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Member - Stephen L (Clare SA)

For those that like to explore the places they visit, rather than just driving straight through, they sound be able to pick this grand old Gold Stamping Battery.

Do you know where it is?

Where am I

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Reply By: nick g1 - Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:25

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:25

This is the Venus Gold Stamping Battery in Charters Towers. It is the largest l have ever seen but apparently it was one of the smaller ones in Charters Towers in its Hey day. Did a great tour in November 2018. The guide used to operate it on tours 20 yrs ago.

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:37

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:37

Sorry Nick

This Battery is not in Queensland, but in South Australia.

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Follow Up By: nick g1 - Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:44

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:44

Ok steven. Will be very interested to know the location. Not a lot of big ones like that around that l have seen.

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Follow Up By: Member - Stephen L (Clare SA) - Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:54

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 22:54

There was no O.H & S back in those days and speaking to an ex local from this place said you could “hear it in action 20 Miles away”

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Follow Up By: nick g1 - Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 23:02

Wednesday, Sep 02, 2020 at 23:02

Yes No OH&S in those days. No earmuffs either. The next biggest ones l have sent is in Maytown in Cape York, on the Palmer river goldfields.

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Follow Up By: Nomadic Navara - Thursday, Sep 03, 2020 at 07:41

Thursday, Sep 03, 2020 at 07:41

I reckon it is over in the west. The cams that operate the stampers rotate all the stampers in the same direction. Most of them over the east I have seen rotate stamper 2 & 3 in the opposite direction.

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