Rosedale East

Rosedale East ironstone mine opened in 1864 and the far bank of four calciners was erected immediately. Stone was mined through a series of drifts in the hillside above and these were ventilated by the chimney in the right background. Mining ended here in 1926 and then the calcining dust was removed from in front of the kilns. The derelict building in the foreground appears to have been a cabin associated with the railway serving the mines.