Subject: The quartz roasting pits, adapted from lime burning technology, are one of the earliest example of quartz roasting technology in Australia. They are beautifully constructed using methods developed for Cornish mine housings.
Photographer: C Allen
Copyright owner: C Allen
Date: 02/05/1997
Subject: The battery building housed a Cornish boiler, a beam engine and a battery for crushing the roasted quartz as part of the gold extraction process. It is the earliest surviving gold extraction plant in Australia.
Photographer: C Allen
Copyright owner: C Allen
Date: 02/05/1997
Subject: SHR Plan No 2950
Photographer: Heritage Division
Copyright owner: Heritage Council of NSW
Date: 02/04/1999