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Victorian brass & steel miners lamp by Abbott Roby & Naylor,…

Antique Victorian Brass & Steel Miners Lamp by Abbott Roby

Victorian brass & steel miners lamp by Abbott Roby & Naylor, with makers oval plaque to the front

Vintage brass miners lamp by the Protector lamp & lighting Co…

Vintage Brass Miners Lamp by Protector Lamp & Lighting Co

Vintage brass miners lamp by the Protector lamp & lighting Co Ltd, makers oval plaque to the front

Victorian brass & steel miners lamp, oval plaque to the front…

Antique Victorian Miners Lamp with Stamped Oval Plaque

Victorian brass & steel miners lamp, oval plaque to the front stamped 757

Victorian brass & steel miners lamp

Victorian Brass Miner's Lamp: Vintage Industrial Lighting

Victorian brass & steel miners lamp

A collection of 19th Century steel and copper engravings,…

19th Century Hand-Coloured Engravings: Melbourne, Ballarat, Geelong, and More

A collection of 19th Century steel and copper engravings, mostly hand-coloured and block mounted. Scenes include 'View on the Yarra near Dight's Mill' by Gill; 'Melbourne from the Botanical Gardens' by Winkles; 'South Bank of the Yarra, Near Melbourne' by…

Gold ore specimens, from the Bendigo goldfields central…

Bendigo Gold Ore Specimens: 1925 Collection with Notes

Gold ore specimens, from the Bendigo goldfields central Victoria with collection note, circa 1925

Bendigo goldfields ore specimen, together with a vial of…

Gold Specimens from Bendigo and Adelaide Hills

Bendigo goldfields ore specimen, together with a vial of alluvial gold from the Adelaide hills,

Antique steel and brass miners lamp type S1 'The Protector lamp…

Antique Miner's Lamp - The Protector Co

Antique steel and brass miners lamp type S1 'The Protector lamp & lighting Co Ltd'

Photographic Souvenirs: 'The Garden City: Panoramic Views of…

Panoramic Views of Ballarat & Picturesque Port Phillip

Photographic Souvenirs: 'The Garden City: Panoramic Views of Ballarat & District', [H.J. Summerscales, Sturt St.,circa 1910], with an essay titled 'Ballarat Revisited' together with, 'Picturesque Port Phillip' by E.J. Brady, [George Robertson & Co., circa…

Antique Chinese pocket banjo goldfields scales, 19th century 31…

Antique Chinese Pocket Banjo with Goldfields Scales

Antique Chinese pocket banjo goldfields scales, 19th century 31 cm long. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Three antique gold scales in timber cases, 19th century the…

Antique Gold Scales in Timber Cases (8 words)

Three antique gold scales in timber cases, 19th century the largest 22.5 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

T.W. Avery, three sets of antique gold scales in oak cases with…

Antique Gold Scales in Oak Cases

T.W. Avery, three sets of antique gold scales in oak cases with original yellow manufacturer's label inside the lids, 19th century the largest 19 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Antique gold scales in mahogany case with brass pans and three…

Antique Gold Scales in Mahogany Case

Antique gold scales in mahogany case with brass pans and three lozenge weights, 19th century the box 17.5 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Antique gold scales in cedar case with glass pans and…

19th Century Antique Gold Scales in Cedar Case

Antique gold scales in cedar case with glass pans and attractive lozenge weights, 19th century the box 18 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Antique gold scales in oak case with brass pans and square…

19th Century Gold Scales with Oak Case and Brass Pans

Antique gold scales in oak case with brass pans and square weights, 19th century ownership inscription inside lid 'C.A. Evans' the box 17 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Antique gold scales in timber box with glass pans and…

Antique Gold Scales with Weights and Timber Box

Antique gold scales in timber box with glass pans and attractive set of weights, 19th century the box 18 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Antique gold scales in oak case with an attractive set of cup…

19th Century Oak Case Antique Gold Scales with Cup Weights

Antique gold scales in oak case with an attractive set of cup weights, 19th century the box 21 cm wide. Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Goldfields mine shaft safety hook, designed for hauling buckets,…

19th Century Gold Mine Shaft Safety Hook

Goldfields mine shaft safety hook, designed for hauling buckets, 19th century 60 cm high overall with rope attached

Bendigo Goldfields ore specimens in circular tin

Circular Tin of Bendigo Goldfields Ore Specimens

Bendigo Goldfields ore specimens in circular tin

Miner's Dial in original fitted mahogany case by 'Thomas Street…

Antique Miner's Dial in Fitted Mahogany Case

Miner's Dial in original fitted mahogany case by 'Thomas Street And Son....London', circa 1860 used by the Ballarat Mines Inspector. the case 38.5 cm wide. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat

Pair of Bendigo pie dishes (2)

Bendigo Pie Dishes - Set of 2

Pair of Bendigo pie dishes (2)

The Wolf Safety Lamp Co. miners lamp 22 cm high.

