Description Great Northern Mine

great northern tin mine, circa 1907

the place contains comprehensive range of functions exemplify historical tin mining in herberton district including - alluvial workings, shaft sinking, winding , pumping, maintenance , accommodation. there 4 main component areas - alluvial workings, eastern shaft, gully shaft , house.

alluvial workings extend length of permanent watercourse runs through on boundary of property. these workings include stone , concrete retaining walls , evidence of work areas , camp sites. area claimed gully in alluvial tin first discovered .

the property contains 16 mine shafts of varying depths, adit , open cut shaft. important of these workings eastern shaft , gully shaft associated surface structures , plant. eastern shaft group extremely intact , includes timber collared shaft , timber headframe, intact round timber , weatherboard winding shed containing air receiver, compressor, single cylinder , portable steam engines, winding engine, boiler , pump. extensive mullock dump associated shaft.

the gully shaft, centrally situated on property, contains main shaft caved collar , collapsed timber headframe. associated buildings includes workshop , smithy(now collapsed), crib room, , round timber , weatherboard winding shed containing 2 vertical boilers converted air receivers, compressor, winding engine , 2 boilers. machinery claimed durham mine on etheridge goldfield.

the fourth component of place 2 room house of weatherboard timber , iron construction set on round timber stumps. furnishings, furniture , bric-a-brac of former owner, remain. house termite infested , in poor condition.

the surviving plant includes:

colonial boiler - smith & faulkner brisbane
tandem air compressor - a.harkness & co. victoria foundry bendigo 1891
tandem air compressor - j.horwood & sons bendigo ironworks sandhurst estab 1856
portable steam engine - marshall & sons & co. no 4904 gainsborough england, david munro & co.melbourne distributors
vertical special steam pump - tangye makers birmingham
colonial boiler in brick mount - walkers limited
colonial boiler - no brand
two-cylinder winding engine - walkers ltd engineers maryborough
two-cylinder winding engine - no brand. (walkers limited)
2 vertical boilers (air receivers)
duplex steam pump (not in situ)
tandem air compressor - ingersoll rand.




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