TitleIllustrated London News 1869 vol.54 page 535DescriptionLong article recounting the sudden gold rush in Kildonan, Sutherlandshire, sparked when a local man, Gilchrist — who had gained mining experience in Australia and New Zealand — identified similarities between those goldfields and his native valley. His early discoveries in late 1868 triggered a rapid influx of hundreds of hopeful diggers into the remote glen, transforming the abandoned strath into a bustling mining camp.Year1869Volume54Page Number535FormatNewspaper article
