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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - BENDIGO ADVERTISER ARTICLE 03/12/1968 B & D TOURISM ASSOC MINING PROJECT, 1968
... BENDIGO ADVERTISER ARTICLE 03/12/1968 B & D TOURISM ASSOC MINING PROJECT......Tourism...mining...Bendigo Advertiser Article 03/12/1968 Bendigo & District Tourism Association Mining Project. Potential Mining Museum....History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Tourism mining project and restoration Central Nell Gwynne Bendigo Advertiser Article 03/12/1968 Bendigo & District Tourism Association Mining Project. ...Bendigo Advertiser Article 03/12/1968 Bendigo & District Tourism Association Mining Project. Potential Mining Museum.bendigo, tourism, mining project and restoration, central nell gwynne -
Federation University Historical CollectionReport, Integrated Tourism Strategy Plan for the Goldfields Region of Victoria: Volume II: Appendices - Miscellaneous, 10/1995
... ...mining tourism...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields goldfields of victoria goldfields tourism marketing goldfields campaign mining tourism torusim tourism strategy ballarat bendigo avoca maryborough castlemaine maldon community survey Black plastic ring binding on an A4 report. ...Black plastic ring binding on an A4 report.goldfields of victoria, goldfields tourism, marketing, goldfields campaign, mining tourism, torusim, tourism strategy, ballarat, bendigo, avoca, maryborough, castlemaine, maldon, community survey -
Federation University Historical CollectionReport, Integrated Tourism Strategy Plan for the Goldfields Region of Victoria, 1994
... ...mining tourism...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields goldfields of victoria goldfields tourism marketing goldfields campaign mining tourism torusim tourism strategy ballarat bendigo avoca maryborough castlemaine maldon community survey michael pearlman anastasia Molloy jack harvey avoca Black ring binding on an A4 report. ...Black ring binding on an A4 report.goldfields of victoria, goldfields tourism, marketing, goldfields campaign, mining tourism, torusim, tourism strategy, ballarat, bendigo, avoca, maryborough, castlemaine, maldon, community survey, michael pearlman, anastasia molloy, jack harvey, avoca -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - LYDIA CHANCELLOR COLLECTION: OPEN FOR TOURISTS (AND GOLD)
... mining... tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields MINE Gold Wattle Gully Lydia Chancellor Collection collection Bendigo mine mining tourism gold history A Bendigo newspaper article titled 'Open for tourists (and gold).' ...A Bendigo newspaper article titled 'Open for tourists (and gold).' The State Member for Midlands Mr. Bill Ebury, officially opened the Wattle Gully gold mine tourist project. There is a photo of Mr. Felix Cappy, Tourism chairman of the mine about to drive the train through the tunnel with his passengers and also coming out of the mine. 17/01/75.mine, gold, wattle gully, lydia chancellor collection, collection, bendigo, mine, mining, tourism, gold, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: ARTICLE INTEREST IN GOLD HISTORY
... Mining...tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Mining tourism Article, Bendigo Advertiser 16th October 1970, on speech given by Professor Brian Lewis, lecturer in architecture, Melbourne University when addressing the Rotary Club of South Bendigo. ...Article, Bendigo Advertiser 16th October 1970, on speech given by Professor Brian Lewis, lecturer in architecture, Melbourne University when addressing the Rotary Club of South Bendigo. He believed that ' Bendigo with its genuine gold history and availability of gold mining equipment was ideally situated to deveop this asset as a tourist attraction'.bendigo, mining, tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Letter - KANGAROO FLAT GOLD MINE COLLECTION: ARVI PARBO, WESTERN MINING CORPORATION
... mining... tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Gold mining central deborah gold mine Bendigo gold mining tourism Central Deborah Gold Mine de-watering Western Mining Corporation. ...Letter addressed to Sir Arvi Parbo, Western Mining Corporation, Melbourne, from J.M. Lalor, Exploration Manager, Minerals WMC, regarding support sought by the Bendigo Trust to develop an underground tourist mine at Bendigo. J.H Lalor seeks the support of Western Mining, 'either by contributing money or equipment' to develop the Central Deborah Gold mine as a tourist destination.bendigo, gold mining, central deborah gold mine, bendigo, gold mining, tourism, central deborah gold mine, de-watering, western mining corporation., sir arvi parbo, j.m. lalor, daryl mcclure, bendigo trust -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - TOURISM BENDIGO ARTICLES
... Mining...tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO Mining tourism bendigo trust Bendigo Advertiser April 10th 1971. ...Bendigo Advertiser April,19716 newspaper articles from Bendigo Advertiser, 1971, related to tourism, the Bendigo Trust, tourist influx to Bendigo, Pioneer Coach tours to Bendigo, what to see in Bendigo at Easter time, merger of Tourist Association and Trust, funding for Bendigo Trust.Bendigo Advertiser April 10th 1971.bendigo, mining, tourism, bendigo trust -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Ballarat Progress Association, Beautiful Ballarat, 1912, 1912
