...a place in the KellyGang story
Thomas Buckland settled in the district in 1845.
Buckland was part of the Ovens gold field when gold was found there in 1853. Within a short time the town was full of life. Hare was a gold escort officer in the 1850s from Buckland to Beechworth. (FH)
But it suffered a number of disasters.
Within twelve months of its settlement the town had a population of 6000.
Typhoid spread through the diggings and about 1000 people died in a short time.
The Buckland diggings had a large Chinese population (about 3000 in 1857). (Argus22/8/60)
There was a very serious riot agains the Chinese in that year and many had to flee from the area before police from Beechworth could restore order.
Morses Creek (Argus15/8/65) (Argus30/10/65) Gold production (Alexandra24/5/1872)
Water rights was an important issue on the gold fields (Argus2/4/61) (Argus31/8/61) (Argus12/3/62)
By the 1870's gold mining had largely ended and for many the great days of Buckland were in the past. (Argus22/1/76) Gold production (Alexandra24/5/1872)
Today few traces of the town remain
Hare was stationed at Buckland in 1855 (RC1303)
Ned Kelly had a run in with Ah Fook, a pig hawker from Morses Creek in 1869
According to Bricky Williamson in his report the KellyGang used to get provisions from a store near Buckland that was operated by Mike Millar.
The Chinese detective had been employed; a Chinese handbill was issued to follow up on this (RC5846)
There were also reports that the KellyGang was being supplied by a Chinese store keeper at Buckland (RC5843)
The Buckland police station was closed in 1899
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