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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY BENDIGO PLAN
... VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY BENDIGO PLAN...victoria reef gold mines company...Photocopy of a Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company... Bendigo victoria reef gold mines company Victoria Reef Gold Mines ...Photocopy of a Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Bendigo. Shaded area is the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Lease No. 2 and Lease No. 3. The gullies are named Happy Valley, Long, Derwent, Providence and Ironbark Gullies. The reefs are: Western Victoria, Victoria, Eastern Victoria and Prince Albert Reef. Between the Eastern Victoria Reef and the Prince Albert Reef is the White Lead. Mount Korong Road is at the bottom of the plan. Other Leaseholders are: Burrows, Wybrant, Ballerstedt, Jackson,Roberts & Co, Ashley, Grant, ?rpe, ?eau, Woodward, Coath, Taylor, Cranshaw, Roberts, Gould & Co, Midway, Witscheibe, Endeavour Co, Albert Co, Ballerstedt & Son, Late Iron Bark Quartz Mining Co, McDougall, Specimen Hill Co, Hygrect?, Wheadon, Evans and Bannerman. Signed by H. B. Nicholas. Location of Ballerstedt, Luffsman, Midway Co, Witscheibe and Rae & Co engine locations. Hills are shown as hatch shading. Written at the bottom left ocrner is: Accompanying prospectus issued in Nov. 1859. Signed H.B. Nicholas.plan, bendigo, victoria reef gold mines company, victoria reef gold mines company bendigo - plan, h b nicholas, burrows, wybrant, ballerstedt, jackson, roberts & co, ashley, grant, ?rpe, ?eau, woodward, coath, taylor, cra-shaw, roberts, gou-d & co, midway, witscheibe, endeavour co, albert co, ballerstedt & son, late iron bark quartz mining co, mcdougall, specimen hill co, hyo?, wheadon, evans, bannerman. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY
... NEW CHUM & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - VICTORIA REEF GOLD... Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company...Photocopied handwritten notes about the Victoria Reef Gold... & VICTORIA LINES OF REEF - VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY ...Photocopied handwritten notes about the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company. Extracts from Dickers M. Record Vol. 1 23/11/1861 Ps 2 &3. Extracts include Capital, Shares, Names of Directors and Manager, Workings, Main shaft size and depth, Cost of work and labour, Drainage, Pumping Plant and Engine House.document, gold, new chum & victoria lines of reef, victoria reef gold mines company, ballerstedt & co l l, edward cook esq, thomas burrows, henry jackson, alexander rose, david chaplin sterry, theodore ballerstedt, h b nicholas, canal basin foundry glasgow -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - PLAN OF THE VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY
... VICTORIA HILL - PLAN OF THE VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES... Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company...Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Bendigo... of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Bendigo showing the Eastern ...Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company, Bendigo showing the Eastern Victoria Reef, Victoria Reef and the Western Victoria Reef. Streets, gullies and leases drawn in. Some amounts of money and names have been written on the page. Signed by H. B. Nicholas. Locations of Ballerstedt's, Luffsman's, Wittscheibe's, Midway Co and Rae's engines are shown. Ironbark, Derwent, Providence and Long Gullies are shown. Also Mount Korong Road. Leases mentioned are: Jackson, Burrows, Wybarndt, Ballerstedt, Luffsman, Roberts, Ashley, Grant, Troy, Tezeau, Woodward, Croath, Taylor, Cranshaw, Gou?d & Co, Midway, Wittscheibe, Specimen Hill Co, Endeavour, Albert Co, Ballerstedt & Son, Hy? Co, and Wheadon.document, gold, victoria hill, plan of the victoria reef gold mines company, h b nicholas, spiers, jackson, burrows, wybarndt, ballerstedt, luffsman, roberts, ashley, grant, troy, tezeau, woodward, croath, taylor, cranshaw, gou?d & co, midway, wittscheibe, specimen hill co, endeavour, albert co, ballerstedt & son, hy? co, and wheadon -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - VICTORIA HILL - PLAN OF THE VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY BENDIGO
