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198-07602 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, line up of two Mancha locomotives and the Gemco, then an English Electric. In the background is the demolished locomotive changing and maintenance shed. The building on the right is the compressor and water treatment plant sheds, the lead unit has Wittenoom Exprss stencilled on the battery box, this unit now resides at the Pilbara Railways Historical Society near the 7 Mile complex in Dampier.
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198-15534 viewsPort Hedland Port, view of the Cargill Salt berth and loader, or PHPA Berth No. 3, in this 2001 view, the then new bulker loader is under construction and manganese is stockpiled on the ground. The BHP Finucane Island berth is visible along with the overland conveyor for the HBI plant.
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195-15644 viewsWittenoom, view from the Devil's Staircase of Colonial Mill and Mine with piles of tailings, the building and yard at the bottom of the frame is the warehouse or store and gated yard with the workshop being the larger of the two, the buildings at the top level are the locomotive and underground mining offices and workshops, with the crusher and milling and bagging plant using gravity to its advantage.
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160101 9808437 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, concrete footings and foundations for the now removed milling plant, drive visible in the background. Geodata.
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