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THE HISTORY OF
GOLD MINING IN AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA OR WESTERN AUSTRALIA etc.

GOLD IN AUSTRALIA

Gold was first discovered in Australia in 1839 by the Polish Count, Paul Strzelecki.
There are many references of gold being found as early as 1823. In 1849 a shepherd found 22 ounces near Ballarat. After visiting the USA in 1849 Edward Hargreaves realised the potential for gold in the Bathurst area of NSW and started employing labourers to dig. Word was out about gold and soon miners were digging gold in Victoria, uncovering 'The Welcome Stranger' (world's largest nugget) which weighed 2,280 ounces. Gold, believed to be deposited in a molten state, is actually deposited from hot solutions emanating from deep within the earth.

GOLD IN VICTORIA

Gold was first discovered in Victoria in 1847
by a Port Phillip shepherd.
The gold discovery at Ballarat in 1851 sparked Victoria's famous gold rush. An estimated 6000 diggers (miners) arrived each week seeking their fortune. The gold rush brought migrants from all over the world. For a number of years the output of gold in Victoria was greater than any other country in the world. Many of the World's largest Gold Nuggets were found in Victoria's 'Golden Triangle'. Victoria has produced over 2,400 tonnes of gold which represents 32% of Australia's gold output.

Gold nuggets are still being discovered today in many parts of Victoria by prospectors using metal detectors.

GOLD IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

Patrick "Paddy" Hannan made the gold discovery which started the Gold Rush in 1893.
Gold was first discovered in Western 
Australia in the Kimberly in 1885, but the venture was short lived. A small town boomed at
Southern Cross from 1988.
In 1892 Arthur Bailey and William Ford announced the first big discovery gold at Coolgardie.

Nine months later, in June, a rich discovery was made by Paddy Hannan and Tom Flanagan. This started a gold rush to the fields. Alluvial gold has also been found at Marble Bar, Yalgoo, Wiluna, Norseman and the most notable deposit of Kalgoorlie where the Super Pit is located. Western Australia produces about 140 tonnes of gold annually.
The Golden Eagle is the largest gold nugget found in Western Australia weighing 1,136 troy ounces.

MINING FIGURINES
WHOLESALE PRICE LIST
Minimum Order $300.00
M001
Whoopee Medium
With GOLD
SIZE: 4x3x2 cms
WEIGHT: 10.6 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M002
Bonanza
Miner kneeling
with Pan
and GOLD
SIZE: 3.25x3
x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 14.3 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M003
Miner Kneeling
with Shovel
Cup For Stone
SIZE: 4.5x3
x1.5 Gms
WEIGHT: 21.8 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M004
Miners Pick
SIZE: 4x3cms
WEIGHT: 2.7 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M005
Miner
Medium Size
Picking
SIZE: 4x3x2.5 cms
WEIGHT: 13.2
PRICE: $15.00
M006
Small Miner
Hammer & Chisel
SIZE: 3x2x1 Cms
WEIGHT: 5.0 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M007
Whoopee
Diamond Mining
Small Miner on Base
With CZ
SIZE: 3x2x1 cms
WEIGHT 5.3 gms
PRICE: $10.00
VACANT NUMBER
M008
Large whoopee
Hand Up

