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Puddler No. 1, Rostrons, St Arnaud State Forest, STUART MILL

Location

STUART MILL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

This turn-of-the-century puddling machine site is comparatively well preserved, with a deep trench, sections of side slabbing, a well preserved timber chute in the outlet channel, and a bank of wash.

The Puddler No. 1, Rostrons is historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as a substantially intact example of an important gold mining technique. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria.

Overall the Puddler No. 1, Rostrons is of LOCAL significance.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Puddler