The windlass helps lift heavy buckets of dirt up from the mine shaft. It is a tool with a rope wrapped around a drum. Miners turn the drum with a handle so the rope lifts the bucket.
This is used in both a shaft mine and an alluvial mine.
Windlass
The windlass helps lift heavy buckets of dirt up from the mine shaft. It is a tool with a rope wrapped around a drum. Miners turn the drum with a handle so the rope lifts the bucket.
In 1865, Australia still used British currency: pounds and shillings.
This is the pound symbol: £
This is the shilling symbol: s
There were 20 shillings in £1.
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Miner's permit
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If you don't buy a permit, a trooper may arrest you. Do you want to change your mind?
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Miner's tips
You are going to the goldfields to mine for gold. Before you leave you should:
Consider buying a permit from the permit office, (if you choose not to buy a permit you will save money but the troopers may close down your mine).
Choose a type of mine (either alluvial or shaft) by selecting the map.
Buy the tools you need for your mine, either alluvial or shaft, from the tool store.
Buy enough supplies from the supply store to keep you alive in the harsh goldfields.
Buy enough supplies from the supply store to keep you alive in the harsh goldfields. Hint: the goldfields are a two-day walk away, so it is best to buy supplies for about a month.
After you have everything you need, select To goldfields and get to work!
How to buy items
To buy an item:
find out about the item by selecting it
to pay, select the price tag
select 'Yes'.
Note: You cannot return an item you have paid for.