PHOENIX BATTERY SITE
GROWLERS CREEK ROAD SMOKO, ALPINE SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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PHOENIX BATTERY SITE - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
In 1884, the Phoenix Co. opened up a new shoot of stone on the Buckeye Reef, which gave fair returns until about 1887.Heritage Inventory Description
PHOENIX BATTERY SITE - Heritage Inventory Description
/nFeatures of the Phoenix battery site are a forge, tailings, and mounting bolts.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional
Heritage Inventory Key Components: Forge - A substantial forge which is largely buried. It appears to have two separate stone beds, set 1¢ ft apart. One bed measures 5¢ x 1¢ ft, and stands 4 ft high; the other is 9 ft x 5¢ ft with two long (now bent over) 1-inch mounting bolts. At the end of the second bed is a brick-lined furnace with 1¢ ft-wide opening. On the side of the furnace is the remains of a hearth (slate slabs and some ironwork). The furnace probably had a brick stack (indicated by brick rubble). A small hole runs through the brickwork of the furnace to the hearth. The entire forge is very overgrown. Battery site - On an overgrown benched platform, the only visible remaining features of the battery are a small dump of tailings and several protruding mounting bolts.
Archeological Potential: /nNo artefacts are visible, but there is a potential for artefacts in this very overgrown site.
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PHOENIX BATTERY SITEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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