Transverse section of the Red White & Blue Extended Mine on the Sheepshead Line of Reef showing shafts, depths and geological features. Drawn on tracing film in pencil. Signed by J J Caldwell, District Field Geologist, Mines Department, Bendigo and dated 5/12/1940. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, plan of red white & blue extended mine transverse section, j j caldwell, mines dept bendigo

Handwritten notes on the Red White & Blue Extended and the Central Napoleon. ?, ? Mine, A?as mine, Kennington forest. Red White & Blue Extended 1891 - 1918, Calls 11,000 pounds, 125 ozs. Worked for short time in 1942. Ceased operations in 1942. Legal Man. - J Stanistreet, Manager - J Laurie, No Production. Closed during Second World War. Central Napoleon Production 1935 - 1942. Produced 21,517 tons for 3750 ozs. Coy. Was formed in 1934. Calls 23,266 pound 2 shillings and 6 pence. Dividends - No records. Sill of Shaft 853'. 68''. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, central napoleon, kennington forest, j stanistreet, j laurie

Handwritten notes on the Red White & Blue Extended on the Sheepshead line of Reef. 1891 - 1918 and 16/1/1941 to 1/3/1942. Sill of Shaft 893' 0''. Depth of Shaft 1045 feet. Production 1891 - 1903 564 tons for 147 ozs. Legal Manager - J. Stanistreet, Manager - J. L. Lawrie, 1941 to 1942 - No Production. Notes prepared by Albert Richardson.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, sheepshead line, j stanistreet, j l lawrie

Documents: single height cheque book - cheques already signed by director. Red, White & Blue Extended cheque book.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mine accounting., mccoll rankin and stansistreet, red white & blue extended mine.

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Prospectus of Red White & Blue Extended Gold Mining Company NL, Sheepshead Reef, Bendigo. Published by McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Charing Cross, Bendigo.McColl Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, mining, red white & blue extended gm nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, prospectus red white and blue

Map: Transverse section of The Red, White and Blue Extended Mine, Sheepshead line of Reef, Bendigo. (9 Copies). By J.J. Caldwell, District Field Geologist, Mines Department Bendigo 5.12.1940map, bendigo, mining plan, red white and blue extended mine, sheepshead line of reef, mining , gold mines, j.j. caldwell

Mining Box. Painted dark green with Red White & Blue Extended painted on the front in white. Mining box number 485, now Mining Box number 13. Contains documents for the Golden Age Gold No Liability. All documents are individually catalogued.mining, business, mining box 13, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, gold mining, mining box

Typed letter to Mr A Richardson from Hugh Sloane, Mount Clear, Ballarat, Vic. 3350 dated 30/5/68 thanking him for two letters and some information about the engines at the Red White & Blue Mine. He was interested to hear of such engines being installed at a gold mine and wished he could have seen them in operation. The description of the steam winding engine was most interesting and he was hoping the society could preserve some of the machinery.document, gold, red white & blue extended, red white & blue extended, letter to mr a richardson, hugh sloane, red white & blue mine, rustin & hornsby

Documents: Gold Mining Leases: 11098 Bendigo 25/2/1941. 9882 Bendigo 3/4/1937. 10926 Bendigo 8/6/1937.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, mine leases, mccoll rankin and stanistreet. gold mining leases. new red white and blue consolidated company, red white and blue extended gold mining company.

Six Foolscap pages containing a list of names for the first and final distribution @ 4½ per share. There is also an insert consisting of two typed pages of a list. of names of unclaimed distributions dated 9th March 1955gold, mining, list of shareholders, bendigo, gold mines, red white & blue extended, sheepshead line of reef.

Booklet: Red White & Blue Mining bank passbook with National Bank.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining banking, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, red, white & blue extended mine.

Document. Envelope containing:- Agreements, Insurance Policy, Boiler Inspection Cert., War Damage Commission form, Weapons requisition from Victorian Police (1942).McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, gold mining, agreements, state accident insurance office, mines policy, boiler inspection cert., war damage commission form, weapons requisition (1942). herbert jackson leed

Document. Light brown cardboard book with red binding. Cheque book of Commercial Banking Company of Sydney No. 105403.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended mine, golden age gold n/l, gold mining, cheque book

Document. 19 cream coloured index cards. Workers attendance & pay records. Workers holiday records.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, golden age gold n/l, gold mining, attendance & pay records