SIZE: 6.3x4.2x2.8
WEIGHT: 43.4 gms
PRICE: $24.00
M009
Large Miner
panning
SIZE: 5x4.5x2.5 cms
WEIGHT: 46 gms
PRICE: $24.00
M010
Large Miner
panning
With GOLD in Pan
SIZE: 5x4.5x2.5 cms
WEIGHT: 47.2
PRICE: $28.00
M011
Small Miner
Heavy Nugget
SIZE: 3.4x2.5X1 cm
WEIGHT: 10.4 GMS
PRICE: $8.00
M012
Miner Kneeling
With Pick
Holding GOLD
SIZE: 4x3.8x1 cms
WEIGHT: 22.3 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M013
Small Diamond Miner
on base
Digging
With CZ
SIZE: 3x4x1,5 cms
WEIGHT: 9 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M014
Small Miner
Digging
SIZE:3x2.5x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 6 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M015
Medium Miner
On Base
Picking
With GOLD
SIZE: 4x3.5x2
WEIGHT: 18.5 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M016
Medium Diamond Miner
On Base
Picking
With CZ
SIZE: 4x3.5x2 cms
WEIGHT: 19.5 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M017
Medium Miner
On Base
Picking
SIZE: 4x3.5x2 cms
WEIGHT: 19.5 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M018
SIZE: 3x3x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 13.2 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M019
Small Miner
On Base
With CZ
SIZE: 3x3x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 13.2 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M020
Small Miner
On Base
SIZE: 3x3x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 13.2 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M021
Small Miner
On Base
With Cup for Stone
SIZE: 3.6x3.3x1.7 cms
WEIGHT: 19.2 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M022
Small Miner Picking
On Base
with Cup for Gem
SIZE: 3x3x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 13.2 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M023
Medium Miner
With Pick
Hand Up
SIZE: 5.3x4x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 32.2 gms
PRICE: $22.00
M024
Medium Miner
With Pick
Hand Up
Holding GOLD
SIZE: 5.3x4x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 32.2 gms
PRICE: $25.00
M025
Medium Miner
With Air Leg
SIZE: 4.7x6.2x1.7 cms
WEIGHT:
PRICE: $15.00
M026
OLD TIMER
Hoding Pick
Holding GOLD
SIZE: 4.3x4x1 cms
WEIGHT: 15.5gms
PRICE: $15.00
M027
Small Whoopee
For Mounting
on Crystals
SIZE: 3x2.5x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 5.4 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M028
Miner Kneeling
on Base
form mounting
Opal, Gold or Gem
SIZE: 3x4x2 cms
WEIGHT: 25.2 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M029
Miner Standing
with Gold
SIZE: 4.5x3x2 cms
WEIGHT: 20.4 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M030
Miner Standing
SIZE: 4.5x3x2 cms
WEIGHT: 20.4 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M031
Small Miner Standing
with CZ
SIZE: 3.5x1.5x1
WEIGHT: 5.8 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M032
Miner Panning
with Gold
SIZE: 2.6x3x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 14.1 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M033
Small Miners Barrow
with Gold
SIZE: 4x1.7x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 7.3 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M034
Large Miners Barrow
SIZE: 5.5x2.5x2 cms
WEIGHT: 28 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M035
Miner with
Hammer & Chisel
Gold in Cup
SIZE: 3.1x2.8x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 8.5 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M036
Miner with
Hammer & Chisel
Cup for Gem or Gold
SIZE: 3.1x2.8x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 8.5 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M037
Medium Miner Panning
With Gold
SIZE:
WEIGHT: 14.5 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M038
Windlass
Witrh Gold
SIZE: 2.9x2.2x1 cms
WEIGHT: 13.5 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M039
Small Miner Panning
On Base
with Cup for Gem
SIZE: 4x3x2 cms
WEIGHT: 21.3
PRICE: $12.00
M040
Miner With Ore Cart
SIZE: 6x4x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 33 gms
PRICE: $24.00
M041
Miners Gold Bag
SIZE: 3x1.6x1.7 cms
WEIGHT: 21.9 gms
PRICE: $10.00
M042
Examples of 3 Miners
M043
Tiny Miner
Kneeling with Pick
SIZE: 2.5x1.5x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 2.8 gms
PRICE: $8.00
Tiny Miner
Kneeling with Pick
M044
SIZE: 2.5x1.5x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 2.8 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M045
Large Swagman on Rock
SIZE:
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M046
Small Miners Bag
SIZE: 2.3x1.2x.8 cms
WEIGHT: 6.1 gms
PRICE: $5.00
M047
Small Miner Picking
SIZE: 3x1.8x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 4.9 gms
PRICE: $8.00
M048
small Whoopee
on Base
SIZE: 3x2.5x1.5 cms
WEIGHT: 5.4 gms
PRICE: $8.00
 
M049
Small Miner
Pushing Ore Cart
SIZE: 3.2x3.2x2 cms
WEIGHT: 16.5 gms
PRICE: $12.00
M050
Medium Miner Digging
SIZE: 4x3.1x2 cms
WEIGHT: 15.4 gms
PRICE: $15.00
M051
Whoopee Miner
Kneeling with Cup
for Gem
SIZE: 4 X 3 x 2 cms
WEIGHT: 13.9 gms
PRICE: $15.00
 
M052
Hardrock Miner
With Cap
SIZE: 11.8X4.6X3
WEIGHT: 238 gms
PRICE: $75.00
 
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New Holland Pewter

New Holland Pewter is our unique brand of fine lead-free pewter which has been made in Australia since 1983. The original master pattern is designed in our studio, then hand crafted to create the three dimensional model. There are several ways to create the master pattern but usually the 'lost wax' method is preferred. From the wax pattern a bronze or silver master pattern is made. The master pattern is then used to make what we call a 'master mould' from which a quantity of originals are reproduced. These are second generation masters and each one is carefully hand detailed in order to make a production mould for centrifugal casting. After casting each piece is individually handcrafted to remove any imperfections and is then polished to a high glossy finish using polishing techniques developed by us over a quarter of a century.

For generations, pewter has been a highly regarded metal, fourth in line as the most used metal in the jewellery industry after gold, silver and platinum. Pewter could, in fact, be called,

the Semi-Precious Metal

because it is the metallic equivalent of semi-precious stones and is the metal of choice for sculptors in the jewellery, gift and souvenir industries.

Each piece is hand crafted to perfection in our studio and, when polished to perfection, looks like sterling silver.

To meet the international standard for this beautiful metal, pewter is classified as being lead-free.

The New Holland brand of pewter will not tarnish under normal conditions and, because it is lead-free, is completely non-toxic. When you look for pewter figurines, always look for our brand, New Holland Pewter.

We offer a service in custom making original patterns and mould making. We can custom make to your own design, make the mould and cast and finish each piece to perfection.

Our custom made pewter figurines are only made in the finest lead-free pewter . Our fine pewter is unique and, when polished, looks like sterling silver.

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