Cock’s Eldorado Gold Dredge - Eldorado, Victoria
Posted by: 
blingg
S 36° 18.861 E 146° 30.200
55H E 455414 N 5981070
The dredge is sitting in its last operating pond after working for 18 years
Waymark Code: WMYQJC
Location: Victoria, Australia
Date Posted: 07/12/2018
Views: 5
The dredge is sitting the last pond it dug for itself, Visitors can walk around the perimeter of the pond and view the dredge from all sides.
Small interpretive panels are located at viewing points around the edge of the pond,although some are unreadable,
A steel walkway gives the public free (and safe)access to the control room of the dredge, allowing visitors to look down onto the dredge buckets at the roughly eastern end of the dredge, and onto some of the
equipment inside the dredge.
Location:
Eldorado- Byawatha Rd
Eldorado
Victoria
Type of structure/site: Dredge
Date of Construction: 1935/36
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Designer: Douglas Fletcher, Builder: Thompson’s Engineering , Castlemaine
Engineering Organization Listing: Engineers Australia
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: Not listed
|
Visit Instructions:
The listed coordinates for this waymark must be personally visited.
Please submit at least one ORIGINAL PHOTO of the structure, preferably one showing a different aspect, angle, season, etc. from the original waymark.
Give the DATE of your visit and any comments or additional information that will help other visitors enjoy this site.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|