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GOLCONDA - GLASGOW REEF GOLD MINES
133 MACDOUGALL ROAD GOLDEN GULLY, GREATER BENDIGO CITY

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GOLCONDA - GLASGOW REEF GOLD MINES SOHE 2008
GOLCONDA - GLASGOW REEF GOLD MINES SOHE 2008
GOLCONDA - GLASGOW REEF GOLD MINES SOHE 2008
1 golconda glasgow reef golden gully boiler footings may1993
golconda glasgow reef golden gully battery plan
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Statement of Significance

Bendigo was Victoria's premier quartz reefing field and, during the late nineteenth century, was a world leader. The Golconda-Glasgow Reef Gold Mines contains a range of mining foundations and earthworks from the early years of quartz mining on the Bendigo goldfield. Glasgow Reef, near the head of Golden Gully, was opened in 1855 and mined until the turn of the century. Key features of the site include an open cut, mullock heaps, mining and battery foundations, and a long tramway embankment. This collection of features is arguably the earliest surviving on the Bendigo goldfield The quartz mining relics are complemented by the associated section of Golden Gully which has been deeply sluiced for alluvial gold.

The Golconda-Glasgow Reef Gold Mines is of historical, archaeological and scientific importance to the State of Victoria.

The Golconda-Glasgow Reef Gold Mines is historically and scientifically important as a characteristic example of an important form of gold mining. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria. As well as being a significant producer of Victoria's nineteenth century wealth, quartz mining, with its intensive reliance on machinery, played an important role in the development of Victorian manufacturing industry. The Golconda-Glasgow Reef Gold Mines is important as a manifestation of this aspect of gold mining.

The Golconda-Glasgow Reef Gold Mines is scientifically important for its potential to yield artefacts and evidence which will be able to provide significant information about the technological history of gold mining.

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    • Permit Exemptions

      GOLCONDA - GLASGOW REEF GOLD MINES - Permit Exemptions

      General Exemptions:

      General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.

      Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.

      Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.

      Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions.

      Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.

      Specific Exemptions:

      EXEMPTIONS FROM PERMITS:

      (Classes of works or activities which may be undertaken without a permit under
      Part 4 of the Heritage Act 1995)

      No permits are required for the following classes of works provided they are
      carried out in accordance with the provisions of the Conservation Plan For
      Historic Mining Sites prepared by David Bannear in 1996.

      Mineral Exploration
      Fire suppression duties
      Timber production
      Weed and vermin control
      Public safety
      Rehabilitation

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