CAMBRIDGE BATTERY
CAMERON TRACK BONANG, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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CAMBRIDGE BATTERY - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: No reference has been found to the Cambridge mine or battery. The Rising Sun mine had steam-powered plant as early as 1871, and the Royal Albert Co. had an 8-hp portable engine powering its battery at Bonang River in 1889. Other plants of that period were water-powered. [Jack Mustard book?]Heritage Inventory Description
CAMBRIDGE BATTERY - Heritage Inventory Description
Battery - excavation. 5-head battery disappeared recently. Portable steam engine - single cylinder in good condition.
Heritage Inventory Significance: National EstateScientific significanceùintactness, rarity
Heritage Inventory Site Features: The features of the Cambridge battery site are a battery excavation and a portable steam engine.BatteryùBattery excavation. The 5-head battery has disappeared from the site fairly recently.Portable steam engine (ex-Pioneer mine)ùThe engine has wooden wheels, its spokes have now rotted away, and the engine now rests on the wheel hubs. The manufacture mark around the hubs reads: æRobey & Co. LincolnÆ. The single-cylinder engine is in good condition, except for its smoke box having rusted out. The engine still has some of its brass fittings, including the governor. The fire box still has its door and bears two inspection marks: 10/12/03 and ?/12/30. The engine is 10 ft long, the cylinder measures 9 inches in diameter and 16 inches long, and the fly wheel 5 ft diameter.
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CAMBRIDGE BATTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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