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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>


For more details, refer [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V15_382.gif ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 15''], page 376.
==Volunteer Regiment==
*[[Kolar Gold Fields Battalion]]


==External Links==
==External Links==
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-11/1289094120 post] mentions many names of people living at K.G.F. and includes a list of residents in 1905 , and Officers and NCOs of the [[Kolar Gold Fields Battalion|Kolar Gold Fields Rifle Volunteers]] , 1905
*[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
 
== References ==
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[[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.

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