Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia [PRG 1682/2/151-200] • Photograph
Solar salt refinery.
Solar salt refinery in a large shed, possibly at Port Paterson solar salt fields, near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Hole 2, solar salt field.
Hole number two at a solar salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Hole 4, solar salt field.
Hole number four at a solar salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Hole 5, solar salt field.
A car parked by hole number five at a solar salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Hole 6, solar salt field.
Hole number six at a solar salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Gravel pit, solar salt field.
Gravel pit at the south end of a solar salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Sidewinder tool.
'Sidewinder' tool in use on salt harvesting machinery in a salt field.
Sidewinder tool.
'Sidewinder' tool in use on salt harvesting machinery on a wet salt field.
Sidewinder tool.
'Sidewinder' tool in use on salt harvesting machinery.
Sidewinder tool.
'Sidewinder' tool in use on salt harvesting machinery.
Sidewinder tool.
'Sidewinder' tool in use on salt harvesting machinery.
Sidewinder tool.
'Sidewinder' tool in use on salt harvesting machinery.
Brine main.
Excavator machine at the brine main near a salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Brine main.
Pipes of a brine main under construction near a salt field, possibly at Port Paterson near Port Augusta, South Australia.
Salt fields and plant.
View of a plant from the top of a stacker conveyor, looking down on salt harvesting machines loading salt onto a conveyor, and mounds of harvested salt on the edge of the field in the background. Possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Salt harvesting plant and fields.
View from the top of a stacker conveyor looking down on a salt harvesting plant and harvesting machines in a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Salt harvesting.
Harvesting machines on a salt field, harvesting salt and loading it onto conveyors, with mounds of harvested salt in the background, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Salt harvesting.
View from the top of a stacker conveyor looking down on salt harvesting machines, harvesting salt and loading it onto conveyors, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Salt harvesting plant.
View from the top of a stacker conveyor looking down on salt harvesting machines, loading harvested salt onto conveyors, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Drain cutter.
Workers operating drain cutter machines on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.