COOLGARDIE GOLDFIELDS
A DISCOVERER’S DEATH.
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SYDNEY, October 17. Coincident with the new mining boom in Central Australia, there comes the announcement of the death of the discoverer of the famous Coolgardie Goldfield, in Western Australia, in 1892, Mr William Ford. He died at Chatswood, the suburb of Sydney, at the age of eighty. Ford and his mate, Arthur Bayley, were among a large number of fossickers who, during the severe depression after the bank crash in the early nineties, migrated to Western Australia. Ford discovered several nuggets of gold at Southern Cross. His mate officially reported the matter, and Ccolgardie soon became known throughout the world. Bayley’s name, however, was better known than Ford’s, as he remained on the field for some time. Ford sold his interest for a huge sum, and finally settled at Chatswood, Sydney.
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Greymouth Evening Star, 18 October 1932, Page 5
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