点评:Was I expecting this not too far from the Hume Freeway... certainly not. The town of Eldorado is a place of transcendent beauty. The town is only about 20 kilometres from Wangaratta and I had never visited it... I lived in Wangaratta about twenty years ago... seems it was an oversight on my behalf.
As you are driving in you will see a sign that tells you there is a dredge. I have seen dredges before many times but curiosity caught me and I had to follow the road in to see what was there, and why!
The dredge operated for 18 years and ran 24 hours a day, except when it shut down on Thursday and Sunday for maintenance. Its most productive days had a team of nine men aboard working a shift. The noise of this dredge could be heard over ten kilometres away. Working conditions on board were a bit archaic and therefore unsafe... the environment was noisy and they worked closely with moving parts of the machinery. No deaths or serious injuries were ever recorded on this dredge. Although crewman Ted Feely was drowned when an earthen bank collapsed on his boat as he was greasing the bucket band.
There are information boards and maps at the site that are really fascinating. This remains the only gold dredge that remains intact in the country. You are even able to board it carefully when you are at the site. I found the levers fascinating as they are the same technology used by the railways in stabling yards. Further you can take a historic walk at the site... the walk is only 750 metres, but the ground is very uneven and would not be suitable for anyone with mobility issues.
翻译:我是否曾期望这距离休姆高速公路不远?当然没有。埃尔多拉多镇是一个美不胜收的地方。该镇距离旺加拉塔仅 20 公里,我从未去过那里……我大约二十年前住在旺加拉塔……看来这是我的疏忽。
当您开车进去时,您会看到一个标志,上面写着有一艘疏浚船。我以前多次见过疏浚船,但好奇心驱使着我,我不得不沿着路进去看看那里有什么,以及为什么!
这艘疏浚船运行了 18 年,每天 24 小时运行,除了周四和周日关闭进行维护。它最高效的日子是九人轮班工作。这艘疏浚船的噪音在十公里外都能听到。船上的工作条件有点陈旧,因此不安全……环境很吵,他们与机器的运动部件紧密接触。这艘疏浚船上从未发生过死亡或严重受伤的记录。尽管船员 Ted Feely 在给铲斗带上油时,土堤倒塌砸中了他的船,导致他溺水身亡。
现场的信息板和地图非常吸引人。这是该国唯一一艘完好无损的淘金船。当您到达现场时,您甚至可以小心地登上它。我发现杠杆非常吸引人,因为它们与铁路在马厩使用的技术相同。此外,您还可以在现场进行一次历史性的步行……步行只有 750 米,但地面非常不平坦,不适合行动不便的人。