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Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Ballarat - Mining Lease No 5611
... Ballarat - Mining Lease No 5611...mining lease...Plan showing mining lease no 5611 along Yarrowee Creek... Ballarat - Mining Lease No 5611 Plan showing mining lease no 5611 ...Plan showing mining lease no 5611 along Yarrowee Creek, Ballarat. Bonshaw Pre-Emptive Right is recorded on the plan.ballarat, yarrowee, yarrowee creek, mining, mining lease, ballaarat, bonshaw, magpie, pre-emptive right -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Gold Mining Lease Blocks at Tarnagulla, not dated
... Gold Mining Lease Blocks at Tarnagulla...Printed plan with red shading showing gold mining lease... Plan Gold Mining Lease Blocks at Tarnagulla Printed plan ...Printed plan with red shading showing gold mining lease blocks at Tarnagullaplan, mining leases, gold mining, tarnagulla, mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map - Picture, Plan of Mining Leaseholders and of Land Applies for under Mining Lease November 1887. Plus photocopy, 1887
... Mining Lease November 1887. Plus photocopy.... Leaseholders and of Land Applies for under Mining Lease November 1887... Applies for under Mining Lease November 1887. Plus photocopy ...Lists Businesses in Stawell Trade Directory Mines Listed. New Darlington Mine, Moonlight Junction, Magdala Extended, Moonlight Consols, North Magdala Moonlight, Magdala No 1,Pioneer & Galatea, Pleasant Creek Cross Reef, Moonlight, Moonlight Extended, Oriental, Cross Reef Consolidated, Sloanes and Scotchmans, Scotchmans United, Scotchmans & Cross Reefs,, New Perthshire, Federal, Wimmera Wonga And Birmingham, Rutlands, Wonga ExtendedFramed Stawell Trade Directory 1887 and Plan of Mining Leaseholders and of Land Applies for under Mining Lease November 1887. Plus photocopy.W C Bates Mining Surveyor 4.11.87stawell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Raywood Gold Mining Lease Blocks, c1986
... Raywood Gold Mining Lease Blocks...Gold mining lease blocks at Raywood. Thought to be from... Raywood Gold Mining Lease Blocks Gold mining lease blocks ...Raywood is in the State of Victoria.Gold mining lease blocks at Raywood. Thought to be from The Gold-Fields of Victoria Reports of The Mining Registrars for the Quarter Ended 30th June 1886raywood, raywood botanical gardens, pound, raywood state school, buxton, new buxton, new perserverance, pioneer, new nil, south pioneer and may reef, london -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Certificate - Mining Lease, North Great West Q.M. Syndicate, Bryant's Gully, Linton, 1899
... Mining Lease... and entitled him to a one-tenth interest in an application for a mining... Linton 3360 goldfields Mining Lease Certificate North Great West ...Grey paper, black printing, headed North Great West Q.M. Syndicate, dated 24th July 1899, signed Samuel Devy. Decorative design printed in left hand margin. Number "4" on certificate. Serrated left edge of certificate suggests it was detached from a booklet or form. The certificate was issued to A. C. Cork and entitled him to a one-tenth interest in an application for a mining lease at Bryant's Gully, Linton.mining, leases, north great west q.m. syndicate, bryant's gully, linton, a.c. cork -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Parish Of Ballarat Mining Lease applied for by J.H. Dill, 1907, 24/10/1907
... Parish Of Ballarat Mining Lease applied for by J.H. Dill... Parish Of Ballarat Mining Lease applied for by J.H. Dill, 1907 ...Removed from Catalogue No 3601.Lease, plan and field notes showing the survey for the New Kohinoor Comapny Lease No 1205. Scale: 8 chains to 1 inch (1:6336)new kohinoor, survey, robert davidson, j.h. dill, dill, mining, ballarat, new koh-i-nor -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Gold Mining Lease Blocks at St Arnaud, not dated
... Gold Mining Lease Blocks at St Arnaud... Gold Mining Lease Blocks at St Arnaud Printed map on paper ...Printed map on paper with shadingst arnaud, lexell creek, st arnaud creek, wilsons hill, lord nelson -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Stawell Gold Mine, Stawell Gold Mine Photo Map of Stawell Township showing Underground Declines in mining lease, 2007
... Underground Declines in mining lease.... showing Underground Declines in mining lease. SGM photo Map 2007 ...SGM photo Map 2007 Produced for Public Consultation over Big Hill Open Pit Proposal. Aerial Views Stawellmining, gold, map -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Stawell Joint Venture, Map of Stawell showing Mining Lease Boundary and Freehold Land, September 1988
... Map of Stawell showing Mining Lease Boundary and Freehold... grampians Map Map of Stawell showing Mining Lease Boundary ...Stawell Joint Venturemining, gold, map -
