| From "Victoria and Its Metropolis" (1888) Chapter on Lower Goulburn District Evans, James Was born in Wales, worked at mining there for four years, coming to Victoria in 1849. He was engaged in farming at Moonee Ponds and Brighton for some months after which he went to station work at Mount Cotterill for five months and next worked at quarries in Brunswick for two years. After six months more at farming on Deep Creek he commenced mining in 1851 at Ballarat, whence not being successful, he returned to Fryers Creek in the following year. He was also for four years at Bendigo and was fairly fortunate. Next he was employed for eight years carrying from Melbourne to the various diggings, after which he took to farming, grazing and storekeeping at Barfold for a number of years. He then selected land at Rochester and farmed it. In 1876 he bought 282 acres at Timmering on which he was engaged in cultivation and grazing. |