Koch's Pioneer Quartz Mining and Crushing Company was officially registered on June 30th., 1871 (Government Gazette No. 45, 1871). It operated at Long Gully, the first Manager was Andrew Lewis. Nominal capital was 90,000 pounds in thirty thousand shares of 3 pounds each. The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Two sepia coloured images on paper, possibly taken from book. Top image: Koch's 'Pioneer' Quartz Crushing Works - Long Gully, printed under image. Image shows mining dam in foreground, large two storey mine building in middle background, two mine chimney on right hand side. Bottom image; interior of crushing battery. Printed on bottom ' Quartz Crushing Batteries & etc. Koch's Pioneer'. gold mining, koch's pioneer crushing battery, long gully, perseverance g.m. co., henry koch

The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Envelope containing a negative of Koch's Pioneer Crushing Battery. Image shows large building, chimney on left. Negative not scanned.bendigo, mining, koch's pioneer crushing battery

Koch's Pioneer Crushings 457,755 tons for 118,361 ounces. Two lots of dates on the paper: 1924 and 1871 - 1924. Written twice: Weight of Steel Wire Rope:- Dia 15/16 inch is 134 lbs per 100 ft. 1 inch dia. Is 159 lbs per 100 ft. Also some division sums on the paper.mining, crushing & milling, koch's pioneer, koch's pioneer crushings, weight of steel wire rope

Koch's Pioneer Quartz Mining and Crushing Company, No Liability Long Gully Bendigo Share Certificate. Distinctive Numbers 48164 to 48213 in the name of William Grattan of St Kilda. Certificate Number 2930. Dated 7th December 1911. Signed by ?, Hugh Boyd, Directors and J. H. Craig, Manager. On the back is a map of the lease showing where the shaft is and a measurement of 450 yards from one side of the lease to the other beside the shaft. The lease is an irregular shape. Adjoining leases mentioned are Windmill Hill Co., G. Lansell's Sandhurst Mine, Cornish United Co. and the Hercules & Energetic Co. Arthur T. Walker, M. S. printed at the bottom. Albert Richardson Collectionmining, parish map, koch's pioneer, koch's pioneer quartz mining and crushing company, no liability, koch's pioneer quartz mining and crushing company, no liability share certificate, william grattan, hugh boyd, j h craig, arthur t walker, windmill hill co., g lansell's sandhurst mine, cornish united co., hercules & energetic co.

Water colour painting of Koch's Pioneer Gold Mine Long Gully by C G Robertson 1901 showing chimney stacks, buildings, tailings and the new poppet head. Deframed 2022.C G Robertsonartwork, oil painting, gold mines, bendigo-history-gold mines

Slide. Koch's Pioneer Quartz Crushing Battery, Long Gully. Large shed with four small chimneys on roof, two chimney stacks on RH side of image, small hill behind sheds.No. 19 on bottom of slidemine, gold, koch pioneer battery., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection

BHS CollectionHandwritten extracts from the Mine Manager's Report, John Veale from the North Johnsons Shaft No 216, dated Jan 16th 1908 and the Koch's Pioneer Shaft No 224, Manager C. Rowe dated 26 /4/1899. Report mentions machinery and equipment, crushing, firewood and winding engine.document, gold, mining reports, mine manager's report, north johnsons, john veale, koch's pioneer, c rowe, cornish united co, central windmill coy, windmill hill coy, mr mcgrath

