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Western Australian Mining Company (1846 - 1906)

From
1846
Western Australia
To
1906

Summary

Established on 17 September 1846. Operated Western Australia's first mine, Cole's Shaft Mine, on the western face of Bedfordale Hill in the Darling Range. The Company was wound up by a liquidator in 1906.

Archival resources

J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia

  • Western Australian Mining Company records, 1846, MN 2261; J.S. Battye Library of West Australian History, State Library of Western Australia. Details

Bruce A. Smith