Federation University Historical Collection
Map, Geological Sketch Map of the Mount Lyell District, 1935, 25-09-1935
... Copy of a plan showing mining leases around Mount Lyell... of a plan showing mining leases around Mount Lyell, Tasmania. mount ...Copy of a plan showing mining leases around Mount Lyell, Tasmania.mount lyell, queenstown, mining, king river -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Land held under leases for Gold Mining between Bet Bet and Timor, not dated
... Printed plan with red shading, of gold mining leases... Plan Land held under leases for Gold Mining between Bet Bet ...Printed plan with red shading, of gold mining leases between the Parishes of Dunolly and Maryborough.plan, mining leases, gold mining, dunolly, maryborough, bet bet, timor, mining -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Fred W Wright Surveyor, Plan of the Borough of Stawell showing Mining leases & reefs 1870, 1870
... including mining leases Companies and Mills... grampians Map Plan of the Borough of Stawell showing Mining leases ...Mining details. Including Tramways, Water Races. Crushing Mills. Reefs and Reserves.Copy of Original Showing Stawell Borough with details including mining leases Companies and MillsInsert with details of Sections 23, 34, 35 & 36. Fred W Wright 12 May 1870mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Henry Peacock's Lease, 1898
... mining lease... peacock mining lease l. roach windermere burrumbeet ...Plan on linen of Henry Peacoack's application for a lease. Scale: 10 chains to 1 inch (1:7920)henry peacock, mining lease, l. roach, windermere, burrumbeet -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Lands held under leases for gold mining at Biddington, Carisbrook, Moolort, Craigie and Rodborough, not dated
... mining lease... Plan Lands held under leases for gold mining at Biddington ...Printed map with red shadingbiddington, carisbrook, moolort, craigie, rodborough, mining lease, d. fitzpatrick, m. mullins, d. fern, kong meng, p. mitchell, curtain and co, a. robertson, chalk's extedned, j. fay -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Card from the Department of Mines, 1935, 10/10/1935
... mining lease... 8109 Ballarat. squire r.b. squire george brown mining lease mt ...Card consifering Lease 8109 Ballarat.Small cream card relating to lease number 8109 in Ballarat squire, r.b. squire, george brown, mining lease, mt mercer, mount mercer -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Ballaarat No 5722, 28/11/1903
... mining lease 5722 ballarat...-12 School Senior Campus mining lease 5722 ballarat ballarat ...Part of the block shaded yellow on the plan contains Phoenix P-12 School Senior CampusPlan of Ballarat with leae area No 5722 coloured yellow. Plan of the streets around Hertford Street, ballarat. The yellow depicts the area leased (No 5722 Ballarat)mining lease 5722 ballarat, ballarat, hertford street, cromwell street, alexandra street, alfred street, verdon street, clarkson street, spencer street, franklin street, hill street, grant street, albion street, rowlands street, edwards street north, mining, cgt, plans, phoenix p-12 school senior campus -
Clunes Museum
Document - MEMORANDUM
... ACT 1890 MINING LEASE ON PROPERTY SITUATED TOURELLO. OWNED... ACT 1890 MINING LEASE ON PROPERTY SITUATED TOURELLO. OWNED ....1 MEMORANDUM OF TRANSFER NO. 3115 BETWEEN JOHN HOLDEN, GLENDARUEL AND DAVID MCDONALD, TOURELLO. ALLOT. 43 SECTION B, SMEATON. DATED 7 SEPT. 1894 .2 APPENDIX 1 (RULE 24) PART II OF THE MINES ACT 1890 MINING LEASE ON PROPERTY SITUATED TOURELLO. OWNED BY LACHLAN MCLENNAN APPLICANT FOR MINING LEASE FREDERIC GODFREY HUGHESfrederic godfrey hughes, john holden, donald mcdonald -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Mining leases Sandhurst 1859-1862
... Five page index of applications for mining leases taken out... 1936. Five page index of applications for mining leases taken ...Five page index of applications for mining leases taken out in Sandhurst, 1859-1862. Attached are print-outs of Government Gazette pages, showing entries that relate to applications for mining leases during the period 1858-1862. Slip of paper attached to front page reads: Applications for Mining Leases in the Mining District of Sandhurst 1859-1862, (Index prepared by staff at the Bendigo Goldfields Library) Note: no leases listed for Sandhurst from 1.1.1859-11.7.1859. Victorian Government Gazette, October 10, 1862, Issue 121, p 1954. Listed in index for 1862, but no leases found on that page. Phyllis Toy Collection: Government Gazette entries are described in pencil on side of Gazette page, example: Vic Govt Gazette, 13/9/1859 Issue 146, p 1936.adventure gold mine, mine leases 1858-1862, sandhurst, goldmining -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Research file: Mining
