WOMBAT MINE
WOMBAT CREEK GAFFNEYS CREEK, MANSFIELD SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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WOMBAT MINE - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
A production of 28 ounces from 7 tonnes was reported in 'Gold at Gaffney's Creek', and in the Mining Surveyors Report for Mark 1870 stated that the company was erecting a steam engine and an eight head battery. There was sporadic activity during the 1890s. There were a few more attempts in the early 1900s, then again in 1918/19 and there were some small quantities of gold recorded in the 1920s.
Upper Goulburn Heritage Plan, Parks Victoria 1999Heritage Inventory Description
WOMBAT MINE - Heritage Inventory Description
The site contains a vertical boiler, remains of a blacksmith shop and some scattered remains on a flattened area in front of an adit. There is also evidence of a dam. At a second site some distance away are the remains of some collapsed buildings. The site has not been disturbed and offers some potential for archaeological investigation./n(Note: Historical documentation and maps do not indicate or record Wombat mine, therefore this site needs to be confirmed).
Heritage Inventory Significance: -
Recorded By: Jeremy Smith & Ray Supple Date recorded: 1999
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WOMBAT MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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