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• The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 4 page 4
  ...afterwards! We had our tea, which consisted of kangaroos' tails boiled in water, with some pepper and salt, which were not by any means palatable, but afte
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• The Argus at KellyGang 22/8/1860
  ...ile Creek is being reworked. In the [[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]] division water is plentiful. Two new quartz reefs have been discovered-one on Twist's Cree ...ims as for old and abandoned ground; and it is probable, with abundance of water, much of the old leads might be made to pay if leases were granted to the m
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• The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1860
  ...inst. We were obliged to select that day, not only on account of the small supply of rations remaining in the camp, but because we feared that the fine -weat ...ul, and we did not know how long it would be before we should have another supply. After refreshing ourselves, we still continued our ascent, and soon saw Ta
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• The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1861
  '''BEECHWORTH WATER RIGHTS''' REPORT OF THE COMMISSION APPOINTED TO INQUIRE INTO THE SUBJECT OF WATER RIGHTS IN THE BEECHWORTH DISTRICT
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• The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1861 (2)
  '''Water rights''' ...e between bank and creek, a claimholder on one having as good right to the water as the claimholder on the other, until the creeks and their immediate banks
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• The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1861 (3)
  '''Water rights''' ...ATION WITH REGARD TO WATER RIGHTS, AND THE MODE IN WHICH THE RIGHT TO TAKE WATER FOR MINING PURPOSES FROM SPRINGS AND CREEKS SHALL, BE REGULATED IN FUTURE.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1861 (4)
  '''Water rights''' ...hts exist in other creeks. The commission to allot a reasonably sufficient supply in such cases in accordance with the bye-laws in force at the time, such ex
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• The Argus at KellyGang 12/3/1862
  ...ek, are greatly retarded by the drought, and one of the machines, of which water is the principal motive power, has been at times standing for several days.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864
  ...g map of Beechworth division; scale, half-inch per mile. B. Sketch-plan of water-races in Spring Creek and Snake Valley sub-divisions. C. Sketch-plan of water-races in the [[Woolshed|Woolshed]] and part of Three Mile sub-divisions.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)
  ...ng divisions of this district, to recommend any particular scheme of water supply, I am led to conclude that it would be practicable to construct waterworks But as the best sources and mode of supply can only be known by careful hydrographical and hydraulic surveys, 1 would
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• The Argus at KellyGang 25/5/1866
  ...events it was of the highest importance, and even if secondary to a water supply, they might safely reckon on that very desirable object following as a matt
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• The Argus at KellyGang 25/5/1866 (5)
  ...could to remedy this, by procuring railway communication-that and a water supply. The latter, however, would quickly follow the former, and a railway, there
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 2/6/1868 (6)
  ...ts have been obtained from the surface to the bed rock; but at present the water is scarce, and the miners are busy making dams and erecting puddling machin ...f the creek it has been followed into a swamp, where from the abundance of water it becomes unworkable. There are numerous creeks of similar aspect in the n
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 3/9/1869 (2)
  ...is rather ragged; but in the white run it appears to be considerably more water-worn and nuggets up to 5 oz each are frequently picked out of the dirt. The
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 25/6/1870 (2)
  ...on the land where last week they were racing. One could hardly, credit the water marks on the walls of houses, from the roofs of which the inhabitants had b ...ite twenty per centum under George-street cost; and in purchasing my daily supply of "cut-up" from friend Ball (who combines the tobacco and barber
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• The Argus at KellyGang 1/8/1870
  The alluvial diggings are, with an artificial water supply, practically inexhaustible; and the quartz-reefs may be said - owing to the
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 7/9/1872
  ...n near the house, and form the well-known Billabong. Force pumps and tanks supply the house on a novel principle. Overseer's house, men's quarters, stables, ...of races the sheep are run through the various processes of cold and warm water, and then on to a good drying ground. An inspection shows at once a vast sa
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 25/5/1872 (2)
  ...s in the mountainous parts of the country, who can scarcely understand how water can be so valuable.
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 22/6/1872 (7)
  ...ce pump from the Colombo Creek below; and hose pipes laid on from the tank water every part of the garden and orchard in front of the residence. The homeste ...ct was made and partially carried to out make a cutting so as to allow the water of the Murrumbidgee to flow into the Yanko.
