Three Jacks Mine, off Golf Course Road (north of Newington Road), STAWELL
Newington Road STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The Three Jacks mine is the most westerly of the Stawell mines. It was an English-funded company, which was also known as the General Goldfields or Victorian Consolidated Gold-fields. By 1903 gold production on the Stawell goldfield was particularly low, with only three mines working. Two of these mines - the Amalgamated Scotchmans & Perthshire and the Three Jacks - were only in the prospecting stage of development. Only the Magdala-cum-Moonlight was mining successfully. In 1906, the Three Jacks Company, on opening up onto what seemed an extensive ore-bearing formation, erected a 20-head stamp mill. The first few hundred tons crushed in the new mill were found to be highly payable and the mine was touted as the next star of the field: the saviour of Stawell. Unfortunately for the company, and Stawell, the ore body did not live up to expectations and little more ore was ever crushed. The company closed down and the plant was sold off in 1909. By this time the shaft had been sunk 358 ft. During its life the mine produced 63 kg of gold from 4582 tonnes, including production from crushings and treatment of concentrates and tailings.
The Three Jacks Mine site is historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as a substantially intact example of an important gold mining technique. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria.
Overall the Three Jacks Mine site is of LOCAL significance.
RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL
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Three Jacks Mine, off Golf Course Road (north of Newington Road), STAWELL - Physical Description 1
Mullock heap. The heap has been largely quarried and the shaft has been filled.
Three Jacks Mine, off Golf Course Road (north of Newington Road), STAWELL - Physical Description 2
Mining machinery. Remains of large brick, tank-like engine bed, 26 ft x 10 ft, 3 ft high. The bed has 2½ ft thick walls. The bed has been modified with the addition of a 9 ft square concrete winder bed.
Three Jacks Mine, off Golf Course Road (north of Newington Road), STAWELL - Physical Description 3
Demolished boiler house. Large spread of brick rubble near the southern side of the engine bed. There is a possibility of buried foundations.
Three Jacks Mine, off Golf Course Road (north of Newington Road), STAWELL - Physical Description 4
Battery. To the north of the mining machinery foundations is a large brick engine bed, 24 ft x 4 ft, 3 ft high, with 1 inch bolts and an extensive concrete slab. The slab is largely buried by soil and rubble. The slab has two levels , the upper is 60 ft x 30 ft and lower floor is 60 ft square. The upper floor has two, 15 ft long linear slots (mortar blocks burnt out).
Three Jacks Mine, off Golf Course Road (north of Newington Road), STAWELL - Physical Description 5
CONDITION OF FEATURES: Area been used for dumping rubbish.
Heritage Study and Grading
Northern Grampians - Shire of Northern Grampians - Stage 2 Heritage Study
Author: Wendy Jacobs, Vicki Johnson, David Rowe, Phil Taylor
Year: 2004
Grading: Local
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THREE JACKS MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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NEWINGTON CRUSHING WORKSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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House, 7 Anne Street, STAWELLNorthern Grampians Shire
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