Located at the same site as the Herberton Mining Museum and Visitor Information Centre is the Great Northern Reward Claim. 

The site includes the 24 hectares (60 acres) of land which William Jack and John Newell were allowed to purchase as a reward claim for their discovery of the tin deposits at Herberton.

Within the Herberton Mining Centre precinct a superb physical record of the Great Northern's history has survived. It contains both The Gully, in which alluvial tin was discovered and, nearby, the site of the first lode tin discovered in Australia.

A clearly marked walking trail allows the visitor to see first hand, the remains of the mine buildings and shafts.  Signs with information and photgaphs explain to the visitor the historical relevance of what they are viewing.