Transporting a cyanide tank from the Wealth of Nations to the Progress Mill.1930s.

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DescriptionLen Watson (William Leonard, son of Thomas Richardson Watson and Sophia Claudia Watson (nee Green) transporting a cyanide tank from the Wealth of Nations to the Progress Mill. 1930s. Crushington.Date of Photo1930`sMap^[1]ContributorNicola Sutton

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Location (city or town)CrushingtonPersonLen WatsonSophia Claudia Watson (nee Green)Organisation (eg business)Wealth of Nations mineNZ consolidated gold mine Co Progress Mill

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LinkFacebookDate Created20th January 2018CommentsScott Matthewson
Not if its empty like this one would be

Craig Norman
the Waihi Gold company at Karangahake fed their cyanide residue straight into the river. My mother said than even in the '50s the river was just a brown sludge all the way to the Firth of Thames, and NOTHING lived in it.

Rose Sixtus
Craig Norman shock horror

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Transporting a cyanide tank from the Wealth of Nations to the Progress Mill.1930s.

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