Beautiful disconnection

Deep in Ringtail Gully, south of Waratah, lie the remains of the Waratah Powerhouse. Last operated in the 1950s and now abandoned, it is one of the last standing relics of the West Coast mining boom of last century. The powerhouse was owned and operated by the Mount Bishoff Tin Mining Company. It was commissioned in 1907 and was built by Noyes Brothers of Melbourne. It operated until June, 1952.