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C1879
Scene on Joadja Creek.
Very rare engraving of Joadja Creek, New South Wales. Joadja Creek was a thriving mining town between 1870–1911. The town existed to mine oil shale from which kerosene was extracted by the Australian Kerosene Oil and Mineral Co. It was … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Scene on Joadja Creek.
Date:
C1879
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
121mm
x 179mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1879
Description:
Very rare engraving of Joadja Creek, New South Wales. Joadja Creek was a thriving mining town between 1870–1911. The town existed to mine oil shale from which kerosene was extracted by the Australian Kerosene Oil and Mineral Co. It was home for approximately 1,200 people, many of whom were skilled immigrants from Scotland. After managing for ten years using bullock teams for transport, a railway was allowed and was connected to the nearby town of Mittagong by a narrow gauge railway that terminated adjacent to the main Southern Railway line in Mittagong.
From the original edition of the Town and Country Journal.
