JOHN BULL CO
21 SLAUGHTERHOUSE ROAD DURHAM LEAD, BALLARAT CITY
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JOHN BULL CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
Durham Lead, No. 5 or Buninyong Division, Ballarat
JOHN BULL GOLD MINING Co./JOHN BULL Co.
08.1857: company formed
09.11.1857: on the Durham Lead the John Bull claim amalgamated with other parties last week and work will begin in earnest now that the timid parties have been weeded out.
03.1860: now in the gutter and have commenced puddling.
04.1860: busy and obtaining a fair yield.
06.1860: doing very well.
02.1861: yielding good wages at present.
04.1861: at work driving out the gutter with the usual returns.
06.1861: persevering but with indifferent results.
07.1861: last fortnights result were good at £16 per share.
08.1861: last 2 months have yielded £3 to £8 per man per week.
09.1861: dividend of £14 per man for the fortnight.
11.1861: earning about £5 per man per week.
12.1861: southern portion giving good yields; earnings £39 per man last month.
12.1862: produced 4,500 ounces by this time.
02.1863: shaft down 300 feet; using a 13 inch by 18 inch steam engine for puddling, winding and pumping; the boiler is 18 feet by 4 feet 6 inches; using 7 inch pumps, plunger and drawlift; trucks and cages
1863: yields had fallen and some of the 31 shareholders preferred to forfeit the mine.
12.1870: together with the Hopeful and other workings yielded 700 ounces.
03.1871: together with the Hopeful, Speculator, Monte Christo etc., yielded 700 ounces.
09.1871: yield of 80 ounces.
12.1871 : yield of 300 ounces.
07.1860 to 12.1871: recorded production of 4878 ozs 11 dwt 3 gr (or 151.774 kg).
03.1872: having problems with the water, some miners were thrown out of work while the company was procuring more powerful machinery.Heritage Inventory Description
JOHN BULL CO - Heritage Inventory Description
The mine has had material removed and there is no indication from the remaining material about how the site was organised or operated. The southern of the heap, 55 m by 20 m, is mostly mullock, while the northern part, 25 m by 40 m by up to 3 m high, is a combination of both mullock and quartz wash.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Low
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BOARD OF ADVICE CO.Victorian Heritage Inventory
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OPTIMUS COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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OLD FORTIES COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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