Donnelly's Creek was a gold rush town located in the mountains of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, approximately 40 kilometres north of Walhalla.
In the meantime, Chalmers went back to the gold-mining town of Jericho to obtain tools and supplies.
In the meantime the publicity attracted more miners to the area, who quickly pegged out the entire creek.
In February 2013, fires destroyed four shelter huts in the area from Donnelly's Creek to Aberfeldy.
[3] The four main reefs found at Donnelly's Creek were There were a number of other, smaller mining operations in the district, including the Hit or Miss, Boy's Reef (discovered by a nine-year-old boy, James Frederick Porter), the Nil Desperandum and Watson's Reward.