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History

 

The Morgan Brothers

The story of the Morgan Brothers, Frederick Augustus Morgan, Edwin Francis Morgan and Thomas Squire Morgan, starts with the story of their father, Frederick Morgan (Senior).

The Discovery of Mount Morgan

As far back as 1865 prospectors were fossicking in the gullies in the vicinity of Ironstone Mountain, and alluvial gold was found in the district long before the mountain itself was found to be gold-bearing.

The Mount Morgan Railway

On August 21, 1867, the railway line to the west from Rockhampton to Westwood, through Kabra, was opened. Later, when a railway line from Rockhampton to Mount Morgan became a necessity, it was decided to build the line from the nearest point on the western line, which was Kabra.

Treatment of Ore

As amalgamation was unsuccessful for the recovery of the fine gold, a better method was sought and it was subsequently found the chlorination process was the most suitable method, claims being made to a 95% recovery of the gold. Chlorination consists of dissolving the gold with chlorine gas and precipitating the gold from solution with charcoal.

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