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Buchans - History of Mining Town

 
The Buchans Railway Station circa 1960.
73 of 119 		First Diesel Locomotove which replaced the No. 1 2 Steam Locomotive.
74 of 119 		Ore Storage Sheds. One was once used as an ice rink from 1929 to 1960 and later for storage.
75 of 119 		By the 1970s, Buchans had grown into a greatly developed community.
76 of 119 		An aeiral shot of Buchans in the 1970s.
77 of 119 		All ore was transported form Buchans by the railway.
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The main office of ASARCO Buchans Unit in the 1970s.
79 of 119 		The engine used to move ore cars down the Buchans Line in the mine.
80 of 119 		Millertown Junction, where ore was transfered to the main line for shipment to the port of Botwood.
81 of 119 		This photo shows the train within the yard at Buchans.
82 of 119 		'Speeder Sheds', the garages used for the speeders.
83 of 119 		Train Crew and Surface Employees circa 1970.
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This photo shows the entrance to the plant during the mine's operation in Buchans.
85 of 119 		The Buchans sawmill was used to produce the square set timber for underground mining.
86 of 119 		Ore from the Buchans mines was processed into concentrate at the mill.
87 of 119 		Bunkhouses, such as these, housed miners between 1926 and 1984..
88 of 119 		Miners were fed in this building, known as the mess hall.
89 of 119 		The messhall, seen in this photo, could sit 600 men at one time.
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