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ON FRONT COVER: IMAGE OF MINING STRUCTURES AND MULLOCK HEAPS IN GREEN WAS HCOLOUR
OVERVIEW OF GOLD MINING AND DEEP LEAD MINING IN PARTICULAR 58 PAGES
non-fiction
ON THE 20TH AMRCH 1902 THE PEOPLE OF VICTORIA WERE SHCIKED TO READ IN THEIR NEWSPAPS THAT THERE HAD BEEN A MAJOR DISASTER AT A MINE JUST OUTSID BALLARAT IN WHICH A NUMBER OF MINERS WERE TRAPPED UNDERGROUND IN THE FLOODED WORKINGS
LAMINATED MANAGEMENT REVIEW FOR QUEENS PARK CLUNES. SHOWING MASTER PLAN. COMPLETED 2006. JEANETTE SPITTLE
queens park, clunes, management review, regional botanic gardens
MINING IN CLUNES
.1 THE PORT PHILLIP & COLONIAL GOLD MINING CO. CLUNES. NORTH CROSS SECTION AND SOUTH CROSS SECTION. SCALE 1:100 .2 NEW NORTH CLUNES SHEET 2. TRANSVERSE SECTIONS AND LONGITUDINAL SECTIONS. 656. LOOKING SOUTH. LOOKING NORTH .3 TRANSVERSE SECTIONS, SOUTH CLUNES UNITED G.M. CO. No.1 SHAFT, No.2 SHAFT, No.3 SHAFT, No.4 SHAFT.
.1 ON BACK OF MAP: NORTH PORT PHILLIP X-SECTION 22325N .2 HANDWRITTEN NOTES ON MAP .3 HANDWRITTEN NOTES ON MAP
port phillip & colonial gold mining, new north clunes, south clunes united
SMALL BOOK - COLOURED IMAGE ON FRONT COVER IS OF STONE RUINS AND A GUM TREE
non-fiction
AS IN THE UNITED STAES, GHOST TOWNS ARE ONE OF THE SELDOM VISITED, YET ENDURING FEATURES OF OUR LANDSCAPE...
clunes victoria, ghost town
GROUP OF 9 MEN, A SMALL GIRL AND A TODDLER AGAINST A BLUESTONE BUILDING WALL. MEN OBVIOUSLY WORKING BEE AS FOREGROUND IS OVERGROWN. UNKNOWN AREA. MOUNTED ON BOARD.
local history, workers
FLOOR PLAN AND ELEVATIONS OF CLUNES MUSEUM PRIOR TO RENOVATION. MEASURED DRAWING SCALE 1:100. R. ANDREW BROWNELL, ARCHITECT DAYLESFORD. LAMINATED.
clunes museum, floor plans, william barkell mem. arts & historic centre
FACTORY COMPLEX DEMOLISHED IN APPROX. 1968
PLAN DRAWN AND PAINTED WITH WATERCOLOURS OF EBERHARD & CO. CLUNES & TALBOT CORDIAL FACTORY IN FRASER STREET CLUNES. SKETCHED FROM THE MEMORY OF:-
eberhard & co. cordial, clunes & talbot, plans of former buildings
LARGE BOOK DATED 1875. DRAWINGS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF CLUNES WATERWORKS. CONTAINS 12 PAGES
local history, clunes, water works, drawings
FORMERLY USED FOR DISPLAY IN CLUNES MUSEUM BEFORE RENOVATION
WOOD LOOK FRAMED MAP OF CLUNES, UNDER GLASS. COMPILED BY CHARLES FENTON 1987. CLUNES SHOWING HOUSES, MINES, STREETS AND SURROUNDING ESTATES. LEGEND BOTTOM LEFT.
clunes, map
GOLD METAL FRAME UNDER GLASS WITH WHITE MATT SURROUNDS. DRAWING OF CLUNES, BUILDINGS CORNER FRASER AND TEMPLETON STREETS.
GHOST TOWNS OF AUSTRALIA NO. 2 CLUNES VIC 2 28/40
clunes, buildings
ORIGINAL CLOCK ON DISPLAY IN CLUNES MUSEUM
PHOTOGRAPH OF TIME CLOCK USED BY WORKERS AT THE INTERNKNIT KNITTING MILLS. FRAMED WITH LIGHT COLOURED WOOD UNDER GLASS SURROUNDED BY WHITE MATT BOARD. ORIGINAL TIME CLOCK IS ON DISPLAY IN THE CLUNES MUSEUM
local history, interknit knitting mills, horology
PROPOSED CLUNES NEIGHBOURHOOD HOUSE PLAN TEMPLETON STREET 2009
clunes neighbourhood house, proposed plans, templeton street
MINE WORKINGS IN CLUNES
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH CLUNES GOLD WORKINGS MAP SUPERIMPOSED. MOUNTED ON CARDBOARD WITH DETAILS OF MINE LOCATION. TYPED DESCRIPTION PASTED BELOW.
