BLACK FLAT


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Crown Mine - Surface collapse
A hole has opened-up down into the collapsed Crown Mine.





Crown Mine - Surface collapse Inside
I poked the camera lens in through the grate to score this pic.





Crown Mine - Rubbish Dump
The remains of some Warrandyte homes that were destroyed by the 1962 bushfires were dumped in the collapsed Crown Mine.
People cared a lot less about the environment in those days. And they cared even less about our mining heritage.





Crown Mine - Rubbish Thingamajig
Does anybody know what this is?





Crown Mine - More Rubbish
More rubbish rusting away. Probably home to snakes too.






Black Flat - Concrete Slab
Ted said that this is a foundation of a former scout camp.
Colin said that this used to be the foundation of a Parks Victoria depot.
What ever it is, it is located next to the collapsed Crown Mine.





Black Flat - Mullock Heap
Mullock heaps are located between the collapsed Crown Mine and the river. A lot of the mullock was taken away to make roads.





Black Flat - Shallow Workings
Shallow workings can be seen throughout Black Flat and on some surrounding private properties.