... mining...tourism...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Tourist booklet. churches education schools gold ballarat mining tourism railway craig's hotel cobb and co wallace buter factory the taffy king eureka stockade gordon brothers big store ballarat east town hall ballarat brewing company lake wendouree lake view hotel ballarat botanical gardens statues boer war monument club hotel ballarat east gardens new imperial gold mine camp hotel lal lal falls bo beep creek Soft covered book of eighty pages. ...Tourist booklet.Soft covered book of eighty pages. Includes fold out map of Ballarat and illustrations such as Sturt Street, Ballarat Town Hall, Ballarat East Town Hall, Lake Wendouree, Botanical Gardens, statues, Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat College, St Patrick's College, Ballarat Agricultural High School, Ballarat School of Mines and Industries, Bo Peep Falls, Cobb and Co., Lal Lal Falls.churches, education, schools, gold, ballarat, mining, tourism, railway, craig's hotel, cobb and co, wallace buter factory, the taffy king, eureka stockade, gordon brothers big store, ballarat east town hall, ballarat brewing company, lake wendouree, lake view hotel, ballarat botanical gardens, statues, boer war monument, club hotel, ballarat east gardens, new imperial gold mine, camp hotel, lal lal falls, bo beep creek -
Federation University Historical CollectionBrochure, Goldfields of Victoria, 2004, c2004
... ...mining tourism...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields goldfields of victoria goldfields tourism marketing goldfields campaign mining tourism Four page yellow card brochure outlining the Victorian Goldfields as a regional Victoria tourism strategy Goldfields of Victoria, 2004 Brochure ...Four page yellow card brochure outlining the Victorian Goldfields as a regional Victoria tourism strategygoldfields of victoria, goldfields tourism, marketing, goldfields campaign, mining tourism -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Balloon over Wonga Opencut
... mining...tourism...Stawell Historical Society Inc 46 Longfield St Stawell grampians gold mining tourism Wonga Open Cut 1988 Balloon over Wonga Opencut Photograph ...Wonga Open Cut 1988gold, mining, tourism -
Tarnagulla History ArchiveNewspaper article- Horsedrawn To The Goldfields, Horsedrawn To The Goldfields, December 29, 1989
... mining...tourism...Discusses mining in the Tarnagulla area and ways to explore the area by horse-drawn wagon packaged offered by three tourism businesses. ...Tarnagulla History Archive Tarnagulla Public Hall 69-71 Commercial Rd Tarnagulla goldfields Don Clark Collection. tarnagulla gold mining tourism travel gypsy wagons wagons horses An article from The Herald Sun newspaper of December 29, 1989 titled 'Horsedrawn To The Goldfields'. ...Don Clark Collection. An article from The Herald Sun newspaper of December 29, 1989 titled 'Horsedrawn To The Goldfields'. Discusses mining in the Tarnagulla area and ways to explore the area by horse-drawn wagon packaged offered by three tourism businesses. tarnagulla, gold, mining, tourism, travel, gypsy wagons, wagons, horses -
Federation University Historical CollectionBook, Tourism at the University of Ballarat - 1996 AH&TE Conference: Historic Mining Site Management, 1996
... Tourism at the University of Ballarat - 1996 AH&TE Conference: Historic Mining Site Management...Historic mining site management...tourism...Tourism at the University of Ballarat - 1996 AH&TE Conference: Historic Mining Site Management...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields Tourism at the University of Ballarat - 1996 AH&TE Conference: Historic Mining Site Management mary hollick public land in victoria heritage legislation commonwealth management issues list of key mining heritage trails preliminary market research survey locations university of ballarat, school of business Historic Mining Site Historic mining site management tourism mining heritage trails White soft covered folder. ...Tourism at the University of Ballarat - 1996 AH&TE Conference: Historic Mining Site ManagementWhite soft covered folder. mary hollick, public land in victoria, heritage legislation commonwealth, management issues, list of key mining heritage trails, preliminary market research, survey locations, university of ballarat, school of business, historic mining site, historic mining site management, tourism, mining heritage trails -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: abandoned mine shafts
... mining...Bendigo...Tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Gold mining Bendigo Tourism Peter Bentley Chewton mine shaft risk management Bendigo Advertiser article, 3rd June,1995, titled 'CNR caps mine threat'. ...Bendigo Advertiser article, 3rd June,1995, titled 'CNR caps mine threat'. The Department of Natural Resources is 'undertaking a crucial public safety campaign on Crown Land' ...throughout the central goldfields. Shafts capped ' between 1900 and 1920 are now collapsing because of deterioration of wooden beams placed to support the caps'. Colour photo shows Peter Bentley, standing alongside mine safety rails on a mine shaft in the Chewton area.gold mining, bendigo, tourism, peter bentley, chewton, mine shaft, risk management -
Unions BallaratLife after gold : twentieth-century Ballarat, Bate, Weston, 1993
... mining...population...tourism...mining. Includes analysis of population, decline in the local economy and restoring financial fortunes through tourism. ...Significant to the history of the Ballarat and the effects of gold mining, tourism and war upon the fortunes of the region. ...A social history of Ballarat after the decline in gold mining. Includes analysis of population, decline in the local economy and restoring financial fortunes through tourism. Discusses effects upon Ballarat as a result of WWI and WWII.Significant to the history of the Ballarat and the effects of gold mining, tourism and war upon the fortunes of the region. It is a companion to Weston's earlier book, "Lucky City".Book, paper. Cover: yellow background, colour drawing of Sturt Street, Ballarat.Front cover: title and author.social history, economy, ballarat, btlc, ballarat trades hall, ballarat trades and labour council, gold mining, population, tourism, world war i, world war ii, resources, sovereign hill, ballarat historical park, bate, weston -
Stawell Historical Society IncPhotograph, Char-A-Banc belonging to Withers Bus Tours with a group of people in front of Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co's Poppet Head c 1920
