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Shaft tower and cart rail line at Menzies Barossa mine. [B 74052/3] • Photograph

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Summary

Four mounted black and white photographs of what had been thought to be the Lady Alice gold mine at Humbug Scrub near Williamstown in the Barossa Valley, taken by 'S. G. Spink, Vice-Regal Photographer; 69a Rundle Street, Adelaide'. Samuel George Spink was appointed Vice Regal photographer in September 1896. He was born in 1868 in England and migrated to Australian in the late 1880s. A researcher has suggested that these photographs show the workings associated with the 'Menzies Barossa' gold mine about 5 km west of Williamstown at nearby Parra Wirra: "These opened briefly in early 1898 but were an economic failure and soon closed. The large shed held the 40 stamp battery. The head frame is almost certainly the Main Shaft, 200m north of the battery". A researcher has provided the following information: 'The photographs B 74052/1, 52/2, 52/3 & 52/3 are labelled as the "Lady Alice Mine" but the terrain is incorrect & they are taken of the Gold Mine adjacent to the Devil's Knob - ie the Menzie's Barossa. I think this could be verified by Mining Records or Trove; the Chronicle 2nd September 1899 - Menzies Barossa by Spinks'.

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Physical description

Photograph (black and white print), 17.5 x 19.8 cm, on mount 24.8 x 30.5 cm.

Dates / Publication details

Approximately 1896-1910

Photographer

Spink, S. G

Collection

Part of Humbug Scrub Collection

Subject

Gold mines and mining -- South Australia
Mines and mineral resources -- South Australia
Lady Alice Gold Mine (S.A.)

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Date

04/02/2015

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

8,657 x 7,088 pixels (61.4 MP)

Size

184.10 MB

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