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Manpa said:
Lime?
No sorry Ramjet.
4th clue, in addition to the 1600 tons of ore, over 850 tons of ingots were shipped.
4th clue, in addition to the 1600 tons of ore, over 850 tons of ingots were shipped.
5th clue
Silver and lead were mined here.
Silver and lead were mined here.
Talisker mine, Fleurieu Peninsula
Yes OzzieAu, Talisker mine it is.
Talisker Mine was once the largest silver and lead mine in South Australia. The Talisker Mining Company began working July 1862. After the arrival of a shipload of Cornish Miners from Glenelg, six distinct lodes were located. Within one month ore was dispatched to England for assaying and a start made with opening up the mine and building the nearby township of Silverton.
The silver and lead was shipped from nearby Fishery Bay, where it was carried to the lighters moored in chest deep water for ferrying to the large ships. 36,000 bags of ore, weighing 1,600 tons, and 890 tons of ingots were carried in this way.
The mine ruins illustrate typical mid-nineteenth century Cornish mining and ore processing techniques and are an important remnant of South Australia's heritage. The mine is located within Talisker Conservation Park and is listed on the Register of State Heritage Items.
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Talisker Mine was once the largest silver and lead mine in South Australia. The Talisker Mining Company began working July 1862. After the arrival of a shipload of Cornish Miners from Glenelg, six distinct lodes were located. Within one month ore was dispatched to England for assaying and a start made with opening up the mine and building the nearby township of Silverton.
The silver and lead was shipped from nearby Fishery Bay, where it was carried to the lighters moored in chest deep water for ferrying to the large ships. 36,000 bags of ore, weighing 1,600 tons, and 890 tons of ingots were carried in this way.
The mine ruins illustrate typical mid-nineteenth century Cornish mining and ore processing techniques and are an important remnant of South Australia's heritage. The mine is located within Talisker Conservation Park and is listed on the Register of State Heritage Items.
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What am I?
I was carried by wagon in a famous overland expedition.
I was carried by wagon in a famous overland expedition.
Gold?
A boat that never got wet.
Telegraph wire and insulators etc.
Ramjet, can you be more specific.... 
Dinning table , bourke and wills
OzzieAu said:Ramjet, can you be more specific....
The boat Mitchell dragged all over the place looking for an inland sea?. Sorry... roo busy to do actual research. ?????
Technically not correct Ramjet,but yes a boat is the thing in question...
I will add a further couple of questions to properly identify it.
1.... Where was it abandoned?
2.... Which expedition member died and is buried nearby?
I will add a further couple of questions to properly identify it.
1.... Where was it abandoned?
2.... Which expedition member died and is buried nearby?
Capt Charles Sturt, a boat, Poole died and Im guessing they abandoned the boat in the Simpson Desert.
Close enough Manpa......
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/exploration/display/23476-charles-sturt-expedition
Over to you.
https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/landscape/exploration/display/23476-charles-sturt-expedition
Over to you.
Thanks OzzieAu.
What and who am I
I am Australias oldest operational.
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What and who am I
I am Australias oldest operational.
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Madame jiggly bits
Berrima Gaol.
Nope to both, although further investigations are required re madam jiggly bits! layful:
2nd clue, my product has a strong northern rival.
layful: 2nd clue, my product has a strong northern rival.
