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Puddler, Carapooee West, STUART MILL

Location

Carapooee West STUART MILL, NORTHERN GRAMPIANS SHIRE

Level

Recommended for Heritage Overlay

Statement of Significance

This puddler probably dates from the late 19th or early 20th century. It is very weathered but retains some wooden slabbing in the puddling trench and its central pivot post. The slabbing is an unusual surviving feature.

The Puddler, Carapooee West is historically and scientifically important at a LOCAL level as a substantially intact example of an important gold mining technique. Gold mining sites are of crucial importance for the pivotal role they have played since 1851 in the development of Victoria.

Overall the Puddler, Carapooee West is of LOCAL significance.

RECOMMENDED LEVEL OF SIGNIFICANCE: LOCAL

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Puddler