QUEENSTON
QUEENSTOWN
16 Lake Margaret RD, Queenstown

the area and boundaries of the LMPS entry is that area as shown on the Central Plan Register, Plan Number 7604.
The Lake Margaret Power Scheme (LMPS) entry comprises all the land previously leased by the Mt Lyell Mining and Railway Co (MLM&RCo) from the Crown and since vested in the Hydro; the transmission line easement connecting to and including the Lake Margaret Sub Station at Queenstown (leased by Copper Mines of Tasmania); the tramway from the LMPS to the area known as the tram terminus at the Strahan turnoff on the Lyell Highway (including part of the current access road); Lake Mary, Lake Philip, Lake Paul, Lake Apollos, Lake Martha, Lake Magdala, Lake Myra, Lake Monica, Lake Apollos, Lake Peter, Lake Polycarp and Lake Barnabas and their interconnecting waterways; the Basin Lake and part of Leslie Creek which includes an old camp site at the north western fork of the creek. The entry includes all the physical fabric related to the LMPS. Details of the key significant elements of the LMPS are arranged into five (5) functional precincts (based on the
Conservation Management Plan (Davies 2006) and additional features assessed by Heritage
Tasmania). The whole of the LMPS constitutes a major industrial archaeological site.
Dam & Pipeline Precinct (#1)
This precinct encapsulates the major engineering infrastructure for capturing and diverting water to the power station, however it includes minor elements to facilitate staff access, operation and maintenance along with archaeological evidence from construction and pipeline rebuilding phases. # CMP ref #
Element: Integrity @ 2006:
1.1 (-) Lake Margaret as a modified natural feature. Glacial lake; level raised c1917.
1.2 (-) Lake Margaret lake-bed engineering works, including channels carved through bedrock, stone walls and embankments
directing water from the upper lake to the dam outlet.
Intact c1914 features.
1.3 (001) Mass concrete dam wall in two parts; the southern section including a channel carved through the bedrock to house the outlet with bulkhead gate & trash racks, the northern section incorporating a spillway.
Intact c1914 feature. Evidence of 1970s
post-tensioning visible as square blocks 1.4 (-) Outlet valve house, incorporating 2 screw valves, motors and surge pipes.
Intact c1914 feature.
1.5 (002) Winch House & winch for bulkhead gates. Intact c1914 feature.
1.6 (004) Dam Work Shed (possibly on site of earlier building). Intact c1970(?) feature.
1.7 (-) Lake Mary weir and diversion canal (incl manual plank gate) to Lake Margaret.
c1914 feature; integrity (unknown).
1.8 (-) Weirs, diversion canals, water courses and tunnel from Lakes Paul, Peter, Apollos, Martha & Philip to Lake Margaret.
c1914 feature; integrity (unknown).
1.9 (-) Dam Construction Camp site, possibly at site of earlier timber camp.
Archaeological evidence pre-1914.
1.10 (003) 2.2km Wood Stave Pipeline, supporting structures, bench excavation & stone embankments. Intact 1938 pipeline, excavation and embankments from c1914 tramway.
1.11 (-) Original wood stave pipeline route with disused supports etc. c1912.
1.12 (006) 2.2km Tramway & Walkway, including new boardwalk, supporting structure, bench excavation & stone embankments, equipment relics etc. Mix of original/recycled c1914 iron rails
and 1990s timber rails, excavation and
embankments primarily from c1914
pipeline.
1.13 (005) Halfway Shed/Blacksmiths Shop. Partly intact c1938(?) building - re-roofed
& clad since 1996, Blacksmith equipment
no longer present.
1.14 (-) Early Drains, Building Sites, Pathways & Stairs. Archaeological evidence from various
periods.
1.15 (-) Early Flumes and works, Mt Sedgwick. Archaeological evidence from c1914.
1.16 (-) 2x King Billy pine trees (Athrotaxis selaginoides) adjacent track between Dam Work Shed & Dam Representative plantings of species used in wood stave pipeline
Village Precinct (#2)
A complex of residential buildings and recreational elements constructed by the MLM&RCo to accommodate staff and their families on-site.
2.1 (023) Superintendents House (House #2) & heated garden. Intact c1914 feature.
2.1 (023) 1914 Staff Cottages (Houses 4-9), garage/sites, fences & gardens. Intact c1914 houses & archaeological evidence.
2.3 (026) 1960 Staff House (House #3). Intact c1965 feature.
2.4 (025) Single-Mens Quarters. Intact c1930 building; partly gutted 1980s.
2.5 (024) Community Hall. Intact c1914 feature.
2.6 (-) Sports Field & Swimming Pool. Overgrown.
2.7 (-) Playground site (adjacent House #2) Archaeological evidence.
2.8 (-) Tramway embankments, roads, pathways, steps (various), street & path lighting. Partly intact; overgrown.
2.9 (-) Exotic landscape plantings including trees, flax and perennial garden plants
Partly intact.
2.10 (-) Construction Camp (tent sites). Archaeological evidence from c1911-1918.
