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Have been doing my fathers family history for some time and came across some old photos that may be of interest.
This one is of miners at an old Silver, Lead Zinc mine at Walla Walla near Rye Park, NSW. Was apparently run by Germans prior to the First World War, when the war broke out it was abandoned. Have been there a couple of times, but I understand that the current owners of the property will not allow any further access. I did get an assay report done back in the late 1960's but have no idea where it is now. There were traces of gold.
This one was of shearing at Kenyu which was a property not far from Frogmore NSW where my Great Great Grandfather worked as a Baker after being released from Penal Servitude after being shipped out from England in 1827. He died in 1848 and is buried at A Frogmore Cemetry that no longer shows on any maps. Of Interest to me was the wool press on the right side of the picture. Apparently the rather large log on its side was raised to the top of the structure, the wool placed in bags below and the log was dropped to compact the wool. All good for OH&S. I was unable to get the photos to sit how I wanted.
This one is of miners at an old Silver, Lead Zinc mine at Walla Walla near Rye Park, NSW. Was apparently run by Germans prior to the First World War, when the war broke out it was abandoned. Have been there a couple of times, but I understand that the current owners of the property will not allow any further access. I did get an assay report done back in the late 1960's but have no idea where it is now. There were traces of gold.
This one was of shearing at Kenyu which was a property not far from Frogmore NSW where my Great Great Grandfather worked as a Baker after being released from Penal Servitude after being shipped out from England in 1827. He died in 1848 and is buried at A Frogmore Cemetry that no longer shows on any maps. Of Interest to me was the wool press on the right side of the picture. Apparently the rather large log on its side was raised to the top of the structure, the wool placed in bags below and the log was dropped to compact the wool. All good for OH&S. I was unable to get the photos to sit how I wanted.