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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS GOLD MINE: LOST MINERS FLYER FOR CENTENARY OF MINE DISASTER
... GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS GOLD MINE: LOST MINERS FLYER FOR... explosion in the Great Extended Hustler's Gold Mine... explosion in the Great Extended Hustler's Gold Mine ...On May 2nd 1914, 7 miners were killed in a dynamite explosion in the Great Extended Hustler's Gold Mine. It was Bendigo's worst mining disaster and although an inquest found it was an accident, no cause for the explosion was found.Advertising flyer for an event held on May 3-4 2014, to mark the centenary of the mine disaster that killed 7 minersat the Great Extended Hustlers mine. Other activities included a Specimen Cottage exhibit; guided walks around the Hustlers Reef Reserve; displays on site and talks by various speakers on the mine disaster and mining technology. Event was organised by the Bendigo Historical Society in conjunction with the Hustlers Reserve committee. -
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Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS GOLD MINE
... ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS GOLD...Slide. Bendigo Mines-Jack Hattam Collection. Great Extended... Gold great extended hustlers. Bendigo Mines-Jack Hattam ...Slide. Bendigo Mines-Jack Hattam Collection. Great Extended Hustlers Gold Mine, early 1870's, later called the No. 2 shaft. (Comet Hill in background) Poppet head in foreground with two timber supports carrying mine rope back to engine house. Timber in foreground.No 31 printed on bottom of slidemine, gold, great extended hustlers., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection. -
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Document - Great Extended Hustlers Gold Mine, Albert Richardson
... Great Extended Hustlers Gold Mine ... and geology of the Great Extended Hustlers Mine and the Great Extended ...Seven men were killed at the Great Extended Hustler's mine disaster on 2nd May 1914 by an explosion of dynamite occurring as the men were waiting at the plat to ascend the mine at the end of their shift. No blame was attached to anyone in the findings of the inquisition. It was unknown what caused the dynamite to explode. This document formed part of the research done at the time by Bendigo Historical Society, of the 100 years commemoration of the mine disaster, held at Hustlers Hill in 2014. Six page copy of research document, describing the history and geology of the Great Extended Hustlers Mine and the Great Extended Hustlers Reef Q.M. Co.. Topics include: general overview of history, mines along the Hustlers line, characters of the saddle reefs, gold occurrences, effect of pitch, influence of faulting, payable reefs and saddle reefs and spurs. Mine overview researched by Mr. Albert Richardson. great extended hustlers, goldmining, hustlers consols, united hustlers and redan, k.k. mine, comet, hustlers reef no. 1, hustlers reef, hustlers royal reserve co., park shaft, hustlers royal reserve no. 2, city shaft, fortuna hustlers -
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Negative - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE BENDIGO
... Great Extended Hustlers Gold Mine...BENDIGO Gold mining Great Extended Hustlers Gold Mine Photo ...Photo Negative enclosed in Air Mail envelope. Written on front of envelope: ' Gt Extended Hustlers in 1870's (negs). Crossed out text says: ' Lansells 222 etc, negative Lansell's Big 180, Also Ballerstedts open cut etc. Devonshire Valley, A. Richardson'. On back of envelope: Hustlers Mine Bendigo Courtesy Royal Historical Society Miss J. Parry Wills Street Bendigo.bendigo, gold mining, great extended hustlers gold mine -
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Document - MINING IN BENDIGO COLLECTION: NOTES ON MINING IN BENDIGO
Handwritten notes on mining in Bendigo. Notes mention the size of the Bendigo Goldfield, the number of lines of reef and a brief history of goldmining in Bendigo.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, notes on mining in bendigo, ravenswood sheep run, survey regiment, california hill state school, lansell's 222, mr lansell, camp hill school, high school, park mine (royal hustler's reserve no 1), memorial hall, city mine ( royal hustlers reserve no 2), mining stock exchange, beehive buildings, allan's walk, buckell & jeffrey, fortuna hustlers, great extended huatlers, garden gully united, mining exchange, garden gully united, wattle gully mine, ironbark mine, manchester arms hotel, extended hustlers mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, eureka extended, shenandoah, victoria quartz, the big 180, old chum, gt extended hustlers -