... mining...Transport...Tourism...Withers born at Moyston and became a successful businessman in Melbourne. mining Transport Tourism Early 1920's open bus with a group or people (tourists) in front of Poppet Head and shaft of Sloane & Scotchmans Mine. ...Char-A-Banc belonging to Withers Bus Tours later Pioneer Tours and group of people in front of Sloane's & Scotchman Mining Co Poppet Head upper Main Street Stawell. Withers Tours, later named Pioneer Tours ran regular tourist buses from Melbourne to Stawell and Halls Gap area in a successful business. They later expanded to Sydney and other interstate destinations. Founder was W.A. Withers born at Moyston and became a successful businessman in Melbourne.Early 1920's open bus with a group or people (tourists) in front of Poppet Head and shaft of Sloane & Scotchmans Mine.mining, transport, tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - Kangaroo Flat Gold Mine Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine
... Mining...Bendigo Trust...tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Gold mining Bendigo Central Deborah Douglas Buerger Bendigo Mining Bendigo Trust tourism 'Age' article, 21st December 1996, 'The quest for gold continues'. ...'Age' article, 21st December 1996, 'The quest for gold continues'. Central Deborah Gold Mine have opened shafts 'in the hope that rising demand and prices will again make it economical to work'. Photo in article: Douglas Buerger is pictured in a drive at Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo. gold mining, bendigo, central deborah, douglas buerger, bendigo mining, bendigo trust, tourism -
Federation University Historical CollectionBooklet, Wendy Morris, A Guide to Maldon, 1983, 1983
... tourism...maldon...mining...Barker Library (top floor) Mount Helen goldfields heritage tourism maldon mining streetscape townscape gardens quartz reef mining geology maldon goldmines Maldon hospital kangaroo hotel architecture conservation and planning cast iron forests mount tarrangower nuggetty ranges beehive Soft covered booklet featuring an aerial view of the town of Maldon on the cover. ...Soft covered booklet featuring an aerial view of the town of Maldon on the cover. heritage, tourism, maldon, mining, streetscape, townscape, gardens, quartz reef mining, geology, maldon goldmines, maldon hospital, kangaroo hotel, architecture, conservation and planning, cast iron, forests, mount tarrangower, nuggetty ranges, beehive -
Eltham District Historical Society IncFilm - Video (VHS), Nillumbik Shire Council, The Nillumbik Story, 1996
... mining...Green Wedge...Greensborough...Heritage Trail...Hurstbridge Railway Line...jazz festival...Jock Ryan...Kangaroo Ground...kangaroo ground tower...Kinglake...Maroondah Aqueduct...Matcham Skipper...Memorial Park...Ming Mackay (1918-2009)...Montsalvat...Mudbrick houses...Music...musicians...nesting area...Nillumbik Historical Society...Nillumbik Shire...North Warrandyte...Old timer...Orchards...Peter Brock...Plenty River...poets...Population...Recreation...recreational activities...revegetation...Robert Hoddle...Sandy Brock...Shillinglaw Cottage...Shire of Eltham War Memorial...Sigmund Jorgensen...St Andrews Hotel...St Andrews Market...Sugarloaf Reservoir...Templestowe...The Hill...tourism...CREDITS Music by John Greenfield from the CD Sweet Rain “The Snow Tree”, Uncle Music UNC 2001 Cameras - David Mirabella and Peter Farragher Editor – Olwyn Jones Written and Produced by Jason Cameron A Jason Cameron Proction for Nillumbik Shire Provides a record of the relatively newly created Shire of Nillumbik at the time and the features and attactions of the shire in its people arts, culture and environment video recording Arthurs Creek Arthurs Creek Landcare group Artists artists in residence Arts Arts Festival Authors BlackBerry Brock family Bulldozer Bulleen bushland sanctuary Caledonian gold rush Charles Reddington Clifton Pugh cottlesbridge Cypress rows developer Diamond Creek Diamond Creek Mine Diamond Reef Diamond Valley miniature railway Doncaster dunmoochin Education program EEPS Eltham Eltham East Primary School Eltham East Primary School Band Eltham Library Community Gallery Eltham Lower Park Environment fishing flour mill fruit growing fruiterer Garden Hill Gold mining Green Wedge Greensborough Heritage Trail Hurstbridge Railway Line jazz festival Jock Ryan Kangaroo Ground kangaroo ground tower Kinglake Maroondah Aqueduct Matcham Skipper Memorial Park Ming Mackay (1918-2009) Montsalvat Mudbrick houses Music musicians nesting area Nillumbik Historical Society Nillumbik Shire North Warrandyte Old timer Orchards Peter Brock Plenty River poets Population Recreation recreational activities revegetation Robert Hoddle Sandy Brock Shillinglaw Cottage Shire of Eltham War Memorial Sigmund Jorgensen St Andrews Hotel St Andrews Market Sugarloaf Reservoir Templestowe The Hill tourism Viewing platform Warrandyte water catchment area Watsons Creek Wedgetail eagle Whittlesea Wiregrass Gallery Wurundjeri Yarra River Jack Powell VHS Cassette (five copies) DVD (one copy) Converted to MP4 file format 0:22:00, 1.60GB The Nillumbik Story Film Video (VHS) Nillumbik Shire Council Jason Cameron David Mirabella Peter Farragher Olwyn Jones ...PART 1 – NILLUMBIK (00:00-07:17) Opening features various scenes around Nillumbik Shire. For 40,000 years Nillumbik was the home of the Wurundjeri people. Robert Hoddle gave the district its name. Jock Ryan, then president of Nillumbik Historical Society discusses the names Nillumbik and Diamond Creek. In the late 1830s white occupation began with gold found in Warrandyte in 1851 and 12 years later at Diamond Creek -the Diamond Reef which led to the Caledonian gold rush. Jock Ryan discusses the Diamond Creek mine, which was thriving until it burnt out in 1915. Large numbers of workmen moved into area in late 1870s to construct the Maroondah Aqueduct. With growing population of Melbourne, the nearby Yan Yean system had severely disrupted the flow of the Plenty River, forcing the closure of three flour mills there. The aqueduct came to the rescue carrying water 66km from Healesville to Preston. When the Diamond Creek gold mine burnt down the local economy suffered but fruit growing industry had already been established and Diamond Creek became a