... ). Includes reports and copies of public notices for mining lease... reports and copies of public notices for mining lease applications ...David Gordon Collection. Compiled by David Gordon. Black binder containing copies of documents and information about mining activities in Victoria (19th C to early 20th). Includes reports and copies of public notices for mining lease applications. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining Leases, Tailings Licences, and Water Right Licences, 1916 to 1935
... Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining... Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining Leases ...Victoria Mines Department Regulations relating to Mining Leases, Tailings Licences, and Water Right Licences. Issued 18th August, 1916; and amended to 23rd January. 1935. The Hon. Geo. Brown, Secetary for Mines. H.J. Green. Government Printer, Melbourne. 42 pages.history, bendigo, victoria mines department -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Plan applied for a Lease, Parishes of Glenmora and Rothcar, 27/05/1913
... Plan on linen showing mining leases around the township... on linen showing mining leases around the township of Lower ...Plan on linen showing mining leases around the township of Lower Homebush, District of Maryborough. Scale: 20 chains to in inch (1:15840) WGS 84 Centroid Lat: 37 degrees 01 feet 35 inches S Long: 143 degrees 30 feet 35 inches S NS: 3.2km EW: 2.8km glenmona, rathcar, gladstone, maryborough, mining, clarence smith, homebush, clarence smith, w d thompson, peter leyden, b elliot, c horne, a field, john leydon, g jolly, r e jolly, d garner, s j barry, m harris, a harris, w j mcconnell, ellen harris, r j harris, j barry, t curtain, s garner, e barry, m j barry, l e squires, wilkins jnr, e c grace, e j field, mary field, m broughton, b l lusby, m j lusby, j e field, f broughton, j gillock, m simmons, glenmona, rathscar, parish of avoca, maryborough district, albert field, g grose, j harris -
Coal Creek Community Park & Museum
Mine Map, 1942
... 6291.1 - Plan of "Austral Coal Mining Co" Lease... Korumburra gippsland Mine Map 6291.1 - Plan of "Austral Coal Mining ...6291.1 - Plan of "Austral Coal Mining Co" Lease in Korumburra detailing the mine tunnel plan, coal seam areas and some surface features such as railway sidings & Leura Creek. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - Goldfield regulations
... in Victorian Government Gazette, regulation of Mining Leases. Phyllis... Gazette, regulation of Mining Leases. Phyllis Toy Collection ...Collection of Government Gazette and newspaper articles relating to Sandhurst goldfield regulations; all articles within date range of 1855 - 1859. Each item is prefaced with a typed outine of the content: goldmining regulations; general articles relating to the goldfields (Argus newspaper), Court of Mines cases relating to Specimen Hill Quartz Prospecting Association and the Adventure Mines, registration of mining companies as found in Victorian Government Gazette, regulation of Mining Leases. Phyllis Toy Collectionadventure gold mine, mine leases 1858-1862, sandhurst, goldmining, gold mining regulations, court of mines -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Guide for Prospectors in Victoria, 1931
... to prospectors, Miners' Right, mining bye-law, mining leases, forest... to prospectors, Miners' Right, mining bye-law, mining leases, forest ...The handbook was intended for those with little experience who wanted to prospect of fossick.Grey soft covered book of 90 pages. Includes fold out map of a portion of Victoria showing auriferous areas and mineral localities. Also show Counties of Victoria and localities of minerals such as tin, antimony, copper, silver lead, Malybdenite, tungsten ores, manganese, platinum, osmiridium and iron. Chapter heading s include: working alluvial deposits, equipment, geology of Victoria, gold deposits, quartz reefs, indicators, economic minerals, assistance to prospectors, Miners' Right, mining bye-law, mining leases, forest regulations and glossary. Descriptions are given of a god dish, puddling tub, cradle, puddling machine, ground sluicing, boring, windlass, whim, hand dollying, sweeping, California pump, and wing dam.mining, baragwanath, gold, prospector, geology, quartz reefs, alluvial deposits, indicators, victorian goldfields, miners rights, mining leases, forest regulations, sluicing, sluice box, puddling machine, miner's cradle, whim, whip, california pump, gold nuggets, saddle reef, ballarat indicators, state batteries -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Set of Maps (Mining & Local Area), various
