Black and white photograph. Two underground miners inspecting a promising sample from a strong quartz vein at the face. Photo is duplicate of image published in the Bendigo Advertiser (no date). Text on newspaper image: "Deep in the Williams United mine at Eaglehawk miners examine promising samples from a strong quartz vein at the face. To the left is Western Mining's Bendigo residential manager Colin Cruickshank and to the right underground shift boss for the mining contractors, Eltin Pty Ltd Wetner Borchert".gold mining, underground, quartz vein, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk

Handwritten copy of the Williams (Shaft 95 M. D.) Mine Manager's Report. 16/9/98 Still 35 men tributing in mine. 'Our water pipe was broke the other day by some-one driving a cart over it. And I had to get a short piece put in'. 30/9/1898 Have not yet finished filling in open cutting, as two quartz shoots had to be repaired. Old wood in those shoots almost perished. . . 'There is no gates to any of the plats in the mine to rest cage on, only loose bearers. Which is a contravention of the act.' . . 'and with your permission I would get the cost per gate. Mine Manager T. Carpenter.document, gold, williams united, williams united, williams united mine manager's report 16 & 30/9/1898, t carpenter

Black and white photograph: Miner with case containing equipment; underground at Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine drive

Black and white photograph: miner holding a piece of quartz, standing in drive in front of rockface at Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc

Black and white photograph: underground mine photograph showing decayed and broken mine timbers in a drive at the Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine drive, mine timbers

Black and white photograph: underground mine photograph. Miner in a drive, standing in front of an ore truck. Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine drive, ore truck

Black and white photograph: image taken looking upwards in a stope toward ladders and timbering in a drive at Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine drive, stope

Black and white photograph: Two underground miners operating a diamond drill in a drive at the Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Men are wearing hard hats, lights and overalls. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, diamond drill

Black and white photograph: two miners operating a rock drill in a drive at Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Temporary roof support jack in centre front of image. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, timbering

Black and white photograph: ore cart on rails in drive, Williams United Gold Mine Eaglehawk. Man driving, looking down on rails. Ventilation pipeline on right hand side of image. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, ore cart, ventilation system

Black and white photograph: underground mine photograph, Mick Lovell, operations, standing beside a mechanical loader (bogger) in drive of Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Loader is tipping ore into a truck. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine drive, mechanical loader, bogger

Black and white photograph. Two underground miners inspecting a drive at Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk 1987. Colin Cruickshank Manager of Western Mining on right of image. Timbering and rock bolt on wall behind. gold mining, underground, quartz vein, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, colin cruickshank, western mining gmc

The Williams United Shaft (New Chum Reef) is a significant historical gold mining site in Eaglehawk, a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria. Located at the end of Junction Street, this heritage-listed site contains remnants of mining infrastructure, including a poppet head, compressor beds, and a winder bed, amidst old open-cut workings and mullock heaps. The mine was part of the rich Bendigo goldfield and is recognized on the Victorian Heritage Inventory. In the 1980s, a company, Bendigo Mining NL, proposed a re- development of the mine with an opencut and underground workings, leading to environmental assessments and the collection of photographs of the decaying underground infrastructure.Black and white photograph: two miners timbering a drive at Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Miner in background hammering a nail in, with hand extended to miner squatting on floor of drive, who is handing up a nail. Miner, holding the hammer, is smoking a cigarette.gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, timbering

Black and white photocopy of newspaper article. Two photos and text: 'Two underground miners standing in front of a diamond drill operating at the Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Western Mining's Bendigo residential manager Colin Cruickshank on left hand side and Dexter Broughton working on the drill'. gold mining, underground, quartz vein, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, colin cruickshank, western mining gmc, diamond drill, dexter broughton

Six pages of information on the Williams United Gold Mining project proposed development by Bendigo Mining N.L. 1. Williams United Gold Mine, one page, summary of environmental noise and vibration impacts. Watson Moss Growcott Acoustics Pty Ltd on top of page, dated 13.12.96. 2. Williams United Project, one page assessment of archaeological and heritage values, summary of conclusions and recommendations. Undated. 3. Proposed Williams United Project, one page double sided. Study of plant life on site. On back page: ' Proposed Birds/Carshalton Project, study of plants on site. 4. Proposed Williams United Gold Mining Project, one page. Summary of social impact assessment 5. Summary, one page, of land use planning impact study, Williams United Gold Mining Project 6. Williams United/Forty Foot Spurs. One page document. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, mining proposal, williams united mine, social impact, vibration impacts, noise

