Durham Lead (gold lead)
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Origin of the name
History
Durham Lead was sustained by surface alluvial deep lead and some quartz mining. It was an unusual community in 1865 when Bailliere's Guide reported that there were ten hotels scattered widely across the fields, in addition to a post office and branch of the Union Bank. They were not the ingredients for a model town. In 1911, post office, hotel and blacksmith were recorded, and again strangely, three butchers and six carters. Religion came late. There were Methodists and Presbyterian churches in 1961 among thirteen farms. The post office building is worthy of interest.[1]
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- ↑ City of Ballarat Heritage Study (Stage 2) April 2003: Thematic History.
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--Beth Kicinski 22:27, 15 November 2016 (AEDT)