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211-10206 viewsWeipa, view from bottom of the kaolin silos looking towards the mouth of the Embley River with the bauxite wharf and kaolin feed conveyor associated infrastructure.Oct 26, 2014
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211-09196 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point stockpile area viewed from the wharf. A stacker is at the end of the yard belt with the reclaim tunnel for the wharf just visible at the bottom of frame.Oct 26, 2014
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211-08201 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point park area viewed from the kaolin storage silos.Oct 26, 2014
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211-07213 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view from kaolin storage silos looking at Even's Landing in the background and the shiploading stockpile area of bauxite on the right while a storm threatens in the distance.Oct 26, 2014
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211-06211 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view of the shiploading stockpile area with the calcification bunker just visible on the right of frame.Oct 26, 2014
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211-05201 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, overview of the short lived Comalco Kaolin plant from the storage silos. The bauxite calcification plant is left of image.Oct 26, 2014
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211-04231 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view of the two loading conveyors running between the stockpiles and wharf, the kaolin loader in on the right hand side of the wharf.Oct 26, 2014
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211-03200 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point stockpile area viewed from the wharf. A stacker is at the end of the yard belt with the reclaim tunnel for the wharf just visible at the bottom of frame.Oct 26, 2014
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211-02206 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view from kaolin storage silos looking at the shiploading stockpile area of bauxite.Oct 26, 2014
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211-01210 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view from the top of the kaolin storage silos looking west at No.1 bauxite ship loader and the two tug boats. The unloading barge can be seen in the background in the Embley River.Oct 26, 2014
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211-00229 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view from the top of the kaolin storage silos looking north at the kaolin conveyor and ship loader, with red legs and the No.2 bauxite loader straight ahead in the cyclone tie-down position. The bauxite conveyors can be seen passing under the road.Oct 26, 2014
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211-0A197 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, view from the top of the kaolin storage silos tanks looking north at the kaolin conveyor and ship loader, with red legs and the No.2 bauxite loader straight ahead in the cyclone tie-down position. The bauxite conveyors can be seen passing under the road.Oct 26, 2014
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210-25180 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, overview looking east, shunt loco EMD model NW2 R 1003 and Difco side-dump on the left, Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C R 1001 is at the fuel point. Workshop building at the right.Oct 26, 2014
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210-24107 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, view of compressor end of Comalco ore waggon 3002, shows compressor, fuel tank, controls and piping and bogie.Oct 26, 2014
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210-23110 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, side view of Comalco ore waggon 3002, shows handbrake, triple valve and piping, side piping and controls, bogies and discharge doors and air receivers, this is one of the compressor equipped waggons.Oct 26, 2014
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210-22134 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, side view of Comalco ore waggon 3002, shows handbrake, triple valve and piping, side piping and controls, bogies and discharge doors and air receivers, this is one of the compressor equipped waggons.Oct 26, 2014
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210-21127 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, rear view of Comalco ore waggon 3002, shows handbrake, triple valve and piping and air receivers, this is one of the compressor equipped waggons.Oct 26, 2014
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210-20142 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, Canron Rail Group Mk I switch tamper. Canron was taken over by Harsco in 1990-91.Oct 26, 2014
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210-19211 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point, railway workshops, front view of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are the second 'tropical roof' and the five chime horn cut into the nose. Also as the Weipa locomotives don't work in MU there is only the train brake hose and the main res hose for charging the belly dump discharge doors.Oct 26, 2014
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210-18230 viewsWeipa, Lorim Point railway workshops, observer's side of Comalco R 1001 loco Clyde Engineering EMD model GT26C serial 72-752 while is sits at the fuel point, items of note are the second 'tropical roof', CCTV looking down the driver's 'off side' and the five chime horn cut into the hood. Also noticeable, the units don't have dynamic brakes fitted so there is no brake 'blister' in the middle of the hood like the WAGR L or VR C classes which are also GT26C models and the fire extinguisher cut in below the radiator.Oct 26, 2014
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