Black and white photograph: underground mine photograph, Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. Two men standing in front of a diamond drill. Man on left hand side, wearing shorts, rubber boots and hard hat, has a large spanner in his hand. Man on right in overalls, boots and hard hat, is standing alongside a ventilation pipeline and holding a tool in his hand. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine drive, diamond drill

Black and white photograph: underground mine photograph, two men standing in front of lift shaft. Colin Cruickshank, Manager, Western Mining standing on right of image. David Horsfall, reporter from the Bendigo Advertiser, standing on the left. Mine cage in immediate background. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, mine shaft, mine cage, colin cruickshank, david horsfall

Black and white photograph: miner, wearing hard hat and lamp, holding a pelican pick. Two miners in background. Williams United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, pelican pick

Bendigo Mining 1993 to present In the 1980s Bendigo Mining listed on the ASX with ownership of leases along the Deborah line of reef. In 1993, the Company consolidated ownership of the entire Goldfield when it purchased WMC’s interests. A detailed account of the recent history of Bendigo Mining N.L. is provided in the Company history on Bendigo Mining N.L website: https://www.bmnl.com.au/goldfield-history One page, double sided, report on Carshalton and Williams mines regarding air quality and health impacts. Presumably produced by Bendigo Mining N.L. in preparation for mining operations at both sites. Wind speeds and directions at both mines were recorded and implications for dust control discussed. Stages in the mining process that generate dust are listed on the second page. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, mining proposal, dust supression, carshalton mine, williams united mine, metereology

Four pages of information on the Birds/Carshalton Gold Mining poposed development by Bendigo Mining N.L.. 1. Summary of land use planning impact study, Birds/Carshalton Gold Mining Project. On top of page: ' KLM Planning Consultants, Summary Bendigo Mining NL - Birds/Carshalton Project. 2. South Birds/Carshalton Gold Mines, summary of environmental noise and vibration impacts. On top of page: Watson Moss Growcott Acoustics Pty Ltd. 3. Proposed Birds South/Carshalton Gold Mining Project, Summary of Social Impact Assessment. 4. Birds/Carshalton project - economic benefits, tourism benefits, public sector externalities, effect on property values and recommendation. bendigo mining n.l., bendigo, mining, gold, mining proposal, dust supression, carshalton mine, williams united mine, birds reef

Handwritten notes on the Williams United Mine. Notes mention Report of the York & Central Shafts and Machinery. Detailed on the condition of both shafts and stone encountered.document, gold, williams united, williams united, notes on williams united, ellenborough, belmont, york & durham, williams, newspaper (md) cutings 15/5/1913, t banner, rob't richards, catherine boundary, william brown

Black and white photograph. Ian Clark, wearing hard hat and light, inspecting a quartz vein on the wall of a drive at the William's United Gold Mine, Eaglehawk. On back of photo: ' Ian Clark, 8" drill hole'and drill holegold mining, central deborah gold mine, underground, quartz vein, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk

Black and white photograph: miner standing in front of timbered section in drive at Wattle Gully Gold Mine, Chewtongold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, timbering

Black and white photograph: miner (possibly Dale Williams ?) holding a small pick, inspecting quartz vein at the Wattle Gully Gold Mine Chewton. gold mining, underground, williams united gold mine, eaglehawk, western mining gmc, timbering

This plan is associated with former Ballarat School of Mines Student Richard Squire (1875-1876). Gift of the Squire FamilyPlan of Berry Bank Estates. Coloured plan on cream paperberry bank estates, mining, happy valley, lake rosine estates, strathvean estates proprietary, w. luplaupitfield plateau, british banner, federal mint, moller, morrow, south pitfield consols, east banner, new lallah rookh, bull dog company, mindai, j. morpoh, poliah, f. j. morrow, piggoreet east, w. m. acheson, grand trunk, field's claim south grand trunk, south grand trunk, woady yalloak creek, mount misery creek, fitzpatric's creek, illabrook creek, great western, mount bute syndicate, narringhill creek, little woady yalloak creek, piggoreet east preemptive right, southern birthday, new birthday, prince of wales, collins, brassey birthday, howarth's lead, w. price, royal birthday, a. clinton, victoria express, patons, williams fancy, hennessy, queen of the south, n, pandora proprietary gold estate, lyonbank lease, rowe's southern, rowe's extended, w. t. rowe, wallinduc company, glenfine horseshoe company, rowe's glenfine junction, wallinduc syndicate, pitfield estates, rowe's estate, southern glenfine, h. fields, christies & fields, balmoral company, glenfine united, hallett, great glenfine, rowe consuls, nicholls, london & melbourne gold mine, j. w. pascoe, christies, glenfine central, j. king, j. durston, great western extended, oswald, woadyyaloak, berringa, squire

