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Federation University Historical Collection
Booklet, Peter McCarthy, Ballarat Underground Mining Conference Paper, 1992
... Ballarat Underground Mining Conference Paper...underground mining... underground mining Peter McCarthy Four A4 pages from the AMG ...Four A4 pages from the AMG Conference mining, underground mining, peter mccarthy -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNDERGROUND MINING: JUMBO MACHINERY BEING OPERATED
... UNDERGROUND MINING: JUMBO MACHINERY BEING OPERATED...Copy of photo: underground mining scene. Large jumbo... COTTAGE Miners Copy of photo: underground mining scene. Large ...Copy of photo: underground mining scene. Large jumbo machine digging at face of mine. Two men standing alongside machine. Bendigo Mine ? Fosterville Gold Mine ? Photo donated by John Williams in Feb. 2012. Written on rear of photo : John Williams, Feb. 2012'cottage, miners -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Map, Stawell Gold Mine, Stawell Gold Mine Photo Map of Stawell Township showing Underground Declines in mining lease, 2007
... Underground Declines in mining lease.... Underground Declines in mining lease. Map Stawell Gold Mine ...SGM photo Map 2007 Produced for Public Consultation over Big Hill Open Pit Proposal. Aerial Views Stawellmining, gold, map -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Memorabilia - Realia, 1880-1900
... Underground Mining Trolley with Four Wheels. Type used... grampians Stawell Underground Mining Trolley with Four Wheels. Type ...Underground Mining Trolley with Four Wheels. Type used in Stawell (From Queensland) stawell -
Federation University Historical Collection
Print - Images, Cornish Miner
... underground mining... cornish cornish mining underground workings underground mining ...A number of images relating to mining in Cornwall dating from around 1927.mining, cornish, cornish mining, underground workings, underground mining, cornish miner, cornwall, child labourers, candles, pick, tools -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: PRESS RELEASE
... township an underground mining centre it is also close to being... an underground mining centre it is also close to being geographically ...Copy of a two page press release mentioning the placement of an information marker to acknowledge the achievement that underground mining made to Bendigo. It was felt that Long Gully was the ideal location for a marker as not only was the Long Gully township an underground mining centre it is also close to being geographically the centre of the Bendigo deep mining field.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - press release, the long gully history group, the cornish association, the city of greater bendigo, long gully community house -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - Invitation to official opening of Central Deborah Gold Mine, 20th June, 1986
... underground mining... Central Deborah Gold Mine gold tourism underground mining ...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 -
Clunes Museum
Tool - PULLEY
... UNDERGROUND MINING... UNDERGROUND MINING MINING TOOL WOODEN PULLEY Wooden Pulley with ropes ...This wooden pulley was used in mineshafts. The pulley is a wheel with a grooved rim inside a wooden frame for carrying a rope, turning in the frame and serving to change the direction of, or transmit power, as in pulling at one end of the line to raise a weight or object at the other end.USED IN UNDERGROWN MINING ON THE GOLD FIELDSWooden Pulley with ropes attached. Pulley has rope bound round outside to form a metal lined loop to attach to hook above and one lead reinforced loop to attach load to be lowered. The grooved wheel in centre of pulley houses the rope or to attach the load for transport.underground mining, mining tool, wooden pulley -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNKNOWN MINING PHOTOS - UNDERGROUND MINERS
... UNKNOWN MINING PHOTOS - UNDERGROUND MINERS... PHOTO Unknown Mining Photos Underground Miners Two photocopies ...Two photocopies of photos of men working underground in a mine. Each photo has two men in it. In one photo, the men are shovelling ore.photo, unknown mining photos, underground miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - BENDIGO MINING, WALKING UNDERGROUND FROM SPRING GULLY TO EAGLEHAWK
... BENDIGO MINING, WALKING UNDERGROUND FROM SPRING GULLY TO... passages. Newspaper BENDIGO MINING, WALKING UNDERGROUND FROM SPRING ...Newspaper article, Bendigo Advertiser, Thursday October 13, 1988, page 1. It was said in the 'heyday of Bendigo's gold mining it was possible to walk underground from Spring Gully to Eaglehawk' Article describes a walk done in 1988 from the 8th level of the Central Deborah Gold Mine shaft (270 m) through a series of tortuous and at times hazardous drives, stopes, shafts and cross overs to the 8th level of the North Deborah Gold Mine. Steven Hinde, Bendigo Mining's Chief Geologist lead the trek, which proved it was still possible to go down one shaft and emerge up another. When Bendigo Mining dewatered the Central Deborah shaft it uncovered the old connecting passages.bendigo, mining, central deborah gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE, 1985 ?
