CAMP HILL NORTH SHALLOW WORKINGS
CRAB TRACK BEAUFORT, PYRENEES SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
Camp Hill Shallow Workings, North, comprises a water race, partially infilled gold prospecting pits, remnants of puddling
machines and dams to feed the puddling machines. These shallow alluvial mining features commence in the west at
elevated portions of Camp Hill, where the race redistributes water to downhill features. The pits, dams and puddling
machines are east of the race, and located in the lower sections of a gully which runs parallel to Slaughterhouse land, and
drains into alluvial plains east of Camp Hill. Additional features are likely to exist, however are obscured by dense
vegetation.
This site is unlikely to contain archaeological deposits, and contributes only to the broader landscape of alluvial mining in
Beaufort. The site has local historic significance for its contribution to the gold mining history of Beaufort, but no scientific,
social, aesthetic or archaeological significance, and is not recommended for inclusion on the VHI.
It is a typical example of high intensity shallow working area. No documentary evidence was found to establish who and
when the shallow workings were used by, however based upon the technology utilised at the site, it is estimated to date to
the mid to late 1800s, when such mining practices were typically employed in the region.
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CAMP HILL NORTH SHALLOW WORKINGS - History
Gold was discovered in Beaufort in 1854, sparking an intense, but short-lived gold rush which was dissipating by
the 1860s. Alluvial workings concentrated on gullies and tributaries to the main waterways in the region; Fiery
Creek and Yam Holes Creek. Deep lead mining commenced in the 1860s, producing low yields, and continued
until the 1870s, however there was a further revival of deep lead mining around the turn of the century.
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CAMP HILL NORTH SHALLOW WORKINGSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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