Pictures

All photographs and descriptions are form the State Library of South Australia. Move mouse over thumb to enlarge.

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  Fig. 1 Martin's Slate Quarry in Beltana Gully (Willunga, 1908)

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  Fig. 2 Willunga Slate Quarries operated by Thomas Martin and in later years was more commonly know as Martin's Quarry. Note on the left of the view slate is being sawn by hand. The machinery in right of view was the type which eventually took the place of hand sawing. The man on the right is splitting slate (1891)

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  Fig. 3 WILLUNGA: Quarry workers known as Splitters and Dressers "running up slate" at Bangor slate quarries worked as "Australian Slate Quarries Ltd" (1921)

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  Fig. 4 A view looking into the Australian Slate Quarries (Willunga, approx. 1920)

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  Fig. 5 Horses being used to help prepare the site, at the Australian Slate Quarries, for the installation of a steam crane (Willunga, 1922).

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  Fig. 6 Men trucking slate to the dump from the Australian Slate Quarry (approx 1920).

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  Fig. 7 Four men handling large slate with machinery and chains at Willunga quarry, South Australia (1922)

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  Fig. 8 A man hand splitting roofing slate at the Australian Slate Quarries (Willunga, 1924).

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  Fig. 9 Two workers at the Australian Slate Quarries (Willunga, approx. 1920).

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  Fig. 10 Jack Reed cutting roofing slate. He is using one of nine such machines at the Australian Slate Quarries (Willunga, 1924)