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AU WA S2342
Title
GOLD ENTRY BOOK
Date(s)
- 1932-01-01 - 1987-12-31 (Creation)
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AU WA A981 - STATE BATTERIES - KALGOORLIE
(1932-01-01 - 1987-12-31)
Administrative history
State Batteries were government-owned and controlled plants of machinery and equipment used for the treatment and processing of ore containing gold or other valuable metals. State Batteries would pay prospectors and holders of small mines for their deposits. The expansion of the Goldfields during the 1890's was the major factor behind the government establishing such plants.
The first State Battery was set up in Norseman in 1898. The Kalgoorlie plant was established in 1932 and became the biggest of the 54 plants operating throughout Western Australia. During the 1980's, the Burke government began closing down remaining State Batteries and the Kalgoorlie plant was closed in 1987.
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Gold Entry Books record the date and time of transaction, the name and address of the depositor, the particulars of the deposit, the value of the deposit, and to whom the gold was delivered after assay or smelting. (1 estray).
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Open
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Range Control Symbol = 1