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Burra Mine after cessation of mining

Armstrong, Graham, 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/40

Burra Copper Mine and pit after cessation of mining, showing the area refilled with water.

Burra Mine surrounds

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1970, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/6

Surrounds of the Burra Copper Mine, showing a mine pool, prior to the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Plant, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/45

View of the plant at the Burra Copper Mine.

Film crew at Burra Mine

Athersmith, Norman, 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/7

ABC film crew at the Burra Copper Mine filming 'Coppermania'. L-R: Ross Bray (presenter), Bronwyn Duncan (producer's assistant), Ked Adlin (sound recordist), Allan Hall (film cameraman), Barry Cock (geology advisor), Graham Sweetman (mine geologist), Graham Armstrong (mine manager).

Mine pit, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1975, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/38

View of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine, taken on instant film.

Mine pit, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1979, Photograph, PRG 1653/6/1

View of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine.

Burra Copper Mine

Athersmith, Norman, 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/8

View of the Burra Copper Mine.

Worker at Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/33

Worker measuring the displacement across tension crack at the top of the failure area at Burra Copper Mine.

Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/12

Burra Copper Mine, after the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/18

A tunnel in the Burra Copper Mine, after the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Tiver's Store, Burra

Ragless, Margaret E., 1985, Photograph, PRG 1631/86/73

Tiver's Store on the corner of Young St, Burra, showing the road in the rain. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1561/86.

Horse drawn taxi carriage at Burra

c. 1925, Photograph, B 74169

A black and white photograph of a four wheeled 'old time cab' complete with passenger chamber, roof racks and driver's platform. The cab features the words "Railway Station & Kooringa" and the number 6, painted on the side and near the windows of the passenger chamber. It is possible the carriage was used as a transport link for the established Kooringa township and Burra town.

Burra Copper Mine

Athersmith, Norman, 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/9

View of the Burra Copper Mine.

Burra Mine pit and eastern wall failure

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/28

Aerial view of the Burra Copper Mine pit and eastern wall failure.

Burra Mine pit and plant

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/29

Aerial view of the Burra Copper Mine pit and plant.

Pit at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/35

Deepest point of excavation in the pit at Burra Copper Mine.

Burra Mine surrounds

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1970, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/3

Surrounds of the Burra Copper Mine, prior to the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/20

View of the Burra Copper Mine, after the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Burra Mine development

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/22

View of the development of the Burra Copper Mine, after the re-operation of the mine in 1971, prior to putting in the water pump.

Mine shafts at the Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/25

View of the pit at Burra Copper Mine, after the re-operation of the mine in 1971, showing Grave's shaft on the right and Morphett shaft in the middle.

Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/26

View of the pit at Burra Copper Mine, after the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Old mine shafts, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1968, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/30

Old mine shafts at Burra Copper Mine, prior to the re-operation of the mine in 1971.

Burra Mine pit

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1975, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/32

View of the pit at the Burra Copper Mine, taken on instant film.

Mine pit, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1975, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/36

View of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine, taken on instant film.

Mine pit, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/40

View of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine.

Mine pit, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/43

View from the inside of the mine pit at the Burra Copper Mine.

Mine pit and road, Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1973, Photograph, PRG 1653/4/44

View from the inside of the mine pit showing the ore haul road at the Burra Copper Mine.

Aerial shot of flooded Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, 1984, Photograph, PRG 1653/6/3

Aerial photograph of the Burra Mine, flooded after the mining was finished.

Burra mine and mining

McLean, Doug, c. 1980, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/1-230

Collection of 230 negatives of the Burra Mine and its operation, likely taken by Doug McLean, but possibly Graham Armstrong, including views of the mine pit and surrounds, failures, walls, machinery and vehicles, mine pit, buildings, blasts, old mine shafts, and rock and ore. Also includes close up views of assorted rocks and ore collected from the mine, and a sequence of copies of early mining operations at the mine. To see a selection of photographs in this collection, search on Archival number PRG 1653/1. Many of the photographs in SERIES 2 have come from these negatives.

Mine wall, Burra Mine

McLean, Doug, c. 1981, Photograph, PRG 1653/1/2

View of a mine wall at the Burra Copper Mine [print copy at PRG 1653/2/134].

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