ARMSTRONG ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING AREA NO. 1
WESTERN HIGHWAY ARMSTRONG, ARARAT RURAL CITY
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Statement of Significance
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ARMSTRONG ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING AREA NO. 1 - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: These workings appear on maps dating to the mid 1850s.
ARMSTRONG ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING AREA NO. 1 - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Shallow alluvial gold workings from the mid 1850s.
Heritage Inventory Description
ARMSTRONG ALLUVIAL GOLD MINING AREA NO. 1 - Heritage Inventory Description
An extensive area of shallow alluvial gold workings along a tributary of Concongella Creek. The area is marked by shallow pits, low mounds of spoil and scattered historical artefacts. Further workings are found in the road reserve of the Western highway and are a part of the same site.
Heritage Inventory Significance: The area is of local significance, as it is the site of the first gold workings in Armstrong. Low archaeological significance.
Recorded by: Vincent Clark Date Recorded: 3 June 1999
Heritage Inventory Site Features: Shallow pits.Low mounds.Artefacts.
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