Britannia Gold Mining Co.

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Background

History

In 1958 the Britannia Co Mullock was removed to fill Camp Street car spaces.

Site

The Britannia Gold Mining Company had a battery situated in Barkly Street, Ballarat, opposite the Uniting Church. The battery started operation in March 1887 and was very noisy.[1]

Innovations

Community Involvement

Works Produced

Workplace Relations

The People

In 1862 John Rowe started work at the Britannia Gold Mining Co. By 1867 John Rowe was general manager or 'captain'. A silver watch was presented to John Rowe by the mine in 1869, and he held the position as 'captain' for 14 years.[2]

In 1914 G. Barker was Manager of the Britannia Gold Mining Company.

Legacies

See also

Further Notes

References

  1. Reid, John & Chisholm, Jack. Ballarat Golden City: A Pictorial History, Joval, Bacchus Marsh, 1989.
  2. Research by Louis Rowe emailed to Clare Gervasoni, 19 June 2013.


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--Beth Kicinski 11:35, 18 January 2013 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 21:19, 12 July 2016 (AEST)