GUNNISLAKE
HOMEWOOD BOUND TRACK SMOKO, ALPINE SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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GUNNISLAKE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
No historical information has been found about Gunislake settlement. The Ebenezer mine, which appears to be linked with the site, was worked between 1860 and 1867. The settlement, apparently situated at the foot of a track leading down from the Ebenezer mine, may have also been the site of the Ebenezer battery (one of the earliest on the field), erected in October 1860. Perry's Ebenezer crushing works comprised a four-head battery powered, two Chilean mills, a 24-ft waterwheel. The mining surveyors' reports also show that an engine (ex-Nelson mine, Buckland River), formed part of the plant.
References:
Lloyd & Nunn, p. 27
Mining Surveyors' Reports (Buckland Division), May 1860 - September 1867Heritage Inventory Description
GUNNISLAKE - Heritage Inventory Description
Former mining settlement site with house remains. Also remains of water wheel (Story)/nAccording to Rob Kaufman, who observed the site after it had been burnt by bushfire, the Gunislake mining settlement comprises a series of benched hut sites and built-up terraces, some bearing traces of fireplaces. Rob also observed a blacksmith's forge, a possible grave, and a sleigh track to the Ebenezer mine. The site is currently obscured by blackberries. (Bannear)
Heritage Inventory Significance: High archaeological significance
Informants: Agnes O'Donnell, Wandiligong,/nRecorded by: A. Story Date Recorded: 00DEC1994
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GUNNISLAKEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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