port phillip mine, aerial photograph, quartz mining
BROWN WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM 1949. NAMES LISTED. DECORATIVE LINES AROUND INNER EDGE, DARK GREEN MATT BORDER
clunes, football team, 1949
FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES GUN CLUB MEMBERS WITH TROPHY. UNDER GLASS
clunes, gun club members
MINING IN CLUNES
WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH UNDER GLASS MOUNTED ON MATT BOARD. DIAMOND DRILL NO. 7L. DRILLED 17 HOLES AT CLUNES BETWEEN OCTOBER 1885 AND APRIL 1887. PRINTED EXPLANATION AT BOTTOM
RINGWOOD FRAMING GALLERY STICKER
mining, equipment, 18990, diamond drill no 7l
BROWN LEATHER LOOK COVER. SCIENCE PRIMER. EDITED BY PROFS HUXLEY, ROSCOE AND BALFOUR STEWART
non-fiction
SCIENCE PRIMER, GEOLOGY,
prof. geike, geology
SILVER PAINTED WOODEN FRAMED PAINTING UNDER GLASS. BLACK BACKGROUND. DRAWING OF MT. BECKWORTH FLOWERS BY F.R. ANDERSON, CRESWICK. FLOWERS NAMED ON BACK OF PAINTING
ON BACK LIST OF FLOWERS. MT. BECKWORTH FLOWERS BY F.R. ANDERSON, CRESWICK
mt beckworth, flowers
CLUNES FEMALE COUNCILLOR
WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH UNDER GLASS OF CLUNES' LAST COUNCILLOR. LAURICE NEWMAN 1991-1994
laurice newman, clunes
FIRE BRIGADE COMPETITION
CARVED WOODEN FRAMED SEPIA PHOTOGRAPH UNDER GLASS. 4 MEN SEATED, 3 MEN STANDING. H. HORNBY - POLE, LIEU HARRIS, W. SCHULTZ - 2ND LENGTH S. PEARCE - 2ND BRANCH, O WILLIAMS - COUPLER ON, F. WEICHARDT - HYDRANT 4TH PRIZE SIX MEN
fire brigade, clunes, demonstration, 4th prize
SCENES OF THIS FILM SHOT IN CLUNES
.1 COMPACT DISC. .2 PLASTIC COVER TO CONTAIN CD IMAGE ON COVER OF A YOUNG PERSON ON PAPER
.2 TITLE ON PAPER IMAGE JERRYCAN
jerrycan, short film, clunes
MINING
TIMBER LOOK FRAMED PHOTOCOPY OF ENGRAVINGS OF COAL MINING AND METALLIFERROUS MINING. MOUNTED ON MATT CARD, UNDER GLASS
SMALL STICKER ON BACK "409 MINING ENGRAVING 305X220MM INCL. SEVERAL FIGURES FROM BLACKIES POPULAR ENCYCLOPEDIA 1877 #39003.
coal mining, metalliferous mining
SMALL ROUND BADGE WITH PIN AND CATCH ON THE REVERSE. GOLD COLOURED EDGE, WHITE BACKGROUND, BLACK AND GOLD PRINTING ON THE FRONT
20TH CLUNES COMMUNITY DINNER 2017
clunes community dinners, 20th anniversary
SMALL BOOKLET WITH WITH BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE ON FRONT COVER OF SEVERAL PEOPLE JUMPING OVER A SMALL CREEK. RED PRINTING ON CREAM COLOURED BACKGROUND. 96 PAGES
non-fiction
THE STORY OF TALBOT BY JOHN SWAIN
walking victoria, talbot walk
PORT PHILLIP MINE DRAWING BY REES DAVIES 1868
WOODEN FRAMED DRAWING ON MATT BOARD UNDER GLASS. MERCURY TROUGHS, STRAKES AND STAMPS. PORT PHILLIP MINE. TYPED NARRATIVE AT THE BOTTOM (LOOSE)
STAMPED WITH LINNEAN SOCIETY OF N.S.W. inc. 1884
clunes, gold mining, mining equipment or methods, rees davies
CLUNES TOWNSHIP IN 1886
BLACK WOODEN FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH OF CLUNES. HAND TINTED WITH A NARRATIVE WHICH WAS GLUED ONTO THE GLASS. VIEW LOOKING SOUTH NEAR THE PRESENT DAY SCENIC ROAD LOOKOUT.
colonial and indian exhibition in london 1886, bute & downes amalgamated, buildings, mining
HARDBACK BROWN COVER. LEATHER BOUND WITH TITLE ON THE SPINE PRINTED IN GOLD. 192 PAGES. AUTHOR WILLIAM CAMPBELL.
non-fiction
AN EXPOSITION OF THE LAND REGULATIONS AND THE CLAIMS AND GRIEVANCES OF THE CROWN TENANTS
mining, crown land tenants, emigration, gold mining
DIAMOND DRILLING PROCESS. MINING
FRAMED DRAWING OF DIAMOND DRILL CRESWICK. PUBLISHED IN PICTURESQUE ATLAS OF AUSTRALASIA IN 1886
DIAMOND DRILL CRESWICK, VICTORIA. DESCRIPTION OF DIAMOND DRILLING PROCESS
mining, equipment, diamond drilling
DEPICTING HARDSHIP OF TRAVEL TO THE DIGGINGS
FRAMED DRAWING OF VICTORIAN GOLD DIGGINGS 'TRAVELLING TO THE DIGGINGS'.
THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS. FEBRUARY 26, 1853. P. 161
mining, miners, families
SHARE CERTIFICATE
SHARE CERTIFICATE. FRAMED. CRITERION AMALGAMATED QUARTZ MINING CO. MADE OUT TO P.B. GIBBS ESQ. 2/8/1869
clunes, mining, criterion amalgamated quartz mining
FRAMED PHOTOGRAPH. COULD BE FAMILY - FATHER / MOTHER CENTRE. 4 FEMALES FRONT ROW, 7 MALES BACK ROW.
family, local history
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