The Bird in Hand Mine |
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Title : | The Bird in Hand Mine |
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Source : | B 6256 | ||
Date of creation : | ca. 1885 | ||
Format : | Photograph | ||
Dimensions : | 148 x 90 mm | ||
Contributor : | State Library of South Australia | ||
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Description : |
The Bird in Hand Mine, Woodside. According to the Maximus Bird-in-Hand Gold Prospect study, the historic Bird-in-Hand mine is said to have yielded some 22,600 tonnes at an average grade of 12.65 g/t Au (approximately 9,200 ounces) in the 1880s. In the 1930s, underground investigations by the South Australian Department of Mines demonstrated that significant high-grade gold mineralisation remained in the lower levels of the 128 metre deep mine. |
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Coverage year : | ca.1885 |
Period : | 1852-1883 |
Place : | Woodside |
Region : | Mt Lofty Ranges and Eastern Plain |
Further reading : | Annear, Robyn Nothing but Gold Melbourne : Text Publishing, 1999 Blake, LJ Gold escort Melbourne : Hawthorn Press, 1971 Chilman, JK Silver and a trace of gold: a history of the Aclare mine Adelaide: South Australian Dept. of Mines and Energy, 1982. Flett, J A pictorial history of the Victorian goldfields [Adelaide] : Rigby, [1977] Gold escort re-enactment Adelaide : S.A. Police, Commonwealth Bank, 1986 Hocking, G Gold: a pictorial history of the Australian gold rush, Rowville, Vic: Five Mile Press, 2006, c2000 Kwan, Elizabeth. Living in South Australia: a social history, Netley, S. Aust.: South Australian Government Printer, 1987 Stone, DI Life on the Australian goldfields Carlton, Vic. ; [Sydney] : Methuen of Australia, [1976]
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Internet links : | Egold - electronic encyclopaedia of Gold in Australia Teetulpa Maximus Bird-in-Hand Gold Prospect 'The Teetulpa Goldfield', in Flinders Ranges Research SA Memory, Did you know? South Australiana, Mining The Australian gold rush : stories from Australia's culture and recreation portal SA Memory, A rich tapestry : South Australian communities Effect of Victorian gold rush on South Australia State Library of South Australia Mines and mineral resources Sovereign Hill Ballarat Australia Victoria gold rush Wikipedia |