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Sean Rossi of Blackfire Research Corporation. Lighting: Paul C Buff Einstein with grid for key camera left. Einstein with Umbrella bounced of wall for fill camera right. Fired with Cybersyncs.
I am a Chemical Engineer. Twenty years ago, I never imagined being one. Blogged
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My relative Norman Hurford was a London Transport engineer he had a lifelong interest in Trams. He photographed a tram in Gateshead in 1950.
Here 55 years later I photographed a sister of that tram beautifully preserved in Beamish Museum in the North of England.
Norman's photograph can be seen here :
www.flickr.com/photos/taffytank/4397999174/in/set-7215762...
He motioned for me to come over. I thought I was going to get harassed for taking pictures in the subway. I mean, what does it look like... a guy with tons of steel brightly colored yellow. He's gotta yell or do something.
But instead he wanted to talk about photography.
Gunditjmara Aboriginal people.
When Robertson the Protector of Aborigines visit Edward Henty at Portland in 1841 he also visited the people around Lake Condah and made notes in his journal of their ingenious eel fishing traps. Like other areas of the Western Districts the Gunditjmara people were sophisticated engineers making woven eel traps from water reeds, building permanent stone shelters and digging canals, stone channels and stone traps to catch the annual spring eel migration downstream to the ocean for breeding. This distinguished them from most other Aboriginal groups in Australia. The richness of wildlife meant they could live semi permanently in one spot. The Gunditjmara lived in a relatively small area between Lake Condah, Mount Eccles and Mount Napier on a volcanic plain riddled with lava flows and lava stones comprising about 100 square kms. The landscape itself was formed about 27,000 years ago after volcanic eruptions by Eccles and Napier. The fish and short finned eel traps here on Darlot Creek are dated to around 8,000 years ago and along with their dams, weirs and channels their engineering works stretched 40 kms. The eels travel to New Caledonia for breeding and return to live in the lakes of Mt Eccles after that. They grow to a metre long and as thick as a man’s arm. Some stonewalls constructed by the Gunditjmara were about 50 metres long. They were built to block particular water channels. Channels were also built at different heights to capture the eels no matter how much water was coming down Darlots Creek. The Gunditjmara supplemented their diet of eels with water birds, ducks, plains turkeys, kangaroos and vegetable foods such as daisy yam and rhizomes of bracken fern. They had not great need to be nomadic here. This was Australia Felix for them too.
This ability to harvest eels and other fish annually meant that they modified the landscape, built engineering works, lived here throughout the year and altered their social systems. Although disputed by some, others claim that Gunditjmara people even “owned” particular spots along the creeks and channels giving them a totally different land system to any other Aboriginal groups in Australia. They had hereditary chiefs and a fairly stratified society. And they had permanent stone shelters covered with reeds like thatch and sods of earth to make them rainproof. The shelter walls were only about one metre high and the houses were semi-circular. The dome roof had a wooden structure beneath it to support the weight of sods. The remains of more than 175 houses have been recorded by archaeologists including 145 in one paddock indicating that the Gunditjmara lived in a village like community. But once white pastoralists came in 1840 the end was nigh for the Gunditjmara. They were driven off the land and eventually into Lake Condah Mission. More archaeological surveys now are being conducted on their lands.
But before the Gunditjmara went on to Lake Condah Mission they resisted the white pastoralists. The so-called Eumeralla Wars erupted and lasted for around twenty years. Eumeralla was a location just south of Macarthur. Thomas Browne squatted on 50,000 acres here in 1844 on a property which he called Squattelsea Mere but the leasehold was held by Benjamin Boyd. At 17 years of age Browne was just one of the workers or managers on site. Browne began by admiring the Aboriginals but once the sheep flocks were raided he retaliated. With other squatters a number of raids were made and many of the family of Jupiter and Cocknose the local warriors were slaughtered in 1845. But the warriors attacked again and this time it was the homestead where Thomas Browne and others lived and this time the Aboriginals stole flour, tea and even silver spoons. Concerned about his safety Browne then asked for police assistance and they in turn mounted another attack on the followers of Jupiter and Cocknose. The warriors were never seen again and more Aboriginal people were killed. This ended the Eumeralla Wars but surprisingly, especially given that police became involved, there is no official record of this event occurring. Contemporary newspaper reports mention the theft of cattle in 1845 but there was no reference to reprisals or murders. In fact the newspaper went on to lament the lack of police assistance for settlers under threat of Aboriginal attack. Was the story just part of Browne’s vivid literary imagination? Browne left this run in 1856. Thomas Browne went on to write about these times (but not these events) under the pseudonym of Rolf Boldrewood. His most famous book was Robbery Under Arms but he also wrote The Squatter’s Dream and The Home Run. Regardless of the veracity of this particular incident there were plenty of other incidents of resistance and massacre in the Western Districts.
