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Circulation: 496 Est. Readership: 1,100 Volume 22 Issue 11 December 2012

Come along to

Judy’s Kitchen Table $5 per person and you will be treated to magnificent coffee, tea and scrumptious food which are home made.

All monies raised go towards the Bungonia Hall Supper Room construction. 10.30am — noon

December dates:

Wednesday 12th Bungonia Community Hall

January 2013

Wednesday 9th & 23rd

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This will be the final edition

for 2012 and, on behalf of all

the dedicated members of this

community who give up their

own time and effort, I wish

you, your family and friends

all the very best wishes for a happy and safe Christmas fes-

tival period and an even brighter and healthier New Year.

Christmas in the Park will commence at 3pm on Saturday 1 December 2012.

See page 8 for more details.

It is a great social event and the kids have a great time playing together

on the grass whilst the parents roll around ... Oops, I mean, whilst the

parents supervise them.

This event has been held down in the park for years and it is great to see

so many people turning up to this annual event and sharing in the spirit

of “community”.

Don’t forget: JUDY’S KITCHEN TABLE.

10.30am - MD

12th December 2012, 9 & 23 Jan 2013

Christmas in the Park

Saturday 1 December @ 3pm

Windellama –v– Bungonia

New Years Day cricket

1pm on the 1-1-13

Judy’s Kitchen Table Morning Tea

which has been held for the past sev-

eral months on the second and forth

Wednesday of each month has been

forced to take a temporary change of

venue because of the poor health of our

host - Judy Knott.

Until further notice, this fund raiser

( for the construction of the Hall

kitchen renovations ) will be held in

the Community Hall, King Street, Bun-

gonia, on the same dates and times but

the fresh scones etc will be baked on

the premises on the morning of the

event.

Everyone is welcome to come along

and meet their neighbours and visitors

and have a cuppa or two and some pas-

try for the measly sum of $5 for the

duration of the morning.

The more the merrier. Come and join

us. It is open to all.

See you on the 14th & 28th November.

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Only a short report this month

as our meeting is taking place

late in the month after the

Times deadline.

We are all getting ready for

Christmas in organizing our

last packages for the year for

our Troops overseas and get-

ting presents ready for the

K Mart wishing Tree. Oh and

of course looking forward to

our Chrissie luncheon.

We don’t hold a meeting in

December instead we have

lunch out and have our meeting

in January.

So if you wish to join us in

January it will be the 10th and

we would love to see you.

So Birthday wishes for Decem-

ber for Wendy Wilson-Cattle

who apparently gets lots of

fireworks let off on her Birth-

day and in January cheers to

Michelle Stockwell.

Also get well wishes to Judith

Knott from all of us

Until next time everyone stay

safe and well.

Cheers Leanne -

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WEATHER FACTS Jan. 2012 39mm over 15 days

Feb. 187mm over 18 days

Mar. 209mm over 16 days

Apr. 71.6mm over 6 days

May 13.4mm over 3 days

June 71.4mm over 14 days

July 18.8mm over 5 days

Aug 14.4mm over 4 days

Sept 41.8mm over 7 days

Oct 54.8mm over 9 days

Nov 25.8mm+ over 8 days

Dec

YTD: 747mm over 105 days

Bungonia Heights

UHF Repeater frequency

Those wishing to utilise the Bungonia Hts

UHF frequency which has a transmit power

of 50 watts—the frequency ( for those who

can program their radio ) is:

Transmit: 477.800

Receive: 472.600

If you can access this frequency, you are

more than welcome to utilise it as long as it

is not used for commercial purposes & you

have not been directly informed that you are

not permitted to utilise this service.

FIRE SEASON IS NOW IN FORCE. As of 1 October, 2012, the statu-tory Bush Fire Danger Period starts and Fire permits ARE required for most fires. A permit, if issued, is to be car-ried by the permit holder or another person at all times at the site of the fire. The fire must be supervised at all times. Yass Zone MUST be notified at least 24 hours before you light the fire, during business hours ( 9am—5pm ) or 3.30pm on Friday. Phone 62263100 Your immediate neighbours must be notified before you light any fire. Notify the local RFS Brigade, only as a courtesy, to circumvent the false alarms of smoke being reported by others. Phone 48444460 ( Ian )

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GARDENING IN DECEMBER

Now that we have had a little rain to help the grass grow, keep the lawn cut

short and green around the house also mow around the perimeter of the boundary in

case of bushfire.

Watch out for fruit fly in your stone fruit trees, they also attack tomatoes, figs

and even citrus. There is a new fly control on the market, Amgrow Organic Fruit Fly

Control which has no withholding period. Also watch out for grubs attacking your

vegetables, they love cabbage and broccoli, the green vegetable bug is also active at-

tacking your vegetables. It is best to pick them off wearing gloves as they are very

smelly. Pick off by hands, caterpillars and aphids and dispose of them safely. You

can also use a low- toxicity spray.

Keep plants and shrubs well mulched to conserve water during the hot weather.

Yes we will eventually have hot weather.

Grow now beetroot, broccoli, carrots, corn, cucumber, lettuce, melons, pota-

toes, pumpkin, tomatoes and zucchini. Keep everything well watered and enjoy a bountiful summer crop.

Opportunities slide away like clouds.

Aussie Jingle Bells

An Aussie Bush Christmas

Lyrics

Dashing through the bush

In a rusty Holden Ute

Kicking up the dust

Esky in the boot

Kelpie by my side

Singing Christmas songs

Its summer time and I am in

My singlet, shorts and thongs

Chorus

Oh, Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Jingle all the way

Christmas in Australia

On a scorching summer's day

Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells

Christmas time is beaut

Oh what fun it is to ride

In a rusty Holden Ute

Engine's getting hot

Dodge the kangaroos

Swaggy climbs aboard

He is welcome too

All the family is there

Sitting by the pool

Christmas day, the Aussie way

By the barbecule!

