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From History of Bendigo/Sandhurst by George Mack on line www. Archive
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c1851_1854 Joseph died 1854
It may be difficult for many to believe that the forest between
the First White Hill and our railway station, and, indeed, up
to Golden Gully, was so thick and dark that people often lost
their way in attempting to get through it, from any one of the
points named to another. The range dividing Sandhurst from
Ironbark was so densely timbered that no glimpse of the valley
of Bendigo could be obtained from it, and many robberies were
committed there. Men who ventured to bring their gold into
the township, as Sandhurst was then called, did so at great risk.
Mr Joseph Holloway who used to visit the gullies for the purpose
of buying gold from the diggers, was stuck up one evening on
Ironbark Hill, but being on horseback he got away, and was fired
at twice as he galloped off, though fortunately without effect
Holloway. On the 21st February 1854 at the Government Camp Sandhurst, Bendigo, after a lingering illness, Joseph the second and last surviving son of the late Joseph Holloway Esq, of East Leigh Havant, in the 41st year of his age . About two months earlier, his brother, R. W. Holloway Esq. died at Melbourne and from the instant he received the melancholy tidings, he may be really said never to have held up his head. Mr Holloway was amongst the earliestt of the colonists who made the over land journey from Sydney to Victoria, and the writer of these lines, having been connected with him for many years and made many long and trying jouneys with him, can testify to his goodness of heart, his generosity and uniformly kind and honorable conduct, and his numerous friends – all who knew him intimately _ will deeply deplore his loss. His remains were followed to the grave by the Resident Government Commissioner, the Police Magistate, all the Camp officers and a few private friends .Bendigo Gazette Feb 23 1854
