POUND BEND DIVERSION TUNNEL & WARRANDYTE GOLD WORKINGS
POUND BEND ROAD WARRANDYTE, MANNINGHAM CITY
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The Pound Bend Gold Diversion Tunnel is a diversion which was excavated in 1870 by the Evelyn Tunnelling and Mining Company. The tunnel was used to divert the waters of the Yarra River effectively cutting off a long section of the original river course. The dry river bed was extensively worked.
How is it significant?
The Pound Bend Gold Diversion Tunnel is of historical and scientific importance to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Pound Bend Gold Diversion Tunnel is historically and scientifically important as a characteristic and well preserved example of an early form of gold mining. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria. Water diversion and sluicing are important key ingredients in an understanding of gold mining technology as it was employed in mountainous country where water was plentiful and perennial.
[Source: Victorian Heritage Register]
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POUND BEND GOLD DIVERSION TUNNEL
Victorian Heritage Register H1260 -
FORMER NAUGHTON HOUSE AND FACTORY
Victorian Heritage Register H1314
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GUN FACTORY
Manningham City H1314
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