COOPERS CREEK LIME KILN 2
COOPERS CREEK MOONDARRA, BAW BAW SHIRE
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COOPERS CREEK LIME KILN 2 - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
The town of Coopers Creek was established in 1864 with the discovery of copper deposits. As part of the copper smelting process, it is probable that kilns were erected to produce lime (lime being an essential flux for the smelting of copper).Heritage Inventory Description
COOPERS CREEK LIME KILN 2 - Heritage Inventory Description
The kilns were recorded by Ray Supple, Daniel Catrice & Noel Less in 1996. The following description was obtained from "Operation, History and Archaeological Record of limeburning activities in Victoria", Jane Harrington, 1999./nThe site contains a pair of adjoining kilns of random rubble constructions with brick-lined shafts and brick barrel vaults. The front walls are about 9 metres high. The southern kiln has been breached and the front shaft area has collapsed. The central wall contains sockets for the insertion of beams. A mound of earth and lime tailings has formed a ridge in front of the kilns, near the creek./nThe random rubble construction is consistent with a 19th century date and the description of the kilns is consistent with the type used at the other 19th century limeburning sites. It is likely that these kilns were constructed in the late 1860s to meet the lime needs of the copper smelting works.
Heritage Inventory Significance: /nState requires an extensive archaeological survey to comprehensively document the place and establish the precise boundaries for the site./nCultural significance:/nThis site has:/nHistorical significance: Lime burning activities have been attested in Victoria since 1835. Victorian limeburners primarity burnt limestone to create a product that was principally used as a constituent for mortar. The industry lost its pre-eminence in the early 1900s due to the increased use of cement as a building product. On at least one occasion in the State's history limeburning was undertaken as part of a copper mining and processing operation at Coppers Creek./nScientific Significance: The site contains well preserved relics belonging to lime burning operations undertaken from c.1871 to produce a flux for copper smelting./nArchaeological potential: sites retains integrity and thus potential to yield archaeological information and artefacts./nNetwork values: Possibly associated with copper mining and processing operations at Coppers Creek (Site No. 26). The site should be revisited for more extensive survey and recording.
Recorded By: Ray Supple, Daniel Catrice & Noel Lees Date recorded: 1996
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COOPERS CREEK LIME KILN 2Victorian Heritage Inventory
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