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Clunes Museum
Tool - MINER'S PICK
... MINER'S PICK...it is the HEAD OF MINER'S PICK... PICK Tool it is the HEAD OF MINER'S PICK local history mining ...it is the HEAD OF MINER'S PICKlocal history, mining equipment -
City of Moorabbin Historical Society (Operating the Box Cottage Museum)
Tool - Gold-miner's Pick, Ballarat c 1920, c1920
... Gold-miner's Pick, Ballarat c 1920...This gold miner's pick from the Ballarat Goldfields c 1920...-head was hand-forged by a blacksmith. This miner's pick...-miner's Pick, Ballarat c 1920 Tool A forged steel pick ...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 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Tools, Miner's Pick, Early 20th century
... Miner's Pick... This miner’s pick was of the type used to extract...This miner’s pick has a wooden handle with rounded sides... Miner's Pick This miner’s pick has a wooden handle with rounded ...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 -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Tool, Miner's Pick
... Miner's Pick...This miner’s pick was of the type used to extract limestone...This miner’s pick has a short wooden handle with a metal... Miner's Pick This miner’s pick has a short wooden handle ...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 -
Clunes Museum
Tool - MINER'S PICK
... MINER'S PICK...MINERS PICK .1 METAL PICK, HAMMER HEAD ON OTHER END...MINER'S PICK Tool MINERS PICK .1 METAL PICK, HAMMER HEAD ...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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - CORNISH MINER'S PICK
... CORNISH MINER'S PICK...Cornish miner's pick. Wooden handle. Red painted metal head... Cornish miner's pick. Wooden handle. Red painted metal head. Some ...Cornish miner's pick. Wooden handle. Red painted metal head. Some red paint. Red paint on handle. Not original handle. Metal wedge protruding 4 mm from the head of the handle. Handle slightly worn near head. Small hole drilled in lower end of handle for hanging. (unable to locate item as at 10th August, 2021) -
Clunes Museum
Tool - PICK
... Miner's pick...METAL MINER'S PICK USED UNDERGROUND... METAL MINER'S PICK USED UNDERGROUND Nil Miner's pick Mining tool ...METAL MINER'S PICK USED UNDERGROUNDNilminer's pick, mining tool -
Federation University Historical Collection
Tool - Picks, Miner's Pick
... Miner's Pick...Picks Tool Miner's Pick Metal, slightly curved sharp end ...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 -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Miner's Pick
... Miner's Pick... Mitcham melbourne Miner's Pick Tool Metal pick with sharp edge ...Metal pick with sharp edge and large hole formed for handle.mining, equipment -
Clunes Museum
Tool - PICK - HAND MADE MINERS PICK
... Hand made Miners pick, hand hewn wooden handle. ... - HAND MADE MINERS PICK Tool Hand made Miners pick, hand hewn ...Hand made Miners pick, hand hewn wooden handle. Nilminer's tools, pick -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MINER' S PICK
... MINER' S PICK...Hand Made Miners Pick.... MINING Hand Made Miners Pick. Tool MINER' S PICK ...Hand Made Miners Pick.gold mining -
Churchill Island Heritage Farm
Functional object - Pick, Miner's
... Pick, Miner's... Churchill Island Churchill Island gippsland Pick, Miner's Functional ...Short top end of head. Commercially made/ Well worn. Handle repaired1) automotive wire 2) electrical tape repair. Painted red, end split. miner, mining, pick, churchill island, tools, farm -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MINERS PICK HEAD: STEEL
... Miners Pick Head ; Steel, Approx 30cm. Previously #26... Goldfields mining Miners Pick Head ; Steel, Approx 30cm. Previously ...Miners Pick Head ; Steel, Approx 30cm. Previously #26gold, goldfields, mining -
Clunes Museum
Tool - MINERS PICK
... METAL MINERS PICK WITH WOODEN HANDLE LEATHER SLEEVE... PICK Tool METAL MINERS PICK WITH WOODEN HANDLE LEATHER SLEEVE ...METAL MINERS PICK WITH WOODEN HANDLE LEATHER SLEEVE WITH HOLES AROUND HANDLE WEDGED INTO PICKminers pick, pick -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Tool - Pick
... Miner's Pick - Long metal shaft with two pointed ends... Mitcham melbourne Pick Tool Miner's Pick - Long metal shaft ...Miner's Pick - Long metal shaft with two pointed ends and hole formed in middle for a handle.mining, prospecting -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MINERS' PICK
... Miner's pick, badly rusted iron in poor condition... BENDIGO Mining pick Miner's pick, badly rusted iron in poor ...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 -
