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Goodmans Creek gold sites and Darley Quarry

Location

Bacchus Marsh-Gisborne Road COIMADAI, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Included in Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

Site ofthe first gold discovery in the Shire and from 1861-71 source of most ofthe winnable gold in the Shire. Site also of the Darley quarry from 1858, whose freeston e was considered for use in Parliament House and the Treasury in Melbourne.

The site has scientific significance for its archaeological research potential.

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Quarry