GRAVES AND FRASER'S SAWMILL
LEONARDS HILL-BARKSTEAD ROAD KORWEINGUBOORA, HEPBURN SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
State significance as the only intact and readable site in what was the original Bullarook Forest. George Graves was a technical innovator who introduced several innovations which can be traced to the Pinchgut Sawmill.
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GRAVES AND FRASER'S SAWMILL - History
GEORGE GRAVES AND THOMAS FRAZER BUILT A WINTER MILL IN THE HEADWATERS OF PINCHGUT CREEK IN 1864. WITH A 30HP ENGINE, THE MILL CUT AROUND 8500 SUPERFEET PER DAY. A SMALL SETTLEMENT GREW UP NEARBY TO HOUSE THE MILL WORKERS WITH LINKS TO THE ANDERSON BROTHERS' OPERATION AT BARKSTEAD. THE MILL WAS BURNT DOWN IN 1868 BU REBUILT. GRAVES LEFT THE PARTNERSHIP IN 1879. THE MILL BURNT DOWN AGAIN IN 1881 AND THE SITE WAS ABANDONED.GRAVES AND FRASER'S SAWMILL - Interpretation of Site
PARTS OF THE MILL FLOOR ARE CONCRETED AND THERE IS A CONCRETE FOUNDATION FOR A HORIZONTAL STEAM ENGINE WITH ANOTHER LARGE CONCRETE FOUNDATION ADJACENT. A SET OF CAST-IRON FIRE-DOORS AND THE RUINS OF A BOILER SETTING POSSIBLY INDICATE THE USE OF AN EXTERNALLY FIRED BOILER. EXCAVATIONS INCLUDE A FLAT FOR THE LOG YARD, A PIT AND TRENCH FOR A VERTICAL BREAKING-DOWN SAW AND A CISTERN TO HOLD BOILER WATER.
Heritage Inventory Description
GRAVES AND FRASER'S SAWMILL - Heritage Inventory Description
CONCRETE MACHINERY FOUNDATIONS; REMNANTS OF CONCRETE MILL FLOOR; PIT AND TRENCH FOR VERTICAL BREAKING-DOWN SAW; IN SITU STONE BOILER SETTING AND CAST-IRON FIRE-DOORS; CISTERN FOR BOILER WATERL STONE AND BRICK HOUSE CHIMNEY FOUNDATION
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GRAVES AND FRASER'S SAWMILLVictorian Heritage Inventory
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