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160101 2298659 viewsWittenoom Gorge, location of former power station, shows old concrete and asbestos foundations, original location of a water tank, looking north west from approx. engine hall location, geodata: -22.3220500 118.3339917 , iPhone 5S image.
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194-06653 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking south, set of points with cheese knob lever, the right track leads to the mine adit which can just be made out on the far right corner, the track on the left is the 'dump road' with the chute for the waggon discharge to gravity feed down to the crusher building.
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194-03651 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, pile of four scoop buckets.
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194-04640 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, pile of knuckle couplers for railway waggons.
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194-11637 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.
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160101 2304635 viewsWittenoom Gorge Mine area, view inside drive No. 2 through the internal set of gates, geodata: -22.3246533 118.3282583 .
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160101 2301633 viewsWittenoom Gorge Mine area, view inside drive No. 5, bush cut timber poles to restrict access, geodata: -22.3247417 118.3277889 , iPhone 5S image.
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203-31632 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, 5 cylinder diesel motor with drive pulley and fly wheel, possibly an air compressor.
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160101 2302631 viewsWittenoom Gorge Mine area, view inside drive No. 5, bush cut timber poles to restrict access, geodata: -22.3247417 118.3277889 , iPhone 5S image.
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195-37629 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of primary crushing building, shows metal slide chute from upper lever were the waggons are emptied, top building is the underground offices, change rooms etc.
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195-04619 viewsGreat Northern Highway, oversize load of dump truck and dump body.
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195-15614 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 2300613 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, view inside drive No. 5, formally sealed, erosion has collapsed the sealing door, geodata: -22.3247417 118.3277889 , iPhone 5S image.
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198-04612 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of driving position, throttle and battery box of battery locomotive GEMCO Hauler serial 12304-05/10/65, motor H.P. 2/11, volts 80, drawbar pull (lbs.) 1250 built by George Moss Pty Ltd Leederville, WA. The wheel is the handbrake.
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160101 2296610 viewsWittenoom Gorge, location of former power station, showing old foundations, looking north from approx. engine hall location, geodata: -22.3222833 118.3340833 , iPhone 5S image.
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194-28605 viewsYandi campsite for Henry Walker operated iron ore mine owned and managed by BHP, view of camp are from man cage on Kato 50 tonne hydraulic crane.
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203-32604 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, 5 cylinder diesel motor with drive pulley and fly wheel, possibly an air compressor.
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160101 9757604 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool on the west side of the gorge on Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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194-29603 viewsYandi campsite for Henry Walker operated iron ore mine owned and managed by BHP, view of camp are from man cage on Kato 50 tonne hydraulic crane.
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203-29603 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, Toyota HJ75, the road up to this little spot is actually sealed.
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