This particular specimen was found in the Moorabool Slate quarries in Victoria. The Moorabool Slate quarries was established in the 1860’s by a company of Welshmen with a crew of six who purchased land by the riverside to mine for slate. Under the promise of adding to existing recourses the crew mined the slate which was used for paving and roofing. Slate is a fine-grained, low-grade metamorphic rock that is formed by the transformation of mudstone, shale or sometimes volcanic ash under low pressure and temperatures. It dark colour is due to carbonaceous material or to finely divided iron sulphide. It is believed that Evan Rowlands and Theophilus Williams of Ballarat were the first to discover the slate veins. Slate is a one of the most common natural stones in general use. Being used as paving, flooring, roofing and more. However, its history of being mined in Australia is not common as it is considered that the best places to mine slate is Spain and parts of the United Kingdom. This specimen is part of a larger collection of geological and mineral specimens collected from around Australia (and some parts of the world) and donated to the Burke Museum between 1868-1880. A large percentage of these specimens were collected in Victoria as part of the Geological Survey of Victoria that begun in 1852 (in response to the Gold Rush) to study and map the geology of Victoria. Collecting geological specimens was an important part of mapping and understanding the scientific makeup of the earth. Many of these specimens were sent to research and collecting organisations across Australia, including the Burke Museum, to educate and encourage further study.A somewhat rectangular foliated metamorphic rock composed of quartz, sericite and minerals from the chlorite group that make up the compounds of slate. The rock is dark grey almost black.Geological survey / R S / Loc Moorabool /Slate quarries / 1/4 sheet | 78 | Roofing Slate /burke museum, beechworth, geological, slate, metamorphic, slate (metamorphic), geological specimen, slate specimen, indigo shire

The Ballarat School of Mines was the first School of Mines in Australiasia, and had a model mining laboratory which provided testing for a fee.Quarter leather bound book with an alphabetical listing of names, and certificates and stubbs for Ballarat School of Mines Vacuum and Pressure-gauge Testing Apparatus Certificates.ballarat school of mines, vacuum and pressure-gauge testing apparatus certificate book, certicates, stubbs, vacuum testing, pressure gauge testing, m.b. john, berry united gold mining company, birthday company, britannia united gold mining company, cambrain company, dry diggings gold mining company, dimboola flour mill, first chance gold mining company, great northern extended consols rutherglen, h.v. mckay, lady brassey company, llanberris no. 1, llanberris no 2, mcvitty and company, phoenix foundry, e. rowlands, south woah hawp, tinworth and party, victoria corish united, william's fancy company, woah hawp canton gold mining company, woah hawp no. 2, andrew andreson, bourdons, frederick martell, lonie and dingle, cornish gold mines daylesford, j.d. williams, jane brad, clunes, wendouree asylum, electric hydralic dredging party, east jubilee gold mining company, j.e. cowley, john mann, normanby north company, new imperial gold mining company, ballarat brewing company, yarrowee dredging company, a. mckirdy, daylesford, pearce brothers, canadian, hepburn mineral spring company, \e. balhausen, ronaldson borthers and tippett, ballarat woollen mills, cathacart central gold mining company, j.b. robinson