... VICTORIA HILL - PLAN OF THE VICTORIA REEF GOLD MINES... Plan of the Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Bendigo... REEF GOLD MINES COMPANY BENDIGO ...3587.70 same as 3587.69. Copied onto smaller white paper.map, bendigo, victoria hill, plan of the victoria reef gold mines company bendigo -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: PLAN OF LEASES VICTORIA HILL
... Slide. . Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Mining Plan... COLLECTION Slide. . Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Mining Plan ...Slide. . Victoria Reef Gold Mines Company Mining Plan. Mount Korong Road on bottom of plan, Victoria Reef running through centre.mine, gold, victoria reef gold mines plan., bendigo mines-jack hattam collection -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1910, 08/1910
Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, August 1910letterhead, education department, gordon, c. brennan, l. eddy, state forests commission, edwin feild, royal victorian institute of architects, the steel company of australia, james martyn, clarke & co, ludwig alberti, scarsdale, thomas m. jude, justinian oxenham, clara davidson, robert davidson, j. roberts, h.b. silberberg & co, l. gilbert, macquarie steam brick yards, james dewar, r.j. flowerday, staffirdshire reef, john wilesmouth, bank of new south wales, victoria silicate brick company ltd, t.s. huggins, george f. roughhead, federal store, legislative assembly, andrew mckissock, city of ballarat, r. e. williams, ballarat school of mines battery assistant, edgar c. hurdsfield, bairnsdale school of mines, w. kingston, gordon technical college, h.l. langdon & co., felton grimwade, f.f. brunn, bendigo school of mines, gold buyers bill, chaffey salmon & dunne, h.j. thwaites, cobar, henry leahy, h. blyth, s. radcliff, archie buchanan, launceston, fairthorne and sons, sloanes and scotchmans united quartz mining company, james eton, albert bradford, 109 lyons st north -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter, Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1910, 08/1910
Inward Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, November 1910letterhead, education department, telegram, yarraville chlorination and ore reduction works, a. anderson, h.b. silberberg & co, a.h. walsh, j.m. edgar, charles w. frost, gordon technical college, g. king, jennings deep lead tingha tin mining company, ballarat city board of advice, metallurgical laboratory, s. radcliff, f.w. hall, ararat, gordon technical school, d.c. newham, staffordshire reef, john wilesmith, sandstone western australia, j. worthington, elaine, j. loughman, gold buyers act, h.h. smith, incorporated institute of accountants, james stapp, electric supply companyof victoria, h.j. spencer, tasmanis mines department, david melvin, caulter f. ingpen, hobson's gold mining company, canadian finance and securities, scott hotel steiglitz, g. straight, jubilee mine italians, elsie alcock, dressmaking, w.a. t. davies, legislative assembly, state forests department, myles b. webster, photography, albury, commercial banking company sydney -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (item) - Gold Mine Prospectus, H.D. McKie, Prospectus of the New Golden Bower & Star Gold M.Co, 1896
A copy of the Prospectus of the New Golden Bower & Star Gold M.Co. near Marysville in Victoria.A copy of the Prospectus of the New Golden Bower & Star Gold M.Co. near Marysville in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. new golden bower & star gold m.co., donovan's creek, nuggety gully creek, yarra track, marysville, victoria, share prospectus, upper yarra track, wood's point, victoria mount morgan gold mining co., british mount morgan mine, mr white, reefton turnoff, santa claus reef, bear's creek, mr r ely, bear's creek reef, big river, mr feely, new star reef, golden bower reef, a1 mining co, mr r m lee, locke's no.1 extended gold mining company, mr q dick -
Marysville & District Historical Society
Document (item) - Gold Mine Prospectus, Messrs Bruce & Robinson, Prospectus-Chester & Locke's Golden Secret Gold Mining Company, 1899
