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ROBBIE'S MILL, BLACK RANGE
ANDERSON LANE NARBETHONG, MURRINDINDI SHIRE

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Statement of Significance

What is significant?
Robbie's Mill was established at Narbethong in 1934, and operated in its later years as a transition mill where the use of road and tramway technology can be demonstrated side by side. The site features extensive remains of the mill building, including sawbench and drive shaft foundations, mill uprights, bearers and framing timbers. Robbie's Mill was also the focus of a large community, and there are substantial remains from the residential part of the site, including an old road formation, fruit trees, collapsed chimneys and domestic debris.

How is it significant?
Robbie's Mill is of archaeological significance to the State of Victoria.

Why is it significant?
Robbie's Mill is archaeologically significant for its potential to provide evidence relating to the technological history of sawmilling. The remains demonstrate well the layout of a typical sawmill from the final period of bush sawmilling, including the position of the individual sawbenches and the sawdust removal system. Domestic artefacts from the site also have the potential to provide evidence relating to the cultural history of sawmilling settlements.

[Source: Victorian Heritage Register]

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  ROBBIE'S MILL, BLACK RANGE - History
  Heritage Inventory History of Site: The mill was established in 1934 and operated in its latter years as a transition mill where the use of road and tramway technology can be demonstrated side by side.
  
  Heritage Inventory Description
  
  ROBBIE'S MILL, BLACK RANGE - Heritage Inventory Description
  
  The site features extensive remains of the mill building, including the sawbench and drive shaft foundations, mill uprights, bearers and frame timbers. Robbie's mill was also the focus of a large community and there are the remains of approximately 12 huts and a school, and there is domestic debris and fruit trees at this part of the site. A boiler winch site nearby on the Black Range. The mill site is occasionally used as a horse camp, accessed by Robbie Road.
  
  Heritage Inventory Significance: State. The mill is archaeologically significant for its potential to provide evidence relating to the technological history of sawmilling. The remains demonstrate the layout of a typical mill from the final period of bush sawmilling, including the position of the sawbenches and the sawdust removal system.
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