Bright & District Historical Society operating the Bright Museum
Pick Head
... Miner's iron pick head. Digging point at one end. Ballarat... Museum 2 Station Street Bright high-country Pick Head Miner's ...Miner's iron pick head. Digging point at one end. Ballarat pattern.goldmining, pick head, tools -
Clunes Museum
Tool - MINERS PICK
... HAND MADE MINERS PICK METAL HEAD - LONG HAMMER HEAD ON ONE... MINERS PICK MINERS TOOL GOLD HAND MADE MINERS PICK METAL HEAD ...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 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Miners Pick - long
... Miners' picks were commonly used in the nineteenth...Miners' picks were commonly used in the nineteenth ...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 -
Kiewa Valley Historical Society
Miners Pick - short
... a short handle. Miners picks were commonly used in the the 19th... a short handle. Miners picks were commonly used in the the 19th ...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 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Tool - MINERS AXEHEAD AND PICK HEAD
... Miners Axehead and Pick head. Both items significantly... Miners Axehead and Pick head. Both items significantly rusted ...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/. -
City of Ballarat Libraries
Postcard - Card Box Photographs, Souvenir from Ballarat, Lake Wendouree circa 1900
... and steamer sheds. Symbol depicts a miner with a pick and a farmer... depicts a miner with a pick and a farmer with a sheaf of corn ...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 -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Slide, Ian McCann, Stawell Monument 1969
... . On the Right Side Showin an Embossed Miner kneeling with a pick... kneeling with a pick, on the left of the plaque a kneeelin miner ...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 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School, c2008
... in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick... in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick ...The former Ballarat Circuit Court Building, later the first building of the Ballarat School of Mines, was demolished to make way for a new custom built Art School building. Sir Alexander Peacock opened the Ballarat Technical Art School in July 1915. It cost 10,000 pounds and was constructed by the Public Works Department from plans drawn by the then Art School Principal, Herbert H. Smith. The building contractors were Messrs Gower and Eddards. According to the SMB Annual Report of 1914 'the internal upholstering and fittings have all been carried out in Australian timbers, with Queensland maple largely used throughout.' Before this building was constructed art and craft classes were held in various buildings around Ballarat. The building could be described as federation-art deco in style. It features sandstone insertion with sandstone string coursing. The base of the building is rusticated sandstone. The relief stone panel on the front with the words "Technical Art School" features stone pilaster brackets and corbels. In the centre front can be seen rectangular sandstone pediment with decorative stonework incorporating the date of construction. The windows in the lower floor feature five supporting keystones whereas the upper windows have sandstone lintels. The building also features decorative cast iron downpipes. The entrance on the northern side has attractive leadlight glazing in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick are featured in the design. The building is functional in design with large metal windows in the south wall to ensure good light into the studios. The northern wall has standard double hung windows. The interior of the building features a carved wooden staircase and cast iron ceiling vents. The rear drawing studios can be made into one large studio by opening panelled timber doors. This opening features classical plaster pilasters with a pediment above.Colour photographs of a double storey, red brick building built - the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, architecture, art, gribble building -
Federation University Historical Collection
Artwork, other - Artwork, Artwork from the Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine, 1934
