Sounds like it was between Creswick and Talbot. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~surreal/victowns/R.html -----Original Message----- From: Kerry Hall [mailto:kerhall@bigpond.net.au] Sent: Sunday, 21 August 2005 10:53 PM To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Rocky Flat Rush Hi Trevor, This site may be of interest, it has a mention of Rocky Flat Lead. It doesn't say "where" but lists companies in operation in the area, you may be able to go from there. http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/pages/pdfs/SouthWestRegionfinalreport.pdf regards Kerry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Trevor" <tjwilliams@iinet.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 8:54 PM Subject: Rocky Flat Rush >I don't know if anyone has family connections with the Rocky Flat Rush, but >this might be of interest to those who do. The source is the 'Talbot >Leader' 1 April 1864, page 2:- > > "The gold obtained from the wash dirt taken from the shaft at Rocky Flat, > the bottoming of which has caused so much excitement, was brought to our > office last evening by Messrs Jones and Peters of Rocky Flat. The gold is > rather fine, but solid, and is of exactly the same appearance as that > obtained from the portions of land which have been worked. Its weight was > 19 dwts. The claim has been called the Queen Victoria." > > In the next column of the same newspaper is the following: - > > "IMPORTANT RUSH TO ROCKY FLAT > The prospects of the Rocky Flat Lead are again in the ascendant, and a > rush has set in to the crown land on the south side of M'Cullough's > paddock, a large number of claims having been taken up during the last two > days. The eagerness now displayed to secure ground in this locality is > owing to the good prospects obtained by Davis, James, and party who > bottomed on Tuesday night, at a depth of 110 feet. On Wednesday morning > some of the washdirt was tried and a prospect of 1 dwt to the dish > obtained, since then the whole of the dirt off the bottom has been washed, > and yielded 19 dwts of gold. This result at once convinced the > shareholders that they had a good claim, and the good news travelled > quickly. On Wednesday claims were taken up by several Rocky Flat miners, > and others by men from Majorca, and yesterday all available ground for > about half a mile had been marked out. The shaft is situated close to > that of the Koh-i-Noor Company, who were unable to bottom with a whim, and > after spending many weeks in endeavouring to raise the washdirt abandoned > their claim. It is now certain that had the Koh-i-Noor party been able to > bottoim, the ground for a long distance ahead would have been in work ere > this." > > > Now, can any one tell me where Rocky Flat is/was?? > > Trevor > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Practice safe genealogy - don't include the personal details of the > living. > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this mailing list send the word 'unsubscribe' in the body of a message to AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L-request@rootsweb.com -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.13/78 - Release Date: 19/08/2005