A copy of the prospectus for the Chester & Locke's Golden Secret Mining Company near Marysville in Victoria.A copy of the prospectus for the Chester & Locke's Golden Secret Mining Company near Marysville in Victoria. The Golden Bower gold mine was a quartz reef mine. William Edward Chester discovered the Golden Secret gold vein which became part of the Golden Bower Mine at Chesterville near Donovans Creek on the Cumberland goldfield which he mined with George Locke until the late 1930s. FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATIONshare prospectus, chester & locke's golden secret mining company, marysville, victoria, yarra track, upper yarra district, david newell, j.g. aikman, w.j. mountain, andrew barrie, gold mining, messrs w.p. jones and co., william chester, george locke, chesterville -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book - Scrapbook, Mining articles and notices, 1932 - 1936, 1934-1936
Hardcover minute book with charcoal green cover and red spine. Numerous newspaper clipping have been pasted onto the pages, most related to mining. The clippings include: 26 September 1932 - Castlemaine Goldmines - Best Prospects for Years 12 October 1932 - South New Chum Syncline Goldmines NL 30 November 1932 - New Morning Star Co. 19 February 1934 - Berringa Gold Syndicate NL 12 September 1934 - Murchison Goldfield - Triton Gold Mine 1935 - Great Poseidon 1935 1935 - Golden Age Amalgamated 11 February 1935 - Loloma Gold Mines NL 19 May 1936 - Beaconsfield Gold Mine in Tasmania 02 July 1936 - Fletchers Gold Mine 17 August 1936 - Lasseter's Reef. Kalgoorlie 17 November 1836 - Large Scale Operations at Ballarat 16 January 1937 - New Charlton Gold Area 19 January 1937 Golden Jacket Mine 26 January 1937 - Rich Quartz at Avoca April 1934 - Bendigo Mines Limited May 1934 - Church Centenary - St Luke's Campbell Town Interesting History (image) Tasmania 1932 - Evolution of Auto-Car - Cugnot's Steam Trolley (image) 1932 - Evolution of Auto-Car - Push Foot Schemes (image) 1933 - Evolution of Auto-Car - Hancock's Steam Omnibus (image) 1933 - Evolution of Auto-Car - First Petrol Car (image) 1934 - The Gold Standard - How Australia Forsook It August 1934 - Bolwarrah and Gordon's Amalgamated NL 23 August 1934 - Dunolly Gold Mines NL 12 September 1934 - Murchison Goldfield - Triton Gold Mine 08 September, Adelaide Advertiser - Australia's Heritage of Golden Days by Ernestine Hill 28 November 1934 - Chronicles of Early Melbourne by Garyowen 05 May 1936 - Bendigo Mines Director's Policy (image of E.C. Dyason) 30 June 1936 - Lamplough Mine 27 June 1936 - Gold Dredging Company for Newstead 30 May 1935, The Herald - Gordon Battery in Production 19 September 1936 - Wattle Gully reef - Payable Values at 655 Feet 30 June 1936 - Avoca Developments NL 16 July 1934 - Westralia Renown Mines NL Prospectus 07 November 1936 - Ballarat East Gold Field - English Company's Deal (Victoria United, Britania United, First Chance, Last Chance, Llanberris No 1, Llanberris No 2, Sulieman No. 1, Sulieman No. 2, Sulieman No. 4, North Normanby, North Woah Hawp, Woah Hawp Canton, Tinworth's, Prince Regent Consolidated) 07 November 1936 - Large Scale Operations at Ballarat (image of A.E. Llewellyn) * How an Australian Discovered the World's Greatest Goldfield -The Beginning of The Rand. bendigo mines, coolgardie discovery, melbourne - chronicles of early melbourne, ballarat gold field, mining, lasseter's reef, squatter, emperor mine, cassilis gold mining, granite, bendigo mines ltd, campbell town st luke's centenary, car evolution, dartmore, harcourt granite, murchison goldfield, ballarat mines, fanny bay, mail, rand, alex allan, raymond cahalin, mary dyer, robert fordham, a. garsand, augustus f. heseltine, j. owen james, william latham, k palmer, tinworth, theosanous, c. tompkin, castlemaine goldmines, coolgardie -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Ballarat School of Mines Assays and Analyses, 1897-1903, 1897-1903
Brown ledger with leather spine with bond copies of assays on very light, tissue like paper. Includes an alpha listing of customers and the page numbers where the associated assay and report is found. ballarat school of mines, mining laboratory, model mine, assay, frederick martell, alfred mica smith, j.m. bickett, g. desoza, figgis, gilpin, alex lamn, julius lazurus, john mann, james oddie, oldfield, peacock, thomas proctor, charles serjeant, w.c. shoppee, skilbeck, tulloch & co, john chaffy, cumming and smith and co, commonwealth mine, robert daly, dapto smelting co, duke of york co, ernest de beer, eureka company, r. emmett, p.w. fitzpatrick, first chance gold mning company, frenchmans reef company, f. folks, great birthday company, glenfine smith gold mining company, golden dyke extended, india rubber company, madame berry, victoria united gold mining company, black horse company, david melm, jame macarthur, new normanby company, william nicholas, alexander lambert, pitfield quartz and cement company, a.j. peacock, phoenix foundry, h. raven, c. serjeant, thomas smith, south star extended, h. strickland, edward h. shackell, w.d. thompson, union gold mining ompany, r. vale, walhalla pty, wallace butter factory, mining -
