The RICHEST place on Earth: Castlemaine, Maldon & the Victorian Goldfields

I venture to the Victorian Goldfields - once the richest place on earth - to explore the old gold digging grounds. I also visit the historic towns of Chewton, Castlemaine and Maldon to dig into their vibrant foodie and arts culture.
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[@jennybond3346]

Very interesting video. My Grandfather was a headteacher at the Fryerstown primary school and the family lived in a stone house there which had been a police station and had a jail cell next to the house. My husband & I went to see the old house about 25 years ago. My mother went to Castlemaine high school and had to board in the town as transport was difficult. As a young girl she walked carrying her suitcase from Fryerstown to Castlemaine each Sunday evening and came home on a Friday after school on the mail coach. This was around 1915/1916.

[@LetsGo012]

Wow. That’s great information. Thanks for sharing. That would have been quite a walk for your mother

[@kimberleywilliams5228]

Great story ..our ancestors were hardy,tough resilient folk ..youngsters now uber 500 meters 😂...my gran(96) said..as young girl (15) saw the lights come on .most profound memory ...cause they could work at night ! True ! 😅 God bless em all !

[@peace.love.light8856]

Love your video and commentary. I do love this Region, its very pretty and steeped in history.. Its naturally beautiful and whilst visiting these areas it's being apart of it as well.. I am from the North East. Another great Region, but different.. Victoria in general, is beautiful in it's own right.. Thank You so much.❤

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks so much for your kind comments. 😀 I must get up to north east Vic. I do love Beechworth.

[@kimberleywilliams5228]

Really enjoyed - except prison part 😂😢

[@KarenGlenn-ve2dw]

I moved here in 1989. In 1995 when my son was 5 we were driving down Berkeley St going to take him to kinder and pointed to a little old cottage and asked if I remembered living there when cars looked different. I said we had never lived there, but he was insistent and kept saying don’t you remember. Years later, we found out that great great grandfather had been a jeweller in Barker St and had indeed lived in Berkeley St, my son was out by one house! Our entire family moved here, including our grandparents, never knowing of any prior attachment to this beautiful town and it is and will always be our soul home.

[@LetsGo012]

What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing 😊

[@robbeythecarpenter8493]

Thanks for sharing and the well researched history

[@LetsGo012]

Cheers. 😊

[@stevemurrell6167]

Great little video, quite informative. Definitely a lovely area.

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks so much 😀

[@lynnekells6163]

Castlemaine also had a huge wrought iron foundry that made most of the Victorian style lamps, statues, seats, fences, gates around Australia.

[@xr6lad]

Just discovered your videos. Great presenter and enjoyed them even though I know most of the locations you visited as I live nearby in a small town near Daylesford. You are right - no store at Fryerstown or Vaughan. Nearest store is at Guildford (not far from Vaughan) or back in Castlemaine/Chewton. The bakery in Maldon is great - they are wonderful bakers plus their cakes are very artistic. Subscribed.

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks and welcome aboard. Great to have you along for the ride 😊

[@himanshusood4228]

Hey Terry big fan of your videos from the moment you visited my hometown Shimla. You are almost same age as my dad and seeing you living the life to its full makes me happy. Keep travelling fella🎉🎉😊😊

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks for coming along on the journey 😊

[@judithtaylor6916]

My g.g.g. Grandfather was a gold prospector up until the 1920s in Yandoit. He changed his name from Miedema to Jones when he jumped ship in 1852. He lived in the surrounding district from Kyneton to Daylesford.

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks for sharing. I’m guessing plenty of young men had gold fever & jumped ship to find their fortune

[@TheObSeRvErTheObSeRv]

Nice Video. Let`s Go. thanks for the EFFORT.

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it 😊

[@mytwosats3178]

Beautiful place

[@carolyndonovan2884]

Hi Terry! You are such a good presenter !! You make it interesting and fun !! Of course I remember all of these places when I lived in Oz. Look forward to many more . Rich with history! Thanks Terry !!

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks Carolyn. I’m enjoying bringing interesting and beautiful parts of the world to people and hopefully inspiring them to explore 😊

[@jeetts59]

Good to see you're back .interesting place that's that's for .

[@starquant]

My property is right on the Goldfields and although I don't have a mine shaft on my property, my neighbour does. I find gold bearing quartz on my land all the time. Just recently, part of the mine collapsed on my property (Due to heavy rain). The shaft is next door, but the tunnel is on my side and God knows where from there. I was not told this when I purchased my land 20 years ago. In fact the council denied any gold workings in the area at the time of purchase. I was quite ignorant of the fact until my neighbour invited me to look at something "interesting", which was a vertical shaft that descended further than I could see down. Lets just say it's a gamble when I use my ride on mower and leave it at that !.

[@LetsGo012]

That’s a great story. Thanks for sharing it. Take care on that mower

[@648Roland]

Largest local nugget was 'The Heron' being 1,001 oz. My home started off as a mining engineers home over 150 years ago which overlooks the town with amazing views. 'The Rush that never ended' and 'The mineral districts of Victoria' will fill in some of the blanks. Some of the gullies were so rich the miners were picking them off the surface such as 'Scramblers' and 'Donkey' gullies. Can still pan gold from the creeks when there's water. Too old to venture out nowadays. It's Fryerstown not Friars Town.

[@murtoasumpoiler]

The all British motorcycle rally fills the main st of molden on the Anzac weekend

[@yoshithereptilian1245]

No vets just silver spooned descendants of rich Vic's

[@yoshithereptilian1245]

We go to Melbourne but I don't since the Vic police shot innocent people protesters on our shrine

[@equ1l1ser7]

actually more gold went through the port of geelong than melbourne, geelong was going to be the victorias princeple town but becuase more rich/influential people lived/regarded melbourne it was declared the state capitol city

[@Reggie2270]

You missed the tourist railway that runs between Maldon and Castlemaine. Victorian Goldfields railway. They run heritage Steam and Diesel Trains every week.

[@presidentxijinpingspoxdoct9756]

There is a functioning gold processing mill still in operation in Maldon. And plans are afoot to re-start the mine in Maldon. Kaiser Reef Mines is the company.

[@LetsGo012]

Thanks for the info. 😊

[@tplyons5459]

How come you left out the Gold Fields Steam Railroad between Maldon and Castlemaine?

[@LetsGo012]

There’s only so much I could do in one day and it wasn’t running the day I was there. Hopefully Next time 😊

[@Rainy679]

Now we know. Why they are making it smart prison

[@meredithisme3752]

It's a prison town 😂😂😂