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Peak Hill rise and progress in New South Wales gold rush
A Prize Essay details Peak Hill NSW's gold rush origins from 1889 to 1890, noting Aldridge and others discovering surface gold, the rapid influx of thousands, limited payable leads, and key developments. It covers the peak mining activity, leases, batteries, cyanidation advances, and town formation including Struggle Street and Caswell Street names and early civic offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Prito
Aldridge
Mr. Aldridge
Mesers
Fisher, Andersen
Jobson
Rouse
Chim
W. Speed
Maloney
Suiners
Peak Hill
Guy's Tank
Pouk ‘Hill
Bleo
Che
Peak Hill Proprietary Co
Wise
Mooney
Crown Lease
Myall United Gold-mining Lease Co
Jobby Burns
Myall
Peak Hill Co
Crown Co
Cattle Bros
Bank Till Proprietary Co
Mel Anderson
Hunter
Golding
Waddell
Crown Battery
Peak Hill Proprietary
GM. Co
Bobby Burns Syndicate
Struggle Street
Mingelo Street
Euchis Street
Wallace
Carton
Poignand
Rhield
Blackwaithe
Schmidt
Morris
Ashby
Ring
A Matthews
Caswell
Mesers, Gibror
Wynne
Dugga and
Euchie
Campoy
Mingela and
Caswell Streets