Federation University Historical Collection
Letter - Correspondence, Inwards correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines, 1908, 07/01908
The Ballarat School of Mines was the first school of Mines in Australasia, and was established in 1870. It is a predecessor institution of Federation University Australia.Correspondence to the Ballarat School of Mines for the month of July 1908. Letter 162 Ballarat Fine Art Public Gallery Association 19 Lydiard Street North Ballarat, 26th June 1908 Sir, I am directed to inform you that at a meeting of the Council of the above held last evening, your previously acknowledged letter of 11th June 1908, addressted to "E. [Stoer?] Esq, President Late Technical Art School Committee", was received and referred to a committee for its report thereon, cousi directions of which was made are the Order of the Day for the Councils next Ordinary Monthly Meeting. I am, Sir, Your Obedient Servant, J.A. Powell Secretary F.J. Martell Esq Director The Ballarat School of Mines Ballarat ballarat school of mines, frederick martell, ballarat fine art gallery, j.a. powell, art gallery of ballarat, gallery association, charles j. morris, ballarat fine art public gallery association, telegram, c.h. clark, l. ditchburn, alumni, examinations, w.g. taylor, london bank of australia limited, bealiba, thomas r. lyle, jessie chalmers, signor steffani, arundel orchard, w.f. coltman, e.e. hobson, j.t. mooney, queanbeyan, p.e. marmion, willaim m. robertson, assay, e.e. brook, lloyd copper mines, h.b. silberberg & co., education department melbourne, c. james, w. west, haddon, warragul, bakers reef gold mning company, letterhead, victorian portland cement works, d. mitchell, electric lighting and traction co. australia ltd, austral otis engineering comapny ltd, melbourne glass bottle works company, cuming, smith & co. pty ltd, excursions, metropolitan gas company, jaques bros manufacturing engineers, victoria iron works, a. victor leggo co, leggo's metallurgical works, melbourne hydraulic power company limited, mount lyell mining and railway coy ltd, victorian railways, telegraph, land surveying, j. brittain, g. fitzgerald, hamilton, cochran and co, wynne-grant antimony reduction company, mt egerton and gordons mining co, e. hogan, e.c. connell, a.d. galoway, metallurgy, h.b. silberberg, specific gravity balance and weights, union bank of australia (ballarat), bullarto, bush inn, bullarto, w. harrington, prospective student, book donaton from smithsonian institution, e. la t. armstrong, department of mines and forests, melbourne, snake valley, r. hall-jones, c. calaby, clementston, thomas ramsay, w.d. thompson, longmans, green and co, selwyn chase, missionary exhibition, aboriginal court of the missionary exhibition, examination results, leslie coulter, hnery j. saw, thomas ramsay, virgil tucker, leslie c. blick, thomas r. williams, oliver w. williams, thomas r. williams, leo m. seward, david w. bonar, louis w.g. buchner, leo m. seward, albert j. robin, james a. chambers, james d. brokenshire, william kingston, edgar c. hurdsfield, virgil tucker, oliver w. williams, william g. sides, herbert hawkesworth, colin c. corrie, henry j. saw, thomas h. trengrove, thomas r. prigdeon, harold b. herbert, viola p. jackson, lionel s. davies, stanley w. tompkins, arthur m. lilburne -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Newspaper - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: WATER CONTINUES TO RISE IN THE VICTORIA QUARTZ
