Buninyong and district community news

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Buninyong and District Community News Inc.  

March 2008.  

Distribution 1300 copies.  

Reg. No. 0034918L  

ABN 97 574 052 024  

Issue No. 338  

First Issue 26/7/1977  

'Lindersfarne. ’  

By  

Robert w. Rell.  

This is the story of pioneers’ journey to live in Buninyong. 1840 to 1914.  

Although placed in historic context, the central character, his background, his property name and his family are all fictitious  

Tart 28 of series.  

Continued from the November  

2007 edition of the Buninyong and  

District Community News.  

The discovery of gold had  

dramatic effect in the Port Phillip  

District of New South Wales. [You  

will remember that Victoria; whilst  

settled in 1835 was known as the  

Port Phillip District of New South  

Wales until 1855 when Royal  

assent was given to declare Victoria  

as an autonomous State separate  

from New South Wales. Students  

of Victoria’s history often fail to  

recognise that when researching  

matters prior to 1855; the New  

South Wales records should be  

accessed. Auth.]  

In 1851, the Superintendent of the  

district, Charles Joseph LaTrobe  

assumed the title of Lieutenant  

Governor.  

During the 1840’s the main political  

issues were concerned with  

transportation and the demand for  

separation from New South Wales.  

The squatters and settlers assumed  

power, probably based on the  

theory that at home in Britain, those  

with extensive land holdings were  

the upper class. The power play  

was to have significant, if not  

nearly disastrous effect later when  

gold miners agitated for their rights  

and adult franchise.  

Traders such as John Stuart were in  

an enviable position when the news  

of gold discoveries were heralded  

from every comer. It is estimated  

that the population in and around  

Buninyong was little more than  

about 300 people. With the  

discovery of gold the population  

increased dramatically in matter  

of months, if not days.  

The news of gold in Australia  

spread rapidly first around  

Australia then internationally.  

Poor Reverend Hastie in Buninyong  

was left in an absolute dilemma  

when his school master and matron  

quit their jobs and went seeking  

gold. Many of the squatters and  

settlers woke up to find their  

workers had left for the diggings.  

Store keepers and anyone involved  

in the production of food saw the  

mass movement as money cow to  

be milked for all it was worth.  

Others were quick to seize the  

opportunity to cash in. Maps were  

produced showing the best way to  

travel to the gold fields. Initially  

these maps sold for 6d [5 cents] but  

soon they were available for 1/- [lO  

cents]. [This equates to about $l2  

in today’s values for crude  

size sometime inaccurate map!]  

Melbourne and Geelong began to  

become deserted as the population  

left to seek their fortune. Tens of  

thousands came from all of the  

other areas of Australia to try their  

luck. In September 1852 alone  

19,000 disembarked at Melbourne  

and the influx continued, so much  

so, that in the decade 1851 1861  

the population of Victoria rose from  

97,000 to 539,000.  

Crews deserted their ships in  

Melbourne and Geelong, and  

tramped to the diggings.  

John Stuart, who had been  

importing merchandise for many  

years was well equipped, well  

resourced and well respected as  

trader and supplier.  

Taking advantage of ships bringing  

new settlers seeking gold, John used  

all of his resources and expertise to  

bring goods and merchandise on the  

same ships.  

Blacksmiths were hard at work  

producing picks and shovels to  

augment the dwindling supplies  

held in the few general stores in the  

colony.  

To be continued ...  

© Copyright. Robert W. Bell. Buninyong.  

2004.  

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