Photograph - Napoleon Sinking Winch, 1936

Significance

Significant to mining history of Bendigo.

Physical description

Black and white photograph: sinking winch machinery supported on concrete block, underground at the Napoleon (BML) gold mine. Two men, one standing at back of machinery left hand side, and one standing on concrete platform operating a pulley.

Inscriptions & markings

Written in pencil on back of photograph : '....(illegible) sinking winch No. 10 plat Napoleon 15/9/36''

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