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Nine Mile Creek Historic Place

Location BEECHWORTH VIC 3747 - Property No B3218 File Number B3218 Level Regional

[1/1] B3218 Nine Mile Creek Historic

Statement of Significance

A compact, intergrated gold mining area, outstanding for the diversity of mining forms and associated works, blending into a rugged landscape untouched by other land uses. Included within the Historic Place are nine quartz mines with adits, shafts, open cuts, quarries and mullock heaps: two major alluvial areas containing sluice lines, stone walls and dumps, bounded by heavily sluiced creek banks: vehicle tracks, crushing battery, battery remains, brick kiln and ruins of buildings; and a large number of water races with associated collection and storage dams.
Classified: 30/11/1978