LONDONDERRY MINE WORKINGS

The Loddonderry Mine workings site is within the Upper Goulburn State Forest. The site was previously recorded in 1989 comprised a three-pass horizontal steam engine, two 4-head stamp batteries and section of penstock piping, several terraces cut into hillside, a water race, a house site, a mullock heap, remains of a blacksmith shop and tramway remains. The submitted site card has identified most of these features. The site was occupied from c.1865 when the Mansen brothers discovered gold and leased the area was mined until c.1913.  

The site is of historical and scientific significance. 

R Supple (1989: Report 194) previously determined the site is of state-level significance. Archaeological remains from the site have the potential to provide information about the gold rush that took place in the area and information about settlement patterns in the Upper Godburn Goldfields. The site is understood to be well preserved.   

Updated: August 2022