VICTORY GOLD MINE

WHIPSTICK GULLY ROAD WARRANDYTE, MANNINGHAM CITY

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    VICTORY GOLD MINE - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    Victory mine (previously known as Young Colonial, and Warrandyte claim) worked from about 1896 and produced 1,870 oz in three years. It was one of Warrandyte's most successful mines of the period. The main shaft was sunk to 220ft.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    VICTORY GOLD MINE - Heritage Inventory Description

    Machinery foundations; engine bed and the remains of the boiler setting. Mine workings; adit and several shafts, carting tracks and at least two hut platforms. Habitation sites; carting tracks and at least two hut platforms.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Site to be protected and nominated to the Victorian Heritage Inventory. Historical significance: The Victory Mine was Warrandyte's most successful mining operation. Scientific significance: Contains the districtÆs most intact and visible remains of historic quartz mining operations. The two hut sites have some archaeological potential

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