|
State Batteries in Western Australia were government-owned and -run ore-crushing facilities for the gold mining industry. Western Australia was the only Australian state to provide batteries to assist gold prospectors and small mines They existed in almost all of the Mineral fields of Western Australia. State Batteries were gold batteries where ore was crushed to separate gold ore. Stamp mills were gauged by the number of ''heads'' they had in operation for the crushing of ore 〔http://booksgeology.com/mining_history_illustrations.htm for explanations of operations〕 Many of the government operated batteries had very short operating times, some for a year or two, while a few were 50 years or more in operation. They were part of the Western Australian Department of Mines operations 〔Ware, Harry.1976 History of state batteries of Western Australia / Typescript in Battye Library〕 ==Origins== The first private battery in Kalgoorlie was constructed at the Croesus mine in 1894 As early as 1897 there was consideration of ore-crushing facilities being funded by private or government means.〔Editorial considers the provision of publicly funded versus privately funded batteries. Golden age, 13 Dec. 1897, p.4,〕〔Bogle, William. Government crushing batteries. Letter supporting government funding of batteries. West Australian, 10 June 1897, p.6〕 The first government battery was constructed at Norseman in 1898 〔Dean Giles of Gold Corp, formerly W.A. Mint) notes on Bamboo Creek State Battery in the http://aeon.sro.wa.gov.au/Investigator/Details/Agency_Detail.asp?Entity=Global&Search=state%20batteries&Op=All&Page=1&Id=241&SearchPage=Global〕 But by 1906 there was a Batteries Inquiry Board 〔Western Australia. State Batteries Inquiry Board. Report and recommendations of the State Batteries Inquiry Board. Perth () : The Board, 1906. in Battye Library〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「State Batteries in Western Australia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|