Buninyong Government Camp
Background
On 01 July 1851 payable gold was discovered at Clunes, and Victoria seperated from independence from New South Wales, and gold was discovered. In August Thomas Hiscock discovered gold at Buninyong, at Ballarat soon after and in the Castlemaine & Bendigo regions in November, beginning the world-famous gold rush to the central Victorian Goldfields region.[1]
The fledgling Victorian Government set up a police camp and Court of Petty Sessions at Buninyong in 1851 keep the peace.[2]
Municipal government was granted in 1859 and Buninyong became a Borough in 1863. The first Buninyong Shire Council was elected in 1864, and continued for 135 years until the 1994 Kennett council amalgamations resulted in Buninyong becoming part of the City of Ballarat.[3]
Also See
- ↑ https://brimbrimgardens.com.au/the-history/,accessed 13 Spetember 2022.
- ↑ https://brimbrimgardens.com.au/the-history/,accessed 13 Spetember 2022.
- ↑ https://brimbrimgardens.com.au/the-history/,accessed 13 Spetember 2022.
