LONG GULLY SETTLEMENT AND MINING RUINS

290 LONG GULLY ROAD PANTON HILL, NILLUMBIK SHIRE

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    LONG GULLY SETTLEMENT AND MINING RUINS - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site: No historical records have been found for this site.
    

    Interpretation of Site

    LONG GULLY SETTLEMENT AND MINING RUINS - Interpretation of Site

    Heritage Inventory Interpretation: The sites size and location suggested it might have been a miner's residence. Although no artefacts were found to assist identification, it is probable that the site dates to the last half of the 19th century and there is a chance it may be associated with Chinese mining.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    LONG GULLY SETTLEMENT AND MINING RUINS - Heritage Inventory Description

    The site consists of a small (1/4 acre) garden and residential block, which is enclosed by a mudbrick and timber post fence. The residence is also constructed of mudbrick and only traces survive. The block contains at least two dams, some garden terracing and at least one apple tree. No surface artefacts (pottery, bottle glass etc) were observed. In the creek immediately below the block are physical traces of alluvial gold mining, including a diversion channel./n

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Potentially high. The site would be of state significance if it were possible to demonstrate an association with nineteenth century Chinese goldmining.

    Recorded by: D. Bannear and J. Smith. Date Recorded: 01/03/00

    Heritage Inventory Key Components: The remnants of the mudbrick structures (fence and residence) are still quite visible and some sections are relatively well perserved. The block contains lots of weeds including blackberries and pines. There are significant alluvial workings on the creek, obscured by weeds.

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