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Sub Treasury
SUB – TREASURY & GOLD RECEIVER
The Sub Treasury is currently closed for referbishment.
| 1856 |
Worked under the Gold Warden to handle & Prepare gold for the 2 weekly escorts to Melbourne. |
1850’s
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Price for gold was 4 Pound an ounce. |
1855
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Escort took 192,000 ounces to Melbourne |
1857
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Escort took 350,000 ounces to Melbourne |
1855
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April & March 1857 Bank of New South Wales purchased over 300,000 ounces |
1857
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Addition added at rear 2 offices and a strong room, barred windows and a massive gold vault – stronghold for the precious metal. |
1880’s
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Sub-treasury became the Beechworth Police Station |
1997
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The Police Station shifted to a new Police Station around the corner, opposite Prison |
There is no record of the Sub Treasury ever being robbed.How much gold taken out of the Beechworth Sub Treasury unofficially is unknown.
GOLD WARDENS OFFICE
Wooden structures stood on this site until 1859 – 60.
1852
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First Gold official arrived in the Ovens Goldfields |
1853
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Understaffing & Incompetence were a problem because of roving chinese. Population of 8,000 miners, only 3 Gold Commissioners & inadequate police presence. |
1855
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June changed from Commissioners to Wardens. |
1859 – 60
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Built. Gold Commissioners were unpopular because they enforced unpopular tax of 30 shillings a month to maintain order on the goldfields it did not discriminate between the wealthy miner and the miner and the one not makes ends meet. He settled claims, receive & guards gold for escort, maintain order on Goldfields.They had to cover great distances on horseback, issuing miners right & business licences, measure claims, settle claim disputes, determine water rights & preside as police magistrates at petty sessions or chair local courts. |
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