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Cassilis features strongly in
the overall Omeo Region story and should always be considered as including Tongio West. The two towns adjoined. The Cassilis goldfields were among the richest in the state. However once the gold rush was over there was nothing to sustain Cassilis or the other nearby small settlements. Cassilis was typical of a small shanty mining town of which there were many. They all have an interesting story or two to tell. Today the area is farming and rural residential in nature with some historic relics from the mining era (see link below). Gold mining remains a possibility but is not likely to achieve the levels of activity of the boom years. Nothing remains of the township, the site of the Cassilis Hotel is today, fittingly, occupied by the Mt Markey Winery. If visiting, ask Howard or Christine to show you the foundations of the old hotel. Cemetery Gully still contains the historic cemetery and the recreation reserve, both lovingly tended by local residents (see links below) |
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