| Location: | Bendigo, 115km north of Melbourne. Violet Street. |
| Open: |
Daily 9.30-17. Closed Christmas Day. Mine tours all day, Adventure tours at 9:30, 12, 14:30. [2006] |
| Fee: |
Self-Guided Mine Surface Tour:
Adults AUD 8, Children AUD 5, Concession AUD 7, Family (2+4) AUD 22. Mine Experience Tour: Adults AUD 18.90, Children AUD 9.90, Concession AUD 15.90, Family (2+4) AUD 49. Underground Adventure Tour: Adults AUD 58, Children AUD 33, Concession AUD 53, Family (2+4) AUD 142. [2006] |
| Classification: |
 Gold mine
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| Light: | electric |
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| Address: |
Central Deborah, 76 Violet Street, Bendigo 3550, Victoria, Tel: +61-3-5443-8322, Fax: +61-3-5443-8341.
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| Last update: | $Date: 2008/07/01 20:16:01 $ |
| 1851 | gold discovered, surface mining and alluvial panning began. | |
| 1880s | deep shaft mining. | |
| 1954 | mine closed. | |
| 1986 | re-opened for underground tours. |
Bendigo is a Victorian gold rush town. Central Deborah Mine is open for tourists who descend 70m down the 500m shaft by elavator. The regular tour visits level 2 of the mine, rather new is a so-called adventure tour on level 3, 85m below the surface.
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