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This is a set of four photographs of Land Headquarters (LHQ) Cartographic Company personnel taken on Christmas Day, 25 December 1943 at Spring Gully Reservoir, Bendigo and in March 1944 during a visit to Castlemaine, 37km south of Bendigo. These visits were taken during Army’s WW2 occupation of Fortuna, Bendigo. On 1 Feb 1941, a Cartographic Section was reformed as the LHQ Cartographic Company. Deputy Chief of the General Staff, Major General Sidney Rowell instructed Its OC - Major William Sarll, in the interests of security of plant and to provide against possible damage of air attack, to investigate suitable safer inland accommodation for LHQ Cartographic Company. Major William Sarll inspected many properties before finding one that would meet the requirements of the Cartographic Company. In late 1941, he came to inspect Fortuna, a rambling old mansion dating back to the gold rush, with about fifteen acres of ground in central Bendigo. On 23 March 1942, the Commonwealth of Australia, under the provisions of the National Security Act of 1939, took possession of the house, the old battery buildings and the fifteen acres of grounds. LHQ Cartographic Company moved to Bendigo on 11 Jun 1942, from Mitchell House, Melbourne. The responsibilities of this unit were map compilation, fair drawing and lithographic reproduction, including printing the work of other Units as well as their own. Added to this unlikely mixture of permanent army officers, skilled tradesmen, artists and old soldiers were the women of the Company. A decision of War Cabinet on 13 August 1941 had authorised the formation of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS), in order to release men from certain military duties for employment with fighting units. Originally their employment was restricted to traditional female areas and numbers were strictly limited, but the outbreak of the Pacific War in 1942 led to a broadening of employment categories and an increase in numbers. The first AWAS arrived at Fortuna on 26 November 1942 and immediately became an integral part of the unit. Seventy-five AWAS served with the Cartographic Company during the war and Major Sarll paid them a special tribute for their 'untiring efforts' in the Company's war report. Refer to Item 6099.17P for photos taken in 1942, the first year of LHQ Cartographic Company’s occupation at Fortuna, Bendigo in WW2. The Survey Corps’ occupation of Fortuna during WW2 is covered in more detail with additional historic photographs, in pages 17 to 27 of Valerie Lovejoy’s book 'Mapmakers of Fortuna – A history of the Army Survey Regiment’ ISBN: 0-646-42120-4. Other items from Rosemary (Atkinson) Bowman are: 9209.12P, 9210.16P, 99211.6P, 9212.6P, and 9214.12.This is a set of four photographs of Land Headquarters (LHQ) Cartographic Company personnel taking time off at Spring Gully, Bendigo on December 1943 and Castlemaine in March 1944, during Army’s WW2 occupation of Fortuna, Bendigo. The colour and black and white photographs are printed on photographic paper are contained in a photo album provided by the family of Rosemary (Atkinson) Bowman, a former member of RA Svy. The photographs were scanned at 600 dpi and are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .2) - Photo, colour, 25 December 1943. Rosemary (Atkinson) Bowman at Spring Gully Reservoir, Bendigo. .2) - Photo, black & white, March 1944. Outside Cumberland Hotel, Castlemaine, L to R: Ken Taylor, Wes Runting, Bob Vincent. .3) - Photo, black & white, March 1944. Outside Cumberland Hotel, Castlemaine, L to R: Rosemary (Atkinson) Bowman, Bob Vincent. .4) - Photo, black & white, March 1944. Halfway back to Bendigo - Rosemary (Atkinson) Bowman.Some personnel are identified with dates in the photo album.royal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, asr, fortuna

New Chum Goldfield Co. was located at the Diamond Hill Road end of Spring Gully Reservoir. Latitude: -36.8114952741, Longitude: 144.2747542333 The location is now within the fenced area of the Spring Gully Reservoir, and not accessible. New Chum Goldfields Mine longitudinal plan. Written on plan 'W.H. Cundy, 20.7.12' Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.gold mining, gold, bendigo, new chum goldfields co. n.l., spring gully reservoir

