Venus Gold Battery, 1-19 Jardine St, Charters Towers, QLD, Australia
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member blingg
S 20° 04.176 E 146° 17.604
55K E 426117 N 7780660
The first permanent Battery on Charters Towers gold field,
Waymark Code: WM13FHB
Location: Queensland, Australia
Date Posted: 12/01/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member CADS11
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A group of timber frame, corrugated iron clad buildings comprising an almost intact crushing and treatment plant.The battery shed contains four ore bins, a rockbreaker, four 5 head stampers, three wilfley tables, and six berdan pans. the nearby cyanide plant sheds house seven agitator vats, clarifier vats, solution tanks and brick rendered
tailings tanks,
List: Register of the National Estate

Place ID: 8936

Place File No: 4/05/242/0012

URL database reference: [Web Link]

Status:

Registered


Year built: 1872

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