Three maps, copies. Great Extended Hustlers mine site. Hustlers Royal Reserve No. 2 Mine. Streets around Great Extended Hustlers mine site and reserve.bendigo, mining, great extended hustlers

Conservation management plan (112 pages) prepared by Lee Andrews & Associates, Heritage Consultants, in 2011, for the Hustlers Reef Reserve. The reserve cover the site of the former Great Extended Hustlers Mine site. Leigh McKinnons amendments to the plan are included with the document. History of the site, a physical survey and analysis, comparative analysis, cultural significance and conservation policy are addressed in the document.bendigo, mining, great extended hustlers mine site

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

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

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.

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

The Great Extended Hustlers Mine was located on the now named 'Hustlers Reserve' on Hustlers Hill, North Bendigo. It was the site of a major mine disaster on 2nd. May, 1914, when seven men were killed in an underground explosion. Plan of Great Extended Hustlers Mine on a horizontal plane, showing drives shaded in red and blue Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, great extended hustlers, hustlers hill

The illuminated address given to Thomas Weekley on his retirement from the Great Extended Hustlers Gold Mine, was presented to the Bendigo Historical Society by a descendant of Thomas in 2014, during a commemoration of the Great Extended Hustlers mine accident of 1914, where seven men were killed. The mine disaster occurred on May 2, 1914, when a dynamite explosion killed seven miners waiting at a plat to ascend the mine. The exact cause of the explosion was unknown, and the subsequent inquiry found no one to blame. The accident is commemorated at the Hustlers Reef Gold Mining Reserve, Bendigo, on the former site of the mine. 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 Victorian blue and brown decoration. Inside this is flowers and foliage include pink roses, lilies, irises. Address states: "Dear Sir, on the eve of your departure to Western Australian to take charge of the Menzies Proprietary Mine, Coolgardie, we the undersigned on behalf of the employees of the Great extended Hustlers Mine, Bendigo of which you have been manager for upwards of ten years, desire to express our deep regret at the parting with you and to express a hope that the change upon which you have decided may provide in every way beneficial. WE have great pleasure in bearing testimony to the efficiency displayed by you as manager and are assured that the safety of the men under your duties, whist the interest of the shareholders had at all times your earnest consideration. We trsut that in your new sphere you may be thoroughly successful and that you will find many friends as true as those who you leave behind . With the best wishes for the health and happens of yourself, Mrs Weekley and family. We are, dear friends (on behalf of fellow employees) yours faithfully, E Guest, T Redpath, R Cooper.mining, thomas weekley, great extended hustlers gold mine, bendigo, hustlers hill, mine manager

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 of the 100 years commemoration of the mine disaster, held at Hustlers Hill in 2014. One page photocopy of plan titled 'Suggested location of all mine shafts within Hustlers Reef Reserve Bendigo September 2023. Lee Andrews & Associates Heritage Consulting' Plan shows suggested location of Great Extended Hustlers Tribute Mine, Great Extended Hustlers No. 2 shaft, location of whim, Latham and Watson's mine main shaft, Great Extended Hustlers main shaft and winding engine. On bottom of page 'note location of shafts is approximate and based on documentary evidence determining exact location requires on-site geotechnical investigation'great extended hustlers, goldmining, accidents, coronial inquest, crowhter, blair, campbell, chinn, forster, martin, ryan, thomas, richard reed, 1914

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 of mines on the Hustlers Reef, North Bendigo. Site number and name: 10.4 United Hustlers & Redan and K.K. shafts, 10.4a United Hustlers and Redan shaft, 10.4b K.K. shaft. History of mines in chronological order from 1877 - 1937. Written across top of first page in blue pen: 'Robert Carr, Manager, Great Extended Hustlers, d 1880, Valentine Street - photos' great extended hustlers, goldmining, redan, k.k. shaft, hustlers reef

One page photocopy: section of a mining map, showing contour lines and mine locations of the following mines: Hustlers Royal Reserve 1775 ft Park Shaft Royal Hustlers Shaft 1150 ft Imperial Hustlers Shaft Hustlers Extended Hustler Trib Shaft 1970 ft. Great Extended Hustlers Great Extended Streets on the map: Barkly Street, Drought Street, Rosalind Street and Hope Street.great extended hustlers, great extended hustlers tribute, pup shaft, goldmining

Sepia toned photograph depicting the Royal Hustlers Mine and dam within Rosalind park, this was 1150' deep. (The mine, not the dam) Three other mines on the same line are clearly visible to the north. The Imperial Hustlers is behind the Hotel, with the Hustlers Extended behind it again. The Great Extended Hustlers Tribute shaft (1970') is on the far hill. Also a two pages typed description of the site. Author unknown.topic, mining, hustler's, upper reserve dam, royal hustlers mine, imperial hustlers, hustlers extended, imperial hustlers hotel.