BLACK FLAT ALLUVIAL WORKINGS AND PUDDLING MACHINE

50-60 TILLS DRIVE WONGA PARK, MANNINGHAM CITY

All information on this page is maintained by Heritage Victoria. Click below for their website and contact details.

Victorian Heritage Inventory

Statement of Significance

• Additional Place Information

  • History

    BLACK FLAT ALLUVIAL WORKINGS AND PUDDLING MACHINE - History

    Contextual History:History of Place:
    Heritage Inventory History of Site:
    The Black Flat mining area contains a number of individual sites. The area was worked for gold from the 1870s. There were a number of mining operations, most of which are now located within the Warrandyte State Park; a few sites are on private land in Tills Road.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    BLACK FLAT ALLUVIAL WORKINGS AND PUDDLING MACHINE - Heritage Inventory Description

    Band of alluvial sinkings, puddling machine site with associated dam and paddocking.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Site to be protected and nominated to the Victorian Heritage Inventory. Historical significance: Diggings for alluvial gold was the earliest mining carried out at Warrandyte. This is the best surviving example of this type of mining at Warrandyte.. Scientific significance:relatively undisturbed patch of shallow alluvial workings.

• Location map
• Explore related places
  • Show:
    -- select -- Nearby Places

  • JUMPING CREEK BRIDGE

    

    Victorian Heritage Inventory
  • 'THE ISLAND' DIVERSION CUTTING

    

    Victorian Heritage Inventory
  • CALEDONIA GOLD MINE

    

    Victorian Heritage Inventory
• Public contributions