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== The part of gold in the KellyGang story ==
== Overview ==
The from the arrival of the first Europeans in the area in the late 1830's entail the late 1870's there had been nothing but change. The discovery of gold on [[Woorajay|Woorajay]] run in the early 1850's transformed much of north east Victoria.
The riches of gold built [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] and made it Victoria's 4th largest city. The city was the centre of the Ovens gold field, See production results ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 24/5/1872|Alexandra24/5/1872]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
The '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' were doing some gold mining just prior to the Mansfield Murders. The chinese were still looking for gold on the Woolshed and in Reedy Creek near the homes of the [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]] family and Aaron Sherritt in the late 1870s. [[Chiltern|Chiltern]] had also been a major gold mining centre. [[Bright|Bright]] and many other places in the ranges had mined in the past.
Gold was an important part of the currency as well as something that was mined. The value of the currency was tied to the value of gold. This meant that gold could be used to pay accounts and the [[Banks|banks]] were approved as gold dealers.
== Topics covered include ==
[[#gm|Gold Mines]], [[#GL|Gold Licences]] , Police Escorts,
'''Higginbotham''' see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
'''[[Hurdle Creek|Hurdle Creek]]''' .- see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]])\
'''Isabella Reef''' ([[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 7/9/1872 (2)|T&C6/4/1872]])
'''Jericho''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 12/8/1880 (5)|Kilmore21/10/1880]])
[[../places/plS_T/sebastopTx2.html|'''Napoleon Lead''']].- see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Madman's Gully'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Magpie Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]). ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
'''[[Maindample|Maindample]]''' ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 30/10/1868|Alexandra30/10/1868]]) ''''''
- The Empress ''''''
- Walter Montgomery ''''''
Meads claim
[[Steve Hart|Hart]] made numerous inquiries about Meade's claim, and how it was turning out. The claim is on the Dry Creek, about 30 miles from Euroa.([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/12/1878 (3)|Argus14/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/6/1880|Argus3/6/80]])
Murmangee Lead.-([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[Myrtleford|Myrtleford Reef.]]- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Mopoke Gully'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Pennyweight Flat'''. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Woolshed|Reid's Creek]]'''.- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[../places/plS_T/sebastopTx2.html|'''Sebastopol''']] '''-''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Woolshed|Sheep Station]] Creek'''.- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Silver Creek''' - ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]])
'''Spring Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Woolshed|The Woolshed]]''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]])
'''Sons of Freedom''' was a famous gold mine in the Woolshed, Reids Creek area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
'''Ti-Tree''' see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
'''Woods Point''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 12/8/1880 (5)|Kilmore21/10/1880]])
[[../../places/plU_Z/woorajaySR2.html|'''Wooragee''' Flat]].- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/8/1860|Argus22/8/60]])
'''[[Yea|Yea]]''' [[../places/plU_Z/yeaTx11.html|../places/plU_Z/yeaTx11.html]] see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
Upper Goulburn, Jamieson ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1861|Argus31/8/61]])
'''Gold Mines'''
'''Acheron,''' near [[Alexandra|Alexandra]]
'''Alexandra''' ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 2/6/1868 (4)|Alexandra2/6/1868]])
-Albert Company
- Lord Nelson Quartz Mining Company
- Hazzard Gold Mining Company
- Eldorado Gold Mining Company
- Homeward Bound Prospecting
- Gleesons Lease
- Galatea
- Kangaroo
'''[[Beechworth|Beechworth]]''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/8/1860|Argus22/8/60]])
How was the gold mined in the area; detailed description. ([[!!FIXME ../../documents/N70s/76_01_22_2Argus.html|!!MISSING]])
'''- One-mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''- Two-mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''- Three-mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''- Six mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Bowman's Forest|Bowan's Forest]]'''.-See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
- '''Chinamen Load''' - ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Black Sand Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[Buckland|Buckland]] See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1865|Argus15/8/65]])
[[Buffalo River|Buffalo River]]- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Chiltern|Chiltern]]'''
'''Dorma''' was a famous gold mine in the Chiltern, Indigo area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
'''Cornish Town''' mine ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879|Argus1/7/79]])
'''Dargo''' gold field ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/8/1860|Argus16/8/60]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1860|Argus31/8/60]])
'''Deep Creek'''. - ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[../places/plE_G/eldoradoT2.html|'''Eldorado''']].- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Gaffney's Creek''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 12/8/1880 (5)|Kilmore21/10/1880]])
'''Ghin Ghin''' see also ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 2/6/1868 (5)|Alexandra2/6/1868]])
[[../places/plC_D/coburSR11.html|'''Gobur''']] - see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 30/4/1880|Alexandra30/4/1880]]) ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 11/6/1869 (3)|Alexandra11/6/1869]] )and lots of other reports
- The Golconds
- Never Can Tell
- Golden Gate
- Working Miners'
- The Northern Star
- Sons of Freedom
- Cosmopolitan
'''Gold Licences'''
The government had, from the early days after the first discovery of gold imposed a tax upon miners. They needed to have a licence to work their claims. The police were used to check up on the miners. The Eureka stockade incident at Ballarat hand been largely a fight over the unjust way that this system was administered. While the system of licences was reformed over the years there were always problems between miners and police.