Chorus

Come the afternoon

Grandpa has a doze

The kids and Uncle Bruce

Are swimming in their clothes

The time comes round to go

We take a family snap

Then pack the car and all shoot through

Before the washing up

Chorus

Windsor and Richmond Gazette Wednesday 16 January 1952.

On the evening of January 7 friends of Mr.

and Mrs. Farrell gathered in the local hall to

bid them official good bye before they leave

to make their home at South Marulan, in the

Goulburn district, where Mr. Farrell has

been transferred. On behalf of their many

friends, the Rev. Simmons presented Mr.

and Mrs. Farrell with a silver tea service.

Both recipients replied and thanked every-

one for their good wishes. It is nearly nine

years since Mr. Farrell began teaching at

Wiseman's, and during that time he has

taken an active part in the district's activities

and will be much missed in this regard, as

well as with the school children, with whom

he is very popular. His successor is not yet

known.

Goodbye Granddad by Grahame Watt

T'was a silent night last christmas

after there'd been quite a fuss .....

Poor old Granddad's passed away, cut off in his prime,

He never had a day off crook - gone before his time,

We found him in the dunny, collapsed there on the seat,

A startled look upon his face, his trousers around his feet,

The doctor said his heart was good - fit as any trout,

The Constable he had his say, 'foul play' was not ruled out.

There were theories at the inquest of snakebite without trace,

Of redbacks quietly creeping and death from outer space,

No-one had a clue at all - the judge was in some doubt,

When Dad was called to have his say as to how it came about,

'I reckon I can clear it up,' said Dad with trembling breath,

'You see it's quite a story - but it could explain his death.'

'This here exploration mob had been looking at our soil,

And they reckoned that our farm was just the place to look for oil.

So they came and put a bore down and said they'd make some trials,

They drilled a hole as deep as hell, they said about three miles!

Well, they never found a trace of oil and off they went, post haste.

But I couldn't see a hole like that go to flamin' waste,

So I moved the dunny over it - a real smart move I thought -

I'd never have to dig again - I'd never be 'caught short'.

The day I moved the dunny, it looked a proper sight,

But I didn't dream poor Granddad would pass away that night,

Now I reckon what has happened - poor Granddad didn't know,

The dunny was re-located when that night he had to go.

And you'll probably be wondering how poor Granddad did his dash--

Well, he always used to hold his breath

Until he heard the splash!!


Bungonia Hall Hire The Progress Assoc. Policy is to make the

Hall facilities available to locals at afford-

able prices. There is no caretaker, and

maintenance is the responsibility of mem-

bers. Cleaning is less of a problem since the

ceiling has been installed but most hirers

sweep the Hall and remove rubbish and

clean the kitchen after use. If, however, we

have to employ a cleaner, then the fees will

be increased.

Present Fees are:

Supper Room Per day or evening: $ 40

1/2 day $ 20

Hall Govt. Or business

Per day or evening $180

1/2 day $ 90

Others

O/night / accom. for schools etc $150

per day or evening $100

1/2 day $ 50

Cleaning / Damage dep. $200 returnable

All charges include GST

Enquire here

BUNGONIA PROGRESS ASSOCIATION.

Next Meeting: Monday, 10th. December 2012, 7.30pm at the Hall

Ardmore Park Quarry: In response to an Email about a document proposing to vary the conditions of consent

to allow 20 truck movements a day before Jerrara Road was upgraded, Jason Mikosic replied:

“The document was a draft document on an option or decision that we considered – it was not a definite option or the deci-

sion we would take – this was really in response to the comments at a CCC meeting and it was proposed to take discussion further at the next CCC meeting – no further action except a brief meeting with council has happened further with this. This was also discussed further at the recent public meeting – since this time nothing further has happened with this option.”

BUNGONIA

RURAL WATCH

Next Meeting:

Monday , 18 February, 6.30pm

at the Hall

If the Constable is not available at the Ma-

rulan Police Station ( 48411516 ) when you

ring your call will be transferred to Goul-

burn Police Station ( 48240799 ).

Daryl Riches is the Rural Crime

Investigator and deals with matters relating

to stock theft or stolen equipment or chemi-

cals. Report any theft no matter how small

as it may build up a picture of a wider ring.

Firearms: Inspections will be con-

ducted in our area over the next cou-

ple of months. Gun Cabinets must

be a locked steel cabinet bolted to

the floor with ammunition kept

separately. Contact Brad Carey at the Goulburn Police

Station for information

BUNGONIA

HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Next meeting: Saturday, ? ,

10.30am at the Hall.

BUNGONIA PARK TRUST

Next Meeting: Wed. 5 December,

7.30pm @ the Hall.

Get well soon to:

Alan Dickson & Judy Knott

We wish you both the very best

& the community will always

be there to help you.

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BUNGONIA HEIGHTS Phone: 48447273

ST. PATRICK’S MARULAN

Mass is to be celebrated at St. Patrick’s Marulan on the 2nd and 4th. Sundays of the month at 8am. Dates for DECEMBER Sunday 9 t h Sunday 23RD Please note the change of t imes for Marulan & Fatima Mass times in Goulburn are: Saturday vigil Mass: 6pm at St. Peter & Paul’s. ( Summer time table - already) Sunday: 7am at Fatima, North Goulburn Sunday : 10 am. at Sts. Peter & Paul’s.

