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Transporting metal ingots at Port Pirie [PRG 280/1/27/202] • Photograph

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Summary

A small steam locomotive being used to transport metal ingots at the Port Pirie smelting plant, South Australia. The locomotive is a small Hudswell Clarke product built in Leeds, England, in 1902 (serial number 628), latterly the Wallaroo & Moonta Mining & Smelting Company's number 10). The smelter's Welsh style rectangular chimney is still standing. [from information provided].

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Physical description

photograph; 14 x 19.5 cm

Dates / Publication details

1923

Collection

Part of Searcy Collection

Subject

Smelting -- South Australia -- Port Pirie
Locomotives -- South Australia -- Port Pirie

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Digitisation information

Date

12/02/2002

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

2,937 x 2,149 pixels (6.3 MP)

Size

6.32 MB

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