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SMITHS REEF BATTERY
OFF GOWER ROAD GOWER, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE
SMITHS REEF BATTERY
OFF GOWER ROAD GOWER, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE
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SMITHS REEF BATTERY - History
Smith’s Reef had two main periods of activity – Tarrangower Reform Co. (1859-c.1866); and Maldon Smith’s Reef Gold Mining Syndicate/Campania Consolidated Gold Mining Syndicate/Golden Bell Consolidated (1900 to c.1904). It appears that only one crushing battery was installed at Smith’s Reef, in the first mining period, and that any ore extracted in the second period was crushed at Fenteman’s Reef.SMITHS REEF BATTERY - Interpretation of Site
Quartz mining from 1855 to c.1904
Heritage Inventory Description
SMITHS REEF BATTERY - Heritage Inventory Description
Early battery site with the remains of a loading ramp. Associated are a small dam; shallow open cuttings; bulldozed mullock paddocks and filled shafts; and a small puddling machine site.Heritage Inventory Significance: Local January 2021 update- The integrity and intactness of the evidence associated with the mining activities of the Tarrangower Reform Co. (1859-c.1866) and Maldon Smith’s Reef Gold Mining Syndicate/Campania Consolidated Gold Mining Syndicate/Golden Bell Consolidated (1900-c.1904) remains the same as when recorded in the 1990s. However, the condition of the battery site has deteriorated significantly. A vehicle track, probably used for firewood access, has been cut through the middle of the sludge or tailings pond.
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SMITHS REEF WORKINGSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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SMITHS REEF BATTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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SMITHS REEF PUDDLERSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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