INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (1)
84 BERNIE ROAD CORNISHTOWN, INDIGO SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (1) - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
The Indigo Lead was discovered in 1858 and attracted thousands of diggers. The 'dry' (i.e., shallow) ground at the upper end of the lead was worked mainly by Chinese sluicers and puddlers from 1860 onwards. Deep workings were confined to the lower end of the lead.
INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (1) - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation:
Heritage Inventory Description
INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (1) - Heritage Inventory Description
Patch No.1 - Five whim shafts, spaced about 100m apart. The whims platforms have been bulldozed to fill the shafts. Surviving features are mullock heaps (with short dumping lines), puddlers and pebble dumps associated with the shafts. All the puddlers are very weathered and only two escaped damage during shaft filling-operations.
Heritage Inventory Significance: The sites have scientific significance because of their rarity.
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INDIGO DEEP LEAD WORKINGS (1)Victorian Heritage Inventory
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FORMER DURHAM TOBACCO KILNVictorian Heritage Inventory
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FORMER DURHAM CHINESE CAMPVictorian Heritage Inventory
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