Wolf Safety Lamp Co. Miners Lamp - 22cm

The Wolf Safety Lamp Co. miners lamp 22 cm high.

A vintage J&R Oldfield Ltd Manufacturers, Birmingham, England,…

Vintage Miners Lamp from J&R Oldfield Ltd, Birmingham, England

A vintage J&R Oldfield Ltd Manufacturers, Birmingham, England, patent no 20060/1904, miners lamp, height 23 cm

Henderson & Goodisson : The Beehive Stores, Bendigo: Brass…

Brass Printing Plate for Henderson & Goodisson Store

Henderson & Goodisson : The Beehive Stores, Bendigo: Brass printing plate, circa 1900, for the well-known Bendigo store; made by the Morris Manufacturing Co, Box Makers, Melbourne. The plate bears the 'By Special Appointment Coat-of-Arms' by which…

A miners lamps marked Ferndale coal, height 23 cm

Ferndale Coal Miner's Lamp - 23cm Height

A miners lamps marked Ferndale coal, height 23 cm

Late circa 19th US made brass miners lamp by the Springfield…

Springfield Brass Miners Lamp - Late 19th Century

Late circa 19th US made brass miners lamp by the Springfield universal lap Co, 11 cm high

A miners dial, by F Mitchell, Ballarat

F. Mitchell's Miners Dial from Ballarat

A miners dial, by F Mitchell, Ballarat

A collection of lithographs and engravings, comprising the…

Historic Lithographs and Engravings Collection

A collection of lithographs and engravings, comprising the bread exhibition, Sydney 1930, the Technological Museum, 1900, city of Ballarat 1901 and the Universities public Examination certificate 1912, 30 x 38.5 cm (average size)

Three pottery jugs by Pates, Lane Potteries & Ballarat Pottery,…

Pottery Jugs by Pates, Lane & Ballarat Pottery

Three pottery jugs by Pates, Lane Potteries & Ballarat Pottery, the largest 24 cm high

Vial containing 1 gram of alluvial gold 'Found by local…

1 Gram 23kt Alluvial Gold from Far North Queensland

Vial containing 1 gram of alluvial gold 'Found by local prospectors on the Far north Queensland goldfields, listed weight 23kt.'

A Prestwich Protector miners lamp, height 25 cm

Prestwich Protector: Reliable Miners Lamp, 25cm Height

A Prestwich Protector miners lamp, height 25 cm

A rustic pine gold cradle and pan, 19th century, of typical…

19th Century Rustic Pine Gold Cradle and Pan

A rustic pine gold cradle and pan, 19th century, of typical design, the cradle 74 cm high, 36 cm wide, 60 cm deep.

An early gold miners pick, reputedly from the Ballarat…

Ballarat Goldfields Miner's Pick: 19th Century Relic

An early gold miners pick, reputedly from the Ballarat Goldfields, 19th century, 61 cm long

Two antique miners lamps

Vintage Miner's Lamps

Two antique miners lamps

Vintage brass and steel miners lamp 27 cm height.

Antique Miner's Lamp - Brass and Steel - 27cm

Vintage brass and steel miners lamp 27 cm height.

Bendigo pottery blue glazed vase, cricket porcelain tankard and…

Blue Glazed Vase, Cricket Tankard, Folk Art Frame Trio

Bendigo pottery blue glazed vase, cricket porcelain tankard and a folk art picture frame, (3 items), the vase 16 cm high

A tinware watering can, 19th century, 45 cm high Provenance:…

19th Century Tinware Watering Can

A tinware watering can, 19th century, 45 cm high Provenance: Private Collection Bendigo

Goldfields bank gold collection bag from Bealiba (central…

1857 Goldfields Bank Collection Bag from Bealiba

Goldfields bank gold collection bag from Bealiba (central Victoria), circa 1857, leather with brass name plate and original padlock and key, additional locations added later in pen, 29 cm high

Eccles miners safety lamp, 25 cm high

Eccles Safety Lamp - 25 cm Height

Eccles miners safety lamp, 25 cm high

Ballarat Mechanics' Institute. Catalogue of the library.…

Ballarat Mechanics' Institute Library Catalogue, 1864

Ballarat Mechanics' Institute. Catalogue of the library. Ballarat, 1864. Duodecimo, pp. 56, original printed wrappers, disbound. Some light marginal waterstaining., The rare inaugural catalogue of the Institute, which was established in 1859.

