevard and historic buildings are indicative of the wealth which was brought to Ballarat as a result of the gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century....The wide boulevard and historic buildings are indicative of the wealth which was brought to Ballarat as a result of the gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century. ...This postcard is part of an album of postcards which date from late 19th century to mid 20th century. It depicts Sturt St Ballarat c1890-1900s. The wide boulevard and historic buildings are indicative of the wealth which was brought to Ballarat as a result of the gold rushes in the second half of the 19th century.This postcard is in an album of postcards dating from the late 19th century to mid 20th century. It reflects the popularity of collecting postcards in Australia which reached a height in the early 1900s until around 1920. Postcard of Sturt St, Ballarat - coloured. On front, printed: 'Sturt St Ballarat' On back handwritten: 'My dear Mrs / Brown I write / these few lines ... absent freind [sic friend] / J Drubar'postcard, photography, 1900s, ballarat, "green postcard album" -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - "Nothing But Gold: The Diggers of 1852", Robyn Annear, 1999
... A history of a year in Australia during the gold rushes....A history of a year in Australia during the gold rushes. Book "Nothing But Gold: The Diggers of 1852" Robyn Annear ...Maroon soft cover book. The front cover has a reproduction of a painting by Eugene von Guerard "I Have Got It" 1854. Includes black and white illustrations. 329 pp. Author Robyn Annear,. Published by the The Text Publishing Company 1999. Printed and bound by Griffin Press. A history of a year in Australia during the gold rushes.Written in blue pen on first page "Edith Lunn 6/2 HallamSt. Bendigo". Written in pen beneath the Author's name (My third cousin). Author's signature and date in black ink " Robyn Annear 4/7/99"mount alexander, diggers, victorian goldfields, castlemaine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Booklet - From Forest Creek to Eureka, 2023
... 31-page spiral bound booklet by Pat Healy June 2023 'From Forest Creek to Eureka' How the Diggers of the 1850s Gold Rushes drove the developments of Democracy in Victoria. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Gold Rush Red Ribbon Agitation Eureka Stockade 31-page spiral bound booklet by Pat Healy June 2023 'From Forest Creek to Eureka' How the Diggers of the 1850s Gold Rushes drove the developments of Democracy in Victoria. ...31-page spiral bound booklet by Pat Healy June 2023 'From Forest Creek to Eureka' How the Diggers of the 1850s Gold Rushes drove the developments of Democracy in Victoria. Includes colour images. Chapters include the Monster Meeting, Red Ribbon Movement in Bendigo, Eureka Stockade in Ballarat Published by Chewton Domain Society 2023gold rush, red ribbon agitation, eureka stockade -
Sunbury Family History and Heritage Society Inc.Photograph, Beechworth Chinese Cemetery, 1988
... A number of Chinese came to the area seeking gold after the main gold rushes in the early 1850s....A number of Chinese came to the area seeking gold after the main gold rushes in the early 1850s. The existence of the Chinese Cemetery at Beechworth is an indication of the many different races of people arrived in Victoria during the 1850s seeking gold and their influence as they spread across the Colony. ...While the children were on their Beechworth Camp they visited the Chinese Cemetery in that town. The two grey buildings with the red roofs buildings are the ovens used for cremations and the altar is in the centre. The ovens were erected in 1857 and the altar was added between 1883-84. A number of Chinese came to the area seeking gold after the main gold rushes in the early 1850s.The existence of the Chinese Cemetery at Beechworth is an indication of the many different races of people arrived in Victoria during the 1850s seeking gold and their influence as they spread across the Colony. A non-digital coloured photograph of a Chinese Cemetery Showing the ovens and the altar with the graves in rows behind.beechworth chinese cemetery, school camps
