Changes
Import from source
== Location ==
Half way between [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] and [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] or between Beechworth and [[Chiltern|Chiltern]].
== Beginnings ==
Eldorado grew up with the discovery of gold in the area in about [[1854-1863 Events|1856]]. Eldorado was part of the [[Woolshed|Woolshed]] aluvial gold deposit. see ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/2/1864|Argus8/2/64]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (3)|Argus15/8/64]])
There was also tin to be mined ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/8/1870|Argus1/8/70]])
== Importance of EI Dorado ==
Gold mining town
== What was EI Dorado like in the late 1870s ==
'''Coaches'''
Royal Mail [[Coaches|Coaches]] went to [[Beechworth|Beechworth]]
What was El Dorado like ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 26/4/1872|Ensign26/4/1872]])
'''Photograph'''
Map
== Facilities in EI Dorado in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' 4000 in about 1870 '''Hotel''' Empire Hotel
owned by the Klemm family
Martell's hotel ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/9/1881|Argus13/9/81]])
United Ovens Hotel Mr Bussy ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 26/4/1872|Ensign26/4/1872]]) '''School'''
'''Bank'''
'''Church'''
Oriental Bank Corporation
St Jude's Anglican Church (1870) Mr Green 1875
'''[[Police Towns|police sation]]''' '''[[Post Office|Post Office]] [[Telegraph|Telegraph]]'''
There was a [[Post Office|postal]] route between [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] and [[Tarawingi|Tarawingee]] Station via Reid's Creek, [[Woolshed|Woolshed]], Reidford, and Eldorado '''Other things of interest''' See also [[El Dorado|El Dorado]] the squatting run
[[Doctors|Doctor]] '''George Richard Walker'''
Licensing [[Courts|Magistrates]]
'''John Cock'''
'''Joseph Harrow'''
'''Mining'''
United Wellington Gold and Tin Mining Company Limited 1876
Guildford
Store keeper
Charles Schuppe
== Links to the KellyGang ==
William [[James Wallace|Wallace]] was a trainee teacher at Eldorado ([[Royal Commission report day 43 page 3|RC15081]])
Const [[Hall|Hall]] was well known in Eldorado See the [[Jerilderie Letter|Jerilderie Letter]]
Const [[Const J Dwyer|Dwyer]] was stationed at Eldorado ([[Royal Commission report day 24 page 9|RC9392]])
Did Steve Hart assault someone near Eldorado ([[The Argus at KellyGang 27/1/1879 (5)|Argus27/1/79]])
On Sunday [[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|16/2/1879]] Det [[Ward|Ward]] and Sup [[Hare|Hare]] went to Eldorado to meet [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]], where there was a party of police in charge of Sconst [[Strahan|Strachan]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 4|RC1277]])
Police from Eldorado went to arrest [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879 (2)|Argus1/7/79]])
In early 1880 [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]] wanted to know how much money they would likely get in Eldorado bank, and "John Jones" ([[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]]?) was directed to inform them that there would never be more than ten, twenty, or thirty pounds found in that bank. ([[Royal Commission report day 38 page 5|RC13855]])
== Members of the El Dorado community ==
Sgt George '''Du Vernet''' and MConst Edward '''Carven''' and Const Edward '''McCabe''' were stationed at El Dorado
== What happened at EI Dorado after the time of the Kelly Gang ==
Frank [[Frederick Becroft|Becroft]] was a policeman stationed at El Dorado after the time of the '''KellyGang'''.
The Royal Commission said it was a grave error to reduce the size of the El Dorado police station ([[Royal Commission second (page 1)|RC2ndReport]])
Gold dredging continued in the area until the 1950s
== What is happening at EI Dorado today ==
The area near Eldorardo has produced Topaz, Citrine and Clear Quartz
[[Category:Places]] [[Category:Places starting with E-G]] [[Category:EI Dorado]] [[Category:Beechworth]] [[Category:gold]] [[Category:history]] [[Category:bushrangers]]
MediaWiki:Sidebar
{{^|Original page location \places\plE_G\eldoradoT2.html}}
Half way between [[Wangaratta|Wangaratta]] and [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] or between Beechworth and [[Chiltern|Chiltern]].
