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Britannia Creek Weir and Falls

Location Britannia Creek Road, Off Warburton Highway (between Yarra Junction & Wesburn), Britannia Creek VIC File Number 90 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/3] Brittannia Creek Weir and [2/3] Brittannia Creek Weir and [3/3] Brittannia Creek Weir and

Statement of Significance

Britannia Creek Weir and Falls near Warburton have high local significance for the Falls' associations with the district timber trade, and particularly with the Cuming Smith works, which manufactured chemicals from timber residue between 1907 and 1925. The weir, which may date from the late 1920s, supplied water to the residents of Yarra Junction and Wesburn until the late 1980s. Britannia Creek Falls has significance as one of the waterfalls in the Upper Yarra visited by tourists and bush walkers from the early years of the last century. There are remains of the Cuming Smith works and the disused Britannia Weir.