13/ 8/1869
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GODFREY'S CREEK
(From a Correspondent)
There is certainly a change here since last I wrote, and the different claims are all very busy erecting machinery. The Working Miners' have completed their puppet heads to-day, and from all I can learn their machinery is on the road.
The Great Northern has got the deep ground at last, and got payable gold. This puts an end to all doubts is to the existence of the deep lead.
With reference to Barker's lease it is really shameful the way the men are treated - off to-day and on to-morrow. If the Melbourne capitalists think they can humbug the men of this place, they will find them selves greatly mistaken. They laugh the bye-laws to scorn.
There has been another hotel opened here called the "Golden Age," kept by Miss Cohen, from Alexandra. The energy of this young lady is surprising, ,and I have no doubt this hotel will be conducted in first class style.
The Union Bank is now open which is a great convenience to the people of this town ship. The police barracks and stables are erected, and occupied by constable White. The design is very good, and reflects great credit on the contractor, Mr Metherwell.
At a meeting, called by circular, held at Campbell's hotel, Godfrey's Creek, Mr Whitelaw was voted to the chair. The room was pretty well filled, and the following resolutions were carried.
Moved by Mr Butler, seconded by Mr Black, "That. in the opinion of the meeting the bye-laws of Beechworth are quite un suited to the requirements of this mining district, and should be amended, and that a committee be formed to draw up a new code and to carry out the wishes and resolutions of tile meeting here-assembled, the said committee to consist of Messrs Blythman, Butler, Hart, Black, Nankeville, Jewel, and Downing, with power to add to their number, four to form a quorum."
Moved by Mr Orchard, seconded by Mr McInnes, "That the Government be petitioned to erect into an independent district such of the Beechworth district as is bounded south and west by the Goulburn river, anti east and north by boundaries to be decided by the mining and district surveyors in conjunction with your committee."
Moved by Mr Williams, seconded by Mr Weldon, "That this meeting view with fear for the future, the thoroughly unsettled and migratory character of this population, owing to the delays of litigation, the confusion of, ownership, and complete want of guarantees for capital and security of title, and therefore that the Mining Department be memorialised to this effect; that inasmuch as the average of alluvial ground in this district cannot be worked profitably without powerful machinery, no lease of 100 acres and under be released."
Moved by Mr Fenton, seconded by Mr Richards, "That there cannot be a doubt as to the essential necessity of a plentiful supply of water for both domestic and mining purposes during the corning dry summer; looking to our experience of the past summer, and the greatly increased demands of the next, we are of opinion that this is a vital question, and therefore agree to promote the interests of any company that may undertake to supply this population with good water during the coming season."
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