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Wallace Reef Mine, Dam and Alluvial Workings

Location CA 4 Eaglehawk-Neilborough Road, WOODVALE VIC 3556 - Property No 198895 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] Wallace Reef Mine, Dam and

Statement of Significance

The site contains the earliest recorded quartz workings in the Whipstick area and the site of the first battery (criterion A). The site also contains a range of mining activities from open cuts to shallow shafts, and subsequent hydraulic sluicing and therefore has some potential to illustrate the pattern of mining in the area (criterion C).