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NEW ADA MILL
WALK INTO HISTORY TRACK ADA, BAW BAW SHIRE
NEW ADA MILL
WALK INTO HISTORY TRACK ADA, BAW BAW SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
The New Ada Mill was operated by the Victorian Hardwood Company from 1931-1942, to exploit the virgin stands of mountain ash on the ridges north of the Ada River. Although the machinery has been removed, most of the structure of the mill has survived, including the wall and roof beams, and substantial concrete foundations. The remnants of at least ten wooden huts lie south-west of the mill shed, while numerous large tree stumps around the site indicate the size of trees originally logged.
How is it significant?
The New Ada Mill is of archaeological significance to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The New Ada Mill is archaeologically significant as a comparatively well preserved example of a typical steam-powered sawmill, which operated in Victoria’s premier logging region of the early twentieth century. The site has the potential to provide physical evidence relating to the technological history of the timber industry, and the cultural history of sawmilling settlements.
The New Ada Mill was operated by the Victorian Hardwood Company from 1931-1942, to exploit the virgin stands of mountain ash on the ridges north of the Ada River. Although the machinery has been removed, most of the structure of the mill has survived, including the wall and roof beams, and substantial concrete foundations. The remnants of at least ten wooden huts lie south-west of the mill shed, while numerous large tree stumps around the site indicate the size of trees originally logged.
How is it significant?
The New Ada Mill is of archaeological significance to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The New Ada Mill is archaeologically significant as a comparatively well preserved example of a typical steam-powered sawmill, which operated in Victoria’s premier logging region of the early twentieth century. The site has the potential to provide physical evidence relating to the technological history of the timber industry, and the cultural history of sawmilling settlements.
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NEW ADA MILL - 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:General Conditions:
1. All exempted alterations are to be planned and carried out in a manner which prevents damage to the fabric of the registered place or object.
2. Should it become apparent during further inspection or the carrying out of alterations that original or previously hidden or inaccessible details of the place or object are revealed which relate to the significance of the place or object, then the exemption covering such alteration shall cease and the Executive Director shall be notified as soon as possible.
3. If there is a conservation policy and plan approved by the Executive Director, all works shall be in accordance with it.
4. Nothing in this declaration prevents the Executive Director from amending or rescinding all or any of the permit exemptions.
5. Nothing in this declaration exempts owners or their agents from the responsibility to seek relevant planning or building permits from the responsible authority where applicable.
Exemptions:
* fire suppression
* public safety
* land care maintenance
* erosion and salinity control
* weed and vermin control
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NEW FEDERAL MILLVictorian Heritage Register H1821
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NEW ADA INCLINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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NEW ADA MILLVictorian Heritage Inventory
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