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A1 Mine Settlement - VIC

A1 Mine Settlement

Historic Site

Position

DEG: -37.50108 146.203094

DMS: 37º 30' 3.89" S 146º 12' 11.14" E

UTM: 55 H 5849241mN 429562mE

Altitude: 730.02m

Address & Contact

A1 Track
Woods Point VIC 3723

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Information

Former gold rush town which began after gold was discovered at Raspberry Creek in 1862. The name "A1" indicated that the quality of the gold mined here was 'First Class'. This town has also been known as Castle Reef, Castle Point, and Raspberry Creek.

The A1 Mine has historically produced in excess of 450,000 ounces of gold and was one of Australia’s longest operating mines having been worked from 1861 through to 1992.

A1 Settlement and mine are no more, although some houses still remain. The last residents moved out in 199. The machinery site has been demolished and the mine was sealed in June 2000.

In 2006, A1 Mine Settlement was threatened by bushfires. Not much of the town remains any more except a couple of houses which survived. The whole area was burnt including Gaffneys Creek and Ten Mile.

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Mount Baw Baw at 02/02:00am EST

Distance from A1 Mine Settlement 38km S

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
3.0°C	-0.9°C	72%	-1.5°C	hPa	0.0mm	W	9km/hr 5knots	15km/hr 8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Mount Baw Baw

Distance from A1 Mine Settlement 38km 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