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203-31235 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, 5 cylinder diesel motor with drive pulley and fly wheel, possibly an air compressor.
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203-35235 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, former roadway over grown with sign from the National Parks Board of WA.
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203-26234 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 9759234 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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140517-4316233 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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196-26233 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of power station generating hall with pump house and diesel storage tanks.
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203-32233 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, 5 cylinder diesel motor with drive pulley and fly wheel, possibly an air compressor.
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196-25231 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of power station generating hall with high voltage aerial conductors and the cooling water pipe visible.
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203-33231 viewsYampire Gorge, remains of asbestos mining, chute to move ore down between levels.
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195-01230 viewsMunjina, end of Roy Hill Road where it meets the Great Northern Highway, Toyota HJ75 Landcruiser, loaded up to the max, it has a 13 leaf spring pack on the rear, 9 on the front, PTO winch, in route to Wittenoom.
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195-37230 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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203-29230 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, Toyota HJ75, the road up to this little spot is actually sealed.
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194-22229 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.
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160101 9758229 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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196-33228 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, asbestos mining remains, view looking south up the gorge past the mill site of the river and tailings, ore waggons visible.
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195-06227 viewsWittenoom, Bee Gorge, view from top of cat walk looking north, track can be made out in the bottom of gorge.
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197-19227 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking south east with the demolished underground shit offices and workshops, Mancha battery locomotive #4 and the battery charging shed remains just visible in the distance.
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197-22227 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of the points leading to the mine adit on the right, and past the discharge slide chute on the left. The loop road is visible in the distance, with the demolished underground offices and lamp room pushed up against the gorge wall. Mancha #4 in the distance.
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237-05227 viewsSign at the turn off to Western Shaw Mining Area at Tambourah on the Hillside - Woodstock Road. You get the idea, if you can't understand it you probably shouldn't be out here. 12th Feb, 2003. Geo Data
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140517-4321226 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, former locomotive watering stop alongside the Talga River (closed in 1951), view of concrete slab remains and the tanks, looking north east. Location here.
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