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Lancashire Reef mines, dam and alluvial workings

Other Name South Lancashire Reef Location CA 592C Maiden Gully Road, MAIDEN GULLY VIC 3551 - Property No 197868 Level Included in Heritage Overlay

[1/1] Lancashire Reef Mines, Dam and

Statement of Significance

The site illustrates important aspects of both small-scale reef mining and hydraulic sluicing (criterion C) and is one of the best examples of mining undertaken on one of the minor lines of reef on Bendigo during the "big mine" phase between 1888 and 1914 (criterion A and criterion B).