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205-23358 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower (located at 957 metres) was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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205-27358 viewsYampire Gorge, asbestos sign, Pope Searle getting some fibre.
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205-24356 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower (located at 957 metres) was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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205-31356 viewsKoodaideri, drive cut into side, early exploration, drive was dug by Umberto Favero, a long time Hancock employee and worker and caretaker of the Wittenoom mine and settlement, drive location is 22 31'48.36" S 118 59'58.08" E.
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205-36353 viewsKoodaideri, track leading up to the underground drive, about 500 metres before the drive was a big warning sign about radio active substances.
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205-26342 viewsYampire Gorge, asbestos sign, Pope Searle getting some fibre.
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205-32338 viewsKoodaideri, drive cut into side, early exploration, drive was dug by Umberto Favero, a long time Hancock employee and worker and then caretaker of the Wittenoom mine site and settlement.
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205-28337 viewsKoodaideri, saddle back track looking down on the Fortescue valley north.
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205-30334 viewsKoodaideri, survey mark or trig point, looking east with Fortescue valley on the left, Rio wants to mine in this area, and have been playing around here for many years.
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205-33326 viewsKoodaideri, area around this underground drive, drive location is 22 31'48.36" S 118 59'58.08" E.
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205-34326 viewsKoodaideri, area around the underground drive.
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205-21323 viewsWittenoom, upper reaches of Bee Gorge, landscape views.
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205-35323 viewsKoodaideri, area around this underground drive, drive location is 22 31'48.36" S 118 59'58.08" E.
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205-29317 viewsKoodaideri, 130 plus km from the Rio mainline, within 10 km of the BHP mainline, go figure.
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205-25315 viewsDrillers Ridge, Wittenoom, the DME (Distance Measuring Equipment) tower (located at 957 metres) was a navigation aid for the Department of Civil Aviation for the Wittenoom airport, the site was also used by Telecom for providing 'radio links' for phones into Wittenoom prior to the current tower located at the eastern edge of town which links back to Auski Roadhouse.
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205-22312 viewsWittenoom, upper reaches of Bee Gorge, landscape views.
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