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Latest revision as of 10:34, 17 February 2025
The Big Peninsula Tunnel is a small river diversion tunnel on the upper Yarra River near McMahons Creek, around 80 km east of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The tunnel was dug in 1864, during the Victorian gold rush, by alluvial gold miners to provide access to the bed of the Yarra River. Big Peninsula Tunnel is a square section, about 2 metres high and wide, and approximately 25 metres long.
Location: -37.7053, 145.819, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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Big Peninsula Tunnel ⓘ
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Little Peninsula Tunnel ⓘ
diversion of the Yarra River, Victoria, Australia -
Yarra Diversion Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Yarra Ranges Shire, Victoria, Australia
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | Victorian Heritage Database page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | tunnel | Big Peninsula Tunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Little Peninsula Tunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Yarra Diversion Tunnel | water tunnel | Wikidata | |