Parish Priest: Fr. Dermid McDermot Assist. Priest: Fr. Michael Lim Parish Office & Presbytery Phone 4821 1022 Secretary Sharon Hickey. Office hours 8.30am - 12.30pm. ST. MICHAEL’S BUNGONIA Thursdays 7pm. Rosary .

St Michael’s - Bungonia

Every two weeks I attend the Goulburn Blood Bank in

Auburn St, and donate plasma which takes about 1.5 hours for the process to complete. I used to attend and donate whole blood but you can only do that every 4 weeks. The girls down at the Blood Service are absolute crackers and you will thor-oughly enjoy your time down there with the girls, have a few milk shakes and snacks before leaving and you know that your donation will be directly used in a life saving situation. It is a great feeling to know that you are helping people that you might not even

know with the aid of your blood.

The new opening hours are now: Monday Closed Tue 7.45a—2p Wed & Thu MD—7pm Fri 9am—3pm Sat Closed

The Sydney Morning Herald Saturday 4 February 1928

DOWN THE SHOALHAVEN.

Writing from Peakhurst, Mr. Arthur G.

Coombs states that in November, 1889, he

and two other gold diggers - Mr. Tom John-

son, of Nowra, and Mr. Tom Gordon, of

Marulan - loaded their canoe at Skull Island,

a few miles below Oallen (which is given as

the proper form of the name) Ford, and after

spending many days prospecting new loca-

tions for gold reached salt water in the

Shoalhaven River 22 days later. "Our canoe

was made by professionals - professional

gold diggers (ourselves). It was a hollow

log, to which we attached an outrigger,

made from a light dry sapling; our paddle

was a river oak sapling, to which was nailed

a flattened kerosene tin. During the trip our

outrigger was smashed three times while

traversing the ripples or rapids, but we re-

newed it each time with our tomahawk. In

the evening of the twenty-second day we

camped on the bank of the river in sight of

the town of Nowra. The following day we

started on the return journey up-stream. This

meant paddling all day - no pleasant running

down the long stretches with the stream. He

arrived at Badgery's Crossing, about five

miles from Tallong railway station. On the

eighteenth day, two days before Christmas,

and walked to Marulan, about ten miles. In

the following year (1890) five Chinamen in

a sixteen foot skiff left Nowra, with a half-

ton of rice on board, and after a trip of five

months reached Braidwood. They were

searching for gold and were fairly success-

ful."

Maitland Mercury Tues. 16 December 1884

On Sunday afternoon (say's the Southern

Argus) a man named Matthew Smith, living

with Mr. McAlister, at Marulan, was atta-

aked in a savage manner by a boar. The ani-

mal broke loose from the stye and it was

whilst endeavouring to secure him that

Smith was attacked. He was knocked down

bitten severely about the body, and on the

right thigh a gash several inches long was

inflicted by the infuriated beast. Smith's

fingers were also much cut, and altogether

he was very much mutilated; and, but for

assistance coming to hand, he would not

have escaped alive. A vigorous use of a

stock-whip by Mr. McAlister prevented

such a fatality. The unfortunate man was

brought to town yesterday by train, and was

attended to at once by Dr. McKillop.

For those of you who blame me for your ongoing troubles; thanks for shooting the messenger!

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I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one now.

The Canberra Times Thursday 16 December 1926

page 16 of 16

GOULBURN

Alderman A. Goodhew has been elected Mayor of Goulburn

for the ensuing year.

The worst bush fires in the history of the Goulburn district

occurred last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The village of

Marulan was only saved by superhuman efforts of the fire

fighters from all the neighbouring villages. Two residences

were completely gutted there and, as in most neighbouring

centres, much fencing and many sheep were lost. The Tarlo

district was isolated ; hundreds of Goulburn's citizens rushing

out alone helped to save the homesteads. "The Pines," Le-

hane's £5000 residence at Tarago, is now an ash heap. Wool-

sheds, grass, outbuildings, and hay stacks were were burned

at Rhyanna, Bungonia, Norwood and other centres. Each

night a red glow encircled the smokey city of Goulburn. The

Mayor has opened a subscription list for the distressed parties.

* * * *

A fine year's progress is set out in the Mayoral report for

1926. The new sale-yards, rest paddock and dip have been

built; much kerbing and guttering, tar spraying aid new street

formation has been effected; the Rossiville quarry has been

opened, and the finest road making outfit in the State in-

stalled. Seventy new dwellings and eight new business houses

have been completed, besides many alterations and additions.

The new £25,000 High School has been partly built; 300 new

electricity consumers were added to the list, there being

nearly 3000 houses now connected. A new settling tank has

been completed, and a start made on the 400,000,000 Sooley

Creek dam. One hundred and thirty new premises were con-

nected to the sewage system, and the city's health has been

generally excellent.

Kalgoorlie Miner (WA : 1895 - 1950) Monday 2 January 1905 Page 5 of 8

TELEGRAPHIC.

Dreadful Bush Fires in N.S.W. ENORMOUS DESTRUC-

TION. LIVES SUPPOSED LOST. SYDNEY, Jan. 1.

Devastating bush fires are raging in many parts of the coun-

try. Homesteads have disappeared, and towns have been

threatened, while several persons are missing and thought to

have perished in the flames....

