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The Royal Standard Gold Battery Site - VIC

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Historic Site

Position

DEG: -37.580219 146.3638

DMS: 37º 34' 48.79" S 146º 21' 49.68" E

UTM: 55 H 5840569mN 443826mE

Altitude: 920.68m

Address & Contact

C997+WG Woods Point VIC

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Information

The Royal Standard Gold Battery Site consists of the remains of three 5-head stamp batteries, waterwheel, two Cornish boilers, metal chimney flue, and equipment for working an inclined tramway. The battery, boilers and waterwheel, etc., are remnants of crushing facilities put in to serve mines working along Standers Creek. The site is badly obscured by blackberry bushes.

PlaceID	242633

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High Country - Woods Point to Porepunkah

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Baw Baw at 02/02:30am EST

Distance from The Royal Standard Gold Battery Site 29.73km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.3°C	-1.0°C	72%	-1.3°C	hPa	0.0mm	NW	11km/hr 6knots	20km/hr 11knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Baw Baw

Distance from The Royal Standard Gold Battery Site 29.73km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	17.7	16.7	13.8	9.8	6.5	3.3	2.1	3.0	5.5	8.3	12.5	14.0
Mean Min. °C	8.6	8.3	6.1	3.7	1.5	-0.6	-1.6	-1.4	-0.3	1.4	4.5	5.5
Mean Rain mm	90.9	103.9	100.6	141.0	119.6	131.5	145.0	155.0	150.5	145.6	154.0	152.0