... of Sandy Creek, Shewing the Mining Leases, Extended Claims... of Sandy Creek, Shewing the Mining Leases, Extended Claims ...David Gordon Collection. A set of mining documents, maps and plans: 1. Dunolly Deep Leads - showing location and names of deep lead gold deposits in region around Dunolly including at Tarnagulla and Newbridge. Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Minerals and Energy. Bulletin No. 62, Map No. 4 Dunolly (770 x 485 mm). 2. Poseidon Lead (Facsimile) 3. Nick O Time Lead (Facsimile) 4. Happy Go Lucky Mine prospectus and plan (colour copy) 5. Jones Creek GM Co. (Raven & Gourlay's) Waanyarra - Prospectus (colour copy) 6. Poseidon Area Plan (colour copy) and Poseidon Area map (B&W copy). 7. Cross-section diagram of Spread Eagle Reef 8. New Birthday Gold Mine - area map (colour copy) and mine cross-section ( (colour copy). 9. Cross section of Poverty Reef, by Department of Mines (B&W copy, 2 parts on A2 paper) 10. Time-Lease Graph for Watts Reef, Specimen Reef, Stony Reef, Poverty Reef (second page in detail), created by Eric WIlkinson for Ref Mining NL, 1995 11. 1859 Plan of the Gold Workings & Township of Sandy Creek, Shewing the Mining Leases, Extended Claims & Machinery by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (B&W copy) 12. Longitundinal and Transverse Vertical Sections of Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek 1859, by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (B&W copy) 13. Tarnagulla Locality Plan (B&W copy) 14. Universal Grid Reference Map (Topographic) for Laanecoorie North (2 copies) 15. Universal Grid Reference Map (Topographic) for Inglewood South 16. Poverty Reef, Plan showing shafts and early tenements, created by Eric WIlkinson for Ref Mining NL, 1995 17. Locality Map of mining leases in Tarnagulla 18. Plan and Elevation of part of Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek, showing the claims and positions of the shaft. by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (Facsimile, composed of taped together components) 19.Plan and Elevation of part of Poverty Reef, Sandy Creek, showing the claims and positions of the shaft. by R.J. McMillan, Mining Surveyor (Facsimile, composed of taped together components) -
Flagstaff Hill Maritime Museum and Village
Financial record - Receipt Book, Department of Works and Mines Victoria, July 1936 (first record)
... , business and residence licences, mining leases, mineral and other... for the administration of the gold fields and associated mining activities ...Establishment and Functions Prior to 1860, the Chief Secretary's Department had been responsible for the administration of the gold fields and associated mining activities. In November 1860 a Commissioner of Mines was appointed and a Department was established under his administration. For the period November 1861 to June 1863, the Postmaster General was responsible for the Mining Department. A Minister of Mines was again appointed in 1863. Responsibilities of the Department of Mines were: 1. Regulation of mining and related public works activities through the issue of miners rights, business and residence licences, mining leases, mineral and other prospecting licences 2. Superintendence of the activities of mining surveyors, registrars, wardens and Mining Boards. 3. Investigation of the state's geological structure, mineral wealth and underground water resources 4. Development of the mining industry 5. Supervision of the safe working of mines, machinery and quarries including checking the credential of mine managers, inspectors and operators 6. Regulation of the disposal of sludge and other waste products 7. Administration of the Victorian Mining Accident Relief Fund. Arising from its initial responsibility for the supply of water on the gold fields, the Department became responsible for rural water supply from the mid 1860s. Statutory responsibility for rural water works during this period rested with the Board of Land and Works. In 1865 the Waterworks Act gave the Board power to construct waterworks, purchase land, levy charges and lease or sell works, while the Public Loans Act 1865 empowered it to provide loans to local water trusts for waterworks. The actual administration of these statutory provisions was undertaken by the Victorian Water Supply Department which operated from 1865 to 1889 as a sub-department of the Department of Mines, from 1889 as a department in its own right, and from 1895 to 1909 as a sub-department of the Department of Mines and Water Supply. For a brief period from 1891 to 1893 the Department of Mines was also responsible for forests and, until 1880, for the Schools of Mines subsequently transferred to the Education Department. In 1895 the Department of Mines and the Victorian Water Supply Department were amalgamated to form the Department of Mines and Water Supply. A snapshot into social history around the 1930s when the Department of works and the Mines Departments were still linkedReceipt Book for the Department of Works; Mines. Receipt No 2801 - 3000. 