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Sub-title: Balloon Shaft

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Title: Balloon Shaft

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The early stages of digging Ring Shaft. It's presence was known from undergroundBringing in the rings that gave the shaft its nameRings in situ
Descending Ring Shaft on an abseiling rope. The second rope is the guidewire for the buckets being raisedBalloon ShaftBalloon Shaft after removing the old timber capping
The new lid in place surrounded by shuttering and concrete being pouredMoving the headframe from Ring Shaft to Balloon ShaftDigging Balloon Shaft using the same technique as at Bear Pit

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