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Yellow Glen Mine
LocationLevelHeritage Inventory Site |
Statement of Significance
Victorian Heritage Register
Contextual History:History of Place:
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
1932: original held under Lease No. 8032 by the South Consols Co.
1934: it subsequently became Lease No. 8356 which was held by a man named Baglan.1
02.04.1934: the copy of a plan of the plant and machinery at the mine shows an engine driving the double
drum winch, the pump and an electric lighting generator; the engine and winch are in one building, th engine
silencer is an adjoining room which is used as a changing room; the poppet head is approximately 60 feet
high.; this plant is titled 'Layout for Plant and Machinery for Invermay' with 'Yellow Glen G.M. Coy,
Smythesdale' pencilled next to the original title.
04.06.1935: the lease was transferred to the Yellow Glen Co. 1
03.03.1936: there were two prospecting shafts each 5 feet by 2 foot 6 inches and a main shaft which was 11
foot by 4 foot. 1
15.06.1936: permission was obtained to suspend the work agreement, at which time expenditure included:
£7176 6s 10d on wages, £5200 on plant and machinery, and £3000 on miscellaneous items. 1
10.06.1937: the lease lapsed. 1
Group
Mining and Mineral Processing
Category
Mullock Heap