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"View of slag heaps and mine buildings, in an unidentified location" = Avoca!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons

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  • Robin Parkes said:
    Could it be near Avoca and would that be the Avoca River? There are old mine workings there.
  • National Library of Ireland on The Commons said:
    Robin Parkes It could. Fergus O'Connor took photos around Wicklow alright.
  • Niall McAuley said:
    I think Robin Parkes is right, and here's the 25" map link.
  • Swordscookie said:
    Robin Parkes It is hard to tell from modern photos but I think that you are right Robin. There are a few on Flickr and this came up as well. I think that this is a close modern shot of the mines. www.visitwicklow.ie/attractions/avoca_mines.htm Well done!
  • Niall McAuley said:
    Here is Jane Byrne, shopkeeper, 56, of Templehusk, Ovoca, Wicklow. Oddly, in 1911 she's 75, while her nephew Martin has mutated into her brother and lost 3 years!

Trollhättan Falls, Sweden

from Swedish National Heritage Board - Riksantikvarieämbetet

  • Paul said:
    I nearly can't believe this image is that old. Stunning.
  • Carl-Fredric said:
    Mycket fin fotoström, roligt när institutioner tar vara på de möjligheter som finns att visa sina samlingar på nya vis. Men, en liten undran, nog ligger väl Trollhättan i Västergötland och inte i Småland? Eller har dom ändrat på landskapen också nu?
  • Swedish National Heritage Board - Riksantikvarieämbetet said:
    Carl-Fredric: Roligt att du uppskattar vår medverkan på Flickr Commons! Vi ser det som en jättebra möjlighet att sprida våra bilder till fler och dessutom få kommunicera omkring dem. Javisst ligger Trollhättan i Västergötland! Denna lapsus är nu fixad. /Anna B
  • Britt-Marie Sohlström said:
    Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Sweden before 1945, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
  • Lowenang said:
    pretty awesome photo, hard to believe the falls once looked like that

Gold mining on Mount Leyshon near Charters Towers, ca. 1882

from State Library of Queensland

  • Vesna Verencevic said:
    Alluvial Gold Some rocks containing gold veins have been exposed on the surface and are eroding away. The gold that these rocks contained has been washed down into creeks to form alluvial (placer) gold deposits. Here, the gold is further concentrated by the action of water. Because gold is heavier than most of the material moved by a creek or river, it can become concentrated in hollows and trapped in the bed of the river. These are known as secondary (alluvial) gold deposits and they can be worked using a gold pan or cradle. Alluvial gold deposits sparked the Australian gold rushes of the 1850's Source: www.ga.gov.au/education/classroom-resources/minerals-ener...