GLENPATRICK CREEK WORKINGS
ELMHURST-GLENPATRICK ROAD GLENPATRICK, PYRENEES SHIRE
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GLENPATRICK CREEK WORKINGS - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: One of the more extensive sluicing fields in the Barkly Mining Division was at the head of Glenpatrick Creek. Sluicing was being carried out in the headwaters of this creek gully by December 1864, though the mining registrar records it was done with much difficulty because of a great underflow of water. Messrs Skellett, Hartle and Company had rectified this situation by September 1865 (after three years of exertions) by the construction of a drainage level. The drainage level not only drained much of the higher part of the gully, but also carried off the sluiced waste- materials. Messrs Skellett, Hartle (also written as Skellet and Hartlett and known as Midland Sluicing Company) continued to sluice successfully until the late 1860s. In September 1866, the sluicing company was reported as making £6 per man weekly. This company were joined by two other sluicing operations - Blane and Party, and Johnson and Party - and several parties of Chinese miners.Heritage Inventory Description
GLENPATRICK CREEK WORKINGS - Heritage Inventory Description
Alluvial workings - The flats at the head of the creek have been extensively worked. The main features are patches of open shafts and associated heaps; remains of water races; bank sluicing; stone retaining; two stone-retained diversion sluices, pebble dumps; and one hut site (stone fireplace). Hut sites - Stone fire place, west side of creek, near underground wildlife shelter; east side of creek, two stone fireplaces; site of Glenpatrick cemetery (no gravestones, some mounds, stone outlines and flat stones; stone fireplace on east side of the track; and several stone fireplaces at current site of township.
Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has: Scientific significance - intactness and rarity. Archaeological potential - well preserved hut sites. Network values - alluvial mining landscape. SIGNIFICANCE RANKING: National Estate
Recorded by: David Bannear
Heritage Inventory Site Features: - alluvial workings - hut sites
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GLENPATRICK CREEK WORKINGSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Glenpatrick Avenue of HonourVic. War Heritage Inventory
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