WHITE STAR NO 2 MINE & MACHINERY SITE
DONNELLYS CREEK ROAD YANGOURA, WELLINGTON SHIRE
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WHITE STAR NO 2 MINE & MACHINERY SITE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The White Star was one of the main mines during the initial phase of quartz mining at Donnelly's Creek, commencing in 1863. The mine closed in 1867 and remained idle for almost 20 years. It was reworked between 1885-9. Prospectors reopened the White Star in the early years of the century, and in 1908 obtained a government loan to install a water-powered battery and drive the No. 2 tunnel at creek level. The battery was one of the last manufactured by H.W. Mould of South Melbourne; the company closed down in 1910. The White Star No. 2 operation failed to pay off and the mine closed in 1910.References: Bailey & Bailey, pp. 6-7Baragwanath, pp. 9, 33Milner (1989/1 and /2)Supple et al, M 11Tomlin, Bosa & Chamberlain, p. 134Heritage Inventory Description
WHITE STAR NO 2 MINE & MACHINERY SITE - Heritage Inventory Description
Features of the White Star No.2 site (recorded by Milner/Supple et al as White Star No.1) are a lower adit, tramway, battery, pelton wheel, and water race./n
Heritage Inventory Significance: National. A very intact site and represents a complete set of machinery at a small scale operation.
Heritage Inventory Site Features: Lower level workings - the lower (1908) level workings of the White Star Co. consists of a tunnel into the steep southern bank of White Star Creek. This is connected by a short level 20 inch gauge tramway to the battery.Battery - H.W. Mould iron-framed 5-head battery, two mercury wells, a Wilfley table, two Berdan pans complete with bevel gears and fast and loose pulleys, a 3-inch and 4-inch drive shaft complete with spur gear and 5-sheave rope pulley, and the remains of a 10ft-diameter wood-staved water tank. Pelton wheel - 24-bucket pelton wheel with an outer diameter of 6ยข ft is situated on the slope behind the battery.Race - water is supplied to the pelton wheel by a race which runs around the slope some distance above the battery site.
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WHITE STAR NO.1 MINE & MACHINERY SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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WHITE STAR NO 2 MINE & MACHINERY SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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