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Queensland State Archives 2224 Brilliant Extended Mine Charters Towers 1897
Queensland State Archives 2225 Brilliant Mine Charters Towers 1897
Queensland State Archives 2226 Charters Towers Goldfield Day Dawn Block and Wyndham Mine 1897

Queensland State Archives 2226 Charters Towers Goldfield Day Dawn Bloc...

Charters Towers Goldfield, Day Dawn Block and Wyndham Mine.

Queensland State Archives 2230 Cyanide works showing vats Charters Towers Goldfield 1897

Queensland State Archives 2230 Cyanide works showing vats Charters Tow...

Cyanide works showing vats, Charters Towers Goldfield.

Queensland State Archives 2245 Monkland mine and surroundings Gympie Goldfield c 1897

Queensland State Archives 2245 Monkland mine and surroundings Gympie G...

Monkland mine and surroundings, Gympie Goldfield. (Caption obtained from register listing.)

Queensland State Archives 2247 Scottish Gold Mine Gympie c 1897

Queensland State Archives 2247 Scottish Gold Mine Gympie c 1897

Scottish Gold Mine, Gympie. (Also known as No. 1 Scottish Gympie Mine and Battery, Old Brisbane Road, Monkland.)

Queensland State Archives 2319 General view of Mount Morgan towards works c 1897
Queensland State Archives 5138 Gold Sluicing Mary River near Gympie c 1896
State Lib Qld 1 113192 Smelters in course of construction at Mount Morgan, 1905

State Lib Qld 1 113192 Smelters in course of construction at Mount Mor...

Smelters in course of construction at Mount Morgan, 1905 See also negative no. 68366.

State Lib Qld 1 122461 Cracow Garage at Cracow, Queensland, ca. 1932
State Lib Qld 2 151759 Mine site at Batavia River, ca. 1931

State Lib Qld 2 151759 Mine site at Batavia River, ca. 1931

Mine site at Batavia River, ca. 1931. Looking up along the lead. The New Year's Gift claim is the richest on the field. The shaft with the shed over it, and the windsail, was the first. It 'bottomed' on 90 oz. ... More

State Lib Qld 2 176115 Miners at the Planted Creek Gold Mine, Kilkivan District, 1930s

State Lib Qld 2 176115 Miners at the Planted Creek Gold Mine, Kilkivan...

Miners at the Planted Creek Gold Mine, Kilkivan District, 1930s

StateLibQld 1 102208 Gold miners outside a bark hut, Queensland, ca. 1870

StateLibQld 1 102208 Gold miners outside a bark hut, Queensland, ca. 1...

Gold miners outside a bark hut, Queensland, ca. 1870 Two gold miners dressed in working clothes outside a slab bark hut with mining tools nearby.

StateLibQld 1 103542 Copperfield gold mining town, Queensland, ca.1882

StateLibQld 1 103542 Copperfield gold mining town, Queensland, ca.1882

Copperfield gold mining town, Queensland, ca.1882 View of the settlement of Copperfield, a gold mining town in Queensland. Miners' huts and large buildings with chimneys can be seen with a mining shaft in the l... More

StateLibQld 1 104636 Gold mining, ca. 1869

StateLibQld 1 104636 Gold mining, ca. 1869

Gold mining, ca. 1869 The Richard Daintree collection held in the John Oxley Library has many unidentified images. If you are able to assist with identification, please click on the Feedback tab. Richard Daintr... More

StateLibQld 1 107884 Battery and Mill at Mt Coolon Gold Mines

StateLibQld 1 107884 Battery and Mill at Mt Coolon Gold Mines

Battery and Mill at Mt Coolon Gold Mines This mine was first erected by Barclay and Co. then later owned by Mt. Coolon Gold Mines.

StateLibQld 1 110340 Miners working in the mines at Croydon, Queensland, 1890-1900

StateLibQld 1 110340 Miners working in the mines at Croydon, Queenslan...