BHS CollectionHandwritten notes on recommendations for cleaning up and signposting Victoria Hill. Also contains list of photos from the Bendigonian of 1899. List of photos: Shamrock Mine, Undershot Water Wheel at Diamond Hill for Phillips Crushing Battery. Mr. Ballerstedt's Crushing Battery at Victoria Hill, Thompson's Foundry at Castlemaine, Machinery made for Bendigo Mines, Air Compressor at Shenandoah Mine, Winding Engine at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Poppet Legs at Koch's Pioneer Mine, Air Compressor at New Chum Railway Mine, Fortune Hustlers G M Co Bendigo View of Mine, Winding Plant and Afternoon Shift and Underground Work in the New Chum Railway. Also mentioned are notes on Machinery made by Thompsons. Also, a carbon copy of Annual Report to Bendigo Branch Royal Historical Society, Victoria 1/7/71. Mentioned in the Report are: Historical Ball, The Central Deborah, Victoria Hill, Tours and Society Business. Albert Richardson document?document, victoria hill, recommendations for victoria hill, north old chum, ballerstedt's rich 24 yard claim, floyds battery lansell's big 180, the bendigonian 26/1/1899, 2/2/1899, 20/4/1899, 11/5/1899, 10/8/1899, 14/9/1899, shamrock mine, undershot waterwheel at diamond hill, phillips crushing battery, mr ballerstedt's crushing battery, thompson's foundry, shenandoah mine, koch's pioneer mine, new chum railway mine, fortuna hustlers g m co bendigo, new chum railway, st mungo lady barkly, catherine reef, new moon, rae's open cut, old court house eaglehawk, police barracks, vic wodetzki, joss house, central deborah, central nell gwynne, mr harold curnow, bendigo branch royal historical society victoria, mrs kingerlee, felicity kingerlee, mr h biggs, city council, rotary club of bendigo south, white hills cemetry, chinese joss house, bendigo pottery, mr derham, reservoir high, princess theatre, a n a hall, mr hattam, col. sprenger, survey corps, a richardson

The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Photocopy of an article from the Bendigo Advertiser, dated 5/5/1982 titled Fortunes carried in mine. Written above the photo is: Men from Kock's Mine Long Gully. One man is wearing a suit and the rest are in work clothes. The mine was worked, with some breaks, between 1857 and 1871 when the Pioneer Company took over, and was later known as Koch's Pioneer and Perseverance and worked continuously until 1924, a period of 53 years of uninterrupted mining.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - kock's mine workers, bendigo advertiser 5/5/1982, kochs pioneer mine, henry koch, havilah company's claim, garden gully line of reef, paddy's gully line, koch's pioneer and perseverance

BHS CollectionHandwritten extract from the Sec. Mines Report for 1908. T. E. Williamson, Ins. Mines). Eaglehawk District. Page 130. Noes include Number of men employed and the depth of shaft for Collman & Tacchi, William's United, Koch's Pioneer, Nth Johnson & No 1, No 2 & No 3, Princess Dagmar, Needle, Golden Age, South New Moon, South New Moon 40 head battery, Catherine Reef United, New Moon and the Virginia. Also a new boiler reduced the wood consumption from 160 tons per week to 70 tons, whilst more work is being done.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, sec mines report for 1908, collman & tacchi, william's united, koch's pioneer, nth johnson & no 1 no 2 no 3, princess dagmar, needle, golden age, south new moon, south new moon 40 head battery, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia

BHS CollectionHandwritten notes from the Secy for Mines Report for 1899 General. Page 7. Report by J. Travis, Act'g Sec. Mines & Water Supply. Notes include quantity of ore treated in Victoria, gold yield and average yield. Value of gold for Victoria, N. S. W., New Zealand, Tasmania and South Australia. Yield for 1898, 1899 and dividends for 1899. Also charges for Inspecting and Testing Boilers. Also Ore treated, yield, dwts per Ton, Dividends, Capital Paid Up and Divs Per Cent for the Garden Gully United, Gt. Southern Garden Gully, New Moon, Nw Chum Railway, Koch's Pioneer, Fortuna Hustlers, Johnson's Reef, McDuff Amalgamated, South New Moon, Lansell's South R. W. & Blue, Clarence United, Great Northern, Victoria Reef Quartz, Carlisle and Ironbark for 1899.document, gold, mining reports, mines report 1899 general, j travis, mines & water supply, garden gully united, gt. southern garden gully, new moon, nw chum railway, koch's pioneer, fortuna hustlers, johnson's reef, mcduff amalgamated, south new moon, lansell's south r. w. & blue, clarence united, great northern, victoria reef quartz, carlisle, ironbark

