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      Date: 1877 -

Description: A sledgehammer retrieved from the 450 metre level of the Hart Shaft of the old Tasmania Gold Mine. Mine closed in 1914. The hammer is encrusted in thick rust deposits - wooden handle still in good condition. Retrieved in July 2003 by the present mine personel.

Format: Realia
Object: sledgehammers

Titles:
Mining Hammer

Subjects: hammers (tools)mining

Places: Tasmania Gold Mine, Beaconsfield

Institution: Grubb Shaft Gold and Heritage Museum

Object number: GSM_00214

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