Document - ALBERT RICHARDSON COLLECTION: SOUTH NEW MOON MINE EAGLEHAWK

Physical description

Two page typed document with map, detailing information on the South New Moon Gold Mine on the Garden Gully line of reef. Information includes the location, depth of shaft, steel poppet lets, engine house, air compressor, battery, company ownership, battery.
The shaft
The 'Walker and Coy' winding engine of the later company together with poppet heads was removed later to the South Virginia comnpany between Napier and Market Street, Eaglehawk.
Gold production from both companies who owned the mine was 257,498 ozs'.

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