Redan quarries

The Redan quarries were a source of bluestone for many construction projects in ballarat and other places in Victoria.

Location
The quarries were located in various sites around Redan. These holes have since been filled in. Identified sites include the soccer grounds at the corner of Pleasant Street and La Trobe Street, the park at the corner of Sutton Street and Winter Street, and the large block on the south east corner of Ripon Street and La Trobe Street. Other quarries, still known as the Redan quarries, were outside the area now known as Redan.

Abandoned quarries
After the stone was extracted, the abandoned holes often filled with water, and were a great danger to the community. There are many reports of deaths from people falling into the holes. In the early 1900s the Ballarat Council was seeking ways to fill the holes.

Deaths

 * 8 March 1884 - Patrick Dineen (8) and John Thomas Letcher (7), were drowned.
 * 17 June 1892 - Mary E. Johannsen (21), found drowned, believed to be suicide.
 * 2 August 1907 - Isaac Tarrant, killed after falling into a quarry at night while drunk.