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Edward Hammond Hargraves he was the one who found gold in Summer Hill Creek, he later named it Ophir. and he was the one who started the gold rush in New South Wales he had two friends with him, John Lister and William Tom this was all in 1851 near Bathurst by lil rat im 14 years old lol
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∙ 15y agoTwo gold miners are particularly well known. Edward Hargraves is credited with the first official gold discovery in New South Wales, whilst Paddy Hannan's discovery in the west helped establish the booming town of Kalgoorlie.
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∙ 14y agoAustralians and people from all over the world were involved in the Australian gold rushes. People came from China, New Zealand, Italy, Germany, the US, Britain, Greece and so on to dig for gold. The prospectors became known as diggers. One of the main groups that came to Australia were the Chinese.
Later, in the Eureka Stockade, Peter Lalor became a prominent figure of the goldrushes.
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∙ 11y ago- Peter Lalor
- Edward Hargraves
- Paddy Hannan
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