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Bryce Ross kept the artist's name secret. Who was it sketching the gold diggings and looking to publish in #Melbourne or elsewhere?

Ross was an institution on the Victorian diggings in 1852. He reported weekly for the Melbourne Herald and his "Mems from the Mount [Alexander]" were reprinted in colonial newspapers. His office was at what is now Chewton near #Castlemaine. Ross was one of thousands of #SouthAustralia'ns on the diggings.

And why can't we find the artist's original field sketches?

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My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_at_the_Victorian_Diggings.htm

S.T. Gill at the Victorian Diggings, 1852

S.T. Gill was at the Diggings in June and July 1852, judging by dated works and a newspaper report. He sought a lithographic partnership. There may be only one field sketch extant.

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David Coombe Jan 5

#Coffee and breakfast sorted!

6 miles from the Bush Inn on the road from #Melbourne to the diggings (1852): https://umap.openstreetmap.fr/en/map/s-t-gill-melbourne-to-the-diggings_800099?feature=Coffee%20Tent%206%20m%20from%20Bush%20Inn,%20Diggers%20Breakfast%20|%20SLV%20H7824#11/-37.557/144.654

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S. T. Gill - Melbourne to the Diggings

**Status: COMPLETE** # Introduction This map shows the route(s) from Melbourne to the Victorian diggings and S. T. Gill's views in 1852 along the way. Most of Gill's diggings works are of a general nature, but those that can be reasonably tied to place are included here. There is also a link (white box) at top for a map of the diggings. **Markers** Pins represent locations of points along the way (from several sources). Icons represent viewpoints of artworks - these locations are approximate. A caption will pop up when you hover over a pin or icon with the mouse. Click to get more information including images of the works and links to the catalogue. **Images:** Art work images are not stored but are dynamically displayed from the online services of cultural institutions, see: [[https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/help.htm#Images|Project Help - Use of Images]]. **Map backgrounds** The default map background is: <i>Hams' map of the routes to the Mt. Alexander & Ballarat gold diggings</i>, 19 January 1853 by Thomas Ham. NLA MAP RM 960. <http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-231354263>. Tiles: <https://mapwarper.net/maps/tile/44732/{z}/{x}/{y}.png>. You can use the control at left to change the map background to a modern map or revert to the default *Hams map*. For more information on the use of maps in this project, see: [[https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_in_Maps.htm|S.T. Gill in Maps]]. [[https://coombe.id.au/|David Coombe]], 2026 {{https://coombe.id.au/DavidCoombeTintype25pc.jpg|64}}

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David Coombe Jan 5

S. T. Gill is arguably Australia's most recognisable colonial artist. The story of Gill's 1852 passage from #SouthAustralia to the #Victoria goldfields has been a confused one. But it can now be teased out with help of digitised newspapers and a database approach. Who he went with adds to a sense of story.

My new article: https://coombe.id.au/S_T_Gill/S_T_Gill_1852_to_Victoria_and_Diggings.htm

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S.T. Gill to Victoria and the Diggings, 1852

S.T. Gill left South Australia for the Victorian gold rush. This article evaluates evidence for his passage and concludes he likely left with others of a cultural bent aboard 'Anna Dixon', February 1852.

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