Former Geelong Cement Transport System (former railway and limestone belt conveyor)

STATEMENT OF SIGNIFICANCE

The Limestone quarry and former railway and Limestone Belt Conveyor are scientifically significant at a Regional level for its potential to yield evidence of particularly appropriate solutions, over a period of 100 years, to a technical problem of extracting and transporting quarry material to the manufacturing plant at Fyansford. It is historically significant at a Regional level for its association with the production of cement in Geelong for over 100 years, its archaeological deposits which are likely to contain evidence of technological value with particular regard to the former railway, tunnel and ventilation shafts. The quarry has essentially been part of one of Geelong's most pioneering industrial families, the McCann family business, since they purchased it in 1888. Overall, the Limestone Quarry and former railway are of Regional Significance. Recommendation: That a Conservation Management Plan be carried out on the site, which should further investigate the archaeological potential of the site and comparative analysis with similar sites in Victoria and Australia.

Reference

1. Beaurepaire, The Stepping Stone: A History of the Shire of Bannockburn, pp.203-204. 2. M. Lewis, 'Engineering Structures of Geelong', 25 February, 1990, p.13. 3. J. Ferguson, 'Engineering Heritage Tour of Geelong', 13 September, 1995, pp.3-4. 4. John McNeill, A Journey to Destiny 1890 - 1990, 100 years of cement manufacturing at Fyansford, Australian Cement Limited, 1990. p29

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Quarry