North Golden Fleece Gold Mine was located approx. 1200m west of Spring Gully Reservoir, near Diamond Hill Road. Plan drawn on tan tissue paper, black text. Written across top of plan: 'Cross Section, North Golden Fleece Co. 160' to an inch'. Annotations on plan: Carshalton line, water race, open cut, Albert Shaft 10'6" x 4, road. East and West marked on plan. On bottom of plan: ' This belt of country contains large bodies of auriferous quartz and is now being operated upon by the New Golden Fleece Co.' Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining records. margaret roberts, gold, gold mine, bendigo, north golden fleece gold mine, spring gully reservoir

Colour photo of old corrugated iron toilet, taken near mine site in Spring Gully Reservoir Reserve ( Diamond Hill) Image shows wooden toilet frame, no sides left on toilet building and a lean of approx 10 degrees on the structure.bendigo, mining, spring gully reservoir reserve

BHS CollectionTwo pages with lines of reef and mines from Spring Gully Reservoir to north of the Eaglehawk Railway Station. Shown on the map are the lines of reef, the Thistle, Carshalton, Napoleon, British & Foreign, Nell Gwynne, New Chum, Sheepshead, Deborah, Garden Gully, Paddy's Gully, Derby, Miller's, Hustlers, Lightning Hill, Myers Flat, Lancashire, Cook's, Maiden Gully, Johnson's and Millers. Also shown are the Golden Square, Bendigo and Eaglehawk Railway Stations as well as the hills.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - map of reefs and mines, spring gully reservoir, thistle, carshalton, napoleon, british & foreign, nell gwynne, new chum, sheepshead, deborah, garden gully, paddy's gully, derby, miller's, hustlers, lightning hill, myers flat, lancashire, cook's, maiden gully, johnson's, millers, golden square railway station, bendigo railway station, eaglehawk railway station

McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, Angove & Carrs Lease, Diamond Hill. a/ Manila folio Markings: Angove & Carrs Lease Diamond Hill. Freed?aus Extended. b/ Plan Area Applied For On Lease No. 10103 Ben. By A A Macintosh. Mining District of Bendigo Parish of Mandurang County of Bendigo. Inscriptions: G Birch advises 16/5/35. Survey made by Assistant he has yet to receive. 10710 W J Angove - Spring Gully PO. Dated August 12th 1933 signed: Garnet G Birch J Victor Buley. c/ Agreement of lease for 1 month with the option of 9 months, followed by the option of purchase between Summerhill Anticlines NL of Adelaide and Angove & Carr at German Gully (Mandurang). Markings: 25/3/13 note by Summerhill Anticline NL. Requests information as to whether or not the Syndicate (E Mann, W Angove & H Irvine, H. Mc……….) desire to take up the options of lease or not. d/ Notice to Shareholders of a meeting in Collins Street Melbourne. 6 March, 1935 to consider proposals of the future of the company. J G Stanfield & Stewart, Manager. e/ Neangar Gold Mining Company NL 6 Month Report 27/2/1935 Business, Director's Report & Financial Report. f/ Report by A J J Moore BCE Mining Engineer, Ramrod Lease, Golden Fleece Mine near Spring Gully Reservoir the most Southern mine being Worked in Bendigo. Lease in on the Carshalton line. Report details the progress of the workings at the mine.organization, business, gold mine, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, angove & carrs lease, diamond hill a a macintosh parish of mandurang county of bendigo w j angove august 12th 1933 summerhill anticlines 6 month report 27/2/1935 golden fleece mine near spring gully reservoir

Casley's Red White and Blue Gold Mine was located between Burns Street and the Spring Gully Reservoir, Spring Gully. SHEEPSHEAD REEF, DIAMOND HILL, BENDIGO Location BURNS STREET SPRING GULLY, GREATER BENDIGO CITY Municipality GREATER BENDIGO CITY Level of significance Heritage Inventory Site Heritage Inventory (HI) Number H7724-0212 (Heritage Victoria database: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/8513/download-report Bendigo Advertiser, 27 February, 1914: '...the Government made a special grant of ­­£1000 to the Company on conditions that the shaft was sunk 200 ft from the present lowest level of 893ft'Hand drawn cross section plan of Casley's Red White and Blue Mine. Forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection of mining memorabilia.bendigo, margaret roberts, gold, casley's red white and blue, spring gully, burns street, reservoir

