Daisyhill Ballarat Cemetery - Alice Elizabeth McIntosh

[paula m]

Hi Bitzar

Thanks for the reply and no I hadn't realised that about the cemetery

Paula

[bitzar]

Hi Paula.  It can be confusing because there is Daisy Hill between Talbot and Maryborough (still in existence and referred to in an earlier post by Cando I think), but the Daisy Hill you and I am referring to is the early name of Amherst.  My gr gr gr grandparents arrived in 1854 ish!  They also have children buried SOMEWHERE.... probably old Daisy Hill.  This link shows all that remains of the cemetery and I believe there are no records.  Supposedly there were more headstones that were destroyed in the Ash Wednesday bushfires which also destroyed what was left of the town.  If you haven't done any research on Amherst, it is so interesting.  Amazing layout of streets and up to 40,000 residents in late 1850's.

http://www.australiancemeteries.com/vic/centgoldfields/daisyhill.htm

Now I've bored you enough.  You don't have to reply or say thanks.  I'm just sharing... Love my goldfields history.

Happy New Year.

[paula m]

Hi Bitzar, I do appreciate the info these wee snippits can be so helpful.
Been so busy lately its been a while since I have done any digging around.
Your message has stirred my interest again ...time I picked up where I left off !!
Goldfields maybe another avenue as I know my GG grandparents mined in the area for a few years

Happy New Year to you too

Paula

[cando]

Just my two bob's worth again

There is Daisy Hill between Talbot and Maryborough this is another place altogether. Many people confuse the two.

Cando

In the gold-rush years, three separate localities in the area were known as Daisy Hill and it can be very confusing for researchers trying to establish which of the three is the one they are seeking. There was Daisy Hill Hut where Chapman found gold in 1840, then a Daisy Hill was established in Pollock's Lane with a Police Camp. The next Daisy Hill later became Amherst, named for Lord Amherst, the then Governor of India. Today's Daisy Hill is a different locality again.

Amherst cemetery was 'opened' in 1859.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01gqp/

Supposedly there were more headstones that were destroyed in the Ash Wednesday bushfires which also destroyed what was left of the town.

Bitzar

Amherst was not effected by the Ash Wednesday Fires.
http://www.cfa.vic.gov.au/fm_files/attachments/kids_and_schools/fact-sheets/fs_ash-wednesday.pdf

The Amherst School was a brick building erected in 1874. It closed in 1946 and was burnt out in the devastating bushfires of 1985, leaving the brick walls standing. It was rebuilt about 1987 and is now an attractive private residence. Opposite the school is the site of the old Daisy Hill Cemetery.

Survey Map of the township of Amherst 1855 with 'grave yard' marked
http://handle.slv.vic.gov.au/10381/93118

http://www.visitmaryborough.com.au/arts-culture-heritage/talbot-arts-historical-museum
Talbot Arts & Historical Museum - holds many local records.


Cando

[bitzar]

Paula

There you go! 1985 not 1983 for the bushfires.  Thank you for the correction Cando.

Over and out for now.

[cando]

Paula I think the 1855 survey map for Amherst  with the grave yard marked, will be an informative addition to your family history.

Cando