LONG GULLY ALLUVIAL WORKINGS
Location
NINE MILE ROAD RUSHWORTH, CAMPASPE SHIRE
Level
Heritage Inventory Site
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Statement of Significance
SiteCard data copied on 03/07/2024:
What is significant?
Landscape of shallow alluvial diggings that illustrate gold rush mining through 8ft/12ft claims.
How is it significant?
The site is significance because of it has:
Intactness: retained evidence in the form of shallow diggings - the signature mining activity of the Victorian gold rush.
Integrity: a compact gold rush landscape which demonstrates gold rush mining by 8ft/12ft claims.
Condition: retained fabric in a condition that can be understood and interpreted
Why is it significant?
The mining landscape is associated with one of Victoria's nineteenth century gold rushes.
Group
Mining and Mineral Processing
Category
Alluvial Workings
