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237-07610 viewsSign at the turn off to Western Shaw Mining Area at Tambourah on the Hillside - Woodstock Road. 12th Feb, 2003. Geo Data
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140517-4316607 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, former locomotive watering stop alongside the Talga River (closed in 1951), view of concrete slabs, the line alignment can just be made out from the cutting. Location here.
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194-27607 viewsYandi campsite for Henry Walker operated iron ore mine owned and managed by BHP, view from man cage during indoor cricket pitch installation .
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197-21607 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of the accident statistic board located at the main mine adit.
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160101 9765607 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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197-09606 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking south west of the open air locomotive storage roads with the battery off-take racks. The track used to continue around to the mine adits in the background.
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198-08605 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 6 Mile Museum located near the Rio Tinto 7 Mile complex at Dampier.
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203-27605 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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160101 9760605 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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195-17604 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill view of stores or warehouse building and fenced yard and the maintenance workshop shed.
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196-32603 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, side tipping ore waggons, one can be seen in the background in the tipped position.
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203-36603 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, former roadway over grown with sign from the National Parks Board of WA.
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140517-4329602 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, looking towards Marble Bar along the alignment. Location here.
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140517-4427601 viewsA Tutt Bryant rope operated Pacific A.C.E. Equipment Wheel Loader, Fordson powered?? The front end loader which lifts the bucket over the cab to feed the trammel, or dump into a truck, see an historical picture of this unit here at the Battye Library and an image of a similar unit on the manufacturer's website
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198-06601 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, line up of two Mancha locomotives and the Gemco, then an English Electric unit. The compressor and water treatment plant is beside the locos, In the distance is the demolished locomotive changing and maintenance shed and underground offices and lamp room.
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197-25600 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, top of control stand for locomotive with No.1 battery box, English Electric Co. D.B.1. Form M3, Dick Kerr System, commonly referred to as the Dick Kerr DB1 controller.
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197-26600 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, top of control stand for locomotive with No.1 battery box, English Electric Co. D.B.1.. Form M3, Dick Kerr System, commonly referred to as the Dick Kerr DB1 controller.
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194-30598 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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197-15598 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, Mancha battery locomotive #4 looking south east, demolished workshops and office on the right with the battery charging shed remains in the distance. Drivers seat, brake wheel and controller.
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197-24598 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, top of control stand for locomotive with No.1 battery box, English Electric Co. D.B.1. Form M3, Dick Kerr System, commonly referred to as the Dick Kerr DB1 controller.
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