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CROWN COMPANY

Location

SIMMONS REEF ROAD BLACKWOOD, MOORABOOL SHIRE

Level

Heritage Inventory Site

Statement of Significance

What is significant?

The remains of a large open cut with tunnels, the product of late 19th-century quartz mining.

How is it significant?

The site has significance because of its:
 
Integrity: demonstrates the basic features of open cut mining
 
Condition: retained fabric in a condition that can be understood and interpreted
 

Why is it significant?

The site has local significance as a relic of Victoria’s historic gold mining industry.

Group

Heritage Inventory Site Type

Category

Industry - Mining