THAMES GOLDFIELD ANNIVERSARY.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3432, 16 July 1868, Page 4

THAMES GOLDFIELD ANNIVERSARY.

""A rtfBMC Mooting wW held' at Butt's Theatre' On' ' ' SaWday" afternoon to disouss the desirability of '" 'celebrating the first 'anniversary of the Thames gold:fiwd. -•" ' /' , ' . ' '" '"'Captain Butt' was called to the chair.' " Mr, TP. 1 GtnviN said a preliminary meeting had 1 ' .been held,' at which a resolution was drawn up -to be "submitted' to that meeting^ " * * ■ '■ Dr. Mibrrett said he had "been' palled upon to r '' p'ropbse'the fi'rat resolution. " He thought it desirable" ' "%hit sotae 'step's- should" be taken to celebrate the anniversary of tae*pl'ace. " If it had not been lor the " lul plticil v '6f"tn6se'around'liim,' there" would have been" ""no'goiafield,' and he felt convinced that if'Ohinemuri wu opened no country in fhe world- would' excel • u ' ( ihis t is''i d&girigs.' ' He begged to propose the follow1 " ing'riSsolutiori:-^" That, in the opinion of this meeting, it is desirable that the anniversary of the """ Tft»ine« goldfieia be celebrated." ( " r "Mfri SuALLiiilN seconded the resolution, which- • ""W»i"cil!rried unanimously. _ ' J' " * "Mr 7 . "T. 'SaniJbs then ' proposed, "That a commit- *' the'following, with power to add to '"' l ftieir number, be' appointed to arrange. the details -'' "fffr the ' cejebration" of the anniversary : — Messrs.' • : Bfott, ''Mulligan, So'nfield, Burke, Gwynn^ Sceats, "taahdlli ilerretfi; S'mallman,' McKenzie, Corlett," ' ldt P!pnirty, v Griffin," R. Grraham," Sam,' r Hogg, Eyre,' Stephenson, Alexander, Sandea, White 1 , Hunt, and S-TfiMJ!*' '- " " '* ' ' ' This was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman, and to Mk Hall, for the use'of the theatre; vn Wrmifikfedthep'roceedingd. '/' ' A. meeting of the r committee is convened, to beheld at Butt's HoiieT" on'" Thursday "next.— Advertiser," r ' a Jury 14.- '■'* - - ■ • .