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Tools Contact Lister Printer Friendly Version of This Page Email This Listing to a Friend View a map of the area Listed by: Grubb Shaft Gold & Heritage Museum Phone: 03 9909 7401 Fax: 03 9909 7402 Homepage: http://www.beaconsfieldgold.com.au Info: In 1877 the Dally brothers found that there was much more to Tasmania's Tamar Valley than its beautiful river and scenery. Their dicovery of gold led to the famous Tasman Reef where gold was extracted from 1877-1914. The Grubb Shaft Gold & Heritage Museum has occupied a site adjacent to the Beaconsfield gold mine since 1982. Assistance and encouragement from the AMAX Corporation allowed the museum committee to reconstruct part of the old ruins for display space which opened to the public in 1984. 1905 Beaconsfield mine facades now in use for Grubb Shaft Museum and the new gold mine. Explore the Grubb Shaft mine, iron smelter, water wheel and battery. Discover what it was really like to live as a miner. Working models really bring our displays to life. View our impressive collection of steam-engines and social displays in our new building. The Beaconsfield gold mine proved to be the most profitable in the area producing a yield of 26 tonnes and reaching a depth of 457 metres in 1914. Today Hart Shaft is being reopened under a joint partnership and preparations are well underway for ore extraction. This listing has been viewed 405 times. |
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