United States Military Academy cadets receive instruction on demolition tactics from 101st Airborne Combat Engineers at Range 12, West Point, New York on June 15, 2022. (U.S. Army photo by Christopher Hennen, USMA)
Whilst we were in the High Street in Guildford this chap came along and started chatting to me, asking why I was taking photos and what of. Once I replied he caught my accent and so ensued a long conversation about regional accents, engineering in the Midlands, the University in Guildford, windows painted onto buildings and other such random stuff. He was a really friendly chap who was keen to tell me about his days as an engineer so I asked him for a portrait which he was happy to pose for. This is the result. You can see the preamble on jomikes stream here
As an aside, this Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM is a cracking piece of glass, can't wait to get it on my soon to be arriving 5D.
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As the engineer slowly opens the throttle we can start rolling down the line. Except, in this case, I'm the engineer.
A CVSR locomotive engineer answer questions from an onlooker as his train sits in Akron, Ohio, at the end of a run.
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Looking west. A few ridges ahead and down in the valley is Ouray CO. A 14ner, Mt. Sneffels is the highest peak in the distance, along what some call the Sneffels Range because it is the tallest "bad ass" looking peak in the range. It can be seen from over sixty miles away to the north as you drive down from Montrose CO.
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January 27, 2018
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JWU 26-9 WPI
197 pounds: Michael DiNardo (Johnson & Wales (RI)) decision (2-0) over Michael Curtis (Worcester Polytechnic).
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Mechanical engineer and Army veteran Mark Small started as an intern at Sandia and has since earned two degrees and a staff position. He now recruits veterans to the Labs through the Exceptional Warrior Career Development Program, a program he credits for helping him overcome struggles and move toward his goals. From directing combat missions in Baghdad to struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder, read his story of grit and determination: bit.ly/32vVcH1
Photo by Rebecca Gustaf
One of the longest trains I think I've photted. 66565 is on the back of 6Y11 0450 St Neots - Stapleford & Sandiacre. The train reversed at Syston with 66549 leading it north 15/5/20. (Taken using a pole)
The crew is coupling the engine to the cars in preparation for making up the train for the NHRS Fan Trip. #68 is an Alco C420
This time I switched my position 90 degrees from the last shot posted to work on Engineer's south face with is the most well know mountain face in the San Juans. I have struggled to catch a good sunset with the cliff face saturated so I was happy.
There was a rain shower in the distance near Silverton which was more like a sunset shower with its redish illuminated glow.
This is my custom Lego Hurugok, or Engineer, from Halo: Reach. It is my own design, and I think it's pretty good. I personally love the head. It is also to scale with a minifig. Comments are welcome.
I really liked the idea of the bladerunner pistol as a stand in for the Rex pistol you see in BF3, and the minifig cat rocket launcher is absolutely ace, so I made this guy, enjoy!
Oh, and SneakyPete.
Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region and birthplace of the Renaissance, is home to masterpieces of art and architecture. One of its most iconic sites is the Florence Cathedral, with its terra-cotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and bell tower designed by Giotto. The Galleria dell'Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David,” while the Uffizi Gallery exhibits pre-eminent works such as Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.”
You don't have to go into galleries, museums or churches to see beauty in Florence, though. Look up and look around you. It's there for the asking.
All the train shots were taken with my church photo club... we chased trains for about four hours, too fun! This was also my very first time shooting in complete manual mode on my camera.
