Used c.1907-1909 at Dawsons Dam mine by Engineer James Mitchell Carlyle Bennett. On slip of paper kept with box, dated 9-7-93: "This set of Gold Weights is to go to the Linton Historical Society to match a set of Gold Scales they have in their collection. The weights were from the effects of James Mitchell Carlyle Bennett, whose photos of the Dawson Dam Pump House etc are in the Society's collection. These weights were used at the Dawsons Dam main office, when the daily gold collection was weighed, Circa 1907-09". Signed "R McD Bennett".Brown analite box with metal clasp, containing a set of gold weights and tweezers. Weights vary in size.james mitchell carlyle (lyle) bennett, dawson's dam, mining, gold weights, russell mcdonagh bennett

Understood to have been used in Linton c.1864. Information provided in 1993 by Russell McDonagh Bennett suggests these scales may also have been used at Dawsons Dam mine c.1907-1909.Beam scales used for weighing gold. Scales consist of two circular metal dishes, each supported by three wires suspended from a metal balance (beam), which in turn is linked to and supported by a vertical metal stand. A lever attached to the stand can be used to move the weighing dishes vertically and horizontally. The scales are mounted on a rectangular wooden box with a sliding drawer which is divided into three compartments.Maker's marks stamped on dishes, lever and stand. Date "1863" stamped on lever, also (in smaller letters) "10.8.1864".gold scales

This photograph is a scanned/modified copy of a photograph already in the LDHS collection (Registration no. 1469). The names of some of the people attending the celebrations are printed on the photograph.Photograph shows a large group of people posed for a photograph outside the hall at St Paul's Church of England, Linton. The original photograph was taken at celebrations for the 50th wedding anniversary of William Todd and Elizabeth Bennett, held on 1st January 1932.william todd, elizabeth todd, elizabeth bennett, arthur (paddy) todd, doris todd, doris mader, lillian todd, lillian henry, russell mcdonagh, lily may bonthorn, albert shearwood, william j. (billy) todd, william j. todd jnr.