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Blowhole Diversion Tunnel

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277: 224: 35:. The creek flows around a spur in a horseshoe bend. The tunnel was driven through the spur diverting the river and allowing the exposed river bed to be sluiced for alluvial gold. It "was probably built in the early 1860s when Jim Crow Creek was being extensively worked by European and Chinese miners". 98: 261: 39: 185: 337: 318: 254: 357: 352: 126: 109: 247: 347: 342: 311: 304: 73:"Blowholes gold diversion tunnel, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1259, Heritage Overlay HO741" 46: 72: 292: 235: 8: 28: 141: 166: 99:"Historic Gold Mining Sites in Hepburn Mining Division, Report on Cultural Heritage" 284: 50: 24: 288: 231: 137: 331: 200: 187: 108:, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, April 1999, archived from 276: 32: 223: 127:"Hepburn Regional Park, Mt Franklin Reserve Visitor Guide" 230:
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329: 23:is located on the Sailors (or Jim Crow) Creek, 312: 255: 164: 16:Creek diversion tunnel in Victoria, Australia 338:Victoria (state) gold rush river diversions 319: 305: 262: 248: 91: 330: 67: 65: 271: 218: 71: 13: 167:"Blowholes Gold Diversion Tunnell" 62: 14: 369: 283:This article about a location in 119: 358:Victoria (state) geography stubs 275: 222: 353:Australian protected area stubs 158: 45:The Blowhole is listed on the 1: 56: 291:. You can help Knowledge by 234:. You can help Knowledge by 140:, April 2010, archived from 106:Victorian Goldfields Project 7: 348:Tunnels in Victoria (state) 343:Victorian Heritage Register 77:Victorian Heritage Database 47:Victorian Heritage Register 10: 374: 270: 217: 21:Blowhole diversion tunnel 201:37.30917°S 144.11722°E 40:Hepburn Regional Park 206:-37.30917; 144.11722 38:The site is part of 285:Victoria, Australia 197: /  165:Heritage Victoria. 147:on 27 February 2011 79:. Heritage Victoria 300: 299: 243: 242: 49:and covered by a 365: 321: 314: 307: 279: 272: 264: 257: 250: 226: 219: 212: 211: 209: 208: 207: 202: 198: 195: 194: 193: 190: 178: 177: 175: 173: 162: 156: 155: 154: 152: 146: 131: 123: 117: 116: 115:on 17 March 2011 114: 103: 95: 89: 88: 86: 84: 69: 51:Heritage Overlay 373: 372: 368: 367: 366: 364: 363: 362: 328: 327: 326: 325: 269: 268: 215: 205: 203: 199: 196: 191: 188: 186: 184: 183: 181: 171: 169: 163: 159: 150: 148: 144: 129: 125: 124: 120: 112: 101: 97: 96: 92: 82: 80: 70: 63: 59: 17: 12: 11: 5: 371: 361: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 324: 323: 316: 309: 301: 298: 297: 280: 267: 266: 259: 252: 244: 241: 240: 227: 180: 179: 157: 138:Parks Victoria 118: 90: 60: 58: 55: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 370: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 335: 333: 322: 317: 315: 310: 308: 303: 302: 296: 294: 290: 286: 281: 278: 274: 273: 265: 260: 258: 253: 251: 246: 245: 239: 237: 233: 228: 225: 221: 220: 216: 213: 210: 168: 161: 143: 139: 135: 128: 122: 111: 107: 100: 94: 78: 74: 68: 66: 61: 54: 52: 48: 43: 41: 36: 34: 30: 26: 22: 293:expanding it 282: 236:expanding it 229: 214: 182: 170:. Retrieved 160: 151:13 September 149:, retrieved 142:the original 133: 121: 110:the original 105: 93: 83:14 September 81:. Retrieved 76: 44: 37: 20: 18: 204: / 332:Categories 189:37°18′33″S 134:Park Notes 57:References 192:144°7′2″E 33:Australia 29:Victoria 172:19 July 25:Hepburn 287:is a 145:(PDF) 130:(PDF) 113:(PDF) 102:(PDF) 289:stub 232:stub 174:2014 153:2010 85:2010 19:The 334:: 136:, 132:, 104:, 75:. 64:^ 53:. 42:. 31:, 27:, 320:e 313:t 306:v 295:. 263:e 256:t 249:v 238:. 176:. 87:.

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"Blowholes gold diversion tunnel, Victorian Heritage Register (VHR) Number H1259, Heritage Overlay HO741"
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