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    Eureka Reef cyanide works, Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

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Eureka Reef cyanide works, Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
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Cyaniding works were very widespread throughout the Australian goldfields. This well-preserved example at Eureka Reef dates from the 1850s and shows a typical arrangement of three corrugated iron vats, tarred on the inside.

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Courtesy of Parks Victoria

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Created: 24 August 2006