Handwritten letter to Mr. Blake with reference to meeting students and the changes in Bendigo. Mentioned are the Log Lock-Up, the Central Deborah Mine, the ex-manager of the mine, Mr. Rowe acting as a guide, Victoria Hill and the Bendigo Pottery. The notes titled ''To replace Around the Goldfields'' mentions the Third Edition, 'Historic Guide to Bendigo', published in 1969 of land reclamation schemes rapidly removing all traces of several mines. Those affected on the New Chum Line of Reef are: The Victoria Consols, Ironbark and Hercules and Energetic. The Sheepshead Line - the Ironbark and Ironbark South. On the Garden Gully Line - The Cornish United, Koch's Pioneer and Confidence Extended. The Paddy's gully Line - The British American, Lansell's Sandhurst (Needle) and the Collman and Tacchi. On the Derby Line - Johnson's No 3 (Nelson) and on the Hustlers Line are the United Hustlers and Redan and the K. K. Mines. Also, a carbon copy of the notes.document, memo, new chum & victoria letter & notes, mr blake, mr hattam, log lock-up, central deborah mine, mr rowe, victoria hill, bendigo pottery, historic guide to bendigo third edition, new chum line of reef, the victoria consols, ironbark, hercules and energetic, sheepshead line, ironbark, ironbark south, garden gully line, cornish united, koch's pioneer, confidence extended, paddy's gully line, the british american, lansell's sandhurst (needle), collman and tacchi. derby line, johmson's no 3 (nelson), hustlers line, united hustlers and redan, k k mines

Bendigo Amalgamated Gold Fields Ltd. To Miss G. Alice Jones. Re You V Geo Lakey - County court Summons £59.18.3. Scale C, Sale to Ennor. To Osgood, Land Tax, You V Brauman C. C. S. No. 27 (Special) Scale D £137.1.7, You V Brauman C.C.S. No. 38 (Ordinary), You V Brauman C.C.S. 1924 No. 43 (Special) £137.1.7., Clarence Freeholds-Sale to Bowden, Sea Co. Machinery & Freehold land, Land transferred from New Vic. Catherine Co., re Koch's Pioneer G.M. Co. N.L. transfer of G.M. Lease No 9791 Bendigo, re North Ulster G.M. Co. N.L. transfer of G.M Lease No. 9789 Bendigo. Details of costs and dates varying from June 28, 1923, to March 30, 1925.Also dated 3/6/25 and Pd 30/7/25.the miss g. alice jones collection - account, bendigo amalgamated goldfields ltd, geo lakey, mr stanfield, mr jn smalley, mr thomson, mr crow, mr ennor, osgood, mylon, mrs murdock, constable thomson, brauman, mr miller, melbourne sun, clarence freeholds, j h curnow & son, gazette, sea co, mr legge, mr skews, h m legge & co, new vic catherine co, koch's pioneer g m co nl, north ulster g m co nl, g m lease no 9789 bendigo

Handwritten notes where poppet legs and engines were taken. New Chum Goldfields - To Golden Fleece. To Deborah. To Central Deb. Carlisle Poppet Heads - to Guilford Plateau, then to Nell Gwynne Reefs. Williams United Engine (Sq Con Reds) - To Ulster then North Blue, then Nth Deborah. Central Blue Engine, with Corliss valves, to Deborah. Windmill Hill Legs to Sebastian, then to Deborah. Big Blue Legs - to Central Deborah. (Legs) South Moon to South Virginia. (Engine) Sth Moon to South Virginia, & driver put on side of drums. Fortuna Hustlers Engine - to ? ?, then to Bird's Reef, then to Herc No 1. Then to Nth Virginia. New Oswald (Malson) Engine left at Sth Moon, not allowed to put in, as it was a loose eccentric. Unity Legs - to Herc. No 1. Then to Ironbark. Ironbark Engine - To Wattle Gully. (Converted to electric winder). 222 - Several Compressors. The fire at the Unity mine in 1907. The fire at the Garden Gully mine in 1911. The fire at the Princess Dagmar in 1913. The light on the Ellenborough flagpole. Tambour Major. Joe Sheard in diving suit. Lansell's Little 180 - Vertical engine. Driver to right side and at floor level. Lansell's bit 180 - Vertical engine. Driver on top of engine. Floor between. Lansell's Needle. - Wooden legs with crossstays reaching from top of legs to close to bottom. Winder - Single Link engine. Hard to get drivers. Confidence Extended. Koch's Pioneer. - Shaft a big angle. Central Blue - Old Sheepshead - same. Vict Catherine - Winder - one drum in front of other, shaft at such an angle. Very hard to see which cage or tank at surface. Specimen Hill and Carlisle - Back-handed first motion engines. Central Nell - Winder from Lord Nelson mine, St Arnaud - Driver behind drums. Turned valve opp. To usual to turn steam on and off.document, gold, poppet legs and engines, shifting about - poppet legs and engines, new chum goldfields, golden fleece, deborah, central deborah, carlisle, guilford plateau, nell gwynne reefs, williams united, ulster, north blue, nth deborah, central blue, windmill hill, sebastian, big blue, south moon, south virginia, fortuna hustlers, tambour major, bird's reef, herc no 1, nth virginia, new oswald (maldon), unity, ironbark, wattle gully, 222, garden gully, princess dagmar, ellenborough, joe sheard, lansell's little 180, lansell's big 180, lansell's needle, confidence extended, koch's pioneer, central blue, old sheepshead, vict catherine, specimen hill, carlisle, central nell, lord nelson mine (st arnaud)