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Photograph - WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE: CHEWTON
WATTLE GULLY MINE CHEWTON black and white photograph: poppet head, mine building at right constructed of corrugated iron. Poppet legs from ' Great Extended Hustlers Mine' via Stanfield Mine, Bendigo. Winding Engine ( now electric ) from Ironbark Mine, Bendigo. On back RHSV, Bendigo Branch. Handwritten in ball point pen ' Wattle Gully Mine/ Chewton' mng 33organization, business, wattle gully gold mine, chewton -
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Photograph - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE, 1875
black and white photograph of the Great Extended Hustlers Quartz Mining claim. Photograph shows five weatherboard clad buildings with corrugated iron roofing. Poppet legs and cable support trestles. Bush logs in foregound at right. Office at left, battery house centre background. Main shaft right. Copy of original photo. On face of photo in indian ink: area of 24 acres, has 6 shafts, equals 4000 feet of sinking. No less than 13 levels and 16 x cuts making a total of 12000 feet. Amount spent in labour 228,000 ( pounds stg. ) Quartz raised 144,5000 tons and yields to date 188,000 ozs of gold. Dividends 585,000 ( pounts st.) nearly 20/-/ a share. Employment to nearly 200 men. It is stated this rich mine changed hands the early days for only 30/-/-. On back in black ink ' Gr. Extended Hustlers. Bottom right corner : A. Richardson/29 Harrison Street/Bendigo.N.J. Caireorganization, business, great extended hustlers mine -
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Photograph - EXTENDED HUSTLERS FREEHOLD
black and white photograph of Great Extended Hustlers Freehold poppet head, now at Wattle Gully, Chewton ( james Lerk 26.22.1999 ) Poppet head in front of mining buildings, stacks of sawn timber tonight. Great Extended Hustlers/locality/Hustlers Hill Nth. Bendigo/ formed 1865/last production 1921. Depth of shaft 3,470 ( 1045 m ) Poppet legs, steel 70 feet high ( 21.08 ) Gold very rich, total yield 300,000 ozs. Dividends 675,000 pounds sterling ( $1,350,000 )organization, business, great extended hustlers mine -
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Photograph - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE
black and white postcard. Great extended Hustlers poppet head, now at Wattle Gully, Chewton ( J. Lerk 26.22.1999 ) Poppet head in front of mining buildings, stacks of sawn timber to right. Written on back ' Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch, printed across top. Great Extended Hustlers/locality/ Hustlers Hill, Nth. Bendigo/Formed 1865/Last production 1921/Depth of Shaft 3470 feet/Poppet Legs - Steel, 70 feet high. /Winding Engine: First motion 8 ft. drums/Gold Very Rich/Total Yield - 300,000 ozs. / Dividends $675,000. 'Post Card' printed on RH side.organization, business, great extended hustlers mine -
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Photograph - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS (POSTCARD)
Great Extended Hustlers (Postcard series of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria (Bendigo Branch). 8 identical cards. Summary history of mine on reverse, LH side: Location, depth, poppet and engine detail, gold yield, dividends. Blank (unused) on RH side for addressee.place, mining site, great extended hustler quartz mine -
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Photograph - THE GREAT HUSTLER GOLD MINE AT SANDHURST, c.1875
Black and white photograph copy of original. Mining site of The Great Hustler, Gold Mine at Sandhurst. Dam on RH side front, mine buildings (various) trestle way in background. Three people beside dam in foreground. Brick chimney back LH side. Inscriptions: 'The Great Hustler, Gold Mine at Sandhurst. Shaft 1250 ft'.place, mining site, great extended hustler quartz mine -
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Photograph - VIEWS OF BENDIGO: THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS CO'S QUARTZ MINING CLAIM, 1875 copy,1970
Sepia photo on cream board. Shows the Great Extended Hustlers Co's. Quartz Mining Claim. In photo, there is an Office, Battery House, Mine Shaft. Three large 'A' frames running a line down to the battery house from the poppet head. Inscription: Above image: 'Views of Bendigo|No.43.'. Below, 'The Great Extended Hustlers Co's. Quartz Mining Claim.', 'N.J.Caire Photo, Sandhurst'. Bottom, 'Casey & Wenborn's Print Forbes & Holmes, Agents',' Office Battery House Main Shaft',' The famous Quartz Claim covers on area of 24 acres, and has six shafts which represent 4000 feet of sinking; there are no less than 13 level and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The total amount expended in labour by this Company £228,000. The Quartz raised amounts to 144,500 tons, and it has yielded 188,000 oz's of gold. The amount paid in dividends is £585,600 being nearly £20 per share, employment is given to nearly 200 men. It is stated that this rich mine changed hands in early days for the small sum of £30.'. On Back, RHSV stamp, Bendigo Branch '1959|186'. Nicholas CaireN.J.Caireplace, mining site, great expended hustler quartz mine, see: 'views of bendigo' by n.j.caire -
