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Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

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Nearest town or city
  
Castlemaine

Managing authorities
  
Parks Victoria

Established
  
2002

Area
  
75.5 km²

Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

Website
  
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park

Similar
  
Paddys Ranges State Park, Enfield State Park, Kooyoora State Park, Mt Franklin Reserve, Wombat State Forest

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The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is near the town of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The park protects a nationally significant historic cultural landscape of heritage value and relics of the Victorian gold rush.

The Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park was added to the Victorian Heritage Register in December 2003. It is the largest non-indigenous protected cultural landscape in Australia. In January 2005 the park was added to the Australian National Heritage List recognizing its outstanding heritage value and importance in the course of Australia’s migration history.

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Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park Wikipedia