A1 Mine Settlement, Victoria
A1 Mine Settlement is a town in
Victoria,
Australia, located north of
Woods Point on the Mansfield - Woods Point Road, in the
Delatite Shire. The town has also been known as Castle Reef, Castle Point, and Raspberry Creek.
The town began after gold was discovered at Raspberry Creek in
1862. During the
1860s the town had a population of around 300. It included two hotels, a general store, a school, a church, and possibly a restaurant. The town's industry was centered on a crushing machine which worked the 3 gold reefs in the area. These sites and others were amalgamated into the A1 Mine, which continued operation until
1992.