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MCCORMICK'S ROAD REFUSE DUMP, FOSERVILLE

Other Name

Site 40 – Rubbish Dump

Location

MCCORMICK'S ROAD, FOSTERVILLE

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The site has the potential to contain archaeological remains associated with the late 19th to early 20th century domestic and industrial occupation of the Fosterville area.

How is it significant?

The site is of local historical significance and archaeological.

Why is it significant?

The site is of historical significance for its association with late 19th to early 20th Century gold miners in regional Victoria. The site has the potential to yield information about the ethnicity, lifestyles and activities of the Fosterville goldminers.

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