BARBOUR'S AND CROSSLEY'S TRAMWAYS AND LOG CHUTES

CAMERON DRIVE MOUNT MACEDON, MACEDON RANGES SHIRE

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    BARBOUR'S AND CROSSLEY'S TRAMWAYS AND LOG CHUTES - History

    ROBERT BARBOUR'S "BLACK FOREST SAW MILL" WAS ERECTED ON CAZZA IN THE PARISH OF NEWHAM IN 1856.  BARBOUR CONSTRUCTED A TRAMWAY ON THE PLATEAU ABOVE THE MILL AND BROUGH LOGS TO THE HEAD OF A ONE-MILE-LONG CHUTE ABOVE THE MILL.  THE DATE OF THE CLOSURE IS NOT KNOWN.  WILLIAM CROSSLEY WASA THE PROPRIETOR OF THE "VICTORA STEAM SAW MILLS" ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MT MACEDON BY 1863.  CROSSLEY BUILT A SIMILAR LOG CHUTE DELIVERY SYSTEM BUT INCLUDED A WINDING ENGINE AT THE HEAD OF THE CHUTE.

    Interpretation of Site

    BARBOUR'S AND CROSSLEY'S TRAMWAYS AND LOG CHUTES - Interpretation of Site

    Barbour's tramway descended west across the slope of Mount Macedon, terminating at the top of a log chute. The chute descended steeply to the west to the site of the mill. The chute today is represented by a surface depression approx 1 metre wide.

    Crossley's tramway descended north-west to a log yard and winding engine. At this point, the log chute descended to a mill. Crossley's tramway and log chute formations are extremely overgrown.

    Heritage Inventory Description

    BARBOUR'S AND CROSSLEY'S TRAMWAYS AND LOG CHUTES - Heritage Inventory Description

    Two separate tramway and log chute formations on the western and north-western slopes of Mount Macedon.

    Tramway formations: log chute formations.

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