In 1894 explosives were shipped from the icy factory, Nobles Explosives Company in Scotland, unloaded in Fremantle and then transported to Kalgoorlie by camel train or horse drawn wagons.
The transport from the factory to the mine took 4 - 6 months.
The transport from the factory to the mine took 4 - 6 months.
An explosives magazine was constructed in Kalgoorlie to prevent theft and to keep the explosives cool and dry.
The building had an outer and inner skin with vents to the interior. As the sun heated the roof, cool air was drawn from under the building into the ventilation system.
There were no windows build for the sunlight to enter and artificial lighting was strictly prohibited.
Only the magazine keeper had keys and nobody entered the magazine without him.
The building had an outer and inner skin with vents to the interior. As the sun heated the roof, cool air was drawn from under the building into the ventilation system.
There were no windows build for the sunlight to enter and artificial lighting was strictly prohibited.
Only the magazine keeper had keys and nobody entered the magazine without him.
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