Using the Victoria Heritage data-base.

[loamer]

This is a searchable data-base that can be used to generate reports with pictures.

go to link http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/ and this comes up

type in area of interest - in this case dunolly

a list will appear - here is an example from the Dunolly list

click on 'more' to get full report like this click on create report

You will then generate a pdf that you can download/print etc. like this..

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/doc/member-docs/981/1396347389_1eheritage.pdf

Good luck - hope it helps.

 

[Goldagettin]

wow, I hope there is the same sort of thing here in Queensland. Thats cool.

cheers

 

[loamer]

looks like there is mate - try this

http://www.ehp.qld.gov.au/heritage/qld-register/

 

[Goldagettin]

Hey thanks Loamer, I'm going to have fun with that.

 

[Guest]

Does anyone know if your allowed to prospect and detect in heritage listed sites?

Thanks

 

[loamer]

No you can't. See Miners Rights FAQ. Ignorance of the Heritage Act is also inadmissible as a defence. Best rule of thumb? Don't detect on/at/near any old dwelling. Some of the old mine sites are covered - you will need to check the database - I have put in a link further down. Yes, I know people do - the last thing we want is Heritage Victoria on our backs.

19. Can I disturb an archaeological site or Aboriginal place or object?
No. Relics and artifacts that are part of historical features or archaeological deposits (eg. bricks, building stone, mining machinery, etc) must not be dislodged or removed. These are protected by the Heritage Act 1995. Please advise Parks Victoria of any artifacts that may be found, as these will assist them in understanding the history and significance of the places they manage.

Also see

Heritage Act 1995
The Victorian Heritage Act 1995 is administered by Heritage Victoria. It is the Victorian Governments key cultural heritage legislation.

The Act identifies and protects heritage places and objects that are of significance to Victoria, including:

historic archaeological sites and artefacts
historic buildings, structures and precincts
gardens, trees and cemeteries
cultural landscapes
shipwrecks and relics
significant objects.

and here is a link to the database

http://vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/heritagevic

Here is an example of a no-go area

Bet Bet Reef Gold Puddling Site
Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number: H1247
Listing Authority: VHR
Heritage Overlay Number: HO41
Statement of Significance:
The Bet Bet Reef Gold Puddling Site is an unusual example of a puddling machine. Instead of the usual timber
slats, the puddling trench is retained by corrugated iron and stone, and has a concrete floor. The puddling
machine most probably operated in the twentieth century. The puddling machine is an excellent and late
example of the puddling technology developed in Victoria from 1854 in response to the need to process
enormous amounts of clay soil which needed to be broken up to get at the gold. Horses were used to drag
harrows around a circular ditch in which the soil and water were mixed.
The Bet Bet Reef Gold Puddling Site is of historical, archaeological and scientific importance to the State of
Victoria.
The Bet Bet Reef Gold Puddling Site is historically and scientifically important as a characteristic and well
preserved example of a site associated with the earliest forms of gold mining which, from 1851, played a
pivotal role in the development of Victoria. Puddling machine technology is particularly important in the history
of Victorian gold mining as the only technology or method developed entirely on Victorian goldfields.
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[Guest]

Thanks Loamer.