The Sulieman Pasha is possibly named after the most important Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Suleiman One, or Suleiman the Magnificent, when the Ottoman Empire was at its peak. Or potentially a number of Ottoman governors, statesmen and military commanders with the same name after, however the spelling is slightly different to the mine name. No Turkish connection was found relating to the formation of the company, and remains unconfirmed. The mine operated from two shafts; No. 1 near the corner of Humffray and Mair streets, and also near where the Welcome Nugget (2217 ounces) was found years earlier; and the controversial No. 2 shaft several blocks south bordering the northern side of the main highway through Ballarat. The company produced 62 666 ounces of gold, the twelfth highest quartz reef gold production for any mine on the Ballarat goldfield. Some crushing figure examples are January-June 1881: 3674 tonnes 1085 ounces; January-June 1885: 2949 tonnes 1281 ounces; July-December 1885: 4459 tonnes 1119 ounces; January-June 1887: 1869 tonnes 730 ounces; July-December 1892: 1450 tonnes 771 ounces; July-December 1896: 4365 tonnes 1372 ounces. Like many mines in the area, gold grades were low. John Watson was noted as mine manager in the 1880s, and John Williams 1890s. The company was re-organised twice increasing the number of shares from 4000 to 24 000, and increasing the capital available. The Sulieman Pasha Company was formed in 1878. David Fitzpatrick was given the honour of turning the first sod of both the No.1 and later No. 2 shafts. The first dividend was given to shareholders in July 1881. The company obtained a prospecting vote (government grant) to start, and was very proud to be the first Victorian gold mining company to pay the funds back to the government. The event was marked by a lavish banquet laid out for ministers and government officials by the company. Leases were purchased to the south in 1885 to the Llanberris Mine boundary, after poor results began accumulating from the small No. 1 shaft. To take advantage of this new land the company planned to sink a second shaft. Initially this was to take place on government land, but the uproar from nearby residents caused the company to purchase land along the Main Road (now Western Highway), and the old Yarrowee Hotel which had occupied the site since the alluvial digger days of the 1850's was demolished. The area had since those days become heavily occupied with a number of shops, houses, a post office, church and two schools in the immediate area. The thought of an underground mine next door drew considerable opposition. The company (before the days of public relations departments) wrote 'most people would have thought that progress as vital as mining would be supported by tradesmen whose business rely on the mining industry. It seems when it comes to mining they are bereft of their senses, and considering the low ebb of mining in Ballarat East, the action of our opponents are unaccountable. (Sarcastically) There are certain engineering difficulties in moving the quartz reefs to a new location, but if we could to appease our opponents we would'. The company also wanted to take over 4 acres of the St Paul's school oval for machinery, but accused the St Paul's Church of wanting extortionate amounts of money upfront, and on a yearly basis for the privilege. It stated the church could not be opposed to mining when several years earlier it had formed its own company to mine the land, only for shareholders to lose their money. In 1886, the company approached the Minister for Mines, and attended heated public meetings on the matter. The local residents, shop owners, and church submitted a 60 person petition to the local council and government authorities. They stated the shaft contravened the mining statutes, which stating no mining could take place within 150 yards of a public building or church. A speech by a resident stated 'mining always comes with glorious pictures of the great benefits which would accrue all parties concerned if their request is granted, but if property is destroyed or depreciated in value, no-one then comes forward and compensates them'. The No. 2 shaft was approved including taking over part of the school oval. In 1888, workers at the company's No. 2 shaft went on strike to try and bring their wages in line with other mines in the district (the No. 1 shaft was operated by tributers). William Madden (26) was killed from a fall of earth underground the same year, while a year later his father John Madden (70) was similarly killed in the Madame Berry Mine elsewhere in the district. In 1897 as the amount of gold being found fell away, it came to light part of the deal to purchase the Yarrowee Hotel site was a 5% royalty on gold found. Shareholders could not understand why they were paying a royalty to the former owners of the property. The mine closed in 1898 due to a lack of gold. In 1902 a boy (age unknown) called Charles Lee was killed from a fractured skull while working to dismantle the Sulieman Pasha plant. The fuss over the No. 2 shaft had a sequel. On the company winding up, the land was purchased by J.S. Trethowan who built a house next to the shaft. In 1907, the shaft caved-in creating a sinkhole immediately at the back of the house. A Mr Chamberlain heard a deep rumbling sound at 5am, and looked out the window to see his fowl house and thirteen chickens disappear down an expanding hole. He then went back to bed, and called the police later in the day. The shaft was 1050 feet deep, and the hole at the surface that developed was 20 feet by 17 feet across, and 20 feet depth. In 1930 it is reported a syndicate had been formed to clean out the old shaft, and re-open the mine. It is assumed this was the No. 1 shaft but no more was found. (https://www.mindat.org/loc-304239.html, accessed 07/08/2019) A transverse section plan of the Sulieman Pasha Mine.sulieman pasha company, plan, mining, united black hill mine, victoria united mine, victoria street, britannia united mine, last chance mine, llanberris mine, ottoman empire, john watson, john williams, david fitzpatrick