The Big Peninsula Tunnel is a small river diversion tunnel on the upper Yarra River near McMahons Creek, around 80 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tunnel was dug in 1864, during the Victorian gold rush, by alluvial gold miners to provide access to the bed of the Yarra River. Big Peninsula Tunnel is a square section, about 2 metres high and wide, and approximately 25 metres long.[1][2][3]
The tunnel can be accessed from a small carpark off the Woods Point Road, approximately 15 km east of Warburton and 1 km below McMahons Creek. The Goldfields Walking Trail starts nearby.[4]
^ ab "Big and Little Peninsula Tunnels, Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8022-0044". Victorian Heritage Database. Heritage Victoria. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
^(PDF), Victorian Goldfields Project, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, July 1999, archived from the original (PDF) on 15 March 2011
^ Steenhuis, Luke (1994). Secret Places of the Upper Yarra Valley. Launching Place, Victoria: A.B.C Maps. p. 30. ISBN0-646-20674-5.
^ Padula, Bob (19 July 2009), , archived from the original on 5 March 2012, retrieved 13 September 2010
peninsula, tunnel, small, river, diversion, tunnel, upper, yarra, river, near, mcmahons, creek, around, east, melbourne, victoria, australia, tunnel, 1864, during, victorian, gold, rush, alluvial, gold, miners, provide, access, yarra, river, square, section, a. The Big Peninsula Tunnel is a small river diversion tunnel on the upper Yarra River near McMahons Creek around 80 km east of Melbourne Victoria Australia The tunnel was dug in 1864 during the Victorian gold rush by alluvial gold miners to provide access to the bed of the Yarra River Big Peninsula Tunnel is a square section about 2 metres high and wide and approximately 25 metres long 1 2 3 The tunnel can be accessed from a small carpark off the Woods Point Road approximately 15 km east of Warburton and 1 km below McMahons Creek The Goldfields Walking Trail starts nearby 4 The site is listed in the Victorian Heritage Inventory 1 See also editLittle Peninsula TunnelReferences edit a b Big and Little Peninsula Tunnels Victorian Heritage Inventory Number H8022 0044 Victorian Heritage Database Heritage Victoria Retrieved 13 September 2010 Historic Gold Mining Sites in the St Andrews Mining Division PDF Victorian Goldfields Project Department of Natural Resources and Environment July 1999 archived from the original PDF on 15 March 2011 Steenhuis Luke 1994 Secret Places of the Upper Yarra Valley Launching Place Victoria A B C Maps p 30 ISBN 0 646 20674 5 Padula Bob 19 July 2009 Peninsula Tunnels east of Warburton archived from the original on 5 March 2012 retrieved 13 September 2010 37 42 19 S 145 49 10 E 37 70528 S 145 81944 E 37 70528 145 81944 nbsp This article about a location in Victoria Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Big Peninsula Tunnel amp oldid 1221447283, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
