Maxwelton Mine By Betty Laver

The Maxwelton goldfield encompassed about three square miles and is located on a spur that runs off the Calliope Range, at the head of Maxwelton and Tom’s Creeks. This site is well back in the high country of Ballantine’s Summerlea paddock and gold was found there in 1891. The original mine was the Reward Claim of F. Garvey and party, and this worked on and off for about twenty-five years. 

The most extensive working was at Mt Alice, which was discovered in 1892, and are just outside the proclaimed area. Soon after this mine was opened it became under the control of the Mt Alice Gold Mining Company. The workings consisted of numerous shafts, adits, open-cut and stopes but none of these were accessible after 1916. Other claims were Rassmussen’s Leader, The Golden Crown and Nipple Dick. Robert Lee was the original prospector of the latter mine.