Mount William stone axe quarry
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title:
Mount William stone axe quarry
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The Mount William stone axe quarry is an Aboriginal Australian archaeological site in Central Victoria, Australia. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of Lancefield, off Powells Track, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Romsey and 78 kilometres (48 mi) from Melbourne. Known as Wil-im-ee moor-ring, meaning "axe place" in the Woiwurrung language, the greenstone quarry was an important source of raw material for the manufacture of greenstone ground-edge axes, which were traded over a wide ar
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Aboriginal Australian archaeological site in Central Victoria, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_William_stone_axe_quarry
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2024-04-24T00:34:16Z
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