CENTENARY BATTERY SITE

GUNNS TRACK SELWYN, ALPINE SHIRE

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    Contextual History:History of Place:
    
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    The Centenary Reef was discovered on the north side of Guns Creek, south of Harrietville in 1934. A 5-head battery, driven by a Pelton wheel, was installed, together with an aerial ropeway connecting mine (adit) and battery. Bushfires in 1939 damaged the battery. It was repaired in about 1946, and work continued in the mine's No. 2 (lower) adit until about 1952. The battery was removed during the 1980s.
    
    

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    CENTENARY BATTERY SITE - Interpretation of Site

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    CENTENARY BATTERY SITE - Heritage Inventory Description

    /nPelton wheel, aerial ropeway (complete with buckets) and huts.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has scientific significance because of its intactness and rarity.

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