Yandoit Hotel

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YANDOIT.

The rush to Yandoit is exciting much interest not only on this goldfield but among the miners of Ballarat. A personal visit to the scene on Saturday last enables us to place our readers in possession of the actual state of affairs there.

Fifteen miles from Castlemaine, on the road to Ballarat - a road travelled twice daily by Cobb and Co.'s coaches - is the Yandoit Hotel. At the rear of this hotel, running southward for a mile or two, is a rather narrow flat, known as the Forty Foot Diggings. On the east, this flat is hemmed in by a range, the quartz reefs of which are the immediate cause of the attraction to Yandoit. Six months ago, if we are informed correctly, an attempt was first made to test the character of this quartz. The attempt has resulted in the disclosure of auriferous treasures to an unanticipated extent. From Mr. Steel's claim 280 ounces were obtained from 25 tons, and the adjoining claim of Bear's yields 10 ounces to the ton.

History

A narrow escape from a disastrous fire was experienced on Friday night. Mrs Andrews, of the Yandoit Hotel, carried a lighted candle into a bedroom, when some curtains became ignited, and the fire soon spread. Assistance, was promptly at hand, and the fire was extinguished. The hotel is built of wood, and had the flame got proper hold nothing could have saved the building. The firebell was rung, and the brigade turned out, but their services were not required.

The People

Joseph Cumberland <1886>

Bridget Platt, Licensee, <1889>

Mrs Andrews, <1900>

See also

Yandoit

Notes

LICENSING MEETING

The annual licensing meeting was held yesterday, before James Daly, Esq. P. M., and R. Burton, Esq., when the following district publicans' licenses were granted without opposition:— J. Phillips, Horse and Jockey Hotel, Yandoit; R. Tucker, Yandoit Hotel, Yandoit; George Dixon, Hamburg Hotel, Yandoit; J. Honey, Mount Franklin Hotel, Limestone Greek; J. James, Hit-or-Miss Hotel, Deep Creek; M. Rachinger, Camp Hotel, Yandoit.

Some fifteen or twenty refreshment licenses were also granted.

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--Clare K.Gervasoni 22:42, 11 October 2017 (AEDT)