LEIGH CONSOLS CO
BUNINYONG-MOUNT MERCER ROAD GRENVILLE, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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LEIGH CONSOLS CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
LEIGH CONSOLS GOLD MINING Co., Durham Lead,
11.1862 : first contract let for sinking shaft
23.03.1863: the Durham Lead is attracting considerable attention at this time and several new companies have commenced operating on a large scale; the Leigh Consols is working Hynes paddock and steps are being taken to secure machinery.
15.08.1865: two compartment shaft, 9 foot by 4 foot clear, down 198 feet, using a .
14 inch by 30 inch vertical beam engine for winding, a Cornish flue boiler, 12 foot by 7 foot, weighing 8 tons 7 hundredweights; plant imported by the proprietors of The Argus newspaper; also using Manilla flat rope and buckets; mine dry.
12.09.1865: machinery overhauled during gap in shaft sinking contracts;water in shaft making at 100 gallons per hour
05.12.1865: guides fixed in shaft; patent tip fixed for emptying trucks; cage and tip working well
21.08.1865: erecting puddling machinery
06.1866: mining difficult, gold obtained paid for expenses.
1867/8: idle when reported on by Etheridge and Murray.Heritage Inventory Description
LEIGH CONSOLS CO - Heritage Inventory Description
This mine overlooks the Yarrowee River. The flattened area south west of the shaft is infested with blackberries and it is not possible to determine the function of the piles of rocks amongst this infestation. A dam, 30 m by 5 m, is located north west of the flat area and at a slightly higher level. The mullock heap, 30 m by 25 m by 5 m high, cascades down the slope to the north east , running rougly parallel with the river.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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DUKE OF CORNWALL COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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LEIGH CONSOLS COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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CHRYSEIS & PERSERVERANCE COSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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