In response to the Letter to the Editor from Lauren Williams (TT 4.7.25), I was very disappointed to read about the Mount Alexander Shire Council (MASC) being blamed for the poor condition of the Beehive Chimney; the Shire is not the responsible authority. The historic Beehive Company Gold Mine site, including the chimney, is listed…
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Heritage crumbles under Council watch – reply
I don’t disagree with the point that Mount Alexander Shire Council doesn’t care about many of the outlying areas of the shire and various aspects of its heritage, not just Maldon. The chimney at ‘The Mill’ in Castlemaine is privately owned, and presumably repair works carried out on it would have been privately funded. Even…
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