Hawk's Nest Mining Camp

Statement of Significance

William Scott of Mt Barker set up shop and had the first unofficial post office. Paddy Henry had a stone oven
and sold bread. George Dance had a small condenser to supply drinking water and Mrs Gibson had a
boarding house. Ravensthorpe townsite was surveyed by Alfred Wernam Canning between 24 Sept 1900 - 24
Sept 1901 with 157 lots of 300 surveyed . The need was so pressing Canning said, that as soon as he started a
few people proceeded to lay timber for building purposes. Canning named Ravensthorpe after the Range
which had been named by John Septimus Roe on 18 December 1948 after Ravensthorpe in England. Both
Queen and Floater Streets were named after the two most important mines in the district and the other streets
after the district warden, Spence, and men who had considerable interest in the gold Held or who were
pioneers of the district. Ravensthorpe was gazetted on IS"1 January 1901.

Physical Description

Hawk s Nest was settled in IS')1) and no buildings remain. There are small relics and artefacts lying around
and spodumene, lepidolite (used in the hardening of metals), tourmaline (semi-precious stone) opaline and
garnet crystal diggings are still evident.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: None. Small relics and artefacts lying around, bricks,
china, glass, carbide dump, remains of chimney or
fireplace of boarding house.

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