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All Australia Maldon

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Maldon

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Maldon, Australia

Updated July 21, 2022

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Porcupine Flat Gold Dredge and Dragline

Maldon, Australia

Porcupine Flat Gold Dredge and Dragline

These two large, rusting pieces of machinery are relics of Australia’s gold mining past.
Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower

Maldon, Australia

Mount Tarrengower Lookout Tower

A timber transport car and a team of horses were needed to carry this lookout to the top of Mount Tarrengower in the 1920s.
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Gowar School Ruins

Gower, Australia

Gowar School Ruins

This school was established during the height of the Australian Gold Rush.
3 miles from Maldon
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Various bones.

Castlemaine, Australia

The Departure

An art gallery, studio, and shop that celebrates death.
8 miles from Maldon
Robert Penney Sculpture

Chewton, Australia

Robert Penney Bakery Sculpture

A 19th-century baker stands ready to serve customers.
11 miles from Maldon
A Precinct For Gods

Franklinford, Australia

'A Precinct For Gods'

This Franklinford, Australia site was once home to one of the remotest churches of its faith—in the fictional world of the Kcymaerxthaere.
16 miles from Maldon
Central Deborah Gold Mine

Bendigo, Australia

Central Deborah Gold Mine

Direct access to a gold mine showing the boom and bust of Australia's Victorian gold rush.
19 miles from Maldon
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