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Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE - LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLER'S MINE
Longitudinal Section of the Great Extended Hustler's Mine on the Hustler's Line of Reefs. Bulletin No 33, Plate No XIII. Map shows the Hustler's Tribute, 2 Old Shafts, Great Extended Hustler's Shaft, Latham & Watson's Shaft and Ironbark Gully. Datum Line 750 feet above Sea Level. Poppet Legs on the surface and Sill of Shaft 788.99 feet above Sea Level. Levels and their depths are shown and some geographical features. Some amounts of gold mined mentioned. Geological Survey of Victoria emblem and signed by H A Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office Bendigo, September 1913. Note - Plates 4, 8, 13,20, 26 & 31 form a Longitudinal Section from Fortuna Hustlers to Hustler's Consols Mine. This item has not been scanned or photographed.mining, parish map, great extended hustler's mine, longitudinal section of the great extended hustler's mine, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h a whitelaw, hustler's tribute, old shaft, great extended hustler's shaft, latham & watson's shaft, ironbark gully -
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Map - HUSTLER'S ROYAL RESERVE NO 2 CO. - LONGITUDINAL SECTION OF THE HUSTLER'S ROYAL RESERVE NO 2 CO
Longitudinal Section of the Hustler's Royal Reserve No 2 Co. on the Hustler's Line of Reef Bulletin No 33, Plate No VIII. Note - Plates 4, 8, 13, 20, 26 & 31 form a Longutudinal Section from Fortuna Hustler's to Hustler's Consols Mine. Mines mentioned are the Hustler's Royal Reserve No 2 Main Shaft, Hustler's Royal Reserve No 2 Park Shaft, Royal Hustler's, Imperial Hustler's, Great Extended Hustler's Freehold and the Great Extended. Section shows depth of levels, datum lines and height of sill above sea levelyield in ozs od gold. Geological Survey of Victoria emblem. H. Herman, Director, W. Dickson, Secretary for Mines and The Hon. J. Drysdale Brown MLC, Minister for Mines and signed by H S Whitelaw, Underground Survey Office Bendigo, September 1913. This item has not been scanned or photographed.mining, parish map, hustler's royal reserve no 2, longitudinal section of the hustler's royal reserve no 2 co, hustler's royal reserve no 2 (main shaft), hustler's royal reserve no 2 (park shaft), royal hustler's, imperial hustler's, great extended hustler's freehold, great extended, geological survey of victoria, underground survey office bendigo, h s whitelaw, h herman, w dickson, the hon j drysdale brown -
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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - HUSTLERS LINE PECULIARITIES
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine ...Hand written notes on the peculiarities of the Hustlers Line of Reef. Notes on pitch of the reef and a peculiar type of false saddle reef.mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, peculiarities of the reef, pitch of reef, false saddle reefs -
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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - NOTES ON THE GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine ...One hand written and three typed copies of notes on the Great Extended Hustlers Mine. Notes include locality, plant, early history, Prominent and Leading, Dividends and Yield, Bendigo's Worst Mining Accident, and a note of where the poppet legs were taken. Ref: Mines Dept Booklet 'Bendigo Goldfields 1936, Mines Dept Annual and Quarterly Reports, Mines Dept Bulletin 33 H Herman 1914, Annals of Bendigo Mining Sections 1870 - 1925, A Richardson,mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, notes on the great extended hustlers mine, bendigo's worst mining accident, herbert thomas, walter blair, william ryan, george forster, john campbell, leslie martin, frederick chinn, wattle gully gold mine at chewton -
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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - NOTES ON HUSTLERS ANTICLINE