... in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick... in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick ...Sir Alexander Peacock opened the Ballarat Technical Art School in July 1915. It cost 10,000 pounds and was constructed by the Public Works Department from plans drawn by the then Art School Principal, Herbert H. Smith. The building contractors were Messrs Gower and Eddards. According to the SMB Annual Report of 1914 'the internal upholstering and fittings have all been carried out in Australian timbers, with Queensland maple largely used throughout.' Before this building was constructed art and craft classes were held in various buildings around Ballarat. The building could be described as federation-art deco in style. It features sandstone insertion with sandstone string coursing. The base of the building is rusticated sandstone. The relief stone panel on the front with the words "Technical Art School" features stone pilaster brackets and corbels. In the centre front can be seen rectangular sandstone pediment with decorative stonework incorporating the date of construction. The windows in the lower floor feature five supporting keystones whereas the upper windows have sandstone lintels. The building also features decorative cast iron downpipes. The entrance on the northern side has attractive leadlight glazing in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick are featured in the design. The building is functional in design with large metal windows in the south wall to ensure good light into the studios. The northern wall has standard double hung windows. The interior of the building features a carved wooden staircase and cast iron ceiling vents. The rear drawing studios can be made into one large studio by opening panelled timber doors. This opening features classical plaster pilasters with a pediment above. This building is now the Gribble Building on the Federation University Australia SMB Campus.Artwork by students of the Ballarat Technical Art School from the 1934 Ballarat School of Mines Students' Magazine .1) Stairs to the Ballarat Junior Technical School from Grant Street .2) Caricatures by Nornie Gude .3) work by Colin S. Hunt .4) A girl and a rooster by Gilda Gude .5) Self Portrait .6) Main entrance to the Ballarat Technical Art School by Lorna Bailey .7) Artwork from the magazineballarat technical art school, gribble building, gribble, stained glass, white flat, hopwood, bailey, gude, ballarat junior technical school, visual arts -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph, Clare Gervasoni, Ballarat School of Mines Technical Art School, c2008, 29/07/2020
... in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick.... Above the door a miner's lamp and pick are featured ...The former Ballarat Circuit Court Building, later the first building of the Ballarat School of Mines, was demolished to make way for a new custom built Art School building. Sir Alexander Peacock opened the Ballarat Technical Art School in July 1915. It cost 10,000 pounds and was constructed by the Public Works Department from plans drawn by the then Art School Principal, Herbert H. Smith. The building contractors were Messrs Gower and Eddards. According to the SMB Annual Report of 1914 'the internal upholstering and fittings have all been carried out in Australian timbers, with Queensland maple largely used throughout.' Before this building was constructed art and craft classes were held in various buildings around Ballarat. The building could be described as federation-art deco in style. It features sandstone insertion with sandstone string coursing. The base of the building is rusticated sandstone. The relief stone panel on the front with the words "Technical Art School" features stone pilaster brackets and corbels. In the centre front can be seen rectangular sandstone pediment with decorative stonework incorporating the date of construction. The windows in the lower floor feature five supporting keystones whereas the upper windows have sandstone lintels. The building also features decorative cast iron downpipes. The entrance on the northern side has attractive leadlight glazing in an art deco style. Above the door a miner's lamp and pick are featured in the design. The building is functional in design with large metal windows in the south wall to ensure good light into the studios. The northern wall has standard double hung windows. The interior of the building features a carved wooden staircase and cast iron ceiling vents. The rear drawing studios can be made into one large studio by opening panelled timber doors. This opening features classical plaster pilasters with a pediment above.Colour photograph of a sandstone detail on a double storey, red brick building - the Ballarat Technical Art School, a division of the Ballarat School of Minesballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, architecture, art, gribble building -
