Thank you for sharing the great pictures again, the gold mining history there must make very interesting reading, with countless stories about striking it rich, or striking out, or even losing one’s life. You can imagine working in the mines was quite primitive. I had ancestors who worked in the copper mines of Norway in the 1700’s. I don’t believe there were too many safety standards about any type of mining at that time.
Thank you for sharing the great pictures again, the gold mining history there must make very interesting reading, with countless stories about striking it rich, or striking out, or even losing one’s life. You can imagine working in the mines was quite primitive. I had ancestors who worked in the copper mines of Norway in the 1700’s. I don’t believe there were too many safety standards about any type of mining at that time.