== The part Importance of gold mining == Many of the towns in North Eastern Victoria owed their start to the descovery of aluvial gold. See places such as [[Alexandra|Alexandra]], [[Beechworth|Beechworth]], [[Bright|Bright]], [[Buckland|Buckland]], Dargo, Glen Wills, [[Gobur|Gobur]], [[Harrietville|Harrietville]], [[Myrtleford|Myrtleford]], [[Omeo (2)|Omeo]], [[Rutherglen|Rutherglen]], [[Yackindanda|Yackandandah]], . == The KellyGang story 's involvement with gold mining == Hare did some gold mining in the 1850s when he first arrived in Australia ([[The Last of the Bushrangers Chapter 1 page 2|FH]]) When the '''[[KellyGang|KellyGang]]''' needed money they often turned their hand to gold mining. Their base near [[Stringy Bark Creek|Stringy Bark Creek]] was one such area and it is likely that they did some mining in the [[Yackindanda|Yackandandah]] area == Mining Boards == The mining industry was controlled by local mining boards. Mr William Ward was the Chairman of the [[Beechworth|Beechworth]] Mining Board. The problem with the Board ([[Alexandra Times at KellyGang 11/6/1869|Alexandra11/6/1869]]) See the development of the [[Gobur|Godfrey's Creek]] gold field. A detailed set of reports.
== Overview ==
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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