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Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia [PRG 1682/2/1-50] • Photograph

Nitrex mixer, Penrice.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/31

Nitrex mixing machine, with view of Penrice Quarry, South Australia, in the background.

Nitrex mixer, Penrice. — Nitrex mixer, Penrice.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/31

Nitrex mixing machine, with view of Penrice Quarry, South Australia, in the background.

Nitrex mixer, Penrice.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/32

Nitrex mixing machine at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.

Nitrex mixer, Penrice. — Nitrex mixer, Penrice.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/32

Nitrex mixing machine at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.

L.O.P. and gravel plant.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/33

View of an L.O.P. and gravel plant, with mounds of salt or sand on the left.

L.O.P. and gravel plant. — L.O.P. and gravel plant.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/33

View of an L.O.P. and gravel plant, with mounds of salt or sand on the left.

Primary crusher.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/34

Close view of the machinery of a primary crusher.

Primary crusher. — Primary crusher.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/34

Close view of the machinery of a primary crusher.

Quarry number 2.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/35

Landscape view of vehicles, machinery and workers at Quarry No. 2.

Quarry number 2. — Quarry number 2.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/35

Landscape view of vehicles, machinery and workers at Quarry No. 2.

Penrice Quarry and Barossa Valley.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/36

Buildings, machinery, vehicles and workers at Penrice Quarry, with a view of the Barossa Valley in the distance.

Penrice Quarry and Barossa Valley. — Penrice Quarry and Barossa Valley.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/36

Buildings, machinery, vehicles and workers at Penrice Quarry, with a view of the Barossa Valley in the distance.

Siding at Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/37

Railway siding at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, with machinery in the background.

Siding at Penrice Quarry. — Siding at Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/37

Railway siding at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, with machinery in the background.

Aerial view, Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/38

Aerial view of Penrice Quarry, South Australia, showing plant and machinery.

Aerial view, Penrice Quarry. — Aerial view, Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/38

Aerial view of Penrice Quarry, South Australia, showing plant and machinery.

Plateau at Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, October 1963, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/39

Buildings and vehicles on the plateau at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.

Plateau at Penrice Quarry. — Plateau at Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, October 1963, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/39

Buildings and vehicles on the plateau at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.

Plateau at Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1963, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/40

Plateau at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, with cranes and machinery on the left, and buildings behind a section of lawn on the right.

Plateau at Penrice Quarry. — Plateau at Penrice Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1963, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/40

Plateau at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, with cranes and machinery on the left, and buildings behind a section of lawn on the right.

'Joy' drill, Rapid Bay.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/41

'Joy' drill at the Rapid Bay quarry, South Australia.

'Joy' drill, Rapid Bay. — 'Joy' drill, Rapid Bay.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/41

'Joy' drill at the Rapid Bay quarry, South Australia.

Nitrex shot, Rapid Bay.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/42

Nitrex explosion at Rapid Bay Quarry, South Australia.

Nitrex shot, Rapid Bay. — Nitrex shot, Rapid Bay.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/42

Nitrex explosion at Rapid Bay Quarry, South Australia.

Stockpile at Rapid Bay Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/43

Stockpile of sand at Rapid Bay Quarry, with an orchard in the foreground.

Stockpile at Rapid Bay Quarry. — Stockpile at Rapid Bay Quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/43

Stockpile of sand at Rapid Bay Quarry, with an orchard in the foreground.

Schramm Rotadrill, Prospect NSW.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/44

Workers standing by a Schramm Rotadrill at Prospect Quarry, New South Wales.

Schramm Rotadrill, Prospect NSW. — Schramm Rotadrill, Prospect NSW.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/44

Workers standing by a Schramm Rotadrill at Prospect Quarry, New South Wales.

Crane in a quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/45

A crane in a quarry, possibly at Penrice, South Australia.

Crane in a quarry. — Crane in a quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/45

A crane in a quarry, possibly at Penrice, South Australia.

