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CONVENTION CO
46 OLOUGHLINS ROAD DURHAM LEAD, BALLARAT CITY
CONVENTION CO
46 OLOUGHLINS ROAD DURHAM LEAD, BALLARAT CITY
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CONVENTION CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
CONVENTION Co., Durham Lead,
01.1861: not yet through the rock; likely to bottom near the gutter.
04.1861: opened out at a depth of 265 feet, hope to reach the gutter soon.
05.1861: reached the gutter 30 feet east of the shaft; prospects good washed 11 dwt to one dish of wash dirt.
06.1861: 20 horsepower steam engine erected; remainder of the new machinery to follow
07.1861: commenced puddling; first dividend: £4 per man per week.
08.1861: had a breakdown in their machinery.
09.1861: yield of £6 per man per week.
10.1861: realising good wages.
11.1861: return of £5 per man per week.
12.1861: average earnings £4 per man per week; may not yet have reached the Durham gutter.
02.1863: 3 compartment shaft, 8 feet by 3 feet clear, down 255 feet; using a 14.25 inch by 42 inch steam engine and boiler
07.1861 to 05.1863: recorded production of 2308 ozs 4 gr (or 71.789 kg).
09.1865: obtaining sufficient gold to pay expenses.
12.1865: continue to obtain gold in payable quantities.Heritage Inventory Description
CONVENTION CO - Heritage Inventory Description
The Convention mine site is approximately 100 m by 100 m and is heavily infested with gorse. It is a very disturbed site with the quartz and mullock having either been removed or pushed about the site.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Not relevant
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