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Gold Discovery Memorial, Cnr Black Range Road & Burgh Street, STAWELL
LocationCnr Black Ranges Road & Burgh Street STAWELL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE LevelRecommended for Heritage Overlay |
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Statement of Significance
The Gold Discovery Monument, Cnr Black Range Road & Burgh Street, Stawell, has significance as a commemoration to the first discovery of gold at Pleasant Creek by William McLachlan, hut keeper (or shepherd) in 1853. The circular bronze plaque was sculpted by Stanley Hammond of Melbourne, with the stonework was executed by G. Robson and Sons, Stawell. It was unveiled on 12 November 1953 as part of the Stawell Progress Association's "Home to Stawell" celebrations. The Gold Discovery Monument is aesthetically significant at a LOCAL level. It demonstrates important visual qualities that include the tall pink granite slab with a circular plaque near the top (this plaque shows a miner in a crouching position panning for gold). Other qualities include the rectangular plaque near the base of the memorial. The Gold Discovery Monument is historically and socially significant at a LOCAL level. It is associated with the first gold discovery at Pleasant Creek in 1853 by William McLachlan, a hut keeper (or shepherd) who had been panning in the Pleasant Creek which was then part of Dr. Bluden's Concongella Station. The Monument is also associated with the Stawell Progress Association's "Home to Stawell" celebrations in 1953, when it was unveiled. The circular bronze plaque has associations with the sculptor, Stanley Hammond, and the pink granite slab with G. Robson and Sons, monumental masons, Stawell. The Monument is also recognised and valued by the local community for its commemoration of the first gold discovery in the local area. Overall, the Gold Discovery Monument is of LOCAL significance.
Group
Monuments and Memorials
Category
Memorial