Physical description

Hardcover book, crocodile skin print brown cover, black spine. Written on front in black pen 'Gold Book, Nell Gwynne Reef N.L.' Monthly entries in book date from December 1941 to December 1944 and relate to bullion, weight advanced upon , amount of advance, weight after melting, value, balance of assay. . Paper clip in book holds2 City of Bendigo Municipal Weighbridge dockets,dated November 29 and December 14, 1949, indicating that pyrites for the Nell Gwynne Reef was weighed. Purchaser: Leggo, Driver Leggo. Nett Weight 1 ton, 14 cwts. And second 2 tons, 7cwt, 3qrs Toll 1/-/-. Signed U. Austin, weigher. A4 letter appended to weighbridge dockets addressed to Mr. J.J. Stanistreet, Commonwealth Bank Chambers, Bendigo, dated 28th. December 1949. re ' Nell Gwynne Reefs G.M. Coy N.L., I beg to report having attended at the …..mill and afterwards at the works of Victor Leggo Mining Coy. To sample consignments of pyrites. Moisture contents were determined and weighbridge docket checked. Etc.' Assay declarations described in letter.