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“Located opposite the North British Mine, Carman”s Tunnel is 570 metres long and features displays of gold mining techniques used by miners during the 1880s. Tours are conducted on weekends and public holidays.” Click Here for More Information on Carman”s Tunnel [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”-37.011874,144.055452″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Carman”s Tunnel, Maldon, Victoria +(03) 5475…

“This museum, located in the heritage listed Bright railway station, contains items of local social history, gold mining artefacts, a reconstructed Chinese Joss House and artefacts from Chinese miners, local family histories, and a photographic collection.” Click Here for More Information on the Bright Historical Museum [flexiblemap width=”100%” height=”500px” center=”-36.73008,146.958258″ zoom=”6″ zoomType=”Large” zoomNew=”1″ mapType=”Hybrid”|showMaptype=”1″|overview=”1″ description=”Bright…

“Between 1872 and 1900, more than 30 companies worked Victoria”s richest deep alluvial gold lead system which runs between Creswick and Smeaton to the north. They produced about 1.7 million oz of gold and have left a distinctive landscape of large mullock dumps. Two Cornish enginehouses used to pump water from the workings can be…

“A number of significant gold mining sites are incorporated in sections of the Beechworth Historic Park. Drive, cycle or walk along the sealed Gorge Scenic Drive for spectacular views of the granite landscape and local gold mining history. It passes the Powder Magazine erected in 1859 and one of the best examples of its type…