Education in The Sink of Iniquity A history of education in the Amherst and Talbot districts between 1836 and 1862. "This is an impressive piece of historical research. The author has taken a discrete area of early Victoria very directly affected by the gold rushes and has examined the history of schooling in that … Continue reading The Sink of Iniquity
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The Cossticks 1700-1900
Between the time of their marriage in 1818 and 1846 Samuel Cosstick and Mary Weller had thirteen children. They were living at Croydon, Surrey - then a small town south of London. As their children grew up social conditions in England worsened and news arrived of wonderful new opportunities in the colonies of Autralia. Many … Continue reading The Cossticks 1700-1900
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1849 The Rush That Never Started: Forgotten origins of the 1851 gold rushes in Victoria
Many people have the impression that the Victorian gold rushes not only began in mid-1851, but also occurred in response to discoveries earlier in that year near Bathurst, west of Sydney. Not so! The Victorian gold rushes of 1851 were a direct consequence of a largely forgotten gold discovery two years earlier in the Pyrenees … Continue reading 1849 The Rush That Never Started: Forgotten origins of the 1851 gold rushes in Victoria
