A downward‐facing refolded fold in the aureole of the Bathurst Granite displays evidence for three phases of folding. This, and structural anomalies in other Lachlan Fold Belt granitoid aureoles, may be caused by granitoid emplacement. Alternatively they may be records of early deformations, preserved in the granitoid envelopes from the obliterating effects of later deformations. Various causes for the three fold phases are considered, including soft‐sediment deformation, orogenies, and kinking as a result of granitoid emplacement. A unique solution is not yet possible. Unrecognised structural complexities may be widespread in the Hill End Synclinorial Zone.