Hi Trevor, I have the book TALBOT MAPS, detailed maps of the goldfields by John Tully, which shows (1) rocky Flat Town (2) Rock Flat Road and (3) Rocky Flat diggings. Would be happy to send you a copy. Tina............... > > From: "LesPitt" <lespitt@optusnet.com.au> > Date: 22/08/2005 9:16:18 > To: AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: Rocky Flat Rush > > 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 > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb and help it support genealogy > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > This message was sent through MyMail http://www.mymail.com.au