Quarry from number 3 level.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/46

View of a quarry from No. 3 level, with trucks and a large machine, possible a crane or drill. Possibly at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.

Quarry from number 3 level. — Quarry from number 3 level.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/46

View of a quarry from No. 3 level, with trucks and a large machine, possible a crane or drill. Possibly at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.

Primary crusher.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/47

Close-up view of a primary crusher, used at a quarry.

Primary crusher. — Primary crusher.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/47

Close-up view of a primary crusher, used at a quarry.

Gravel plant.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/48

Conveyors and equipment at a gravel plant, possibly in South Australia.

Gravel plant. — Gravel plant.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/48

Conveyors and equipment at a gravel plant, possibly in South Australia.

Office and crane at a quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/49

Office and a crane at a quarry, possibly at Penrice in South Australia.

Office and crane at a quarry. — Office and crane at a quarry.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/49

Office and a crane at a quarry, possibly at Penrice in South Australia.

Stacking conveyor.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/50

View of a stacking conveyor at a quarry, with mounds of gravel in the foreground, possibly at Penrice Quarry in South Australia.

Stacking conveyor. — Stacking conveyor.

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn, c. 1960, Photograph, PRG 1682/2/50

View of a stacking conveyor at a quarry, with mounds of gravel in the foreground, possibly at Penrice Quarry in South Australia.

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Summary

35mm colour slides originally housed in a container with the label 'I.C.I. Technical', arranged in small boxes with the labels: Pt Augusta (6), Sidewinder Solar Salt SF (25), Quarry (21), Quarry (26), Osborne (18), Aerial (9), Bluebird LMG Excav (19), S/F series (23), Ardrossan conveyor S/F (1), S/F Harvest tech (20), S/F (24), S/F (23), Mt Bold Solar (4), S/F fauna birdlife (11), Quarry (9), S/F (26). Comprising images of: solar salt fields at Port Augusta and Port Paterson, salt fields at Dry Creek near Adelaide, quarry at Penrice and the soda ash works at Osborne, Mount Bold dam and reservoir, and numerous images of salt harvesting and quarrying machinery and vehicles including conveyors, stacker conveyors, crushers, drills, elevators and salt harvesters, in particular the 'Curdimurka' and 'Hodog' salt harvesters. See below for details.

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Physical description

50 slides : colour ; 35mm

Dates / Publication details

1958-1966

Photographer

Ward, Leonard Rosslyn

Subject

Imperial Chemical Industries
Salt -- South Australia
Salt workers -- South Australia
Salt flats -- South Australia
Salt industry and trade -- South Australia
Quarries and quarrying -- South Australia
Harvesting machinery -- South Australia
Dry Creek (S.A.)
Penrice (S.A.)
Osborne (S.A.)
Port Augusta (S.A.)
Rapid Bay (S.A.)
Bold, Mount, Reservoir (S.A.).

