The magazine is presumed to have been built by the King's Birthday Co. who operated in this area from 1878 into the 1880s.
Powder magazines such as this were built to store explosives used in gold mining.
This building is located on the edge of a bushland area off Baker Lane (see map above for exact location), which is filled with remnants of old mining operations and cyanide works.
Two wheel drive vehicles can make it through to this spot in dry conditions, but the tracks can get very muddy when wet.
You may also be interested to check out the
powder magazine in Heathcote, which was constructed by the Public Works Department in 1864.
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