Miners working in the mines at Croydon, Queensland, 1890-1900 Miners, using various tools, working at the face of an underground gold reef at the Croydon gold mine. (N.B. This photograph also appears in the Que... More

StateLibQld 1 112124 Gold mining at Kilcoy Creek, 1933

StateLibQld 1 112124 Gold mining at Kilcoy Creek, 1933

Gold mining at Kilcoy Creek, 1933 Kilcoy is in Queensland's Sunshine Coast hinterland. The town is north-west of Caboolture on the D’Aguilar Highway, just north of Lake Somerset and at the base of the Conondale... More

StateLibQld 1 115380 Smelting works during the course of construction, Mount Morgan, 1905

StateLibQld 1 115380 Smelting works during the course of construction,...

Smelting works during the course of construction, Mount Morgan, 1905 See also image no. 68367.

StateLibQld 1 128418 Town and mine views, Mount Morgan, ca. 1900

StateLibQld 1 128418 Town and mine views, Mount Morgan, ca. 1900

Town and mine views, Mount Morgan, ca. 1900

StateLibQld 1 134804 Brilliant and St. George Mine, Charters Towers, ca. 1900

StateLibQld 1 134804 Brilliant and St. George Mine, Charters Towers, c...

Brilliant and St. George Mine, Charters Towers, ca. 1900

StateLibQld 1 137103 Goldminers prospecting, ca. 1870

StateLibQld 1 137103 Goldminers prospecting, ca. 1870

Goldminers prospecting, ca. 1870 The Richard Daintree collection held in the John Oxley Library has many unidentified images. If you are able to assist with identification, please click on the Feedback tab. Ric... More

StateLibQld 1 231236 Workings at the Horn Island gold mine
StateLibQld 1 237206 View of Mount Morgan and Dee River, ca. 1905

StateLibQld 1 237206 View of Mount Morgan and Dee River, ca. 1905

View of Mount Morgan and Dee River, ca. 1905. The Mount Morgan mine opened in 1882 and the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co. Ltd. went into liquidation in 1927.

StateLibQld 1 255791 Southern Queen mine near Charters Towers, ca. 1890

StateLibQld 1 255791 Southern Queen mine near Charters Towers, ca. 189...

Southern Queen mine near Charters Towers, ca. 1890. Due to the gold mining boom between 1872 and 1899, Charters Towers operated the only Stock Exchange outside of a capital city. During this period, the populat... More

StateLibQld 1 258434 Hand coloured photograph of the Queen Cross Reef gold mine, Charters Towers, 1904

StateLibQld 1 258434 Hand coloured photograph of the Queen Cross Reef ...

Hand coloured photograph of the Queen Cross Reef gold mine, Charters Towers, 1904. Due to the Gold boom between 1872 and 1899, Charters Towers operated the only Stock Exchange outside of a capital city. During ... More

StateLibQld 1 290727 Building main stack, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1905

StateLibQld 1 290727 Building main stack, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1905

Building main stack, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1905. Three builders are at the top of the chimneystack. Scaffolding is around the base of the stack.

StateLibQld 1 290799 Number 1 Mill, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1907

StateLibQld 1 290799 Number 1 Mill, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1907

Number 1 Mill, Mt. Morgan, ca. 1907. View of number 1 Mill showing the bridges, the railway tracks and the buildings.

StateLibQld 1 291027 West works, Mt. Morgan, 1898

StateLibQld 1 291027 West works, Mt. Morgan, 1898

West works, Mt. Morgan, 1898. View of the western mine site showing the railway line, the buildings and the chimneys.

StateLibQld 1 85024 Workers and their families having a break at the Mount Craven mine, Eidsvold, 1889

StateLibQld 1 85024 Workers and their families having a break at the M...

Workers and their families having a break at the Mount Craven mine, Eidsvold, 1889

StateLibQld 1 87500 Mines and town views, Charters Towers, ca. 1891

StateLibQld 1 87500 Mines and town views, Charters Towers, ca. 1891

Mines and town views, Charters Towers, ca. 1891.

