SAMBAS NO.7 BATTERY

ALPINE ROAD HARRIETVILLE, ALPINE SHIRE

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    SAMBAS NO.7 BATTERY - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    Sambas Reef was discovered in Jackass Gully in 1910 and opened up from 1912. The reef was lost in 1917, and the mine abandoned. In 1927, a 5-head battery was erected in Jackass Gully, from a battery box ex-Big Mill. The Sambas mine was worked through the 1930s and 40s. Crushing operations shifted to a 5-head battery (the Johnson or New Options battery) in Lady Jane Gully in 1954. The following year, the Sambas Co. erected a 10-head battery (ex-Tawonga mine) close to Harrietville, and during the late 1950s the Sambas was 'by far the best of the smaller mines in Victoria'. A 10-head Thompsons battery (ex-Williams United mine) was installed at the mine in 1966. That battery (the No. 7) is now out of use but is still on site. The Sambas mine is currently being worked.

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    SAMBAS NO.7 BATTERY - Heritage Inventory Description

    Remains located on a benched platform above the sheds of current mining company. Below platform is a massive mullock heap. Battery - stampers removed but air compressor and 4-cylinder engine remain in situ. Loading ramp still in position but obscured by vegetation. Remains of a galvanised iron water tank.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional. The site has scientific significance as an illustration of a recent phase of battery technology. The battery is part of the network of sites around the working Sambas mine.

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