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Nicholas, William (1826 - 1917)

Mine manager

Born: 1826 Cornwall, United Kingdom. Died: 18 November 1917 Maryborough, Victoria, Australia.

William Nicholas managed numerous mines in Victoria. Prior to coming to Australia he worked in the tin and copper minds of Cornwall. He wrote at least one article for the Royal Society of Victoria.

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Chronology
1852 Migrated to Australia (Melbourne)
c. 1852 - c. 1861 Prospector in Bendigo and Ballarat
1862 - 1863 Manager of Poverty Point Quartz Mining Co. (in New Zealand?)
1864 - 1876 Manager of Maryborough Laviathan in Victoria
c. 1876 - c. 1886 Manager of New Australasian at Creswick, Victoria
1887 - Manager of Chalk's Freehold in Maryborough

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