William Chandos Wall –1926 – Cudgegong Valley

William Chandos Wall, –1926

Name: William Chandos /Wall/
Given names: William Chandos
Surname: Wall

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Death	1926
Discovered	7 June 1938 (12 years after death) Note: Personal Personal The late Mr. W. C. Wall, who was one of the best authorities on minerals in the State, had big interests in gold and copper at Cobar in its roaring days. He knew that Mudgee district abounded in all kinds of minerals, and he was the first to discover dolomite at Havilah. When he unearthed it, he brought samples to Mudgee. One of the first people he met here was the writer, and he informed him that he had found an unlimited supply of the 'material.' This was proved to be true, and the discoverer ultimately disposed of his interests in the 'find' to Mr. Hunter White and Mr. James Melton. After working it for some time, the owners sold out the mines to the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., who, with a big staff of men, are still working it. Dolomite is used very extensively for smelting steel and iron. The Havilah dolomite is of the highest quality. Wall's Siding, on the Mudgee line, is called after the discoverer of dolomite. W. C. Wall, in later years, was one of the Members for Mudgee, and years after represented Rylstone in the State House for a long time - so long that it was alleged he once said: 'It is only necessary for me, to send my old boots up to Rylstone and I'll be returned.' However, the late J. C. L. Fitzpatrick set out after Wall's political scalp, and got it - he won by only five or six votes. The election was upset, and fought again. Fitz. won by 40 odd the second time. It was a slashing go. G. H. Reid, B. R. Wise, W. P. Crick, and all the political 'cracks' of the day participated in the contest. Rylstone was right on the map. Both Fitz. and Wall are not now troubling about politics, so far as we know.

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Discovered	Personal The late Mr. W. C. Wall, who was one of the best authorities on minerals in the State, had big interests in gold and copper at Cobar in its roaring days. He knew that Mudgee district abounded in all kinds of minerals, and he was the first to discover dolomite at Havilah. When he unearthed it, he brought samples to Mudgee. One of the first people he met here was the writer, and he informed him that he had found an unlimited supply of the 'material.' This was proved to be true, and the discoverer ultimately disposed of his interests in the 'find' to Mr. Hunter White and Mr. James Melton. After working it for some time, the owners sold out the mines to the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., who, with a big staff of men, are still working it. Dolomite is used very extensively for smelting steel and iron. The Havilah dolomite is of the highest quality. Wall's Siding, on the Mudgee line, is called after the discoverer of dolomite. W. C. Wall, in later years, was one of the Members for Mudgee, and years after represented Rylstone in the State House for a long time - so long that it was alleged he once said: 'It is only necessary for me, to send my old boots up to Rylstone and I'll be returned.' However, the late J. C. L. Fitzpatrick set out after Wall's political scalp, and got it - he won by only five or six votes. The election was upset, and fought again. Fitz. won by 40 odd the second time. It was a slashing go. G. H. Reid, B. R. Wise, W. P. Crick, and all the political 'cracks' of the day participated in the contest. Rylstone was right on the map. Both Fitz. and Wall are not now troubling about politics, so far as we know.

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The late Mr. W. C. Wall, who was one of the best authorities on minerals in the State, had big interests in gold and copper at Cobar in its roaring days. He knew that Mudgee district abounded in all kinds of minerals, and he was the first to discover dolomite at Havilah. When he unearthed it, he brought samples to Mudgee. One of the first people he met here was the writer, and he informed him that he had found an unlimited supply of the 'material.' This was proved to be true, and the discoverer ultimately disposed of his interests in the 'find' to Mr. Hunter White and Mr. James Melton. After working it for some time, the owners sold out the mines to the Broken Hill Proprietary Co., who, with a big staff of men, are still working it. Dolomite is used very extensively for smelting steel and iron. The Havilah dolomite is of the highest quality. Wall's Siding, on the Mudgee line, is called after the discoverer of dolomite. W. C. Wall, in later years, was one of the Members for Mudgee, and years after represented Rylstone in the State House for a long time - so long that it was alleged he once said: 'It is only necessary for me, to send my old boots up to Rylstone and I'll be returned.' However, the late J. C. L. Fitzpatrick set out after Wall's political scalp, and got it - he won by only five or six votes. The election was upset, and fought again. Fitz. won by 40 odd the second time. It was a slashing go. G. H. Reid, B. R. Wise, W. P. Crick, and all the political 'cracks' of the day participated in the contest. Rylstone was right on the map. Both Fitz. and Wall are not now troubling about politics, so far as we know.