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The Moonta Mine shewing Elder's Shaft [B 8126] • Artwork

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Summary

Lithograph of the copper mine at Moonta showing Elder's shaft, in the middle towards the left and a double whim in the background. A note on the back by Mr O. Pryor reads: 'Elder's was the first shaft sunk on what is known as Elder's and Taylor's main lode at Moonta. The lode is about half a mile east of the spot where Patrick Ryan first discovered copper at Moonta in 1861. Elder's lode was found a few weeks later by prospectors. The horse whim in the centre of the picture is known as a "double whim" - it has two ropes, one hauling a kibble (bucket) up the shaft, the other letting a kibble down the shaft. A little to the left of the whim is a "whip", a device by means of which a horse is used to haul the kibble from shallow works.'

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Physical description

Artwork (lithograph); 17.6 cm x 30.3 cm

Dates / Publication details

1862

Artist

Wyatt, William

Collection

Part of Moonta Collection

Subject

Mining -- South Australia -- Moonta

Catalogue record

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Historical information

Born in South Australia, William Wyatt Junior was the son of prominent surgeon and early settler William Wyatt Senior (1804-1886). Additional information supplied by a researcher: SA Weekly Chronicle, Saturday 20 September 1862, Topics of the week: 'Messrs. Penman & Galbraith have just completed a set of seven lithographs, drawn on stone by Mr. William Wyatt, and representing the Townships of Kadina and Wallaroo, and the following mines on Yorke's Peninsula: The Moonta, the Matta Matta, Duryea, New Cornwall, and Kurilla.'

Digitisation information

Date

03/03/2006

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,645 x 2,333 pixels (8.5 MP)

Size

25.54 MB

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