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197-25570 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, top of control stand for locomotive with No.1 battery box, English Electric Co. D.B.1. Form M3, Dick Kerr System, commonly referred to as the Dick Kerr DB1 controller.
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197-26569 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, top of control stand for locomotive with No.1 battery box, English Electric Co. D.B.1.. Form M3, Dick Kerr System, commonly referred to as the Dick Kerr DB1 controller.
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195-03567 viewsGreat Northern Highway, oversize load of dump truck and dump body.
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160101 9762567 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Joffre Creek, Fourth Crossing Pool view of the western wall gorge, via Bolitho Road. Geodata: -22.2804483 118.3212850
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140517-4355566 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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195-01566 viewsMunjina, end of Roy Hill Road where it meets the Great Northern Highway, Toyota HJ75 Landcruiser, loaded up to the max, it has a 13 leaf spring pack on the rear, 9 on the front, PTO winch, in route to Wittenoom.
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140517-4308565 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, former locomotive watering stop alongside the Talga River (closed in 1951), view of the line formation block fill. Location here.
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195-05565 viewsGreat Northern Highway, oversize load of dump truck and dump body.
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195-18564 viewsWittenoom Gorge, view looking south down the gorge, the Colonial Mine is on the right and not visible behind the rock. The former market garden area can be just seen at the bottom left of image as Bolitho Rd cuts through the middle.
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196-34564 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Gorge Mine area, view of mine adits or entry points of drives going into the side of the gorge western side of Wittenoom Gorge.
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197-10564 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view looking south west of the open air service pit with gantry and locomotive storage roads with the battery off-take racks. The track used to continue around to the mine adits in the background.
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194-22563 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, detail view of a Mancha battery module with the covers in the open position shows the full forty eight 2 volt cells to power the 80 volt locomotives.
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197-20563 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of the demolished underground shift offices, upturned battery module, charging transformer, Mancha #4 battery locomotive on the right.
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197-27563 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, battery module No.1, shows a slotted drop type hinge arrangement, headlight, English Electric hauler with Dick Kerr DB1 control stand, drivers position and coupling pocket, demolished underground offices and lamp room in the background
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198-02563 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, rear view of battery box and battery locomotive GEMCO Hauler serial 12304-05/10/65, motor H.P. 2/11, volts 80, drawbar pull (lbs.) 1250 built by George Moss Pty Ltd Leederville, WA.
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194-21562 viewsWittenoom Gorge, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, view of Mancha hauler with battery module open on ramp, view of driver's seat, controller, brake wheel and the drive motor inside the locomotive.
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197-28562 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, reverse view of 197-27, battery module No.1 with number 10165, shows a slotted drop type hinge arrangement, headlight, coupling pocket and Joy plug for motor, mounted on an English Electric hauler, behind is a Gemco and two Mancha units, the building is the water treatment and compressor sheds.
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140517-4356561 viewsMarble Bar, Prospector Creek, tin mine, near Fishers Cairn the area was a Tailings Lease #10 (87H) - FISHERS CAIRN held by Moolyella Tin Pty. Ltd in the 1960s, then a machinery lease in the 1970s. Remains of a dry tin concentrate plant. Location Here.
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197-16561 viewsWittenoom, Colonial Mine, asbestos mining remains, Mancha battery locomotive #4 looking south east, demolished workshops and office behind with the battery charging shed remains in the distance. Drivers seat, brake wheel and controller visible.
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140517-4309558 viewsEginbah Siding area, of the Marble Bar railway, former locomotive watering stop alongside the Talga River (closed in 1951), view of the line formation block fill and tanks on collapsed stands. Location here.
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