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A pictorial history and description of the towns that were in the region of Walhalla-Wood's Point gold belt from the 1860's to the 1960's. A1 mine settlement, Aberfeldy, Beardmore and other wayside shanties, Black River group, Coopers Creek, Donnellys Creek, Enochs Point, Fulton Creek, Gaffneys Creek, Gooleys Creek, Jamieson, Jordan Valley, Kevington, Knockwood, Matlock, Ten Mile, Walhalla and it suburbs and Woods Point. Also included a short description of 5 towns without pictorial documentation. Brooklyn Town, Cherry Point, Leviathan, Shamrock and Wyeton.. CONTENTS: Introduction p2. Location map of the Walhalla-Woods Point gold belt townships p3. Towns that didn’t make the cut p4. A1 Mine Settlement p5. Aberfeldy p13. Beardmore and other wayside shanties p22. Black River group p25. Coopers Creek p26. Donnelly’s Creek p33. Enoch’s Point p43. Fulton Creek p47. Gaffney’s Creek p49. Gooley’s Creek p61. Jamieson p62. Jordan Valley p72. Kevington p86. Knockwood p89. Matlock p91. Ten Mile p99. Walhalla and its suburbs p104. Woods Point p131. Further information on the area p145. ILLUSTRATIONS (selected): A1 MINE SETTLEMENT: A1 Mine Settlement group of miners, about 1914, with Charlie Cole; A1 Mine Settlement at its peak in 1915; A1 Mine Settlement in 1962 p5. The A1 Gold Mine, showing the waterwheel, about 1912; Jim Marchbank’s saw mill on the Woods Point Road, with Frank Ferguson, Bob Ross and Jack O’Keefe p6. Hauling of a boiler outside Till’s House at A1 Mine Settlement; The A1 Gold Mine battery and Till’s House, about 1900 p7. Mother of Bruce Meakin’s house at A1 Mine Settlement 1914-20; Parents of Mrs Meakin, Charlie and Emily Cole p8. A1 Mine poppet head, 1915; A1 Mine Settlement school and tennis court, 1916 p9. A1 Mine Settlement tennis court, 1916; Miner’s huts p10. Miner’s hut in winter snow; House owned by Dillon family, with a small shop at the end, 1917 p11. A1 Mine Settlement School, 1915, with Hazel and Truda Cole and head teacher, Mr W.H. Greene; Sports day at A1 Mine Settlement, 1918, Till’s House on right p12. ABERFELDY: Aberfeldy, 1860s; Aberfeldy 1895 p13. Svenson’s Lily Mine and miners, Lily Valley near Aberfeldy, 1906; Royal Mail (Aberfeldy) Hotel, about 1928 p14. Royal Mail Hotel, about 1928; Royal Mail Hotel and townsfolk, Main Street, about 1928 p15. Svenson children, Royal Mail Hotel, 1928 p16. ‘Granny’ Svenson, 1906; Aberfeldy 1954 p17. Aberfeldy in snow; Aberfeldy School, 1920; Aberfeldy 1920 p18. Dick Power, Aberfeldy Mailman; Guest House at Aberfeldy in 1960; Group photo at the Royal Mail Hotel: Kelly, William Svenson, Mr Irvine, Granny, Fred Campbell, Jack Doherty, Bob Clarke, B. Fairweather, May Hagg, Mick Hughes, Ethel (Murry) Lawson, Gordon or Billy Mae, Mr Irvine’s wife, Ken Lewis, Dave Ogalvie, Harry Coulson, Ada Svenson with Eric, May, Flo and Elsie p19. Mount Lookout (Aberfeldy) 1906; Pa Lewis of Aberfeldy, Reg Svenson at home in Aberfeldy p20. The Hussey girls, who lived at Clarke’s Flat, about 1900; Svenson girls and Gertie Anderson p21. BEARDMORE: Postcard of Beardmore’s Halfway House on the Walhalla Road, about 189?; Sarah MacGregor Porter (nee Sutherland); Frederick Charles Porter (1832-1869); Eliza Porter (nee Kimpton) (1833-1909) (later ‘Grandma Ainger’) p22. Ella, Jack Marks, and Dulcie, at Beardmore’s; On the Walhalla Road from Beardmores, about 1920s p23. Joe Knapping crossing one of the bridges he built over the Thomson River; Joe Knapping’s