The total length from the head of the bucket ladder to the end of the stacker is 37 metres (121 ft). The pontoon measures 19 by 10 metres (62 by 33 ft). The dredge which is partly buried under a high sand bar is situated in the middle of the river which is over 400 metres (1,300 ft) wide at the site. The place contains the pontoon and partly intact superstructure and plant of a steam powered bucket dredge. Description Mats on the deck of the dredge are used to collect gold from the river The date that the dredge ceased operation and was finally abandoned has not been confirmed. 31/31) shows the dredge partly submerged and damaged by floodwaters. However a photograph in 1932 ( John Oxley Library: neg. Dredging operations commenced at the end of December 1930 and were carried on into the wet season. The dredge was capable of treating 50,000 cubic yards per month and had 31 buckets of 5 cubic foot capacity. The dredge was erected under the supervision of Mr William Condron, consulting engineer for Ruwolt Pty Ltd, and Mr Walter Baker, the dredging company's General Manager. The largest portion of the road was made by the company. From there, the dredging plant weighing in total 350 long tons (360 t) was carted by six-wheeled trucks (Morris and Thornycroft) over the Great Dividing Range to Strathleven, a distance of 133 kilometres (83 mi). Ruwolt Pty Ltd of Richmond, Victoria and shipped to Cooktown then railed to Laura in mid 1930. The all-steel bucket dredge and pontoon was built by Messrs Chas. A total of 3,584 ounces (101,600 g) of gold was won during this period. The company originally estimated that 2.6 million cubic metres of auriferous material (rocks bearing gold) was available but after four years work it was found that the yields were less than 25% of the anticipated values. The Palmer River Gold Company N.L., a Cairns company, took up ground along the Palmer River between Frome and Strathleven and carried out dredging operations between 19. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 17 June 2003. Palmer River Gold Company Dredge is a heritage-listed dredge on the Palmer River at Strathleven, Palmer, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Palmer River Gold Company Dredge (Australia) Show map of Australia
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