PRIDE AND STRINGER REEF
PIONEER ROAD STANLEY, INDIGO SHIRE
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PRIDE AND STRINGER REEF - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
The claims of Pride and Stringer at Back Creek (a southern tributary of Yackandandah Creek and formerly part of the Nine-mile Division) appear to have first been worked in 1866. Both claims gave magnificent yields of gold, as much as 5 oz per ton, and they amalgamated to form the Pride and Stringer Leasehold Co. in 1869. A 'splendid' 20-head battery (probably water-powered) was erected, said to be 'the most complete plant in the district', and a tunnel was driven with the aim of cutting the reef at depth. The enterprise seems to have fallen flat, probably because the expense of the battery left insufficient capital to cover working costs. The forfeited Pride and Stringer mining lease was tried in 1875 by the Beechworth Prospecting Association, with good results. A company was formed to work the mine, and purchased the battery which was still on site. The battery continued to work, possibly only in a public capacity, until at least 1885, although the mine seems to have been idle for some time before that date.Heritage Inventory Description
PRIDE AND STRINGER REEF - Heritage Inventory Description
Features of the Pride and Stringer Reef are mine workings on two levels, and the remains of a quartz roasting kiln and battery.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional. The site is of scientific significance because of its rarity and integrity.
Heritage Inventory Key Components: Mine Workings - Upper level - Mullock paddock with an open shaft, decaying bedlogs, remains of a stone boiler setting, short section of flue, and stack base. Lower level - Open adit and intact mullock heap. Remains of wooden rails within the adit. Quartz roasting kiln - At the base of the spur is a well-preserved, below-ground kiln with its flue intact. Battery site - Below the kiln, in the pine plantation, is the site of a water-powered battery. All that survives is a section of the cam shaft and fly wheel.
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CALEDONIA MINE SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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PRIDE AND STRINGER REEFVictorian Heritage Inventory
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PRIDE AND STRINGER REEF KILNVictorian Heritage Inventory
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