Local Government
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
Region
South West
Cnr South Western Hwy & Greenbushes Rd Greenbushes
Adjacent to Dumpling Gully Minesite.
Bridgetown-Greenbushes
South West
Constructed from 1890
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| (no listings) |
| Type | Status | Date | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHP - To be assessed | Current | 16 Jan 2004 |
| Type | Status | Date | Grading/Management | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | ||||
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 29 Mar 2018 | Management Category C | |
| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 28 Jun 2001 | Category 1 | |
New Zealand Gully is significant as a former mining site and for its historic and social values. Aesthetic Value Moderate aesthetic value for its natural bushland, remnant mining landforms (sluicing piles and water holes) and pathways. Historic Value New Zealand Gully is situated on one of the oldest mining tenements in Western Australia and has a long history of mining activities dating back to 1888. Research Value This area may contain traces of not only past activities, but possibly also early tools of mining, living and trade, due to the fact that the style of mining included a lot of movement of earth, which may have buried artefacts of everyday use. Social Value In the late 1800's & early 1900's, this tenement land would have been busy with the comings and goings of men working the mine site(s). Hence it had moderate to high social value.
New Zealand Gully Mine site was an open cut tin mine which is no longer in use. It is now a very picturesque area of native regrowth and waterholes along a creek line, which were formed from the alluvial tin dredging practices. Sluicing piles and mull heaps, which are a result of dredging and processing the alluvial and eluvial tin deposits, can also been seen. Walk trails have been developed through the area.
The presence of tin at Greenbushes was first noted by Government Geologist EJ Hardman in 1886. In 1888 David William Stinton applied for a 400 Acre mining lease on behalf of the Bunbury Tin Mining Company. His success led to an influx of miners in the area and the subsequent development of Greenbushes and North Greenbushes. The area of New Zealand Gully tenement was named after two New Zealander prospectors who worked for Stinton. “The New Zealanders have also amassed a goodly heap of mother earth..." Bunbury Herald 9 July 1897. There were many small operators mining this area and in order to collect water for their tin sluicing operations they constructed a dam with a 4m wall by hand, using horses. Puddling, panning and sluicing methods were used to mine tin and the water holes are the remnants of historic alluvial tin dredging.
Low The land is no longer used for mining, so the mine site has low integrity. Medium While the area has been rehabilitated and left to recover naturally, evidence of the mining activities of the past remain, retaining a moderate level of authenticity.
Fair (pathways and signs)
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr NT Wood | Greenbushes Commemorative History - Greenbushes Road Board | 2/02/1900-1960 | |
| Geological Survey Bulletin No.102 | |||
| Western Mail pg.73 | 25/12/1902 | ||
| Bunbury Herald pg.3 | trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper | 9/07/1897 | |
| Western Mail pg.26 | 4/04/1913 | ||
| W A Record pg.68 | 15/12/1900 | ||
| RA Hobson & RS Matheson PERTH | Greenbushes Mineral Field | 1949 | |
| (trove.nla.gov.au) | |||
| Joanne Godfrey | From Slates To Silicon Chips - Greenbushes Primary School | 1893-1993 | |
| Descriptions and photographs of the work practices on the Greenbushes tin fields | |||
| Greenbushes Discovery Centre | Headmaster of Greenbushes Primary School | 1960 |
| Ref Number | Description |
|---|---|
| No.G2 | MI Place No. |
| NA | Assess No (Shire Ref) |
Historic Site
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | MINING | Other |
| Original Use | MINING | Other |
| General | Specific |
|---|---|
| OCCUPATIONS | Mining {incl. mineral processing} |
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