outbacktowns

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Miners drilling underground in Mount Isa, ca. 1954

from State Library of Queensland

  • Barry Merrick said:
    Air leg drilling. A pneumatic cylinder was attached to the drill and its end was secured to the floor by a claw like end. As the drilling progressed the air leg would maintain pressure on the drill and also hold the weight of the drill. Prior using the air legs It was physically tiring for the miner to hold up the heavy drill as well as pushing pressure onto it.

Miner operating machinery underground, Mount Isa, ca. 1954

from State Library of Queensland

  • Barry Merrick said:
    Operating a pneumatic rocker shovel. This appears to be an EIMCO rocker shovel. They operated on compressed air and the operator would drive it into the "muck", broken rock, load the shovel. A gable floor ore car was pushed up to its back, where the photographer is standing. The shovel was then lifted quickly and when it reached its limit it hit a stop bar. The rocks were thrown out of the shovel into the ore car.

Miners coming up from underground at the Mount Isa mines

from State Library of Queensland

  • Barry Merrick said:
    Miners exiting Man and Supply Shaft at the end of shift.