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Kōrero: Geological exploration

Coromandel School of Mines

Coromandel School of Mines

This is a classroom at the Coromandel School of Mines, soon after it was opened in 1897. A lantern slide projector is at the centre front. Test tubes and chemicals on the left would have been used for the identification of minerals. Posters of geological features have been pinned to the walls.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, Original photographic prints and postcards from file print collection, Box 6 (PAColl-5932)

Reference: 1/2-C-023863; F

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Simon Nathan, Geological exploration – The New Zealand Geological Survey, 1865–1892, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/8145/coromandel-school-of-mines (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Simon Nathan, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.

Comments


08 December 2015
Hi Sandra - yes you can order this through ATL: http://natlib.govt.nz/records/23022193 Kind regards, Jamie Mackay
Sandra Wilson
07 December 2015
Is it at all possible to get a print of the picture above. Coromandel School of Mines. We are currently revamping the entrance way and I would love to have a picture showing what the school actually looked like. Also can you advise the cost of such a picture if we are able to get one. I look forward to hearing from you