QUEEN OF THE PLAINS CO.
429 PITFIELD-CRESSY ROAD WERNETH, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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QUEEN OF THE PLAINS CO. - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
QUEEN OF THE PLAINS Co.
29.06.1896: script ready to issue.
25.12.1897: erected a very compete plant and bottomed their shaft at a depth of 154 feet by May; have since been involved in development work.
1899: Capital of £10,000 in 20,000 shares of 10/- each; area of lease is approximately 90 acres; the ground in the north of the claim was the first to be worked and it turned out to be poor; the ground in the south is better and dividends of £2,000 have been paid; company has excellent plant, consisting of pumping and winding engines and puddling machinery; there is a promising looking quartz lode running through the mine.
14.12.1900: the drive will be connected with the North Glenfine workings for ventilation .
04.01.1901: yield of 3829.5 ozs for the year.
22.02.1901: quartz lode was discovered while working the alluvials.
28.06.1901: suspended operations to allow the directors to consider the future operations of the mine.
05.07.1901: let on tribute to Mr. R. McPhee.
16.08.1901: will be sold by public auction on 27 August 1901,
1898 to 08.1901: recorded production of 11,316 ozs (or 351.975 kg).Heritage Inventory Description
QUEEN OF THE PLAINS CO. - Heritage Inventory Description
Pieces of broken timber and rubble cover the shaft site on the south side of Jacobs Road. Quartz gravel has been removed from an area 70m by 75m south of the shaft leaving a section of the quartz wash heap approximately 20m by 15m. A partially removed mullock heap 60m by 25m by 6m high runs south west from the shaft. It is joined on its south side to the quartz wash heap. Slimes cover an area 50m by 75m west of the mullock heap. The three brick and bluestone machinery foundations opposite the shaft on the north side of the road are broken. A 6.3m by 3.2M section of the winder foundation is the major part of these foundations. The pier of rocks set in concrete on a bluestone base, located east of the winder foundation, appears to have had its brick facing removed.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Not relevant
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GREAT ESTATE COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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PENTAGON COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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UNNAMED (MAY BE PART OF THE PENTAGON)Victorian Heritage Inventory
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