Midas Mine
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History
The Midas Mine was formed into a company on 16 October 1855. A shaft was sunk, and a portable steam engine and horse puddler erected. [1]
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The Midas Mine was on the Dowling Forest Estate, a property at thebottom of Sulky Gully. It was owned by Alice Cornwall[2] - who was the leader in the establishment of this mine.[3]
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- ↑ family Correspondence, 6 July 1973. Federation University Historical Collection. (Cat. No. 9197)
- ↑ family Correspondence, 6 July 1973. University of Ballarat Historical Collection. (Cat. No. 9197)
- ↑ http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~carrick/Ballarat%20a%20to%20b.html accessed 15 March 2013.
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--Beth Kicinski 14:44, 15 November 2016 (AEDT)