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140399PD: Track laying, 1968
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140400PD: Railway construction camp, 1968
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140401PD: Mt Newman Railway, 1968
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140425PD: Port Hedland rail storage, 1968
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140426PD: Rail entry into Port Hedland, 1968
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140430PD: Car dumper foundation and tunnel, Port Hedland, 1968
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140432PD: Newman railway under construction, 1968
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140433PD: Newman railway route, Fortescue Valley, 1968
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140434PD: Newman railway route entering Chichester Range, 1968
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140436PD: Newman railway route. Quarry 3, 1967
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140437PD: Newman railway Readymix quarry, 13 miles, 1967
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140438PD: MKMO Base Camp, November 1967
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140439PD: MKMO Base Camp, November 1967
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140440PD: Erecting camp, Port Hedland, November 1967
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140441PD: Mt Newman railway rail store yard and MKMO camp, November 1967
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140447PD: Mt Newman railway - Readymix quarry, 1968
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140448PD: Mt Newman railway - Readymix quarry, 13 miles, 1968
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140449PD: Mt Newman railway - Readymix quarry, 1968
Item Detail
Summary
The Mt. Newman Iron Ore Railroad was built by Morrison-Knudsen-Mannix-Oman (MKMO) Joint Venture company for Mt Newman Mining Company. Earthworks began 15 October 1967 and the final line was laid round the mine railroad loop on 31 December 1968. (The Mt. Newman Railroad story (1969)
Year
1967-1968.
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Title devised by cataloguer. Captions by photographer.
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- Railroads -- Design and construction -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Mine railroads -- Design and construction -- Western Australia -- Photographs.
- Online image.
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