NORTH SIR JOHN FRANKLIN WORKINGS

JORDON STREET MATLOCK, MANSFIELD SHIRE

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    NORTH SIR JOHN FRANKLIN WORKINGS - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    The North Sir John Franklin Co. was one of several active at Gooley's Creek during the quartz mining revival that commenced late in the 1890s. An 8-head battery operated at the company's mine from 1903-10.
    
    References:
    Department of Mines Annual Reports, 1903-10
    Holliday notes, p. 5

    Heritage Inventory Description

    NORTH SIR JOHN FRANKLIN WORKINGS - Heritage Inventory Description

    Features of the North Sir John Franklin mine site are mine workings and the sites of a battery and several buildings.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: state

    Heritage Inventory Key Components: Mine workings - five levels and a large shaft. Battery & building sites - represented by levelled areas. All machinery has been removed.

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