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EAST ESTATE CO
269 ROKEWOOD-SKIPTON ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
EAST ESTATE CO
269 ROKEWOOD-SKIPTON ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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EAST ESTATE CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
EAST ESTATE Co.,
25.12.1897: commenced operating on the southern part of the old Eldorado lease; the shaft was bottomed at 106 feet; original number of shareholders increased to 8 by the sale of another 4 shares at £25 each; the money raised was used to erect a whim and horse puddler; prospects are good; yield to date of 40 ozs.
08.1898: recorded production of 5 ozs (or 0.155 kg).
1899: party of eight shareholders; ground is poor and the party is barely making wages; claim is worked by whim and puddler.Heritage Inventory Description
EAST ESTATE CO - Heritage Inventory Description
The mullock and quartz at the East Estate Co site have been bulldozed and now resembles an amoeba. The heap is within an area approximately 90m by 70m and is up to 3m high.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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