WELSHMANS CRUSHING WORKS
BATTERY ROAD DEEP LEAD, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE
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WELSHMANS CRUSHING WORKS - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
Further research requiredHeritage Inventory Description
WELSHMANS CRUSHING WORKS - Heritage Inventory Description
Water dam - Large full dam (lots of bird activity). Battery - Flattened battery site situated between track and eastern end of dam's embankment. Little above ground except for some protruding tie bolts, brick and granite rubble. Tailings - Currently being mined and the area rehabilitated.
Eucalyptus distillery - To the north of the dam, on freehold land, is an intact square brick stack approximately 25ft high, raised concrete distilling trough, remains of wooden crane and two underground vats. Plant is situated in a small block of land off the reserve (possibility it could be public land, grazing licence). Pumping engine? - Above the Eucalyptus plant is a small, partly buried brick engine bed, 12ft x 4ft, 4ft high. The boundary fence of the reserve runs across the bed. Associated with the bed is a circular concrete pit./n
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional
Recorded by: David Bannear Date Recorded: July 1994
Heritage Inventory Site Features: Trace of foundations, only the Eucalyptus and dam are in good condition
Archeological Potential: Potential/Disturbed
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WELSHMANS CRUSHING WORKSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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MARTINS DAM EUCALYPTUS DISTILLERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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