Series[UMA-SRE-19900083] Correspondence of James ButchartAccession[1990.0083] CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES BUTCHARTIdentifierUMA-ITE-1990008300032Scope and ContentThe richest mines so far discovered are said to be on this run, six or eight miles away; last week, he allowed one of his shearers two days at the diggings and the man mined 120 pounds worth of gold; steady stream of vehicles; men of all grades and professions; now c. 5,000 people: ' I supply them with sheep'; his house is said to be above a deposit, and he had needed police to help to stop prospectors 'from digging within ten yards of the door'.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest unitUnit1990.0083 Unit 0001Copyright StatusPublic domainConditions of Use and ReproductionThis item is out of copyright. Please acknowledge the University of Melbourne Archives as the source of this material. For information about ordering a copy of this image contact the University of Melbourne Archives: archives@archives.unimelb.edu.auMenuBrowse digitised items | Available online
Butchart, James, James Butchart, Strath Loddon (Campbell's property), to sister (3 November 1851), [UMA-ITE-1990008300032]. University of Melbourne Archives, accessed 18/11/2025, https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/267921