WHITE ROCK LIMEWORKS
COOPERS CREEK ROAD COOPERS CREEK, BAW BAW SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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WHITE ROCK LIMEWORKS - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: Copper mining activity at Cooper's Creek initially resulted in the development of limeworks nearby, as lime was required as a flux in the smelting process. However, once the Erica Walhalla rail link was constructed early this century, the lime quarries were able to reach a wider market, with the Platina railway station established as a transport outlet. The White Rock Lime Co. at Platina operated from the late 1920s.References: Adams, p. 121 Supple et al, Site M20 (ii)Heritage Inventory Description
WHITE ROCK LIMEWORKS - Heritage Inventory Description
Features of the White Rock Limeworks site are the remains of three kilns, a lime dump, quarry, track, and tramway.There are two types of kiln structure at the site, one a circular brick-lined pit (possibly an ore bin) situated at the bottom edge of the quarry and just on the west of Cooper's Creek Road. The two easily recognisable adjoining brick kilns are on the east of the road, as are the remains of the lowering gear, brake wheel for an incline tramway, and some lengths of steel rail adjoining the kilns. A large lime dump extends down the slope for several hundred metres from the kilns, and there is an old skip at the base of the slopes. The quarry is on the western side of Cooper's Creek Road. A track heads north towards the copper mine from the base of an incline tramway, which runs down the slope for several hundred metres below the remains of the lime kilns.
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FORMER COOPER'S CREEK TOWNSHIP AND COPPER MINEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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WHITE ROCK LIMEWORKSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Coopers Creek HotelNational Trust
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