Salt harvesting and quarrying in South Australia [PRG 1682/2/201-265] • Photograph

Stacker conveyor, gravel plant.

Stacker conveyor, gravel plant.

View of a stacker conveyor at a gravel plant, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

Gravel plant.

Gravel plant.

Machinery, vehicles and workers at a gravel plant, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

Gravel plant.

Gravel plant.

Gravel plant machinery, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

DW15 dump truck.

DW15 dump truck.

Front view of a DW15 dump truck near a crusher, in front of a large shed, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

AVX gravel plant.

AVX gravel plant.

AVX gravel plant machinery at Penrice, South Australia.

AVX gravel plant.

AVX gravel plant.

Conveyor and machinery of AVX gravel plant, probably at Penrice, South Australia.

Halco track.

Halco track.

Worker operating halco track machinery, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

Halco track.

Halco track.

Worker operating halco track machinery, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

Crusher.

Crusher.

Workers at the controls of a crusher machine, possibly at Penrice quarry, South Australia.

Salt loading conveyor.

Salt loading conveyor.

Side view of a salt loading conveyor on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Salt loading conveyor.

Salt loading conveyor.

Large trays for holding salt at the end of a salt loading conveyor, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

Salt loading conveyor.

Salt loading conveyor.

Salt loading conveyor on the edge of a wet salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Salt stacker conveyor.

Salt stacker conveyor.

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

Salt stacker conveyor.

Salt stacker conveyor.

View looking up at stacker conveyor, loading harvested salt into mounds at the edge of a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

View of the front of the hydraulic 'Hodog' MkII salt harvesting machine, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

Conveyors from 6.

Conveyors from 6.

View looking down the row of a salt field at salt harvesting machines loading salt onto a conveyor, with mounds of harvested salt piled in mounds in the background, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

Salt harvesting.

Salt harvesting.

Salt harvesting machines and conveyors on a salt field, while the first cut is made in D row, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Cryst, D row.

Cryst, D row.

Cryst in D row in a salt field, with mounds of harvested salt in the background, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

Stacker conveyor.

Stacker conveyor.

Close view of the top of a stacker conveyor piling harvested salt into a mound, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

Side view of workers operating the hydraulic 'Hodog' MkI salt harvester on a salt field next to a conveyor, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

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

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

Worker standing at the front of the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester, which is loading harvested salt onto a conveyor, possibly at Dry Creek salt field, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

Close-up of the pick-up on the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

Close-up of the skids on the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

Close-up of a control panel on the 'Curdimurka' salt harvester, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

Close-up front view of the 'Hodog' salt harvester at work on a salt field, possibly Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

'Hodog' salt harvester.

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

Salt dissolving.

Salt dissolving.

Salt dissolving on a salt field, possibly at Dry Creek, South Australia.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

'Curdimurka' salt harvester.

Front view of the 'Curdimurka' salt harvesting machine loading harvested salt onto a conveyor, possibly at Dry Creek salt fields, South Australia.