I love my old boots. I really do. They are my third pair of Carolina brand engineer boots and all three pairs have served me well. However, thanks to a co-worker's recent purchase I started thinking about Wescos again. After a lot of agonizing over the cost I went ahead and bit the bullet and got a pair.
They're just ... solid. They make my Carolinas feel like toy boots. I love that they're hand made, every pair, and in the USA to boot. Uh. No pun intended.
I can already tell it's going to take a lot longer to break them in than it did to break in my old ones, but that's okay. I wear my boots every time I leave the house, so it won't be that long.
On the outside Frederic looks just like any other member of the Hooman Empire, but he is actually a part of an alien race of unknown origin that simply appeared on the outskirts of the galaxy some 30 years ago, suffering from collective amnesia.
Having no memories meant that Frederic, and the entirety of his people, had to concentrate on survival rather than discovering their origins. They quickly started to make contact with neighbouring systems, but were met with more hostility than offerings of help. Food soon became scarce and, in a desperate attempt to save as many as they could, they sold most of their young into slavery, Frederic included.
As per chance Hugo was the one to buy him. He saw something in Frederic, something he couldn’t quite put his mechanical claw on. He decided to buy him and teach him skill necessary to perform routine maintenance on his mechanical body. Noticing that Frederic had talent for engineering beyond even himself Hugo decided to set Frederic free.
Years later they met again and Frederic begged Hugo to let him join “his” pirate crew, wanting to always be near, should Hugo’s body and mind ever start to fail him. Captain agreed on one condition, that he became the ship’s engineer.
..………In……..
…..Loving Memory
………….of……….
….ERNEST EDWIN…..
the dearly beloved husband of
...AUGUSTA STACEY….
..who died April 9th 1919, ….
…….aged 30 years.
Lance Corporal STACEY, ERNEST EDWIN
Service Number:………… 71103
Died:…………………….. 09/04/1919
Aged:……………………. 30
Unit:………………………Signal Service Training Centre (Bedford),
…………………………....Royal Engineers
Buried at NORWICH CEMETERY, NORFOLK
Location: Norfolk, United Kingdom
Cemetery/memorial reference: 53. 75.
Source: www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2803328/STACEY,%20ERN...
The Medal Index Card for 2nd Corporal 71103 Ernest E Stacey, Royal Engineers, is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/19/6216
There is no additional information on the card.
Source: discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D5344170
He qualified for the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. This combination of medals would indicate he did not serve in a Theatre of War until on or after the 1st January 1916.
The associated Service Medal Roll gives no additional information as to units served with.
His Service Records do not appear to have survived the incendiary attack during the Blitz on the Warehouse where all the Other Ranks Army Service Records were stored.
No match on Picture Norfolk, the County Image Archive.
The Government Probate Service holds a Soldiers Will for 71103 Ernest Edwin Stacey who died on the 9th April 1919.
probatesearch.service.gov.uk/Wills?Surname=Stacey&Sur...
The Army Register of Soldiers Effects, a financial ledger rather than an inventory of belongings, shows that Lance Corporal 71103 Ernest Edwin Stacey, Royal Engineers, died at Norwich on the 9th April 1919. There does not appear to be any balance of his pay to be sent oout, although his widow, (and sole legatee), Augusta is recorded as the person entitled to receive any money due. He is also shown as not being entitled to any War Gratuity, which would normally mean he served less than three months before November 11 1918.
1888 – Birth……………………..
The birth of an Ernest Edwin Stacey, mothers’ maiden name Backwell, was registered with the Civil Authorities in the Norwich District of Norfolk in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1888.
The most likely marriage of his parents was that of a William Stacey to a Kate Backwell recorded in the Bristol District in the October to December quarter, (Q4), of 1871. Other likely children of the couple are, (all with mothers’ maiden name Backwell) are:-
Clifton District, Gloucestershire
Q3 1872 Alice Katherine Stacey
Q1 1874 William Henry
Q3 1876 Florence Elizabeth Stacey
Mitford District, Norfolk
Q1 1879 Albert Edward Stacey
Q1 1881 John Thomas Stacey
Q4 1883 Bertie Stacey
Q1 1886 George Arthur Stacey
His future wife, Augusta Fancett, had her birth registered in the Dartford District of Kent in the January to March quarter, (Q1), of 1891. Her mothers maiden name was Gilles.