StateLibQld 2 131719 Miners at the Merry Widow Mine, Kidston, 1909

StateLibQld 2 131719 Miners at the Merry Widow Mine, Kidston, 1909

Miners at the Merry Widow Mine, Kidston, 1909 Kidston is located in the Etheridge district of North Queensland. At one stage Kidston was the biggest gold producer in Queensland. It still has an operational mine... More

StateLibQld 2 151203 Tyrconnell gold mine battery, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936

StateLibQld 2 151203 Tyrconnell gold mine battery, Hodgkinson goldfiel...

Tyrconnell gold mine battery, Hodgkinson goldfield, 1936 Tyrconnell is located between the former towns of Thornborough and Kingsborough. It is privately owned and is currently being preserved. (Description sup... More

StateLibQld 2 152003 Goldminers working the New Year's Gift mine at Batavia River, ca. 1931

StateLibQld 2 152003 Goldminers working the New Year's Gift mine at Ba...

Goldminers working the New Year's Gift mine at Batavia River, ca. 1931. Where the wash dirt is 70 ft. underground in the New Year's Gift, about 80 ft. from the shaft. (Description supplied with photograph.).

StateLibQld 2 152279 Working the gold fields at Batavia River, ca. 1931

StateLibQld 2 152279 Working the gold fields at Batavia River, ca. 193...

Working the gold fields at Batavia River, ca. 1931. Troughing was dirt. The wash is pulled up the shaft by a horse whip. A certain amount is put in the trough of water and shovelled over a couple of times to wa... More

StateLibQld 2 152435 Central Power House on the banks of the Dee River, Mount Morgan, 1903

StateLibQld 2 152435 Central Power House on the banks of the Dee River...

Central Power House on the banks of the Dee River, Mount Morgan, 1903

StateLibQld 2 153115 Panning for gold at Batavia River, ca. 1931

StateLibQld 2 153115 Panning for gold at Batavia River, ca. 1931

Panning for gold at Batavia River, ca. 1931. 'Banjoing the fines'. Some 'fines' are placed in the box and water thrown in, the water carrying off the lighter stuff. The residue is then washed in a dish. This me... More

StateLibQld 2 153507 Aerial view of the work site at the Mount Morgan mine, 1936

StateLibQld 2 153507 Aerial view of the work site at the Mount Morgan ...

Aerial view of the work site at the Mount Morgan mine, 1936

StateLibQld 2 15966 Scottish Gympie Gold Mine, No. 2 shaft, 1900

StateLibQld 2 15966 Scottish Gympie Gold Mine, No. 2 shaft, 1900

Scottish Gympie Gold Mine, No. 2 shaft, 1900 No. 2 shaft and mine buildings, including a tall brick chimney.

StateLibQld 2 15970 Representative gathering of mining men at the Scottish Gympie Gold Mine, 1900

StateLibQld 2 15970 Representative gathering of mining men at the Scot...

Representative gathering of mining men at the Scottish Gympie Gold Mine, 1900 The large group of men were attending the starting of the new winding plant at the Scottish Gympie Gold Mine. (Description supplied ... More

StateLibQld 2 174323 Head frame and winding drums at the Empress gold mine, Eidsvold, 1910

StateLibQld 2 174323 Head frame and winding drums at the Empress gold ...

Head frame and winding drums at the Empress gold mine, Eidsvold, 1910

StateLibQld 2 184683 General Grant Mine in Ravenswood, Queensland , 1902

StateLibQld 2 184683 General Grant Mine in Ravenswood, Queensland , 19...

General Grant Mine in Ravenswood, Queensland , 1902 View towards the north east.