... Black and white photograph of underground mining scene... photograph of underground mining scene, showing helmeted male ...Black and white photograph of underground mining scene, showing helmeted male with wheeled skip on rails. Level 2 Centrel Deborah Gold Mine 1985 ( j. Lerk 11.2.2000 )organization, business, central deborah gold mine -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Book, Paill Raymond, Old Walhalla- Portrait of a Gold Town, 1964
... underground mining to its rgression to a sleepy ghost town in the 1960... in 1860's through the heady days of rich underground mining to its ...A history of the town of Walhalla victoria, from the early alluvial mining in 1860's through the heady days of rich underground mining to its rgression to a sleepy ghost town in the 1960'smines and mining, township, transport -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LOCAL HISTORY GRANTS PROGRAM ROUND 3
... and their families who worked in the underground mining industry... mining industry and the achievement that Underground Mining made ...Application form to Local History Grants Program Round 3. Four pages with Public Record Office Victoria and logo in the top left corner and Victoria the Place To Be and logo in the top right corner. Written at the top of the page is ? Draft. Application is for a Poppet Head to acknowledge the Men and their families who worked in the underground mining industry and the achievement that Underground Mining made to make the City of Greater Bendigo what it is today. Also mentioned is estimated cost of of the project.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - local history grants program round 3, public record office victoria, long gully community house inc, long gully history group, mr george ellis, city of greater bendigo, long gully linear park, city of greater bendigo recreation department, city of greater bendigo community environmental education department, long gully community newsletter, eaglehawk times, bendigo advertiser, bendigo tourist bureau, shared action project (st lukes) -
Ballarat Heritage Services
Image, Mine Warfare During World War One, c1918, c1918
... Office goldfields world war one underground warfare mining ...Four black and white images of miners under the Western front during World War One. They are possibly French soldiers. world war one, underground warfare, mining warfare, western front, tunnellers, mining corps -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: MARKING OUR MINING HISTORY
... neighbourhood acknowledging the role underground mining made to Bendigo.... the role underground mining made to Bendigo. Document LONG GULLY ...Copy of a newspaper article titled Marking our mining history printed in the Bendigo Adveretiser 27/5/2002. the Long Gully History Group plans to create an information marker in its neighbourhood acknowledging the role underground mining made to Bendigo.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - marking our mining history, long gully history group, the bendigo cornish association, george ellis, bendigo advertiser -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: UNDERGROUND CONNECTIONS
... Buff cover, exercise book. On front cover: Mining... BENDIGO Mining underground connections Buff cover, exercise book ...Buff cover, exercise book. On front cover: Mining Information. Underground Connections Approx. Longitudinal Sections. First page contains an index of the mines. Book contains handwritten records of the connections between the mines under Bendigo. Mines in index: Carshalton Line, Lancashire Line, Napoleon Line, British and Foreign Line, Nell Gwynne Line, New Chum Line, Eureka Extended, New Chum Railway, Shenandoah, Young Chum, Garibaldi, Ellesmere, New Chum United, Lansells 222, Lazarus, North Old Chum, Lansells Big 180, Great Extended Victoria, New Victoria, Catherine, New St. Mungo, Duchess of Edinburgh, Phoenix, St. Mungo, Sadowa, Acadia, Williams United, Catherine Reef United. Garde`n Guly Line, Great Southern to Ulster United.bendigo, mining, underground connections -
Federation University Historical Collection
Plan, Underground Survey of Mines, Ballarat East, 1885, 09/1889
... of Mines. ballarat east mines mining underground survey robert ...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.
