BOSWARVA HILL REEF WORKINGS

BLOW REEF TRACK AND SEC POWERLINE TRACK GREEN GULLY, MOUNT ALEXANDER SHIRE

Heritage Inventory Site

SiteCard data copied on 09/12/2024:

What is significant?

The site retains archaeological remains of gold rush/pioneering ore processing.

How is it significant?

The site is significance because of it has:

Intactness: retains evidence of the key aspects of pioneering quartz processing – two burning kilns and a battery site

Integrity: has mining relics demonstrating basic outlay of an early quartz mine

Condition: retained fabric in a condition that can be understood and interpreted

Why is it significant?

The site has significance as a rare relic of Victoria’s gold rush/pioneering ore processing.

Mining and Mineral Processing