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GREAT ESTATE CO
269 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
GREAT ESTATE CO
269 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD PITFIELD, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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GREAT ESTATE CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
GREAT ESTATE COMPANY, occupied the ground held in the second phase of mining by the West Estate, South Estate, Ninety-Four, New Estate, Union and Pentagon Companies.
1864:formed the company prior to the Mining on Private Property Act; paid the land owner £5 per acre, or £3000, and 5% of the gross yield.
1865: sank the shaft, ground proved to be poor and was abandoned by the company.
1865 to 1872: worked by Maddison and Party worked the ground, but never discovered the rich ground which must have been nearby because Maddison's workings were broken into during the later mining period.
1872: the first period of mining finished at Pitfield.Heritage Inventory Description
GREAT ESTATE CO - Heritage Inventory Description
The Great Estate Comullockheap is an irregular shape within an area 60m by 60m.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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NEW NORTH ESTATE COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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NEW ESTATE COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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SOUTH ESTATE COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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