This gold miner's pick from the Ballarat Goldfields c 1920 was donated by Mr David Hopcraft, a dealer at the Arkuna Market Berwick, Victoria in December 2010. When Gold was discovered in Victoria c1853 most of the labourers and some landowners left the market gardens and farms to try their luck on the goldfields. Local Blacksmiths made picks similar to this one for them. There was a great shortage of labour in Melbourne and at the same time, due to the huge influx of people lured by the Gold, there was an increased demand for food. The market gardeners were getting very good prices for their produce and many increased their wealth considerably and many of these tenant farmers were able to purchase their blocks of land and live a profitable life. There was such a shortage of labour that J.B.Were applied for Irish immigrants to work the farms. This pick is an example of the hand made tools many pioneers took with them when they abandoned their farms and market gardens in the District of Brighton to try their luck at prospecting when gold was discovered in Ballarat and Bendigo c1853. Some were successful , most were not and retuned again to the hard life of farming. A forged steel pick with a wooden handle. The steel pick-head was hand-forged by a blacksmith. This miner's pick was used on the Ballarat gold-fields c1920gold mining, ballarat, bendigo, early settlers, market gardeners, moorabbin, bentleigh, mining equipment, gold rush, immigrants, blacksmiths, forges, tools

.1 LARGE MINER'S PICK - HEAD ONLY. CAST IRON. HANDMADE .2 MEDIUM MINER'S PICK - HEAD ONLY. CAST IRON. HANDMADEminers, mining tools, pick heads

This miner’s pick was of the type used to extract limestone at the Warrnambool limestone quarries, mainly for buildings and walls. This pick cut the sides and the top of the block and then it was levered off with a crowbar at an angle of about 30° to 40°. These blocks were then reduced to the required size using cross cut saws. There were about 12 limestone quarries operating in Warrnambool in the 19th century and limestone was extensively quarried for about 85 years to the 1930s when quarrying ceased. Today there has been a small revival in the Warrnambool area in the use of limestone blocks for building. Warrnambool also once had several bluestone quarries on the outskirts of the town. This miner’s pick has a wooden handle with rounded sides tapering to a wider end. The wood is weather-worn and split in places, especially at the top end. The pick is metal with a curved shape that tapers to a point at one end. The metal near the other end has a cavity into which is inserted the wider end of the wooden handle. limestone quarries in warrnambool, quarrying in warrnambool, warrnambool history

This miner’s pick was of the type used to extract limestone at the Warrnambool limestone quarries, mainly for buildings and walls. This pick cut the sides and across the top of the block and then the block was levered off the strata using a crowbar at an angle of 30° or 40°. These blocks were then reduced to the required size using cross-cut saws. There were about 12 limestone quarries operating in Warrnambool in the 19th century and limestone was extensively quarried for about 85 years to the 1930s when the quarrying ceased. Today there has been a small revival in the use of limestone blocks for building. Warrnambool also once had several bluestone quarries on the outskirts of the town. This miner’s pick is of considerable interest as an example of the type used in quarrying limestone in Warrnambool . Quarrying was once an important industry in Warrnambool. This miner’s pick has a short wooden handle with a metal stud inserted at the bottom end. The handle is rounded on the sides and tapers slightly from the top to the bottom. The metal pick has a curved shape with one blunt end and one sharp end. It has a cavity in the end nearest the blunt end and the wooden handle slots into this. The pick is painted black, green and orange, perhaps for display purposes. A handwritten information tag is attached to the handle. quarrying in warrnambool, limestone quarries in warrnambool

This type of pick used in mining and tunnelling.Metal, slightly curved sharp end with hammerable top end. Open hole for handle which would have been wood.mining, pick, tools, trades

Metal pick with sharp edge and large hole formed for handle.mining, equipment

Hand Made Miners Pick used in the goldfields.gold mining, mining, pick

Miners Pick Head ; Steel, Approx 30cm. Previously #26gold, goldfields, mining

Miner's Pick - Long metal shaft with two pointed ends and hole formed in middle for a handle.mining, prospecting

