OLD LEAD RUSHWORTH
Location
BENDIGO-MURCHISON ROAD WARANGA SHORES, CAMPASPE SHIRE
Level
Heritage Inventory Site
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Statement of Significance
SiteCard data copied on 04/07/2024:
What is significant?
Landscape of shallow diggings - depressions surround by low heaps.
How is it significant?
The site is significance because of it has:
Intactness: retains evidence one of the most symbolic physical evidence of the Victorian gold rush - shallow alluvial diggings.
Integrity: a compact arrangement of shallow alluvial diggings which demonstrates the human scale of the Victorian gold rush - the mining 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