.....A telegram from Goulburn states that extensive fires are

raging in nearly all parts of the outlying country from the

Rock of Exeter and along Paddy's River and half-way to

Barber's Creek, a distance of 12 miles, and from Tarlo to

Torring. Fires were burning all through the night. In the vi-

cinity of Inveralocky the outbreak was very fierce in the

Bungonia district. The fires are still raging, and it is feared

that a clean sweep ; will be made if the flames are not got

under quickly. At Lockyer's Leigh, near Towrang, hundred

of acres of grass have been burnt, while the ranges are blaz-

ing for miles. A message received later last night from

Towrang states that the fire has destroyed four

buildings, including the Church of England.


The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser Saturday 1 January 1876 page 6 of 8

GENERAL NEWS.

The Southern Argus reports that on Christmas night a young man named Nesbitt, living about

ten miles beyond Marulan, was thrown from his horse a short distance from his residence, and

sustained a concussion of the brain. Dr. Gentle was sent for and saw Nesbitt on Sunday eve-

ning when he applied the usual remedies and left him progressing favourably.

On Monday evening (reports the Goulburn Herald of Dec 29) Mr. Thomas Styles of Reevesdale

met with an accident while returning from a cricket-match at Goulburn. A short distance on

the Goulburn side of the Bungonia Creek the road leaves the old track, and in crossing a

deep gully a culvert has been erected on one side of the original track. Mr. Styles, who had

been absent from the district for some time, was unacquainted with this deviation, and con-

tinuing his coarse along the old track was precipitated into the gully and thrown with con-

siderable violence to the ground, his horse coming down on him. Mr. Glennie, who was riding

with him, managed to get him to Mr. Armstrong's inn at Bungonia, where every attention was

paid to him, the Rev. Mr. Procter remaining with him till Mr Glennie went to Reevesdale,

and returning with a buggy, drove him into Goulburn. The services of Dr. Morton were called

into requisition, when it was found that Mr. Styles's shoulder had been dislocated. The doc-

tor reduced the dislocation, and the patient is doing well, and will be able to return home

in a day or two.



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CLAIMING THE DATES

Christmas in the Park will be held

on Saturday 1 December from 3pm.

This is a very casual event where

everyone meets down near the creek

for a picnic style party for the Christ-

mas get together.

BYO Everything, table, picnic rugs,

food, drinks etc.

It is a great social event and the kids

have a great time playing together on

the grass whilst the parents roll

around ... Oops, I mean, whilst the

parents supervise them.

This event has been held down in the

park for years and it is great to see so

many people turning up to this an-

nual event and sharing in the spirit of

“community”.

Judy’s Kitchen Morning Tea will

again be held at the Bungonia Hall

from 10.30am to midday on Wednes-

day the 12 December and for a mea-

sly $5 you get a bottomless cup of

coffee / tea and some freshly made

home cooking in the form of pastries

etc and some good company.

So come along and enjoy your morn-

ing tea with others from the commu-

nity.

100% of the money goes towards the

new extensions to the hall kitchen

facility.

This will be the last morning tea for

this year but will continue on

Wednesday’s the 9th & 23rd of Janu-

ary 2013.

Friday 14 December 2013 see’s our

children finishing school and going

on holiday ( again ! ) for the rest of

the year.

So be careful when driving through

the village especially and watch out

for our kids on the roads.

Tuesday 25 December is Christmas

Day and those of us with the commu-

nity spirit wish everyone a joyous

and happy Christmas, hoping that

you get to enjoy it with family and

friends.

We would like to take this opportu-

nity to wish everyone a safe and

merry Christmas and a fantastic New

Year and remember to be Fire Wise

and keep a look out for smoke.

Keep yourself, your family and your

neighbours safe.

Windellama –v– Bungonia in the

Annual New Years Day Cricket

match.

Bungonia took the cup in this years

event and we intend on keeping hold

of it for 2013.

Simply roll up to the Windellama

Sports Ground on Oallen Ford Rd on

Tuesday the 1 January 2013 at 1pm

for the friendly rivalry between the

two communities and lets knock the

socks off Windellama again!

Bring your own snacks and drinks

and also bring your friendly country

banter with you.

It is truly a great afternoon and is a

very kid friendly event.

A single glass at night could mean

a peaceful, uninterrupted nights

sleep.

NEW Wine for Seniors , I kid you

not.....

Clare Valley vintners in South

Australia, which primarily pro-

duce Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, and

Pinot Grigio wines, have developed

a new hybrid grape that acts as an

anti-diuretic.

It is expected to reduce the num-

ber of trips Older people have to

make to the Bathroom during the

night.

The new wine will be Marketed as

PINO MORE !

Sydney Monitor Wed. 6 Jan. 1841 Bungonia 30th December. 1840. All hands

are engaged in the wheat fields but in spite

of all our exertions to " go a head " we can-

not push on as fast as the grain ripens. What-

ever may have been the fate of the crops in

other parts, we have reason to be thankful

to the Giver of all good for our abundant

wheat, barley and rye crops. Should we get

the present crop well secured (and on that

point I have my doubts, owing to the ex-

traordinary changes in the wheather,) we

shall have a supply of grain for this district

for two years. With the exception of the at-

tack on the Marulan mail driver, everything

about here is quiet ; Christmas day passed

off without noise or riot. I am not aware of a

single case of drunkenness, which speaks

well of our rural population; there is nothing

like it "Advance Temperance."

I didn’t change, I grew up. YOU should try it sometime.


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Saturday 8 January 1870 Page 12 of 32 BUNGONIA AND ITS QUARTZ REEFS.. ( FROM OUR TRAVELLING MINING REPORTER )

I and a flood duly arrived at Goulburn to-

gether on Tuesday, 21st Dec, and next day I

proceeded in the direction of the Spring

Creek Reefs, Narramunga Gold-Fields, Jac-

qua Creek. As I considered it of importance

that the geological features of the country I

passed through should be carefully noted, I

submit the result of my observations by the

way.