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine ...Two copies of two pages of hand written notes (one in blue pen and one in black pen) on the Hustlers Anticline. They are numbered Page 266 (Great Extended Hustlers) and Page 267 (Latham and Watsons). Notes give name of company, depth of shaft, the years, Calls, Divs, Tons, Ozs of Gold, Authority and Remarks. Black copy has: Copied 25-10-68 written on it.mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, hustlers anticline, hustlers hill co., tuff & joseph, rigby peterson & co, james kershaw & co, garibaldi co, messrs finnigan & co, scott & smith, stewart & co, ulster coy main no 1& no 2, south hustlers great extd co, londonderry co, great extended hustlers, great extended hustlers trib no 1, g. b. both co, great extended hustlers maria trib, j b hustlers trib co, bendigo amal goldfields, jonathan harris claim (hustlers or mac's hill), latham watson & hustlers, latham watson & sibley (sibley & co), latham & watson, latham & watson's nos 1 & 2 tribs, great hustlers co, great extended hustlers reef g m no 1, koh-i-noon co -
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Map - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - LOCALITY MAP OF GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine ...Location map showing the Hustlers line of mines and some other ones. Map has contours with heights. Mines are named and most of them have the depth printed beside the name. Street names are also included. Map is pasted onto a larger piece of paper.mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, locality map of great extended hustlers mine, great extended hustlers trib shaft, hustlers extended, imperial hustlers shaft, royal hustlers shaft, hustlers royal reserve park shaft, hustlers royal reserve no 2, garden gully e shaft, the golden one shaft -
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Document - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - MAP WHERE EXPLOSION OCCURRED
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine Map ...Hand drawn map on beige paper where an explosion occurred in the mine killing seven men. They were Blair, Ryan, Forster, Thomas, Campbell, Martin and Chinn. Map shows where the men were, how far from the point of explosion.mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, map where explosion occurred, blair, ryan, forster, thomas, campbell, martin, chinn -
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Postcard - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - POSTCARD OF POPPET LEGS & BUILDINGS
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine ...Grey & white postcard showing poppet legs and buildings at the Great Extended Hustlers Mine. Printed on the back: 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Great Extended Hustlers Locality: Hustlers Hill, Nth. Bendigo Formed 1865 - Last production 1921 Depth of shaft - 3,470 feet Poppet Legs - Steel, 70 feet high Winding Engine: First motion, 8 ft. Drums. Gold Very Rich Total yield - 300,000 ozs. Dividends 675,000 Poundsmine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, postcard of poppet legs and buildings, hustlers hill nth bendigo -
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Photograph - GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE - PHOTOGRAPH OF STANFIELD LEGS
... Gold great extended hustlers. Great Extended Hustlers Mine ...Black & white photograph of Stanfield Legs at the Golden Carshalton Mine and was later at Wattle Gully. Photograph shows the legs on a hill top with some bushes and grass. Cross braces on legs have a circular plate where the braces cross.mine, gold, great extended hustlers., great extended hustlers mine, photograph stanfield legs, wattle gully -
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Award - THOMAS WEEKLEY COLLECTION: ILLUMINATED ADDRESS, 1895
Illuminated address presented to Thomas Weekley mine manager of The Great Extended Hustlers Mine Bendigo 14th November 1895, on his departure from the mine to take up a position in Coolgardie. Brown timber frame with gold borders and decorated with colourful flowers and foliage.person, mining, thomas weekley -
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Artwork, other - Hustlers Reef Paintings, 1901
The century-old paintings of Bendigo gold mines made the long journey home from Western Australia in 2012. The paintings of the Great extended Hustler’s Mine, Bendigo, and Koch’s Pioneer Gold Mine, Long Gully, were painted by C.G Robertson in 1901.For years the paintings sat in the Perth house of Charles and Grace Strue; however Ian and Katinka Napier, the grand-daughter of Mr and Mrs Strue, donated the paintings to the Bendigo Historical Society.DVD. Hustler's Gold. Hustlers Reef paintings. artist C G Robertson 1901, for one painting. Second Hustler Extended Bendigo.bendigo, mining, c. g. robertson artist -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - SELF TOUR OF GOLDFIELDS NO 1