Miner's pick, badly rusted iron in poor condition, no handle. Pick was found in the Whipstick bushland by a gold prospector.bendigo, mining, pick

Nine Letters about re-opening mining operations in Stawell that were published in the Stawell Time News from 26 April 1939 to 28 June 1939 Green Light Card Cover with Black border and Black Print.Stawell's Great Opportunities The Decay and Possible Revival of Gold Mining in Stawell An Open Letter to the Citizens of Stawell (By J.H. Bate. Wimmera Street. Stawell) [Picture of a Miner's Pick]stawell mining

Miners' picks were commonly used in the nineteenth and early twentieth century for extracting gold from underground mine tunnels.Found in the Harrietville area. Similar to those used in the nearby Kiewa Valley where prospecting for gold was also an occupation.Formerly KV 071. Handmade - of steel with a wooden handle. It was used to break up rock and ore, making it easier to extract valuable minerals. The pointed end of the pickaxe was used to chip away at rock, while the flat end was used to strike the rock for breaking it apart. This one has a long handle.gold mining, miners' pick

HAND MADE MINERS PICK METAL HEAD - LONG HAMMER HEAD ON ONE END AND PICK HEAD ON THE OTHER END WOODEN HANDLE, THE HANDLE IS SPLIT, HELD TOGETHER WITH LEATHER AND WIRE LEATHER STRIP WOUND AROUND AND NAILED ONpick, miners pick, miners tool, gold

MINERS PICK .1 METAL PICK, HAMMER HEAD ON OTHER END, WOODEN HANDLE - BROKEN - FIXED WITH WIRE AND CORD AROUND BROKENSPOT.CORD WOUND AROUND END OF HANDLE . 2 METAL PICK , HAMMER HEAD ON ONE END, WOODEN HANDLE, LEAD PLATE WRAPPED AROUND NEAR HEAD..1 W ON HAMMER HEAD * IN MIDDLE OF THE PICK GEVUIED(?) BALLARAT ON PICKpick, miners pick

Formerly KV 071. It was used to break up rock and ore, making it easier to extract valuable minerals. The pointed end of the pick axe was used to chip away rock, while the flat end was used to strike the rock for breaking it apart. This one has a short handle. Miners picks were commonly used in the the 19th and early 20th centuries for extracting gold from underground mine tunnels.Used in the Kiewa Valley where prospecting for gold occurred.Formerly KV 071. Cast iron symmetrical pick tool on cast iron with a wooden handle. It has a pointed end and a flat end. It is 12 inches long.gold mining, miners' pick axe, hand tool

Miners Axehead and Pick head. Both items significantly rusted. Axehead displaying the process of construction in the forge by the apparent separation of metal layers/.mining, mining tools, bendigo mining

Foldout program for centenary year activities in Bendigo, 1951. Activities described in each month, January to December. Emerald A. Goetze, Organising Secretary, Bendigo Centenary Festival. Front page features a miner, with pick, and woman in long dress ( stylised drawing) 'Bendigo Centenary Festival Year, 1951'event, official, celebration

Foldout program for centenary year activities in Bendigo, 1951. Activities described in each month, January to December. Emerald A. Goetze, Organizing Secretary, Bendigo Centenary Festival. Front page features a miner, with pick, and woman in long dress ( stylized drawing ) 'Bendigo Centenary Festival Year, 1951'event, official, celebration

Part of the Souvenir from Ballarat Series. Shows boat and steamer sheds. Symbol depicts a miner with a pick and a farmer with a sheaf of corn. Inscription reads City of Ballarat 1870.souvenir of ballarat, lake wendouree, public, city of ballarat

Black and white photograph: miner, wearing hard hat and lamp, holding a pelican pick. Two miners in background. Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, pelican pick

