Lonely Chimney - Howqua, Vic, Australia
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blingg
S 37° 11.694 E 146° 20.242
55H E 441191 N 5883300
A lone chimney in an old gold-mining settlement
Waymark Code: WM11GQV
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 10/22/2019
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The Howqua United Gold Treatment Works consists of the remains of pyritic roasting furnace with an intact brick chimney stack. The 19m chimney was built in 1885 but the venture had financial difficulties due to the gold being hard to extract
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