thriving fruit growing centre. Interview with Jack Powell, a long-time fruiterer at St Andrews market, his family had lived in the area for a hundred years, 3 to 4 generations, “a lot of hard work”. By the time the railway arrived fruit growing was no longer competitive. The railway brought the city closer and day trippers. The Green Wedge separates the shire from the more densely developed neighbours such as Whittlesea, Doncaster, Templestowe, Bulleen and Greensborough. Population at the time (1996) was 19,000 but links to the past remain strong. Mudbrick houses along the Heritage Trail The saving of Shillinglaw Cottage from demolition in 1963 and relocation brick by brick. PART 2 – ENVIRONMENT (07:18-14:44) Peter Brock (with Bev Brock in background) at St Andrews market discusses his childhood growing up in the district and the environment and the values it instilled upon him and his own family. The Brocks have been in the district since the 1860s. Nillumbik Shire responsible for managing three catchment areas; Diamond Creek, Arthurs Creek and Watsons Creek. Follows the course of the Diamond Creek commencing in Kinglake through the district to its confluence with the Yarra River at Eltham at Eltham Lower Park. Highlights Eltham Lower Park community revegetation program and the newly constructed (1996) viewing platform built of new and recycled timbers at the confluence of the Diamond Creek and Yarra River. Also featured are outdoor recreation on the river and at Eltham Lower Park including the Diamond Valley miniature railway. Sugarloaf reservoir and recreational activities and fishing. Aerial view of Memorial Park and Shire of Eltham War Memorial tower at Garden Hill, Kangaroo Ground. Significant tourism opportunities for the shire with 3 million potential day-trippers in metropolitan Melbourne. Council and community working together to find a way to promote the shires natural and artistic assets. At Arthurs Creek, the Brock family and neighbours working together to take care of their waterway. Peter Brock’s uncle, Sandy Brock talks about environmental management and the Arthurs Creek Landcare group and actions to eradicate blackberry problem. Having previously planted Cypress rows they are replacing them with indigenous species to improve the water supply, keeping cattle out of the creek bed to improve the quality downstream flowing into the Yarra. Eltham East Primary School Band playing “All things bright and beautiful” merges into scenes of the bushland sanctuary set aside by the school in 1980 with unidentified teacher discusses the sanctuary and their education program and school children’s comments. Plight of a family of Wedgetail eagles nesting in the path of a developer’s bulldozer at North Warrandyte and actions to save their nesting areas. PART 3 – ARTS (14:45-22:00) Arts and Jazz festival at Montsalvat featuring interviews with Sigmund Jorgensen discussing Montsalvat and its principles. Also Matcham Skipper. Clifton Pugh’s funeral at Montsalvat and his legacy at Dunmoochin near Cottlesbridge with artists in residence, at the time, Chicago artist Charles Reddington who discusses the benefits of the experience. An unidentified female artist also talks about the program and why people are drawn to the area. Unidentified man on street talking about the amount of talent in the area, artists, poets, musicians, authors. Artist Ming Mackay (1918-2009) interviewed talking about the people she mixes with on “the Hill”. Works of local artists are displayed Eltham Library Community Gallery and Wiregrass gallery with a new coffee shop at the Wiregrass making it an even more popular destination. Music at St Andrews Hotel (may be a little bit country) and the Saturday market where likely to hear anything. Sellers and patrons at the market asked about what attracts them to the market and where they came from. Scenes of poets/authors giving readings. CREDITS Music by John Greenfield from the CD Sweet Rain “The Snow Tree”, Uncle Music UNC 2001 Cameras - David Mirabella and Peter Farragher Editor – Olwyn Jones Written and Produced by Jason Cameron A Jason Cameron Proction for Nillumbik ShireProvides a record of the relatively newly created Shire of Nillumbik at the time and the features and attactions of the shire in its people arts, culture and environmentVHS Cassette (five copies) DVD (one copy) Converted to MP4 file format 0:22:00, 1.60GBvideo recording, arthurs creek, arthurs creek landcare group, artists, artists in residence, arts, arts festival, authors, blackberry, brock family, bulldozer, bulleen, bushland sanctuary, caledonian gold rush, charles reddington, clifton pugh, cottlesbridge, cypress rows, developer, diamond creek, diamond creek mine, diamond reef, diamond valley miniature railway, doncaster, dunmoochin, education program, eeps, eltham, eltham east primary school, eltham east primary school band, eltham library community gallery, eltham lower park, environment, fishing, flour mill, fruit growing, fruiterer, garden hill, gold mining, green wedge, greensborough, heritage trail, hurstbridge railway line, jazz festival, jock ryan, kangaroo ground, kangaroo ground tower, kinglake, maroondah aqueduct, matcham skipper, memorial park, ming mackay (1918-2009), montsalvat, mudbrick houses, music, musicians, nesting area, nillumbik historical society, nillumbik shire, north warrandyte, old timer, orchards, peter brock, plenty river, poets, population, recreation, recreational activities, revegetation, robert hoddle, sandy brock, shillinglaw cottage, shire of eltham war memorial, sigmund jorgensen, st andrews hotel, st andrews market, sugarloaf reservoir, templestowe, the hill, tourism, viewing platform, warrandyte, water catchment area, watsons creek, wedgetail eagle, whittlesea, wiregrass gallery, wurundjeri, yarra river, jack powell -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, 1960s