Photo of a newspaper article titled Water Continues to Rise in the Victoria Quartz by James Lerk. Article mentions William Abraham who was the mining inspector, who played a significant role in the flooding problem. Water levels had risen dramatically. Water flowed from one mine to another where they were connected. Article also mentions Abraham's birthplace, his early start to work at the age of 10 as a tin dresser at Ashburton, Devonshire, England and his working life after he migrated to Australia at the age of 19. His career in Australia is also mentioned. The article is accompanied by a photo of Abraham with his horse.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - water continues to rise in the victoria quartz, james lerk, william abraham, new chum reef, matthew stevens, south bellevue, new chum and victoria mine, lazarus mine, new chum drainage association, william abraham snr, mary kane, lady miltoa (ship), cricket reserve gold mine, ballarat freehold company, wallaby mine, richard grenfell, bendigo advertiser, bendigo school of mines, confidence extended mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNITED DEVONSHIRE
Black and white photograph of an image. Poppet head, overhead tramway, mine buildings, dam. Inscriptions: on front at bottom - printed 'United Devonshire'. Inscriptions: on back, type written. 'The 'United Devonshire' - New Chum Line of Reef'. Situated in the Devonshire Valley immediately south of Victoria St, Eaglehawk. Was the leading mine in the field in the years 1883-4 and 1885 during which time it produced 65,898 oz of gold and paid $(?)399,800 in dividends. This mine was then situated on what in January, 1902, became the West Shaft. The Company was then amalgamated with the 'Princess Alexandra' (approx 100 yds further east) which then became the Main Shaft of the 'United Devonshire'. All typed on paper and glued to back of image. Handwritten in ball point pen 'A Richardson, 29 Harrison St, Bendigo'.mining, surface equipment, united devonshire, bendigo, mines and mining, poppet head, eaglehawk, devonshire valley, mining sheds -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - UNITED DEVONSHIRE
Black and white photograph of an image. Poppet head, overhead tramway, mine buildings, dam. Inscriptions: on front at bottom - printed 'United Devonshire'. Inscriptions: on back, type written. 'The 'United Devonshire' - New Chum Line of Reef'. Situated in the Devonshire Valley immediately south of Victoria St, Eaglehawk. Was the leading mine in the field in the years 1883-4 and 1885 during which time it produced 65,898 oz of gold and paid $(?)399,800 in dividends. This mine was then situated on what in January, 1902, became the West Shaft. The Company was then amalgamated with the 'Princess Alexandra' (approx 100 yds further east) which then became the Main Shaft of the 'United Devonshire'. All typed on paper and glued to back of image. Handwritten in ball point pen 'A Richardson, 29 Harrison St, Bendigo'.mining, surface equipment, united devonshire, bendigo, mines and mining, mines, poppet head, mining sheds, devonshire valley, eaglehawk -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: VICTORIA HILL MINES
Two page handwritten document titled 'Victoria Hill Mines, Dickers M.R. 23.11.1861. Wittschiebe and Co. Claim. Next north to No. 2, Midway Company' Transcribed by Albert Richardson. Extract from text: 'There are reefs passing through this ground at small intervals in every part of this claim, they all dip north. The mass of leaders struck in No. 4 (shaft) yielded, on an average about 1 1/2 ounces to the ton to the amount, in all, of about 12,000 pounds. From the eastern Victoria, the present proprietors extracted in nine months 55,000 pounds worth of gold.' Owners of mine. Messrs A. Witrtschiebe, A. Sagasser, F. Meison, A. Urban, H. Koch, C. Killian and A. Rudolf. Document details the claim, the shafts sunk, their depth, issues re workings and gold found.Albert Richardsonbendigo, mining, wittschiebe & co. claim -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: EARLY HISTORY OF THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELD
Typed foolscap two sided document with information about the early history of the Bendigo Goldfield. Topics include the first gold discovery, how gullies were worked, quartz reefing, gold cakes, hand dollies and Chilian mills. Some brief statistics of the Bendigo goldfield include the total gold yield of 17,370,561 ounces plus 5,000,000 oz sold outside Bendigo. The greatest depth reached by any mine in the State, 4,593 feet below surface, or 3,700 feet below sea-level, was attained by the Victoria Quartz Company. About 100 shafts exceed a depth of 1,000 feet, of which 40 are between 2,000 and 3,000 feet deep, fifteen are between 3,000 and 4,000 feet and two are over 4,000 feet.bendigo, mining, mines department -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE RICH VICTORIA HILL AND ITS HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS, c1969
