Browns Camp

Other Name

Bear's Creek-Donovan's Creek sluicing area; Jumbo Wolfram mine.

Location

Bear's Creek-Donovan's Creek, Upper Yarra Catchment VIC

File Number

93

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Browns Camp is of regional significance as a site that demonstrates the nature and scale of sluicing operations in the upper catchment of the Yarra River from the 1860s, and that retains a range of evidence including mining and occupation sites.

Group

Residential buildings (private)

Category

House