house in a derelict state, Mountain Town; Aberfeldy Bridge near Walhalla p24. BLACK RIVER GROUP: Royal Standard Mine workings looking north and looking south p25. COOPER’S CREEK: Cooper’s Creek State School no. 4077; Cooper’s Creek Sports Day, 1920 p26. Bridge over the Thomson River at Cooper’s Creek, with coach on the steep ascent to Happy-go-Lucky; Evens Brothers Limestone Quarry; The ‘bullock express’ p27. Coopers Creek Cricket Ground and Copper Mine Hotel p28. Jack Meuleman, Inclined tramway from Jubilee to White Rock lime kilns, Cooper’s Creek; Evans Brothers Limestone Quarry p29. Cooper’s Creek Lime Kilns – Evans Brothers; Jim Meuleman senior; Limestone quarry p30. Lime kilns; Post Office, 1915, home of Mrs M.A. Black p31. Thomson River Copper Company Smelting Works, 1874; Copper smelter 1907; Ted Rogers and Clinton Hair on mullock skip, Evans Brothers Limestone Quarry p32. DONNELLY’S CREEK: Coach on Donnelly’s Creek Road, about 1900; George Crane, a miner at Toombon p33. Bob Murie and Jack Sheehan; Jack and Paul Stampf; Donnelly’s Creek Hotel or Walker’s Store, about 1900 at Store Point p34. Toombon Mine; The settlement at Clarke’s Flat, about 1900; Toombon miners, 1896 p35. Toombon Road; Family group at Toombon, pre 1900s p36. Toombon Battery, 1880 p37. Dave Merrington panning for gold at Donnelly’s Creek, about 1930; Dave Merrington at Merrington’s Flat 1937 p38. Jimmy and Dave Merrington searching for gold at Donnelly’s Creek, about 1930; Store Point, about 1920; Deserted Toombon, about 1900s; Toombon Hotel in ruins, about 1920 p39. Store Point Hotel; Store Point, about 1920 p40. Track to Donnelly’s Creek on the rise, about 1920; Toombon deserted township, about 1920; The Springs, about 1900 p41. Ellen (Nelly) Madden and her two children, Mary Doyle (from first marriage), and Pat Fagan (from second marriage); Mary (Molly) Doyle; School at Store Point, about 1920s p42. ENOCH’S POINT: Enoch’s Point on the Big River, about 1880; Swing bridge over the Big River new Newman’s in the 1930s with Sid Garthwaite; Big River Hotel at Enoch’s Point, about 1920 p43. Enoch’s Point, about 1870s p44. Suspension bridge over the Big River, about 1930s: Ruby Logan, Mabel Burness, Una Rogers, Thelma Burness; Looking down at Enoch’s Point, about 1940s; Keith Pilkington and ‘Lovey’ packing supplies to Enoch’s Point, about 1940 p45. Harry Pearce and Flo Pilkington, August 1937; Sid Garthwaite outside the hut at the True Blue Mine, 1937; Camp at Enoch’s Point, Feb 1937 p46. FULTON’S CREEK: Fulton’s Creek Gold Mine p47. GAFFNEY’S CREEK: Lauraville district, school in foreground, hotel in background; Horse team at Cadan’s Hill p49. Gaffney’s Creek in 1910, looking south, Diggin’s house is on the hill, Bill Trenfield’s house and shop on the road, Shade’s willow tree on left; Webster’s Corner, 1916 p50. Gaffney’s Creek about 1912, with Church of England, Trenfield’s, Mrs Hutchinson’s Mountain Queen Hotel; Mrs Anne Cadan (nee Williams); Directors of the New A1 Company, 1928-32 p51. Store at View Point, originally Mountford and Hill’s, then John Cardiff’s, then John Ross’, managed by Roady Macey, Constable Conlon pictured 1902; Gaffney’s Creek about 1910, looking south, with Justice’s Albion Hotel and Hall at Drummond’s Point, in distance, Cadan’s Commercial Hotel and Ross’ Store, Raspberry Creek p52. Gaffney’s Creek 1946; Drummond’s Point about 1909, Albion Hotel and Hall p53. Visit of directors of the Eldorado Mine at Gaffney’s Creek about 1927: Jack