North Magdala Mine, east side of Woods Street, STAWELL
Woods Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Formed in 1886, the newly formed Moonlight-cum-Magdala, began to mine profitably. The improved showing of the company encouraged several other ventures in the vicinity including the Cross Reef Consolidated, North Magdala and Moonlight Extended, to prospect hitherto untried country.
The North Magdala 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 North Magdala mine site is of LOCAL significance.
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North Magdala Mine, east side of Woods Street, STAWELL - Physical Description 1
DESCRIPTION & INTERPRETATION OF FEATURES:
Mining machinery. Located on a vacant block of land between two houses, is a large U-shaped brick engine bed (36 ft x 13 ft, 7 ft high, and 2 ft thick walls), and a raised narrow brick bed (21 ft x 5 ft, and 6 ft high). At ground level, next to the narrow bed, are the outlines of two demolished beds. The foundations are obscured by vegetation.
Mullock heap. 18 metres from the foundations are a filled shaft and remains of mullock paddock.
CONDITION OF FEATURES: Area around the standing foundations has been levelled.
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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MOONLIGHT-CUM-MAGDALAVictorian Heritage Inventory
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NORTH MAGDALAVictorian Heritage Inventory
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