Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Explained

Type:protected
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
State:vic
Coordinates:-37.1915°N 144.2165°W
Nearest Town Or City:Castlemaine
Area:75.5
Established:2002
Managing Authorities:Parks Victoria
Url:parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/castlemaine-diggings-national-heritage-park

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is near the town of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.[1] The park protects a nationally significant historic cultural landscape of heritage value and relics of the Victorian gold rush.

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in December 2003.[2] It is the largest non-indigenous protected cultural landscape in Australia. In January 2005 the park was added to the Australian National Heritage List recognizing its outstanding heritage value and importance in the course of Australia’s migration history.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CDNHP Walking Maps . 2022-07-20 . Cartography Community Mapping.
  2. 2047. 981. 998.
  3. http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/castlemaine-diggings/ Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park