Two copies (a & b) of a Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch Self Tour of Goldfields No 1. The guide is to enable the tourist to locate and see for himself some of the gold mining area of Bendigo. Mines mentioned are: Deborah, North Deborah, Central Deborah, The Fortuna Hustlers, Hustlers Royal Reserve (City Mine), Great Extended Hustlers, The Hustlers Reef, Lansell's Comet, The United Hustlers and Redan, Garden Gully United, Central Nell Gwynne, The Old Chum, The New Chum and Victoria, The Lazarus, The New Chum United, The New Chum Consolidated, The Garibaldi, Advance, Lansell's 180, The Victoria Quartz, North Old Chum, The Ironbark, The Hercules, The Carlisle United, The Mungo Group, The Ellenborough, The St. Mungo, The Lady Barkly, South St. Mungo. Notes also include wages at the Fortuna Hustlers in 1906 and 1907, gold yield, depth of shaft, Dividends and Calls. Notes compiled by Mr. A. Richardson.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, self tour of goldfields no 1, deborah (big deborah), north deborah, central deborah, the fortuna hustlers, hustlers royal reserve (city mine), great extended hustlers, the hustlers reef, lansell's comet, the united hustlers and redan, garden gully united, central nell gwynne, the old chum, the new chum and victoria, the lazarus, the new chum united, the new chum consolidated, the garibaldi, advance, lansell's 180, the victoria quartz, north old chum, the ironbark, the hercules, the carlisle united, the mungo group, the ellenborough, the st. mungo, the lady barkly, south st. mungo, hustlers hill, new chum hill, jonathan harris, j hustler, messrs latham and watson, buckell & jeffrey, camp hill school, mechanics institute eaglehawk, duke of edinborough, geo lansell, the k k shaft, williamsons, little's claim, rosalind park, mr pryor, gold mines hotel, burrowes and sterry, bonatti, menzies, hildebrant and koch's, ellesmere, p m g repeater station, mr lazarus, mt alvernia hospital, mr clarke magee, rae's, jeweller's shop, hopetoun band room, manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, long gully post office, 'pope pius' roman catholic church, kentish, mr j b watson, california gully state school, duke of edinborough, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, duchess of edinborough, west united devonshire, united devonshire, princess alexandra, hopewell, miners' phthisis, bendigo goldfields, mr a richardson -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - BENDIGO BRANCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY - MINE TOUR
Typed notes for a tour of the area. Areas mentioned are: Hospital Hill, The Central Deborah Mine, New Chum Railway Mine, The Rocks, New Chum Hill, Victoria Hill, Central Nell Gwynne, Rae's Open Cut, Housing Commission Homes and Latham and Watson's. Description of machinery at the Central Deborah Mine, yields, dividends, depth of shafts and directions to get ot the various places is included.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, bendigo branch historical society mine tour, all saints church, joseph la trobe, bendigo's first hospital, sacred heart cathedral, the central deborah mine, city council, londonderry west shaft, new red, white and blue consolidated (big blue), a roberts & sons, big deborah, the new golden fleece, new chum goldfields, central wattle gully mine chewton, virginia consols, black's quarries coldstream, thompson's engineering and pipe co ltd castlemaine, new chum railway mine, golden square methodist church, the rocks, e j dunn, gold monument, shamrock mine, mt alvernia hospital, j b lazarus, john brown knitwear factory, gold fmines hotel, david sterry, new chum hill, fortuna villa, geo lansell, theodore ballerstedt, a h q survey regiment headquarters, old chum mine, central nell gwynne, rae's open cut, theodore ballerstedt, new chum syncline, little 180 mine, victoria quartz, wittcheibe's 'jeweller's shop', adventure, advance, cinderella, j n macartney, bendigo goldfields registry 1870, wm rae, johnson's devonshire mine, snobs hill mine, ellenborough mullock heap, belmont mullock heap, sadowa, st mungo, united devonshire, mechanic's institute, log lock-up, court house, j b watson, housing commission homes, hustlers hill, latham and watsons', the great extended hustlers, a richardson -
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Document - VICTORIA HILL - THE DEEP MINES OF BENDIGO
