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Link to larger image of RCS Y3085O/40
Classmark: RCS Y3085O/40
Originator: Brisbane Department of Agriculture and Stock
Title: Mount Morgan Goldmine, Rockhampton
Description: A view from the hill, showing the central portion of the mine complex...
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086K/42
Classmark: RCS Y3086K/42
Originator: Unknown
Title: Glen Tin smelting Co. Works, Tent Hill
Description: A view of the tin works, with men sluicing the mud in the foreground.
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086L/49
Classmark: RCS Y3086L/49
Originator: Unknown
Title: Underground - Coal Cliff Colliery, Sth. Coast District, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]
Description: A view showing the junction between two large tunnels, with a miner standing beside small railway trucks packed with coal.
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086L/53
Classmark: RCS Y3086L/53
Originator: Unknown
Title: Baker's Creek Gold Mine, Hillgrove, New England
Description: A view looking down on the rickety mine buildings, which are perched precariously on the steep slope of a hill.
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086L/78
Classmark: RCS Y3086L/78
Originator: Unknown
Title: Sach's Molybdenite Mine, Kingsgate, New South Wales
Description: A view showing the mine, a corrugated iron structure, in the background, with horses and workers posing in front of the building...
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086M/47
Classmark: RCS Y3086M/47
Originator: Unknown
Title: Hetton Colliery, Newcastle, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]
Description: A view looking along railway tracks, with strings of freight trucks loaded with different grades of coal. The colliery is in the background and the harbour can be seen in the distance.
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Classmark: RCS Y3086M/48
Originator: Unknown
Title: Scarborough Colliery, Sth. Coast District, N.S.W [i.e. New South Wales]
Description: A view of the colliery, with hills beyond and a railway line in the foreground.
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086M/50
Classmark: RCS Y3086M/50
Originator: Unknown
Title: Broken Hill Silver Mines
Description: A view looking towards the mines, with a railway track in the foreground, and a residential district in the distance.
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Link to larger image of RCS Y3086M/51
Classmark: RCS Y3086M/51
Originator: Unknown
Title: Alluvial Tin-washing at Torrington
Description: A view showing prospectors at work beside a crude sluice for separating the alluvial tin.
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