Quitting Goulburn by the main Braidwood

road, I left it at one and a half-mile out, and

crossed the paddocks lying between it and

the Bungonia road to examine the bed of the

Wollondilly River and the immediate

ranges. The bed I found to contain abun-

dance of quartz, red whinstone and basalt,

the latter being trappean rocks, upon which

the extensive and rich soil around Goulburn

rests. A gentle rise out of the river is culti-

vated and is also full of' quartz. At the back

of this are swamps, partially drained by the

Wollondilly, and crossing these we come

again on the Bungonia road. Immediately on

the left hand are ranges, apparently schistose

- for a little creek at their foot, and not two

miles out of Goulburn, lays bare immense

boulders of quartz, weighing several cwts.

each, as well as strong loaders in the rock,

and in one place I measured, a mass ten foot

in thickness. There is as much quartz here,

in fact, as I have ever seen on the same ex-

tent of ground in Victoria. I saw no gold, but

I am disposed to think that these ranges

would make the ancient bed of the river,

underneath the whinstone, auriferous, and

that the railway station may stand on

an auriferous drift.

The open trap country ends in this direction,

about four miles out, when stunted gums

and rising ground indicate a change of soil,

and these are soon followed by stiffer spurs,

with stringy bark, blue gum, and scrub. No

auriferous indications, however, become

apparent until we get seven miles on the

road, when a mass of cream-coloured ce-

mented quartz, twenty yards wide, crosses it

N.E. and S.W., and then ranges on the right

hand, and become frosted with quartz grit.

Then, again, as Nature loves variety, one

hill appeared, on the surface, to be nothing

but basalt. Her features, which had been

pretty rigid for some miles, now began to

relax, and we came upon the Spring Ponds

Creek - which bears incisive marks of suf-

fering at times from too much of a good

thing.

The township of Bungonia is reached in

sixteen miles, and is prettily posted on one

bank of the Bungonia Creek, the church and

other buildings being of granite, from Lum-

ley Park. The little church and school are on

a hill of cement. Immediately opposite the

Victoria Inn is a ledge of gneiss rock, crop-

ping up, which, however, does , not appear

to continue along the road, though it is

found, on Lumley Creek, two miles distant

from Bungonia.

Five miles east of Bungonia is the " Washed

Away Creek," on which mining has been

carried on since 1852 in the shallow ground,

but a shaft was sunk here not very long

since, to the depth of seventy feet, when the

sinkers encountered a large tree, passing

through which, at ninety foot, they met with

some cement, and much water, and aban-

doned it. Now, it is worthy of note, that this

comparatively deep shaft is put down be-

tween two shallow ones, of four and ten feet

(bottomed), and that this is the only shaft

where water is met with, and, considering

that good coarse gold is being got close by

in the shallow, ( 1½oz nugget three weeks

ago) it is not unreasonable to suppose that a

load may be found in the deep ground. It

may, however, require a horse whim, and

ten to eighteen gallon kegs to beat the water.

Leaving Bungonia and travelling S.E. in the

direction of the reefs, at two miles from the

village, we traverse a vein of iron ore, then a

greenish limestone, then a broken mass of

dolomite, and then a thick seam of a smutty

looking mineral, which wears the appear-

ance of black oxide of manganese, with,

perhaps, a dash of cobalt ; then again come

in the red whinstone, the basalt, and the

farming country as far as the Jacqua Creek,

when, one and a half miles after crossing

this, the road to the reef turns in to the

ranges, and gum, box, and stringy bark

again surround us. This series of ranges

abounds in iron, and fifteen miles from Bun-

gonia, and within three of Manton's Mill, a

thick vein of almost pure ore crosses the

crown of a high spur, and, tracing this up

across the ranges that lie between the road

and the Shoalhaven River, unlimited quanti-

ties might be obtained. I arrived at Spring

Creek (eighteen miles from Bungonia) on

Christmas Eve, and in the midst of an im-

promptu race-meeting, at which there were

about one hundred and fifty present, on,

perhaps, one of the roughest courses that

could be constructed- stones and timber con-

spiring to try the skill of the jockey and agil-

ity of the steed. There were three principal

races-1st. The Publicans', won by Sam

Woollan's b.g. " Darkie." 2nd. Diggers'

Purse, won by Coulon's " Sportsman." 3rd.

Hack Race, won by Armstrong's " French-

man."

It will readily be granted that Christmas

Eve, and Christmas Day, being specially

devoted by the jovial miners to relaxation

and festivity, were not the exact times to

select for acquiring mining knowledge ;

however, fortune was propitious, and men

were obliging; and I felt at home once

more with the diggers.

Taking Manton's Mill, as municipalities take

a post office, to start from, the Bungonia, or

rather Spring Creek reefs lie scattered over a

considerable extent of country, which is of

the usual rangy character, timbered with

box, gum, and stringy bark, in fact the tim-

ber is both abundant and good. The reefs

that I was enabled to examine are nearly

vertical, pretty wide at the crown (two to

three feet) and pinch up narrow at thirty to

fifty feet down, then open out again below.

The quartz is highly ferruginous, in fact, it is

said "the blacker the quartz the more the

gold." The principal objection appears to me

to be a want of firm and decided walls, but

these may be found on going deeper- one

hundred feet is no depth for a sound and

durable reef. Such of the stone as has been

crushed averages from ½ to ¾ ozs. to the

ton, and Manton's has crushed some 1500

tons since June last. In their prospecting

claim, which is three and a half miles away,

to the N.W., on the Jacqua Creek, three

shafts have been sunk, two of eighty and one

of forty-only one of which is working. In

this, at a depth of ten feet, the stone went

27ozs. to ten tons, and at eighty foot it went

13dwts. to the ton, and was three feet thick.