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 20/7/1872
  ...y or thirty cattle were first cut out of the main mob, and driven into the water. A number of horsemen lining the bank prevented their returning, so they sw ...fference is very great. Here was a fine dam capable of storing a supply of water for two years, the filling in of which was commenced by one man and two hor
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 31/8/1872 (2)
  ...ng for water supply, and in the erection of machinery for spouting and hot water washing wool. The station carries about 60,000 sheep, and a few hundred hea ...for seven miles, yet it was found necessary to greatly increase the water supply by the construction of nine or ten dams, wells, and tanks, at a cost of ove
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 31/8/1872 (3)
  ...lve large and seventeen smaller paddocks. To secure a sufficient supply of water, without which it would have been impossible to keep stock on the station e
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 7/9/1872 (6)
  ...tion marts, with all the minor surroundings of a great commercial cntrepot supply the requests of a wide extent of country over which the hawker's cart of ot ...mpered to the parched lambs." But [[Murrumbidgee River|Murrumbidgee]] water at such seasons, whether mixed with the malt and hops of the local Bass and
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 14/9/1872 (3)
  ...ties in the small space. Fountains ? in several parts and a good supply of water obtained from a deep well, pumped up by a windmill in one part of the garde
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 21/9/1872 (3)
  ...een miles distant, and for the great part of the way the country was under water. Travelling beyond a walk was almost impossible. A few heavy showers of rai
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 19/10/1872
  This magnificent sheet of water, fed by the Murrumbidgee in flood time, was discovered by Mr F A '''Gwynne' ...been made. Between £5000 and £6000 have been expended in obtaining water supply, for this principality, which embraces an area of many tens of thousands of
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 2/11/1872 (2)
  ...the passenger's seats, while he rode my horse to Hay. The roads were under water for the greater part of the way, and five horses wore attached to the coach ...om £50 to £80 per mile. Large sums have been expanded in obtaining water supply; and incredible as it may appear the present spirited proprietors have expe
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• The Argus at KellyGang 13/1/1873
  ...order to get thorough understanding of the lie of the country, and of the water-power which may be made available."
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 15/2/1873
  ...p with bricks, and a pump placed there. This would give at clear supply of water at a cost of about £15. No £15 could be better spent. ...y:press report]] [[Category:1873]] [[Category:Alexandra]] [[Category:water supply]] [[Category:history]]
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• The Argus at KellyGang 20/11/1873 (2)
  ...per mile, exclusive of the cost of rails. fastenings, stations, and water supply.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 20/11/1873 (3)
  ...nd because it would offer less opposition to the free passage of the storm-water. ...n River , but wherever it is possible smaller tanks are used and the water supply is obtained by gravitation.
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 16/10/1875
  ...on at Mathoura, and £900 for securing a portion of his leasehold from the water in the Gulpa Creek, making a total of £1500 and I suppose he wishes he may .... There is no station is the district that has sent such a steady, regular supply of fat cattle to the Melbourne market, as Mr Brook's has sent from this sta
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 16/10/1875 (2)
  The supply of wool from Riverina this season will be far in excess of former years, an A number of reserves for water and stock routes are proclaimed in this district. At the Government land sa
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• Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 1/1/1876
  ...ect. Their public gardens are numerous and well kept, a constant supply of water being always available for the flower bed and green plot.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)
  ...higher level than the Woolshed, are re-worked with the help of this water supply, the whole of the likely "dirt" being emptied into the races.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (3)
  ...m of mining, efficacious though it be. Nothing is to be seen but a line of water boxes, very much like sewers, which wind their way for miles through the ol ...s constantly drained of men seeking employment. On the [[Stanley|Stanley]] water claims the sluicing men earn from £3 to £1 par week, and all have their o
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 7/10/1876
  ...f water running alongside to cleanse and purify, though there is plenty of water there, I can assure you. For a summer residence, for hunting, fishing, or s ...me famous except for a sea side residence for lunatics - in fact, a local 'supply could already be guaranteed. Near the coal mines stands the only police qua
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 9/12/1876
  ...urst into flames. From the '''Union Bank''' opposite a plentiful supply of water was obtained, and passed across the street in buckets. Cook's hotel was qui ...to many. Some men here worked like heroes amidst smoke and flame, throwing water on the roof and tearing down burning woodwork, and by superhuman efforts th
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• Alexandra Times at KellyGang 9/12/1876 (2)
  ...r. Everything was at last removed but the mere shell, and copious doses of water were well applied till the danger wits over, though the beams and rafters b ...h wet blankets while the fire was at its height, and but for the supply of water from there the destruction would have been much greater. Fortunately too th
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• The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1879
  ...should be brought under the notice of the Minister in charge of the water supply department.
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• The Argus at KellyGang 18/2/1879
  ...s he gets a chance, rushes off to betray me " He asked for a drink of water, and then got on his horse, and he and Dan rode off in the direction of ''' ...cation was made to the Bank of New South Wales authorities in Melbourne to supply arms to volunteers, but the application was met with a prompt refusal.
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• The Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 22/2/1879 (2)
  ...s he gets a chance, rushes off to betray me." He asked for a drink of water, and then got on his horse, and he and Dan rode off in the direction of Ber ...cation was made to the Bank of New South Wales authorities in Melbourne to supply arms to volunteers, but the application was met with a permit refused.
