Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia [PRG 1682/2/101-150] • Photograph

'Hodog' harvester.

'Hodog' harvester.

Hydraulic 'Hodog' Mk1 salt harvester in action on a salt field.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester in action on a salt field.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester in action on a salt field, transfering salt to a conveyor.

'Curdimurka' harvester and conveyors.

'Curdimurka' harvester and conveyors.

'Curdimurka' harvester loading harvested salt onto conveyors.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester transferring salt to conveyor belts on a salt field.

Conveyors on a salt field.

Conveyors on a salt field.

Conveyor belts 'B to A row' on a salt field with mounds of harvested salt in the background, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Curdimuraka' harvester controls.

'Curdimuraka' harvester controls.

Close view of a worker at the controls of the 'Curdimurka' salt harvesting machine.

Stacker conveyor.

Stacker conveyor.

Stacker conveyor piling the harvested salt into mounds on the edge of a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Attwood Tractor.

Attwood Tractor.

Attwood Tractor on a salt field, with a small hut in the background, and mounds of harvested salt on the edge of the salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Stacker and conveyor.

Stacker and conveyor.

Head of conveyor No.1 leading to a stacker, which is piling harvested salt on the edge of a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Curdimarka' harvester.

'Curdimarka' harvester.

Rear view of the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester, loading salt onto a conveyor belt, possibly at the Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Hodog' harvester.

'Hodog' harvester.

Front view of the hydraulic 'Hodog' MkII salt harvesting machine, loading salt onto a conveyor, with mounds of harvested salt in the background on the edge of hte salt fields, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Conveyors on a salt field.

Conveyors on a salt field.

'Conveyors on bogies', with workers by conveyors and a salt harvester on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Hodog' harvester.

'Hodog' harvester.

Rear view of the 'Hodog' harvester, loading salt onto a conveyor, possibly at the Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester in action on a salt field, with a conveyor belt on the right, and mounds of harvested salt in the background.

Salt harvesting plant.

Salt harvesting plant.

Salt harvesters on a salt field, with mounds of harvested salt in the background, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Conveyor at Ardrossan.

Conveyor at Ardrossan.

Conveyor and jetty at the salt pans near Ardrossan on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

Workers operating the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester, loading salt onto conveyors, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' harvester and conveyors.

'Curdimurka' harvester and conveyors.

Rear view of the 'Curdimurka' harvester loading salt onto conveyors on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.