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Names

Name PrimaryGold Mining History Collection

IDs

ID LocalWAM 20

ID UriOffline Only

Descriptions

Brief DescriptionThe gold mining history collection is comprised of: material relating to prospecting; material relating to underground mining, including large equipment used in the process of extracting and processing gold; assaying equipment; and health and safety equipment.

Full DescriptionThe gold mining history collection at the Western Australian Museum has been developed largely over the past forty years. It is comprised of: material relating to prospecting; material relating to underground mining, including large equipment (such as headframes and stamper batteries) used in the process of extracting and processing gold; assaying equipment; and health and safety equipment. The majority of the collection is held in Kalgoorlie at the WA Museum - Kalgoorlie, a Museum store in Boulder and the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame (APMHOF). Some material is held at the WA Museum's Collections and Research Centre at Welshpool.

RightsSome material may be subject to copyright.

AccessMuch of the large technological material is exhibited at the APMHOF. Other material is exhibited at the Western Australian Museum - Kalgoorlie/Boulder. Acess to stored material by appointment - http://www.museum.wa.gov.au/about/contact-us

NoteMuch of the large technological equipment and related buildings were acquired in 1976 from the Hainault Tourist Mine, Kalgoorlie. This material remained on site at Hainault Tourist Mine, through a loan agreement, until the development of the Super Pit. In 1992 most of this collection was relocated to the Hannans North site, which later became the Australian Prospectors and Miners Hall of Fame. It is currently on loan to the APMHOF.

Subjects

localBoulder; Coolgardie; Gold mining; Kalgoorlie; Most material dates from the 1890s to 1930s but there is also some material from later periods up to the present.; Prospecting; Underground mining; Western Australia

scotGold; Machinery; Metals; Mining; Prospecting; Safety equipment

aptGoldmining; Mining; Mining equipment & objects; Occupational health & safety

person_orgHainhault Tourist Mine; Western Australian Museum

Coverage Spatial

TextKalgoorlie; Eastern Goldfields; Western Australia; Boulder

Coverage Temporal

From1890

To2010

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Dates

Date Record Updated2012-05-30 23:42

Date Created in MME2011-03-25 15:07