MOUNT MORAN BATTERY
OMEO HIGHWAY GLEN WILLS, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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MOUNT MORAN BATTERY - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
The Mt Moran was the lowest mine on the Sunnyside field, and was worked by three adits. Total production from 1894 to 1915 was more than 7,500 oz. In about the 1930s, Cecil Cooper salvaged a winch from the Mt Moran mine site, which ended up at his Glen Wills battery.
MOUNT MORAN BATTERY - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation:
Heritage Inventory Description
MOUNT MORAN BATTERY - Heritage Inventory Description
The Mt Moran battery site comprises the remains of a portable engine, battery, and two ore trucks.
Heritage Inventory Significance:
Heritage Inventory Key Components: Portable engine - Single-cylinder engine with an overall length of 11 ft. Pistons, etc., have been removed. The firebox still has its door but there is no inspection stamp visible. The engine's 6ft-diameter fly wheel has been removed and lies nearby. Also lying near the engine are some section of its flue. The wheels (complete with hubs) lie at the eastern end of the benched platform below. Battery - Below the portable steam engine is a benched platform. Almost hidden by thick blackberries is a collapsed, but otherwise intact, battery. Two battery boxes, 10 stamper stems, and the drive shaft are visible. Ore trucks - Two ore trucks lie along the track leading to the portable engine and battery remains. Heritage Inventory Site Features:
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MOUNT MORAN BATTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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