An easy-moderate circuit walk from the historic gold mining town of Steiglitz.
GRADE | LENGTH | TYPE: Easy-Moderate 9 km walk with a total rise of 230m.
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTION: Steiglitz is a small settlement in the Brisbane Ranges in Victoria, located 83 kilometres west of Melbourne.
The Von Stieglitz family bought and settled the land on which Steiglitz now sits in 1835. They returned to Ireland in 1853, but retained ownership of the land, upon which gold was found the following year. It became the first auriferous quartz-mining site in Victoria. A settlement of gold-prospectors quickly developed, and took its (misspelled) name from the land's owners. The population reached 2000 by 1863, including roughly 220 Chinese immigrants. The easily-won gold had been worked out by the late 1870s, and many people moved away. The last gold mine closed in 1941 and, as of 2015, the population of the town site was just eight. The Steiglitz historic park was opened in 1976 with the intention of preserving Steiglitz as an example of an abandoned gold-mining town, and several historic buildings were restored.
The Steiglitz Post Office's history closely follows that of the town: it opened on 15 March 1856 and closed in 1966, and is now a private residence. The former Steiglitz Court House, built in 1874 just as the town began to experience a significant decline in population, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register. A small wooden Catholic church, St Thomas' Catholic Church, was built in 1868–9. In 1951 the building was moved to Norlane where it served as a church hall until it was returned to Steiglitz in 1982, as part of the restoration efforts; its churchyard continues to hold only a single grave. Similarly, St Paul's Anglican Church, which had been built in 1871, ceased functioning in 1962, but was restored in 1988 and 1994, having remained in Steiglitz for the whole period.
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MEETING TIME | LOCATION: 11am at the Steiglitz Courthouse, Steiglitz Historical Park, Meredith-Steiglitz Rd, Steiglitz.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Public transport is not viable.
MAP REFERENCE: Melway map X911 D4 | Google map: goo.gl/maps/TZGPLkhN3xfHX3xAA.
FOOD: Carry lunch, snacks and a litre of water.
APPAREL | FOOTWEAR: Comfortable walking boots and dress according to the weather forecast.
LEADER: Richard C. | Email LeaderRichardC.thenomadsinc@mail.tidyhq.com if you have any questions.
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