▁r ush ), ▁are ▁now ▁quite ▁den ud ed ▁of ▁their ▁European ▁all uv ial ▁min ing ▁population ". ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁ 1 6 0 ▁all uv ial ▁min ers ▁were ▁reported ▁to ▁be ▁working ▁at ▁Lam pl ough ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 , 6 0 5 ▁min ers ▁working ▁within ▁the ▁Av oca ▁Division . ▁This ▁number ▁remained ▁fairly ▁steady ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 6 ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁shr unk ▁to ▁ 7 0 ▁min ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 , ▁a ▁company ▁was ▁min ing ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁Next ▁gold ▁r ush ▁The ▁next ▁r ush ▁was ▁to ▁Moon amb el , ▁then ▁known ▁as ▁Mountain ▁Creek ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁R anges , ▁north ▁of ▁Av oca . ▁Other ▁min ers ▁moved ▁to ▁Ki andra , ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁and ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁where ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁Lam pl ough ▁Le ad ▁just ▁north ▁of ▁H ok it ika . ▁ ▁Post ▁office ▁Lam pl ough ▁Post ▁Office ▁opened ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Sign ific ant ▁events ▁The ▁Av oca ▁and ▁District ▁Historical ▁Society ▁has ▁documented ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁significant ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁Lam pl ough ▁region . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Australian ▁gold ▁r ush es ▁ ▁Av oca , ▁Victoria ▁ ▁B ung ▁B ong ▁