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194-26577 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, sign on one of the access roads around the mill.May 20, 2014
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194-25563 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view into the loco workshop - battery charging shed, looking south, Mancha haulers with their battery modules on the racks, switchboard at right, with charging transformer visible in the background.May 20, 2014
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194-24519 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, battery charging transformers in locomotive workshops.May 20, 2014
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194-23522 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, detail view of Mancha battery locomotive with battery module sitting off loco, shows drive shaft to front axle from rear axle gearbox and wheels and large traction motor at the rear, on the battery module are the head light and cover hinge arrangement.May 20, 2014
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194-22538 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, detail view of a Mancha battery module with the covers in the open position shows the full forty eight 2 volt cells to power the 80 volt locomotives.May 20, 2014
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194-21543 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of Mancha hauler with battery module open on ramp, view of driver's seat, controller, brake wheel and the drive motor inside the locomotive.May 20, 2014
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194-20664 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, battery module over a Mancha hauler, titled WITTENOOM_EXPRSS inside the workshops. This item was relocated to the Pilbara Railways Historical Society museum near 7 Mile Karratha in 2004.May 20, 2014
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194-19678 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, English Electric battery locomotive hauler and No.1 battery compartment open with batteries removed, workshops area, GEMCO Hauler behind it. Small MG DC generator set for battery charging behind at right, gorge in the background looking south.May 20, 2014
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194-18690 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, builders plate for GEMCO Hauler. Serial 12304-05/10/65, Motor H.P. 2/11, Volts 80, Drawbar Pull (lbs) 1250, George Moss Pty Ltd, Leederville, WA.May 20, 2014
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194-17672 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of railway workshop - battery charging plant looking north, Gemco unit at right, English Electric unit with No. 1 battery in front. Catwalk visible in distance.May 20, 2014
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194-16689 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking north east from storage roads with tracking heading back around to workshops, battery module box visible on ramp.May 20, 2014
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194-15662 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, railway workshops with loco storage roads, the raised ramps are for removing the battery modules off the locomotives.May 20, 2014
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194-14663 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking sort of south west past scrap steel, tailings pile, track used to go around corner to other mine adits.May 20, 2014
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194-13711 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, railway workshops with 4 loco storage roads and an inspection pit, the raised ramps are for removing the battery modules off the locomotives, looking south. Tailings in the background.May 20, 2014
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194-12716 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of the CEAG cap lamp charging racks.May 20, 2014
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194-11643 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of the battery charging room with the CEAG racks for the cap lamp battery packs to sit between use while charging.May 20, 2014
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194-10704 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking south past the underground mining and railway offices with the track running towards the workshops.May 20, 2014
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194-09728 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, safety statistics board at mine adit, a view of it in operating condition can be found here SLWA b4232624 9.May 20, 2014
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194-08715 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, sealed up main mine adit or entry point, safety statistic board on the left, this was one of the main drives for the Colonial Mine. A couple of historical images can be seen here: SLWA image b4232624_9 and here: SLWA image b1923178_1.May 20, 2014
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194-07682 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of water softening plant and compressor plant building, looking north.May 20, 2014
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