Red Robin Mine Huts

Photo courtesy of G Duncan © 1993.

Known as Red Robin Huts or Red Robin Mine.

Located at Machinery Spur, Mt Loch. At GR 138115 on the "Feathertop" map.

GPS Location:

History

There are several huts here, commencing with that built by Bill Spargo in 1941. Other huts were built at differing adit levels.

The battery itself, was erected here in 1949 and operated until 1964 as a Gold Mine, with Bill and his wife Evelyn Piper. She lived here for some time until she became sick of it and divorced him. After 1964, the Livingstone bothers took parts of the machinery to the Kiewa River site.

Construction

Generally corrugated iron over poles. One hut was an A frame at a lower adit level. The others had iron gabled roofs, one similar to Bill Spargos other hut at Golden Point.

Caretakers - Ken Harris.

References

  • Hueneke Pp 242

  • Magnussen Pp63 - 64

  • Butler Pp269 -271.

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