ELPHINSTONE TIMBER MILL
SWIFTS ROAD ELPHINSTONE, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE
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ELPHINSTONE TIMBER MILL - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: This was the site of a timber mill from 1923 to 1928, when all of the standing red gum on the Coliban Park property was purchased for milling. A timber tramway was constructed to bring the timber from Coliban Park to the mill at Elphinstone. The mill was built adjacent to the Melbourne-Bendigo railway for the easy transportation of the milled timber, and a railway siding ran into the site. The site comprised a large sawmill, a smaller mill for sawing offcuts into firewood, a charcoal burning operation (worked by Italian workers), a mill manager's house (still standing) and a boarding house to provide accommodation for the workers. The guesthouse was later moved from Fryes Road to its present location north of the Post Office and general store.Heritage Inventory Description
ELPHINSTONE TIMBER MILL - Heritage Inventory Description
An extensive site, including concrete foundations, some stone foundations, the track of a timber tramway, railway siding and other remains./n
Heritage Inventory Significance: Moderate archaeological significance (8). The site is extensive and well preserved and there are likely to be in situ archaeological deposits in several areas. Moderate regional historical significance. The mill was a significant feature of the town of Elphinstone during the 1920s.
Informant: Peter Davies, La Trobe University/nRecorded by: Vincent Clark. Date Recorded: September 1998 Heritage Inventory Site Features: - mill site foundations. - tramway cutting/bed. - old fence line. -artefact scatter.
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ELPHINSTONE HISTORIC PRECINCTVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Coliban Park HomesteadNational Trust
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Railway Station & Goods ShedNational Trust H1782
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