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Drill Markings on the Wall

A man stands against the backdrop of a quarry wall that has vertical stripes running along it.

August 1940

Source: Mr. T.F. Robinson, Beachville District Museum collection – 1995.20.06

This image shows a worker near piles of stone that have been blasted off the pit’s walls. Notice the light, vertical lines at regular intervals on the face of the rock. These indicate where drill holes were made for the explosives.