WHEELBARROW
H1991.170
Hand-made wheelbarrow used in early mining. Made from locally obtainable material - gimlet wood mainly. "Wheel" made from whole section of sawn off log. Found by Mr Greg Bowden - associate of Mr Mundy - at a mine drive at the 100 ft level. Shaft 13 is on a lease near Corsair - about 12K from Kalgoorlie on the Kalgoorlie - Bulong road. Mr Mundy has spent most of his working life in the Goldfields as did his father, Ben Mundy. Grandparents come from Victorian Gold Mines. Mr Bowden b. Kalgoorlie - parents also born in Kalgoorlie - father Keith Bowden worked as shift boss for WMC in 1950s.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
| Accession Number: | H1991.170 |
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| Accession Date: | 7 Jan 1992 |
Material
| Wood/Wood | wood, iron |
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| Iron/Metal |
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| Wood |
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Measurement
| length | 1500mm |
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| width | 450mm |
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| height | 250mm |
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