Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
Victoria
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park
Nearest town or city Castlemaine
Coordinates 37°11′29″S 144°12′59″E / 37.1915°S 144.2165°E / -37.1915; 144.2165Coordinates: 37°11′29″S 144°12′59″E / 37.1915°S 144.2165°E / -37.1915; 144.2165
Established 2002
Area 75.5 km2 (29.2 sq mi)
Managing authorities Parks Victoria
Website Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is near the town of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.[1][2][3] The park protects a nationally significant historic cultural landscape of heritage value and relics of the Victorian gold rush.

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in December 2003.[4] It is the largest non-indigenous protected cultural landscape in Australia. In January 2005 the park was added to the Australian National Heritage List recognizing its outstanding heritage value and importance in the course of Australia’s migration history.[5]

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