Wandiligong – 5. 5km of forgotten GOLD

Continuing into the remote corners of the mountains around the township of Wandiligong. And exploring five kilometres of ‘gold mining country!” The Land Rover is left behind as we hike into the remote corners above Wandiligong Continuing into the remote corners of the mountains around the township of Wandiligong. And exploring five kilometres of ‘gold mining country, in the head of the West Branch of Growlers Creek. In this exciting episode we come across a large Cornish boiler of the Myrtle mine 16-head stamp battery. An early crushing from this site produced 1,744oz cake of gold. A reverberatory roasting furnace remains are located amongst the thick undergrowth and explained. An “odd & unusual” technological contraption is discovered underground that may fascinate all the industrial archaeologist out-there! These archives take significant time and cost to produce — if you’d like to see more, subscribing is the best way to support the channel.