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| Gold Miners in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia |
December 1864
Daylesford, Victoria, Australia
Dear Mamma and Pa,I hope my card arrived telling you of my safe arrival in Victoria, last month. I sent it as soon as I dis-embarked. I continue to see how everything is so different here as I mentioned in my card.
I am now settled in Daylesford about 71 miles north west of Melbourne. The town is full of immigrants - French, German, Italian, English, Scot, Welsh, Cornish and Irish - all seeking their fortunes like me, as gold miners.
The town has postal and telegraph services but no railway. The Chinese immigrants have well established market gardening so we have a rich supply of fresh food. The Court House is like a home away from home as many of the magistrates and lawyers are from Ireland. I have spent many an evening there listening to tales of home and recounting my own.
Your loving son, James.
Mr and Mrs John Warner
Mitchelstown, Cork, Ireland
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