Prince of Wales Mine

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Prince of Wales Mine, Sebastopol, 1866. State Library of Victoria

History

Located on Cobblers Lead in Sebastopol the Prince of Wales Mine was formed in 1862. On 23 June 1863 shares were quoted on the Melbourne Stock Exchange at 1,750 pounds each.[1]

The Prince of Wales Mines closed in 1875. It obtained 209,071 ozs of gold.[2]

Site

Behind Blythwood Grange, Sebastopol.


P. Davies, Mining Manager, c1866

J. Embling, Treasurer, c1866

P. Mathews, Engineer, c1866

F. W. Tatham, Legal Manager, c1866

Thomas Bath, c1894.

Shareholders, c1866

Thomas Axford, J. Buchanan, J. B. Ballantine, J. C. Barcelo, J. Bonella, A. Brook, M. Bade, J. Brook, J. Bankin Jnr, S. Bailey, W.G. Baillie, Rivett H. Bland, Thomas Bath, T. Bull, E. Boxhall, S. T. Clissold, A. Cowie, R. Carson, J. Cullen, H. Cooper, W. Clement, J. Curtayne, J. Chappell, J. Carfrae, J. Cochrane, W. H. Collins, J. G. Caught, J. Crighton, R. Cowrie, J. Deas, Capt J. Dane, D. Davies, R. Davies, W. Davies, J. W. Davies, Alexander Dempster, J. Dickson, E. J. Dixon, J. Deane, M. Donald, J. Duke, W. S. Drury, A. Dickson, J. Embling, P. Ellis, T. Evans, T. Fraser, F. C. Forward, C. Forbes, W. Frost, J. A. Findlay, T. Gardiner, R. R. Gray, J. Henry, M. Heinrichson, J. Hickman, A. Hunter, Hunt & Opie, W. Heise (MD), J. H. Hurren, R. A. Hyland, W. Hanthorne, W. C. Johnston, Ann Jones, W. James, E. James, A. J. Jack, S. Kinston, J. M. Kerr, W. Kipps, J. Leckie (Snr), J. Leckie jnr, T. Lewis, M. Lewis, T. Lewis, H. Lewis, Issac Lay, T. Lang, E. Langley. E. Lucas, T. Y. Lowes, J. G. Latta, W. Leyshon, P. Mitchell, P. Mathews, J. A. Moore, M. Morgan, W. Morgan, J. Moore, T. Martin, J. Monro. J. McHattie, J. McCrea, W. McKee, W. McDonald, W. Owens, G. Oldham, P. O'Neil, S. Parker, M. M. Patterson, J. Richardson, J. Roberts, E. Rees, J. Rees, H. Reynolds, H. Reed, W. Roy, A. Sargent, J. C. C. Simpson, J. Sheppard, A. Swain, J. Slater, J. Saddler, J. Stodart, A. Sutherland, J. Simpson, T. C. Sharp, M. Stewart, P. Todd, F. W. Tatham, E. Thomas, S. Turner, W. Tweedie, E. Trenerry, T. Thomas, M. Thompson, M. Turner, A. Wilson, R. Wilson, T. Wilson, H. Waller, M. Walter, T. Westbrook, J. Williams, J. Williamson, W. A. Zeal.

See also

Gold mines

Gold mining companies


Notes


References

  1. Prospectus of Ballarat South Goldfields NL, University of Ballarat Historical Collection (Cat. No. 3591.1)
  2. Prospectus of Ballarat South Goldfields NL, University of Ballarat Historical Collection (Cat. No. 3591.1)


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