This opens out as much as eight feet wide

and closes again almost to nothing. Another

reef, twelve feet wide, has been crossed in

this claim, but not tried. About 1500 tons

have been raised which have the drawback

of distance from the mill, and consequent

cartage at 7s. a ton. A quarter of a mile west

of Manton's Mill is " Harry's Folly," a good

reef on Kangaroo Gully. This is O'Meally's

claim; good sample of stone ; shaft down

seventy feet ; and the stone raised is about to

be crushed.

The Nil Desperandum lies half a mile N.W.

; is three feet thick at a depth of twenty-five

foot, running out and making again. It per-

meates yellow sand stone, and gold can be

seen in almost every stone. Twelve leases

for quartz, and four leases for alluvial

ground have been applied for here, and it is

not unlikely that the Shoalhaven River, if it

could be worked, would turn out something

"alluvially " good. A lease on it has been

applied for, and I am told a long race cut..

Dillon and Co., on Spring Creek, S.E. of,

and close to Manton's Mill, have an ex-

tended prospecting claim, on which are two

shafts down forty-five and one hundred and

five feet; reef from six inches to three feet,

nearly vertical, and E. and W. ; the quartz

has oxide of iron, some nearly black; about

180 tons lie ready for the mill, but there is

some objection to the price charged for

crushing ; this stone contains sulphuret of

iron, and probably disguised gold ; it is thick

on the surface of the spur, thin at a depth of

forty-five feet, and two feet six inches at one

hundred feet. The bedrock appears to be

silurian (slate and sandstone) with pipeclay

and thin iron veins near the surface,

Those who criticize our generation forget who raised it.


concentrating into hard slate as you go

deeper.

Besides Manton's Mill, May and Thomas's

from Araluen, is in course of erection, three

and a half miles N. of Manton's, near the

Jacqua ; this is a mill of eight head of

stamps in two batteries, and to be completed

in January ; this is somewhat questionably

built on no creek at all, but dependent on

stormwater and a dam for a precarious sup-

ply. Eight claims here about look for the

completion of this mill, in January, when

they, by the results of their several crush-

ings, will aid in enlightening the public as to

the actual value of the Bungonia stone. The

reefs in this locality average two feet ; the

stone is blackened with iron oxide, and

contains blue veins ; the bedrock is sand-

stone. One party here crushed, at Manton's,

on Thursday last, forty-one tons and ob-

tained 26ozs. 40dwts.

I may incidentally mention that the direct

fall to the waters of the Shoalhaven River

from Manton's Mill, is about six-hundred

feet in two and a half miles ; the banks of

this river are here very lofty and precipitous,

and are the home of the lyre bird, many tails

of which I saw.

A third mill, called Mason's or the" Spa,"

stands two miles south of Manton's, to-

wards the Shoalhaven River and is supplied

with water by the "Sandground Springs."

This has ten head of stamps, and is prepared

for fifteen (in all), but unfortunately an un-

wise economy has been exhibited in the

construction of the tables, and the conse-

quences is nearly all gold is lost. The copper

plates have been badly treated, and in fram-

ing the tables no allowance was made for

expansion. This should be promptly reme-

died, because this blunder is not only a pri-

vate loss, but a public misfortune. Several

quartz claims, are grouped round this mill

also, and their reefs appear to average also

from 1 foot to two feet six inches thick, and

the yield, when tested,¾ oz, to the ton.

The fourth and (at present only) the last mill

is being erected by the enterprising Mr. Bar-

ber of Goulburn, on the Jacqua Creek, and

his own claim ; - it is to be a single battery

of Five head.

As Manton's is a really good and efficient

plant, I shall not be beside the purpose in

giving a brief description of it. The engine

is one of Robey's (of Lincoln) portable dou-

ble cylinder reversing gear, ten horse nomi-

nal power, to drive a ten head battery and

fitted with steel ferules to guard the tubes in

the firebox from the strongest heat; the

stamp heads weigh 6cwt. each, the discs also

are unusually heavy ; The shanks are 9ft.

6in. long, and 2ft½ in diameter; cams are

cast iron steel faced; the stampers are ad-

vanced well to the front of the box to give

room behind, and save the back of the box

under the feeder from destruction by the

stone, and the whole is covered by a canvas

awning, or "save all," attached to the guide

and stays, to preserve the silver below from

contamination by the grease unavoidably

used in the machinery above, or from dirt of

any kind.

The tables are twenty-four feet in length,

divided into three lengths; the first and near-

est the battery being the three copper plates,

laid staircase fashion, and beautifully sil-

vered ; the next being the ripple tables, the

section of the channels in this case being a

bevel and curve, which the lip of the next

table below overhangs a quarter of an inch ;

and finally, The blanket tables - the fall in

the two first tables is one in fourteen, and in

the blanket tables one in twelve.

