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Mount William stone axe quarry
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<p>The Mount William stone axe quarry (traditionally known as <i>Wil-im-ee moor-ing)</i> is an <a href="/facts/Aboriginal_Australian/DNAQ5z5m">Aboriginal Australian</a> <a href="/facts/Archaeological_site/zC1LtpXB">archaeological site</a> in <a href="/facts/Central_Victoria/M7LRIyf7">Central Victoria</a>, Australia. It is located 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) northeast of <a href="/facts/Lancefield,_Victoria/qkQUVeSC">Lancefield</a>, off Powells Track, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of <a href="/facts/Romsey,_Victoria/RS5e0rXy">Romsey</a> and 78 kilometres (48 mi) from <a href="/facts/Melbourne/EHY9YxI0">Melbourne</a>. Known as <i>Wil-im-ee moor-ring</i>, meaning "axe place" in the <a href="/facts/Woiwurrung/qN6PdD06">Woiwurrung</a> language, the greenstone quarry was an important source of raw material for the manufacture of greenstone <a href="/facts/Stone_axe/GeUl1rAm">ground-edge axes</a>, which were traded over a wide area of south-east Australia. </p>