Syndicate of Seven
The Syndicate of Seven is the name given to the original members of the Broken Hill Mining Company formed in 1883, who lodged applications for mining leases along the Line of Lode at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia. History The members, who all worked at Mount Gipps sheep station, which encompassed the Broken Hill, were:- Charles Rasp (1846–1907) – a boundary rider, who was interested in prospecting, recognised that the site was highly mineralized (though suspecting black tin oxide — perhaps cassiterite) and on 5 September 1883 persuaded David James and his offsider James Poole to help him peg out and registered their claim with mining warden Richard O'Connell. David James (1854–1926) – a contractor employed to sink dams and mend fences. James Poole (1848–1924) – worked with David James George McCulloch (1848–1907) – manager of Mount Gipps station, recommended widening the syndicate in order to control the greater part of the hill, proposed seven shares at £70 (several thousand dollars in today's money) each. Philip Charley (1863–1937) – a young man learning to be a sheep farmer, employed as a boundary rider. George Urquhart (1845–1915) – a bookkeeper and overseer George A. M. Lind (1861–1941) – a