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• The Ovens and Murray Advertiser 15/3/1879
  '''WANGARATTA WATER SUPPLY''' ...ould appear that the scheme itself was a mistake; and yet a supply of good water for domestic purposes – not to speak of the extinguishing of fires – is
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• The Argus at KellyGang 19/11/1879 (3)
  ...e put on rations. Strict orders were also given that a plentiful supply of water should be given to the prisoners. After being searched the watches and chai
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• Illustrated Australian News at KellyGang 16/2/1880 (2)
  ...esidences in the township, thus giving them a constant supply of excellent water. ...ed by the hot wind into a maze of yellow light and blue misty shadows, the water, to the eye, is delightfully cool and deep, looking, and the cattle, still
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• The Argus at KellyGang 1/5/1880
  ...es of the claim, they afterwards visited and examined Lake Kerferd and the supply races; then went on as far as Stanley, where a number of persons waited upo It was shown that with a plentiful supply of water, an immense territory in the locality was available for mining purposes. Mr
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• The Argus at KellyGang 21/6/1880 (3)
  ...could have put 200 [[Wool Wheat and Meat|sheep]] on his land, a plentiful supply of herbage would have been converted into wool and mutton. It was not until ...of ground cleared. The difficulty they had to overcome was the scarcity of water.
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• The Argus (17)
  ...h a desire, and he replied, ‘Because he suggested in Parliament that the water in the Kelly country should be poisoned, and that the grass should be burnt
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• The Argus at KellyGang 19/3/1881 (5)
  ...ge our small party made a call, and had a brief talk with the inmates. The supply of furniture was not large, but more than one would expect to find in a bla ...ted. The main race takes another direction at the back of the village. The water comes from the upper portion of Coranderrk Creek, and is conducted over the
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• The Argus at KellyGang 15/6/1882
  ...e in the barracks. Their duties would include those of orderlies, of water supply, and revenue officers, certain work connected with the Customs department, ...erpetrated in the colonies are done by persons of these nationalities. The water police should be trained on board the Nelson or Cerberus, and should receiv
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• Royal Commission report day 6 page 5
  ...d different shoes to their horses. We used to see this old woman go to the water and look for our tracks, and also look about the road. We had no fires, exc ...is is an instance that occurred actually: I saw the man one night when the water was frozen on the creeks and I was frozen to death nearly. I came down and
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• Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer Chapter VI page 2
  ...of his smartness as he escorted the prisoner to the river for a supply of water. The latter did some boasting too, for he also had been a runner. He said:
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• Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer Chapter XVII page 4
  ...ad run short of grog, and having no ready cash for the purchase of a fresh supply, deputed one of their number to endeavour to raise a loan. It was a bright ...rincipal store, Donaldson’s, stands exactly on the line dividing the two water sheds of Victoria . When the Bailiwicks Act came into force it became neces
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• Recollections of a Victorian Police Officer Chapter XV page 2
  ...o further trouble. Reid is, I believe, still living, and could, I am sure, supply many interesting reminiscences of his life at Omeo in the sixties. ...ort prayer, turned Trooper into the stream, and to his great joy found the water not more than six inches in depth.
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• SConst Mays
  ...d different shoes to their horses. We used to see this old woman go to the water and look for our tracks, and also look about the road. We had no fires, exc
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• SConst Mills
  ...atch party. There was only one waterhole, and we used to have to carry our water with a can, and even then, from our position, we used to see Mrs. Bryne loo We used to see this old woman go to the water and look for our tracks, and also look about the road. We had no fires, exc
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• Rule
  ...millers. In 1875 Ned Kelly was back with Saunders and Rule at their Burkes water hole sawmill near Mrs Kelly's home as the overseer. ...o relocate the sawmill to [[Gippsland|Gippsland]] were they had a contract supply timber for the [[Railways|railways]].
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• Sadleir
  ...es I went out with were to Euroa and Muddy Creek, on some information by a water-police constable; which turned out to be mistaken; two trips with Mr. O'Con A relative has been kind enough to supply the following information.
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• Saunders
  ...le I and others sawmillers. Later Ned Kelly was the overseer at our Burkes water hole sawmill. ...o relocate the sawmill to [[Gippsland|Gippsland]] were they had a contract supply timber for the [[Railways|railways]].
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• Alexandra
  The town needed a proper town water supply ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 15/2/1873|Alexandra15/2/1873]])
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• Beechworth
  '''Water supply''' ([[The Argus at KellyGang 2/4/1861|Argus2/4/61]]) ([[The Argus at KellyG water supply was always an issue. Gold mining took lots of water and there were attemps to control its use from the earlier day of mining
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• Euroa
  ...on the trip from Melbourne to Wodonga because there was a permanent water supply. ...oa Robbery|22/1/1879]] the police recieved information was received from a water policeman at Euroa, who was on leave of absence, that he had seen the '''Ke
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• Wangaratta
  '''Water supply'''
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• Wodonga (2)
  ...s horses were brought to Wodonga from all over southern New South Wales to supply the Indian army cavalry. The '''KellyGang''' had the best horses in the Emp '''Water supply''' ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1879|Argus22/1/79]])
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• Wool Wheat and Meat
  ...e first crops to be grown was wheat. In the early years wheat was in short supply and it had to be imported into Victoria for many years. Wheat was grown aro Where there was plenty of water with good soil Hops and Tobacco was grown. See ([[The Argus at KellyGang 13
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