StateLibQld 2 205280 Miners at the Kilcoy Creek Goldfields, 1933

StateLibQld 2 205280 Miners at the Kilcoy Creek Goldfields, 1933

Miners at the Kilcoy Creek Goldfields, 1933

StateLibQld 2 237170 View of the opencut mine at Mount Morgan

StateLibQld 2 237170 View of the opencut mine at Mount Morgan

View of the opencut mine at Mount Morgan. Public domain scan of the vintage Queensland postcard, Australia, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

StateLibQld 2 237186 View of the smelting works at Mount Morgan, ca. 1905

StateLibQld 2 237186 View of the smelting works at Mount Morgan, ca. 1...

View of the smelting works at Mount Morgan, ca. 1905. The Mount Morgan mine opened in 1882 and the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Co. Ltd. went into liquidation in 1927.

StateLibQld 2 239452 Diggings at South Glanmine gold mine, 1900

StateLibQld 2 239452 Diggings at South Glanmine gold mine, 1900

Diggings at South Glanmine gold mine, 1900 Over a total of three years, this mine took £795,000's worth of gold. (Description supplied with photograph.) Note that Queensland place name searches return nothing f... More

StateLibQld 2 241908 Hawkins Hill Gold Mine at Georgetown near the Gulf of Carpentaria

StateLibQld 2 241908 Hawkins Hill Gold Mine at Georgetown near the Gul...

Hawkins Hill Gold Mine at Georgetown near the Gulf of Carpentaria

StateLibQld 2 255634 Apollonian Vale, Gympie, ca. 1890

StateLibQld 2 255634 Apollonian Vale, Gympie, ca. 1890

Apollonian Vale, Gympie, ca. 1890 Gold was discovered in Gympie in 1867 by James Nash on the site now occupied by Gympie's Town Hall. Nash made the five-day journey down the Mary River from Maryborough and afte... More

StateLibQld 2 290983 Steam shovel workng at Mount Morgan Mine, 1905

StateLibQld 2 290983 Steam shovel workng at Mount Morgan Mine, 1905

Steam shovel workng at Mount Morgan Mine, 1905 Public domain photograph of excavation, bulldozer, land management, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

StateLibQld 2 291083 Maxwelton Mine, Mount Alice, Queensland, 1892

StateLibQld 2 291083 Maxwelton Mine, Mount Alice, Queensland, 1892

Maxwelton Mine, Mount Alice, Queensland, 1892 This image is partially torn photo of men working at the Maxwelton Mine, Mount Alice.

StateLibQld 2 291159 Motor vehicles parked at the minesite, Mount Morgan, 1924

StateLibQld 2 291159 Motor vehicles parked at the minesite, Mount Morg...

Motor vehicles parked at the minesite, Mount Morgan, 1924

StateLibQld 2 292091 Starting the diamond drill at the Mount Morgan Prospecting Company's Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292091 Starting the diamond drill at the Mount Morgan Pr...

Starting the diamond drill at the Mount Morgan Prospecting Company's Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908 Group of people visiting the site where the diamond drilling is to commence.

StateLibQld 2 292323 New Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292323 New Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

New Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908 Looking at the New Reduction Works from the dam.

StateLibQld 2 292615 Mount Morgan as seen from the Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292615 Mount Morgan as seen from the Works, Mt. Morgan, ...

Mount Morgan as seen from the Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292623 Steam shovel at work in the Open Cut, loading railed coal wagons, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292623 Steam shovel at work in the Open Cut, loading rai...

Steam shovel at work in the Open Cut, loading railed coal wagons, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292867 Steam shovel, Mt. Morgan, 1903

StateLibQld 2 292867 Steam shovel, Mt. Morgan, 1903

Steam shovel, Mt. Morgan, 1903 Public domain photograph of excavation, bulldozer, land management, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

StateLibQld 2 292879 Blast Furnace at Copper Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292879 Blast Furnace at Copper Reduction Works, Mt. Morg...

Blast Furnaces at Copper Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, Australia, 1908. Copper blast furnaces at work at Copper reduction Works 6 March 1908 (Description supplied with photograph). Three rectangular, water-jack... More

StateLibQld 2 292883 Miners at work at the Copper Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 292883 Miners at work at the Copper Reduction Works, Mt....

