HARRY LAUDER COMPANY
HARRY LAUDER MINE TRACK AND OFF DEEP CREEK ROAD CAMPBELLTOWN, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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HARRY LAUDER COMPANY - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The Harry Lauder Company was the most successful of the Campbelltown quartz mining companies. In 1910 it installed a steam-powered mining plant. Its 10-head stamping battery crushed 1,614 tons between 1910 and 1912 for a yield of 398 ounces of gold.
HARRY LAUDER COMPANY - Interpretation of Site
Heritage Inventory Interpretation: Range of features and archaeological potential
Heritage Inventory Description
HARRY LAUDER COMPANY - Heritage Inventory Description
Mullock heap - Largely quarried heap. Battery - Located on the eastern side of the mullock heap. Two levels of concrete floors: upper level, 24ft x 17ft; and lower floor, 26ft x 17ft. The upper floor has two stamper slots (10-head of stamps) which have traces of timber mortar blocks. At the rear of the upper floor is a well preserved loading ramp, 30ft x 14ft, standing 6ft. Engine bed - On the western side of the upper battery floor is largely buried brick mounting bed (approximately 9ft long, with 1 inch mounting bolts). Pond - Below the battery is a 50 metre x 20 metres, 1 metre high, slum pond. There is also a small dry water dam near the battery. Winder bed - Between the battery and the mullock heap is a 7ft square, 3ft high, brick winder bed. The brickwork rests on stone footings. Boiler setting - At the rear of the brick winder bed is a boiler setting depression and what appears to be the remains of a stone chimney stack base./n
Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has:Scientific significance - because of the range of surviving features. Archaeological potential.
Recorded by: David Bannear
Heritage Inventory Site Features: - mullock heap. - battery. - engine bed. - pond. - winder bed. - boiler setting.
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STOCKYARD CREEK ALLUVIAL WORKINGSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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HARRY LAUDER COMPANYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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