From its mining lease at the northern end of the fabulous Cohen Reef, the Long Tunnel Extended Gold Mining Company produced 13.7 tonnes of gold over an operating period of nearly 50 years.
In the period 1885 to 1911 the mine was one of Australia's principal reef gold producers, being top Victorian producer in six of those years. From 1920 to 1936 the 'Renown' Mine had very little success. The ...
Ride with Walhalla Goldfields Railway through the spectacular Stringers Creek Gorge.
As you begin your journey and depart the Walhalla Heritage Precinct, you will travel through the station yard which lies between Stringers Creek and the cliff-face that underpins the Brunton's Bridge Road.
After you leave the engine and carriage sheds behind the first kilometre and a half is almost e ...
Walhalla, a rich gold producer for 50 years, lives on as a remote and picturesque mountain township. It is hard to imagine a more difficult site for a town than the steep, narrow valley of Stringers Creek as it winds down through the dense forests of the Baws Baws. Yet in its heyday, between 1880 and 1895, more than 4000 people lived there.
Heritage
Gold was found in Stringers Creek in 186 ...
