Tag Archives: gold mines

Bakers Creek Gold Mine – boom to bust

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image shows the plant at the Bakers Creek Goldmine near Hillgrove in the New England Region of New South Wales. In 1887 a rich… More

Gold rush roller-coaster – Sunlight Gold Mine

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

This image shows one of the amazing tramways built in late 1880s and 1890s to mine gold in the rugged Hillgrove Gorge, 24 kms east… More

Sunlight Gold Mine

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Lynne McNairn

The discovery of a rich gold bearing reef in the Hillgrove Gorge, in the New England Region of New South Wales, by George Smith in… More

The Powerhouse Museum's Photo of the Day blog features a new image each day, chosen from the Powerhouse Photo Library.

The majority of these images have been taken by Museum photographers for a variety of purposes such as for exhibitions, of objects in our collection, events, behind-the-scenes and location shots. We also feature many images taken by our Flickr community and from our visitors. We hope you enjoy the photographs and stories.

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