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Barossa Goldfields [B 6181] • Photograph

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Summary

Barossa gold field : (Published in Stone, Derrick 1. "Gold Diggers and Digging" Melbourne, 1974 page 205. This is captioned as Tennant Creek. Photograph shows the infrastructure built on the goldfields which includes timber and canvas shelter over the windlass and workings, tents are standing in the background. Uniformed men are keeping control and a sign saying Pioneers is prominently displayed. In 1841 Johannes Menge notified the Select Committee in London about the mineral finds in the Barossa. A gold mining company was formed in Kapunda to mine gold near Mount Rufus. Shortage of water was a problem.

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Physical description

Photograph; 20.2 cm x 13.9 cm

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1885

Photographer

Wear, Francis E

Collection

Part of Barossa Valley Collection

Subject

Gold mines and mining -- South Australia -- Barossa Valley

Catalogue record

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General notes

Geospatial coordinates indicate an approximate location.

Digitisation information

Date

12/07/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,182 x 2,195 pixels (7.0 MP)

Size

20.99 MB

Location

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