A pump, driven by a crank, is attached to the

end of the driving rod, which supplies the

engine, fills the tank, and "toms" off after

panning ; a pipe soldered to the tomming

pipe also supplies the retort with cold water;

the whole, including the retort furnace, forge

and dam, were erected in the short space of

five weeks, by the engineer, Mr. E. Bennett,

and two or three able assistants. The mill

will crush eighty tons a week, and can be

driven easily, both batteries, pump and all,

with 30lbs. of steam ; the feeding room is

capable of holding one hundred tons of

stone. It is supplied with water by Spring

Creek which is said to be perennial and in-

dependent of rain, - though but a small

stream. The only thing I would like to see

here is the amalgam barrel driven by a belt,

for treatment of the sulphurets - or Hunt's

patent, for a similar purpose. I should men-

tion that a circular-saw and table are also

provided for the timber trade. Altogether,

this plant is a credit to the district. The dig-

ging township is principally "built of cool

bark and heavy timber, popularly termed

(and very justly) hardwood ; and trades run

much in couples, e.g., There are two hotels,

two stores, two bakers, and two butchers - if

even numbers denote harmony, this should

be a happy family. The District Registrar

and Magistrate, F. D. Mant, Esq. (to whom

I am much indebted for information, as well

as Mr. E. Bennett, and others), if he has a

post of honour he certainly has no sinecure,

for his duties appear to be of an unusually

mixed and complicated character, involving

tact, promptitude, and forethought.

The postal arrangements, I may mention, do

not, strangely enough, meet exactly the

wishes of the inhabitants. The postman, or

mailman, appears but once a week, at 11a.m.

Saturday and leaves at three the same rather

short "notice to correspondents." The proper

address here is Spring Creek, Jacqua, Narra-

munga Gold-Field.

Altogether this gold-field, though bearing no

promise of rapid fortune or great finds, has,

nevertheless, a wide-spread series of quartz

reefs and veins, which, while themselves

yielding half an ounce or three quarters of

an ounce to the ton, may lead on to some

thing richer and better at greater depths. The

great error in quartz-mining is generally

shown in too much haste to work shallow

veins, instead of getting well under the

stone, and having large masses to work

overhead. This is, doubtless, the result of

want of capital in most instances, rather than

want of knowledge, - it is none the less a

mining mistake on that account. I am in

good hope that when all the mills above-

mentioned are in working order, say Febru-

ary next, that the results will attract more

attention to the " Narramunga field" than it

at present receives,- notwithstanding the

undoubted fact that, so far and so deep, as at

present proved, the gold decreases as the

depth increases.

The Sydney Monitor Wed. 18 October 1837 page 3 of 4

Sat. 12 January 1856

Sydney Morning Herald Mon. 6 November 1865

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ASSOCIATION BRANCH NEWS.

The Bungonia branch gave £20 to the Bush-Nursing Association

at Bendick Murrell as a Christmas gift. It also sent £ 2/2/ to the Far

West Children's Health Scheme.

Sydney Morning Herald

Wed. 7 January 1931

The Sydney Morning Herald Thursday 21 March 1935 SYDNEY MOTORIST

Fined for Driving Too Fast.

GOULBURN, Wednesday.

Jack Saywell, of Sydney, pleaded not guilty to two charges of driv-

ing at Goulburn and Marulan at a speed dangerous to the public. He

was fined £12/10/.

Constable White said the car flashed past him at Marulan before he

could get the number. He telephoned the Goulburn police. The

car was going at more than 60 miles an hour. There was a lot of

traffic, as it was at the Christmas period.

Saywell, who gave his address as the Hotel Mansions, Dalinghurst,

said he was travelling at from 40 to 43 miles an hour and could

pull up within 60 feet.

Sergeant Turnbull: What speed do you get up to on a straight

road?

Defendant: I suppose up to 70 miles an hour. It depends on the

road.

You mention something about a cruising speed. What would that

be? - Forty to 50 miles an hour.

Defendant's brother. Thomas Richard Saywell, of Cranbrook

School, Edgecliff, said they slowed down to wave to a garage man

at Marulan. The "flat-out" speed of the car was 90 miles an hour.

Mr. Forrest. P.M., said that, on the defendant's

own showing, the car was going too fast.

Jack Saywell, in reply to Sergeant Turnbull, said he had previously

been convicted of two charges of driving in a dangerous manner -

on June 2 and June 13, 1932 - when he was fined £3 and £8 respec-

tively, and several minor convictions in 1933 and 1934.

The Sydney Morning Herald Monday 18 December 1843

GOULBURN.

DECEMBER 14. — Bushrangers are still doing what they can. We

understand that Mr. Grovenor, inn-keeper, Gunning, took an

armed bushranger, with his associates, in his house. They were

forwarded to Yass, from which Bench they have been committed.

Last Sunday, Mrs. Barker, of Glenrock, was robbed near Marulan,

as she was returning from Church.

Preparations are being made for erecting an Episcopalian school-

room in the township near the ground belonging to the church,

which edifice has now a very neat appearance. The entrance has

been greatly improved, and the tower has had four pyramidical

turrets set on at the corners, which gives a more finished like ap-

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Goods have been lately sold in the township at and below the Syd-

ney prices, with the usual catch-penny announcements resorted to

in dull times; and now that the fever has somewhat subsided, busi-

ness may be said to be at a stand. The stir usual at Christmas will

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He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened.


The Sydney Morning Herald

Thur. 2 January 1873 page 2 of 8

VISIT TO THE WALL OF TROY AND

BUNGONIA CAVES.

(From the Goulburn Herald.)

A PARTY of seven gentlemen

started with saddle horses on Christmas

morning to visit, the above named caves,

most of which have never been thor-

oughly explored, although known for

more than forty years.

