KAWEKA

184 HARGRAVES STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

Kaweka was constructed in 1896 as a residence for john s Thompson an iron founder of Thompsons Foundry, the builder being HD McBean. Thompson lived at the house till his death in 1910 after…

DRILL HALL

23A LYTTLETON STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Castlemaine Orderly Room was constructed in Lyttleton Street in 1888-9 after a decision was made to demolish the existing orderly room. In 1863 a site within the Public Purposes Reserve…

FORMER SCHOOL OF MINES

27 LYTTLETON STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The foundation stone of the School of Mines, Castlemaine was laid on 18.12.1889 on the site of the old police court which had previously been used for classes. The architect was WC Vahland of…

MALDON RAILWAY STATION COMPLEX

13 HORNSBY STREET MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Maldon Railway Station Complex was constructed in 1888, by Parker & Vickers, on the Melbourne-Castlemaine-Maldon Line, for the Victorian Railways. It comprises a substantial,…

UNITING CHURCH

4-8 LYTTLETON STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The foundation stone for the Uniting Church, Castlemaine was laid by the Premier of Victoria, Sir James Patterson on June 22nd 1894 and the building was officially opened on 16th December…

ARCHBOLD GOLD TREATMENT WORKS

VINEYARD ROAD CHEWTON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Archbold (Chewton) Gold Treatment Works was erected c.1884 by Jeremiah Archbold who operated an assay and metallurgical business specialising in the treatment of gold-bearing ore. The…

LISLES AND MANTONS GULLIES QUARTZ GOLD MINES

MOUNT TARRENGOWER ROAD MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The story of quartz mining in Lisles and Mantons gullies revolves around the working of three parallel reefs: Lisles, Mantons, and Braithwaites (or the Mount), all worked extensively by small…

GARFIELD WATERWHEEL QUARTZ GOLD MINING SITE

NORTH STREET CHEWTON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

Quartz reefs near the site were being worked as early as 1856. During the mid-1880s the reefs were being mined by the Garfield Company. In 1887, the company relocated their 23-head quartz…

PATTERSON MEMORIAL DRINKING FOUNTAIN

30 MOSTYN STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

STATEMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE: The Patterson Memorial Drinking Fountain was built in 1897 to commemorate Sir James Patterson, Member of Parliament for Castlemaine from 1870 to…

DEEP LEADS ELECTRIC COMMISSION POWER HOUSE

BARINGHUP ROAD CARISBROOK, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

Deep Leads Electric Commission Power House was constructed for one of a succession of mining companies, all linked to a common ancestor, the Chalks No.3 Company. The original company had a…

CUNNACKS VALONIA OAK PLANTATION

ELLIOT STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Valonia Oak (Quercus ithaburensis subsp. macrolepis) is one of the principal sources of tannin and during the nineteenth century English firms were importing thousands of tons acorn cups…

THOMAS SMITHS GOOD BED FOSSIL QUARRY

414 BOUNDARY GULLY ROAD WERONA, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

Thomas Smith, a local Sandon farmer, gained distinction as a geologist through the discovery and collection of graptolite fossils from the Sandon-Campbelltown district. Thomas Smith carried…

CENTRAL COOKMAN QUARTZ GOLD MINE

PARKINS REEF ROAD 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 mined put the…

BANNER OF THE AMALGAMATED MINERS' ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALASIA - MALDON NO. 14 BRANCH

93 HIGH STREET MALDON, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Victorian Heritage Register

The Banner of the AMAA, Maldon No. 14 Branch. HOW IS IT SIGNIFICANT? The Banner of the AMAA, Maldon No. 14 Branch is of historicalsignificance to the State of Victoria. It satisfies the…

Castlemaine Drill Hall

23A LYTTLETON STREET and FREDERICK STREET CASTLEMAINE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Vic. War Heritage Inventory

The Castlemaine Orderly Room was constructed in Lyttleton Street in 1888-9 after a decision was made to demolish the existing orderly room. In 1863 a site within the Public Purposes Reserve…