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Wallaroo Mines Power plant

c. 1915, Photograph, B 20944

Wallaroo Mines power plant electric generating sets.

Wallaroo Mines

c. 1915, Photograph, B 20947

Wallaroo Mines Elders pumping engine viewed east from office shaft.

Young's Shaft, Wallaroo Mines

1916, Photograph, B 27450

Young's shaft and winding engine in foreground at Wallaroo Mines.

Wallaroo Mines

1919, Photograph, B 27454

Wallaroo Mines in the foreground. Elder's pumping engine and public school. Kadina can be seen in the distance.

Wallaroo Mines

c. 1918, Photograph, B 27455

Vista of Wallaroo Mines from and easterly direction showing Office shaft, Power Plant and Taylor's shaft.

Wallaroo Mines

1920, Photograph, B 27456

Vista of Wallaroo Mines showing Harvey's pumping engine, Young's shaft, Home shaft, Power Plant in the foreground as well as the suburb of Jericho.

Chimney at Wallaroo Smelters

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28595

Preparing to blowdown a chimney at the Wallaroo Smelters.

Ore Sorting, Wallaroo Mines

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28598

"Picky Tables" at ore sorting plant, Wallaroo Mines.

Ore Sorting, Wallaroo Mines

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28599

"Picky Tables" at Ore Sorting Plant, Wallaroo Mines.

Wallaroo Miners

1900, Photograph, B 28667

Wallaroo Miners underground.

Wallaroo Miners

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28668

Wallaroo Miners.

Wallaroo Miners

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28701

Wallaroo miners underground.

Miner's Cottage, Wallaroo

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28805

A miner's cottage at Wallaroo.

Wallaroo Mines

c. 1900, Photograph, B 28861

Wallaroo Mines.

R. Hand Pump, Wallaroo

1905, Photograph, B 29289

R. Hand Pump at 1830 ft. level, Wallaroo Mines.

"Picky Boys", Wallaroo Mines

c. 1900, Photograph, B 29301

A group of "Picky" boys at Wallaroo Mines.

Entrance to Wallaroo Mines

c. 1920, Photograph, B 29657

Road leading to the entrance of Wallaroo Mines.

Suction Plant, Wallaroo Mines

c. 1920, Photograph, B 30458

Suction plant (ventilating) in Boor's Shaft, Wallaroo Mines.

Pumps at Wallaroo Mines

c. 1905, Photograph, B 45347

Electric pumps at 1,250 ft level at Wallaroo Mines.

Pay Office, Wallaroo Mines

c. 1905, Photograph, B 45348

Pay Office at front of photograph of the Wallaroo Mines.

Mechanical yards, Wallaroo Mines

c. 1905, Photograph, B 45349

Rear view from the Pay Office of the Wallaroo Mines, showing the Mechanical yards.

Advertising Wallaroo Mines

1923, Photograph, B 47328/1

Composite advertisement on a postcard for Wallaroo Mines.

Composite advertisement. According to a researcher, this and other similar images were created by Matthew Mitchell (1860-1942) of Moonta and Kadina, South Australia, who worked on the Wallarroo Mine and became a photographer. In ca 1890, Mitchell was appointed official photographer to the Wallaroo Mining and Smelting Company at Kadina, a position he retained until the closure of the mines in 1923.