Location 508
Location #508 - Coal Mine Prospecting Shaft
Map 11
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Location #508 - Coal Mine Prospecting Shaft On the ridge between Pigroot and Long Alex Gullies. There are many sink holes on the ridge, and one of these may be location #508.
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Mine
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Interested Parties
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| Group | Date | Description | |
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| 1 | 1887 | William Richard Parcell (1) and Evan Jones | Details |
Notes
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| Note | Date | Short Description | Note Text |
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| 3594 | 1887 | General notes. | William Richard Parcell (1) and Evan Jones sunk a prospecting shaft on the ridge between Pigroot and Long Alex gullies, overlooking Shepherds Gully. They struck coal in the shaft and as a result moved down from the ridge to Long Alex gully. Here they opened up a mine on the southern side of this gully. This mine was location #380. |
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