The persons forming the expedi-

tion saddled up and left Goulburn at 3.30

a.m., arriving at Bungonia at about 6 am,

after a very pleasant ride over a good

road. A dense fog covered the Gundary

Plain. On rising the hill on the other side

of the plain all traces of the fog had dis-

appeared, and in the distance a gleaming

light was seen, which appeared to be a

camp-fire. On approaching nearer, it was

discovered to be Mr. Antill's brush fence

in a blaze, which had been, as it seemed

to the party, wilfully set on fire, for they

had not proceeded more than two miles

further when they perceived another

fence of the Bradley estate in a roaring

blaze. The company were quickly off

their horses, and with considerable diffi-

culty, after removing, some of the tim-

ber, prevented the fire from doing any

more damage. No other incident of note

occurred until reaching Bungonia, when

one of the party, getting off his mare,

accidentally put his leg across her foal,

which was running by her side. It was a

sight

which caused much amusement to see

him with a gun in one hand and a bottle

of pickles in the other, with his face to-

wards the tail, and the animal, as much

surprised as its rider, bucking and kick-

ing through the bush. The subject of

merriment thought it best to change his

position, so he as quickly, as possible

caught hold of a limb of tree and let the

foal pass on.

After this adventure the party par-

took of a hearty breakfast in the thor-

ough bush style, and proceeded onward

to the vicinity of the caves, which was

reached about 9 o'clock. The horses

were now hobbled, the tent pitched, and

all proceeded on foot to the Walls of

Troy, or Looking-down Place, which is a

perpendicular rock, said to be 2000 feet

from top to bottom. After dark, amuse-

ment was caused by firing Roman can-

dles over the chasm, which had a fine

effect, illuminating the gulf to a very

considerable distance, greatly startling

the birds in the vicinity. The scenery

about this place is grand in the extreme.

Old Sol on rising tips the hills far and

near with gold, while the valley beneath

is still shrouded in darkness. The

murmuring of the Bungonia Creek may

be distinctly heard as it wends its sinu-

ous and rocky course towards the Shoal-

haven River, (which it joins about two

miles from the wall.

On descending into the bed of this

creek great boulders of white and black

marble were noticed, and on their sur-

faces may be distinctly traced sea-shells,

and what appear to be fish-scales. One

block of black marble with white veins

through it, showing a perfectly flat sur-

face without a crack, measured 12 feet

by 8 feet, and was about 4 feet thick. On

either bank are numbers of tall white

cedar-trees, among the branches of

which are scores of small birds whose

notes resemble the tinkling of sheep-

bells. There is another remarkable tree

growing here that has a large soft leaf

about the size of a dinner-plate. One of

the gentlemen plucked some of the

leaves to bring home with him, but had

not carried them far before he dropped

them, without being told that they were

leaves of the " stinging.tree."

After doing the lookover and the

gullies, the party started for the caves,

visiting the Drum-Cave first, so-called

because of a large stalactite which hangs

from the roof, and when struck sounds

like a drum. In this cave, about fifty feet

from the entrance is a very deep pit,

which was measured and found to be

150 feet deep. Mr. Fahey, a very plucky,

gentleman, volunteered to descend ; but,

not having sufficient rope, he was un-

able to reach the bottom. This cave has

never been properly explored on account

of the wide pit, but it is the intention of

some of the party to return with rope

ladders, and thoroughly traverse the

whole cave on same future occasion.

After firing several candles into the

darkness, the cave was left to itself and

the company wended its way to the Sky-

Light which is about half a mile to the

south west of the Cave. It has a large

hole in the roof, 180 feet entrance,

which much resembles a sky-light. Forty

feet past the light there is a perpendicu-

lar descent of thirty one feet, which was

accomplished by means of a rope. The

only things worth noticing here are the large rooms or halls ; some are higher and in

other respects larger than the hall of the me-

chanics' institute. In this cave are no stalac-

tites of any great size or beauty. The distance

from the entrance to the end is 468 feet, and

it terminates in mud and decayed leaves,

washed in by floods. There was nothing to

indicate that anybody had ever ventured be-

yond the perpendicular descent.

About three-quarters of a mile from the latter

and one hundred yards from the Look-Down

there is another cave well worth visiting.

The entrance is in the north-east side of the

hill, and is very contracted. It is not possible

to make much progress without the aid of

ropes, as there is a sudden fall of twenty-

three feet about ten feet from the opening ;

and at the bottom of this fall there is a large

block of stone, about seven tons, that has

fallen from near the roof. This stone is one

mass of petrified shells, and they much re-

semble those found at Manly Beach. On the

surface of this rock there are also petrified

oysters which can plainly be perceived. Can

geologists account for their presence so

many feet above the level of the sea ? On

leaving this stone to the left, and at about

eight feet from it, is another hole seventeen

feet deep. After descending, the passage

narrows, and it is with difficulty a person,

can proceed, unless he drags himself along

the ground by his hands. After travelling in

this manner for twenty-five feet, a large

room is reached, beautifully ornamented

with stalactites and stalagmites ; passing

along some distance the chamber comes to

an abrupt termination. On looking down,

however, a small hole is perceptible, hardly

large enough to admit a man's body, but

through which the explorers " snaked " their

way and found themselves in another room ;

and at the farthest end was found part of the

spine of some large animal, which must have

lain there for many years, as it crumbled to

powder on being handled. It is unaccount-

able how this bone got into the place where

it was found, being at a distance of 230 foot

from the entrance of the cavern, and in a part

where no four-footed animal of its apparent

size could have penetrated. This cave was

explored for a distance of more than 260

feet.

After refreshing themselves with co-

pious draughts of cold water found in the

cave, the party made their way slowly out,

and indulged themselves for a time with a

quiet pipe. It being now late in the day,

preparations were made for some tea. After

partaking, the camp was struck, and the

company rode towards Goulburn, where

they arrived safely in due course, much re-

gretting that they had not had more time at

their disposal, as, no doubt, in these caves

are things not dreamt of in our philosophy ;

but they hope are long to furnish the public

with more information in regard to them.

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