Machinery, Battery stamping mill - Morison & Bearby Ltd, Newcastle, NSW, [n.d.]
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InformationBaldy McSpecs: There is a date of 1896 This machine is a battery (sometimes called a stamp) and it is used on goldfields to stamp (crush) the ore before the gold can be extracted. The timber table is for washing the crushed ore. Looks like an old steam engine (locomotive) in the background
This photograph is from the archives of Professor Cyril Renwick (1920-2010), Professor of Economics and Director of the Hunter Valley Research Foundation. His obituary is on the Sydney Morning Herald website. The archives are held by Special Collections.
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InformationBaldy McSpecs: There is a date of 1896 This machine is a battery (sometimes called a stamp) and it is used on goldfields to stamp (crush) the ore before the gold can be extracted. The timber table is for washing the crushed ore. Looks like an old steam engine (locomotive) in the backgroundRelates to
Geotag[1] Morison and Bearby Ltd. Newcastle NSWPlaceNewcastle, NSW
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Machinery, Battery stamping mill - Morison & Bearby Ltd, Newcastle, NSW, [n.d.], [A6678-i-063]. Living Histories, accessed 21/04/2025, https://livinghistories.newcastle.edu.au/nodes/view/10870