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Paramatta Mine, Moonta
[On back of photograph] '1900-06 / Paramatta Mine (Moonta) / From left: Vanner-house, boiler and engine-house, crusher house and concentrating machinery, poppet head, blacksmith shop and store / Discovered in 1866, the mine is situated about two miles north of Moonta township / Produced rich ore for a period of 12 years when it was closed down / Re-opened by a French Company in 1899 / The poppet head, Hancock jig and vanner-house shown in this photograph were erected at that time / The other buildings were erected by the original company' (Oswald Pryor 12-2-52)
Paramatta Mine, Moonta
Paramatta Mine at Moonta.
Paramatta Mine, Moonta
Paramatta Mine at Moonta, looking north east.
Paramatta Mine, Moonta
Paramatta Mine at Moonta looking north-east; concentrating plant and main hauling shaft.
Paramatta Mine, Moonta
Paramatta Mine at Moonta looking south; Ore concentration plant and main hauling shaft.
Paramatta Mine, Moonta
Parramatta Mine at Moonta : Captain H. R. Hancock's patent jigger.
Yelta Copper Mine
Yelta Copper Mine, near Moonta 1911. Surface installation. Yelta Mine adjoins northern boundary of Moonta Mine. Blast furnaces (2) erected by "Paramatta and Yelta Mines (French Company) 1903/7. Property was purchased by the Verran government and worked as a State enterprise from June 1911 to June 1913.Yelta is a satelitte village to the town of Moonta located on the Copper Coast on Yorke Penninsula
Yelta Mine, Moonta
[General description] A group of men pose for the photographer in front of the blast furnaces. Note the handcarts. [Caption on photograph] 'Yelta Mine (Moonta) adjoins nothern boundary of Moonta Mine. These two blast furnaceswere erected by 'Paramatta & Yelta Mines' (French Company) 1903-7. Property was purchased by the Verran Government and worked as a state enterprise from June 1910 to June 1913 (Oswald Pryor 12-2-52)'