1st receipt Number 2801, "18th July 1936, for Rent of Cottage: 14 days for 2 pounds, 2 shillings. The inscription on the back is signed by J F Condau in 13-3-33Printed on spine "GENERAL RECEIPTS / 15 / 2801 / TO 3000" Printed on each receipt 'DEPARTMENT OF / PUBLIC WORKS. / MINES." Fill in using ink pen "(DATE) 18th July 1936 / (TO) - - - shields' / BEING) Rent of / Cottage: 14 days / (TO) 17th July / @ (symbol for pound) 1-1. p. week / . (symbol for pound) 2:2:-"Inside cover there is some red pencil writing, words and figures unreadable. Handwritten on back cover "Numbers checked / and found corredt / J S Coudou (?) / 13-3-33" One some receipts "Wharfage / S.S. Koonara"flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked coast, flagstaff hill maritime museum, maritime museum, shipwreck coast, flagstaff hill maritime village, great ocean road, department of works: mines, receipt book, rent 1936, imperial currency, living costs 1936, department of works, department of mines, j f condou, 1933, 13-3-33 -
Federation University Historical Collection
Ephemera, Various papers relating to Richard Squire Mines
... . .38 Letter from Department of Mines regarding Mining Lease.... .38 Letter from Department of Mines regarding Mining Lease ...In 1905 Richard Squire was manager of the West Berry Consols at Allendale, and developed an improved system of mine ventilation, which was supported in "The Age."[4] He was successful in combating and remedying the gas and ventilation troubles of the Deep Mines of Creswick and Allendale Districts after all had failed. MINE MANAGERS’ ASSOCIATION. Ballarat Branch. ... Mr R. B. Squire, manager of the West Berry Consols, at Allendale, submitted a paper detailing what he had done tor the betterment of ventilation in the alluvial mines of Smeaton and Mary borough districts- Members gave Mr Squire every credit for the results that he claimed to have effected; the adoption of his ideas had testified to their value to mine-owners. It was painted out, however, that for want of a thorough debate of the subject with experienced men the author had unwittingly included some general statements that required modifying in some points and extending in others, in justice to other workers among the earlier and the present day managers of mines. It was decided to invite the author to meet a sub-committee on this subject!Various papers relating to Richard Squire Mines including telegrams, reports, receipts, letters and newspaper clippings. .1 Souvenir Telegram .2 Telegram .3 Telegram .4 Telegram .5 Telegram .6 Telegram .7 Telegram .8 Telegram .9 Telegram .10 Telegram .11 Telegram .12 Telegram .13 Telegram .14 Telegram .15 Telegram .16 Newspaper article Mt Mercer Lease 8109, Ballarat .17 Report on the Southern Extension of Main Ballarat Goldfield .18 Letter from Harwood & Pincott Solicitors and Notaries re: Agreement .19 Ballarat Deep Leads Extensions .20 Leigh River Tunnel Syndicate Voucher x 4 .21 Debt Collector Letter .22 HY. W. Pearson Account .23 William Barrett Mining and General Blacksmith Quote and Account .24 Letter from Department of Mines, Melbourne dated 5th December 1934 .25 Letter from Mines Department, Melbourne dated 27th August 1937 .26 Documentsrelating to the purcghase of a wreath for R. Woolley .27 Prospectus of the Southern Leads .28 Propsal prospectus of Leigh River .29 Letter to Tom Squire from his brother Jim .30 Letter to Mr Squire from C Hayes regarding wages owed .31 3 copies of report on mine 8th August 1935 .32 Letter regarding unpaid account .33 Contributary causes of Collapse at Mt Mercer .34 Letter from D. Crawford re payment for timber .35 Letter from John McLeod apologising for not sending cheque .36 Letter from Department of Mines regarding Neil Cameron purchases of portions 64, 65. 66 and 71 .37 3 Letters from Department of Mines granting an extension of time to pay overdue rent. .38 Letter from Department of Mines regarding Mining Lease No. 8217 .39 Letter from Department of Mines regarding Lease Rents .40 Letter from the Department of Mines regarding further boring at Mt Mercer .41 Letter from E.R Hodge requesting that Richard Squire meet with Board members of Glenfine South .42 Letter from G Brown regarding Leases not being paid for .43 Letter from daughter Judy .44 Newspaper article regarding Berry United Deep Leads .45 Envelope addressed to R.T Squire Box 2 Tresco .46 Letter to Richard Squire from A.L. Read Date stamps richard squire, tom squire, jim squire, reports, contributary causes, account, c. hayes, proposal, prospectus, leigh river, southern leads, una cooperative society ltd., wreath, r. woolley, department of mines, e. woodlock, a.l. read, geo brown, hy. w. pearson, william barrett, ballarat deep lead extension, harwood & pincott, edmund woodlock, leigh river tunnel syndicate, federal debt collecting coy, the southern extension of main ballarat gold fields, telegram, received telegram, mt mercer lease, souvenir telegram, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Goldmining Lease Blocks at Darkbonne, c1887
