Kong Meng Historic Reserve

Kong Meng Historic Reserve is a historic mine site from the late 1800's.

Kong Meng Historic Reserve

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Majorca drew thousands of gold-seekers to rushes in 1863 just as diggings around nearby towns declined. Their first surface diggings soon gave way to complex networks of deep mine shafts, with a mass local workforce and capital investment from around the globe. The rich field of Majorca sustained its own local council that met in the town hall. Amongst mining investors in Majorca was Lowe Kong Meng, born in Penang in 1853. Kong Meng imported Chinese foods to his Little Bourke St store before investing in the sugar trade and in mining. His mines at Majorca and Carisbrook helped keep the towns alive for more than fifty years.

Goldfields Guide, Kong Meng Historic Reserve

New Kong Meng mine

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Kong Lowe Meng

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