COLIBAN MILL

Ellis' Coliban Mill is a bluestone ruin of a water powered flour ill, with remain of the main mill building, including wheel it from the water wheel, water race and remnants of the weir on the river. scattered domestic and building materials are found in the surrounding paddock. An area to the north and east has evidence of other potential structures in scattered hand made bricks.

Ellis' Coliban Mill is of historical and archaeological significance to the state of Victoria

Ellis' Coliban Mill is of historical significance as evidence of the industrial endeavours that often were an intrinsic part of early European settlement activity and essential to the supply of goods to the your Port Phillip colony. the remains are of archaeological significance for their potential to reveal information on the design and technology employed in early industrial undertakings and the historical and social material of the people who operated and lived on the site. It might also help understand the roles of water and steam power, and evidence for choices made in their adoption.