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The monument commemorates the immigrants of Cornish heritage who settled in the Castlemaine area and with their skills and labour developed Victorian industries and communities.
Location
| Address: | Vaughan - Chewton Road, Duke of Cornwall Cornish Engine House, Fryerstown, 3451 |
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| State: | VIC |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -37.133547 Long: 144.252883 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Monument |
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| Monument Theme: | Landscape |
| Sub-Theme: | Settlement |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Sunday 18th October, 1992 |
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" The Duke of Cornwall " Engine House
Erected 1869 bBy R. L. M. Kitto for the Australian United Gold Mining Co.
This plaque commemorates the Cornish heritage of the Castlemaine area.
The engineers and miners and their families who with their skill and labour developed Victorian industries and communities.
Recognition is here given to the enterprise and community involvement of the Rowe family of Fryerstown, (formerly of Camborne, Cornwall) who subsequently owned & operated this mine.
The Cornish Association of Victoria and the Rowe Family
18. 10. 1992
