Castlemaine Rock makers close: Sweet link to gold rush at bitter end

By Carolyn Webb
Updated August 14 2018 - 5:14pm, first published July 23 2018 - 8:06am
Peter Barnes, fifth generation lolly maker. Photo: Meredith O'Shea
Peter Barnes, fifth generation lolly maker. Photo: Meredith O'Shea

A last, sweet link with Victoria’s 1850s gold rush has been broken with the demise of Castlemaine Rock boiled lollies.

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