... Mining Company...lake caravan park...Caravan mid 20th century...beechworth tourism...Sambell Tourist Development Authority Caravanning 1960s Caravan Electricity Outlets caravan park Forward Beechworth Committee Rocky Mountain Mining Company lake caravan park Caravan mid 20th century beechworth tourism Travel in the 1960s Holiday 1960s Reverse: 3538/ [logo back printing KODAK/ VELOX/ PAPER] / C798 Black and white rectangle photograph printed on photographic paper and unmounted. ...This photograph was taken in the 1960s at Lake Sambell Caravan Park, visible in the photograph are individual caravan sites with electricity outlets, a large single-story building, a parked car, and two caravans partially obstructed by trees. Lake Sambell Caravan Park opened in 1959 owing to the work of R.E. Carter, Beechworth Shire engineer from 1954-63. Carter advocated for improvements to the lake and surrounding area in order to encourage tourism in Beechworth. The opening of the caravan park was part of many improvements to Lake Sambell made in this period by Carter including: the swimming pool in 1961, water skiing and boating facilities, and increased lake surface in 1964. These improvements were financed mainly by grants from the Tourist Development Authority. The popularity of caravanning in Australia exploded during this post-war period of the late 1950s and 1960s. This popularity was driven by multiple factors, including: the stopping of fuel rations, the accessibility of car ownership through the manufacturing of affordable cars, technological developments in caravan design, and the increase in prosperity and leisure time for many Australians. Facilities such as electrical outlets to power caravans are present in this photograph of Lake Sambell Caravan Park. Lake Sambell is an artificial lake that was developed on the previous site of the Rocky Mountain Mining Company workings and was officially opened by Minister for Lands, Mr Baily, on October 5, 1928. The disused and unattractive remains of the mine were converted into a recreational area intended for swimming, boating, and fishing. The lake is named after Mr L.H. Sambell, shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee, who advocated for the enhancement of Beechworth into a tourist destination and was central to the planning and establishment of the lake. This photograph is of historic and social significance in documenting the enhancement of the Lake Sambell area overseen by R.E. Carter and providing insight into caravanning during the 1960s in Australia. Caravanning was extremely popular in Australia during the late 1950s and 60s due to multiple social and economic factors including the stopping of fuel rations, the accessibility of car ownership through the manufacturing of affordable cars, technological developments in caravan design, and the increase in prosperity and leisure time for many Australians. Black and white rectangle photograph printed on photographic paper and unmounted.Reverse: 3538/ [logo back printing KODAK/ VELOX/ PAPER] / C798lake sambell caravan park, lake sambell, lake sambell 1960s, lake sambell fishing, lake sambell boating, lake sambell swimming pool, r.e. carter, l.h. sambell, tourist development authority, caravanning 1960s, caravan electricity outlets, caravan park, forward beechworth committee, rocky mountain mining company, lake caravan park, caravan mid 20th century, beechworth tourism, travel in the 1960s, holiday 1960s -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph
... Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...The photograph depicts two young men standing atop a prominent outcrop at Lake Sambell, with buildings visible on the further shore. The present day park and reserve occupies the site of the former Rocky Mountain Mining Company, an open-cut sluice mine that began operations in the mid-Nineteenth Century and operated until the early 1900s, through the peak of Victoria’s Gold Rush. It was converted into a park and leisure area in the 1920s. Lake Sambell was formally opened to the public on Friday 5th October 1928 and was opened by the Victorian Government’s Minister of Lands, Mr Bailey, as part of initiatives to boost the economies and development of country towns. The lake was named after Mr L.H. Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. McConvill, a former resident of Beechworth, who is remembered in a street name adjacent to the lake. An article in the Ovens and Murray Advertiser on Saturday, 5th May, 1917, gives some insight into issues in the Rocky Mountain Mining Company’s final years. The writer details the 1917 annual meeting of the Rocky Mountain Mining Company, stating that locals present appeared ‘well pleased this important local industry is in such a prosperous condition and that future prospects are so encouraging’. The author describes plans to give workers a bonus as evidence of profit-sharing that would ‘bridge the gulf between capital and labour’. The article concludes, however, with the statement that ‘there is a little arithmetical puzzle in the report in connection with the dredging operations I have been unable to solve.' The photograph is significant as it contributes to knowledge about how Beechworth reinvented itself after the Gold rush period, and more broadly how country towns repurpose and redevelop infrastructure and facilities to meet the present needs of their population. Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper. Obverse: nil. Reverse: 3471 / Velox (paper mark)beechworth, beechworth lake, lake sambell, l.h. sambell, mcconvill, rocky mountain mining company, rocky mountain mining co, minister of lands, forward beechworth committee, wallace park-lake sambell development scheme, wallace park lake sambell development scheme, lake, sambell, j. mcconvill, recreation, reserve, park, transformation, repurposed, redeveloped -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c1960
... Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...The photograph depicts a view across the water at Lake Sambell. The image dates from approximately 1960. The present day park and reserve occupies the site of the former Rocky Mountain Mining Company, an open-cut sluice mine that began operations in the mid-Nineteenth Century and operated until the early 1900s, through the peak of Victoria’s Gold Rush. It was converted into a park and leisure area in the 1920s. Lake Sambell was formally opened to the public on Friday 5th October 1928 and was opened by the Victorian Government’s Minister of Lands, Mr Bailey, as part of initiatives to boost the economies and development of country towns. The lake was named after Mr L.H. Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. McConvill, a former resident of Beechworth, who is remembered in a street name adjacent to the lake. Residents of Beechworth have worked to raise funds to improve the Lake Sambell reserve several times, such as efforts in the 1930s and 1940s to raise the banks several feet to deepen the water for swimming purposes. Fundraising campaigns include the ‘Ugly Man’ competition conducted on behalf of the Wallace Park-Lake Sambell Development Scheme. The latter competition was run by the Fire Brigade Bend’s team as part of a larger competition called the ‘Mile of Pennies’; it was won by Mr Len Knight of Beechworth’s Commercial Hotel. The ‘Mile of Pennies’ was conducted at a Carnival held on New Year’s Eve, 1947. It was proposed by the Beechworth and District Progress Association. As well as improving swimming facilities, funds were raised to install a caravan park facility near the lake. Funds were also donated by commercial entities, such as £250 received from Zwar Bros. Pty Ltd. The photograph is significant as it shows the level of development of Beechworth in the early to mid-Twentieth Century. Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paperObverse: nil. Reverse: 3470 / Velox (paper mark)beechworth, beechworth lake, lake sambell, lake, beechworth and district progress association, forward beechworth committee, ugly man, mile of pennies, wallace park lake sambell development scheme, wallace park-lake sambell development scheme, zwar bros, zwar, l.h. sambell, j. mcconvill, minister of lands, commercial hotel, len knight, rocky mountain mining company, rocky mountain mining co, gold rush, redevelopment, transformation, community fundraising -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c1960
... Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...The photograph depicts a view across the water at Lake Sambell. The image is thought to date from the 1960s so may show the lake during a period of drought, such as that experienced across South-Eastern Australia in 1967. The present day park and reserve occupies the site of the former Rocky Mountain Mining Company, an open-cut sluice mine that began operations in the mid-Nineteenth Century and operated until the early 1900s, through the peak of Victoria’s Gold Rush. It was converted into a park and leisure area in the 1920s. Lake Sambell was formally opened to the public on Friday 5th October 1928 and was opened by the Victorian Government’s Minister of Lands, Mr Bailey, as part of initiatives to boost the economies and development of country towns. The lake was named after Mr L.H. Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. McConvill, a former resident of Beechworth, who is remembered in a street name adjacent to the lake. Residents of Beechworth have worked to raise funds to improve the Lake Sambell reserve several times, such as efforts in the 1930s and 1940s to raise the banks several feet to deepen the water for swimming purposes. Fundraising campaigns include the ‘Ugly Man’ competition conducted on behalf of the Wallace Park-Lake Sambell Development Scheme. The latter competition was run by the Fire Brigade Bend’s team as part of a larger competition called the ‘Mile of Pennies’; it was won by Mr Len Knight of Beechworth’s Commercial Hotel. The ‘Mile of Pennies’ was conducted at a Carnival held on New Year’s Eve, 1947. It was proposed by the Beechworth and District Progress Association. As well as improving swimming facilities, funds were raised to install a caravan park facility near the lake. Funds were also donated by commercial entities, such as £250 received from Zwar Bros. Pty Ltd.The photograph is significant as it shows Lake Sambell at lower water levels, such as may have been experienced during period of drought.Sepia rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paperObverse: nil Reverse: 3470beechworth, beechworth lake, lake sambell, lake, beechworth and district progress association, forward beechworth committee, ugly man, mile of pennies, wallace park lake sambell development scheme, wallace park-lake sambell development scheme, zwar bros, zwar, l.h. sambell, j. mcconvill, minister of lands, commercial hotel, len knight, rocky mountain mining company, rocky mountain mining co, gold rush, redevelopment, transformation, community fundraising, drought, 1967, 1960s -
The Beechworth Burke MuseumPhotograph, c1960
... Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. ...The photographs in this set depict views across the water at Lake Sambell. The images date from approximately 1960. The present day park and reserve occupies the site of the former Rocky Mountain Mining Company, an open-cut sluice mine that began operations in the mid-19th Century and operated until the early 1900s, through the peak of Victoria’s Gold Rush. It was converted into a park and leisure area in the 1920s. Lake Sambell was formally opened to the public on Friday 5th October 1928 and was opened by the Victorian Government’s Minister of Lands, Mr Bailey, as part of initiatives to boost the economies and development of country towns. The lake was named after Mr L.H. Sambell, a shire engineer and secretary of the Forward Beechworth Committee who was involved in promoting the transformation of the mining site and promoting plantation forestry and tourism as alternative industries. £300 to begin the process was provided by Mr J. McConvill, a former resident of Beechworth, who is remembered in a street name adjacent to the lake. Residents of Beechworth have worked to raise funds to improve the Lake Sambell reserve several times, such as efforts in the 1930s and 1940s to raise the banks several feet to deepen the water for swimming purposes. Fundraising campaigns include the ‘Ugly Man’ competition conducted on behalf of the Wallace Park-Lake Sambell Development Scheme. The latter competition was run by the Fire Brigade Bend’s team as part of a larger competition called the ‘Mile of Pennies’; it was won by Mr Len Knight of Beechworth’s Commercial Hotel. The ‘Mile of Pennies’ was conducted at a Carnival held on New Year’s Eve, 1947. It was proposed by the Beechworth and District Progress Association. As well as improving swimming facilities, funds were raised to install a caravan park facility near the lake. Funds were also donated by commercial entities, such as £250 received from Zwar Bros. Pty Ltd.The photographs are significant as they show the level of development in Beechworth in the middle of the Twentieth Century. Four sepia and black and white rectangular photographs printed on matte photographic paper. 