Series[UMA-SR-000002531] Historical photographs collected by Edwin Semmens of Creswick and surroundsAccession[1976.0033] Consolidated papers of Edwin SemmensIdentifierUMA-IT-000146273Extentnot specifiedScope and ContentShows dredge area. On reverse side is handwritten "Black Leade Dredge 1903 ? Creswick Creek 20/4/39. J. Pollard. Posts standing in water are of mining timber used when ground was first washed in 50's and 60's. Depth of sinking about 10'. Height of ripple boxes, about 105' ? slabs sued as above. From J. Pollard." Typewritten description "The Black Lead Dredge, about the site of the present swimming pool. Height of Ripple Boxes, about 105' above the bottom. Note the old mining timber of the 50's and 60's sticking up in the foreground. Just beyond the north end of the railway bridge, is the white dump of the Royal Standard claim, which worked from 1867 till 1873."
Top left corner of photo torn and jagged mount is clipped at two bottom corners.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnitUMA-SR-000002531 Unit 0009
Semmens, Edwin, Black Lead Dredge, The (20 April 1939), [UMA-IT-000146273]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 29/04/2026, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/635685
