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Between Two Mills Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/16/2021
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:


This cache is hidden between two mills. The Bendigo Woollen Mills and the Old Bendigo flour mills. 

The cache is located on the side of the hill. There is no reason to be on the train track side of any of the barriers.

 

Some History

The Woolen Mills

The historic buildings occupied by the Bendigo Woollen Mills were built in 1901 by the Bendigo Electric Supply Company and were part of the Bendigo power generating and tramways complex. Coal powered generators - which used to be located in the main factory building – provided all of Bendigo’s electricity including the tramways system. In 1934 the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV) took over the buildings and continued to operate for many years.

In 1988 Bendigo Woollen Mills purchased the powerhouse buildings from the SECV. The tramways buildings remain the property of the Bendigo Tramways who still operate tourist trams from the adjacent site, running several times a day. 

(Sorce - https://www.bendigowoollenmills.com.au/about-us)

The Bendigo flower Mill

Tomlins & Simmie & Co. Flour mill was built in 1912 and operated  under many different owners until some time in the 1990s. The building is now used to produce stock feed.

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