Tasmania
Derby, Briseis tin town
Riverbank Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Old bottlesAlso reported: tin-mining refuse, flood-moved material.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
Victorian bottle era, historically mapped
Briseis tin workings boomed from the 1870s until the 1929 dam-burst flood devastated the town; mine-era refuse along the Ringarooma valley, now mountain-bike country.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.