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BLUCHERS REEF WORKINGS

Location SCHICHER TRACK MARYBOROUGH, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE Level Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

SiteCard data copied on 04/06/2025:Line of reef workings which date from 1857 to early 1860s. Evidence of only one whim platform. The workings have been significantly disturbed by shaft filling.The site possesses some significance in respect to integrity as sufficient evidence survives which demonstrates the basic outline of pioneering prospecting/mining by horse-powered whims.The site has local significance as a relic of Victoria's historic gold mining industry.

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Mine Shaft