DUCK PONDS LIME KILNS/ LIMEBURNERS BAY

FORESHORE ROAD CORIO, GREATER GEELONG CITY

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    DUCK PONDS LIME KILNS/ LIMEBURNERS BAY - History

    Lime burning was also undertaken at the Duck Ponds, which in 1875 was producing superior quality lime to that at Limeburners Point. Tests showed that the Duck Ponds lime retained its supportive qualities in wet conditions, whereas the Point lime fell apart. The Duck Ponds were run by the Melbourne Builders Lime and Cement Company (Brownhill, 1990: 402, 403). The Duck Ponds are labelled in Henry's 1864 chart of Geelong near the current location of the Geelong Grammar School foreshore near the southern end of Biddlecombe Road (CS29).

    The area inside Limeburners Bay requires further investigation to determine whether further lime burning was undertaken inside the bay.

    Limeburners Point was originally known as Galena Point, with the original name Limeburners Point being allocated to the entrance of what is now known as Limeburners Bay (in the 1950s called Limeburners Creek, entrance to the Duck Ponds) (Brownhill, 1990:406).

    Interpretation of Site

    DUCK PONDS LIME KILNS/ LIMEBURNERS BAY - Interpretation of Site

    No evidence of the former lime kilns in this area was seen, but could exist under the sandy foreshore, roadway or adjacent hillocks. The sand in this area is known to be highly mobile, especially along the shoreline (Parkinson, pers comms)

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Study and Grading

    Heritage Victoria - Maritime Infrastructure Assessment Project

    Author: Heritage Victoria
    Year: 2005
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