State Batteries in Western Australia
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state-batteries-in-western-australia-302-7512916
title:
State Batteries in Western Australia
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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. Many of the governmen
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Government ore-crushing facilities
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Batteries_in_Western_Australia
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2023-07-22T21:29:24Z
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