Federation University Historical Collection
Photograph (black & white), Ballarat School of Mines Students visit the New Normanby Mine, 1899
In 1875 John Rowe enrolled at the Ballarat School of Mines (SMB) where he studied Metallurgy and Assaying. In 1880 the Britannia Mine closed and John Rowe moved to Launceston working as Manager of the Royal Tasman Gold Mining Company. He returned to Ballarat two years later to manage the Long Gully United Gold Mining Company. In 1885 John Rowe sought work in New Caledonia followed by South Africa. While in South Africa he received an offer from SMB to lecture in Practical Mining, an instructional innovation which involved weekly visits to some of the principle mines in the district. John Rowe took up this position in 1994, but it appears to have been a short lived innovation ending in 1996, possibly due to John Rowe's failing health. (http://guerin.ballarat.edu.au/curator/honour-roll/honourroll_Rowe,John.shtml)Nineteen men, some Ballarat School of Mines students, pose outside Ballarat's New Normanby Mine. Some hold picks and candles. The man in the centre wearing a waistcoat is John Rowe, experienced miner and lecturer in Practical Mining at the Ballarat School of Mines. The June 1899 Ballarat School of Mines Magazine records: "The mining class visited the Britannia Gold Mine, and were kindly shown over the surface and underground workings by Mr. Harvey."candle, ballarat school of mines, safety cage, john rowe, new normanby gold mine, mining alumni, pick -
Puffing Billy Railway
Phoenix Foundry Plate
Phoenix Foundry Plate - replica Made about 2010 cast off original from locomotive Y112 The Phoenix Foundry (1857-1906) fabricated iron and brass products - including engines and pumping gear for the mining industry, locomotives, steam rollers, water pipes, water gauges and diverse small items. Throughout its operation the business was located at premises on Armstrong Street, Ballarat . Background In 1852, at the age of thirty-three and after a year of operating his own engineering business at Williamstown, Lancashire-born blacksmith and engineer George Threlfall (1819-1897) arrived on the Sebastopol gold plain and immediately undertook blacksmith work repairing picks and tools for the miners. Little did he know that this fledgling business would be the genesis of the most iconic business of nineteenth-century Ballarat. At approximately thirty-nine years of age, English mechanical engineer Richard Carter (c1814-1883) came to Australia on board the Arrogant - arriving in Melbourne on 19 April 1853. He soon travelled to the Ballarat goldfields. Born in the year 1830 in Belfast (Ireland), mechanical engineer William Henry Shaw (1830-1896) arrived in Australia in October 1853. He worked briefly with George Threlfall at Sebastopol, then moved to Geelong to manage the small foundry of Frederick Moore. Twenty-four year old English-born iron moulder Robert Holden (c1831-?) left his home in Belfast (Ireland) in late 1854 and travelled from Liverpool to Melbourne on board the James Baines - arriving in February 1855. Afterwards he joined his brother-in-law William Henry Shaw in Ballarat. History Foundation to Incorporation In March 1857 George Threlfall joined in business with Richard Carter, William Henry Shaw and Robert Holden. They relocated Threlfall's successful engineering enterprise from Sebastopol to new premises in Armstrong Street, Ballarat. This business was then known variously as the Phoenix Iron Works Company, Phoenix Foundry or Messrs Carter and Co. By 15 April 1857 they were advertising that they were open for business as engineers, millwrights, boiler makers, smiths, iron founders and brass founders. In January 1858 George Threlfall left the partnership. Incorporation to 1889 1890 to Closing locomotive Y112 Builder: Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat Builder’s Number & Year: 238 of 1889 Designer: Kitson & Co Wheel Arrangement: 0-6-0 No. in class: 31 Entered Service: 24 July 1889 Taken off Register: 11 May 1961 The origins of the Victorian Railways Y-class lay with the decision by Kitson & Co, Leeds to place a 0-6-0 freight locomotive on display at the Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne in 1888, together with a 2-4-2T suburban passenger locomotive. This marketing initiative proved successful as the Victorian Railways were clearly impressed with these machines, with both purchased