MUSICAL GULLY GMS 1
MUSICAL GULLY ROAD MAIN LEAD, PYRENEES SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
The musical gully area is significant as one of the earliest sites mined for gold in the Beaufort/Fiery Creek district.
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MUSICAL GULLY GMS 1 - History
THE SITE IS LOCATED WEST OF THE FIRST SITE OF THE GOLD RUSH ON THE MAIN LEAD NORTH OF BEAUFORT, MINED FROM 1855 ONWARDS. NO SPECIFIC DETAILS OF THIS ALLOTMENT WERE AVAILABLE. THE MUSICAL GULY RESERVOIR IS ONE OF THREE RESERVOIRS ALONG A SPRING FED WATER RACE FROM MOUNT COLE. THE WATER RACE IS LIKELY TO BE ONE CONSTRUCTED IN THE EARLY 1860S BY THE WIMMERA SLUICING COMPANY.
MUSICAL GULLY GMS 1 - Interpretation of Site
THE STUDY AREAS WERE ALL EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IMPACTED BY THE GOLD MINING HISTORY OF THE REGION. MUSICAL GULLY AT BEAUFORT HAS EVIDENCE OF THIS GOLD MINING ACTIVITY IN THE FORM OF TAILINGS FROM ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING, RE-WORKING PITS, WATER RACES AND ASSOCIATED RUBBISH. THE AREA IS LIKELY TO HAVE BEEN WORKED AND RE-WORKED SINCE THE EARLIEST GOLD RUSH IN THE AREA IN 1855. MORE RECENT ARTEFACTS, SUCH AS CORRUGATED IRON SHEETING, COULD INDICATE THAT THE SITE WAS RE-WORKED IN THE 1930 DEPRESSION OR MORE RECENTLY.
Heritage Inventory Description
MUSICAL GULLY GMS 1 - Heritage Inventory Description
Gold mining tailings and re-working pits north of Musical Gully Road and southwest of Musical Gully Reservoir.
TAILINGS, RE-WORKING HOLES, DUMPED BOTTLES AND ARCHITECTURAL MATERIAL.
Physical Conditions:
Good.
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TIPPERARY GOLD PUDDLING SITEVictorian Heritage Register H1250
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TIPPERARY GULLYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Belmont House & GardenNational Trust H0644
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