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Forest Reefs was a gold mining area with alluvial gold being found in the 1860s and 1870s. [3] There was also very significant deep lead gold mining in the area, [4] [5] although the material mined from the deep leads needed to be crushed to obtain the gold it contained. Only a few of the reefs in the area were gold-bearing. [6] [7] [8]
Yalwal is the site of a former gold mining town of the same name situated 29 km (18 mi) west of Nowra at the confluence of the Danjera and Yarramunmun Creeks which then forms Yalwal Creek which flows into the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales, Australia. [2] It is now the site of a City of Shoalhaven managed picnic area and Danjera Dam.
Hill End Historic Site is situated approximately 300 km north-west of Sydney and 80 km north of Bathurst. [1]The historic site consists of approximately 130ha of land within the village of Hill End, including two outlying areas of land: Valentine's Mine and the Roasting Pits.
By May 1911, miners were extracting rich gold-bearing quartz. [41] Rice, already in poor health, died at the end of August 1912. [42] The mine was sold to another syndicate, Long Tunnel Mining Company, in 1917. [43] It closed again around 1925, [44] and was in the possession of receivers from January 1926. [45]
In 1852 during the Australian Gold Rush, gold was discovered at Upper Adelong. Records around the time indicated a yield of 198 kg of precious metals. In 1855 Adelong was declared a gold field. The Adelong township, which was first established in 1836, came alive when in 1857 William Willams discovered a gold bearing reef ore on Charcoal Hill.
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The gold dome atop 170 Fifth Avenue is actually a two-story apartment — and now it’s up for sale. ... footprint in the city in the early 20th century — from the landmarked 41 Park Row, which ...