The New Golden Fleece Gold Mine was located approx. one km west of the Spring Gully Reservoir, Spring Gully, nearby to the Altona Gold Mine. Transverse section New Golden Fleece Mine. Plan shows shaft and levels. The mine was located on Diamond Hill, near Diamond Hill Road: https://bendigo.gold/ Plan is signed by W.H. Cundy, 27.9.10. Plan forms part of the Margaret Roberts Collection.gold mining, gold, bendigo, golden square, transverse section, diamond hill, diamond hill road, new golden fleece mine

Description of the Dead Dog Gully (1.2) area on Diamond Hill, researched and described by David Bannear, two page document. Dead Dog Gully runs alongside Burns Road, Spring Gully. History of the area is given from 1860 onwards. Reference to Spring Gully Reservoir and water availability for mining in the area.bendigo, mining, dead dog gully

Newspaper clipping (Bendigo Advertiser, 5th August 1968) on backing cardboard, telling story of Redvers James Eddy, an expert of wildlife and minerals. Redvers lived near the Spring Gully Reservoir and taught chemistry at the School of Mines, Bendigo. One of his 'better known works is a record of bird sounds, calls and songs'. Also attached alongside the article are his death and funeral notice.person, bendigo, redvers james eddy

Booklet: 'The Valley of the Springs' a booklet produced to celebrate Spring Gully's First 127 Years. Contains poem about Spring Gully by J.C. Hattam, Photos: St. Phillips Spring Gully, choir practice; garden party to raise funds for St. Phillips, taken on Keck's verandah, Abbotts Tannery, Tannery Lane, school photos, opening of tower on One Tree Hill, a mine at Diamond Hill (un-named) horse drawn vehicles, wood carter, Spring Gully reservoir being enlarged. Written on front in biro 'J.B. Purdy, 49 Bellevue Road, Golden Square. bendigo, history, spring gully

Diamond Hill was a gold mining village 5 km south of Bendigo and about 1 km west of the Spring Gully Reservoir. Its location is now inaccessible and within the water catchment area. Diamond Hill was reputedly named after a diamond shaped rock on the hill. With the development of mining companies which employed workers with families, a school was needed by 1873 and one was opened at the beginning of the next year. The mining companies included Great Comet Quartz Mining, Golden Fleece Quartz Mining, Albert Tribute, Glasgow Golconda, and Albert Gold Mining and Crushing. Mining continued beyond 1900, as recorded in the Australian handbook, 1903. The Bendigo Mining N.L. company was located nearby, adjoining Ham Street. One page double sided information sheet, produced by Department of Conservation and Environment, April 1991, detailing the mining history of the Diamond Hill area, Kangaroo Flat/Spring Gully area. On the back of the sheet: map of the Diamond Hill historic area, showing location of former mining sites. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, city of greater bendigo, great comet quartz mining, golden fleece quartz mining, albert tribute, glasgow golconda, albert gold mining and crushing, golden gully, dead dog gully, german miners, british new chum, south golden carshalton, hansel mundy, morning light, mullock tailings, stamp battery,

Bendigo's Diamond Hill forms part of the southern part of Bendigo goldfields. Diamond Hill was a gold mining village 5 km south of Bendigo and about 1 km west of the Spring Gully Reservoir. Its location is now in the water catchment area. Diamond Hill was reputedly named after a diamond shaped rock on the hill. With the development of mining companies which employed workers with families, a school was needed by 1873 and one was opened at the beginning of the next year. The mining companies included Great Comet Quartz Mining, Golden Fleece Quartz Mining, Albert Tribute and Albert Gold Mining and Crushing. Mining continued beyond 1900. This book discusses history of the area from Dream Time to first European contact, focusing on the associated mining in the area. "Gold. Blood, Sweat and Fear. Bendigo's Diamond Hill and its gullies" by James A Lerk. Published by JA and ERS Lerk. Published in 2016. Soft cover book. Front cover has sepia image of miners in mine. Back cover is black with assortment of handwritten documents/invoices. Title written in gold and dark brown. Title also on spine. Printed in Bendigo, Australia. 252 pp. Folded Bendigo map folded inside back cover. Contains both text and black and white images. Has index. gold, diamond hill, miners, mining

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty nine photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty five photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

