Scope and Contents 178 x 126 mm. A view showing the office, the battery house and the main shaft of the mine. Text below the photograph reads ‘This famous Quartz Claim covers an area of 24 acres, and has six shafts, which represent 4000 feet of sinking; there are no less than 13 levels and 16 crosscuts, giving a total of 12,000 feet in length. The total amount expended in labour by this company is £228,000. The quartz raised amounts to 114,500 tons, and it has yielded 188, 000 ozs of gold. The amount paid in...

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197 x 140 mm. A view of this large willow tree, with the river beyond. The handwritten caption also states ‘grown from cutting taken from Napoleon’s first grove, St Helena’.

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Landscape format.

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Landscape format.

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155 x 208 mm. A view of the falls, which drop in woodland among boulders and ferns.

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200 x 145 mm. A view of the racecourse paddock, with crowded stands in the background, and smartly dressed women with parasols sitting in the foreground.

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199 x 146 mm. A view looking down on the mine, with workings extending into the hillside behind. The Long Tunnel Mine opened in 1865 and proved to be the most productive of Victorian mines: over 815,000 oz. of gold were recovered in the 50 years of its existence.

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194 x 127 mm. A view from the roof of a nearby building looking over Lonsdale Street to the complex of hospital buildings. The first hospital opened on this site in 1848 had only 22 beds and further buildings were added in the following years. The whole hospital was rebuilt in 1910.

Scope and Contents 177 x 123 mm. An exterior view of the hall, situated in View Street, showing the six Corinthian pillars of the façade, with figures leaning against them posing for the camera. The text beneath the picture reads ‘This magnificent building was erected in 1874, at the cost of £10,000, and contains a fine hall, measuring 95x 45 feet, capable of seating 1,100 persons. A Lodge Room 55 x 32 ft, 6 additional rooms for Masonic purposes, and a suite of 13 rooms in addition (including club, billiard,...

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205 x 150 mm. A view of the falls, which drop through woodland.

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186 x 119 mm. A view looking along the River Watt with figures standing on the tree trunks in the foreground which formerly acted as a bridge. Beyond, partially obscured by trees, the new bridge can be seen.

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Landscape format. [Pilot in bowler hat].

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Landscape format. Port Lonsdale in the background. [Port Lonsdale in the very far distance].

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Nine loose black and white photographs measuring approximately 200 x 150 mm. They show interior and exterior views of the library, and have handwritten captions on the reverse, together with the photographic studio's stamp.

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Boy scouts bathing. [Vegetation on the far bank].

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206 x 152 mm. A view showing the road in the foreground, with woodland ferns and trees beyond.

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190 x 126 mm. A view looking along the main street of Walhalla, situated in a valley and surrounded by hills, with mine buildings in the foreground. The Long Tunnel Gold Claim is in the foreground of this photograph.

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183 x 130 mm. A view looking across lawns and the lake towards the university buildings. For a brief history of the university buildings see Y3087D/21.

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199 x 150 mm. A view looking across the river to the wharf, with an iron girder bridge crossing the river beyond. With stores and warehouses beside the wharf.

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184 x 129 mm. A view showing the river in the foreground with a small house on the hill beyond.

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184 x 130 mm. A view looking along the river, with rowing boats moored along the bank and a small township or suburb on the hill in the background.