Dear List
Further to the last email on mining in Australia....
I have been researching the 19thC mining engineer Edmund Lloyd Owen
He was manager/Owner of the Iron mines at Frampton Cotterell & Rangeworthy
as well as Rangeworthy New Pit (Oldwood Colliery)
Subsequently I believe he was involved with the eskdale iron mines in the
lake district before ending up in Australia where (according to the web!)
he "established successful collieries at Swanbank and Dinmore" this being in
the Ipswich area near Brisbane (I think)
A web search shows that he was called before Queensland Government
Committees in connection with "Laws relating to mining gold and other
minerals"
Does anyone know anymore about the Eskdale mines or the Australians ones he
was involved with
Regards
David
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