Sunday Gift Gold Mine (Kensington Sunday Gift), Menzies, Menzies Shire, Western Australia, Australiai

Regional Level Types
Sunday Gift Gold Mine (Kensington Sunday Gift)	Mine
Menzies	- not defined -
Menzies Shire	Shire
Western Australia	State
Australia	Country

The Sunday Gift Gold Mine is approximately eight kilometres east of Menzies. It follows a similar pattern to several small historic mines in the immediate area. A short lived company development in the late 1890's, then prospectors followed until mining ceased a few years later.

The Sunday Gift Syndicate was floated at Menzies in March 1897 with 5000 pounds capital. Further shares and capital raised occurred later in the month. It was reported at the time the reef was 3 feet wide showing gold freely.

Six months later the directors state at a Menzies shareholder meeting, the reef had pinched out at 50 feet, and more development money was called for. With shareholders unwilling to invest more money, the syndicate was wound up.

One week later the mine, with tools and appliances, was sold for only 10 pounds to a miner named Bell (surname).

Nothing more was found until 1906. Across this year and 1907 were a number of crushings by a party of miners who had taken up the lease. GML 5308Z and 5010Z. They were John Thom, Frederick Knuchell and John Medlin. A Johnstone (surname) was one of the original party but had sold out to Medlin late 1906. Medlin later in 1907 slipped while unloading bush timber at the mine, and fell on his head, rendering himself unconscious for a time.

The site can be found by travelling the gravel road east of the Menzies town centre, then taking the right fork. The True Blue and Maranoa mines are passed. The Sunday Gift is a few hundred metres east of the Maranoa mine, as a north-south line of shafts, south of the road. The extent of the workings indicate a more active history than what is described above. The nearby Menzies water borefield prevents access.

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