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27. Tynong - Granite Quarry

This information has been developed from one or more of these publications:

  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Westernport Bay Catchment (1984) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance in the Western Region of Melbourne (1986) by Neville Rosengren
  • Sites of Geological and Geomorphological Significance on the Coast of Port Phillip Bay (1988) by Neville Rosengren.
  • Sites of Environmental Significance in the Flood Plain of the Upper Yarra Valley Region (1983) by Neville Rosengren, Douglas Frood and Kim Lowe (as part of a study of Sites of Environmental Significance by the University of Melbourne for the then Upper Yarra Valley and Dandenong Ranges Authority).
Geological heritage sites, including sites of geomorphological interest and volcanic heritage sites, are under regular revision by the Geological Society of Australia, especially in the assessment of significance and values. Reference should be made to the most recent reports. See the Earth Science Heritage section of the Geological Society of Australia website (external link) for details of geological heritage reports, and a bibliography.

Location:Tonimbuk - 794846. One kilometre north of Tynong.

Image: Sites of Significance Port Phillip Bay
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.

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