OLD NED'S GULLY ALLUVIAL WORKINGS AND PUDDLER
Location
NINE MILE ROAD RUSHWORTH, CAMPASPE SHIRE
Level
Heritage Inventory Site
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Statement of Significance
SiteCard data copied on 04/07/2024:
What is significant?
Shallow alluvial mining landscape that reflects gold rush spacing of 8ft/12ft claims. The diggings are pronounced and visible and are associated with two dams and one puddling machine site.
How is it significant?
Intactness: retains evidence of the key aspects of shallow alluvial diggings - shallow shafts, dams and a puddling machine site.
Integrity: a compact arrangement of shallow alluvial diggings that reflects the gold rush spacing of 8ft/12ft claims.
Condition: retained fabric in a condition that can be understood and interpreted
Why is it significant?
The Victorian gold rush was a transformative 19th century global event. Shallow alluvial diggings are direct evidence of the human scale of a spectacular mid nineteenth century mass migration event.
Group
Mining and Mineral Processing
Category
Alluvial Workings
