Category: Victoria

“In 1909, a miners” strike starved the Victorian Railways and Melbourne”s coal industry, forcing a hasty development of the Wonthaggi mines as a public enterprise. Expansion of the coalfield followed through the 1910s and 1920s, with the establishment of a powerhouse and workshops complex, a brickworks and nine well equipped mines. The town of Wonthaggi…

“This reserve encompasses the site of the Whroo township and part of the associated Whroo goldfields. Alluvial gold was found at the present sites of Rushworth and Whroo in August 1853 and the resultant gold-rush brought thousands of hopeful diggers to the area overnight. With the winding down of mining activity in the 1890s the…

“Take the historic town walk and learn all about the history of Walhalla, including the Corner Stores Museum, the Old Fire Station spanning the creek, the Mountaineer Brass Band Rotunda, the Mechanics Institute, the Bank Vault, the local Post and Telegraph Office, St Johns Church and the hillside cemetery with its vertical graves.” Click Here…

“The story of quartz mining on Victoria Hill lies at the heart of Bendigo”s historical status as the world”s richest and deepest reefing field. Gold was discovered on Victoria Hill in 1854, and by early 1855 claims had been taken up over its entire extent. The mines worked until 1954 and produced over 22 million…