Document. 2 copies plus 4 loose sheets. 14 page typed document on the buildings and mines of Victoria Hill in the Gold Era. (10 pages document and 4 pages pictures). Document mentions 'Quartz Miners Arms' Hotel, Conrad Heinz - Bendigo Mayor 1894 and owned a butcher shop in Victoria Hill, British and American Hotel, Manchester Arms Hotel, Victoria Reef Gold Mining Company, Ironbark Mining Company, Hercules and Energetic Mining Company, William Rae, Gold Mines Hotel, David Chaplin Sterry, North Old Chum Mine, Ballerstedt's First Open-cut (J. C. T. Christopher Ballerstedt and Theodore Ballerstedt), Lansell's Big 180 Shaft (George Lansell), Victoria Quartz Mine, Mr E. J. Dunn (Chief Government Geologist). Pictures are- Victoria Hill from Rae's Open Cut, Looking North from Old Chum Hill to the Victoria Hill, Victoria Quartz on Victoria Hill, W. M. Rae's Crushing Works.cottage, miners, the rich victoria hill and its historical associations -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PREMIER COMPANIES (GOLD MINING)
Document. 2 page typed document titled 'Premier Companies'. Lists various mining companies from 1870 to 1920 and the amount in pounds that each mine yielded. Mentions mines - Great Extended Hustlers, Great Extended Hustlers Tribute, Garden Gully United, Victory, Pandora, United Hustlers, Redan Garden Gully, United Devonshire, Old Chum, Victoria Quartz, North Johnson's, Johnson's Reef, New Red White and Blue, New Chum United, Lady Barkly, New Chum Railway, Great Southern, South New Moon, New Argus, Virginia, Central Red White and Blue, New Chum Goldfields, Victoria Consols, Carlisle, Hercules and Energetic, New Golden Fleece, Bendigo Amalgamated Goldfields.cottage, miners, premier companies (mining), bendigo mines -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - ROMANCE OF THE GOLDFIELDS
Document. 8 page typed document titled 'Romance of the Goldfields'. (2 copies). 'Copy' is typed at the top of document. Mentions the gold rushes of Bendigo and Forest Creek. Mentions, Messrs. Gibson & Fenton, Mr Robert Ross Haverfield, Kennedy and Farrell, Asquith, Ben Hall, William and Walter Sandbach, Ron O'Donnell, Johnson, Bypass, Latham, Watson, Bell, Mr J B Watson, Mr George Lansell. Also mentions Gold Yields. Mentions Mines - Advance, Great Extended Hustlers, Garden Gully, New Chum, Victoria, Kent Mine, Golden Fleece, Richard Heales, Cornish United, Great Extended Hustlers, Tribute Company, Williams United, South New Moon, New Moon, Carlisle Group, Johnson's Reef, North Johnson's, Hercules and '180'. Envelope that this document was in is marked 'Notes re - Romance of Goldfields, Premier Companies, Sebastian Mining Leases, Resources of Bgo Goldfields, Sheepshead Line of Reef'.cottage, miners, romance of the goldfields, bendigo, forest creek -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE BENDIGO MINING REGISTRY
Photocopy of The Bendigo Mining Registry or True Investors guide to all the Bendigo Mines in 1851 and up to 1883. Contains an original poem, Index, names and addresses of Legal Managers, names of Companies and Mining Managers, and reference page to a description of every mine in Bendigo, with length, size, depth, machinery, dividends, capital, number of shares, paid-up, and historical and scientific sketches - past and present - of the main situations. Twelve Lines of Reefs. The Gold Problem Scare Solved. Success of Deep Sinking. E - W & N. S. Parallelograms.document, gold, bendigo mines 1851 - 1883, the bendigo mining registry, r a murray, hay kirkwood, wm welch, district survey office, geological survey of victoria -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH EXTENDED GOLD MINING COMPANY NL, 1940
