Sale Powder Magazine
Built by the Victorian Government in 1864, the Sale Powder Magazine was used for the safe storage of gunpowder most of which was used in Gippsland’s quartz gold mining industry. The building is the only magazine of its type remaining in Gippsland. The Sale Powder Magazine has massive walls and buttresses and barrel vaulting in the ceiling. To reduce the chance of an accidental explosion, timber dowels were used to fix the flooring. An interesting design feature is the building being almost encircled by the watercourse of Flooding Creek, historically giving it a buffer from bushfires.
Located on the southern outskirts of Sale at 47 Stephenson St, Sale Victoria, carparking is available on the street. From here it is just a small walk through an avenue of oak trees to the magazine.
The Powder Magazine is open from 2 pm to 4pm on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month. Admission by gold coin donation. Inside you will find a small museum dedicated to the gold mining industry.
Unfortunately, the museum was not open during our visit, but we enjoyed looking at the building and the surrounding gardens.
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