The portion of the current reserve that lies north of the Creek was originally granted to or squired by David Wilson and William Ritchie between 1860 and 1885.

[3]: Appendix: 3  The Battery and associated processing works were designed to extract gold from its bearing ore by hydraulic separation and mercury attraction.

The ore was crushed in a stamper battery until it was fine enough to be washed over mercury treated plates which attracted the gold particles.

The slope of the bank where the works stood enabled ore to pass through by gravity feed, reducing the need for mechanical feeders.

In the early 1990s significant conservation works were undertaken on the extant remains, including the stabilisation of standing walls and the clearing of vegetation to attempt to regain the integrity of the original relationship of the site with the surrounding landscape.

Archaeological investigations in 1985, showed that the Battery ruins are part of a larger, dynamically accrued complex of remains that extend past the boundary of the Adelong Falls Reserve.

[1] The battery site comprises: two water wheels with associated weirs, races and aqueducts; a 24-foot buddle; a series of holding tanks; a small quarry; a reverbatory furnace with separate brick stack; a weighbridge; a works office; a cottage with a terraced garden; a metalled entry road with stone revetments; three paths and an unidentified terrace.

The owner's house stood atop the ridge on the left bank opposite Sawyer's Creek, overlooking the site.

Rough hewn granite, quarried on site, was used for all walls with the exception of the brick stack that terminates the furnace flue.

[4]: 63  The ingenious application of raw materials and the use of topography to enhance the gold extraction process, stand out for their creative and technological excellence when compared with similar sites in New South Wales.

The Battery complex provides an opportunity to demonstrate how reef gold was extracted as the site is both innovative and relatively intact.

[4]: 62 Adelong Falls Gold Workings was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

[1] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

The ingenious application of raw materials and the use of topography to enhance the gold extraction process, stand out for their creative and technological excellence when compared with similar sites in New South Wales.

The Battery complex provides an opportunity to demonstrate how reef gold was extracted as the site is both innovative and relatively intact.