Early Life and Career
Alf Morgans was born at Ochr Churith Machen Lower, Machen, Monmouthshire in the United Kingdom on 17 February 1850. He was educated at private schools and at the Welsh School of Mines, and later was apprenticed to a mechanical engineering firm at Ebbw Vale.
On 19 March 1872, he married Fanny Ridler at Gloucester in England. In 1878, Morgans' employers sent him to Mexico to supervise their gold and silver mines. He worked in Central America 18 years, during which time he learned to speak Spanish fluently, and developed an interest in Mexico's natural and archaeological history. He unearthed a number of Aztec pieces, some of which he donated to the British Museum.
Morgans moved to Western Australia in 1896 as a representative of Morgans' Syndicate Ltd, to inspect mining properties for London capitalists looking for sound investment opportunities. He acquired numerous properties and mining interests throughout the state, including Westralia Mount Morgans, and he was widely considered an authority on mining investment.
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