This map was originally inserteed into the Reports of Mining Registrars for the Quarter ender 30th June 1887.Paper plan showing Goldmining Lease Blocks at Darkbonne, north west of and near St Arnaud, on the Sunraysia Highway. darkbonne, st arnaud, new bendigo mine, alpha mine, working miners mine, chinese camp, donald/st arnaud railway, saint arnaud, darkbonne state school -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Correspondence, Inwards correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1908
The Ballarat School of Mines was established in 1870 and was the first site of technical education in Australasia.Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines for the month of August 1908. Includes correspondence from: *Jumbunna Coal Mine, South Gippsland * Ballarat Fine Art Public Gallery Association Letter 289 Ballarat Dine Art Public Gallery Association Ballarat 21 August 1908 F.J. Martell Esq Director The Ballarat School of Mines Ballarat Sir The reply to request contained in your letter dated 11 June for transfer to the President Council of the Ballrat School of Mines of Debenture Stock referred to therein, I am instructed to inform you that the Council of the Ballarat Fine Art Public Gallery Associaiton finds, after exhaustive inquiry, that although it has been the practice, for convenience sake, to classify the Association assets under seperate headings, the Debenture Stock in question has always been justlu regarded as all assets of the Association with which it did not parch when consenting , in late 1893, to accept the Deparmental Regulations for Technical Art Schools. The Council is, therefore, of opnion that it would be acting wrongfully to make the desired transfer. I have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient Servant, J.A. Powell Secy ballarat school of mines, frederick martell, jumbunna, coal, south gippsland, gippsland, j.s. wittkowski, ballarat fine art gallery, j.a. powell, art gallery of ballarat, gallery association, egerton and gordons mining company, a.h. walsh, dressmaking, c.h. james, jubilee extended quartz mining company, letterhead, depatment of public instruction, p. board, eduducation department melbourne, i. coulter, lease, miller and co, g.h. warner, h.c. taylor, teroscia, port kembla, w.s. macartney, alumni, john britain, department of woods and forests western australia, rutherglen, john harris, a.d. gilchrist, scottsdale, tasmania, r.c. elliott, tocomwal, kites, john byatt, greta pryar, pennsylvania women's press association, kalgoorlie, melville g. gray, tasmanian consols limited, jumnanna coal mine, borough of creswick, john wallace, glen forbes, ponsonby carew-smyth, huddart, parker and co, ballarat fine art public gallery association ballarat, greenmont mines no liability, i.d. cameron, a. pearson, alber j. robin -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Sulieman Pasha Co Plan Transverse Section
The Sulieman Pasha is possibly named after the most important Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman One, or Suleiman the Magnificent, when the Ottoman Empire was at its peak. Or potentially a number of Ottoman governors, statesmen and military commanders with the same name after, however the spelling is slightly different to the mine name. No Turkish connection was found relating to the formation of the company, and remains unconfirmed. The mine operated from two shafts; No. 1 near the corner of Humffray and Mair streets, and also near where the Welcome Nugget (2217 ounces) was found years earlier; and the controversial No. 2 shaft several blocks south bordering the northern side of the main highway through Ballarat. The company produced 62 666 ounces of gold, the twelfth highest quartz reef gold production for any mine on the Ballarat goldfield. Some crushing figure examples are January-June 1881: 3674 tonnes 1085 ounces; January-June 1885: 2949 tonnes 1281 ounces; July-December 1885: 4459 tonnes 1119 ounces; January-June 1887: 1869 tonnes 730 ounces; July-December 1892: 1450 tonnes 771 ounces; July-December 1896: 4365 tonnes 1372 ounces. Like many mines in the area, gold grades were low. John Watson was noted as mine manager in the 1880s, and John Williams 1890s. The company was re-organised twice increasing the number of shares from 