after the exhibition and becoming the patterns for new standard locomotive types. Thirty examples of the 0-6-0 heavy freight design were ordered from the Phoenix Foundry, Ballarat, becoming the Y-class for main line heavy freight duties, while the 2-4-2T design became the E-class for Melbourne suburban passenger duties (represented by preserved locomotive E 236). The Y-class prove successful in service and accrued high mileages. They were inevitably superseded by more modern and powerful steam locomotives and a number cascaded into shunting and yard pilot duties, often with the addition of shunters steps along both locomotive and tender. Y 112 was one of the last in service when withdrawn in 1961. Fortunately it was saved for preservation and plinthed in central Ballarat, ostensibly in commemoration of Phoenix Foundry. I understand it is owned by the Sovereign Hill Museums Association. During the 1980’s, Y 112 was leased to Steamrail Victoria and restored to operation at an industrial site in Ballarat. Y 112 features an attractive lined apple green livery and has performed various rail tours around Victoria since restoration. It is normally based at the Steamrail depot in Ballarat East. Y 112 is the only 19th century design in operational condition in Victoria and as such is one of the oldest working steam locomotive in Victoria . Historic - Phoenix Foundry Plate - replica Made about 2010 cast off original from locomotive Y112Phoenix Foundry Plate Oval shaped plate with an image of a phoenix centered at the top with lettering surrounding it.Phoenix Foundry No 238 Ballarat Company Limited 1889.puffing billy, phoenix foundry, ballarat, locomotive y112, phoenix foundry plate - replica -
City of Ballarat
Artwork, other - Public Artwork, Travis Price, Main Road Mural by Travis Price, May 2018
... , Pick & Shovel, Miners Licence burning.... House, The Scandinavian Hotel. Images; Chinese lantern, Pick ...Whilst my main focus for the artwork design was on the Hotels on Main Road, I felt there was an opportunity to tell a broader story of Main Rd and combine/include some interesting pieces of information from many stages of the history of Main Road. Considering that at one point in time there would have been at more than six hotels in this very short section of street….there’s no doubt Main Rd was an epicentre of communication and festivities for the Goldfields of Ballarat. “No matter what luck he had, every miner needed supplies, food and something to entertain him when he was not searching for gold.” Described as being an overcrowded jumble of muddy streets loosely arranged around mining camps...and loud, muddy, colourful and sometimes illicit. I wanted the artwork composition to consist of overlapping images and text to reflect this sense of hustle and bustle. Main Road Mural tells the broader story of the history of Main Road in Ballarat. In 2018, the City of Ballarat commissioned local Ballarat artist Travis Price to create an artwork to align with the Main Road Revitalisation Project and deliver a key component of the storytelling (heritage interpretation) project that spans the length of the shopping precinct. The artwork is featured on a prominent site in the shopping precinct of main road and tells the story of Main Road through depicting key timeline events. Main Road, as its name suggests, was one of the main entries to the mining areas of East Ballarat. It had several names: Main Street before 1858, Plank Road between 1858 and 1868 and Main Road from 1868 onwards. The centre of mining life, it was crowded, prosperous, raucous and dirty. Painted mural on shop wall in Main Road, BallaratBallaarat, Gold Fever, The Royal Standard Hotel, Flood, Boxing Saloon, Plank Road, Kulin Nation, 3350, Election, East, Grog House, The Scandinavian Hotel. Images; Chinese lantern, Pick & Shovel, Miners Licence burning.main road history, ballarat hotels, gold fever, wadawurrung, kulin nation -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1900
Horton's Reward Claim. This group of miners also worked another area called 'The Heather Bell" approx. 200 yards further up the gully. About half a pennyweight to the dish is obtained from the wash near the creek. They are panning off 3 dwts per day off one man's ground. This claim is about the best fitted up on the field. It is worked with a sluice box with iron ripples and feeder to match. The latter is a great advantage as there is a great fall below the claim for the tailings.Photo shows seven men working a goldfield using shovels and picks.mining, mount william, people