1891 Census of England and Wales
The 3 year old Ernest E, born Norwich, was recorded living at 172 Old Palace Road, Norwich. This was the household of his parents William, (aged 42, a Telegraph Engineer,
born Bristol, Gloucestershire) and Catherine, (aged 44, born Kingston, Somerset). As well as Ernest their other children living with them are:-
William H…….aged 17….born Bristol…..Coachman
Florence E……aged 15….born Bristol
Albert E………aged 13….born East Dereham, Norfolk
John T………..aged 11…..born East Dereham, Norfolk
Bertie………...aged 9……born East Dereham, Norfolk
George A……..aged 6……born East Dereham, Norfolk
Augusta Fancett appears on this census as aged 2, but I suspect that was an error when the census taker was writing up his notes onto the Census Schedule – it’s more likely to have been 2 months or 2 weeks or even 2 days. She is down as born Swanscombe, Kent, and was recorded as living at 6 West View Cottages, Swanscombe. Part of the reason for the doubt is that she has a 2 year old brother William, born Rotherhithe, London.
This was the household of her parents, William M., (aged 31, a Cooper, born Rotherhithe) and Alice S, (aged 27, born Rotherhithe. As well as Augusta and Willam the couple have another daughter, Alice S, (aged 4 and born Swanscombe).
1901 Census of England and Wales
The Stacey family were still living at 172 Old Palace Road, Norwich. Father William, (51), is now a self employed Electrical Engineer and lives there with wife Catherine, (52) and children Bertie, (18, no occupation shown), George A., (15) and Ernest E, (13) – all shown as born Dereham, Norfolk.
Thanks to the Census takers over elaborate handwriting the Genealogy sources I use have transcribed the surname of his future wifes family as “Fawcett”. The 10 year old Augusta, born Swanscombe, Kent, was living with them at 17 Freeland Street, Battersea, London, Surrey.
1911 Census of England and Wales
The most likely match for Ernest on this Census is a 22 year old Post Office Lineman, born Norwich, who was recorded as a Boarder in a Boarding House called “Holmleigh”, which was on New Street, Maldon, Essex.
His parents were still living at 172 Old Palace Road, North Heigham, Norwich. Father William, (now aged 61 and now describing himself as a retired Lineman for the Post Office Telegraph Service), and mother Catherine, (60), state that they have been married 40 years and have had 8 children, all then still alive. Also in the household is their widower son, George Arthur, (26 and Grocers Porter). George states he was married one and a half years, and the marriage produced one child, who was then still alive, (although not living with him as there is no one else recorded at this address).
Augustas’ parents were still recorded living at 17 Freeland Street, Battersea, but she was recorded as a live in Domestic Servant at 37 St John’s Road, Putney, London S.W.
1914 – Marriage…………..
The marriage of an Ernest E. Stacey to an Augusta Fancett was recorded in the Wandsworth District of London in the January to March quarter, (Q1), of 1914.
Until September 1911 the quarterly index published by the General Registrars Office did not show information about the mothers’ maiden name. A check of the General Registrars Office Index of Birth for England and Wales 1911 – 1983 shows no likely children of this marriage.
Family in the Great War…………………….
It may be a co-incidence but a 44 year old William Henry Stacey, a Foreman, G.P.O Engineers and then living at 9 Alexandra Place, Bedford, was conscripted into the Royal Engineers on the 31st July 1918. A married man, his marriage had taken place at the St John Baptist Catholic Cathedral, Norwich, on the 26th December 1900. He was posted to the R.E. Depot at Bedford with service number 329937. However it was deemed he was more important to keeping vital services going and so he was discharged to Army Reserve “W” on the 1st August 1918. He was fully discharged from any obligation to serve on the 14th December 1918.
Army Career………………………………..
While the service records for 71103 Ernest Edwin Stacey, Royal Engineers, may no longer exist it can sometimes be possible to infer something about his likely Army Career by looking at men with nearby service numbers to see if they have surviving records.
