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A selection of old mining photos entrusted to the Gympie Family History Society. |
A photo taken in 1906 of the Great South Eastern gold mine Gympie note
the two different chimneys, round & square. |
 A
1906 photo of the Battery Shed Stampers Great South Eastern Mine in
1902. The Stampers were used to crush rock to extract the gold. |
 The
Great Eastern mine Number Two Shaft in the Early 1900's . Note the
square chimneys denoting the bricklayers were ? |
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A close up photo of the battery of stampers in a Scottish mine in 1902 Used to break up rock to extract gold |
 Main Scottish Number One shaft
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 Scottish Number One gold mine |
A Mining parabola cantina
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A photo taken looking towards Fairview hill Monkland, Gympie. |
The Oriental Glandmire gold mine at Monkland Gympie. |
 A
horse powered Whim used to wind the cables on to work the mine between the
depth of 50 feet to 500 feet. |
 A
two man powered Windlass used to lower and raise a large bucket. Used
between 0 feet to 50 feet. |
 A
horse pulling a trolleys of rock to be dumped. Large loads can be pulled
along the steel tracks by only one horse. |
 A
horse drawn rock cart. It takes four horses to move the heavy load of rock. |
 Miners
starting a relatively new mine with a covered Windlass to give shade and
keep the rain out. |
 Another
mining Whim used between 50 and 500 feet. |
 Miners |
 Another
style of Whim used between 50 and 500 feet. |
 Typical
old miners hut constructed of split slabs of timber |
 Miners
pose in front of their mine. Note the Whim. |
 The opening of the Fields in Gympie in 1868 |
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 A
photo of a stope. |
 Miners
pose for a photo on a plank used to access seams of gold. |
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