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C1873
Sluicing for the Tin Ore, Britannia Tin mines, Cope’s Cree. New England.
Rare engraving of the tin bearing country near Cope, which showed tin bearing, in the country surrounding Inverell surveyed by C.S.Wilkinson in the 1870’s.
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Full Title:
Sluicing for the Tin Ore, Britannia Tin mines, Cope’s Cree. New England.
Date:
C1873
Artist:
Unknown
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Hand coloured engraving.
Image Size:
150mm
x 95mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1873
Description:
Rare engraving of the tin bearing country near Cope, which showed tin bearing, in the country surrounding Inverell surveyed by C.S.Wilkinson in the 1870’s.
Biography:
Charles Smith Wilkinson (1843-1891)
Wilkinson was an Australian geologist who was sent by the surveyor-general of New South Wales to the new tin-mining district in New England, New South Wales to report on the prospects for mining in the area. In 1874 he was appointed geological surveyor and the following year was transferred to the mines department with the title of geological surveyor in charge. The systematic geological survey of New South Wales was begun under his direction. He was president of the Royal Society of New South Wales in 1887.
