Messengers Patch

Tony

Not sure if your after Mesengers Patch mine or a specific place called messengers patch.

This Link will take you to a bronze page that lists the coordinates for the mine.

Also, I did a search on Messengers Patch, Oliver's patch and Shadow of Death Hotel - which was also known as Golden Grove Hotel (apparently) and got a few hits for each.

This Link talks a bit about yours wife's G G Grandmother. You may have already seen it. They may be able to point you in the right direction.

There was also a project called "lonely Graves WA" or WA Lonely Graves that may also have some info.

Cheers

Anthony

The red indicator will help you, there is a gate on the eastern side of the main road & you can enter. Sorry this is vague, we are travelling at the moments and our information is at home. My hubby is a grandson of Henry Knight Messenger. If you wish to get in touch, that's fine. Let us know and we may be able to work out another way to communicate.

While not that helpful here is a cut from Gold & Ghosts WA Prospecting Book

MESSENGERS PATCH

Discovered by Alf Messenger around 1907, the patch lies approximately 44km southeast of Yalgoo. The mines in the area include Brilliant GML which crushed 19,108 tonnes for a return of 9,328.11 ounces between 1925-1929. The company had its own ten head battery, as the state battery had been dismantled
in 1910 to be re-erected at Quinns. Mugs Blow was one of the earlier leases, which produced 87.93 ounces from 46 tonnes of ore and another 52.29 ounces from dollying specimens. One of the best nugget producing dryblowing patches is just beneath this mine. Marloo, between 1908-1910 produced 227.88 ounces from specimens and 69.64 ounces of gold from the crushing of 38.70 tonnes of ore. Seven of the thirteen leases have some alluvial workings on them. All produced nuggets. The records indicate a total of 1,155 ounces of alluvial gold came from the Messenger's patch area alone.

Cheers
Greg