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Cement Lead Diggings, Kara Kara State Park, STUART MILL
STUART MILL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

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SM 09 - Cement Lead Diggings, Kara Kara State Park, STUART MILL
SM 09 - Cement Lead Diggings, Kara Kara State Park, STUART MILL
SM 09 - Cement Lead Diggings, Kara Kara State Park, STUART MILL
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Statement of Significance

Approximately 80 deep sinking shafts are located in a long band along an old cemented lead which was worked in the 1860s. The significance of this site is due to the rarity and comparatively well preserved state of the line of workings.

The Cement Lead Diggings, Stuart Mill are historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as a substantially intact example of an important gold mining technique. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria.

Overall the Cement Lead Diggings, Stuart Mill are of LOCAL significance.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

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