A miners safety lamp, Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. For…

Miner's Safety Lamp by Protector Lamp and Lighting Co

A miners safety lamp, Protector Lamp and Lighting Co. For Eccles oil lamp, type 6. Height 33 cm.

Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated…

Women's Miner's Rights on Goldfields (4 items)

Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated January 1915 and issued to Emily Dixon, and another dated June 1919 issued to Sarah Watts. Also, two Rights dated July 1916 and July 1921 issued to Emily Cheney at Maryborough. (4 items).

Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated March…

Goldfields Miner's Rights for Women (2 items)

Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated March 1905 and issued to Jane Dunlop, with later transfer to Arthur Dixon. And another of November 1906 issued to Ellen Monahan. (2 items)

Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated…

Goldfields Miner Rights for Women (10 words)

Women On the Goldfields: Miner's Rights - Ballarat, dated August 1904 and issued to Bridget Walsh, and another of July 1915 issued to Mary Harvey. (2 items)

Miner's Rights: 1900-1916 range of Victorian Miner's Rights…

Victorian Miner's Rights Collection (1900-1916)

Miner's Rights: 1900-1916 range of Victorian Miner's Rights issued at Ballarat (4) & Maryborough (1). All at the 2/6 rate. (5 items).

A gold veined quartz specimen on a timber stand, The timber…

Gold Veined Quartz on Timber Stand from Bendigo Mine

A gold veined quartz specimen on a timber stand, The timber stand with a plaque inscribed 'The base of this momento is a piece of Messmate timber from a tree about 6 feet in diameter. It was recently removed by Western Mining from an old Bendigo mine…

A pair of British coal Mining Company Wales miners lamps,…

British Coal Mining Company Wales Miners Lamps

A pair of British coal Mining Company Wales miners lamps, Aberaman Colliery

Marshall, John 'Battling For Gold, or Stirring Incidents of…

Battling for Gold: Life on West Australia's Goldfields

Marshall, John 'Battling For Gold, or Stirring Incidents of Goldfields Life in West Australia' (E.W.Cole, Melbourne, 1903) 207pp including photo plates. Front free endpaper incription 'To His Excellency Admiral Sir Frederick George Denham Beford, Governor…

Hill end gold Mining Shares comprising five historic shares…

Historic Hill End Gold Mining Shares, 1923-1954

Hill end gold Mining Shares comprising five historic shares from Hawkins Hill south 13th August 1923, Beyers-Holtermann 22nd August 1950, Beyers-Holtermann 9th November 1954, Lucknow Alluvials 1st December 1952 & Lucknow Alluvials 1st December 1952.…

Paxton's gold Mining Company limited Hill end Share 1872 a rare…

Paxton's Gold Mining Company Limited Shares (1872)

Paxton's gold Mining Company limited Hill end Share 1872 a rare original issue of 500 one pound shares in Paxton's gold Mine during the 1872 boom. Condition, good, minor wear consistant with age. Dimensions, 23.2 x 12.5 cm

Thomas & Williams miners safety lamp

Thomas & Williams Safety Lamp

Thomas & Williams miners safety lamp

A mid-century two tier industrial workbench. Provenance:…

Industrial Two-Tier Workbench from Blundstone Factory

A mid-century two tier industrial workbench. Provenance: salvaged from the old 'Blundstone' factory in Ballarat, 81 cm high, 262 cm wide, 77 cm deep

Vintage McGeogh Carbide miners lamp H27 cm approx

Vintage Carbide Miners Lamp - 27 cm Height

Vintage McGeogh Carbide miners lamp H27 cm approx

Antique bullion / campaign trunk with double iron carry handles…

Antique Bullion Trunk with Iron Handles and Plaque

Antique bullion / campaign trunk with double iron carry handles to the ends, mounted with a plaque to the front engraved H.C Stephens Esq N0 1, approx 58 cm high, 82 cm wide, 57 cm deep . Ex Henry Charles 'Inky' Stephens (February 1841 - July 1918)

