The Gold Rush to Mount Alexander - Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. ~ GOLD ~ Edwin Stocqueler is scarcely represented within Australian collections.
This has relegated him to aFn obscurity characteristic of the less reputed artists who emerged in Australia during the 1850s. Stocqueler’s surviving paintings serve as a visual record of the colonial period. Although few of this works remain, newspaper reports indicate a broader interest encompassing natural history and the environment. His detailed paintings, particularly of the narrative surrounding the early discovery of gold, provide specific details of daily life on the diggings. In a sense, Stocqueler may be described as the archetypal mid nineteenth century traveller who recorded his journeys in watercolour, oil or pencil. Edwin Stocqueler was born in Bombay in 1829 and later educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
The oil painting titled Australian gold diggings c1855 is a colourful depiction of gold miners panning, cradling and digging for gold. By Karen Quinlan. Friends of Mount Alexander Diggings. Castlemaine Health » History. Castlemaine Benevolent Asylum Two years following the discovery of gold at Mount Alexander, the first Castlemaine Hospital was opened in Gingell Street on May 24, 1853.
The Hospital provided essential medical and nursing care and, in 1939, was relocated to new buildings in Halford Street where it remained in service until December 22, 1995. Following a severe winter and widespread suffering in the community, extensive fundraising enabled the establishment of the Castlemaine Benevolent Asylum which began operation in Cornish Street on July 4, 1860. The Asylum gave refuge to those in need of food, shelter and clothing. It changed focus to the care of the frail, aged and disabled following the turn of the century and was later renamed ‘Alexander’.
Castlemaine Hospital Ward c. 1894 The Mount Alexander Hostels commenced operation on the site of ‘Alexander’ between 1959 and 1962 to provide alternative accommodation for the elderly and frail. Castlemaine Accommodation at the Midland Hotel. Family history & biography eresources. Do you need help getting started or are you well versed in your family's history?
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