The Broken Hill proprietary company limited, loading iron ore by means of conveyor belt at the jetty.

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Series[UMA-SR-000001779] Photographs for Australia TodayAccession[1979.0162] Administrative records and publications of the Commercial Travellers Association of VictoriaIdentifierUMA-ITE-1979016203066Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentBlack and white photograph.
Previous group titled: Commercial Travellers Association. Australia Today, general: unused - manufacturing, 1932-1935. Loading ore onto steamer at end of jetty.
Stamp: 368. Typed text accompanying photograph: The loading rate of the conveyor system is from 1,000 to 1,200 tons per hour, 5,000 to 6,000-ton steamers now being loaded in about nine hours overall time. The largest tonnage shipped to date in one bottom was slightly over 10,000 tons, the actual belt-running time involved being 11 hours.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest itemUnitBWP Album 0187Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis image is out of copyright. It is provided for research purposes and must not be reproduced without acknowledgement of the University of Melbourne Archives. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.au.MenuBrowse digitised items | Available online | Items in the public domain

Provenance

CreatorCommercial Travellers' AssociationRoleProvenance

Dates

DateSeptember 1934

Description Control

Previous System ID1979.0162.03066Format NumberBWP/29232

Characteristics

Genre/FormPhotographic printsDimensions8.7 x 14.4cm

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The Broken Hill proprietary company limited, loading iron ore by means of conveyor belt at the jetty.

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