Photograph - UNDERGROUND MINE
... MINING Underground equipment miners Bendigo mines and mining ...Black and white photograph of underground mine working with two workers shovelling rock in foreground, another miner working in upper background. Mine drive (end) showing wooden support posts and associated timber work.mining, underground equipment, miners, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNDERGROUND MINE SHOWING FOUR WORKERS
... MINING Underground equipment miners Bendigo mines and mining ...Black and white photograph. Underground in a mine. Large excavation with at least four workers with lamps. Loose stone wall across centre, appears to be 9-10 feet high. Ladder at R. Pile of stone at centre front.mining, underground equipment, miners, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, miners -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - GOLDMINE BATTERY
... Gold miners underground. mines and mining goldmine miners ...Black and white photograph : 233 workers at goldmine battery. Stampers in background, 10 workers on the boxes, amalgamation in foreground. Eleven workers on upper level.mine, gold, miners underground., mines and mining, goldmine, miners, goldmine, battery, persons, group, male, workers, stampers, mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE
... MINING Underground equipment wattle gully gold mine Colour ...Colour photograph, faded and laminated. Image shows poppet head in centre, mining sheds surrounding poppet head. Written on bottom of image : Wattle Gully Mine 1979'mining, underground equipment, wattle gully gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE
... MINING Underground equipment wattle gully gold mine Colour ...Colour photograph, laminated. On bottom of image: ' Ken Bice trucking from chute at No. 1 level, (60m) Wattle Gully Gold Mine, 1980'mining, underground equipment, wattle gully gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE
... MINING Underground equipment wattle gully gold mine Colour ...Colour photograph, faded and laminated. Image shows underground tunnel with air line on RH side. On bottom of image:' looking west into main xcut No. 1 level (60m) Wattle Gully Mine 1979.'mining, underground equipment, wattle gully gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - KEN BICE COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE
... MINING Underground equipment wattle gully gold mine Colour ...Colour photograph, faded and laminated. Image shows an underground tunnel with air/electricity wiring on LH side of decline. Written on bottom : looking east towards main shaft. No. 1 level (60m) main xcut 1979. Bob Farrell in background'mining, underground equipment, wattle gully gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - KEN BICE COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE 1979
... MINING Underground equipment wattle gully gold mine Laminated ...Laminated, faded black and white photograph. Image shows men with back to the camera, standing in a stope with hard hat and fluoro vest. On bottom of image 'Kerry Spud Martin watering down in the lead stope No. 1 level ( 60m) Wattle Gully Mine 1979'.mining, underground equipment, wattle gully gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE
... MINING Underground equipment wattle gully gold mine Black ...Black and white photo, faded, laminated. Image shows Ken Bice operating a scraper. On back of image ' Ken Bice operating a scraper in intermediate level 6 metres agove No. 1 level (60m) Wattle Gully Mine 1980 working on Gibbers Reef.'mining, underground equipment, wattle gully gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - DEBORAH MINE: UNDERGROUND
... MINING Underground equipment miners Bendigo mines ...Black and white photograph. Three males underground in Deborah Mine with drill and pick. Lamp on wall. Quartz shows well. Deborah Mine 1000 ft. level. Inscription on back: A. Richardson, 29 Harrison St., Bendigo.mining, underground equipment, miners, bendigo, mines and mining, mine, mines, miners, person, males, workers, group, central deborah mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: LETTERS FROM THE LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP
... to acknowledge the achievement of underground mining Linear Park Long... to acknowledge the achievement of underground mining Linear Park Long ...Letter dated 7th May 2002 to Councillor Willi Carney from George Ellis, Long Gully History Group requesting the council to consider the site in their original application for the marker to acknowledge the achievement of underground mining Linear Park Long Gully. The allocated site is unsuitable as the ground is unstable and work to stabilise the ground to stop it from tipping could double the cost.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - letters from the long gully history group, councillor willi carney, city of greater bendigo, george ellis -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - HERCULES AND ENERGETIC MINE, 1939
... black and white photo of underground mining, showing 8... of underground mining, showing 8 miners in a stope with their Bendigo ...black and white photo of underground mining, showing 8 miners in a stope with their Bendigo bucket carbide lights. A large quartz spur formation is visible in the foregound. A wooden ladder gives a good scale in relation to the stope size. Photograph taken in the Central Nell Gwynne at the 265 m. level C 1939. On back MNc4 ( in indian ink ) ? Hercules and Energetic ( in ball point pen ) RHSV of Vic. Stamp.organization, business, hercules and energetic mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: TWO UNDERGROUND PHOTOS
... Copies of two dark black and white photos of underground... of underground mining at the Hercules mine. The left side one shows two ...Copies of two dark black and white photos of underground mining at the Hercules mine. The left side one shows two miners facing the sides of the shaft prior to the boxing in with red gum slabs. one man is using a sledge hammer and the other is using a hand pick. The right-hand side photo This photo was either the Shenandoah or the New Chum Railway. Five men standing on a higher part are holding lamps and one man is standing on a ladder.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - two underground photos, hercules, shenandoah, new chum railway, victoria quartz