Photocopied article titled 'The Deep Mines of Bendigo. Gold at 2, 070 feet'. From The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1954), Friday 16 march 1888, page 5. Article mentions gold being found at the greatest depth at which that metal has yet been obtained in Australia. Mentioned are the six deepest shafts in the Bendigo district. They are: Lansell's No 180, Victory and Pandora, Victoria Quartz, North Old Chum, New Chum Victoria and the Great Extended Hustler's. There was a deeper shaft at Stawell, the Magdala. Also mentioned are yields, amounts crushed, dividends paid and calls.document, gold, victoria hill, victoria hill, the deep mines of bendigo, the argus 16/3/1888, new chum and victoria, lansell's no 180, victory and pandora, victoria quartz, north old chum, new chum victoria, great extended hustler's, the magdala at stawell, mr w w barker, mr robert jackson -
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Photograph - LANDSCAPE VIEW OF BENDIGO: GREAT EXTENDED HUSTLERS MINE , CAMP HILL SCHOOL IN CENTRE
Black and white photo: landscape view of Bendigo valley looking towards One Tree Hill in distance. Great Extended Hustlers timber mine buildings, chimney and poppet head in foreground, trees middle ground, One Tree Hill in background. On back 'Mng10' In pencil - 'Great Extended Hustlers Freehold looking south, Moore St., just north of mine'. James Lerk ' From Hustlers Hill looking over Bendigo to One Tree Hill' late 19C, early 20C ?bendigo, gold mining, great extended hustlers, great extended hustlers mine, mining, one tree hill, camp hill primary school -
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Document - ROBERT CARR: CORRESPONDENCE AND LIFE HISTORY INFORMATION
Robert Carr - correspondence to BHS and life history information sent back to writer re Carr (Great Extended Hustlers). Robert Carr was born Magherfelt Ulster 1833 and educated in agricultural pursuits. He arrived at Eaglehawk (part of Sandhurst) 4 miles from Bendigo in 1853 and began alluvial mining in 1855. Robert was on the committee to establish the Presbyterian Church at Eaglehawk. Robert began reef mining at Hustlers and Extended Hustlers mines and was manager in 1881. Robert was also a past Secretary of Oddfellows. In the years 1871-2 the mine yielded marvellous cakes of gold. He was a model mine manager. During 1872 he was on the committee of School of Mines. In the year 1873 he fell 60 feet down an abandoned shaft and not badly hurt. Robert died in May 1893, aged 60 years, and at the time of death was director of Great Extended Hustlers, Hustlers Company. 'A person of uprightness, frankness and integrity.'person, individual, robert carr, presbyterian church eaglehawk, hustlers, extended hustlers and great extended mines, oddfellows, school of mines bendigo. -
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Document - THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELDS - A FEW FACTS, c1970
Document. A Few Facts (7 copies). Two page typed, timelined document on the Goldfield area of Bendigo 1851 1954 by the Bendigo Branch of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria. Mentions Ravenswood sheep run, German Gully, Derwent Gully, Peg Leg Gully, 'The Dascombe' & 'The Victoria' gold nuggets. Watson's Kentish mine in Long Gully, Garden Gully United in Ironbark, The Great Extended Hustlers Tribute on Hustlers Hill, The New Chum United in Golden Square, The Victoria Quartz in Victoria Hill Ironbark, The United Devonshire Mine in Eaglehawk, The Famous Devonshire Valley, Portion of the New Chum Group in Golden Square, The New Moon, The South New Moon, The 'Flying Fox' which conveyed the quartz from the Central Red, White and Blue mine to New Chum Hill, Lansell's'222' Mine, The Mine in the Heart of the City, The Fortuna Hustlers Mine; Snob's Hill, Sailors Gully & Devonshire Gully at Eaglehawk, California Gully, Long Gully, Victoria Hill at Ironbark, New Chum Hill & New Chum Valley at Golden Square, Hustlers Hill & Comet & Redan Hills at North Bendigo.cottage, miners, the bendigo goldfields, a few facts -
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Document - PREMIER COMPANIES (GOLD MINING)
Document. 2 page typed document titled 'Premier Companies'. Lists various mining companies from 1870 to 1920 and the amount in pounds that each mine yielded. Mentions mines - Great Extended Hustlers, Great Extended Hustlers Tribute, Garden Gully United, Victory, Pandora, United Hustlers, Redan Garden Gully, United Devonshire, Old Chum, Victoria Quartz, North Johnson's, Johnson's Reef, New Red White and Blue, New Chum United, Lady Barkly, New Chum Railway, Great Southern, South New Moon, New Argus, Virginia, Central Red White and Blue, New Chum Goldfields, Victoria Consols, Carlisle, Hercules and Energetic, New Golden Fleece, Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields.cottage, miners, premier companies (mining), bendigo mines