MOUNT MERRIMAC BATTERY
MERRIMAC SPUR TRACK MITTA MITTA, EAST GIPPSLAND SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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MOUNT MERRIMAC BATTERY - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
The battery was active between 1918 and 1936 and comprised of two 5 head mortar and pelton wheel from the 20 head Mt Wills Prop. Co. 1892 plant. The original Muhlhauser's plant comprised a two head stamp driven from a race with a 20 ft head of water. The original battery box was fashioned out of a tree stump in situ, and the stumps driven by an undershot paddle wheel, the whole plant being a monument of bush ingenuity. Later a four head mill, with an overshot wheel was erected and is still in use. The ore was conveyed from the mine to the mill by a sled down the spur.
MOUNT MERRIMAC BATTERY - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation:
Heritage Inventory Description
MOUNT MERRIMAC BATTERY - Heritage Inventory Description
The battery is located in dense bush a few metres above creek level. The battery was wooden framed and has now collapsed. There are traces of a tin shed and some woodwork. All the components of the battery survive on the site, but the pelton wheel that drove was been removed by the Forestry Department in the 1960s. The pelton wheel was 8 to 10 feet in diameter and is now in the possession of CNR.
Heritage Inventory Significance:
Heritage Inventory Key Components: Battery - The battery is a very heavy one. Two battery boxes (stamped Langlands Foundry Melbourne). The gearing on the cam is 3¥ feet in diameter, with 9 inch teeth. The stamper stems have screw tappets which are bolted together. Pipeline: The iron pipeline which supplied water to the pelton wheel still survives. Ore truck: Above the battery (near the track cut to remove the pelton wheel) is a well preserved truck which is still attached to a long length of wire rope. Immediately below the truck are the remains of a sledge. The area is very overgrown. Heritage Inventory Features:
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MOUNT MERRIMAC BATTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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