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**[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.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 | ||
===Historical books online=== | ===Historical books online=== | ||
Revision as of 07:58, 11 July 2016
| 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.
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
- 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
- List of Residents Kolar Goldfields 1905 oocities.org. Archived and retrieved 11 July 2016
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