A rare pioneering blacksmith forge blower. a relic from Hill…

Hill End's Rare Blacksmith Forge Blower from Belfast Foundry

A rare pioneering blacksmith forge blower. a relic from Hill end, makers: Union foundry Belfast, Ireland

1880s share certificates ex Ballarat printer F. W. Niven, noted…

1880s Share Certificates from Ballarat Printer

1880s share certificates ex Ballarat printer F. W. Niven, noted Kaiser Gold Mining Company, Butler's Extended Freehold Gold Mining Company, Prince of Wales Birthday Quartz Mining Company, The New Koh-i-Noor Gold Mining Company. Poor/G condition.

Ballarat: 'Ballaaratania 1881-3. Descriptive Notes &…

Ballarat Memorabilia Collection

Ballarat: 'Ballaaratania 1881-3. Descriptive Notes & Statistics' by J. B. H. [Ballarat 1883]; 1864-90 cheques (5); range of trade cards (5).

Mining diary circa 1870s of South African born prospector Edwin…

Prospecting Life: 1870s South Africa

Mining diary circa 1870s of South African born prospector Edwin Bray. Fascinating handwritten accounts of daily life prospecting in South Africa. With accompanying carte de visite.

The Gold-Fields of Victoria Reports of The Mining Registrars…

Gold Mining Reports and News Clippings

The Gold-Fields of Victoria Reports of The Mining Registrars for the Quarter ending 30th June, 1887, & 'The London Mining Journal, 75th Anniversary Number.' with circa 1910 Ballarat news clippings. (2 items)

Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (3) &…

1902-16 Miner's Rights from Ballarat & Castlemaine

Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (3) & Castlemaine, dated 1902-16. Fair/G condition.

Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (6), dated…

Ballarat Miner's Rights 1898-1906 for William or Flora Barnard

Miner's Right: 2/6 Miner's Rights from Ballarat (6), dated 1898-1906, for William Barnard (2) or Flora Barnard (4). Good condition.

Lithograph panorama with architectural portraits titled 'View…

Ballarat City Panorama: 19th Century Lithograph

Lithograph panorama with architectural portraits titled 'View of the City of Ballarat. Victoria. Australia'. Printed & Published by Rider & Mercer, Steam Printers, Lithographers Engravers & Co Lydiard St Ballarat. 19th century. Rare image. 96 x 62 cm

Album of Ballarat & goldfields advertising lithographed labels.…

Ballarat & Goldfields Advertising Lithographed Labels Collection

Album of Ballarat & goldfields advertising lithographed labels. Noted ' 'Eberhard & Co Lime Juice Cordial. Clunes', 'Tait's Hotel', 'J. K. Blogg & Co'. (33 items). Inspection will reward.

Gold miner's bucket, hand forged iron in relic condition. 76 cm.…

Hand-forged Relic Bucket from Ballarat Gold Mine

Gold miner's bucket, hand forged iron in relic condition. 76 cm. Provenance: Private collection Ballarat.

Troy ounce bullion weights by 'De Grave Short & Fanner, London'.…

Antique Troy Bullion Weights Set, 1856 Liverpool

Troy ounce bullion weights by 'De Grave Short & Fanner, London'. 26 weights from 0.002 to 500 ounces in a single box apart from 200 & 500 which are unboxed. The name plate is engraved 'Decimal Troy Weights, Corporation of Liverpool 1856'

Goldfields: 1851-86 engravings (7) from illustrated newspapers,…

Goldfields Engravings: 1851-86

Goldfields: 1851-86 engravings (7) from illustrated newspapers, noted 'Lump of Gold from Ophir Diggings, Actual Size, Weight 3lb.10oz', Gold-Seekers arriving at Bathurst, on their way to Ophir' & 'Miners Prospecting'. All window mounted, various sizes.

