
Looking down the Ohinemuri River from just below the dam. Right foreground shows the large metal pipe taking water from the dam to the turbine at the battery. Notice again the trestled extension for the tramway, to allow a small rake of trucks to pass the opening of the ore hopper. Also visible again is the control lever for the flume over flow.
Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 13 JULY 1905 p004 .Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19050713-4-2
Silverton Battery Site

This hand coloured post card shows the interior of the battery. It appears the battery is under construction, the amalgamated plates, seen here in front of the stamper mortars, were later moved to their own room. That might make the date circa 1902. WACMA. The same image was reproduced (black and white) in the NZ Graphic, 05 October 1907.
Silverton Battery Site

The upgraded battery was opened on 4 April 1896, so the building shown here may be two years old. The taller section would house the 40 stampers. Note the brick chimney of the smelthouse. The Ohinemuri River is between the foreground vegetation and the building.
The high wooden flume is bringing water from the Waimata Stream, dropping it down a large diameter pipe to the turbine at river level. The large turbine pipe can just be made out near the left hand end of the large wooden flume. The much smaller flume in background may have been the terminus of a Mangatoetoe water race.
The Mangatoetoe stream channel, coming in from the left, has been dammed with a wooden structure, and appears to be holding tailings (saved for future processing).
Courtesy M. Roycroft.
Silverton Battery Site

Looking southwest from Union Hill, the Waimata water race flume is prominent, the battery at the right. Tauranga Bridge at bottom left. Note the white tailings deposited on the river banks, from the Waihi Battery a little upstream. A detail from the Union Hill Panorama 1909-10. HP Barry.
Silverton Battery Site

The building housed a wood fired boiler, winding engine, and pumping engine. There are 13 men and two dogs pictured here. Behind the men are squared mine props ready to be taken below. Behind the poppet legs is a mullock tip from the Gladstone shaft, and at the very right of the photograph can be seen (just) the Union No. 2 Shaft poppet. WACMA.
Silverton Battery Site

The Ohinemuri River is visible; we are looking upstream. Steam is venting behind the water race flume. Notice the lever silhouetted above the flume; this controlled release of water from the flume when it was not needed. Left of photo shows the large tanks, and above them a tailings flume from elevator wheels. Some tailings were conserved (saved). The press shop has not yet been extended as in the previous photographs. Three men are placed for scale, and are watching the photographer (their boss).
HP Barry photo. DoC.