John Cooper, Nigel Graham, Pete Hann, Kate Lawrence, Adrian Vanderplank and Jude Vanderplank. Cold and drizzle today. As the big bucket has died we had to improvise today. Kate was at the front filling buckets with Jude at the base of the shaft hauling them from Kate. As each bucket was hauled up to the surface it was carried up the shakehole to the fence. Once a reasonable number were there, they were passed over the fence and doubled up (so twice as heavy) and loaded onto the Kubota RTV. Empty buckets were then returned for refilling. A total of 24 loads were hauled up the shaft which ended up as 12 well filled buckets. Adrian then had a driving lesson as Kate was too muddy to sit in and drive. Buckets delivered to the dump site and returned empty ready for next week. Between Jude and Kate a couple of lumps protruded from the wall which need capping off to allow an easier extraction of the buckets. 2 hours. John.
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