UNITED LEADS CO

310 SCARSDALE-PITFIELD ROAD NEWTOWN, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE

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    UNITED LEADS CO - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    UNITED LEADS COMPANY
    12.1871: good prospect has been found.
    31.10.1872: quarterly meeting: short of money, lease and machinery mortgaged to bank; wash satisfactory but difficult to work; mine let on tribute for a trial period but was given up because it was too difficult to work, were only making 18/- per week; 41 machines were washed and yielded 207 ozs 9 dwt 9 gr.
    19.11.1872: break in the winding rope prevented completion of washing this week.
    09.1873: yield for the quarter 204 ozs 19 dwt.
    06.1874: yield for the quarter 301 ozs 18 dwt.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    UNITED LEADS CO - Heritage Inventory Description

    The mullock and quartz wash heap at this site is approximately 50m long, varies in width from 20-35 m, and is up to 5m high. The heap is orientated south west to north east with a ruined boiler setting on the east side of the heap. It has a section of wall still standing along the northern side of the boiler setting. The setting covers an area 10 m by 10 m. The site is infested with gorse, and it was not possible to locate the position of the shaft.

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