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Victoria

Latitude & Longitude of various diggings in Victoria

The following is a list of the fields on which diggers are now, 1854 at work. To mark this loyalty they are placed in regular succession, according to longitude from west to east.

  Latitude Longitude   Latitude Longitude
Mount William, Grampions 37º 15' 142º  35' Mc [Joer] 37º 145º
Aarca, Pyronees 37º 143º 10' Andersons Creek 37º 40' 145º 10'
Maryborough, Simpson's ranges 37º 5' 143º 40' Plenty Ranges 37º 35' 145º 10'
Balaarat 37º 35' 143º 58' Goulburn 37º 5' 145º 50'
Farrengower 37º 5 144º Oven, Australians Alps 36º 30' 146º 40'
Ballan 37º 33' 144º 15' Omeo " " 36º 55' 147º 30'
Mount Alexander 37º 144º 20'      
Bendigo 36º 20' 144º 20'      

Description of Victoria Diggings 1854.
Mount William, Avoca, Maryborough, Balaarat, Tarrengower, Ballan, Mount Alexander, Bendigo, Andersons Creek and Plenty Ranges, Ovens & Omeo.

Mount William.

These diggings are on the Grampians, and the diggers are supplied from Portland and Belfast, to which also the gold is [can't read] sent, as there is at present no amount. Although there is a favourable report of the gold fields, no striking results have yet been expected & probable the superior attractions of the other new discoveries will prevent this field from being at present fully developed.

Avoca

This field is on a spur of the Pyrenees, near the Avoca. The diggings are [can't read] but there is no doubt that which [can't read] exist among the ranges. This field is exceedingly promising.

Maryborough

This is the most recent field to which a separate escort has been established. It is very rich in [allamal] gold, but its development is much retarded for event of water. It is

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