Balaclava Mine
The Balaclava Mine was an open-cut mine in the Australian ghost town of Whroo, Victoria. It opened in October 1854, one year after gold was found at the nearby Rushworth.Photo: HeyJude70, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whroo and Rushworth.
Whroo
Locality
Whroo is a locality in the Shire of Strathbogie and Shire of Campaspe, Victoria, Australia. The locality includes the Whroo Historical Area state reserve.
Rushworth
Town
Photo: Lepidlizard, Public domain.
Rushworth is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is located 157 kilometres north of Melbourne and, at the 2021 Census, had a population of 1,411. Rushworth is situated 7 km north of Balaclava Mine.
Balaclava Mine
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: mine in Australia
- Categories: mine and tourism
- Location: Shire of Campaspe, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-36.64515° or 36° 38′ 43″ southLongitude
145.02437° or 145° 1′ 28″ eastOperator
CouncilOpen location code
4RM7923F+WPOpenStreetMap ID
node 2837033358OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q28220431
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