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General notes

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Additional notes

PRG 1682/2/1: Aerial view of salt fields near Port Augusta, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/2: Aerial view of salt fields near Port Augusta, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/3: Aerial view of salt fields near Port Augusta, South Australia, with views of the Flinders Ranges in the background.
PRG 1682/2/4: approximately 1960.
PRG 1682/2/5: Aerial view of salt fields near Port Augusta, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/6: Aerial view of salt fields near Port Augusta, South Australia, with view of Spencer Gulf in the background.
PRG 1682/2/7: 'Hodog' harvesting machine and the No.1 conveyor belt on a field harvesting salt.
PRG 1682/2/8: Close view of two conveyor belts on a salt field, being used to harvest salt at Dry Creek, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/9: Close view of a conveyor belt take-up assembly on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/10: Close view of the wheels on a conveyor belt on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/11: Close view of the wheels underneath a conveyor belt, used to move the conveyor sideways along the salt fields.
PRG 1682/2/12: Construction of a large cross conveyor belt on a salt field, transporting the salt from the harvesters to large mounds at the edge of the fields, which can be seen in the background. A worker is standing in the field nearby.
PRG 1682/2/13: Close view of the wheels on a cross conveyor belt on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/14: View of the continuous track wheels attached to a large cross conveyor belt with with a cover, on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/15: Close view of the base section of a large stacking conveyor, on the edge of a body of water, with a mountain range in the background.
PRG 1682/2/16: Stacker conveyor belt piling large quantities of salt into mounds at the edge of a salt field. View of mountains in the background.
PRG 1682/2/17: Conveyors and salt harvesting machine being moved to begin harvesting a new row in a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/18: View from an elevated point looking down on conveyors in rows in a salt field, with mounds of salt piled at the edge of the field in the distance.
PRG 1682/2/19: Close view of the take-up assembly of a conveyor belt on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/20: Close view of the parts and mechanisms at the head of a conveyor belt on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/21: The 'Curdimurka' salt harvesting machine on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/22: Front view of the 'Curdimurka' harvester, harvesting salt in a field. Large mounds of salt are piled on the edge of the field in the background.
PRG 1682/2/23: View of conveyor belts on a salt field taken from the top of a stacker joined to a conveyor on a salt field. View of hills in the background.
PRG 1682/2/24: View from an elevated point looking down on a salt harvestor and conveyor belt harvesting rows of salt in a field , with hills in the background.
PRG 1682/2/25: Rear view of the salt harvester 'Hodog' loading salt onto conveyor belts on a salt field.
PRG 1682/2/26: The 'Curdimurka' salt harvesting machine next to a conveyor on a salt field, with mounds of salt on the edge of the field in the background.
PRG 1682/2/27: Close view of the hydraulic parts of the 'Hodog' salt harvesting machine.
PRG 1682/2/28: Rear view of the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester machine on a salt field, with a worker standing behind the machine.
PRG 1682/2/29: View of a dry field next to a cliff with some equpiment nearby, at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/30: View of the safety board at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, which reads: 'Production is very important. Penrice Quarry has now worked 1,703 days without a lost time incident. Last time 123. Previous best 560. Targe infinity days. Be sure to be safe'.
PRG 1682/2/31: Nitrex mixing machine, with view of Penrice Quarry, South Australia, in the background.
PRG 1682/2/32: Nitrex mixing machine at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/33: View of an L.O.P. and gravel plant, with mounds of salt or sand on the left.
PRG 1682/2/34: Close view of the machinery of a primary crusher.
PRG 1682/2/35: Landscape view of vehicles, machinery and workers at Quarry No. 2.
PRG 1682/2/36: Buildings, machinery, vehicles and workers at Penrice Quarry, with a view of the Barossa Valley in the distance.
PRG 1682/2/37: Railway siding at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, with machinery in the background.
PRG 1682/2/38: Aerial view of Penrice Quarry, South Australia, showing plant and machinery.
PRG 1682/2/39: Buildings and vehicles on the plateau at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/40: Plateau at Penrice Quarry, South Australia, with cranes and machinery on the left, and buildings behind a section of lawn on the right.
PRG 1682/2/41: 'Joy' drill at the Rapid Bay quarry, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/42: Nitrex explosion at Rapid Bay Quarry, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/43: Stockpile of sand at Rapid Bay Quarry, with an orchard in the foreground.
PRG 1682/2/44: Workers standing by a Schramm Rotadrill at Prospect Quarry, New South Wales.
PRG 1682/2/45: A crane in a quarry, possibly at Penrice, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/46: View of a quarry from No. 3 level, with trucks and a large machine, possible a crane or drill. Possibly at Penrice Quarry, South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/47: Close-up view of a primary crusher, used at a quarry.
PRG 1682/2/48: Conveyors and equipment at a gravel plant, possibly in South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/49: Office and a crane at a quarry, possibly at Penrice in South Australia.
PRG 1682/2/50: View of a stacking conveyor at a quarry, with mounds of gravel in the foreground, possibly at Penrice Quarry in South Australia.

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