BRISTOL HILL HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE
GLADSTONE STREET (PYRENEES HIGHWAY) MARYBOROUGH, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Site has limited ability to provide information about gold mining era. It is of local cultural heritage significance.
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BRISTOL HILL HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE - History
MOST HISTORY CENTRES ON BRISTOL HILL ITSELF WHICH WAS MINED FROM MID 1850S. FRANCIS LAIDMAN FOUND GOLD THERE IN 1854. EARLY ON, THE DIGGINGS WERE SHALLOW AND THEY CALLED THE AREA POOR MAN'S DIGGINGS. ELLERY AND PASSMORE HAD A RICH CLAIM THERE IN 1868 AND THEN OTHER COMPANIES BECAME INTERESTED.BRISTOL HILL HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE - Interpretation of Site
Area was used for gold mining from 1850s to 1930s. Most excavations are shallow and there seems to be Chinese excavations also. Diggings are located along the gullies and shallow excavations can be found throughout the area.
Heritage Inventory Description
BRISTOL HILL HISTORICAL LANDSCAPE - Heritage Inventory Description
A landscape with excavations and shafts related to gold mining.
Worked gullies, mullock heaps, shallow circular excavations, shafts and some refuse such as bottles, tins and ceramics.
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FORMER MARYBOROUGH HIGH SCHOOLVictorian Heritage Register H2143
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CONWAY'S WORKINGS AND DAMVictorian Heritage Inventory
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BRISTOL HILL EASTERN REEF OPEN CUTVictorian Heritage Inventory
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