CAPTAIN COOK REEF
GRADYS CREEK TRACK COWA, WELLINGTON SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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CAPTAIN COOK REEF - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: Recorded crushings from the Captain Cook Reef span the period 1867-72, during which a total of 119 tons of quartz was crushed (at the Crinoline battery) for a yield of just 37 oz of gold.Heritage Inventory Description
CAPTAIN COOK REEF - Heritage Inventory Description
A large open cut/stope extends for a considerable distance.
Heritage Inventory Significance: RegionalScientific significanceùas a rare type of site in the Alpine region, where quartz mines are generally worked by adit.Network valuesùas part of the site network comprising the Grant Historic Reserve, which also includes mining settlements, cemeteries, quartz mines and alluvial mining landscapes, all overgrown, but linked by a navigable network of carting tracks.
Recorded by: Sandra Bardwell Date Recorded: 1985
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CAPTAIN COOK REEFVictorian Heritage Inventory
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