Miners at work at the Copper Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908 Miners at work inside the Copper Reduction Works on 6 March 1908.

StateLibQld 2 293571 Group portrait of Mount Morgan employees infront of a mine shed, 1890

StateLibQld 2 293571 Group portrait of Mount Morgan employees infront ...

Group portrait of Mount Morgan employees infront of a mine shed, 1890

StateLibQld 2 295355 Blast Furnaces at Copper Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

StateLibQld 2 295355 Blast Furnaces at Copper Works, Mt. Morgan, 1908

Blast Furnaces at Copper Reduction Works, Mt. Morgan, Australia, 1908. Copper blast furnaces at work at Copper reduction Works 6 March 1908 (Description supplied with photograph). Three rectangular, water-jack... More

StateLibQld 2 297691 Steam shovel working at Mount Morgan Mines, ca. 1904

StateLibQld 2 297691 Steam shovel working at Mount Morgan Mines, ca. 1...

Steam shovel working at Mount Morgan Mines, ca. 1904.

StateLibQld 2 297695 Lowering number 1 Steam Shovel, Mt. Morgan, 1905

StateLibQld 2 297695 Lowering number 1 Steam Shovel, Mt. Morgan, 1905

Lowering number 1 Steam Shovel, Mt. Morgan, 1905 Miners are using the railway track and the cable to lower the steam shovel.

StateLibQld 2 297707 Blast furnace building under construction at Mount Morgan Mines, 1905

StateLibQld 2 297707 Blast furnace building under construction at Moun...

Blast furnace building under construction at Mount Morgan Mines, 1905

StateLibQld 2 297735 Main switch board at the Central Power Station, Mt. Morgan, 1907

StateLibQld 2 297735 Main switch board at the Central Power Station, M...

Main switch board at the Central Power Station, Mt. Morgan, 1907

StateLibQld 2 44663 South Glanmire and Monkland goldmine, Gympie, ca. 1908

StateLibQld 2 44663 South Glanmire and Monkland goldmine, Gympie, ca. ...

South Glanmire and Monkland goldmine, Gympie, ca. 1908. View of the mines at Gympie owned by the South Glanmire and Monkland Gold Mining Company, around 1908.

StateLibQld 2 67381 Mining industry at Gympie, Queensland

StateLibQld 2 67381 Mining industry at Gympie, Queensland

Mining industry at Gympie, Queensland. Part of the Coloured Shell Series of postcards.

StateLibQld 2 67397 Mount Morgan from the hospital, featuring the Royal Hotel, ca. 1905

StateLibQld 2 67397 Mount Morgan from the hospital, featuring the Roya...

Mount Morgan from the hospital, featuring the Royal Hotel, ca. 1905.

Gold mining fields outside Charters Towers (7464840774)

Gold mining fields outside Charters Towers (7464840774)

Creator: Unidentified Location: Charters Towers, Queensland Description: Caption under photograph reads: Queen line of reef. Photograph shows the mining whims and sheds on top of the gold mining shafts. View t... More

Representative gathering of mining men at the Scottish Gympie Gold Mine, 1900 (7464843166)

Representative gathering of mining men at the Scottish Gympie Gold Min...

Creator: Unidentified Location: Gympie, Queensland Description: The large group of men were attending the starting of the new winding plant at the Scottish Gympie Gold Mine. View this image at the State Librar... More

Old Eungella water wheel driven battery at Broken River gold mines, 1927

Old Eungella water wheel driven battery at Broken River gold mines, 19...

A five head battery installed for the crushing of the Lady Norman ore - https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/data/UQ_732314/Mount_Spencer_Mackay_NQ.pdf?dsi_version=ce72a8f8f47e5811f7ce70ee96bffdcf&Expires=167538292... More

No. 2 North Glanmire MIne, Gympie, Qld - very early 1900s

No. 2 North Glanmire MIne, Gympie, Qld - very early 1900s

No. 2 North Glanmire MIne, Gympie, Qld - very early 1900s. Gold mine