McColl Rankin & Stanistreet, 12 Copies of Prospectus of Deborah Extended Gold Mining Company No Liability, Deborah Reef, Bendigo. To be incorporated under the Provisions of Part II, of the Companies Act 1938, Victoria. Application form and map of mines included in book form, dated 1940. Profit and Loss Account for Term ended 31st August, 1945 also included on separate sheet (has been folded in half across). Auditors: Wm. R. McKie & W. J. Sparkman.organization, mining, deborah extended gold mining cpy nl, mccoll rankin & stanistreet, deborah extended gold mining company nl, prospectus, profit and loss account for 31 august 1945, map of mine, form application -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH GOLD MINE NL: PROSPECTUS, 1939
Document: McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Collection: Central Deborah Gold Mine NL - 4 copies of prospectus. Buff covered booklet. Written on front ' Prospectus of Central Deborah Gold Mining Company No Liability Deborah Reef, Bendigo. To be incorporated under the Provisions of Part II of the companies Act 1938. Victoria.' Details capital, proposed directors and manager. Contains map of Central and North Deborah mines and Monument Hill.organization, business, central deborah gold mine, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet collection: central deborah gold mine nl. gold mining -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: DEBORAH UNITED GMC PROSPECTUS, 7 August 1940
Document. McColl, Rankin & Stanistreet Prospectus of Deborah United GMC N/L Deborah Reef Bendigo To be incorporated under the Provisions of Part 11, of the Companies Act 1938, Victoria Stapled folder and paper.organization, business, deborah united gold mine nl, mccoll, rankin & stanistreet. deborah united gmc. prospectus -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Photograph, Lantern Festival Big Hill c 2000-- 7 Photos -- Coloured
Photos of the Lantern Festival workshop held to pull the community together during the battle to save Big Hill from the mining Companies application to have an "Open Pit Mine" in 1998-1999. Master lantern maker Graeme Dunstan coordinated the work shops, with financial support from the "Big Hill Action Group". when the decision from Victoria State Government was given, the group celebrated by carrying lanterns from Gold Reef Hall - near the Post Office up to Big Hill.Seven colour photographs of the Lantern festive workshop at Big Hill in c 2000. Taken by Jim Melbourne stawell -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MCCOLL, RANKIN AND STANISTREET COLLECTION: SUNDRY REPORTS, 1930's
Manilla Folder containing reports from various mines in Bendigo and surrounding areas. 1. 4 page typewritten report on the Balaclava Hill Mine at Rushworth and some newspaper clippings about the mine with a plan of the underground workings; 2. Page from the Árgus' dated 2nd August 1900 featuring an article on the survey of the Garden line of Reefs; 3. 5 page report with maps on the Tooleen Gold Field; 4. Single page report about an unnamed mining area claimed to be on the southern end of the Deborah line of reef. (this could be the 'Three Jays' mine in Sedgwick. P. Wilkin); 5. Hand written report on the Coronation Mine, 2 miles east of Walhalla.; 6. Hand written report dated 1935, of the Queen Mary mine, St. Arnaud.; 7. 1932 report on the North Neangar lease.; 8 4 page report on the Kings Prize Gold Mining Syndicate.; 9. Description of the plant of the Marong Alluvial Company? Also a guide for marking out leases.; 10. Crushing details (1 page) from the 'Enterprise' Mine South of and adjacent to Perseverence.; 11. 1 page crushing details from Rowe Brothers, Mosquito Mine, Fryerstown.; 12 hand written report mentions Arthur Hatfield, Scarsdale.; 13. Map with lines of reef showing the position of the New Moon Consolidated and the New Moon United shafts.; 14, Large scale map from Harrison/Victoria street to Havilah Road showing the positions of the Carlisle, North Garden and Unity Shafts.gold mining, miners' safety cage, sundry reports, mining. bendigo, rushworth, balaclava hill, garden line of reef, toolleen, coronation mine, walhalla, queen mary mine, st. arnaud. north neangar, kings prize gold mining syndicate, marong, enterprise mine, perseverence, rowe brothers, mosquito mine, fryerstown, arthur hatfield, scarsdale, new moon consolidate, new moon united, carlisle, north garden, unity. -
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Document - Phyllis Toy Collection: 'Adventure and Advance Mining Company'
