CARROLL and BEARD GMC

DATA

Old Act Gold Lease No.:	2718 - GL ⁽⁰⁰³⁾
Portion No.:	817 - Pn ⁽⁶⁵²⁾
G Number:
Area: a=acre r=rood p=perch	2a 0r 0p ⁽⁸¹⁴⁾
Location:	Hawkins Hill, PoT ⁽⁰⁰³⁾
Company Name:	CARROLL and BEARD GMC ⁽⁶⁵²⁾
Battery Name:
Era:	1872 ^{(259) No.176, Pg.1643, dtd 25 Jun 1872} Note: Application to Register the Company - 1872 - [see History below] ^{(259 ) No.176, Pg.1643, dtd 25 Jun 1872 - see the History below}
Originated from:	Carroll and Beards Claim ⁽⁰⁰²⁾ Note: Originally Carrolls Claim, later became known as Carroll and Beards Claim ^{(002) Pg.2, dtd 7 Aug 1872 - see the History below}
Acquired By:	Krohmanns Amalgamated GMC ^{(002) Pg.4, dtd 11 Feb 1879 - See the History below} Note: The company merged with the Star of Hope GMC (Beyers & Holtermanns) and Krohmanns Claim to become Krohmanns Amlagamated GMC in 1879. Because of the good condition of the surface works and machinery the new company continued to use Carroll and Beards shaft and ground for its operations. The new lease portion no. was 1321, as seen below. ^{(002) Pg.4, dtd 11 Feb 1879 - See the History below}
Lessee/Applicant:	1872 - ROUSE & BURROWS and Co. ⁽⁸¹⁴⁾ Note: Rouse and Burrows were the lessee's at the time the Claim was registered, both names appear on the Application to Register the Company in 1872
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Reason for Lease:
Lessee/Applicant:	1872-1877 - JONES & ROUSE and Co. ⁽⁰⁰³⁾ Note: These names appear on the 1877 Tambaroora & Turon River Goldfields Map for this Lease, they could have occupied the Lease at anytime after the Lease became vacant between 1872 and 1877
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MINING APPLICATIONS

Mining Application Plan - _1260_pn_g00487 - Hawkins Hill, PoT,

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Mining Application Plan - _1321_pn_g00530 - Hawkins Hill, PoT,

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MAPS and PLANS

HISTORY

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CARROLL and BEARD GMC

Information to be added when found, it is not my intention to write a comprehensive story on the Companies/Batteries etc., other than to provide data I believe to be factual, there are so many snippets of information available about the performances of the various Companies/Batteries over their lifetime. Sometimes errors have been made when reporting on the Companies which can be directly attributed to either correspondents or reporters being given misinformation or just not listening.

The Claim

1872 - CARROLL and BEARD GMC - This is possibly an early Holtermann Collection image or one taken earlier in 1872 by Merlin - cropped from a28225324 ⁽⁶⁵³⁾

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Image courtesy of the: Holtermann Collection, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW - (a2825324)

1873 - CARROLL and BEARD GMC - This image shows the addition of a new shed, note behind the shed what appears to be a masonry wall, this could be the first of the much larger masonry structure. The company shaft was sunk within the bark building, the masonry structure which eventually formed the length /width of the Lease was still to be built behind the bark building. Image has been cropped from a28225332 ⁽⁶⁵³⁾ (see Masonry Wall below)

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Image courtesy of the: Holtermann Collection, Mitchell Library, State Library of NSW - a2825332

1872-73 - CARROLL and BEARDS CLAIM - A brief History of the Claim -

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Source: Mineral Resources 27, The Hill End & Tambaroora Goldfield by Harper, 1918

1872 - CARROLL and CO. CLAIM - Description of the Mining Claim

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Source:(002) Pg.2, dtd 7 Aug 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS CLAIM - Share for Sale

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Source:(002) Pg.2, dtd 4 Mar 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS CLAIM - Single Share Sold for £10,000

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Source:(117) Pg.4, dtd 21 Mar 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS CLAIM - Meeting to form the Company

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Source:(002) Pg.1, dtd 11 May 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS GOLD MINING COMPANY (GMC) - Meeting to Adopt a Deed of Settlement

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Source:(002) Pg.1, dtd 2 May 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS GMC - Scrips made available after the 10 June 1872

