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Location: | Tonimbuk - 794846. One kilometre north of Tynong. | Quarry of Tynong Granite, Tynong. |
Access: | Off Tynong - Tonimbuk Road. | |
Ownership: | Private land. | |
Geology: | On this hillslope of grey Tynong Granite is an abandoned quarry which provided much of the material for the construction of the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. The quarry faces provide clear exposures of the granite and the ruined machinery includes the rig for the saw used to cut the rock prior to loading for transport. | |
Significance: | State. The site has considerable historical significance as a source of stone for one of the best known buildings in Victoria. | |
Management: | Class 2. A small part of the area including machinery could be reserved as an historical feature. Any future workings of the quarry should remove this machinery to a safe site or be designed to avoid damage or obscuring the features of historical interest. |