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Working a California pump on the banks of the Snowy Creek, Mitta Mitta,
c. 1896. The California pump was a belt with buckets attached which was
used to drain shallow excavations. The second man is washing sludge in a
timber water race.
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A backyard gold mine at Wedderburn in 1950. The mine is operated by
the Butterick family. Three Butterick daughters are supplying handy refreshments.
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Richard Penna at home in Woods Point, c. 1915. At the time of the
photograph, Richard Penna was 85 years old. He had been prospecting at Woods
Point for twenty years. His tools of trade - pan, puddlers, picks and buckets
- are gathered outside the hut.
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A miners' camp at Wentworth in Gippsland. Many diggers lived for years
in tents, sometimes constructed from little more than saplings, sheets and
blankets.
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The Mt William goldfield near the Grampians in winter 1900. Miners have
piled trees and branches around their tents to shelter from icy winds.
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