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Mine manager Tas Hogg surveying in the mine, assisted by Mick Brett (left). Behind Mick’s shoulder is part of the mine ventilation system.
Photographer: Joseph Divis Copyright: Friends of Waiuta
'Surveying the Blackwater Mine', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/surveying-blackwater-mine, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 15-Jul-2013
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Jeremy Elrick
Posted: 05 Jan 2015
Is anybody able to identify the date this photograph was taken? Even roughly! Most importnatly was it taken earlier or later than 1938?
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