2.11 (-) 2x removed c1914 Staff Cottages, & Hut Ruin. Archaeological evidence from c1914.
2.12 (-) 2x Air Raid Shelter ruins. Partly intact; overgrown, Archaeological evidence from c1942.
2.13 (-) Loco(motive) Sheds site. Archaeological evidence from c1914.
2.14 (-) Stone/concrete water tanks timber water pipes, fire hose reels. Archaeological evidence from c1914-70s.
2.15 (-) Tip sites, various. Archaeological evidence from c1911-70s.
Power Station Core Precinct (#3)
This precinct encapsulates the major engineering infrastructure for power generation, from the penstock and surge pipes to the power station, along with archaeological evidence from the construction phases.
3.1 (-) Managers House site. Archaeological evidence from c1914(?).
3.2 (016) Power Station Building including 7x 1.2MW generators driven by Pelton-wheels, associated Transformer Yard, Machinery,
Fitout & converted Historical Display Room.
Intact c1914 feature and 1930 addition &
upgraded equipment.
3.3 (011/012)
c1914 Triple Penstock, Manifold & Hilltop Valve House. Intact c1914/1931 features.
3.4 (010/
012)
Operating Penstock, Surge Tower & Excess Water Channel. Intact c1965 feature.
3.5 (013)
(007/8)
Haulageway, Gantry, Winchhouse & Winches. Rebuilt c1969 haulageway & winch house, intact c1914 winch .
3.6 (010) Early Surge Tower remains. Archaeological evidence from c1938.
3.7 (014) Garage Complex & Wood Stave Machine. Buildings relocated from Penghana Hill
Terminus post 1964.
3.8 (020) Tramway Cuttings & Bridge Sites. Archaeological evidence from c1914-38.
3.9 (018) Road Network & Concrete Bridge. Intact 1965-2006 features.
3.10 (017/019)
Grand Entry Stair, Pathways & Footbridges. Intact features & archaeological evidence
from c1914-70s.
3.11 (-) Air Raid Shelter ruin. Archaeological evidence from c1942.
3.12 (-) Hillside Construction Camp site, Magazine & Building Sites. Archaeological evidence from c1912-70s.
3.13 (027) Staff Cottage #1. Intact c1940-50 feature.
Lower Power Station Precinct (#4)
This precinct encapsulates the major engineering infrastructure from the 1931 expansion of power generation in the LMPS, from the Lower Weir to the Lower Power Station, along with archaeological evidence from the construction and operational (1931-94) phases.
4.1 (029) Lower Weir. Intact c1930-31 feature.
4.2 (031) 2km Wood Stave Pipeline, supporting structure, Lesley Ck Bridge, bench excavation & pathway. Partially intact c1931 feature.
4.3 (036/7) Penstock & Valve House. Intact c1931 feature. 4.4 (032) Surge Tower. Intact c1960 replacement of 1931 tower.
4.5 (033/4) Haulageway, Traveller, Winchhouse & Winches. Intact c1930-31 feature.
4.6 (-) Haulageway Bridge . Partly intact c1931 feature.
4.7 (037) Lower Power Station Building with its Machinery & Fitout including 1x 1.5MW generator driven by a Francis turbine.
Partly intact c1931 feature.
4.8 (-) Tin Town Construction Camp site. Archaeological evidence from c1930s.
4.9 (-) Road Network along early Tramway Alignments. Archaeological evidence c1931 & intact roads c1965-2006.
4.10 (-) Copper Mines Tasmania Water Pipeline & Pump House. Operating post-1994 features.
Broader Site Context (Precinct #5 + additional elements outside of the CMP precincts)
This precinct encapsulates the remainder of the place as defined on the map, which forms the landscape setting of Precincts 1-4 and includes a number of broadly distributed historical elements.
5.1 (-) Yolande Waterfall. Potential archaeological gravel site.
5.2 (-) Leslie Creek Timber Camp & early C20th Timber & Exploration Tracks.
Archaeological evidence from pre-1911.
5.3 (028) Fish Hatchery (Leslie Creek). Partly intact c1918 feature
5.4 (-) 1912-14 Maltese Workers Camps Valetta & Gozo. Exact locations not yet defined; potential archaeological evidence c 1911.
5.5 (-) Tramway Cuttings, Embankments & Bridge site. Archaeological evidence from c1914-6.5
5.6 (037) Lake Margaret Roadway & its coincidence in part with the original Tramway Alignment .
Intact 1965 feature over c1912-65
feature.
5.7 (-) Penghana Hill Tramway Terminus & Shed Site. Archaeological evidence from c1914-65.
5.8 (-) Modern firetrails & transmission tower, access roads. Post-1965 operational elements.
5.9 (-) Electrical Transmission Towers to Mt Lyell & Zeehan. Modern operational elements along historical alignments
5.10 (-) Lake Margaret Substation & Telephone Exchange (at Copper Mines Tasmanias Mt Lyell mine). Intact/modified c1914 feature.
5.11 (-) Signage and exterior lighting across all precincts. Intact/modified.