In 1859 a rush on alluvial gold at Lamplough resulted in a population estimated as high as 20,000 people within about a year. The mining leads gave good yields, but they rapidly diminished. The lure of better prospects at Moonambel and Redbank caused a loss of population, although sufficient remained for a school to be opened in 1873. This school was built in 1875 and remains one of the few buildings left standing in Lamplough. It closed in 1949.
This area has a special place in my heart as it was where my husband grew up.
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