A1 Mine Settlement - VIC

  Historic Site

Position

DEG: -37.50108 146.203094
DMS: 37º 30' 3.89" S 146º 12' 11.14" E
UTM: 55 H 5849241mN 429562mE
Altitude: 730.02m

Description

Address & Contact

A1 Track
Woods Point VIC 3723
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Information

Former gold rush town which began after gold was discovered at Raspberry Creek in 1862. The name "A1" indicated that the quality of the gold mined here was 'First Class'. This town has also been known as Castle Reef, Castle Point, and Raspberry Creek.

The A1 Mine has historically produced in excess of 450,000 ounces of gold and was one of Australia’s longest operating mines having been worked from 1861 through to 1992.

A1 Settlement and mine are no more, although some houses still remain. The last residents moved out in 199. The machinery site has been demolished and the mine was sealed in June 2000.

In 2006, A1 Mine Settlement was threatened by bushfires. Not much of the town remains any more except a couple of houses which survived. The whole area was burnt including Gaffneys Creek and Ten Mile.
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Closest Weather Station

Lake Eildon at 04/09:00am EDT
Distance from A1 Mine Settlement 39.47km NW
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
14.0°C13.1°C72%9.1°ChPa0.0mmSW4km/hr
2knots
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Closest Climatic Station

Mount Baw Baw
Distance from A1 Mine Settlement 38km S
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C17.716.713.89.86.53.32.13.05.58.312.514.0
Mean Min. °C8.68.36.13.71.5-0.6-1.6-1.4-0.31.44.55.5
Mean Rain mm90.9103.9100.6141.0119.6131.5145.0155.0150.5145.6154.0152.0

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