3469.1: Obverse: nil Reverse: 3469-1 3469.2: Obverse: nil Reverse: 3469-2 3469.3: Obverse: nil Reverse: 3469-3 3469.4: Obverse: nil Reverse: 3469-4beechworth, beechworth lake, lake sambell, lake, beechworth and district progress association, forward beechworth committee, ugly man, mile of pennies, wallace park lake sambell development scheme, wallace park-lake sambell development scheme, zwar bros, zwar, l.h. sambell, j. mcconvill, minister of lands, commercial hotel, len knight, rocky mountain mining company, rocky mountain mining co, gold rush, redevelopment, transformation, community fundraising -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Newspaper - NEWSPAPER COLLECTION: BENDIGO ADVERTISER VARIOUS ARTICLES
... 1) Bendigo the Golden Heart of Victoria 2) News from Bendigo May, 1973 3) Some Scenes of Bendigo Yesteryear 4) Cover Bendigo Advertiser Souvenir of the Shamrock Hotel 5) Saving the Shamrock - Doug McClure 6) Farewell Bendigo's Trams April, 1972 7) 100 Years of Trams 8) Gold Mine a Popular Attraction 9) Tomorrow the end (Trams) April 1972 10) Trams 1890-1903-1972/ Photo New Chum 11) Vintage Talking Trams 12) In Search of a Home for Sun Loong 13) Bendigo Dragon City 14) History Indicates that Dragons is not as Silly 15) Bendigo's Dragon is Something to be Proud of 16) Unravelling the Dragon's Mysteries 17) Reputation Precede it 18) Tourism 19) Haunted by the Ghosts of the Gold Rush 20) Bendigo Undertaking Firm Installs Complete Motor Funeral Equipment 21) Built on the Foundations of Gold 22) Photos: Bridge Street - Oakley's Establishment 23) A City Built on reefs of Fabulous Wealth 24) Bendigo Company Has High Hopes for Old Mine 25) The Central Deborah 26) Central Deborah Reaches New Depths 27) WMC Prepares the Way for Bendigo Mining Revival 28) Historical Background of Fortuna 29) Opening of TAFE College 30) 60 Protesting Nurses Greet the Premier 31) A History Written in Bricks 32) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 1 33) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 2 34) J.H. ...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Bendigo goldfields tourism history 1) Bendigo the Golden Heart of Victoria 2) News from Bendigo May, 1973 3) Some Scenes of Bendigo Yesteryear 4) Cover Bendigo Advertiser Souvenir of the Shamrock Hotel 5) Saving the Shamrock - Doug McClure 6) Farewell Bendigo's Trams April, 1972 7) 100 Years of Trams 8) Gold Mine a Popular Attraction 9) Tomorrow the end (Trams) April 1972 10) Trams 1890-1903-1972/ Photo New Chum 11) Vintage Talking Trams 12) In Search of a Home for Sun Loong 13) Bendigo Dragon City 14) History Indicates that Dragons is not as Silly 15) Bendigo's Dragon is Something to be Proud of 16) Unravelling the Dragon's Mysteries 17) Reputation Precede it 18) Tourism 19) Haunted by the Ghosts of the Gold Rush 20) Bendigo Undertaking Firm Installs Complete Motor Funeral Equipment 21) Built on the Foundations of Gold 22) Photos: Bridge Street - Oakley's Establishment 23) A City Built on reefs of Fabulous Wealth 24) Bendigo Company Has High Hopes for Old Mine 25) The Central Deborah 26) Central Deborah Reaches New Depths 27) WMC Prepares the Way for Bendigo Mining Revival 28) Historical Background of Fortuna 29) Opening of TAFE College 30) 60 Protesting Nurses Greet the Premier 31) A History Written in Bricks 32) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 1 33) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 2 34) J.H. ...1) Bendigo the Golden Heart of Victoria 2) News from Bendigo May, 1973 3) Some Scenes of Bendigo Yesteryear 4) Cover Bendigo Advertiser Souvenir of the Shamrock Hotel 5) Saving the Shamrock - Doug McClure 6) Farewell Bendigo's Trams April, 1972 7) 100 Years of Trams 8) Gold Mine a Popular Attraction 9) Tomorrow the end (Trams) April 1972 10) Trams 1890-1903-1972/ Photo New Chum 11) Vintage Talking Trams 12) In Search of a Home for Sun Loong 13) Bendigo Dragon City 14) History Indicates that Dragons is not as Silly 15) Bendigo's Dragon is Something to be Proud of 16) Unravelling the Dragon's Mysteries 17) Reputation Precede it 18) Tourism 19) Haunted by the Ghosts of the Gold Rush 20) Bendigo Undertaking Firm Installs Complete Motor Funeral Equipment 21) Built on the Foundations of Gold 22) Photos: Bridge Street - Oakley's Establishment 23) A City Built on reefs of Fabulous Wealth 24) Bendigo Company Has High Hopes for Old Mine 25) The Central Deborah 26) Central Deborah Reaches New Depths 27) WMC Prepares the Way for Bendigo Mining Revival 28) Historical Background of Fortuna 29) Opening of TAFE College 30) 60 Protesting Nurses Greet the Premier 31) A History Written in Bricks 32) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 1 33) The Golden Age of Bendigo Theatre Part 2 34) J.H. Curnow is Back Home 35) Fortuna Historical Background 36) Photos of Fortuna. Folder 110 now in Box 417. AV 03/11/2022bendigo, goldfields, tourism, history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION:VICTORIA HILL NOTES
