Early Broken Hill Plan on Canvas LARGE only 350' deep

One of a Kind plan of the underground workings at

Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited

It is Undated but came to me with many other pieces most of which were dated 1887 & 1888.

Since W H Patton was General Manager in 1888 & his name is on  the plan it's a reasonable bet that this is from about that date.

A  huge ( about 2.5 m long) hand drawn plan of the mine workings. My understanding is that it was a evolving  developmental plan of mine progress that was updated on a regular basis as a record of progress.

The shafts drawn in are L to R:-   Rasp,  No1 Air,  Mc Culloch, No2 Air,  Patterson,  Jamieson,  Knox,  No 2 Block 11 shaft.

The deepest shaft is Mc Culloch marked @ 322 feet and drawn in a little over that depth.

It's a long time since Broken Hill was only 322 feet deep. 

 This document is so unique it  really deserves to be in a mining Museum or BHP archives?

The Plan is about 2.5 m long and about 1m high, hand inked  on paper which is bonded to a light canvas backing it has been rolled up for years so has seen little light.  The edges are a bit tattered and the paper has some age yellowing also a couple of 50 mm splits on the R H end, need some conservation tape or fabric strip pasted to the back . Overall it is in good & strong. Could easily be wall mounted and displayed.

THIS IS AN HISTORIC COLLECTORS ITEM.

 SIMPLY A PIECE OF AUSTRALIAN MINING HISTORY.  

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