Situated 800 metres northeast of this intersection within Linton Park, this is a very large mine site dominated by a large mullock heap and surrounded by pine trees. It was owned by the Linton Park Company and operated from the early 1870s until the early 1880s. It was the site of the accident considered to be the worst on the Linton gold field on 14 July 1882, when water from the abandoned adjoining mine (the old Pioneer Claim) broke through into the Argyle’s main drive and although a number of miners escaped, one Chinese miner, Ah Toy, was drowned and seven others were trapped for twelve hours before being rescued. Six horses also drowned in the flood.
The photo on your screen was taken of the site of the Argyle Mine in 2014.
