Band Of Hope & Albion Consols Mining Co. Machinery Site No.9 Shaft

Location

Rear of houses, Leith Street,, BALLARAT CENTRAL VIC 3350 - Property No B6006

File Number

B6006

Level

State

Statement of Significance

The extant remains consist of some sections of the beam wall of the engine house and foundations for a winding engine.
The beam wall is the last surviving fragment of about 18 beam engine installations on the Ballarat Central goldfields and the site contains the last identifiable traces of one of the largest, longest-lasting and most productive and progressive mining companies on Ballarat.
Classified: 22/08/1988

Group

Mining and Mineral Processing

Category

Gold Mining Site