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*[http://victorieschurchkgf.com/home.html Our Lady of Victories Church, KGF, Karnataka], part of the
*[http://victorieschurchkgf.com/home.html Our Lady of Victories Church, KGF, Karnataka], part of the
**[http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.com Archdiocese of Bangalore] (Roman Catholic). Retrieved 22 October 2014
**[http://www.bangalorearchdiocese.com Archdiocese of Bangalore] (Roman Catholic). Retrieved 22 October 2014
*[http://www.confluence.mobi/blog/a-boer-in-bangalore/ "A Boer in Bangalore"] by Adam Yamey 14 September 2016 ''Confluence''.  George Glaeser Munnik, a Boer Officer, was a POW at [[Trichinopoly]] and later [[Amritsar]]. During his stay in India he was able to visit Bangalore and the Kolar Gold Fields. He wrote an account ''A Boer in India'' published 1903. He subsequently became a Senator in South Africa.
*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/322-memories-of-my-family-and-of-weddings-in-kolar-gold-fields Memories of my family and of weddings in Kolar Gold Fields] by Bridget White-Kumar.  indiaofthepast.org. The author’s father  was an Underground Engineer in Nandydroog Mines, c late 1940s
*[http://www.indiaofthepast.org/contribute-memories/read-contributions/life-back-then/322-memories-of-my-family-and-of-weddings-in-kolar-gold-fields Memories of my family and of weddings in Kolar Gold Fields] by Bridget White-Kumar.  indiaofthepast.org. The author’s father  was an Underground Engineer in Nandydroog Mines, c late 1940s
*[http://www.oocities.org/kolargoldfield/kgf1905.html List of Residents Kolar Goldfields 1905] oocities.org. Archived and retrieved 11 July 2016
*[http://www.oocities.org/kolargoldfield/kgf1905.html List of Residents Kolar Goldfields 1905] oocities.org. Archived and retrieved 11 July 2016

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Kolar Gold Fields
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 12.961736°N 78.270721°E
Altitude: 265 m (869 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Kolar Gold Fields
State/Province: Karnataka
Country: India
Transport links
Kolar Gold Fields Railway

Kolar Gold Fields was a city in the south-east of Kolar District, Mysore State established in 1887. Located 98km from Bangalore, it produced all of India's gold. It closed in 2001 and was approved for re-opening in 2010.

Mining companies

Mining companies included Mysore, Champion Reef, Ooregum, Nundydroog and Balaghat.[1]

Volunteer Regiment

External Links

Historical books online

References

  1. Johnson, Ronnie Surnames - Kolar Gold Fields and Bangalore Rootsweb India Mailing List 7 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2014