Ovens and Murray district political views and mining links
A YSUM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT notes mining communities near the Murray and Ovens form one district. He argues Wood and Sir Francis Murphy will win re election, while Donald and Reid face opposition. Local voters seek candidates with clear positions, suitable means, and integrity, criticizing Beechworth council and Beechworth road spending.
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Ovens and Murray
YSUM
Ovens
Murray
Messia J. D. Wood
Donald
Franurphy
J.D. Wood
Francis Murphy
F. Murphy
Wood
Pontine
Beechworth
Mi Board
M.L
Reid
Astoral
Rutherglen
Oottetas
Alfred Arthur O'Connor
Shove-Nam Worthy
Melbourne
Borat
Henry Barkly
Morse's Creek
Nine-mile
Eldorado
Gold rush shifts to Mitchel and Nicholson diggings
From Gipps Land correspondent July 22, 1861. A rush to the Mitchel and Nicholson rivers followed discoveries of large nuggets in Stone Creek and surrounding creeks. Nuggets of 68 oz and 26 oz are in stash, with thousands of ounces in bank. Dangers include poor roads, lack of escort or police protection, and stalled government spending. Local squatters loom large, advocating a separate cultural class that resents outsiders. calls for better mail, protection, and transit to support the mining boom.
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Sale
Mitchell and Nicholson
Stone Creek
Charles Marshall
Nicholson Hotel
Bank of Victoria
Mitchel
Nicholson
Thia
Leake Victoria
Mount Taylor
Mitcheliver
Crooked River
Howitt
Glengarry
Gipps Land
France
Omeo
Mason
Melbourne
Wills
Crisis Meeting at Colac on Landowners and Reform
A Colac area meeting of landowners and farmers at the Larpent Section School House on the 24th discussed Victoria's unsettled politics. Resolutions condemned the Heales ministry’s defeat as factious, endorsed the Governor’s appeal, and urged Hooded reform including tariff revision, a broadened suffrage for the Council, prohibition of ardent spirits, Torrens land acts, and payment of members.
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Larpent
Colag
Victoria
Andrew Rutherford
Hesles
Samuel Vaughan
Legislative Assembly
Heales
John M'Kenzie
Andrew Telford
Roderick M'Kenzie
Legislative Council
Maine
Torrens
Sami Vaughan
Hugh Cameron
Inquest Finds Four-Year-Old Died of Starvation Neglect
Dr Youl led an inquest at Sandridge into the death of Catherine Malley aged four. Evidence from surgeons and neighbors described prolonged neglect, with the mother committed for trial on a manslaughter charge after the child’s emaciation and hunger.
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Youl
Sandridge
Catherine Malley
Andrey Plummer
Mary Phillips
Hulks
Charles Matthews
Frederick
Tom
Deam
Plummer
California Immi grants and mining prospects report
Sydney dispatch outlines California population of about 880000 plus Chinese and Indians in a country 720 by 240 miles, 188082 square miles. Reports immigrant agency plans with Hamburg office and European ports. Lady Franklin sails for Honolulu and the world tour. San Quentin escape and recapture noted. Mining boom at San Joaquin Valley spurs claims and prices. Professor Whitney to study coal in Mount Diablo and other sites to boost domestic industry and reduce reliance on foreign coal.
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Sydney
San Francisco
of California
New York
Imanation Agency
Bulletin of the 16Th
California
Burbank
Hamburg
Bremen
Havre
Liverpool
Southampton
Cork
Europe
Franxnyn
Weekly Herald
Lady Franklin
Honolulu
Pacific
John Paty
Iwich Islands
Australia
England
Apr
John Shannon
Alian Hack Jack
San Quentin
Sinvea
San Joaquin
Two Mile Bar
Stanialua
Messrs Robinson
Knight's Perry
Stockton
Con Fratpa
San Francisco Herald
Whitney
Janey
Mount Diablo
San Joaquim
Marin
Sante Crus Counies
Pensylvania
New Zealand War Notes from Sydney June Report
The Tawera has arrived from New Zealand bearing papers to the 12th inst. The Waikato intelligence prompts regret and anxiety for native allies, urging caution until more troops arrive. Runanga terms are reportedly rejected, natives wish peace with Europeans yet uphold their king and flag, refuse restitution for Taranaki losses, and plan to hoist the king's banner at Taranaki Hawke's Bay and west coast. Eleven tribes unite for mutual defense against any action against the king and adherents.
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New Zealand
Waikato
Taranaki
Hawke's Bay
Watako
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Buckland
Olbourne
Colac
New Zealand War
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