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    Unidentified miner working a cradle near Ballarat, 1880s, courtesy of Knowledge Resource Centre, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria.

Title
Unidentified miner working a cradle near Ballarat
Description

The miner rocks the sludge-filled cradle while adding water. Rocking washes the soil, sand and gravel out of the bottom of the box while heavy fragments of gold collect on ripples inside the cradle.This unknown miner may be Chinese.

Date
1880s
Place
Australia - Victoria - Ballarat
External Url
http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/virtualexhibition/gold/digg04.htm

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  1. Click to view this catalogue record + digital image
    Title
    Unidentified miner working a cradle near Ballarat
    Description

    The miner rocks the sludge-filled cradle while adding water. Rocking washes the soil, sand and gravel out of the bottom of the box while heavy fragments of gold collect on ripples inside the cradle.This unknown miner may be Chinese.

    Date
    1880s
    Type
    catalogue record + digital image
    Control
    no. 1:(366) P00607
    Source

    Virtual exhibition, http://www.nre.vic.gov.au/virtualexhibition/index.htm; Knowledge Resource Centre, Department of Primary Industries, Victoria. Details

    Rights
    Reproduction rights owned by the Department of Primary Industry.
  2. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese miner cradling for gold
    Type
    Published photograph
    Source

    '[photograph: Chinese miner cradling for gold]', The Courier (Ballarat), 17 September 1983. Details

  3. Published photograph
    Title
    Chinese miner at work cradling for gold
    Date
    c. 1857
    Type
    Published photograph
    Form
    published black and white photograph
    Control
    p.37
    Source

    Cannon, Michael, Australia: A History of Photographs, Curry O'Neil Ross Pty Ltd, South Yarra, Melbourne, 1983. Details

    Original source: Department of Minerals and Petroleum Reference Centre

  4. Print
    Title
    Chinese miner cradling for gold
    Date
    1870s - 1880s
    Type
    Print
    Form
    Black and white newspaper photograph photocopied from Courier Mail article.
    Control
    P00607
    Source

    P Series general picture collection, P series; Chinese Museum (Museum of Chinese Australian History). Details

    Newspaper gives source as Cannon, Australia: A History of Photographs

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Created: 12 February 2003, Last modified: 20 September 2012