== Beginnings ==
Eldorado grew up with the discovery of gold in the area in about [[1854-1863 Events|1856]]. Eldorado was part of the [[Woolshed|Woolshed]] aluvial gold deposit. see ([[The Argus at KellyGang 8/2/1864|Argus8/2/64]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (3)|Argus15/8/64]])
There was also tin to be mined ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/8/1870|Argus1/8/70]])
== Importance of EI Dorado ==
Gold mining town
== What was EI Dorado like in the late 1870s ==
'''Coaches'''
Royal Mail [[Coaches|Coaches]] went to [[Beechworth|Beechworth]]
What was El Dorado like ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 26/4/1872|Ensign26/4/1872]])
'''Photograph'''
Map
== Facilities in EI Dorado in the late 1870s ==
'''Population''' 4000 in about 1870 '''Hotel''' Empire Hotel
owned by the Klemm family
Martell's hotel ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13/9/1881|Argus13/9/81]])
United Ovens Hotel Mr Bussy ([[The North Eastern Ensign at KellyGang 26/4/1872|Ensign26/4/1872]]) '''School'''
'''Bank'''
'''Church'''
Oriental Bank Corporation
St Jude's Anglican Church (1870) Mr Green 1875
'''[[Police Towns|police sation]]''' '''[[Post Office|Post Office]] [[Telegraph|Telegraph]]'''
There was a [[Post Office|postal]] route between [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] and [[Tarawingi|Tarawingee]] Station via Reid's Creek, [[Woolshed|Woolshed]], Reidford, and Eldorado '''Other things of interest''' See also [[El Dorado|El Dorado]] the squatting run
[[Doctors|Doctor]] '''George Richard Walker'''
Licensing [[Courts|Magistrates]]
'''John Cock'''
'''Joseph Harrow'''
'''Mining'''
United Wellington Gold and Tin Mining Company Limited 1876
Guildford
Store keeper
Charles Schuppe
== Links to the KellyGang ==
William [[James Wallace|Wallace]] was a trainee teacher at Eldorado ([[Royal Commission report day 43 page 3|RC15081]])
Const [[Hall|Hall]] was well known in Eldorado See the [[Jerilderie Letter|Jerilderie Letter]]
Const [[Const J Dwyer|Dwyer]] was stationed at Eldorado ([[Royal Commission report day 24 page 9|RC9392]])
Did Steve Hart assault someone near Eldorado ([[The Argus at KellyGang 27/1/1879 (5)|Argus27/1/79]])
On Sunday [[events79-2_4Jerilderie Robbery|16/2/1879]] Det [[Ward|Ward]] and Sup [[Hare|Hare]] went to Eldorado to meet [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]], where there was a party of police in charge of Sconst [[Strahan|Strachan]]. ([[Royal Commission report day 6 page 4|RC1277]])
Police from Eldorado went to arrest [[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]] ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879 (2)|Argus1/7/79]])
In early 1880 [[Joe Byrne|Joe Byrne]] wanted to know how much money they would likely get in Eldorado bank, and "John Jones" ([[Aaron Sherritt|Aaron Sherritt]]?) was directed to inform them that there would never be more than ten, twenty, or thirty pounds found in that bank. ([[Royal Commission report day 38 page 5|RC13855]])
== Members of the El Dorado community ==
Sgt George '''Du Vernet''' and MConst Edward '''Carven''' and Const Edward '''McCabe''' were stationed at El Dorado
== What happened at EI Dorado after the time of the Kelly Gang ==
Frank [[Frederick Becroft|Becroft]] was a policeman stationed at El Dorado after the time of the '''KellyGang'''.
The Royal Commission said it was a grave error to reduce the size of the El Dorado police station ([[Royal Commission second (page 1)|RC2ndReport]])
Gold dredging continued in the area until the 1950s
== What is happening at EI Dorado today ==
The area near Eldorardo has produced Topaz, Citrine and Clear Quartz
[[Category:Places]] [[Category:Places starting with E-G]] [[Category:EI Dorado]] [[Category:Beechworth]] [[Category:gold]] [[Category:history]] [[Category:bushrangers]]
MediaWiki:Sidebar
{{^|Original page location \places\plE_G\eldoradoT2.html}}
