Articles include: Concentrating difficult silver-lead ores, Estimation of chlorine, bromine and iodine (by D.Runting. Summaries and notes from the technical journals, Notes upon the use and care of platinum ware, Common sense, The machinery at the Tasmania gold mine, Beacons-Field, Tasmanina, Mining at Walhalla - The long tunnel mine, Past students, Mapping out of agricultural areas &c., in dense vine lands, North Queensland (by R. A. Suter. Licensed surveyor, Queensland and Victoria), News and notes, Concert balance sheet, Editorial notices.Soft covered magazine of 16 pages. silver-lead ores, estimation of chlorine, bromine and iodine (by d.runting), platinum ware, tasmania gold mine, beaconsfield, tasmania, mining at walhalla, long tunnel mine, vine lands, north queensland, r. a. suter, photography class, boer war, alumni, thomas vincent, basil sawyer, o. e. jager, a. s. burdekin, t. phillipson, glen macpherson, tom uthwatt, marcus marks, r. j. allen, cecil eales, cecil wakley, adam morton, e.p. lewers, harry leggo, jack hill, berk, nickolls, h. burrows, percy osborne, j. brangan, chris evans, adamson, alford, r. evans, arthur "thomas" atkins, charles campbell, hardy, a. basil reid, h. l. krause, k. grant, m. gray, a.b. reid, h. alston, playford, j. a. reid, s. b. vial, f. a. marriott, f. lush, c. whyte, karl moore, r. robin, w. j. lakeland, e. trend, h. l. giles, r. mccracken, k. bryron moore

Diggers & Mining. Walhalla - Gold Town. WALHALLA GOLD TOWN. Arial photo of Walhalla Gold Town. Markings: 2 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

A black and white image of the former mining town in Victoria - Walhalla.walhalla, mining

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. WALHALLA 404. Markings: 1 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. The township took it's name from one of the mining leases which was called Walhalla. In Scandinavian mythology, Valhalla was the last resting place of the heroes slain in battle. How suitable the name was for this beautiful remote valley! Markings: 14 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This is Walhalla in 1864. On the right is the Long Tunnel Mine, and in the middle foreground is Stringer's Creek. Markings: 13 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This aerial wire-rope tramway conveyed are from Landy's Dream to the plant on the Aberfeldy River. Markings: 18 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Here is a railway bridge over the Thomas River. Picture shows the lush growth along the river. Markings: 26 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Log cabins such as this one were often built by the prospectors. Photo shows log cabin in bush surroundings. Markings: 10 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Transport was made difficult and hazardous by steep mountain slopes - - - Photo depicts a steep slope with a pathway around the mountain. Markings: 16 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This map shows the position of Walhalla and other places mentioned in this film strip. (Note Wood's Point and Port Albert.) Markings: 6 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. There were many of these sharp beads. Horseshoe Bend. Slide shows picture of Horseshoe Bend, with the railway and a train using it. Markings: 25 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. - - - discovered gold in a creeek which was called Stringer's Creek, after Ned Stringer, one of the party. Photo of Stringer's Creek. Markings: 8 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Some idea of the difficulties which faced the early inhabitants may be gauged by the following pictures, which show the nature of the surrounding country. Markings: 15 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. - - - and rivers and streams which provided few safe crossing places. Three women and one man on the right bank which is very steep. Markings: 17 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. In about the year 1860, prospectors discovered rich gold was at Gaffney's Creek and a little later gold-bearing rock was found at Wood's Point. Markings: 7 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This picture shows some prospectors sinking a shaft at Landy's Dream. Hut on left and mine shaft to the right. In this photo there are still many tall trees around. Markings: 11 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. IN 1862, a party of prospectors, having worked southwards from Wood's Point for about 40 miles through rugged country such as this, - - - Photo shows rugged country. Markings: 9 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Many Victorian towns owe their origin to the discovery of gold. Several of these towers, such as Ballarat and Bendigo, survived a declining gold production to become prosperous centres of agricultural and industrial areas. Markings: 3 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Today Walhalla is a quiet little village almost hidden in the valley of Stringer's Creek. Photo shows the town in the valley. Markings: 60 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. The first mining supplies were brought from Port Albert. Pack horses were the most practicable means of transport. Picture shows the pack horses heavily laden in a town. Markings: 20 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This map shows the position of Walhalla and other places mentioned in this film strip. (Note Wood's Point and Port Albert.) Other places on map; Melbourne, Moe, Thomson River, Aberfeldy. Markings: 5 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Narrow roads were cut in the steep hillsides. Here is a coach in Flour Bag Cutting. Picture show that the cutting is on a very steep incline. There are at least ten men and four horses in the photo. Markings: 19 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. A gold rush occurred, and almost immediately a rich reef called Cohen's Reef was discovered. Mining companies were formed to work the reef, and in 1864 the batteries were crushing profitable ore. Markings: 12 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Bullock drays were used when possible and later came the teamsters with the covered wagons. Picture shows 3 covered wagons pulled by teams of eight horses. Men with the wagons. On a track carved into a mountain. Markings: 13 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and Miners. Walhalla grew to such an extent that, with a population of over 4,000 people. It became a borough and the centre of the Shire of Walhalla. After gold mining ceased and the population had dwindled away, the shire was broken up and Walhalla was left with little of its former glory. Markings: 59 994.5 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. For many years the residents of Walhalla agitated for a railway. At last, in 1910, a narrow gauge line from Moe was completed. It has been recorded that ''the railway line came just in time to take the people out of Walhalla''. Markings: 23 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This picture shows why so many horses were needed in a team. Picture shows 12 horses in this team pulling a covered wagon up a steep incline. On the 4th pair of horses sits a man helping to control the team. Markings: 22 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Walhalla is an example of a town which depended entirely on gold production for its continued prosperity. When gold production ceased in1914. there was no other form of employment for the mining community, and the population rapidly decreased. This busy mining town became a ''ghost town''. Markings: 4 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields

Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. Walhalla Railway station. These buildings were removed when the rail service was discontinued. Picture shows 2 lines coming in and 2 lines off to the side, a building on one side with platform which is on the same level as the rails. Passengers would have needed to climb up into the carriages. Markings: 23 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields