Category: Mine Museums and Tours

“The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park stretches from north of Chewton, south through the Fryerstown and Vaughan Springs areas. From 1851 to 1854, this area was the world”s richest shallow alluvial goldfield and home to tens of thousands of migrant gold seekers. The Reserve contains the remains of the mines and gullies which yielded fortunes…

“The village of Cassilis was named after a small township in Scotland and in the 1800s was a thriving mining centre. It was once home to more than 1000 people, but today there is little evidence of its passing save a lonely cemetery filled with miners and their kin. The Cassilis Historic Area includes the…

“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…