Australian History

[plastered81]

No not the church but good guess.

I was built in the late 1800's and at the time was the biggest in the southern hemisphere,

My name is made up of a cartoon character's name and something round?

 

[Bobh]

Sydney Kidman perhaps?

 

[plastered81]

No, not Sidney Kidman. It's something thats been built during the gold rush.

 

[plastered81]

And located within the Golden Triangle.

 

[goldtruck59]

GT

 

[plastered81]

Correct. The Garfield Wheel at Castlemaine.

 

[goldtruck59]

Have you been there Plastered? I was up there the other day. Its in Chewton and if you knock on the stone base it has an unreal clang to it. Quite eerie.
It was an amazing achievement the Garfield wheel and the lengths they went to for water.

Who am I

I was a clever and persistent businessman of the gold era. I took mining in my area to another level when the alluvial ran out.

GT

 

[plastered81]

I have mate, we had a look recently as well. Its hard to imagine how big the actual wheel was.

 

[goldtruck59]

I have mate, we had a look recently as well. Its hard to imagine how big the actual wheel was.

sure was huge. Over 100 feet I think. We followed the race for a bit a few years ago. It was a massive engineering feet.

Clue 2

I went bust many times but the deeper I went the luckier I got.

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Clue 3

I have a local shopping centre named after me

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

Clue 4

My son was of the same name (jnr) and in his own way as notable.

GT

 

[plastered81]

Edward Hargraves?

 

[goldtruck59]

Sorry Plastered not correct mate. He used to live about a 100 kms from you mate !!

GT

 

[user 7268]

I have mate, we had a look recently as well. Its hard to imagine how big the actual wheel was.

Does anyone have any recent pics of the wheel ? I ask as lived just down the road as a child and used to go ferreting around the area and climb and sit up on the rock supports. Most of the rock work was still there 40 odd years ago.
Sorry for the bit off topic here

 

[goldtruck59]

I have mate, we had a look recently as well. Its hard to imagine how big the actual wheel was.

Does anyone have any recent pics of the wheel ? I ask as lived just down the road as a child and used to go ferreting around the area and climb and sit up on the rock supports. Most of the rock work was still there 40 odd years ago.
Sorry for the bit off topic here

google the Garfield wheel and then look at the images. There are heaps of its current state of play.

GT

 

[plastered81]

Heres one i took a few months ago.

 

[goldtruck59]

Heres one i took a few months ago.

https://www.prospectingaustralia.co...0_10210027553146952_3230178123298672666_n.jpg

Great shot mate, its an imposing sight.

Clue 5

I was married twice and relocated back to England only to be talked into returning after several years

GT

 

[goldtruck59]

the answer is George Lansell from Bendigo. The quartz King. It was either too hard or everyone is gold prospecting or fishing !!!Its been in before I asked the same question years ago.
Time to move on I reckon. Im off to Portland to catch some KG's.

Some one else can try a question if they want to.

GT

 

[BarossaDigger]

Hasn't been a question for a while.

I was first discovered in South Australia in 1849 whilst digging a roadway. What am I? Where was I first found? And by whom?

 

[BarossaDigger]

Hasn't been a question for a while.

I was first discovered in South Australia in 1849 whilst digging a roadway. What am I? Where was I first found? And by whom?

Somewhere in the Barossa Valley , it can be found in Black