CROWN COMPANY
SIMMONS REEF ROAD BLACKWOOD, MOORABOOL SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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CROWN COMPANY - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: The Crown Company was one of the main companies - along with Imperial, Cornish, Lerderderg, and William Brothers - to work Simmons Reef during the 1860s. The Crown Company's battery, like all others erected on the reef during this time, was powered by waterwheel.Heritage Inventory Description
CROWN COMPANY - Heritage Inventory Description
Open cut/stope - large partly filled excavation with several adits.Battery site - Haulage adit leads to battery site on Back Creek.
Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has:Scientific significance - because of the well preserved glory hole (open cut/stope). Social value - major feature of an interpretive trail linked to the Garden of St Erith.Natural values - undisturbed and revegetating mining landscape.
Recorded by: David Bannear
Heritage Inventory Site Features: - open cut/stope- battery site
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POVEY'S GRAVEVictorian Heritage Inventory
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SIMMONS REEFVictorian Heritage Inventory
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SIMMONS REEF GOLD MINING AREAVictorian Heritage Inventory
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