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CAMERONS SAW MILL
LocationREEDY LAKE ROAD BAILIESTON, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE
File NumberHER/2002/000229LevelRegistered |
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Statement of Significance
What is significant? How is it significant? Why is it significant?
Cameron's Mill features the remains of a
small, steam-driven sawmill located at Reedy Lake, near Nagambie. It
was established by Angus Cameron in 1877 and cut mostly red gum, along
with spotted gum and box, until its closure in 1889. The site features
evidence of a dam to supply water to the mill, along with earthworks
and archaeological habitation deposits. The sea of stumps around the
site indicates the density and age of the original forest and the
impact of the mill on its local environment.
Cameron's Mill is of archaeological
significance to the State of Victoria.
Cameron's Mill is archaeologically
important as a rare example of an 'inland' (non Murray River) red gum
sawmill which operated in the same location for a relatively long
period. The site is archaeologically significant for its potential to
provide evidence relating to the early technological history of
sawmilling in Victoria, and the cultural history of sawmilling settlements.
Group
Forestry and Timber Industry
Category
Sawmill