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PROGRESS REPORT OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE, on the Petitions of John Mechosk and Edward Hill, together with the proceedings of the Committee, Minutes of Evidence and Appendices, 9pp., printed 31st July, 1857; together with Mount Blackwood Gold Diggings, 3pp., printed 27th February, 1857.
John Meshosk was rewarded for his discovery of gold at Tarrangowar which was to become Maldon. Edward Hill's claim to have discovered the Mount Blackwood gold diggings was rejected.
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