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During the W.A. goldrush in 1894, Tommy's parents sold up in South Australia and moved west to set up a business in Esperance, believing that it would be the port for the goldfields. The family business grew and prospered, with many shops established in the region. Tommy describes this period and talks about processing, packaging, and transporting goods; the roles of family members, his childhood and education, family relationships, the local community, the family's long standing interest in the mining industry, and contact with the colourful mining personality, Claude de Bernales.
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Her early life in Melbourne, life at Karratha Station 1934-1966 as the station owners wife.
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Born 1915 Mr Turnbull's father, George Turnbull was solutionist, electrician and later assayer and metallurgist on the Sons of Gwalia Gold Mine. Describes life on the mine, in the Block and in Gwalia, in particular detail from 1920 to 1930 peopling it again. The mine was his whole life. As a bank clerk he returned regularly for holidays and observes the changing scene almost year by year. He was instrumental in saving some of the papers from the abandoned mine offices which are now deposited in the library.
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Flooded nickel mine near Laverton, which closed in 1977
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Employees of construction engineers Electric Power Transmission Pty Ltd (E.P.T.) use ammonium nitrate to prepare for blasting on Mount Tom Price. E.P.T. were contracted to provide a large portion of the labour force to construct Tom Price mine.
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A brief record reflecting Sir Charles' association with Mt. Newman Mining, January 1982
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Edgar Muceniekas was a geochemist working for Rio Tinto; Dr M. Muraoka was the Chief Geologist for Marubeni-Iida, a Japanese steel firm interested in Western Australian iron ore.
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Lang Hancock and Rus Madigan in the Pilbara, May 1980
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Send off to Explorer and Surveyor A W Canning, 10th May 1906
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Aerial views of Mt Newman, Western Australia
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Spanish style mansion previously Overton Lodge, once owned and extensively renovated by Claude de Bernales. Photographs taken October 1950.
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shows an informal group of three men, Frank A Moss, S W Munsie and Claude de Bernales and was taken by Alex Collingridge.
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Images of Aitcheson's Store and Dunn & Griffiths General Store. The stores are being run out of calico tents. Paddy Hannan and Dan Shea are visiting the Dunn & Griffiths General Store (visible to the left of the image.) (Information from donor who collected photographs on the Goldfields)
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Portrait photograph of Herbert Hoover taken in Perth, Western Australia. Hoover as a young man
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Gold prospector using panning dishes to blow dust from heavier material. A mining township is visible in background.
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Cross section of the Wheal Margaret Copper Mine, and cross section at bore site near Old Cow Rock Narra Tarra
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Article from the Kalgoorlie Miner, Mon 13 December 1948, p. 1
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The manganese ore was trucked to Port Hedland for export to Japan. Ian Phippard, Bell Brothers Port Hedland area manager is looking on in each photograph.
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Film discussing the history and progress of mining in Mt Tom Price from initial iron ore findings through establishment of town. Majority of footage shows and explains processes of iron ore treatment
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Descibing the Galena lead mine in Northampton
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Photographs of the copper/zinc/silver underground and open cut mine named Teutonic Bore about 56km north of Leonora, and parts of the townsite. The mine was operated by Seltrust Mining Corp, a part of Seltrust Holdings and Mount Isa Mines Limited
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Teutonic Bore mine officially opened 20 June 1981 and closed in 1985. By 5-6 March 1986 machinery and equipment was being auctioned off
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From the Barbara Pickernell collection of photographs
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Control Room of the Kwinana Nickel Refinery