Norman Penrose (1903-1970), Head of Bendigo Miner, pencil,…

Head of Bendigo Miner

Norman Penrose (1903-1970), Head of Bendigo Miner, pencil, signed 'N Penrose' lower right, 36 x 26 cm (oval)

Huxtable's Ballarat Directory, For The Year 1858. Some wear &…

Huxtable's Ballarat Directory 1858 (Second Edition)

Huxtable's Ballarat Directory, For The Year 1858. Some wear & staining to the original covers, spine hinge loose on back cover but otherwise a very good complete copy. This is the second edition that Huxtable released. Scarce & very desirable in this…

Miners Right; group of 5 late 19th century issued for the…

Ballarat District Miner's Rights - Set of 5

Miners Right; group of 5 late 19th century issued for the Ballarat district

Ballarat gold fields tinware map canister by John Hollway (ex…

Ballarat Tinware Canister and Money Box

Ballarat gold fields tinware map canister by John Hollway (ex major Ted Millet/Montrose cottage); plus early Ballarat tinware money box with Penhalluriack mark. Largest 26 cm

Vintage miners lamp, maker: Naylor, Wigan

Naylor Wigan Vintage Miners Lamp

Vintage miners lamp, maker: Naylor, Wigan

The Gold Commissioner's Camp At Creswick Creek, February 1857…

1857 Envelope from Ballarat to Gold Commissioner's Camp

The Gold Commissioner's Camp At Creswick Creek, February 1857 envelope from Ballarat to 'Stanley Wyman Esq., Gold Office Camp, Creswick's Creek' with 1d and 3d 'Half-Length' stamps (lithographed in Melbourne by Campbell & Ferguson) and tied by the barred…

A rare hot water urn by 'John Holloway & Sons Manufacturers of…

Rare John Holloway Hot Water Urn

A rare hot water urn by 'John Holloway & Sons Manufacturers of Ballarat'. Holloway arrived in Melbourne & pushed a wheelbarrow of tools to Ballarat in 1854 to start his tin smith business. 52 cm

Miner's Right: Group of seven (2s. 6d.) Victorian issue from…

Victorian Miner's Right to Ellen Kersteen Rasmussen

Miner's Right: Group of seven (2s. 6d.) Victorian issue from the district of Ballarat to Ellen Kersteen Rasmussen. Early 20th century c1920/30s

Eureka: Group of military brass tunic buttons from the 12th &…

Military Tunic Buttons from 1854 Ballarat Rebellion - Rare

Eureka: Group of military brass tunic buttons from the 12th & 40th Regiments of foot who were stationed at Ballarat during the 1854 rebellion. Nicely mounted for display. Rare (4)

Miner's Right & Bank Cheques: 1888 Miners Right issued to…

Miner's Right & Bank Cheques Lot

Miner's Right & Bank Cheques: 1888 Miners Right issued to William Edwell Harcourt of Moonee Ponds for mining in the Castlemaine district (details verso); Plus a group of 9 Ballarat bank cheques (1876-1886). 10 items

A cast iron kettle, ceramic jelly mould and a Bendigo pottery…

Vintage Kitchenware Trio: Cast Iron, Ceramic, and Pottery

A cast iron kettle, ceramic jelly mould and a Bendigo pottery pot

Framed Australian Ballarat Government Camp Riot Notice, dated…

1854 Ballarat Government Camp Riot Notice

Framed Australian Ballarat Government Camp Riot Notice, dated 1854

Eureka Rebellion: 1854 Government 'Blue Paper' Report, 'Riot at…

Eureka Rebellion: Government Report on Ballaarat Disturbance

Eureka Rebellion: 1854 Government 'Blue Paper' Report, 'Riot at Ballaarat. Report of the Board, Appointed to Enquire Into Circumstances Connected with the Late Disturbance at Ballaarat. Together with Evidence Taken By the Board ' 21st November, 1854.…

'The Goldfields & Mineral Districts of Victoria' by R.Brough…

Victoria's Goldfields & Mineral Districts, 1850-1862

'The Goldfields & Mineral Districts of Victoria' by R.Brough Smyth (Queensberry Hill Press 1979) facsmilie edition of 1000 copies; 'Victoria The Golden. Scenes, Sketches & Jottings from Nature by William Strutt. Melbourne, Victoria 1850-1862' (Melbourne…

Gold: 'Further Papers relative to the Recent Discovery of Gold…

Gold Discovery in Australia, 1852

Gold: 'Further Papers relative to the Recent Discovery of Gold in Australia' [London, 1852], 131pp, with two enclosed maps - 'A Chart of the (Upper Turon) Gold Diggings' & 'The South Eastern Portion of Australia compiled from the Colonial Surveys' by…

Depression era miners table from abandoned bushmans hut…

Depression Era Miner's Table from Egenstown Bushman's Hut

Depression era miners table from abandoned bushmans hut Egenstown circa 1860s-1870s, purchased by Murray Walker 65 cm high, 82 cm wide, 40 cm deep