... mining texts and an undeground diagram of the Hill are included. Dimensions of Lansell's 222 mine poppet head are described and draft notes regarding the possible interpretive signage on Victoria Hill sites for tourism....mining texts and an undeground diagram of the Hill are included. Dimensions of Lansell's 222 mine poppet head are described and draft notes regarding the possible interpretive signage on Victoria Hill sites for tourism. ...Thirteen page document with notes about Victoria Hill, some handwritten by Albert Richardson. Mine managers' reports, extracts from mining texts and an undeground diagram of the Hill are included. Dimensions of Lansell's 222 mine poppet head are described and draft notes regarding the possible interpretive signage on Victoria Hill sites for tourism.bendigo, mining, victoria hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Booklet - Central Deborah Gold Mine, Undergo a Golden Experience
... tourism...underground mining...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Central Deborah Gold Mine gold tourism underground mining Folded, colour brochure describing an underground tourism experience that can be had at the Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo. ...Folded, colour brochure describing an underground tourism experience that can be had at the Central Deborah Gold Mine, Bendigo. A trip on the Vintage Talking Tram is also encouraged. central deborah gold mine, gold, tourism, underground mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Ephemera - Invitation to official opening of Central Deborah Gold Mine
... tourism...underground mining...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields Central Deborah Gold Mine gold tourism underground mining invitation Hon. John Cain Daryl McClure Invitation on gold card, issued by the Chairman of the Bendigo Trust, Mr. ...Invitation on gold card, issued by the Chairman of the Bendigo Trust, Mr. D.H.R. McClure and Directors to Mr and Mrs. Martin Sheehan, to the official opening of the Central Bendigo Gold Mine, by the Hon. John Cain. on 20th June 1986. central deborah gold mine, gold, tourism, underground mining, invitation, hon. john cain, daryl mcclure -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: OFF TO THE DIGGINGS BROCHURE
... mining...Peter Ellis Collection... Off to the Diggings... Rusty... Alexander McKellar... Ballarat Goldfield... Eureka Uprising... Emu Creek Bush Band... Boundary Hotel... Visitor Information Centre... Bendigo Tourism...History House 11 Mackenzie Street Bendigo goldfields BENDIGO History gold mining Peter Ellis Collection Off to the Diggings Rusty Alexander McKellar Ballarat Goldfield Eureka Uprising Emu Creek Bush Band Boundary Hotel Visitor Information Centre Bendigo Tourism Central Deborah Mine Chinese Museum Mining Museum - Eaglehawk Eaglehawk Town Hall Victoria Hill Blue and cream brochure titled 'Off to the Diggings' In the comfort of your own car. ...Blue and cream brochure titled 'Off to the Diggings' In the comfort of your own car. Tour guide is Rusty. Tours cover some historical places in Bendigo. On the back is where bookings can be made. Other Historic Tours mentioned are: Central Deborah Mine, Chinese Museum, Mining Museum adjacent to Eaglehawk Town Hall and victoria Hill.bendigo, history, gold mining, peter ellis collection, off to the diggings, rusty, alexander mckellar, ballarat goldfield, eureka uprising, emu creek bush band, boundary hotel, visitor information centre, bendigo tourism, central deborah mine, chinese museum, mining museum - eaglehawk, eaglehawk town hall, victoria hill -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DOCUMENTS RELATING TO: THE BENDIGO AND DISTRICT TOURIST ASSOCIATION, July 7th, 1970
... Tourism Bendigo and District Tourist Association ; Various documents relating to the Bendigo and District Tourist Association. Includes Minutes of five meetings of the Board (1970/1971); Notice of AGM 1969; Annual Report 1971; Articles of Association (as amended 14/9/1971); single page headed ''Development of Nell Gwynne and Victoria Hill Sites'' - extensive plans for a 'tourist site with museum, cemetery, chapple (sic), rotunda. Theatre, façade of Charing Cross, a flying-fox from Nell Gwynne to Victoria Hill (no date); Mining ...Various documents relating to the Bendigo and District Tourist Association. Includes Minutes of five meetings of the Board (1970/1971); Notice of AGM 1969; Annual Report 1971; Articles of Association (as amended 14/9/1971); single page headed ''Development of Nell Gwynne and Victoria Hill Sites'' - extensive plans for a 'tourist site with museum, cemetery, chapple (sic), rotunda. Theatre, façade of Charing Cross, a flying-fox from Nell Gwynne to Victoria Hill (no date); Mining Sub-Committee Report and Recommendation (Tourist Development Committee) 1967 re Resolution that ''Quartz Hill'' be developed as a mining tourist attraction (details provided ($75.000 est.); Draft Proposals for Brochure (authored by Miles Lewis, Carlton) - brochure to promote the idea of a museum and tourist development at the Nell Gwynne site; letter to Bendigo businesses re seeking funds for tourist development - Daryl McClure, Hon Sec June 1970.;bendigo, tourism, bendigo and district tourist association -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE MINE - CENTRAL NELL GWYNNE AREA DEVELOPMENT
... tourism. Mentions restoration of poppet legs, extending safety braces, erect mining type buildings in their correct positions, engine-house over engine-beds, etc to act as a mining museum and to compile a directory dealing with all aspects of gold-mining on the Bendigo goldfield....tourism. Mentions restoration of poppet legs, extending safety braces, erect mining type buildings in their correct positions, engine-house over engine-beds, etc to act as a mining museum and to compile a directory dealing with all aspects of gold-mining on the Bendigo goldfield. ...Typed notes on the development of the Central Nell Gwynne Area for tourism. Mentions restoration of poppet legs, extending safety braces, erect mining type buildings in their correct positions, engine-house over engine-beds, etc to act as a mining museum and to compile a directory dealing with all aspects of gold-mining on the Bendigo goldfield.mine, gold, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne mine, central nell gwynne area development
