SMITHS REEF GULLY ALLUVIAL WORKINGS

SMITHS REEF PUDDLERS

SMITHS REEF TRACK GOWER, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Heritage Inventory Site

What is significant?

Landscape of shallow diggings with three puddling machines sites and at least seven fireplace mounds.

How is it significant?

The site is significance because of it has:

Intactness: retains evidence of gold rush diggings

Integrity: a compact arrangement that demonstrates the scale and nature of gold rush mining

Condition: retained fabric in a condition that can be understood and interpreted

Why is it significant?

The site is a relic of the Victoria’s gold rush.

Mining and Mineral Processing