Anybody that knows the area, knows how each piece of ground seems to have a separate name, be it a reef/mine name, creek name, surname or anything else thats in the vicinity, it was referred to, maybe not officially but to all the locals. So I would say that Sandstone is the area around Bulldog Lane as marked on John Tully's map. Reference to Mine and Pub below. SANDSTONE MINE, Llanelly There were several deep lead shafts situated 1/2 mile north east of Llannely near the Inglewood-Dunolly railway line which is reached by Stokes or Bulldog Lanes. All that remains today is a large sand heap with the remnants of some mullock heaps. Much of the crushed rock having been removed for the making of roads. A large bricked winding room iwth a peppersorn tree growing uop through it remains along with some brick foundations, probably of a boiler house. A large dam, which in recent years has become over grown with weeds, serviced the area. This was the principal mining are for Llanelly. By 1864 John Davies had established an ore crusher on the Sandstone Reef. He had little opposition until 1866 when Henry Bous field began crushing however they could not get the resulting yeilds that Davies had managed. The South Sandstone Gold Mining Company had sunk their main shaft to 120 ft by 1867 when the Mine was let on tribute. On 6 June 1867 the Victorian Company called for tenders to sink a shaft 200ft at Sandstone. At this time Edward Lewis was the manager. These two mines now shared a rich reef with the latter extracting one ounce of gold to each crushing. During the 1870's several of the companies on this Reef amalgamated their claims promising good returns for their prospective investors. Shafts were sunk to 500 feet however by the 1880s most of the claims were abandoned. The Discovery of new reefs were reported in 1894 however these were abandoned during 1897 when the Newbridge ruch commenced. The last Mine on this field closed with the pumps drawn and sold during January 1900. SANDSTONE REEF HOTEL Patrick Healy had moved to the newly erected Sandstone Reef Hotel at Llanelly by May 1868 when he was granted a publicans licence. Offered for sale in 1871 and 1875. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Matthews" <dryandra1@netspeed.com.au> To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:23 AM Subject: Re: Sandstone > Hi Trevor, bit of a conundrum. It seems that in a lot of the goldfields > there were many local names that people referred to and knew where they > were, but they werent necessarily written down or passed through to > following generations or maps. A lot of the alluvial mining country for > example- most of the gullies and minor creeks had names. I checked John > Tully's maps of the area and unfortunately no Sandstone. > > I suspect its a local name for a place near Llanelly, as I've seen the > references to it as well, and it wasnt Sandstone Reef, although mining > reports about the work of various companies in the T&L Courier refer to > both New Chum and Sandstone. New Chum later became Llanelly which > suggests that Sandstone was its own locality, and not to be confused > with Llanelly. > > The Sandstone Reef is a about one kilometer north of the township of > Llanelly (previously called New Chum, then Maidentown before being > called Lllanelly),off the Bridgewater road in the bush. There was a > Sandstone Reef Hotel at Llanelly built 1867/68. Perhaps Sandstone was a > small locality north of Llanelly but not far from the Sandstone Reef, > but on the road to Bridgewater. > > Peter Matthews > > > trevor wrote: > > >I have been looking at an advertisement in the "Tarnagulla and Llanelly > >Courier" for April 1871. It was placed by the Manager of the South > >Sandstone Gold Mining Company, James Christopher. > > > >The address given is simply, Sandstone. It is not Sandstone Reef, or > >Sandstone Creek. It reads as if Sandstone might have been a settlement. > > > >Does anyone know if this was so? I have unsuccessfully checked the > >Geoscience Australia Place Names search. > > > >Trevor > > > > > >==== 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 > > > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== > Practice safe genealogy - don't include the personal details of the living. > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/05 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/05

I agree with Lois where the likely location of Sandstone was. Dont know whether anyone saw the recent program on the ABC about the Welsh Great Escape which documented the escape during WW2 of German officers from the small Welsh village of Bridgend in Glamorgan. Edward Lewis and his family were from this village and the program showed some good shots of the countryside. Quite a few of the Welsh in Tarnagulla in the early days were from Glamorgan and had mining experience prior to coming to Australia. Edward saw out his final years as hotel keeper of the Victoria Hotel in Tarnagulla. After his death his second wife Annie ran the hotel for some years. She also invested in some local mining companies. Peter Matthews Lois Broad wrote: >Anybody that knows the area, knows how each piece of ground seems to have a >separate name, be it a reef/mine name, creek name, surname or anything else >thats in the vicinity, it was referred to, maybe not officially but to all >the locals. So I would