71095 Charles Sydney Herbert Boyce has no surviving service records, but he was discharged as no no longer physically fit to serve as a result of Sickness on the 3rd September 1917. He was serving then with the 71st Divisional Signal Company, but he had seen service overseas, having landed in France on the 7th October 1915. As this was an honourable discharge he was also entitled to receive the Silver War Badge. The associated control document for this, the Silver War Badge Roll, shows he enlisted on the 18th June 1915.
71100 Tom Dent, a Post Office Linesman, has some surviving service records. He enlisted on the 17th June 1915 and was classed a Skilled Permanent Line Telephonist. He sailed from Devonport on the 7th February 1916, landing at Kelindini(?) on the 15th March 1916. He remained serving in East Africa until the 2nd July 1918. It’s not clear which unit he initially served with, but by mid-1917 he was with the Imperial Signal Company, R.E. He made a subsequent claim for disability on the basis of the Malaria he had contracted in November 1916 while serving in German East Africa. (Unfortunately the records on FindMyPast have been mixed in with another Tom Dent who volunteered in 1914 and served with the West Yorkshire Regiment until discharged in 1919).
71105 Evan Richard Roberts has no surviving service records but would die of wounds on the 31st October 1916 while serving with the 50th Air Line Section, R.E. (Air Line Sections installated and maintained the lines strung between telegraph poles).
71107 John H. Owen turns up on a progress report from 34 Casualty Clearing Station in France dated 7th September 1916. While the contents of the report have now been lost, John was then serving with 3rd. Guards Signal Section. His Medal Index Card shows he first landed in France on the 10th October 1915.
John Frederick Steels has Medal Index Cards as both 71109 and 71110. Under the latter FindMyPast has him on a long list of G.P.O men serving with the Royal Engineers who were in the lower medical categories and for whom it was proposed they be returned to their civilian employment. The list is unfortunately undated. Sapper 71110 J.F. Steels, then at Fenny Stratford Service Depot had been graded C.iii and had previously worked at the Peterborough Post Office. He was discharged on the 21st February 1918 on the grounds of sickness. He had enlisted on the 22nd June 1915 and had seen service overseas. He only qualified for the Victory Medal, British War Medal, and the Silver War Badge.
71111 William Barber has surviving service records. He had joined up at Peterborough on the 22nd June 1915. He was initially posted to the 49 Motor Airline Section. Discharged in March 1919, he had contracted Malaria & Dysentery in August 1916. This was part of a 16 month spell he had in East Africa serving as a Linesman.
He had previously worked for the G.P.O. as a Line Telegraphist. He embarked at Devonport on the 7th February 1916 and disembarked at Kelindini(?) on the 15th March 1916. By November 1916 at Nairobi he was rated unfit for further service in the field for an indefinite period. After a spell in South Africa he was returned to England with a note that he was not available for a Theatre of War where Malaria is prevalent.
71112 Richard Rawlinson also has surviving service records. Discharged on the 12th March 1919, he states he had served in German East Africa between February 1916 to April 1918 as a Permanent Linesman. He had contracted Malaria, Dysentery and Spleen “trouble” in June 1916. He originally enlisted on the 19th June 1915 at Peterborough and had previously worked as a G.P.O. Line Telegraphist. By July 1915 he was at the Fenny Stratford Depot. He embarked at Devonport on the 7th February 1916 and disembarked at Kelindini(?) on the 15th March 1916. He was invalided to England at the start of March 1918. His service records, like William Barber, were noted that he was not available for a Theatre of War where Malaria is prevalent.
Of the others in the sample I looked at (71094 to 71112) with no service records:
71101 Peter F Neilson, 71102 Carl G Thurston, 71104 Arthur Chilvers, 71105 Evan Richard Roberts and 71106 Edward Parry were all like Ernest Stacey in that they only received the Victory Medal and British War Medal, implying they did not serve in a Theatre of War until on or after the 1st January 1916.
