Bulolo

The Gold Dredges.

Every part of the eight 2000-tonne dredges was airlifted into the Bulolo area using a German-made Junkers aircraft. They stopped being used in June 1965, after having turned over a total of 7.4mn cubic metres. One of the dredges was cut up to make bridges, two were shipped to South America. The others, in various conditions, can still be seen.