tinpan
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Hi all, There been quite few old capped mine shafts around the town caving in lately. Quite warm and the humidity is high. I went up too Windmill Hill after the evening breeze started. I hunted the flat area with the low grass for a while with little luck. On the far side where the grass is longer i went for a look. I found that the cover [cap] of the main drive shaft of the Windmill Mining Coy had caved in. Ground must have got so wet that the cap just caved in. The hole is quite large and the sides have caved in too. The Winze shaft was about 3000 feet deep according too records.
I managed 3 surface finds all ink wells Circa 1890 and a Colony of Victoria Police Button [1880] made by Sir thomas Stokes & Sons.
Dont worry i stood well back from the shaft when taking pics.
tinpan
I managed 3 surface finds all ink wells Circa 1890 and a Colony of Victoria Police Button [1880] made by Sir thomas Stokes & Sons.
Dont worry i stood well back from the shaft when taking pics.
tinpan
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