INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (2)

74 CHRISTMASTOWN ROAD CORNISHTOWN, INDIGO SHIRE

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    INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (2) - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    The Indigo Lead was discovered in 1858 and attracted thousands of diggers. The 'dry' (i.e., shallow) ground at the upper end of the lead was worked mainly by Chinese sluicers and puddlers from 1860 onwards. Deep workings were confined to the lower end of the lead.
    References:Canavan, pp. 41-2
    Mining Surveyors' Reports, May 1859, May 1860, November 1861, June 1863, March 1871

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    INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (2) - Heritage Inventory Description

    Patch No. 2 - Four whim shafts and associated mullock heaps and puddlers. One whim platform (32 ft diameter) is still intact; the rest have been bulldozed. All puddlers are weathered but intact.

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