BHS CollectionHandwritten list of leading mines and dividend paying mines from the Annals 1889, 1890, 1891 and 1909 includes companies over 2000 feet on 31st March 1891.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, list of leading mines, annals, great extended hustlers, catherine united, garden gully united, hercules & energetic, johnsons reef, lazarus no 1, new chum consolidated, north johnsons, north argus united, rose of denmark, shamrock, st mungo, specimen hill united hustlers & redan, united devonshire, watson's kentish, johnsons reef no 1, dixon's tribute, fortuna hustlers, lady barkly, lazarus, new chum railway, new red white & blue, north old chum, confidence, golden age, hustlers reef, new hopeful, new argus, new chum united, virginia, carlisle, catherine reef united tribs, collman & tacchi, goldfields consolidated, hercules & energetic tribs, horwood & burrowes, koch's pioneer, koch's pioneer tribs, new chum goldfields, new red white & blue tribs, new prince of wales, new prince of wales tribs, new moon, n bendigo, suffolk united, suffolk united tribs, south new moon, the langdon, victoria propty, victoria consols, victoria consols tribs, windmill hill, windmill hill tribs, lansells 180, north old chum, victoria quartz, victory & pandora, new chum & victoria, old chum, ironbark, shenandoah, lansell's 222, garibaldi, eureka, great central

Article titled The Bendigo Post Office, compiled by L C Bennetts. Mentioned is the history of the Bendigo Post Office and postmarks, some information on mining, Bendigo foundries, Underground connections of mines, expenses and shaft sinking costs. Also mentioned is Bendigo and Eaglehawk - 60 years ago and the role the pubs played in daily living. They were where theatres, concerts and dances were held, and the meeting rooms for clubs and lodges, even church benefits. Listed is a number of Bendigo hotels. Some even had a few names. Names of the pubs are: The Freemasons, The Courthouse, The Commercial Law Courts, The Hamburg, The European, The Prince Bismark, The Lord Kitchener, The Bendigo, The Rosalind Park, The Showgrounds, Atheneum Club, Olivers, Bridge Hotel, Bourkes, The Globe, The Hibernia, Albert, Albion, Abbotts, Australian, Belvidere, Beehive, British Queen, Black Eagle, British and American, Brian Boru, Bakers Arms, Butchers Arms, Brick Layers Arms, Bull and Mouth, Cresent, Clarence, Back Creek Bridge, Cape Clear, Crooked Billet, Cambridgeshire Arms, Camp, Coach and Horses, Cricketers Arms, Diggers Rest, Ellesmere, Five Lions, Franklyn, Golden Square, Golden Gate, Golden Gully, Golden Age, Golden Vine, Gumtree, Glasgow Reef, Great Britain, Haymarket, Daniel O'Connell, Half Way House, Fleece Inn, Ironbark, Johnsons Reef, Lancashire, Live and Let Live, Manchester Arms, Gold Mines, Metropolitan, Crown, National, New Chum, Honeysuckle Street, Pavilion, Napier Arms, Quartz Miners Arms, Retreat Inn, Rainbow, Rose of Australia, Lake View, Robin Hood, Fountain, Southern Cross, Bath, Berlin, Spring Gully, Star, Sir Charles Hotham, Silvermines, Royal Oak, Suburban, Town Hall, Temperance, Ship Inn, View Point, View Bend, Victoria, Exchange, American, Arcade, Belfast, All Nations, Union, United Kingdom, Union Jack, Westend, Washington, Waterloo, Wellington, Whitehorse, Wheat Sheaf, Yorkshire, Niagra and Noahs Ark.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - the bendigo post office, l c bennetts, mt alexander post office, porcupine inn, cenotaph, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, queen elizabeth oval, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, the sub-treasury, sir henry brougham lock kcb, sir john nimmo mla, prince of wales group of mines, the new prince of wales, eaglehawk golf links, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, mines department, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, the virginia, south bell vue, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, miner's phthisis, hercules engine house, ironbark, new chum syncline, hercules energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, lansells big 180, victoria quartz, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, shamrock, mr king, burke and wills expedition, sandhurst hotel, courthouse, hiberian, the freemasons, the courthouse, the commercial law courts, the hamburg, the european, the prince bismark, the lord kitchener, the bendigo, the rosalind park, the showgrounds, atheneum club, olivers, bridge hotel, bourkes, the globe, the hibernia, albert, albion, abbotts, australian, belvidere, beehive, british queen, black eagle, british and american, brian boru, bakers arms, butchers arms, brick layers arms, bull and mouth, cresent, clarence, back creek bridge, cape clear, crooked billet, cambridgeshire arms, camp, coach and horses, cricketers arms, diggers rest, ellesmere, five lions, franklyn, golden square, golden gate, golden gully, golden age, golden vine, gumtree, glasgow reef, great britain, haymarket, daniel o'connell, half way house, fleece inn, ironbark, johnsons reef, lancashire, live and let live, manchester arms, gold mines, metropolitan, crown, national, new chum, honeysuckle street, pavilion, napier arms, quartz miners arms, retreat inn, rainbow, rose of australia, lake view, robin hood, fountain, southern cross, bath, berlin, spring gully, star, sir charles hotham, silvermines, royal oak, suburban, town hall, temperance, ship inn, view point, view bend, victoria, exchange, american, arcade, belfast, all nations, union, united kingdom, union jack, westend, washington, waterloo, wellington, whitehorse, wheat sheaf, yorkshire, niagra, noahs ark

Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry, The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat, Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, The New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's

The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Yellow tone photo which has some green through it photo of Kock's Pioneer Quartz Crushing Plant, Long Gully. No 31 printed at the top. The photo has a decorative frame around it. It is a N. J. Caire Photo, Sandhurst and a Casey & Wenborn's Print. Forbes & Holmes, Agents. The photo has a long two storey building with chimneys and some smaller buildings and tall mine chimneys. Printed below is Perseverance United Claim and Windmill Hill in the distance. Paper is mounted on yellow card which is mounted on dark tan card and laminated.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - koch's pioneer quartz crushing plant - long gully, n j caire, casey & wenburn, forbes & holmes, perseverence united claim, windmill hill

BHS CollectionHandwritten list by Albert Richardson, with typed copy, of mines on the Garden Gully, Sheepshead, Hustlers, Nell Gwynne and the Deborah, Paddy Gully and Derby Lines of Reef. Also a list of prominent mines on the New Chum Line. document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, location of shaft with the reef, north new moon, suffolk, new moon, south new moon, clarence, new argus, virginia, gt northern golden pyke, constellation, johnsons extd, golden age, princess dagmar, johnson's no 2, nth johnsons, johnsons no 1, confidence extended, windmill hill, koch's pioneer, cornish, carlisle, pandora, garden gully united, catherine reef united, williams united, belmont & saxby, ellenborogh, st mungo, sadowa, lady barkly, south st mungo, united devonshire, south devonshire, pearl, hercules & energetic, ironbark (vict gold mines), victoria consols, victoria quartz (vict reef), lansell's big 180, north old chum, new chum & victoria, old chum, lazarus, 222, new chum united, new chum consolidated - the consolidated, garibaldi, shamrock, hercules, ironbark, south ironbark, little 180, central blue, sheepshead, nth blue, big blue, south blue (lansell's), united hustlers & redan, the redan, comet (lansell's), hustlers reef plus no 1 shaft, old hustlers, gt extended hustlers plus 'pups', royal hustlers reserve nos 1 & 2, fortuna hustlers, new chum syncline, central nell gwynne, monument hill, central deborah, north deborah, deborah, collman &tacchi, lansells sandhurst needle, johnsons no 3 (nelsons)

Handwritten notes on the Devonshire Mines. Notes mention locality, ounces of gold, dividends and mentions other mines. Also a number of interesting facts about some other mines.document, gold, devonshire mine, devonshire mine, notes on the devonshire mine, california hill state school, south devonshire, new st mungo, united devonshire, duke of edinburgh, duchess tribute, west united devonshire, princess alexandra, hopewell, the moon group, ellenborough mine, south catherine reef, princess alice, central catherine, trio-hauling, lazarus no 1, lazarus, lansell's big 180, koch's pioneer

