 William Chandos took out 2 mining leases in July 1884 (the year of his marriage and the year that first train arrived in Mudgee on 10 September 1884) in Gulgong and several more there in 1886 and 1887.This was a pattern of mining activity in which he was active most of his life.He appears to have been a knowledgeable geologist and over his long career prospected for or mined