Photograph

Historical information

The 1:32 scale model was built by Swedish model maker Carl Nordstrom and is now part of the Museums Victoria collection (currently not on display). The 1:48 scale model was built for display at the International Exhibition in London in 1862. It is now part of the British Science Museum, Wroughton, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. These models were part of a commission by Nordstrom who depicted a series of different gold mining extraction methods in Victoria from 1856 to 1859.

Physical description

2 photographs 1 x colour and 1 x Black and white in a dark wooden frame
Showing models of Port Phillip Mine. Models are 1:32 scale constructed in 1858 using local materials and 1:48 build for possible display at the International Exhibition London 1862

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