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[Mining at Mafeking]

[Mining at Mafeking]


ID: 8539
Copyright: library owns image (image on public access)
Org ID: m46


Description: Mining scene at Mafeking near the Grampians. The discovery of gold at Mt William in 1900 sparked a mining rush to the area, resulting in the bustling bark and bush town of Mafeking. The remains of an open cut mine and hundres of disused shafts remain.
Subject: goldmining

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