This Miner’s Right, one of a pair of two in our collection, was issued post the rush of the 1850s-60s but is testament to the ongoing interest in gold although the great rush had dwindled. Local papers continued to report on findings and hopes of success, including syndicates and explorations across the south-west district of Victoria and Otways. The Warrnambool correspondent of the “Hamilton Spectator”, 31/1/1878, p4 attest to the price of a good season of potatoes comparing “favourably with the unsteady returns of any precarious gold-bearing quartz reefs in the colony.” A James Collins (1842-1918) is listed in the Pioneers’ Register, Warrnambool, Township and Shire 1839-1900, Volume One, A.I.G.S Warrnambool Branch, 2004, p137. As are numerous other Collins pioneer families of the district. This item is significant in that it illustrates that people associated with the region were interested in taking their chances in prospecting for gold similar to many others. A lure that is still present for some today. Although the southwest region found it's source of wealth in other industries from whaling and fishing, wool and other agricultural pursuits. Miner's Rights permit, one of two, This is a top to bottom upright image of a Miner’s Right. It is a buff coloured document printed in black ink. It was issued in “BALLARAT” and rubber stamped twice in red ink. The issue to “James Collins”, is dated “23rd August 1889” to “22nd August 1890”. The signature of the authority could be Bennet. All handwriting is script style in black ink. Looking from the front the lefthand side has a serrated edge. The back is printed in black ink and there are no “particulars of registration”. The Miner’s Right is from “Series J, Book No. 3, ticket “No. 15”. A “Colony of Victoria” coat of arms is displayed at the top of the document. An insignia runs along the lefthand side of the license featuring coat of arms with a kangaroo and emu, then a miner’s pick and shovel, two crossed Union Jack flags sit behind a monogram “VR” with a hanging set of scales supported by a sword. "By Authority Robt. S. Brain, Government Printer.""Series J. Book No. 3 Five Shillings. No. 15. Colony of Victoria. Miner's Right"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, james collins, australian goldfields, miner's rights, the history of ballarat, gold rush

Colour Photograph of the Monument at Stawell Arboretum Marking where the First Quartz Gold was found in Stawell. On the Right Side Showin an Embossed Miner kneeling with a pick, on the left of the plaque a kneeelin miner with a hammer anc chisel.Erected by the Stawell Progress Association to mark the spot where the first Quartz Gold was found by Dane and Party in 1866 First Crushing ( Unclear in photograph)monuments, gold

Although the Old Colonists' Coat of Arms is distinct from the later, more formal Ballaarat City Coat of Arms. The Ballarat Coat of Arms symbolises the city's history and features a miner holding a pick and a farmer holding a scythe on either side of a shield, representing the gold rush and agricultural roots. It includes icons for industry, arts, and the Southern Cross constellation, with a Latin motto translating to "Culture and Industry".Colour photograph of the coat of arms on the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hallold colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, coat of arms, ballarat coat of arms

Although the Old Colonists' Coat of Arms is distinct from the later, more formal Ballaarat City Coat of Arms. The Ballarat Coat of Arms symbolises the city's history and features a miner holding a pick and a farmer holding a scythe on either side of a shield, representing the gold rush and agricultural roots. It includes icons for industry, arts, and the Southern Cross constellation, with a Latin motto translating to "Culture and Industry".Coat of arms on the Ballarat Old Colonists' Hallold colonists' association ballarat, ballarat old colonists' club, ballarat old colonists' hall, coat of arms, ballarat coat of arms

'Bendigo Advertiser' article, 27th December, 1999, 'Historic event brought to life'. Article describes the re-enactment of the Red Ribbon Rebellion, sometimes known as the Red Ribbon Agitation. The miners in Sandhurst rebelled in 1853 against the license fee imposed by the Government. Two black and white photos in article of participants in the re-enactment: photo of Peter Gray and second image of a man dressed as a miner, holding a pick over his shoulder. gold mining, bendigo, red ribbon rebelion, red ribbon agitation, re-enactrment, peter gray, gold license, 1853