EMMAVILLE MINING MUSEUM (EMMAVILLE, NEW SOUTH WALES)

“Tin was first discovered at Vegetable Creek in 1872, which started an influx of people to the town. It was estimated that in the early 1900s the population was around 7,000, including 2000 Chinese people, who formed a large part of the mining community. In 1872 the name of the town was changed to Emmaville in honour of the, then, Governor General”s wife, Lady Augustus Loftus, whose Christian name was Emma.”

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