say that Sandstone is the area around Bulldog Lane as >marked on John Tully's map. Reference to Mine and Pub below. > >SANDSTONE MINE, Llanelly >There were several deep lead shafts situated 1/2 mile north east of Llannely >near the Inglewood-Dunolly railway line which is reached by Stokes or >Bulldog Lanes. >All that remains today is a large sand heap with the remnants of some >mullock heaps. Much of the crushed rock having been removed for the making >of roads. A large bricked winding room iwth a peppersorn tree growing uop >through it remains along with some brick foundations, probably of a boiler >house. A large dam, which in recent years has become over grown with weeds, >serviced the area. This was the principal mining are for Llanelly. By 1864 >John Davies had established an ore crusher on the Sandstone Reef. He had >little opposition until 1866 when Henry Bous field began crushing however >they could not get the resulting yeilds that Davies had managed. >The South Sandstone Gold Mining Company had sunk their main shaft to 120 ft >by 1867 when the Mine was let on tribute. >On 6 June 1867 the Victorian Company called for tenders to sink a shaft >200ft at Sandstone. At this time Edward Lewis was the manager. These two >mines now shared a rich reef with the latter extracting one ounce of gold to >each crushing. >During the 1870's several of the companies on this Reef amalgamated their >claims promising good returns for their prospective investors. Shafts were >sunk to 500 feet however by the 1880s most of the claims were abandoned. The >Discovery of new reefs were reported in 1894 however these were abandoned >during 1897 when the Newbridge ruch commenced. >The last Mine on this field closed with the pumps drawn and sold during >January 1900. > >SANDSTONE REEF HOTEL >Patrick Healy had moved to the newly erected Sandstone Reef Hotel at >Llanelly by May 1868 when he was granted a publicans licence. Offered for >sale in 1871 and 1875. > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Peter Matthews" <dryandra1@netspeed.com.au> >To: <AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 7:23 AM >Subject: Re: Sandstone > > > > >>Hi Trevor, bit of a conundrum. It seems that in a lot of the goldfields >>there were many local names that people referred to and knew where they >>were, but they werent necessarily written down or passed through to >>following generations or maps. A lot of the alluvial mining country for >>example- most of the gullies and minor creeks had names. I checked John >>Tully's maps of the area and unfortunately no Sandstone. >> >>I suspect its a local name for a place near Llanelly, as I've seen the >>references to it as well, and it wasnt Sandstone Reef, although mining >>reports about the work of various companies in the T&L Courier refer to >>both New Chum and Sandstone. New Chum later became Llanelly which >>suggests that Sandstone was its own locality, and not to be confused >>with Llanelly. >> >>The Sandstone Reef is a about one kilometer north of the township of >>Llanelly (previously called New Chum, then Maidentown before being >>called Lllanelly),off the Bridgewater road in the bush. There was a >>Sandstone Reef Hotel at Llanelly built 1867/68. Perhaps Sandstone was a >>small locality north of Llanelly but not far from the Sandstone Reef, >>but on the road to Bridgewater. >> >>Peter Matthews >> >> >>trevor wrote: >> >> >> >>>I have been looking at an advertisement in the "Tarnagulla and Llanelly >>>Courier" for April 1871. It was placed by the Manager of the South >>>Sandstone Gold Mining Company, James Christopher. >>> >>>The address given is simply, Sandstone. It is not Sandstone Reef, or >>>Sandstone Creek. It reads as if Sandstone might have been a settlement. >>> >>>Does anyone know if this was so? I have unsuccessfully checked the >>>Geoscience Australia Place Names search. >>> >>>Trevor >>> >>> >>>==== 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 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>==== AUS-VIC-GOLDFIELDS Mailing List ==== >>Practice safe genealogy - don't include the personal details of the >> >> >living. > > >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/146 - Release Date: 21/10/05 >> >> >> >> > > > > >

Peter wrote: > I agree with Lois where the likely location of Sandstone was. Lois and Peter - here is a sample of the advertisement I was referring to, taken from my research notes: "It seems as though James Christopher was not only a chemist, but also a Mine Manager when he was in Tarnagulla. The following advertisement, which appeared in the 'Tarnagulla and Llanelly Courier' of 8th April 1871, page 2, is a sample of similar advertisements from the period. "South Sandstone Gold Mining Com- pany (registered), Sandstone. Notice is hereby given, that the Direc- tors will declare forfeited the Shares in the names of the following: John Pierce, Thomas Grisold, A. B. Clay, John Walters, Robert Rumsey, and John Blair, unless they pay the 3rd call into the Union Bank of Australia at Tarnagulla before noon of Wednesday, the 12th April 1871. By order of the Directors JAS. CHRISTOPHER Manager Sandstone, 3rd April 1871 Similar notices over the next 4 or 5 issues refer to further calls being made." You will see from the very last line of the advertisement above, that Sandstone seems to be a locality in the Tarnagulla area. Trevor