The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is near the town of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3][4] The park protects a nationally significant historic cultural landscape of heritage value and relics of the Victorian gold rush.
| Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Victoria | |
|---|---|
 Castlemaine Diggings in April 2011 | |
  Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park | |
| Nearest town or city | Castlemaine |
| Coordinates | 37°11′29″S 144°12′59″E / 37.1915°S 144.2165°E |
| Established | 2002 |
| Area | 75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi) |
| Managing authorities | Parks Victoria |
| Website | Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park |
The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in December 2003.[5] 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.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park web page, Parks Victoria, December 2010, retrieved 15 January 2012
- ^ Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park (PDF), Park Notes, Parks Victoria, December 2010, retrieved 15 January 2012
- ^ Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Management Plan (PDF), Parks Victoria, April 2007, retrieved 15 January 2012
- ^ "CDNHP Walking Maps". Cartography Community Mapping. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H2047, Heritage Overlay HO981,HO998". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria.
- ^ Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
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