Handwritten list by Albert Richardson, with typed copy of same, of some Bendigo Mines and their Legal Managers, as at September 30th, 1906. Document is part of the Albert Richardson Collection. document, gold, miner's right, mining reports, list of legal managers, j h craig, j h mccoll, g a petrie, h birch, b crofts, h y north, h kirkwood, s h mcgowan, g j keogh, c moore, w g blackham, w b walker, j humming, g h green, catherine reef united, carlisle, clarence united, central ellesmere, collman & tacchi, confidence extended, cornish united, daly & westons, don, ellenborough, extended southdevonshire, eureka, fortuna hustlers, fosterville, garden gully united, g g consolidated, garibaldi, great southern, great northern, great extended hustlers, great columbian, great central victoria, golden age, golden pyke, goldfields north, goldfields consolidated, hercules & energetic, hustlers reef, hustlers reef no 1, hustler's royal reserve, ironbark, johnson's reef, johnsons extended, koch's pioneer, lancashire, lazarus new chum, lady barkly, lightning hill, mcduff amalgamated, morning star, new chum consolidated, new chum railway, new chum & victoria, new red white & blue consolidated, new hopeful, new st mungo, new argus, new moon, new prince of wales, north lady brassey, new victoria catherine, new chum goldfields north new moon, north argus, north johnsons, pearl, princess dagmar, phoenix, railway prince of wales, shamrock, st mungo, sadowa, sea, stewart's united specimen's hill, south st mungo, south new moon, south devonshire, suffolk united, south prince of wales, spring gully junction, true blue, thomas united, united devonshire, unity, united hustlers & redan, united ulster, victoria consols, victoria reef quartz, victory and pandora, virginia, victoria proprietory, williams united

BHS CollectionTyped photocopy of a letter dated September 19th, 1898, from W. H. Cundy, Underground Survey Office, Bendigo. Letter refers to a locality, eight miles due east from Bendigo, and five miles west from Hunt's line of Reef Ellesmere. The writer did not think there was any necessity for a special survey to define the position of the reef. Handwritten at the bottom of the letter: for Report by Whitelaw. See Progress Report No 10.document, gold, mining reports, line of reef at yankee creek near bendigo, underground survey office bendigo, c tillach, koch's pioneer battery, mr grieve, hallidays claim, w h cundy, whitelaw

BHS CollectionTyped copy and two handwritten copies of index to mining slides per Bob Aulsbrook, 30.12.69 and Ian Hendry.document, gold, mining in bendigo, mining in bendigo, names of mining slides, bob aulsbrook, ian hendry, new chum railway, healthy golden bendigo, lansells 222, lansell's fortuna, old chum mine, from new chum hill, to victoria hill, plan of leases on victoria hill 1859, lansell's big 180, bendigo & vicinity, victoria quartz, wm rae's crushing machine, hercules & energetic, mungo mines, united devonshire, mungo group & devonshire mines 1888, catherine reef united, garden gully united, knipe;s castle, old carlisle, nth garden & passby, koch's pioneer quartz crushing battery, great northern mine, virginia mine, specimen hill, new argus, south new moon, new moon, big blue mine, eadie's whim & central blue mine, fortuna hustlers, pictorial photos of victorian views, hustler's royal reserve mine - city, extended hustler's freehold - looking south, great extended hustlers, hustlers reef mine, central nell gwynne, cornish boiler, lancashire boiler, wannan's e'drivers guide, winding engine - new moon, 20 drill air compressor - new moon 1904, engine at virginia crushing battery, lansell's 105 head crushing battery, deeble's pyrites works, miner at central deborah, level at 1045 feet at new moon, boring on a reef at catherine reef, deborah mine 1000 ft level, mines dep't melb & bendigo, engine beds lansell's big 180, new hustlers, rae's open cut, ballerstedt's first open cut, 3 of early days of bendigo, geo lansell

The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Sepia coloured photograph of Koch's Pioneer quartz crushing plant, Long Gully. The phot shows Perseverance United claim, Wind-mill and hill in the distance. N.J. Caire phot Sandhurst.Casey & Wenborn's print. Forbes & Holmes agentsviews of bendigo, n.j. caire, sandhurstr, quartz crushing plant, kock

