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 Beaconsfield - Tasmania |
"...Beaconsfield is an old gold mining town situated just over 30 minutes drive north west of Launceston"
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Beaconsfield (according to the 2001 census) has a population of just over 1000. It is an old gold mining town just over 30 minutes drive northwest of Launceston.
Gold mining began there around 1877 to 1879, and reached its high point when the Tasmanian Gold Mine (the largest in the state) operated in Beaconsfield from 1904. 26 tonnes of gold were mined, but that seam closed ten years later due to water seepage.
The Relics from this gold era, and ruins from the period, remain the major attraction of Beaconsfield.
Grubb Shaft Gold & Heritage Museum
West Street, Beaconsfield, Tasmania 7270, Ph: (03) 6383 1473
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