Bendigo Government Camp 1853 – Reproduced from a Sketch Supplied by J. A. Panton, Resident Commissioner
KEY TO SKETCH.
1. Gold Office
2. Guard Room Tent
3. Officers’ Mess Tent
4. South Australian Commissioner’s House
5. South Australia Gold Office
6. Sub-Inspector of Police
7. Resident Commissioner’s (Panton’s) Tent
8. Assistant Commissioner Cockburn
9. Assistant Commissioner Barnard
10. Escort Office
11. Assistant Commissioner McKenzie
12. Assistant Commissioner Murray
13. Officer Commanding Detachment 40th Regiment
14. Gold-Commissioner Jones
15. Officers’ Stables
16. Inspector of Police
17. and 18. Police Barracks
19. Military Barracks
20. Lockup on Gaol Hill
LIST AND PARTICULARS OF SOME OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICERS WHO WERE STATIONED ON BENDIGO GOVERNMENT CAMPS IN THE FIFTIES, KINDLY SUPPLIED BY J. A. PANTON, C.M.G.
Assistant Commissioners
Captain Dane, in 1851 and early 1852, never in main camp
J. Clough, 1852
G. E. Gilbert, 1852
J. A. Panton
Ousley Cockburn, 1852 and 1853
C. Shuter, 1852 (late P.M., Melbourne)
C. Dowling, 1853-54, afterwards Creswick
McKenzie
Rudolph Reid, R.N. 1852
Captain John Urquhart, 1853-54, afterwards Paymaster 21st Regiment
Willoughby
Crawford Mollison, afterwards Resident Warden and P.M.
E. T. Barnard, afterwards Resident Warden, Beechworth
Fred Standish (and Chinese Protector), afterwards Chief Commissioner of Police
Captain Burnet (retired and returned to England)
Captain Virginius Murray, father of Government Geologist.
Police Magistrates
Captain Stewart
L. MacLachlan
T. Foster, afterwards Superintendent of Police
Police Superintendents
David Armstrong
T. Lyttleton
Inspectors
F. Winch, afterwards Superintendent, Melbourne
Captain Flemming
Captain Evans, afterwards Ballarat
J. Pearman, afterwards Melbourne
H. M. Chomley, now Chief Commissioner of Police
W. Templeton, afterwards Warden and P.M.
Lieutenants
Kabat, afterwards Superintendent of Police
Kossack
Brook Smith, afterwards Inspector
Commissariat Officer in charge
J. Lapsley
Medical Officer
J. McCrae
M. D. Dublin
Postmaster
Watts
Camp Surveyor
J. Smith
Commanding Detachment 40th Regiment
Captain O’Hara
Commanding Pensioners
Lieutenant Finch, 11th Regiment
Clerk of Courts
Mr. Saunders
Chief Clerk to Resident
Mr. Skene
Gold Receivers
Mr. Wilkinson
Frank Jones, afterwards Commissioner of Audit
Government Surveyor
Mr. Larritt
South Australian Commissioner, appointed to receive Gold, &c., for S.A. Overland Escort
Reynell, and
Hutton (his clerk)
Also Johns, later P.M. at Hamilton
Provenance: “Bendigo and Vicinity.” A Comprehensive History of Her Past, and a Résumé of Her Resources; Together with the Biographies of Her Representative Pioneers, Public, Commercial, and Professional men. Compiled by W. B. Kimberley, in collaboration with J. J. Pascoe. With plates.
Author: W. B. Kimerley
Contributor: J. J. Pascoe
Date of Publication: 1895
Publisher: F. W. Niven & Co.
Place of Publishing: Melbourne & Ballarat
Copyright status: This work is out of copyright
Courtesy: The British Library
