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TRY AGAIN COMPANY'S BATTERY SITE

Other Name

Try Again Quartz Mining Company

Location

OFF BARKSTEAD ROAD, WOMBAT STATE FOREST

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The battery site with its large stone mounting bed/boiler setting, site of mortar blocks, battery sand heap, tramway cutting, water race and pond.

How is it significant?

The site is significant because it is associated with Victoria's 19th-century gold mining industry. This industry was driving force in the economic and social development of Victoria.

Why is it significant?

The battery site is representative of a small scale operation. The site is an early one and is well preserved.

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