This company was registered in May 1871. It amalgamated the Adventure, Advance and Try-me-well mines to mine below the 300 foot levels of these mines.Collection of Government Gazette and newspaper articles relating to the 'Adventure and Advance Amalgamated Quartz Mining Company' on the Victoria Reef, Sandhurst. . Papers include the registration notice of the Mine in 1871, detailing the shareholders. Half yearly meeting reports 1872 - 1880 are attached. Slip of paper attached to each item describes the content, for example 'Half yearly meeting reports of the Adventure and Advance Company as published in the Bendigo Advertiser from 30.1.1872 - 31.8.1880. Missing February 1873, February 1877. Also included, Victoria Consols Company Reports 31.8.1880.adventure gold mine, sandhurst, goldmining, adventure and advance amalgamated quartz mining company -
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Document - ULSTER GOLD MINING COMPANY NO LIABILITY - UNITY MINE FIRE 8/10/1907 & FAMOUS GOLD MINES
Typed copy of recount by Albert Richardson of a fire at Unity Mine on Tuesday 8-10-1907. Report from the Bendigo Advertiser Wednesday October 9th 1907. Notes mention Fire Brigade, miners, how the fire started and how the men down the shaft escaped when the rope crash down the shaft. On the back is a handwritten carbon copy of notes titled Famous Gold Mines of Bendigo and Eaglehawk. Notes give yields of gold for alluvial and quartz mining. Deep Shafts in 1904 of which there were eleven with a depth of more than 3000 feet and 53 over 2000 feet and two which were more than 4000 feet. Wages for 1911 for Engine Drivers and Firemen and Boiler Attendants. Note on winding plants and air compressors.document, gold, ulster gold mining coy no liability, ulster gold mining company no liability, unity mine fire 8/10/1907, bendigo advertiser 9/10/1907, garden gully reef hotel, wm addicoat, louis pabst, edward morris, conrad inglefinger, edward fuller, frederick allen, wm whitford, mr jewell, carlisle mine, famous gold mines of bendigo and eaglehawk, new chum line, garden gully line, hustlers line, victoria quartz mine, new chum railway, mines report 1911 p15, albert richardson -
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Document - VICTORIA CONSOLS - PRODUCTION SHEET
Handwritten copy of production of the New Chum Reef or mines: Endeavour Co, Albert Co & Trib, James B Young, Confidence Co and Victoria Consols, prepared by Albert Richardson. Typed copy of same attached Also has figures for Lansell's 83 which mentions early workings of Ballerstedt & Son - Block (3), Lansell's 83 in 1906, W. H. ?ndy,document, gold, victoria consols, victoria consols, victoria consols - production sheet, endeavour co, albert co & trib, james b young, confidence co, ballerstedt & son, lansell's 83, production statistics - bendigo mines n. l., mines dept - bendigooffice, bendigo goldfields general index of companies and reefs, albert richardson -
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Administrative record - South Nell Gwynne G.M. Co. N.L. Share Register, 1939 to 1941
See Geological Survey Victoria: GSV Reference ID: 43711 South Nell Gwynne 'The Central Nell Gwynne which recently took over the reef prospected by Nell Gwynne ( B.M.L.) will continue to work the mine until the new Company, South Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company is ready to take over. The main development work is at the 1080 feet level where stoping is being carried out on a spur system which has shown several colours of gold. ...The trial crushing in shaft sinking gave 4 dwt per gold per ton..... ' ( 29th July 1938, 'The Herald, Melbourne) 1941 Geological Survey Vic: SOUTH NELL GWYNNE, BENDIGO. MINING AND GEOLOGICAL JOURNAL: ' Journal, dark green hard cover, buff bindings on spine and corners. On spine of book in gold print: ' Share Register South Nell Gwynne G.M. Co. N.L.' South Nell Gwynne Gold Mining Company share register, 1938 to 1941. Alphabetical index in front, four hundred pages. Entries detail date of purchase, name of shareholder, distinctive number range, call account and paid by. Page 299 has a list of forfeited shares in the Company with a list of shares sold by James Andrew & Co., on 8th December 1938. Shares were 'forfeited for non payment of the 2nd call of threepence per share'. Share register is part of the Margaret Roberts Collection. bendigo, goldmining, goldfield, south nell gwynne gold mining co., nell gwynne, margaret roberts collection, mr j.j. stanistreet, mine manager