Document. Light brown folder containing several typewritten copies: re Lease No 9072 originally known as Red White & Blue. Mine description and proposed extensions. Shares application certificate. Folder stamped with South Costerfield Antimony and Gold Mining Company No LiabilityMcColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, golden age gold n.l, gold mining, share application certificate, lease no.9072

Document. Light brown booklet. Memorandum and Rules of Golden Age Gold No Liability. Certificate of Incorporation of Company. Printer: W. H. Bone & Co. 6 Deans Place, Sydney. List of names.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended mine, golden age gold n/l, gold mining, p browne, a harris, l harris, g harris, grey mare gold n.l, n cowey, c o'connor n conomos, c liu, r pullan, f kline, g patterson, r paisley, c hutcherson

Booklet: Bank passbook with National Bank for Red, White & Blue Extended Gold Mine.National Bankorganization, business, gold mine accounting.

Documents: Machinery file - Red White and Blue Extended Gold Mining Company No Liability, loose leaf attached in Manilla folder(pink) - folder - Red White and Blue Extended G. M. Co. N.L. sundry papers - inside main folder.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet

Documents: Records Red, White and Blue Extended G.M. Co. NL - loose leaf attached in Manilla folder (beige) Companies Act 1938 Rules & Regulations of Red White and Blue Extended GM Co N\L (2 copies) inserted in each folder. Rules and Regulations stapled into folder.MCCOLL RANKIN & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining rules and regulations, mccoll rankin & stanistreet

Documents: General correspondence, Red White and Blue Extended G.M. Co. N.L. - loose leaf attached in Manilla folder(pink) - card enclosed 'We Can Take It' address by Winston Churchill, Manchester 29/1/1940.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining, mccoll rankin and stanistreet

Documents: prospectus - 8 page booklet, inside back cover attached diagram - longitudinal section Sheepshead Line of Reefs - Bendigo , Locality plan shows Nell Gwynne Line, New Chum Line, sheepshead line, Deborah line, transverse section for Sheepshead line. Prospectus of Red White and Blue Extended Gold Mining Company No Liability Sheepshead Reef, Bendigo to be incorporated under the provisions of part 2 of the companies Act 1938, Victoria.MCCOLL RANKIN STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin stanistreet, red white and blue extrended gold mining company, nell gwynne line, new chum line, sheepshead line, deborah line.

Document: hard cover bank deposit book with National Bank for the Red, White & Blue Extended Gold Mining Company N\LMCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining banking, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, red, white and blue extended gold mining co n\l

A mining firm was established by Hugh McColl in 1871. It was taken over by his son and later another son becoming McColl Bros. Prior to 1896 Ronald Alexander Rankin, who had worked as a clerk in the company from boyhood was made a partner and the firm became McColl and Rankin. In 1911, john J Stanistreet was also promoted to partner and the firm was called McColl, Rankin and Stanistreet. The partnership was dissolved in 1917 upon the retirement of McColl although the company continued under the same name. The company provided legal management of mines, insurance brokerage and legal services and eventually operated from their newly built premises, Commercial House, in Charing CrossBook: list of employees, address and number of dependents, presumed to be Red White & Blue Extended. Cardboard cover - patterned, red spine, loose pages inserted giving names, trade, or occupation, days worked, remarks.MCCOLL RANKING & STANISTREETorganization, business, gold mining staff, mccoll ranking & stanistreet, red white and blue extended gold mine

Documents: paper bag contains - well-worn booklet 21x16cm 'List of Directors & sharebrokers' for goldmines, meeting times, reports to press, company report recipients for Monument Hill Consolidated, Central Nell Gwynne, East Clarence, New Don, South Nell Gwynne, Deborah Gold Mine, South Deborah, North Virginia, Central Deborah, North Deborah Mining, Nell Gwynne Reef, Central Napoleon, New Monument, North Hustlers, Napoleon Reef, Deborah Extended, Deborah United, South Wattle Gully Company, Red, White & Blue Extended, Golden Carshalton, poor condition, also several company change of address notices.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETgold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, monument hill consolidated, central nell gwynne, east clarence, new don, south nell gwynne, deborah gold mine, south deborah, north virginia, central deborah, north deborah mining, nell gwynne reef, central napoleon, new monument, north hustlers, napoleon reef, deborah extended, deborah united, south wattle gully company, red, white & blue extended, golden carshalton