<blockquote>[[Nicolson|Nicolson]] had to enforce licence hunts amongst the gold miners in the early 1850s
'...There is an instance of the duty we had to perform there which I wish to relate. An order came up from the Government to carry out that obnoxious law, the license law, which still existed, and which we had to put in force. Mr Templeton, who was then a Commissioner of the Goldfields, was selected to perform the disagreeable duty there, and you may know how they were carried out in other districts, and with what result; but in [[Ballarat|Ballarat]] Mr. Templeton was chosen as warden, and I was chosen as police officer. I selected fifteen or twenty men, and the men were paraded without arms-I think, without even batons. I dressed myself, avoiding any appearance of fighting, putting on clean gloves, and carrying a light switch. When we came to the Red Hills, where the diggers were in thousands, we turned in amongst them, and sat down in their midst. They were expecting a number of men with bayonets fixed. They came around us, and Mr. Templeton and myself sat down with the men crowding round us, and Mr. Templeton addressed them in a few words, saying we had this duty to carry out, and shore was no intention to annoy or oppress them in any 17-jun-12aw was-it must be obeyed. He expressed himself so appropriately that they all agreed with him, though many, perhaps, had come to kick up a row. The police were then told to go about the duty. They found several men without licenses. Mr. Templeton or I told them merely to take one constable, go up with those men, and tell them to get their friends to bail them out. They went up, and their friends bailed them out, and there was no inconvenience. They were back at their work in a few minutes, and this process was carried on till we had 30 or 40 prisoners; and next day they were before the court in the usual way, and went through all the forms of the law, and the law was carried out; and that was the last collecting of license fees at Ballarat. ...'( [[Royal Commission report day 51 page 1|RC17129]])
</blockquote>
[[Hare|Hare]] worked on the Talbot goldfield near Maryborough in about 1858 '''Gold Escorts'''
The police provided armed escorts for the gold from the mining towns to Melbourne and many police including SConst J [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] spent part of their career doing this work. Sup Hare gives a good idea of what was involved in the workof a gold escort in his [[Last of the Bushrangers|book]]. '''.'''
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== Overview ==
The from the arrival of the first Europeans in the area in the late 1830's entail the late 1870's there had been nothing but change. The discovery of gold on [[Woorajay|Woorajay]] run in the early 1850's transformed much of north east Victoria.
The riches of gold built [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] and made it Victoria's 4th largest city. The city was the centre of the Ovens gold field, See production results ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 24/5/1872|Alexandra24/5/1872]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
The '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' were doing some gold mining just prior to the Mansfield Murders. The chinese were still looking for gold on the Woolshed and in Reedy Creek near the homes of the [[Joe Byrne|Byrne]] family and Aaron Sherritt in the late 1870s. [[Chiltern|Chiltern]] had also been a major gold mining centre. [[Bright|Bright]] and many other places in the ranges had mined in the past.
Gold was an important part of the currency as well as something that was mined. The value of the currency was tied to the value of gold. This meant that gold could be used to pay accounts and the [[Banks|banks]] were approved as gold dealers.
== Topics covered include ==
[[#gm|Gold Mines]], [[#GL|Gold Licences]] , Police Escorts,
'''Higginbotham''' see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
'''[[Hurdle Creek|Hurdle Creek]]''' .- see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]])\
'''Isabella Reef''' ([[Australian Town and Country Journal at KellyGang 7/9/1872 (2)|T&C6/4/1872]])
'''Jericho''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 12/8/1880 (5)|Kilmore21/10/1880]])
[[../places/plS_T/sebastopTx2.html|'''Napoleon Lead''']].- see also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Madman's Gully'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Magpie Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]). ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
'''[[Maindample|Maindample]]''' ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 30/10/1868|Alexandra30/10/1868]]) ''''''
- The Empress ''''''
- Walter Montgomery ''''''
Meads claim
[[Steve Hart|Hart]] made numerous inquiries about Meade's claim, and how it was turning out. The claim is on the Dry Creek, about 30 miles from Euroa.([[The Argus at KellyGang 14/12/1878 (3)|Argus14/12/78]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 3/6/1880|Argus3/6/80]])
Murmangee Lead.-([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[Myrtleford|Myrtleford Reef.]]- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Mopoke Gully'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Pennyweight Flat'''. ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Woolshed|Reid's Creek]]'''.- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[../places/plS_T/sebastopTx2.html|'''Sebastopol''']] '''-''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Woolshed|Sheep Station]] Creek'''.- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Silver Creek''' - ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]])
'''Spring Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Woolshed|The Woolshed]]''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]])
'''Sons of Freedom''' was a famous gold mine in the Woolshed, Reids Creek area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
'''Ti-Tree''' see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
