maldon dredge and dragline

I discovered the dredge on Trip Advisor as we were in the area we went for a look. It was not my thing but my husband had a great time walking around it inspecting it and taking photos. There is a picnic table and benches if you want to have lunch. Which we did. It would as others have said been good to have some information on it. You can however Google it and there is some information recorded.

Our three year old son loves this big crane he's nicknamed Kevin and we often make a detour on the way to Bendigo to say 'hello' or have a walk around- he's determined to fix it and get it going! It's a nice place to bring visitors to have a look around when you're showing them the local gold mining sights.

I have been going past there for years & have seen it slowly deteriorate over the years, it use to have information about the both of them, but sadly someone has taken them away or destroyed them. I have not been past it for about 6 years as i moved to WA but was there last week. Its nice to have something that i got to see as a child & be able to enjoy taking my 3 boys 14, 13 & 3 to something i enjoyed as a child. My eldest 2 have been past it & have stopped there since they were babies. If you like History then you will enjoy stopping to have a look :)

This place didn't make much sense, it had not much information. After some research we discovered it's a piece of history. I guess it's interesting for photos

Just 3 kilometers north-east of Maldon on the Bendigo Maldon road in an area known as Porcupine Flat, the remnants of a late stage gold mining operation dating from the 1950s. The rusted dredge is accompanied by a massive crane or dragline that was transported to the site to help dig and then maintain the pondage for the dredge to work the gold. Unfortunately, both are a testament to man's folly in search for the elusive yellow metal. Being on a few minutes drive from Maldon township, a visit to the dredge is another photo opportunity that is worth taking the time for. Not spectacular, but a piece of the rich history of the Maldon Goldfields.