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KING'S BIRTHDAY POWDER MAGAZINE AND CYANIDE WORKS
Other NameKING'S BIRTHDAY POWDER MAGAZINE LocationMOUNT VIEW ROAD GOLDSBOROUGH, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE LevelHeritage Inventory Site |
Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Remains of a powder magazine and archaeological remains of a cyanide works (vat impressions.
How is it significant?
Associated with Victoria's gold mining history.
Why is it significant?
Using the three standard metrics for assessing heritage significance, the site would have significance at the Local level due to:
• Intactness: Enough evidence survives to be able to interpret the site.
• Integrity: Above ground poor but possibility of buried remains
• Condition: Surviving fabric has not been disturbed
Group
Mining and Mineral Processing
Category
Powder Magazine