Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia [PRG 1682/2/201-265] • Photograph
Worker operating a drain cutter in a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
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.
Salt stocks, Dry Creek.
Stacks of harvested salt at the Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Salt pans, Dry Creek.
Landscape view from an elevated point looking down on wet salt pans at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia. Written on slide: 'Crysts, Dry Creek'.
'Curdimurka' harvester.
Front view of the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester loading harvested salt onto a conveyor, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
'Hodog' harvester.
Side view of the hydraulic 'Hodog' MkII salt harvester, loading harvested salt onto a conveyor, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Salt harvesting.
View from a stacker conveyor looking down on harvesting machines loading salt onto a cross conveyor on a salt field, possibly Dry Creek, South Australia.
Cross conveyors at salt fields.
View from a stacker conveyor looking down on cross conveyors on salt fields ready for harvesting, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Salt harvesting.
Landscape view of salt fields being harvested, with a cross conveyor carrying harvested salt to a stacker conveyor which is piling the salt in mounds on the edge of the field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Cross conveyors on a salt field.
View of the tail end of a cross conveyor on a salt field during harvest, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Cross conveyors on a salt field.
Workers and harvesting machinery at the loading end of cross conveyors on a salt field during harvest, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Cross conveyors on a salt field.
Cross conveyors and other harvesting machinery on a salt field during harvest, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
'Hodog' harvester and harvesting plant.
'Hodog' harvesting machine in the foreground with a harvesting plant in the background in action on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Stacker and conveyor.
Conveyor No.1 and a stacker conveyor carrying harvested salt to mounds at the edge of the salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Conveyor and stacker.
Close view of Conveyor No.1 connecting to a stacker, carrying harvested salt to mounds at the edge of a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
'Curdimurka' harvester.
Worker at the controls of the 'Curdimurka' harvesting machine, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.
Ginger the dog.
Ginger the dog swimming at No.1 Pump House.
Mount Bold Reservoir.
Bridge over Mount Bold Reservoir.
Mount Bold Reservoir dam.
Mount Bold Reservoir dam.
Mount Bold Reservoir.
Landscape view looking down on the Mount Bold Reservoir from a height.
Sea gulls.
Sea gulls at a wet salt field. Written on slide: 'Painted ladies S/F'.
Sea gulls.
Sea gulls at a wet salt field. Written on slide: 'Painted ladies S/F'.
Pelicans.
Two pelicans in the distance on water Written on slide: 'Pelicans S/F'.
Pelicans.
Two pelicans in the distance, landing on water. Written on slide: 'Pelicans S/F'.
Pelicans and seagulls.
Pelicans and seagulss on water. Written on slide: 'Pelicans S/F'.
Seagulls.
Seagulls on water. Written on slide: 'Painted ladies S/F'.
Pelican.
A pelican in flight.
Seagulls at Dry Creek.
Large flock of seagulls at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Seagulls at Dry Creek.
Large flock of seagulls at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Seagulls at Dry Creek.
Flock of seagulls at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.
Seagulls at Dry Creek.
Flock of seagulls at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia. Mounds of harvested salt can be seen in the background.