KEEP-IT-DARK REEF WORKINGS
MOPOKE GULLY TRACK KOOROOCHEANG, HEPBURN SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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KEEP-IT-DARK REEF WORKINGS - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site: Auriferous reefs in Keep-it-Dark Gully were first opened in the late 1850s. James Walker was the successful prospector, and he obtained some incredible yields from the shallow depths: eg., 235 ounces from 16 tons, and of another occasion, 12 tons yielded 321 ounces. The reef was worked on various occasions throughout the late nineteenth century. The main period for machinery installation was from the late 1870s to late 1880s: 1872 Keep-it-Dark Reef - An engine of 12hp and 10-head of stamps has been erected.1878 Keep-It-Dark South Co. have started their engine.1885 Iveson and party have taken up the old Keep-it-Dark Reef. They have sunk a new shaft 170 feet and expect to keep their battery of 8-heads going.1887 South Keep-it-Dark Q.M. Co. , at present erecting a portable engine on the main shaftHeritage Inventory Description
KEEP-IT-DARK REEF WORKINGS - Heritage Inventory Description
Mullock heaps - Line of heaps (most with single dumping lines) running down spur to junction of Mopoke and Boots Gully. Eastern boundary of a Pine Plantation abuts the rear-ends of most of the heaps. As a result associated shafts and machinery sites have been destroyed. Battery site - Below the northern most heap is an excavated platform which contains a spread of brick rubble. Below the platform is a breached embankment.
Heritage Inventory Significance: The site has:Scientific significance - range of featuresArchaeological potentialNetwork values - part of Keep-it-Dark/Boots network of sitesSIGNIFICANCE RANKING: Regional
Recorded by: David Bannear
Heritage Inventory Site Features: Mullock heapsBattery site
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KEEP-IT-DARK REEF WORKINGSVictorian Heritage Inventory
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