Walhalla
A historic gold mining town high in the hills.
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Long Tunnel Extended Mine
Historic equipment
We took a tour of this mine...
dating from the 1870s...
and being remined now because of the high gold price
The quartz seam that passes through this whole hillside and was mined for gold at deeper depths
Tracy gets a lesson in mining 1870s style
Scratches from the movement around a fault line
Old graffiti
Map of this extensive mine
Ther roof is bolted and screened to protect from rock falls
At one time the mine was powered by massive steam boilers
The hillsides here are peppered with mine shafts
The town has many attractive buildings, several have been rebuilt over the years after fires
A hotel built at two different times (spot the join!)
This fireplace is all that remains of a hotel build into the hillside
There was a shortage of space to build a fire station
Remains of mining buildings are all over the town
There was no space for graves on flat ground
Railway station
