History: Guntawang New Caledonian Gold Mining Syndicate
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1922
1 November 1922
New Caledonian Gold Mining Syndicate Guntawang 1922
1 November 1922
WHERE DIAMONDS WERE FOUND AT GULGONG.
The New Caledonia Gold-mining Syndicate has made a big discovery of gold and diamond bearing wash-dirt in the Guntawang woolshed paddock, four miles west of Gulgong. From a trial of 200 loads of wash 150 diamonds up to 2 carats were recovered, besides gold up to 1oz per load. These diamonds have been cut and polished in Hatton Gardens, London, and declared by experts to be first water whites equal to the world's best. A new company formed in Sydney is taking over the syndicate's leases2
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References
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No title (1922, November 1). Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), p. 39. Retrieved April 22, 2023, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159022638
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No title (1922, November 1). Sydney Mail (NSW : 1912 - 1938), p. 39. Retrieved June 16, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article159022638