LITTLE WONDER

AISBETT ROAD NEWTOWN, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

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    LITTLE WONDER - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    LITTLE WONDER Co.
    10.1884 to 06.1886: recorded production of 574 ozs 14 dwt from 2795 tons (or 17.876 kg from 2839 tonnes).
    MINES ROYAL Co., this company is also shown on the Deep Lead Map No.6 in this location.
    06.1860 to 06.1861:recorded production of 3470 ozs (or 107.932 kg).

    Heritage Inventory Description

    LITTLE WONDER - Heritage Inventory Description

    This site appears to be in two parts. At the upper level a depression indicates the location of the shaft and 2m to the east of the depression is a circular whim platform. This platform has been constructed by excavating into the embankment. It is 8m in diameter. West of the shaft position is a four-fingered mullock heap. The fingers are 35m long up to 3m high and the end of the heap is 50m across. The quartz wash is south of the mullock and cascades down the slope. There are two sections to this heap of quartz wash and it covers a distance of approximately 100m by 40m./nThere is a second mullock heap below the quartz wash which runs north south parallel to the river, it is 20m by 15m by 4m high. This mullock heap may come from a separate mine, but there is no sign of the shaft associated with this heap.

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