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BLACKSMITHS CLAIM
719 GEELONG ROAD BALLARAT CENTRAL, BALLARAT CITY
BLACKSMITHS CLAIM
719 GEELONG ROAD BALLARAT CENTRAL, BALLARAT CITY
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Statement of Significance
The mine has historical significance for its association with the Ballarat gold mining era. The archaeological significance is unknown unless the shaft is excavated. The archaeological potential of mine shafts lies in their ability to illuminate the techniques of shaft building in the 19th century and secondly, there is unknown potential for the shaft to contain material from that period.
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BLACKSMITHS CLAIM - History
Blacksmiths Claim was an intermediate size mine shaft (dug to 110 feet). Sunk to exploit ancient & buried alluvial gold deposits. A total of 6,000 ounces of gold was recovered from the claim equalling 3,000 pounds per man (eight men at Blacksmiths Claim). Neighbouring parties drove their drive shaft right into the Blacsmith Shaft (B. Smyth 1980, 444).BLACKSMITHS CLAIM - Interpretation of Site
Functioning mine in the mid 19th century then probably filled in when mining ceased in the 1860s.
Heritage Inventory Description
BLACKSMITHS CLAIM - Heritage Inventory Description
A 5 x 2m depression infested with blackberry weeds. 1850s mine site.
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BALLARAT MUNICIPAL OBSERVATORYVictorian Heritage Register H0936
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PORTER PREFABRICATED IRON STORE ORIGINALLY IN GEELONGVictorian Heritage Register H2248
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MINERS RIGHTS COLLECTIONVictorian Heritage Register H2112
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