EAST BANNER CO
TWENTY ACRE ROAD ILLABAROOK, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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EAST BANNER CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
EAST BANNER Co.
1899: Capital of £6250 in 25,000 shares of 5/- each; the shaft was sunk by a co-operative party for alluvial, bottomed shallow, shaft went down in strong quartz reef which contained gold and a crushing taken out from the 40 foot level gave 5 dwt per ton; a company has been formed and a main shaft is being sunk to test the lode at a deeper level and boring is being carried out to locate a tributary lead.
1899: recorded production of 5 ozs (or 0.008 kg).
26.01.1900: nearly completed erection of the winding plant.
09.03.1900: winding machinery is almost complete.Heritage Inventory Description
EAST BANNER CO - Heritage Inventory Description
At the East Banner mine the shaft depression was holding water. The mullock heap, 17m in diameter and 3m high, is 8m north of the shaft. South of the shaft there is a slightly raised area 25m by 15m which contains many broken rocks and pieces of brick. Within this raised area there is a section of stone wall still in place, it is part of some lines of rocks in an area 8m by 2m.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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SOUTH PITFIELD CONSOLS CO.Victorian Heritage Inventory
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BRITISH BANNER COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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CONFLUENCE NO.1 COVictorian Heritage Inventory
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