Albert Richardson, a local historian, wrote widely on the gold mines of Bendigo. The mining documents in this collection are representative of the information he gathered and recorded on many of the mines on the field. The locations of the mines discussed by Albert Richardson in the reports, are detailed below: Victoria Quartz Gold Mine: located on Victoria Hill, Ironbark, 'Approximately 220 yards west of western footpath of Eaglehawk Road, where Victoria Street terminates and slightly to the south of the imaginary extension of that Street'. United Hustlers and Redan Gold Mine: ' The area includes Holdsworth Road, Holmes Road, Havillah Road and Wood's Street in the North Bendigo, Long Gully area. Main or 'Redan' shaft, approx 155 yards west from the western edge of Holmes Road and about 200 yards north from the edge of Havilah Road' United Devonshire Gold Mine, Eaglehawk: 'Approximately 176 yards south-east of the intersection of Victoria Street and Upper Road, on south-western side'. South New Moon Gold Mine: ' one mile north from Eaglehawk post Office, on reaching Hodgsons Street, continue straight on and over the hill' Collection of Bendigo mining company reports researched and handwritten by Albert Richardson: a. Five page handwritten document (copy) detailing key information regarding the Victoria Quartz Gold Mine, Victoria Hill, Ironbark. Sections include: depth, engine house, blacksmith's shop, mine dams, early history, gold yielded and references. b. One page handwritten document (copy) detailing information on the Red, White and Blue Extended on the Sheepshead line of reef, including dates of operation, sill of shaft, depth of shaft, production, Legal Manager. c. Seven page handwritten document (copy) detailing information on the United Hustlers and Redan Mine on the Hustlers' line of reef. Information includes: depth of shafts - Main or Redan and South or K.K., locality, poppet heads, engine house, winding engine, air compressor, boilers, fuel, winding ropes. The early history of the mine and dates of operation are discussed. d. Six page handwritten document (copy) detailing information on the United Devonshire Gold Mine on the New Chum line of reef. Information includes depth of shaft, size of lease, locality, early history, gold obtained, Duke of Edinburgh mine and the Duchess Tribute. e. Seven page document (copy) detailing information on the South New Moon, Garden Gully reef. Two front pages typed and remaining pages handwritten. Information includes: locality, plant (original company) and plant (new company. Lancashire boilers, air compressor and winding engine are described. Handwritten on 10451.14e ' typed at Mines Dept'. victoria quartz gold mine, new chum line of reef, shaft, locality, poppet legs, engine house, blacksmith, mine dams, early history, gold production, united devonshire gold mine, mine sill, duke of edinburgh mine, red white and blue extended, south new moon, garden gully reef

Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume six: 1950 - 1959. Front page has a photo of Gillies' famous corner, 1954. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First year is 1950 titled Gillies: it's a Bendigo icon. 1951 is titled It's party time. 1952 - City mourns King George. 1953 - Mining ceases. 1954 - City thrilled at royal visit. 1955 - Push to save old Joss House. 1956 - Olympic fever grips Bendigo. 1957 - State Cabinet visits Bendigo. 1958 - Plan to keep historic mine. 1959 - Water storage woes solved. Back page has the Gillies Story.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume six: 1950 - 1959, gillies' corner, bendigo advertiser, john lienhop mlc, north deborah mine, les gillies, alan gillies, norm gillies, black swan hotel, sir dallas brooks, cr a g weynton, bert mundy, cr poulston, the northern district school of nursing, lister house, the bendigo free library, rev dr c irving, shamrock hotel, sir albert dunstan, the most rev dr john mccarthy, jack davey, 1950 empire games, hercules gold mines, amy castles, ben templeton, cobb & co, cr norman oliver, reg parker, fred amer, les hammer, colonel george victor lansell, john quick, mr l w galvin, mr p j clarey mhr, hanro knitting mills, flooding, bendigo pottery, snow fall, the last lamp-lighter, the north deborah, aids & appliance shop, boardwalk, the late king george vi, the north deborah, beehive building, st paul's, st kilian's, upper reserve, bendigo trades hall, bendigo blackout, bendigo hospital, shamrock hotel, gerald smith, britannia hotel, mr a j harris, william morris (billy) hughes, andrew hampson, deborah anticline, north deborah, central deborah, diamond hill mine, north nell gynne mine, robert ross haverfield, sandhurst commercial courier, arthur moore lloyd, robert ross haverfield, angus mackay, jj casey, james henderson, david stuart, bendigo independent, colonel george lansell, bendigo base hospital, bendigo town hall, victorian electric traction association, the most rev b d stewart, st vincent's memorial college, commonwealth athletic club, south atlas racetrack, harp and shamrock hotel, mr and mrs f drake, cr f w clayton, cr r poulston, j h abbott & co, sir george lansell, clan macleod, bendigo gaol, queen alexandra fountain, belfast hotel, commonwealth bank, st vincent's college, lyric threatre, des duguid, brian cahill, lord's raceway, red white & blue extended gold mining company nl, central napoleon gold miningcompany nl, joss house, harry john, bendigo advertiser, mr leggatt, university of melbourne, anz bank, golden drive-in theatre, bank of australasia, john brown industries, bendigo football league, bendigo trotting club, faith leech, racv, bendigo sewereage authority, bendigo base hospital, bendigo benevolent asylum, henry bolte, jack davey, russell oakley, neville stilwell, channel seven, bendigo's olympic pool, annie caudle centre, strathfieldsaye aerodrome committee, southern airlines, cr d j osborn, cairn curran reservoir, state savings bank, commonwealth bank of australasia, belfast hotel, bennett's arcade, eppalock weir, bendigo cenotaph, sir edmund herring, cr a s craig, bendigo creche, bendigo high school, bendigo pottery, shamrock hotel, the venerable ronald richards, bishop riley, all saints cathedral, mr albert bush, bendigo arcade company ltd, woolworths, bull's head hotel, pike's corner, arcade hotel, upper coliban reservoir, cr tom flood, crystal egg co, sailor's guide, central deborah, central nell gwynne mine, bendigo benevolent home, ron masters, george daniel, eppalock dam, water commission, public works committee, bendigo central victoria telecasters ltd, channel nine, royal princess theatre, sir george lansell, volunteer defence corps, bendigo independent, countess erna cadorin, count ettore cadorin, ernst mueller, sutex pty ltd, dick turner, marco cavasassi

