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Gold washing cradle used in the Ophir goldfields

H8859 Gold washing cradle, wood / iron, designed by William Tom Jr and Edward Hargraves, made by William Tom, Ophir goldfields, Australia, 1851

85/1284-76 Glass negative, full plate, 'Ophir Bluff, Where Gold was First Found in Australia', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

K1041 Packaging for tea, 'Ophir Tea', tin, and packaging for baking powder, 'Aunt Mary's Baking Powder', tin, 1920-1930

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

C1815 Auriferous quartz with iron pyrites & zinc blende from Ophir near Orange.

H10484 Engine, Haslam Cold Air, ex 'SS Ophir', consists of power unit, compression cylinder, heat exchanger, expansion cylinder, Halsam Foundry and Engineering Co., England, 1877 (AF).

2001/84/328 Medal set and packaging (4), Paralympic Games Sydney 2000, gold/ silver/bronze/wool/simulated leather/velour, designed by Stuart Devlin, made by the Perth Mint and Royal Australian Mint, 2000.

A boxed set of medals from the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.

2001/84/572 Medal set and packaging, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, metal / textile, made by the Perth Mint and the Royal Australian Mint, 2000

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

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C1815 Auriferous quartz with iron pyrites & zinc blende from Ophir near Orange.

H8859 Gold washing cradle, wood / iron, designed by William Tom Jr and Edward Hargraves, made by William Tom, Ophir goldfields, Australia, 1851

94/188/2 Book, Hargraves, Edward 'Australia and its Goldfields: a historical sketch...a particular account of the recent gold discoveries', paper/cloth, Ingram, England, 1855

85/1284-76 Glass negative, full plate, 'Ophir Bluff, Where Gold was First Found in Australia', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

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H8859 Gold washing cradle, wood / iron, designed by William Tom Jr and Edward Hargraves, made by William Tom, Ophir goldfields, Australia, 1851

85/1284-76 Glass negative, full plate, 'Ophir Bluff, Where Gold was First Found in Australia', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

K1041 Packaging for tea, 'Ophir Tea', tin, and packaging for baking powder, 'Aunt Mary's Baking Powder', tin, 1920-1930

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

C1815 Auriferous quartz with iron pyrites & zinc blende from Ophir near Orange.

H10484 Engine, Haslam Cold Air, ex 'SS Ophir', consists of power unit, compression cylinder, heat exchanger, expansion cylinder, Halsam Foundry and Engineering Co., England, 1877 (AF).

2001/84/572 Medal set and packaging, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, metal / textile, made by the Perth Mint and the Royal Australian Mint, 2000

On display in:
Display Store; Powerhouse Discovery Centre, Castle Hill

Tagged objects. Showing 4 objects

C1815 Auriferous quartz with iron pyrites & zinc blende from Ophir near Orange.

H8859 Gold washing cradle, wood / iron, designed by William Tom Jr and Edward Hargraves, made by William Tom, Ophir goldfields, Australia, 1851

94/188/2 Book, Hargraves, Edward 'Australia and its Goldfields: a historical sketch...a particular account of the recent gold discoveries', paper/cloth, Ingram, England, 1855

85/1284-76 Glass negative, full plate, 'Ophir Bluff, Where Gold was First Found in Australia', Kerry and Co, Sydney, Australia, c. 1884-1917

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