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HARRISON'S CUT DIVERSION SLUICE
LocationUPPER DARGO ROAD DARGO, WELLINGTON SHIRE LevelHeritage Inventory Site |
Statement of Significance
The Harrisons Cut Gold Diversion Site is a 50 metre diversion which was probably excavated in the early 1880s. The name Harrison has strong connections with the Crooked River-Dargo goldfield from 1879-84. The cutting was used to divert the waters of the Dargo River effectively cutting off a long section of the original river. The dry river bed would have been extensively mined. The Harrisons Cut Gold Diversion Site is of historical, and scientific importance to the State of Victoria. The Harrisons Cut Gold Diversion Site is historically and scientifically important as a characteristic and well preserved example of an early form of gold mining. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria. Water diversion and sluicing are important key ingredients in an understanding of gold mining technology as it was employed in mountainous country where water was plentiful and perennial. [Source: Victorian Heritage Register]
Group
Mining and Mineral Processing
Category
Sluicing Hole/Area