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Source:(002) Pg.1, dtd 7 Jun 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS GMC - Application to Register the Company

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Source:(259) No.176, Pg.1643, dtd 25 Jun 1872 - NSW Government Gazettes by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 - CARROLL and BEARDS CLAIM - Quartz Crushing Result

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Source:(251) Pg.178, dtd 10 Aug 1872 - Newspapers by TROVE, National Library of Australia

1872 CARROLL and BEARDS CLAIM and GMC - A Brief History from 1872 to 1879 -

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Source: Publication, "Star of Peace Gold Mining Company, 1880, Pgs. 52-52", National Library of Australia

The Masonry Structure

The masonry wall first appears in the image above when work was commenced after the company was registered in mid 1872, as noted on page 50 of the Star of Peace GMC publication new structures and machinery were put in place shortly after the company was registered: "This company, however, sank a good main shaft to the depth of 500 feet perpendicular, and erected excellent surface works, including a 12-horse power engine and boiler, and winding-gear, capable of working to a depth of 1000 feet. This company's shaft was used for prospecting the ground to the east to a depth of 734 feet until 28 July, 1877, when that work was stopped near the eastern boundary." (^{(645) Pg.50})

Apon the amalgamation of the Star of Hope GMC, Krohmanns GMC and Carroll and Beards GMC to form the Krohmanns Amalgamated GMC in 1879 the group determined to continue operating from the Carroll and Beard shaft...the realization that the Carroll and Beard shaft was already down 500 feet and that the surface works and machinery were far superior than the two former companies minimised any large expenditures to get the new company operational.

1872-73 - Cross section of the Masonry Wall and position of the poppett head and winch - Based on the date on the plan of 17 Nov 1883, the plan would have been drawn when the Company was part of Hawkins Hill Consolidated GMC - image cropped from the surveyed plan drawn by T.S. Parrot in 1883 - see image below

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Source: Digital Imaging Geological System (DiGS), Planning & Environment - Resources & Geoscience, NSW Government

1873 - Shaft Layout of the Company as at 1883 - Based on the date on the plan of 17 Nov 1883, the plan would have been drawn when the Company was part of Hawkins Hill Consolidated GMC. The company was surveyed and drawn by T.S. Parrot in 1880.

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Source: Digital Imaging Geological System (DiGS), Planning & Environment - Resources & Geoscience, NSW Government

1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Shows the Carroll and Beard company on the extreme right with poppett head.

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Source: Mineral Resources 27, The Hill End & Tambaroora Goldfield by Harper, 1918

1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Shows the location of the Engine Shed of the Carroll and Beard company, this image has been extracted from the Mining Application for Gold Lease 41 (G00639) of 1889

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1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Shows the old engine site and masonry work at Krohmanns south shaft and Carroll and Beards shaft.

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Source: Mineral Resources 27, The Hill End & Tambaroora Goldfield by Harper, 1918

1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Shows the remains of the Carroll and Beard company masonry work on the right, also shows the companies adit down from the masonry work and the Flying Fox down to the Consolidated Company.

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Source: Mineral Resources 27, The Hill End & Tambaroora Goldfield by Harper, 1918

1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Shows the longitudinal boundaries of both Krohmanns and Carroll & Beards GMC's, with parts of the masonry walls within both companies grounds

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Source:MinView © State of New South Wales. For current information go to www.nsw.gov.au - Overlay provided by Warwick P Taylor 2025

2019 - Image from NSW Explorer - Shows the eastern boundary of the Companies Gold Lease and marks any visible structures

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1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Masonry wall of the company, this image shows the company shaft in the lower left foreground and the winch bay in the wall partly obscured by blackberry bush. Image was taken July 2020.

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Image courtesy of: Warwick P Taylor 2020

1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - Southern masonry wall of the company, this wall is on the southern boundary of the company lease. Image was taken July 2020.

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1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - A landing/platform on the southern boundary of the company lease, incidentlly part of the Consolidated ground can be seen down in the gully. Image was taken July 2020.

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1872 - Carroll and Beard GMC - An aerial image showing the company masonry wall and damage done by erosion and lack of road maintenance when Hill End Gold became inactive, part of Rapps GMC masonry wall can be seen next to the company name on the image. Image was taken April 2021.

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