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196-02206 viewsYandi Two loaded car side of the loadout balloon loop, BHP Iron Ore CM40-8M or Dash 8 motive power in the form of 5658 'Kakogawa' serial 8412-03 / 94-149 rebuilt by Goninan as GE model CM40-8M from ALCo M636C number 5480 and two new Goninan built GE CM39-8 units 5630 'Zeus' serial 5831-09 / 88-079 and 5631 'Apollo' serial 5831-10 / 88-080 are the head end power with another two CM40-8M units mid-train. Train length is 240 waggons with a 120/120 split. Yandi Two ore stockpile and pedestal stacker boom tip visible in the background, the loadout operates via gravity and the train travels through a tunnel. May 1998.May 21, 2014
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195-37234 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of primary crushing building, shows metal slide chute from upper lever were the waggons are emptied, top building is the underground offices, change rooms etc.May 21, 2014
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195-36207 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of primary crushing building, shows conveyor housing and silo structure with piping and a steep stair walkway from the lower levels to the crushing shed.May 21, 2014
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195-35195 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, overview from the crusher level, looking down on the holding bin/silo and drier and milling plant.May 21, 2014
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195-34207 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, overview from the drier level looking down on the mills and dust collectors.May 21, 2014
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195-33197 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of the drier.May 21, 2014
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195-32222 viewsWittenoom, West Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mine, remains of a building on the adit level adjacent to no. 30.May 21, 2014
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195-31220 viewsWittenoom, West Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mine, sealed up underground drive adit or entry no. 30, shows area where seams have been cut out from the rock face.May 21, 2014
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195-30227 viewsWittenoom, West Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mine, sealed up underground drive adits or entry points 27, 28 and 29, shows tramway tracks and points for entry into adit 29, entries have been sealed closed.May 21, 2014
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195-29180 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of mine adits above the tailings in the west wall of the gorge.May 21, 2014
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195-28182 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of tailings which weather has eroded over the roads, direction sign to Drier Level still visible.May 21, 2014
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195-27192 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view looking up past the drier level with the crusher building at the top.May 21, 2014
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195-26202 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of the bottom section of the mill, various components can be seen including dust collecting plant, silos and the mills.May 21, 2014
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195-25165 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, sign shows CSR Australian Blue Asbestos Pty Ltd Colonial Mill.May 21, 2014
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195-24195 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view inside part of the bagging plant within the mill, near the truck loading area, JCB backhoe can be seen behind conveyor.May 21, 2014
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195-23199 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Australian Blue Asbestos or ABA Colonial Mill, view of the gates on the warehouse fenced yard.May 21, 2014
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195-22168 viewsWittenoom, view from above the Devil's Staircase of Colonial Mill and Mine with piles of tailings, milling site overview, looking south, railway workshops and underground offices are the higher buildings, then the primary crushing shed, holding silo, down to the mill and then the bag house and associated sheds, tailings line the gorge side.May 21, 2014
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195-21185 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of the former market garden area and house remains, viewed from the cat walk on the western wall of the gorge.May 21, 2014
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195-20224 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view looking north along Joffre Creek, the former market garden area is in the middle, with Bolitho Rd skirting the creek.May 21, 2014
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195-19221 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view of the former market garden area and house remains, viewed from the cat walk on the western wall of the gorge.May 21, 2014
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