Toms, Ben Lloyd, Mr Gerrard ; Drummond’s Creek about 1926, with Albion Hotel and Hall p54. Drummond’s Point, Albion Hotel, rear of Albion Hall and tennis court p55. Drummond’s Point looking north about 1865, with Homeward Bound Hotel, L.J. Lee’s residence, Court House Hotel, Star Hotel, P. Mason’s, Colonial Bank, L.J. Lee’s Shop, Union Bank, Justice Brothers Store (hidden), Albion Hotel, Police Station, Lehman’s water race p56. John and Martha Trenfield (nee Jefferies); The Wallaby Battery with Clarrie Anderson p56. Rose of Denmark Gold Mine Battery and boiler p57. Sports Ground, looking east towards the road; and looking south with Catholic Church in background p58. Cricketers at the Sports Ground; Wallaby Mine, about 1926 p59. Wallaby Mine; Raspberry Creek 1880s; Church of England [Anglican] about 1880 p60. GOOLEY’S CREEK: Early Gooley’s Creek, Gooley’s Creek 1906 p61. JAMIESON: Jamieson 1865; Jamieson , about 1880 p62. Court House Hotel, about 1947; Arworthall-Gerrans property, Licola Road, about 1880 p63. Corner of Bank and Bridge Street 1918; Horse team on the road from Jamieson, hauling a boiler, heading for the goldfields p64. Bank Street 1911; Brewery Bridge; Bridge Street 1860s; The ford at Jamieson in 1920 p65. Court House Hotel and Theatre Royal in 1867; Dale’s Corner, Perkins Street p66. Dredging for gold on the Goulburn River at O’Leary’s Flat, 1907; Largest waterwheel in Australia, 63 foot diameter, Howqua River near Jamieson; Along a pack track to Jamieson p67. Funeral of Thomas Allen of Ten Mile, Nov 1904, about to cross the Jamieson River Bridge at bottom of Chenery Street, School and residence on right; Corduroy Gap, about 1870 p68. Junction Hotel looking north along Bank Street; Perkins Street, about 1947; Wagons on Brewery Hill, 1912 p69. School from School Hill, about 1934; Snow on School Hill, about 1934 p70. View of Jamieson, about 1910; Jamieson from School Hill, about 1880 p71. JORDAN VALLEY: Rae’s Jordan Hotel, Jericho, about 1910; Jericho township in its heyday, 1880-1890s; Blue Jacket, about 1920s p72. Christie’s sluicing the banks of the Jordan at Blue Jacket, 1940s?; Opening of BB Quartz Mine’s 38 foot overshot waterwheel, about 1904, with Richard MacKay p73. Jericho, showing two hotels in front of the school; The Argyle Gold Mine between Jericho and Red Jacket, about 1896 p74. B.B. Quartz Mine, about 1910, showing battery house and waterwheel, Jericho in background; Victor’s Quartz Mine, about 1903 p75. Mrs Christie sluicing at Jericho, 1940s; Jericho about 1920; Christie’s sluicing lease showing piping, pond and cradle 1954 p76. North McIntyre’s Quartz Mine, Ross Creek, about 1900; Home of Mr and Mrs Christie (nee Bennett, born there) p77. The Harbinger Battery House, Dry Creek, about 1890; Jericho township p78. Jericho looking west, about 1930; The Jordan Hotel at Jericho, 1938 p79. Mr W. Kelly, last school master at Jericho, with the Schools Inspector and the last class of Jericho n. 2001, all members of the Bennett family, 1925; Wedding of Nellie to Jack Clarke, 1902, outside Rae’s Jordan Hotel; Rae’s Hotel, Jericho, 1925 p80. Red Jacket Post Office, 1920; Red Jacket, 1920, hotel in background p81. Red Jacket, about 1900, State School in background, O’Keefe’s Jordan Hotel in foreground; Red Jacket, about 1890 p82. The last Chinaman on the Jordan Goldfields, taking his produce to sell, 1906; Mrs Anne O’Keefe; School group, the last class at Red Jacket no. 1216, 1900; Group of miners at the Harbinger