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Federation University Historical CollectionBooklet, E.J. Dunn, The Back Creek Silver-Lead Mine, near Buchan, Eastern Gippsland, 1905, 1905
... surprise mine... surprise mine good hope mine Sixteen page booklet. The Back Creek ...Sixteen page booklet.gippsland, buchan, dickson's caves, basin creek caves, murrinfal river, wilon's caves, buchan limestone, mt tara goldfield, taedato creek gold workings, dominion copper mine, queen roeed, micawbet mne, surprise mine, good hope mine -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Inwards Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1898, 1898
A number of handwritten letters bound together with a brass split pin on the top right corner. * Letter from Thomas Harwood from Port Darwin concerning bags of auriferous sand for treatment. * Letterhead from Ivor Davies, Cambrian Battery, Mosquito Flat * Request for results and certificates from D.W. Kennedy * J.H. Salter requesting a Ballarat School of Mines prospectus * Ballarat School of Mines Indentures student Thonmas Andrews * Letter introducing prospective student Walter Pomeroy * Ballarat School of Mines visit to New Normanby Mine * Letter from Sara McLean of Daylesfors asking about Botany, Geology and Drawing classes and railway forms. thomas harwood, darwin, mining, letterhead, ivor davis, frogmore sorell tasmania, d.w. kennedy, james horsfall, walter andrews, thomas p. lewis, j.h. salter, lettercard, queenstown tasmania, arch douglas, thomas andrews, gundagai, joseph bryant, c.m. bryant, percy glenton, clunes, land surveying, chalk and cahir, steam gauge testing, brisbane newspaper company, h. herman, t. price, geelong college letterhead, walter pomeroy, industrial schools act, n.r salmon, james and mccrindle, homes mccrindle, broken hill, j.e. blake, norval, john pearce, new nprmanby mine, maryborough school of mines, duncan mcdougall, old scotch collegians club, w.a. gosman, broken hill pty co. ltd, w. robertson, howard smith and sons, sara mclean, daylesford, william h. nicholas, surprise gold mining company, a. vaudeau, j.w. banfield, letterhead*, william howard smith and sons, port pirrie, blakeville, royal mint, assay -
Federation University Historical CollectionPlan, Underground Survey of Mines, Ballarat East, 1885, 09/1889
Surveyed by Robert Allan under the direction of the Secretary of Mines.Rectangular plan showing placement of mines in 1889. Mines include Hick's and Gilpin's lease, Comstock, Melbourne Company, Victoria United, Speedwell Company, New Normanby, Pasha Surprise, Central Sulieman, West Llanberris, Britannia United, Victoria Unites, Clinton's, Orient Company, North Sulieman, Sulieman Extended, Pasha Surprise, Golden Fountain, Prince regent, Clark and Company, Tinworth, North Woah Hawp, Detering, R.A. Thompson, Dazelles and buchanan, Barnett, Braybrook, Ladt Cornwall, Hanthorne, Dalzelles and gay, Southern Cross, M. Acheson, Cricket Reserveballarat east, mines, mining, underground survey, robert allan, chinese, ah chong, ah young, bakery hill, black hill, black hill lead, bakery hill lead, cricket, pennyweight hill, gravel pitts lead, golden point lead, navy jack's lead, mopoke lead, eureka lead, association lead, warrenheip lead, cgt, plans -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - DEVONSHIRE MINES PRODUCTION
... and yield. Mines mentioned are: Surprise, Victorian St Mungo..., years and yield. Mines mentioned are: Surprise, Victorian St ...Handwritten notes naming the mines, their depth, years and yield. Mines mentioned are: Surprise, Victorian St Mungo, Mystery Co, Duke of Edinburgh, Gt Ext'd Sth Devonshire (Site of New St Mungo Shaft), New St Mungo & Tributors, Ext'd S'th Devonshire, Sth Devonshire Co, Duchess of Edinburgh (Same ground as Albert & Coy), West United Devonshire, United Devonshire Co, (same ground as Princess Alexandria Saxon & Celt & Hopewell). Ref: Bendigo G'D'fields - History & Production Page 126.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, devonshire mines production, surprise, victorian st mungo, mystery co, duke of edinburgh, gt ext'd sth devonshire (site of new st mungo shaft), new st mungo & tributors, ext'd s'th devonshire, sth devonshire co, duchess of edinburgh (same ground as albert & coy), west united devonshire, united devonshire co, (same ground as princess alexandria saxon & celt & hopewell, bendigo g'd'fileds - history & production page 126 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DEVONSHIRE MINES - DEVONSHIRE MINES PRODUCTION
Hand written notes on Devonshire Mines mentioning name of mine, years of operating, depth, yield and authority.mine, gold, devonshire mines, devonshire mines, bendigo goldfields - history & production, surprise, victorian st mungo, mystery co, duke of edinburgh, gt ext'd sth devonshire, new st mungo shaft, new st mungo, ext'd sth devonshire, sth devonshire co, duchess of edinburgh, albert & coy, west united devonshire, united devonshire co, princess alexandria, saxon & celt & hopewell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - DEVONSHIRE MINES - NOTES ON THE DEVONSHIRE GROUP OF MINES
... Gold devonshire mines Devonshire Mines New Chum Line Surprise ...Carbon copy of notes on the Devonshire Group of Mines - New Chum Line. Notes mention mines, years of operating, location in relation to other mines in the group, yields, dividends and depth of shafts. Some give locations in relationship to streets, etc. Signed by A. Richardson.mine, gold, devonshire mines, devonshire mines, new chum line, surprise, victorian st. mungo, mystery co., duke of edinburgh, gt ext'd st devonshire, new st mungo, duchess tribute, extended south devonshire, south devonshire, devonshire sands cyaniding coy, duchess of edinburgh, albert's coy, old albert's shaft, united devonshire, freeman & coy, the danes, west united devonshire, hopewell, phoenix, extended st mungo, princess alexandra, saxon & celt coys, east devonshire, sheepshead line, new st mungo east shaft, gt. extended hustlers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Monument Hill Gold Mine Engine Room, 1930's, exact date unknown
The Monument Hill Gold Mine was at the corner of Old Violet Street and Olive Street. It operated until 1947. The shaft was capped, the poppet legs and mullock removed. A house now occupies the site. The Monument Hill Gold mine depth was over 1200 ft. The donor of the photograph is the grandson of Albert Dunstan, and he recalls that 'the mine was fully operational in the 1940's and I was often able to see my Grandfather at work and watched as men stepped into cages to be lowered to their awful occupation'. Donor's great, great grandfather was John Perry Dunstan, a well respected mine manager on the Bendigo goldfield.Two black and white copies of original photograph. Image shows Albert Ernest Dunstan working in the engine room of the Monument Hill Gold Mine, Bendigo. Albert is at the controls of the engine, lowering and raising the mining cage; he is leaning on the support railing around the elevated platform he is standing on. Letter accompanying images describes the donor's family connection to John Perry Dunstan and Albert Ernest Dunstan, he writes that ' the mine was fully operational in the 1940's and I was often able to see my Grandfather at work and watched as men stepped into cages to be lowered to their awful occupation. I was very surprised that today there is a home sitting above what was once a very deep mine'.monument hill gold mine, albert dunstan, old violet street, olive street, engine room, mining cage
