STAR OF THE NORTH CO
114 NEWTOWN-BERRINGA ROAD NEWTOWN, GOLDEN PLAINS SHIRE
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STAR OF THE NORTH CO - History
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
STAR OF THE NORTH CO. (party of 18 men), Italian Gully, Black Ball Lead;
08.1859: have converted their claim into a block claim under the new regulations; unable to cope with the water and are acquiring steam power.
01.1861: enlarged their claim, remodelled their company and by working economically are paying about £5 per week.
03.1861: getting moderate dividends.
04.1861: have begun to block out and expect to make £4 to £6 per man per week.
05.1861: the Kossuth, Emeu, Prince of Wales and the Star of the North are the only paying claims on the Black Ball Lead.
06.1861: making good wages.
07.1861: paying very well of late.
09.1861: sinking a new shaft.
10.1861: making fair returns.
11.1861: making moderate wages
13.12.1861: is the prospecting claim of this lead; sunk its third shaft and is just getting into the gutter again.
12.1861: doing very little.Heritage Inventory Description
STAR OF THE NORTH CO - Heritage Inventory Description
Site 124.07 has a mullock heap that is 20x10x2.5m. The depression defining the location of the shaft was is south of the mullock. The quartz wash heap is south of this depression. The quartz heap runs east west for 10 metres and then turns south for 20 metres; it is 12 m wide and 2-3 m high. The arrangement of the heaps is a little unusual but they appear to be relatively intact.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Local
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