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A city in the south-east of Kolar District, Mysore State, which was a [[Princely states|Princely State]]. The city, located 98km from [[Bangalore]], was established in 1887, and now produces all of India's gold. | A city in the south-east of Kolar District, Mysore State, which was a [[Princely states|Princely State]]. The city, located 98km from [[Bangalore]], was established in 1887, and now produces all of India's gold. | ||
| − | Mining companies included Mysore, Champion Reef, Ooregum, Nundydroog and Balaghat. | + | ==Mining companies== |
| + | Mining companies included Mysore, Champion Reef, Ooregum, Nundydroog and Balaghat.<ref> Johnson, Ronnie [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-11/1289094120 Surnames - Kolar Gold Fields and Bangalore] ''Rootsweb India Mailing List'' 7 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2014</ref> | ||
| − | + | ==Volunteer Regiment== | |
| + | *[[Kolar Gold Fields Battalion]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | * | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolar_Gold_Fields Kolar Gold Fields] Wikipedia |
*[http://memoriesofkgf.blogspot.com/ Kolar Gold Fields Nostalgia] Photos and Memories of K.G.F. | *[http://memoriesofkgf.blogspot.com/ Kolar Gold Fields Nostalgia] Photos and Memories of K.G.F. | ||
| + | *[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 | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| − | [http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/172/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] from ''Indian pictures and problems'' by Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm 1907 Archive.org | + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_382.gif ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15''], page 376. |
| + | *[http://www.archive.org/stream/indianpicturespr00malcuoft#page/172/mode/2up “The Kolar Gold-Fields”] from ''Indian pictures and problems'' by Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm 1907 Archive.org | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Princely States]] | [[Category:Princely States]] | ||
Revision as of 02:37, 22 October 2014
A city in the south-east of Kolar District, Mysore State, which was a Princely State. The city, located 98km from Bangalore, was established in 1887, and now produces all of India's gold.
Contents
Mining companies
Mining companies included Mysore, Champion Reef, Ooregum, Nundydroog and Balaghat.[1]
Volunteer Regiment
External Links
- Kolar Gold Fields Wikipedia
- Kolar Gold Fields Nostalgia Photos and Memories of K.G.F.
- Our Lady of Victories Church, KGF, Karnataka, part of the
- Archdiocese of Bangalore (Roman Catholic). Retrieved 22 October 2014
Historical books online
- Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15, page 376.
- “The Kolar Gold-Fields” from Indian pictures and problems by Sir Ian Zachary Malcolm 1907 Archive.org
References
- ↑ Johnson, Ronnie Surnames - Kolar Gold Fields and Bangalore Rootsweb India Mailing List 7 November 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2014
