Thankyou Theresa That does sound about right. My lady was in or around Stawell at the time. I just had not heard of Moonlight hill. If it wasn't around there I was going to have to find out who the other lady was. A thankyou to Lenore for the road to women's suffrage as well. another little bit of meat to add to the bones. Carmel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Teresa Prince" <tp250277@bigpond.net.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 11:15 PM Subject: Re: Moonlight Hill and Moonlight Flat >I haven't found any of my women on the Petition yet, but I'm happy to >'lurk' > and do searches while I'm glued to this computer searching for stuff > myself...! > > I found several references to MOONLIGHT HILL. It sounds like it was near > Stawell: > > 1. from: http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au/pages/pdfs/Korong1.pdf > Wedderburn/Inglewood/St Arnaud Divisions4 > Sept 1875 Moonlight Hill rushed (South-east of Guy's Rush), and later in > the > month '2nd Hill', further removed from Moonlight was discovered. Soon > after > this Possum Hill, that became the main centre of the rushes, was opened > ... > The discovery took place less than a mile north-east of McIntyre's, good > gold was found, and the rush, known as Orville Rush attracted thousands, > spreading from the old Hard Hills at McIntyre's (worked 1859-61) east > through Possum Hill, Moonlight Hill to Billy the Mailman's Hill, and was > pegged nearly to Irishtown. By May 1876 there was 'an immense spread of > calico', many stores, and twenty-eight licensed hotels on the rush. > > 2. from: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~stawgeny/reefs.html > View of Stawell Goldfields 1880, looking north-west from Moonlight Hill. > This area of Stawell, including 'Big Hill', was formerly known as 'The > Reefs' and it is from this that we derive our newsletter title of 'The > Reefs > Rumblings'. > > 3. from: The Great Ocean Road Region Landscape Assessment Study > (dse.vic.gov.au corangamite) > Summary of Corangamite Issues > Development Pressures > Development pressure within the Corangamite Shire is focused along > the coast and in the coastal hinterland. Within these areas it is centred > on townships such as Port Campbell and along the Great Ocean Road, > and comprises mainly residential and tourism development. > There is increasing pressure for farm stay and B&B style > accommodation in the coastal and rural hinterland, with associated > signage. Development proposals for gas processing plants, in the > hinterland, and timber plantations around Gellibrand River and > Moonlight Hill, are expected to continue. > > 4. Moonlight, Moonlight Hill and Moonlight Flat are all listed on the > Australian War Memorial (London) placenames. > > 5. Also, from GENANZ-L Archives @ Rootsweb > Helen Mitchell wrote: > ...My great-grandfather had a grocery store > at 'Moonlight Hill' near Stawell around 1930. > Is there anyone out there with photos or any > info of Moonlight Hill around this time?... > > There're also quite a few hits on MOONLIGHT FLAT, here's one near > Castlemaine, Metcalfe: > > 6. From: http://moonlightflat.com/ > Moonlight Flat is a ex-goldmining town outside of Castlemaine in Victoria, > Australia. At its peak, five thousand people lived here. All that survives > now is a church, a mansion, plenty of ruins... and four more recent > houses. > The population is on the rise again. > > Teresa > > >> Can anyone tell me where Moonlight Hill is? I have one of my ladies > mentioned in the Women's Suffrage Petition living in this area. >> Carmel >> > I think I am also interested in a related place as two of my interests -- > Abednego and Henry TONKIN -- were born at Moonlight Flat in 1860 > > > > ==== 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 > >