Documents: envelope contains - 1940 sale of mining Lease 9988 to R. A. Rankin pinned to 1905 conveyance, 1907 indemnity for explosives magazine on lease 7802, Richard Abbott 1872 conveyance- Fritz Von Dohren, 1858 Sheepshead Gully grant by purchase, 1865 conveyance Hans Wagner sells half share to Fritz Von Dohren, 1891 conveyance from Jane Von Dohren, 1871 mining lease Von Dorhren, 1891 agreement 1862 conveyance to Jane Von Dohren, 1872 Title to lease encumbrance removed 2/8/1905.MCCOLL RANKIN AND STANSISTREETorganization, business, gold mining - legal, mccoll rankin and stansistreet, new red, white & blue extended gold mining company n\l

Document. Light brown folder containing Summary of wages record for 1958 - 1962, Rates of weekly installment deductions 1957 (Tax), Service pay adjustment, handwritten notes.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, golden age gold n/l, gold mining, wages & tax deductions

Document. Light brown manilla folder containing Golden Age Gold N/L Bank Reconciliation drafts Dec 1957 - Nov 1964. Premium adjustment stat. slips. Minutes of meetings.McColl, Rankin & Stanistreetorganization, business, golden age gold n/l, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet, red white & blue extended, golden age gold n/l, gold mining, bank drafts, minutes premium adj. stat. slips

Collection of Bendigo mining company reports researched by Albert Richardson: a. Two page handwritten document (copy) detailing key information regarding the Old Chum Company, New Chum line of reef, Bendigo. Sections include: gold extracted from tons of ore 1871 - 1872, shaft timbering, flag flew when dividends declared, engine room, pumps, mine crushed at 'Endeavour' and 'Fortuna'. Reference on top of first page: M.D. Early History of Old Chum, 1872. b. Five page handwritten document (copy) detailing information on the North Johnson Gold Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef, Bendigo. Information includes size of lease, locality, plant, poppet legs, history, gold produced, total gold yield, dividends, underground connections and references. The North Johnson's mine was connected underground to the Johnson's No. 1 and Johnson's No. 2. c. Four page typed document (copy) of information on the New Moon Gold Mine, Garden Gully line of reef, Eaglehawk. Information includes: locality, history, registered, production, size of lease, battery machine lease, plant, winding engine, ropes, air compressors, cages, rock breaker, 71 head crushing battery, early history, gold obtained. Signature on last page of 10451.15c: A. Richardson, 29 Harrison St., Bendigo. victoria quartz gold mine, new chum line of reef, shaft, locality, poppet legs, engine house, blacksmith, mine dams, early history, gold production, united devonshire gold mine, mine sill, duke of edinburgh mine, red white and blue extended, south new moon, garden gully reef