The remains of the Hartley Shaft of Robena Mine are located right off the side of Ceylon Road. The groundclearing for this shaft begain around 1943 and all buildings were completed around 1948/1949. The offices and bath house were located on the left. Attached to the bath house by a shed-type roof was waiting arean and enclosed elevated walkway that led to the elevator. The two buildings to the right housed 2 MG sets (in the left side) and the other housed the switch gear for incoming AC power.
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| The building on the right, now. |
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| Inside the bath house |
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| Grafitti in the bath house |
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| Grafitti in the bath house |
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| Where the fan funneled air |
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| What's left of where the elevator was |
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| How the air rounded the bend from the fan |
| The Bath House |
| Collapsed elevator on left |
| Elevator remains (center), w/ the ramp leading to it on the left |
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| A local inhabitant |
| Before...Elevator from above pictures standing tall and new (thanks to Lonnie Miller's Robena book for the photo) |
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| And now. |
















