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Goldpanning at Gembrook in the 1890s. The miner swirls gold-bearing sludge
in the pan with water, allowing fine gold fragments to settle in the corner
of the dish.
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Fossickers
at Nerrena in Gippsland in 1904. The land in the background has been heavily
worked by miners and is denuded of timber and most vegetation.
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Miners
cradling and panning at Gembrook in the 1890s. The cradle works on a similar
principle to the pan but washes a larger quantity of sludge.
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A
miner working a cradle near Ballarat in the 1890s. The miner rocks the sludge-filled
cradle while adding water. Rocking washes the soil, sand and gravel out
of the bottom of the box while heavy fragments of gold collect on ripples
inside the cradle. This unknown miner may be Chinese.
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Crushing
quartz in a dolly pot near Ballarat in the 1880s. The miner pounds quartz
with a mortar and then empties the residue into a dish and pans. This method
was used to test for gold before working an area.
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