BHS CollectionSepia toned photograph. Photograph No. 5 - Battery of Stampers for crushing quartz. Printed on front of mount - 'The reduction of Quartz by means of Stampers, adopted on the Gold Fields of Bendigo. The most extensive Plants, being those at Koch's Pioneer Claim, Long Gully; The Great Extended Hustler's; also the Garden Gully United; and the Crushing Plant, New Chum Gully. Nicholas CaireN.J. Cairetopic, mining, battery

Handwritten notes give details of alluvial, and quartz yields from the Sandhurst and Eaglehawk gold fields. Ref. Sec. Mines Report 1897, Page 13. Also, a report from the Sec. Mines Report1905 Pages 116 & 117 mentioning the number of men employed at Kochs Pioneer, Confidence Ex'td, North Johnsons and Princess Dagmar Mines. Report by G Hawke, Acting Inspector of Mines E'Hawk No 10 Dist.document, gold, mining reports, yields from alluvial & quartz reefs 1897, sandhurst gold field, g hawke, kochs pioneer, confidence ex'td, north johnsons, princess dagmar

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

Koch's Pioneer Gold Mine: Koch's Pioneer Quartz Mining and Crushing Company was officially registered on June 30th., 1871 (Government Gazette No. 45, 1871). It operated at Long Gully, the first Manager was Andrew Lewis. Nominal capital was 90,000 pounds in thirty thousand shares of 3 pounds each. The initial partnership in a quartz crushing plant between Henry Koch, Simon Albert and Charles Wallin was dissolved in 1860 with Koch becoming the sole owner. In 1866 the crushing plant consisted of a 50 hp engine and 48 stamping heads capable of crushing 600 tons of quartz per week. By 1902 there were 72 stamps and this was by far the largest crushing plant in the area, serving many quartz mines. Henry Koch (1800-1889) was a German sailor who signed off when his ship reached Melbourne in 1851. Having heard of the gold discovery he proceeded to Bendigo where he was initially employed in puddling in the Myers Flat area. He was soon employed and then made partner in a quartz crushing plant that he became sole owner of in 1860. He was also landlord at the British and American Hotel and the Silver Mines Hotel. HE also started the Perseverance United gold claim. He married Anna Maria Theresia Heinz in 1857. In 1872 he sold the crushing plant for 75,000 pounds and took his family back to Germany. He resumed his trade as a ship builder although he maintained many Bendigo mining interests.Draftsman's drawing Confidence, Cornish, Kochs & Windmill Hill Long and Transverse Sections. Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining records.bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, map, mine, margaret roberts collection, confidence cornish kochs & windmill hill

Two page document titled ' Report on lease blocks Nos. 5360 and 5361 Garden Gully line of reef, Bendigo. Produced by the Department of Mines 1899. The area described is about 'one mile and a quarter southeast from the centre of the city of Bendigo, immediately south of the Great Southern Gold Mining Company's workings and is intersected by two auriferous gullies ... Salomon's Gully and Derwenter's Gully'. The alluvial deposits, the Garden Gully line, the Great Souther Co.and old workings are discussed in the paper. A map of the Garden Gully line of reef is attached to the report, showing claimholders and mine names along that section of the reef. Mines named on the map: Great Southern Garden Gully United Ulster Londonderry Burrows Horwoods Sea Amalgamated Garden Gully United Victory and Pandora Unity Carlisle and Garden Gully and Passbye United Cornish United Koch's PioneerJames Stirling, Government Geologistbendigo, mining, garden gully line of reef mines

A bound book of 16 drawings B&W (lithographs?) in ''photographic'' detail of well-known Sandhurst Views - Town Hall, Mechanics Institute, Masonic Hall, Bendigo Hospital, Bendigo Benevolent Asylum, Post and Telegraph Offices, Mining Exchange, View from Post Office Tower looking East, View from Post Office Tower looking West, Central State School, Alexandra Fountain, Upper Lake, Rosalind Park, Fernery Rosalind Park, St Pauls Church, Bishop's Palace, General View - New Chum Line, Koch's ''Pioneer'' Crushing Works, Quartz Crushing batteries, Town Hall - Eaglehawk, Railway Station. Appended with two pages summarizing Sandhurst history; current councillors and officers, brief review of five places - Bendigo Hospital, Benevolent Asylum, Mechanics Institute and Free Library, School of Mines and Industries, Masonic Hall. Date is given as ''The present (1888) occupants are ....''sandhurst, photographs, merle hall collection