Mine, Dry Creek, 1880s p83. Red Jacket Post Office and Telegraph Office; George Jolly and his wife Mary p84. Jolly’s Store, 1865; Rae’s Cottage at Dry Creek, 1895 p85. KEVINGTON: At the Poplar Hotel, about 1920, with Charlie Lloyd and Mrs Jessie Anderson; Kevington Cricket Team, about 1905, with Steve Sullivan and Ben Lloyd p86. Bridge Hotel, Burns Bridge, about 1900, with Bill Burns; Masonic Arms Hotel, with post office at right, about 1912 p87. At no. 2 Adit, Star of the West Mine, about 1920: Alex and Charlie Lloyd and visitors; Working Miners Mine, about 1920 p88. KNOCKWOOD: On the Woods Point Road near Knockwood, about 1898, mining machinery for Glen Albion Mine; Golden Age Hotel, Knockwood, about 1920 p89. The Golden Age Hotel, about 1884; Home Rule inclined tramline, Home Rule Mine, Moonlight Creek, about 1907, with Alex McQuilton p90. MATLOCK: Commercial Hotel, 1921, with Mrs Fletcher and one of her daughters; Matlock township looking west, 1893 p91. Compressor house of the South Loch Fyne Mine (near B.B. Creek township), 1920; A snow-woman at Matlock; Miners outside the Loch Fyne Mine p92. Snow in front of the Commercial Hotel; Matlock Cricket Team, 1908 p93. Covered wagons on Matlock Cricket Ground, about 1897; Smith’s house hauled by bullocks on top of Matlock Hill p94. Matlock township; Commercial Hotel, about 1930 p95. Thackeray, a suburb of Matlock; Winter at Matlock, about 1920 p96. Matlock Post Office, 1920; All Nations township below, Matlock township above, 1908 p97. Fletcher’s Hotel; Smith’s house, hauled by bullocks, on top of Matlock Hill p98. TEN MILE: Britannia Mine, about 1905: Angus brothers, Michael Ladiges, Martin McQuilten (McQuilton?); George Garrett; Chaff cutting at Ten Mile, about 1910, Blakeney’s traction engine and chaff cutting plant were driven up from Alexandra each year by Jack Savage p99. Allen’s Ten Mile Hotel, Christmas Day, 1909; Allen’s Ten Mile Hotel and settlement, about 1897 p100. The Champion Mine, 1935, with ore chute, water tank, battery house and engine house; gas producer; Ten Mile about 1896: T.H. Allen, Margaret Allen, Thomas Allen, James Wray p101. Ten Mile House, about 1870; Sailor Bill’s Track, 1910, with Harry Ulfeldt’s hut, Tom Ducrow’s hut, Wrench’s house p102. Sailor Bill’s Batter, Ten Mile; Ten Mile looking south, about 1880 p103. WALHALLA AND ITS SUBURBS: Walhalla Hospital, about 1890; Incline tramway p104. Walhalla teamsters, about 1910; Explorers in the bush, about 1910 p105. On the road to Walhalla, about 1910; Visitors to the hills of Walhalla, about 1910; Steel Bridge (Poverty Point) across Thomson River, about 1910 p106. Walhalla train line (railway), about 1910; Thomson River, about 1910 p107. Walhalla township, about 1910; The 8 o’clock shift at the Great South Long Tunnel, 192?, with Jim Porter p108. Warner’s waterwheel looking downstream, road on right is Walhalla-Moe Road, track on left is to Cooper’s Creek, 190?; Warner’s waterwheel p109. The Cobb and Co. coach leaving the Star Hotel for Moe, 1906; Wagon loaded with mining supplies, 1880s; V.R. Stirling, J. Easton, W. Baragwanath, H. Herman, about 1898 p110. Goods wagon on the road from Walhalla, 1880s; Long Tunnel Gold Mine, 1890-1900 p111. Long Tunnel Gold Mine, McNeill’s concentrating pan, 1887; Battery 1880s p112. Mr Baragwanath riding the flying fox over the Thomson River, about 1910; Platina railway siding; Mr Baragwanath en route to the Thomson River Copper Mine, about 1910; Walhalla in 1895; Walhalla tennis