71099 Willie Pringle would receive the 1914/15 Star as well as those two medals, having first landed in France on the 8th November 1915. So too would 71098 George A Coldwell, although his first Theatre of War was East Africa from the 18th October 1915. 71097 William McKenzie qualified for his 1914/15 Star as a result of having landed in France on the 6th November 1915.71096 James M. King was in France from the 5th October 1915. 71094 J.R. Sebborn landed in France on the 6th November 1915.
So it would seem he enlisted between the 17th June 1915 and 22nd June 1915, part of a batch of GPO Linemen drawn from across the country. Most likely they did there initial Army training at Fenny Stratford before being posted to France in late 1915, or East Africa and France in the opening months of 1916. If Ernest was one of those who went to East Africa, he may well have returned with a health condition that caused his early demise.
On the day…………………………………
The death of the 30 year old Ernest E. Stacey was recorded in the Norwich Distric in the April to June quarter, (Q2), of 1919. For now the cause of death remains unknown.
Postscript………………………
His wife Augusta would subsequently claim a War Widows pension as a result of the loss of husband. There is a surviving Ministry of Pensions Control Card for her claim which shows her initial address was 88 Adelaide Street, Dereham Road, Norwich. It doesn’t look like the pension was in payment for any great length of time.
This is possibly explained by the marriage of an Augusta Stracey to an Albert E. Stracey in the Medway District of Kent in the July to September quarter, (Q3), of 1920. I suspect this may be Ernest’s older brother Albert. Indeed the couples appearance on the 1939 Register shows his date of birth as the 30th November 1878 and someone born then could well have been registered in Q1 1879. However he is shown as a Retired Royal Marine (“R.M.”) Pensioner, but I could not identify a likely service record for him.
But looking at the other occupants, the 3rd person is interesting. This was an Ernest E. Stacey, single and a Postman Driver, who was born 17th January 1915. The most likely match in the General Registrars Office Index of Births in England & Wales was recorded in the Norwich District in Q1 1915.
Genes Reunited, FreeBMD and familysearch have all transcribed the mothers’ maiden name as “Lancett” – which isn’t too surprising as that is how it appears in the original document they were working from.
In fact I suspect Augusta and Ernest did have a child after all.
Class 47 No.47334 in plain BR blue passes Southall with a short engineers train..
The two towers are worth also a mention. .
The brick Water Tower was built in 1903 and remained in use until the 1960s and has since been converted to residential use..
The blue tower is on the former Southall Gasworks site and still bears the unusual marking LHR on the side as a nav' aid to pilots!.
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47334 originally entered traffic in 1965 as D1815 and was scrapped at CF Booth Rotherham in 2005.
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Scan from 6X7 slide
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ipod power/data connectors. Sony power connectors.
Proprietary connectors are stupid.
Engineered, agreed-upon standards like USB, coaxial power, PS/2, VGA, DVI, 1/8"audio- those we know and love.
Model: Alex Shifrin. Photography: me.
'28 in a Crate' Large View On Black
abandoned 28 years marmora mines rock crusher room
The Marmora Mine
Marmora is located between the towns of Madoc and Havelock along highway 7 in Hastings County. The name Marmora is taken from the latin word for "marble".
The area was known for its rich iron content and mining operations began as early as the 1820's to extract and smelt this mineral. Today you will find the remains of the water-powered refinery along the eastern bank of the Crowe River while the northern bank of the Crowe held the richest ore deposits.
At its prime, the area was home to as many as two dozen mines. Perhaps the most successful of the mines was that of the Marmoraton which opened in 1955. The Marmoraton was owned by Bethlehem Steel Mills of New York and exported iron ore pellets.
In 1953, before the Marmoraton could open, engineers first had to blast through 120 feet of limestone before reaching the high grade ore which was underneath. One blasted out, the open pit mine measured approximately 1700 feet by 1200 feet and reached 600 feet deep.
The mine employed some 300 men who worked to fill the 30 to 35 railway cars daily for transport south to Picton port where it was loaded into boats. The mine produced 520,000 tons of pellets anually.
When the mine closed in 1979, it had mined almost 1.3 million tons of iron ore. Over time, underground streams and rainfall have slowly filled two thirds of the mine with water. So much so that it is now officially classified as a lake.