The Phil Wilkin Collection contains a series of 11 Items. The related items can be found by clicking on the reference link below. The following history of the Young family and their descendants who lived at the Springs is provided by Phil Wilkin. His Great Grandparents were Frances Young and August Wirth. Phil has also provided notes on the Wilkin Family and some history of the gold mining in Sedgwick. Frances Young's parents Joseph and Margaret Young owned the property called "The Old Place, Preston Vale or Wellington Flat" at Sedgwick near the Springs. Joseph Young owned and Managed the Standard Brewery which was located at Campbells Creek during the late 1800’s early 1900’s. Joseph and Margaret are buried in the Harcourt cemetery. In 1880 August Wirth lived at Mosquito Creek (Lake Eppalock, Victoria) when he married Frances Young. In 1902 they moved to part of Joseph Young's property. They milked cows and sold cattle for a living. One of their children Charles Wirth (Phil Wilkin's Grandfather) bought the land in 1935 after his parents had died. Charles Wirth was a councillor and also was president of the Shire of Strathfieldsaye. The "Old Place" was part of the property owned by members of the family. The old house at the Springs was burnt out by bushfire in January 1944 and much of the stonework was later vandalized by campers. The original Coliban Water Works were designed in 1863 by the Irish engineer Joseph Brady. The system included 70 kilometres of open water channels, aqueducts, syphons and tunnels to carry water (by gravity) from the Coliban River at Malmsbury, north to Castlemaine and Bendigo. Sedgwick is a locality in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located in the City of Greater Bendigo. Facilities include a public hall that opened in 1958 and CFA Rural fire station. It was named Upper Emu Creek until 1901 when it was renamed as Sedgwick after British geologist Adam Sedgwick.Twenty six photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society to "The Springs" on the main Coliban water channel from Malmsbury to the Sandhurst Reservoir in Bendigo. The water race descends through a concrete chute, and continues sharply around the contour of the hills. Once it descended into a syphon across the gully. The are 182 photos in this series and can be found at 8683.1 to 8683.11. The series also includes photos of the surrounding farming land and the remains of an old house. There are also some notes on the pioneers of the district.history, bendigo, coliban water, joseph brady, irrigation, the springs, sedgwick

Document. Pastel Drawing Book, 'Bulldog' Series No. 589, containing series of invoices and documents relating to the Hargreaves family. Items stuck in book in order includes: invoices from J.R. Hoskin, Bendigo Timber and Iron Yards relating to construction of residence in Spring Gully (1896); Certificate of Registration of Residence Area for Thomas Snowdon, adjoining Hargreaves residence 200 yards from Reservoir; Elector's Right for John Billman Hargreaves of Mandurang, Tanner; handwritten note (Bairnsdale 24.1.34) on John Billman Hargreaves born 1861 on 14 June on Sheepwash Creek in Mandurang riding Shire of Strathfieldsaye near Bendigo possibly registered at Strathfieldsaye, Kangaroo Flat or Bendigo. Father's name John Hargreaves (English) mother's name Hosannah Hargreaves nee Billman'; 2 scrip certificates issued by 'Tanners Gold Mining Compagnie Pipers Hill, Sheepwash' overwritten on top of document ( underneath North Lord Warden Tribute Co., ) scrip certificate issued to John B. Hargreaves on 25 September 1882; invoice Jas. Knowlton, late J. Moody, watchmaker and jeweller, No. 1 Bath Corner, Bendigo 3.8.1895 for Diamond brooch; invoice H. Credginton watchmaker and jeweller and optician for 1 gem ring. Loose document inside contains written advice re taking wool off sheep skins and curing hides.person, individual, hargreaves, hoskins, hargreaves, snowdon, elector's right, tanner's gold mining compagnie, north lord warden tribute co., knowlton, credgington

The Nell Gwynne mine site was within the Spring Gully Water Reserve, north west of the reservoir near Diamond Hill Road. An abridged prospectus for the Nell Gwynne (B.M.L.) No Liability, was published in the Sun News Pictorial on 7th June 1934, page 26 (Advertising).https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/277316940?searchTerm=napoleon%20bmlSignificant to mining history of Bendigo.Black and white photograph of two weatherboard houses in bush setting. Gravel road in foreground. Written in pencil on back of photograph in pencil: 'Nell Gwynne 25.9.34'nell gwynne gold mine