BALD HILL MINE SITE
SCOTTS CRESCENT` HEATHCOTE, GREATER BENDIGO CITY
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Statement of Significance
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BALD HILL MINE SITE - History
December 1864: Bald Hill Reef Co. - crushed 112 tons of quartz
February 1865: Gold struck at Hard Hills, 15 ft deep
1873-1877: Thomas Evans got a licence for a house at the Hard Hillls, northwest of Heathcote, in March 1873 but did not renew it in December 1887 and his hotel was closed.
June 1884: John Hedley applied for 20 acres at Heathcote for the Resurrection Gold Mining Co. Four men are to be employed for the first six months.
In the Resurrection claim, Hard Hills, 56 tons crushed for 20 oz 16 dwt
September 1884: A crushing of 25 tons from Mr. J. Hedley's Reef, 'The Resurrection' (near the Bald Hills, Heathcote) also turned out very satisfactorily, the yield being 17-1/2 dwt to the ton.
July 1910: Bald Hill-Syndicate formed recently, to tunnel Bald Hill for manganese and gold - members are Messrs Reid Clelland of Costerfield and Farnback and Colvin of Melbourne. The tunnel is on the west side of the hill and is now in a little over 100 ft. Analysis of manganese ore indicates traces of gold.
Heritage Inventory Description
BALD HILL MINE SITE - Heritage Inventory Description
Site worked intermittently between 1860 and c.1910. Single concrete footing probably relates to the attempt in 1910 to mine the hill for manganese and gold. Cleared, grazed paddock. Single concrete mounting blocks and several grassed heaps. Open cutting running up to, and one, the crown of the hill.
Heritage Inventory Significance: None
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HouseGreater Bendigo City
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PRESENTATION CONVENTGreater Bendigo City
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Heathcote CemeteryGreater Bendigo City
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