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Edinburgh Reserve – site of the Edinburgh mine

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Historic Tour of Linton: Walk 2
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Edinburgh Reserve – site of the Edinburgh mine

The Edinburgh Gold Mine Company first took a lease on this site in 1860. During the first nine months of 1861 the mine produced 3273 ounces of gold. Its peak was in 1862, when it was paying £100 a week in wages, but by 1864 the gold had petered out. The mine had later incarnations – a public crushing battery was established here in 1904 – but the works finally closed in the early 1900s.

The mine site later became a popular swimming spot, with plans at one stage to make it an open-air swimming pool. On your screen you will see a photo from around 1939 of children swimming in the Edinburgh Dam.

In the 1980s, the reserve was landscaped and converted into a wetland, bird haven and picnic area.

If you have walked through the Edinburgh Reserve, proceed west along the lane which borders the Reserve, back towards Jackson Street. Cross Jackson Street into Cumberland Street South. Walk up the hill along Cumberland Street.


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Andere Stationen in dieser Audiotour:

Introduction (1:58 min) • Clyde Street - site of Grenville Standard newspaper office and RSL Hall (1:30 min) • 12 Grantley St – Todd family’s house (0:30 min) • 10 Grantley St – former Methodist Church (0:58 min) • 8 Grantley St – former Methodist Church manse (0:26 min) • 4 Grantley St – former St Paul’s Church of England Parish Hall (0:59 min) • St Paul’s Church of England (2:14 min) • 16 Linton-Piggoreet Road – former Shire Engineer’s House (0:34 min) • Linton-Naringhil Rd – former Church of England Vicarage (0:58 min) • In between Glenelg Highway, Mannibadar Road, and Nelson Road – former Presbyterian Church (1:17 min) • 3017 Glenelg Highway (Cnr Linton-Naringhil Rd) – site of the Victoria Hotel (1:59 min) • 97 Sussex St – former Wishart’s house and blacksmiths, now The Forge (0:58 min) • Corner of Glenelg Highway/Sussex St – site of Dawe family shop and residence (0:59 min) • 94 Sussex St – former private hospital run by Phemie Wishart (0:17 min) • 92 Sussex St – former home of Martin (Mick) and Joyce Chung (0:46 min) • Next door to 18 Cumberland Street - site of former Glamorgan mine (0:28 min) • Site of the Barry family’s house and the Misses Barry’s Private Music School (next to former Catholic presbytery) (1:34 min) • 25 Cumberland St – former house of Kennedy family, 'Kinkora' (0:41 min) • St Peter’s Catholic Church (1:35 min) • Corner Cumberland and Clyde Streets, opposite the church – former Catholic Presbytery (0:35 min) • North-west corner of Clyde and Adair Streets – former police complex (1:21 min) • North-East corner Clyde and Adair Streets – former house of Shire of Grenville Crown Land inspectors (0:24 min) • Site of Lands Department offices (0:21 min) • Linton Bowls Club (0:28 min) • Linton State School No. 880 (1:51 min) • Grant St – site of old cottage (1:27 min) • Corner of Grant Street and Sussex Street (Glenelg Highway) - site of Dr Donaldson’s House (1:20 min) • Site of Edward Hartley's Chemist Shop (0:23 min) • Recreation Reserve (1:47 min) • Ballarat to Skipton Rail Trail – former Ballarat to Linton railway line (2:43 min) • Denison St - Avenue of Honour (2:52 min) • Conclusion (0:54 min)


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