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Conference Paper

Author
Whitmore, M. G.
Title
Duke of Cornwall Mine, Fryerstown, Victoria
In
Conference on The Protection of the Engineering Heritage, 1982, Brisbane, 9-12 May. Preprints of Papers
Imprint
Institution of Engineers, Australia, Barton, Australian Capital Territory, 1982, pp. 74-80
ISBN/ISSN
0858251647
Abstract

Although the Duke of Cornwall Mine had a short and relatively unproductive life during the period 1864-1880, considerable physical evidence of the mine's operations survive. The characteristic Cornish engine house is particularly prominent and a number of other elements including the manager's house, the powder magazine and the mullock heaps survive. The mine was an early example of English investment in Australian goldmining, which was to increase substantially during the following decades. Despite the optimistic expectations of these overseas investors, and the provision of expensive and sophisticated equipment, the mine never paid a dividend.

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  • The protection of the engineering heritage: Brisbane 9-12 May 1982: preprints of papers edited by Whitmore, R. L. (Barton, Australian Capital Territory: Institution of Engineers, Australia, 1982), 102 pp. Details

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