4000 to 24 000, and increasing the capital available. The Sulieman Pasha Company was formed in 1878. David Fitzpatrick was given the honour of turning the first sod of both the No.1 and later No. 2 shafts. The first dividend was given to shareholders in July 1881. The company obtained a prospecting vote (government grant) to start, and was very proud to be the first Victorian gold mining company to pay the funds back to the government. The event was marked by a lavish banquet laid out for ministers and government officials by the company. Leases were purchased to the south in 1885 to the Llanberris Mine boundary, after poor results began accumulating from the small No. 1 shaft. To take advantage of this new land the company planned to sink a second shaft. Initially this was to take place on government land, but the uproar from nearby residents caused the company to purchase land along the Main Road (now Western Highway), and the old Yarrowee Hotel which had occupied the site since the alluvial digger days of the 1850's was demolished. The area had since those days become heavily occupied with a number of shops, houses, a post office, church and two schools in the immediate area. The thought of an underground mine next door drew considerable opposition. The company (before the days of public relations departments) wrote 'most people would have thought that progress as vital as mining would be supported by tradesmen whose business rely on the mining industry. It seems when it comes to mining they are bereft of their senses, and considering the low ebb of mining in Ballarat East, the action of our opponents are unaccountable. (Sarcastically) There are certain engineering difficulties in moving the quartz reefs to a new location, but if we could to appease our opponents we would'. The company also wanted to take over 4 acres of the St Paul's school oval for machinery, but accused the St Paul's Church of wanting extortionate amounts of money upfront, and on a yearly basis for the privilege. It stated the church could not be opposed to mining when several years earlier it had formed its own company to mine the land, only for shareholders to lose their money. In 1886, the company approached the Minister for Mines, and attended heated public meetings on the matter. The local residents, shop owners, and church submitted a 60 person petition to the local council and government authorities. They stated the shaft contravened the mining statutes, which stating no mining could take place within 150 yards of a public building or church. A speech by a resident stated 'mining always comes with glorious pictures of the great benefits which would accrue all parties concerned if their request is granted, but if property is destroyed or depreciated in value, no-one then comes forward and compensates them'. The No. 2 shaft was approved including taking over part of the school oval. In 1888, workers at the company's No. 2 shaft went on strike to try and bring their wages in line with other mines in the district (the No. 1 shaft was operated by tributers). William Madden (26) was killed from a fall of earth underground the same year, while a year later his father John Madden (70) was similarly killed in the Madame Berry Mine elsewhere in the district. In 1897 as the amount of gold being found fell away, it came to light part of the deal to purchase the Yarrowee Hotel site was a 5% royalty on gold found. Shareholders could not understand why they were paying a royalty to the former owners of the property. The mine closed in 1898 due to a lack of gold. In 1902 a boy (age unknown) called Charles Lee was killed from a fractured skull while working to dismantle the Sulieman Pasha plant. The fuss over the No. 2 shaft had a sequel. On the company winding up, the land was purchased by J.S. Trethowan who built a house next to the shaft. In 1907, the shaft caved-in creating a sinkhole immediately at the back of the house. A Mr Chamberlain heard a deep rumbling sound at 5am, and looked out the window to see his fowl house and thirteen chickens disappear down an expanding hole. He then went back to bed, and called the police later in the day. The shaft was 1050 feet deep, and the hole at the surface that developed was 20 feet by 17 feet across, and 20 feet depth. In 1930 it is reported a syndicate had been formed to clean out the old shaft, and re-open the mine. It is assumed this was the No. 1 shaft but no more was found. (https://www.mindat.org/loc-304239.html, accessed 07/08/2019) A transverse section plan of the Sulieman Pasha Mine.sulieman pasha company, plan, mining, united black hill mine, victoria united mine, victoria street, britannia united mine, last chance mine, llanberris mine, ottoman empire, john watson, john williams, david fitzpatrick