2015-07-5,6 Sovereign Hill Winter Wonderland

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2015-07-5,6 Sovereign Hill Winter Wonderland

Sovereign Hill in Winter with wonderful lighting and snow! The light show was projected onto the buildings in the main street. The images were set up to match the shape of the buildings. We got a two day pass and came back for a second look during the day. A great way to spend the weekend

Mine Water Pump

An external view of the mine water pump. The rods move back and forth driving a long vertical rod which goes deep into the mine to…
Battery House

Gold bearing quartz rock is crushed and mixed with chemicals (often cyanide) to extract the gold. This is a noisy place.
Air Compressor

A steam powered air compressor adds to the orchestra of machinery sounds in the battery house at Sovereign Hill.
Panning for Gold

Gold panning is immensely popular at Sovereign Hill. The creek is "salted" with $50,000 worth of gold every year and it's finders…
Waterloo Store

Waterloo Store, a shop made from a semi permanent tent at the diggings. There are some gold mining relics but most of the items fo…
Panning for Gold

Gold panning is immensely popular at Sovereign Hill. The creek is "salted" with $50,000 worth of gold every year and it's finders…
Main Street

Main Street, Sovereign Hill.
St Peter's School

St Peter's School represents a church school administered by the Denominational School Board of Victoria. Early in Australian hist…
Wheelright and Coach Builder

The large wheel right and coach building facility at Sovereign Hill.
Wheelright and Coach Builder

The large wheel right and coach building facility at Sovereign Hill.
Wheelright and Coach Builder

The large wheel right and coach building facility at Sovereign Hill.
Wheelright and Coach Builder

The large wheel right and coach building facility at Sovereign Hill.
Gas Converter

A household gas supply, I can only guess that this device produced gas from charcoal and was pumped into the house by a falling we…
Gas Converter

A household gas supply, I can only guess that this device produced gas from charcoal and was pumped into the house by a falling we…
Gas Converter

A household gas supply, I can only guess that this device produced gas from charcoal and was pumped into the house by a falling we…
Boiler House and Poppet Head

Looking down to the boiler house and poppet head at Sovereign Hill.
Soho Foundry and Wesleyan Church

Soho Foundry and Wesleyan Church at Sovereign Hill.
Hewett's Candle Works

Dusk is slowly coming, killing time until the night show starts.
Soho Foundry

Powered by steam from the nearby mine boilerhouse the Soho Foundry produces things such as gold pans, candlesticks and other metal…
Soho Foundry

Powered by steam from the nearby mine boilerhouse the Soho Foundry produces things such as gold pans, candlesticks and other metal…
Day's End

Daylight is ending at Sovereign Hill. Next comes the night display.