group, 1910; Alice Collins with members of her family at Happy-go-Lucky p113. Bank of Victoria; Elite of Walhalla’s bankers, about 1895; Last vehicle to cross Brunton’s Bridge before the fire, Tom Brown’s buggy and family p114. Brunton’s Bridge from Toongabbie side, completed 1888, Pearson’s Hotel; Brunton Bridge about 1910, William’s Hotel – Halfway House in background p115. Buggy and horses on Fryer’s Chute, Walhalla Road; Carting mining supplies to Walhalla; Mr and Mrs Elijah Chance and family on the verandah of their Walhalla home, 1906 p116. Children dangling over Stringer’s Creek, mines hut in background; Chinese Gardens, northern Walhalla p117. Cricket Ground; Excursion train, Moe to Walhalla p118. South Walhalla, 1900s; Walhalla General Store p119. Gilmour’s team, who carted goods between Tyers and Walhalla; Gold escort coach, driver George Tupper p120. Group of miners, Long Tunnel Extended Mine, 1891; Walhalla gold field survey, waterwheel at Stringer’s Creek, 1890s p121. Happy-go-Lucky township, with Collins Store, Post Office, stables, storerooms, blacksmith; Horseshoe Bend, Moe-Walhalla Railway Line p122. Long Tunnel Mine and batteries, 1890s; Carting mining machinery p123. Railway guard’s van accident near Platina Station 1915; Platina Railway Station, 1914 p124. Post Office, about 1900; Construction of the railway bridge over the Thomson River during 1907, with Thomson Station site to left p125. Walhalla Railway Station; Rotunda and Star Hotel, about 1935 p126. Southern end of Walhalla; South view of Walhalla from Happy-Go-Lucky cutting, about 1890 p127. Interior of Miss Clarice Spett’s shop (interior); Railway Station p128. Bottom of the Long Tunnel shaft, 1910, 4,000 feet below surface; Walhalla 1885, with Star Hotel and Grand Junction Hotel p129. Wedding, Presbyterian Church, bride thought to be one of the Lee girls, driver Ernest Templeton; Junction (Hotel) 1877; Entrance to the Happy-Go-Lucky Mine p130. WOODS POINT: Wood’s Point Sports Ground, football match, 1890; School pupils, Wood’s Point State School no. 789, about 1895, school building in background p131. Wagons on the road of the Frenchman’s Spur on the way to Woods Point, with Les Whims and Fred Fry; Morning Star Mine waterwheel and flume, 1904-5; Woods Point business centre, 1865, with Commercial Hotel, Church of England, Catholic Church p132. Woods Point, about 1865, with Power’s Commercial Hotel; Woods Point township 1870 p133. Woods Point, about 1921; Old Woods Point Hospital; Interior of Reefers Hotel, with billiard table, Jack Renwick, Heck Ross, John Ross p134. Richard Penna, 1915; Flume of Goulburn River p135. Morning Star Mine flume 1936; Morning Star Mine in early stages 1914-15 p136. Miner’s hut; Log lockup at Woods Point, 1914 p137. Morning Star Mine, about 1926; Post and Telegraph Office, pictured in winter snow, about 1914 p138. Woods Point Recreational Ground 1915; Reefers Hotel, 1914 p139. Reefers Hotel 1921; Ross’ Hotel; Sir Arthur Stanley (Governor) and party on Morning Star Hill, 1915 p140. Woods Point decorated for visit of Sir Arthur Stanley, includes Bridge Street, O’Keefe and Carey’s General Store, Commercial Hotel p141. Visit by Sir Arthur Stanley and J. Drysdale, Minister of Mines, at Reefers Hotel 1915; Wagons on the Woods Point Road p142. Entrance to the Little Comet Mine, about 1895; Woods Point burning, Black Friday, 1939 p143. Woods Point after Black Friday fires 1939 p144.
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