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
Subjects
References
- Model (scale 1.48) of Clunes goldmine Model (scale 1.48) of Clunes goldmine. Black & white image, taken prior to 1909, from the Science Museum Photographic Science Museum Group Collection © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
- Clunes and Port Phillip Mining Company scale model Summary Oblique view looking from right-hand of Carl Nordstrom model showing the upper workings of the Port Phillip & Colonial Gold Mining Company's Quartz Mine & Treatment Works at Clunes (from the east side), as they appeared in December 1858. Model in John Monash Hall (formerly the Kent Gallery), 1960s. This model was part of a larger exhibit on mining and metallurgy at the Institute of Applied Science (Science Museum). Description of Content Scale Model in Glass Display Case at the Institute of Applied Science. Currently not on display 30 September 2019
- The Nordstrom mining models Carl Nordstrom, a Swedish born migrant, was commissioned by the Victorian Mining Commission and the National Museum of Victoria to create models depicting Victorian gold mining scenes. The models were made on location between 1856 and 1859 and provide a valuable historical record of early Victorian mining techniques. Nine of the models have survived including the Port Phillip, Daisy Hill and Surfacings models, which were popular displays at the Swanston Street Museum campus. This model depicts the mine and crushing works of the Port Phillip & Colonial Gold Mining Company, once the most famous mine in Clunes and a pioneer of large-scale quartz mining in Australia. The model was made on site by Carl Nordstrom in 1858 and shows the underground workings to a depth of 54 feet (16.46 metres). The original cost for the model was 150 pounds...
