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THE 94 CO
269 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
THE 94 CO
269 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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THE 94 CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
NINETY-FOUR CO-OPERATIVE PARTY, a 40 acre lease held by 20 shareholders,
05.04.1895: yield of 16 ozs for 8 days; work had to stop because of a lack of water.
19.04.1895: has not worked for two weeks.
17.05.1895: yield of 25 oz for two weeks.
25.12.1897: operated successfully during the year yielding 854 ozs 19 dwt 11 gr, which paid wages;a whim and puddling machine raised to a higher level.
04.1896 to 06.1899: recorded production of 2280 ozs (or 70.918 kg).
10.08.1900: there was a fatal accident on Monday night when two miners were killed: Adam Liston and William Yoeman went to work as usual and were engaged in panelling a drive which collapsed burying and suffocating Yoeman, while Liston was buried up to his neck trying to escape.
1899: a forty acre claim; for three years it has averaged between 240 and 250 ozs per quarter; the best result was in the quarter ending 30 th June 1896 when the yield was 320 ozs.Heritage Inventory Description
THE 94 CO - Heritage Inventory Description
The Ninety-Four Co-operative Party site has an irregular shaped mullock heap covering an area approximately 45m by 50m and up to 4.5m high.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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