Surveyor James McBrien reported finding gold in the Fish River near Bathurst, New South Wales on February 15, 1823.
In a sense it was, if you were the first to find gold on a site and then record the claim. After the early days, it was more difficult to find gold since it had to be mined from deeper areas and then separated from the ore.
Portugal was searching for a route to Asia to increase trade and find gold.
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No.Surveyor James McBrien was the first recorded person to find gold in Australia, doing so near Bathurst, NSW in 1823.These early discoveries were kept secret for various reasons. Gold was first officially discovered in Australia in 1851, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales by Edward Hargraves.
Likely McBrien died in 1956.
Likely McBrien was born in 1892.
Richard McBrien was born in 1936.
Susan McBrien is 5' 2".
Peter McBrien has written: 'Poems'
Scott McBrien was born on 1980-02-14.
Fred McBrien was born on 1888-06-15.
Fred McBrien died on 1938-07-02.
Susan McBrien's birth name is Susan Tietze.