WATTLE GULLY GOLD MINE

FRYERS ROAD CHEWTON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

Wattle Gully Mine holds a pivotal position in the history of the State's quartz mining industry. The rich strike at Wattle Gully mine in 1937 helped revive the State's gold mining industry…

MALDON STATE BATTERY

ADAIR STREET EAST MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Maldon State Battery consists of the remains of the former State Battery including buildings and machinery, the Alliance shaft and associated mining machinery foundations, several large…

COBBLERS GULLY QUARTZ ROASTING SITE

CASTLEMAINE HISTORIC RESERVE AND OLD COACH ROAD CHEWTON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Cobblers Gully Quartz Roasting Site consists of the remains of small quartz roasting kiln. Below the kiln are some largely buried foundations, including a circular feature which may be…

RED HILL HYDRAULIC GOLD SLUICING SITE

BREAKNECK HILL TRACK IRISHTOWN, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Red Hill Hydraulic Gold Sluicing Site consists of a large sluicing pit containing a network of pebble dumps and tail races. The slopes of the hill below the pit have been extensively…

EUREKA REEF GOLD MINING PRECINCT

CASTLEMAINE HISTORIC RESERVE CHEWTON AND CAMPBELLS CREEK, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Eureka Reef Gold Mines consists of a range of mining sites documenting quartz and alluvial gold mining operations carried on from the mid 1850s to 1950s. The focal point of the precinct…

SPRING GULLY QUARTZ GOLD MINES

VAUGHAN-CHEWTON ROAD FRYERSTOWN, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Spring Gully Quartz Gold Mines consists of six main quartz mines. All the mines have undisturbed mullock heaps, and four have mining machinery foundations. The main mine (the parent…

SPECIMEN GULLY QUARTZ MINING ASSOCIATION GOLD MINE

SPECIMEN GULLY ROAD BARKERS CREEK, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Specimen Gully Quartz Mining Association Gold Mine consists of stone foundations of a chimney stack and flue, and an engine house. Other surviving mine works include a haulage adit, open…

NORTH BRITISH GOLD MINE

SOUTH PARKINS REEF ROAD MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The North British Gold Mine has the most comprehensive range of quartz mining foundations in the State. The stone, brick and concrete foundations cover pumping, winding and crushing…

BEEHIVE COMPANY GOLD MINE

MAIN STREET MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Maldon quartz reefing field, although relatively small compared to others in the State, was extraordinarily rich in gold. The hardness and heavy mineralisation of the rock containing the…

SOUTH GERMAN QUARTZ GOLD MINE

SOUTH GERMAN ROAD MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Maldon Quartz Reefing Field, although relatively small compared to others in the State, was extraordinary rich in gold. The hardness and heavy mineralisation of the rock containing the…

HERONS REEF HISTORIC GOLD DIGGINGS

VAUGHAN-CHEWTON ROAD FRYERSTOWN, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Herons Reef Historic Gold Diggings takes in a tangle of gullies at the head of Golden Gully and possesses a comprehensive range of gold mining relics, habitation sites and blacksmith…