Alexandra Times at KellyGang 13/8/1869 (2)

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Moved by Mr Simcocks, seconded by Mr Davis, "That in the opinion of this meeting the time has come for the law to be administered in this place, and not at intervals of three weeks at a distance of 16 miles; that therefore the Law Department be petitioned to establish a Warden’s Court and build a suitable court house here so that justice may be administered on the spot, and not as at present at a ruinous loss of time and money."

Moved by Mr Simcocks, seconded by Mr Davis, "That in the opinion of this meeting the time has come for the law to be administered in this place, and not at intervals of three weeks at a distance of 16 miles; that therefore the Law Department be petitioned to establish a Warden’s Court and build a suitable court house here so that justice may be administered on the spot, and not as at present at a ruinous loss of time and money."

Moved by Mr Black, seconded by Mr Williams, "That a daily instead of a tri-weekly postal communication with Melbourne has become essential to the interests of Godfrey's Creek, and a telegraph station should be established at once; that a deputation therefore be appointed to wait on the Postal, Law, and Mining Departments, to urge on each the desirability of carrying out these resolutions, the said deputation to consist of the gentlemen appointed by the standing committee."

Moved by Mr Pennington, seconded by Mr Burns, "That looking to the danger and annoyance that ensue to any community from the reckless exposure of offal, manure, and carrion, to a burning sun, in the midst of a thickly populated neighborhood, this meeting, pledges itself to support its committee in using all lawful means to put down, remove, or mitigate all such as may be deemed by the injurious to the health or welfare of the general inhabitants, and likely to prove mischievous in the future."

After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meeting closed.


The Melbourne speculators hive completed the purchase of the Never Can Tell Co's ground, and I have little doubt it will make one of the best alluvial mines in the colony, by amalgamating with the Golconda Gem of the North, and Queen Coy's ground as the Great Northern company have struck excellent washdirt in their eastern drive, and the ground still dipping east. As much as, a pennyweight to the tin dish has been got, with three feet of wash. If all the above claims were amalgamated, and formed into one company, it might be floated with ease in any mining market for £50,000. It was once thought by some of our experienced miners that the gold in he Working. Miners, came from the Red Streak; but now it has. been proved beyond a doubt that the. head sources, of this celebrated Working Miners’ lead is a great way further north than the, most knowing over supposed it to be.

I am happy to be able to report that the boring rods have arrived, and are now in full work in the Great Southern Coy’s ground, Goulburn River. Mr Gundry of this town has secured about, one and-a-half miles of this highly auriferous ground. There can be no doubt as to the value of this speculation, when it is taken into consideration that all the deep leads running, from the UT, Spring, Home, and Godfrey's Creeks, combined with the original bed of the Goulburn must come through the Great Southern Coy's ground. I hear that there is. consider able demand for shares in this company at Alexandra, but Mr Gundry, it seems, does; not care to take in any of our local men.

About six miles lower down the Goulburn there is a party of men prospecting for the Ghin Ghin deep lead; they have bottomed at 185 feet, and are now driving along the dip, through a wash from two to three feet deep, with very good prospects.

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