Down on the Bogger

This machinery was used to collect all the mined rock. The front bucket flips up and over living the rock to the carriages waiting behind. This is apparently the only working one in the world as they have now been banned as they were very dangerous.

Going underground

While up in Tennant Creek I decided to do a bit of sightseeing. This is me out the front of one of the many mines that are found in the Tennant Creek area.