Becher, S J, fl. 1896-1897 (inspector of mines)
Dates
- Existence: fl. 1896 - 1897
Biography
S.J. Becher was employed by the Western Australia Mines Department circa 1896-97. He was the temporary Inspector of Mines in Northern Goldfield and took photographs in the course of this work.
Sources:
Typescript copy of 'Index to Photographers'.
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
Actinolite rock on Marble Bar, 1896
151 x 108 mm. A view showing actinolite outcrops on a hillside on the Nullagine Road ten miles south of Marble Bar. The outcrops take the form of clusters of sharp pencilled shaped rock (probably green hornblende) projecting from the hillside. Photograph by S.J. Becher. Negative No. 129.
Alluvial miners sluicing wash-dirt, Nullgine area, 1896
152 x 107 mm. A view showing two bearded prospectors working a rudimentary wooden slicing apparatus. Photograph by S.J. Becher. Negative No. 126.
Auriferous conglomerate bed, Grants Hill, Nullagine area, 1896-08-28
152 x 108 mm. A close-up view of the entrance to a small cave (see previous plate) showing the structure of the hillside (with boulders embedded in the sedimentary rock) in the foreground. Photograph by S.J. Becher. Negative No. 128.
Gold workings in auriferous conglomerate, Grants Hill, Nullagine area, 1896-08-28
152 x 108 mm. A view showing the excavated hillside with small caverns and mounds of quarried earth. Photogrpah by S.J. Becher. Negative No. 127.
'Marble Bar' in Coongan River, Pilbara Marble Bar Area, 1896
151 x 108 mm. A view showing an outcrop of veined (?) jasper in the Coongan River. See also plate 27. Photograph by S.J.Becher. Negative No. 123.