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Photograph - FOREST CREEK GOLD MINES CRUSHING BATTERY AT CHEWTON, c.1890
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Black and white photograph. Forest Creek (Victoria) gold reefs crushing works. The Garfield overshot waterwheel which drove the battery at Chewton. Inscriptions on back: 'MNG 31''Garfield Mine, Chewton, J Ebbett, Manager' ( in top LHC), 'Royal Historical Society of Victoria, Bendigo Branch' (in circular rubber stamp). History of object: Previous ACC. No. 'MNG 31', Ralph Birrell 5.11.1999 'Garfield Waterwheel and Crushing Mill, Chewton:' Gardield overshot waterwheel which drove the Forest Creek Gold Mines crushing battery at Chewton. The foundations of this wheel can still be seen today.Bendigo Advertiserbuildings, commercial, garfield waterwheel at chewton