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Negative - Fosterville, Victoria, circa 1895 Image Reg. No: MM 003735

Negative - Copy
Description Of Content:
A group of miners at the Ellsmere Mine. A number are holding candles.
Acquisition Information:
Copied from Mrs B Delany, 1987
Acknowledgement:
The Biggest Family Album of Australia, Museum Victoria
Discipline: Technology

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Tagged with: candles, gold, ladders, miners, mines, mining, mining equipment, tools
Themes this item is part of: Images & Image Making Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, The Biggest Family Album in Australia Collection
Primary Classification: MINING & METALLURGY
Secondary Classification: Extraction - Gold
Organisations Depicted: Ellesmere Mine
Format: Negative: Black & White; 35 mm
Place & Date Depicted: Fosterville, Victoria, Australia, circa 1895
Creator: Tasma Studio, circa 1895

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lloyd robbins Posted on 21 Feb 2013 7:20 PM
My family was one of the owners of the Ellesmere mine and some of the men pictured here are probably my relatives. How would I identify them form this picture.

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