McIvor gold diggings, Heathcote, City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australiai
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| McIvor gold diggings | Mining Field |
| Heathcote | Town |
| City of Greater Bendigo | - not defined - |
| Victoria | State |
| Australia | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
36° 54' 47'' South , 144° 42' 21'' East
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Mindat Locality ID:
145216
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:145216:0
GUID (UUID V4):
3aceebb9-7174-4327-881d-b8a9785a8107
The original McIvor gold diggings were primarily located east of Heathcote and were separate from the Bendigo diggings and extended through to Rushworth.
The McIvor Shire was proclaimed on 23 December 1864 and had an area of approximately 1295 km². The McIvor Shire was mainly amalgamated with Greater Bendigo in 1994. Parts of the Shire were also amalgamated into Mitchell Shire and Strathbogie Shire.
Specimen in the British Museum
The label on the featured gold specimen in the British Museum shows "Mt Ivor". However, there is no such place in Victoria. This could easily be a transcription error or a misreading of a historic typed label and someone thought that the "c" was the lower part of a "t" and hence the error.
The gold specimen may be from the general "McIvor gold diggings" area or more specifically from McIvor Creek or McIvor Great Lead near Heathcote.
Gold robbery
On 20 July 1853 a shipment of gold from the McIvor Diggings, that was being sent to Kyneton for ultimate transport to Melbourne by a Government gold escort, was robbed by six bushrangers and one female (although the total number of thieves involved is questionable). The haul was 2,223ozs of gold and ₤700 in banknotes.
Twenty four days later one of the bushrangers (George Francis) reported the men (including his own brother Joseph) to the police and then committed suicide by cutting his own throat.
The trial was concluded by 17 September 1853. Justice was swift in the colony! Three of the bushrangers (George Melville, George Wilson, William Atkins - or Atkyns; Atkens) were hanged in Melbourne Gaol on 3 October 1853 (within 16 days of conviction), the female (Agnes Atkins - or Atkyns; Atkens) was released and the leader (Joseph Grey) was never caught.
Coordinates are for McIvor Creek.
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Australia
- Lachlan OrogenOrogen
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Victoria
- Bendigo ZoneZone (Tectonic)
- Selwyn ProvinceGeologic Province
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