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The town of Nigel originated as a gold mining town in the late 1800s. It was named after a book the prospector, Sir Walter Scott, was reading - The Fortunes of Nigel. In 1888 Nigel was declared as a public digging under notice no. 331 and since then the history and development of Nigel are inseparable from those of the gold mines. Until 1923 the town was nothing more than a mining camp. The Sub Nigel mine had, in the meanwhile, come into existence and proved to be the riches gold mine in the world. During the period of 1934 - 1939 saw the most noteworthy development of the town. This was only slowed down by the outbreak of World War II. During those five years, no less than 5 suburbs were proclaimed and speculation in fixed...