Location:
Southeastern boundary of Waihi Between Union Hill and Gladstone Hill.
Mineralisation was identified at Gladstone Hill as far back as the 1870's - early 1880's.
Main Photo:
Shows Gladstone shaft and battery building. The shaft on the right has an ore shute to load trucks which get pushed into the battery building. The small opening in the middle of the end of the building is to allow passage of the cable from winding drum to poppet sheave (for lifting of the shaft cage). The weatherboard battery building suggests three levels (stone breaker near roof, stampers below this, and one or more lower levels for cyaniding), and the chimney from the lean-to suggests a small boiler (for the Tangye engine). Work ceased at this shaft circa 1902.