'''Woods Point''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 12/8/1880 (5)|Kilmore21/10/1880]])
[[../../places/plU_Z/woorajaySR2.html|'''Wooragee''' Flat]].- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Yackandandah|Yackandandah]]''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/8/1860|Argus22/8/60]])
'''[[Yea|Yea]]''' [[../places/plU_Z/yeaTx11.html|../places/plU_Z/yeaTx11.html]] see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 25/6/1880|Alexandra25/6/1880]])
Upper Goulburn, Jamieson ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1861|Argus31/8/61]])
'''Gold Mines'''
'''Acheron,''' near [[Alexandra|Alexandra]]
'''Alexandra''' ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 2/6/1868 (4)|Alexandra2/6/1868]])
-Albert Company
- Lord Nelson Quartz Mining Company
- Hazzard Gold Mining Company
- Eldorado Gold Mining Company
- Homeward Bound Prospecting
- Gleesons Lease
- Galatea
- Kangaroo
'''[[Beechworth|Beechworth]]''' See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/8/1860|Argus22/8/60]])
How was the gold mined in the area; detailed description. ([[!!FIXME ../../documents/N70s/76_01_22_2Argus.html|!!MISSING]])
'''- One-mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''- Two-mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''- Three-mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''- Six mile Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Bowman's Forest|Bowan's Forest]]'''.-See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
- '''Chinamen Load''' - ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Black Sand Creek'''.- ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[Buckland|Buckland]] See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1865|Argus15/8/65]])
[[Buffalo River|Buffalo River]]- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''[[Chiltern|Chiltern]]'''
'''Dorma''' was a famous gold mine in the Chiltern, Indigo area ([[The Argus at KellyGang 22/1/1876 (2)|Argus22/1/76]])
'''Cornish Town''' mine ([[The Argus at KellyGang 1/7/1879|Argus1/7/79]])
'''Dargo''' gold field ([[The Argus at KellyGang 16/8/1860|Argus16/8/60]]) ([[The Argus at KellyGang 31/8/1860|Argus31/8/60]])
'''Deep Creek'''. - ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
[[../places/plE_G/eldoradoT2.html|'''Eldorado''']].- See also ([[The Argus at KellyGang 15/8/1864 (2)|Argus15/8/64]]).
'''Gaffney's Creek''' ([[Kilmore Free Press at KellyGang 12/8/1880 (5)|Kilmore21/10/1880]])
'''Ghin Ghin''' see also ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 2/6/1868 (5)|Alexandra2/6/1868]])
[[../places/plC_D/coburSR11.html|'''Gobur''']] - see also ([[Alexandra and Yea Standard, Gobur, Thornton and Acheron Express at KellyGang 30/4/1880|Alexandra30/4/1880]]) ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 11/6/1869 (3)|Alexandra11/6/1869]] )and lots of other reports
- The Golconds
- Never Can Tell
- Golden Gate
- Working Miners'
- The Northern Star
- Sons of Freedom
- Cosmopolitan
'''Gold Licences'''
The government had, from the early days after the first discovery of gold imposed a tax upon miners. They needed to have a licence to work their claims. The police were used to check up on the miners. The Eureka stockade incident at Ballarat hand been largely a fight over the unjust way that this system was administered. While the system of licences was reformed over the years there were always problems between miners and police.
<blockquote>[[Nicolson|Nicolson]] had to enforce licence hunts amongst the gold miners in the early 1850s
'...There is an instance of the duty we had to perform there which I wish to relate. An order came up from the Government to carry out that obnoxious law, the license law, which still existed, and which we had to put in force. Mr Templeton, who was then a Commissioner of the Goldfields, was selected to perform the disagreeable duty there, and you may know how they were carried out in other districts, and with what result; but in [[Ballarat|Ballarat]] Mr. Templeton was chosen as warden, and I was chosen as police officer. I selected fifteen or twenty men, and the men were paraded without arms-I think, without even batons. I dressed myself, avoiding any appearance of fighting, putting on clean gloves, and carrying a light switch. When we came to the Red Hills, where the diggers were in thousands, we turned in amongst them, and sat down in their midst. They were expecting a number of men with bayonets fixed. They came around us, and Mr. Templeton and myself sat down with the men crowding round us, and Mr. Templeton addressed them in a few words, saying we had this duty to carry out, and shore was no intention to annoy or oppress them in any 17-jun-12aw was-it must be obeyed. He expressed himself so appropriately that they all agreed with him, though many, perhaps, had come to kick up a row. The police were then told to go about the duty. They found several men without licenses. Mr. Templeton or I told them merely to take one constable, go up with those men, and tell them to get their friends to bail them out. They went up, and their friends bailed them out, and there was no inconvenience. They were back at their work in a few minutes, and this process was carried on till we had 30 or 40 prisoners; and next day they were before the court in the usual way, and went through all the forms of the law, and the law was carried out; and that was the last collecting of license fees at Ballarat. ...'( [[Royal Commission report day 51 page 1|RC17129]])
</blockquote>
[[Hare|Hare]] worked on the Talbot goldfield near Maryborough in about 1858 '''Gold Escorts'''
The police provided armed escorts for the gold from the mining towns to Melbourne and many police including SConst J [[SConst John Kelly|Kelly]] spent part of their career doing this work. Sup Hare gives a good idea of what was involved in the workof a gold escort in his [[Last of the Bushrangers|book]]. '''.'''
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