James Nash discovered gold in Queensland in 1867.
James Nash is the prospector credited with finding the first payable gold on he Mary River near Gympie, Queensland. His discovery sparked the first major goldrush in Queensland, and led to Gympie being named "The Town that saved Queensland".
The town/city of Gympie is nicknamed "The town that saved Queensland from Bankruptcy". This is because Gympie was the site of Queensland's first gold rush, after James Nash discovered gold in 1867.
Yes. Each of Australia's states experienced a goldrush at some stage. Queensland's goldrush began at Gympie when gold was discovered by James Nash in 1867. This was a great economic boon to the state as Queensland was on the verge of bankruptcy. For this reason, Gympie is referred to as "the town that saved Queensland".
In 1852, small traces of gold were found at Lucky Valley, Kilkivan and Warwick. Queensland's first significant goldrush was at Canoona, near Rockhampton, in 1858, but the goldrush started in earnest when James Nash discovered Queensland's two largest nuggets at Gympie in October 1867.Other gold mining towns of Queensland included Chillagoe, Ravenswood, Charters Towers, Cracow and Mount Morgan.
Gold was discover in 1848 and one of the settlers are james marshell
1867
In 1852, small traces of gold were found at Lucky Valley, Kilkivan and Warwick. Queensland's first significant goldrush was at Canoona, near Rockhampton, in 1858, but the goldrush started in earnest when James Nash discovered Queensland's two largest nuggets in a gully off the Mary River near Gympie in October 1867.
James W Marshall was the frist to discover gold in california in the sutter mill.
No. Queensland is just one state, and the Gold Coast is a city in the southeast of the state.
The first gold in Victoria was found in Clunes on 11 June 1851, by James Esmond. Meanwhile, at almost the same time, gold was also discovered at Anderson's Creek, near Warrandyte, by Louis Michel, a publican from Melbourne. However, on 9 August 1851, Victoria's goldrush began tentatively when gold was found at Sovereign Hill near Ballarat, in the same month Victoria gained its independence from the NSW colony. While the Ballarat goldfields were rich and promising, the real goldrush began when gold was discovered at Mt Alexander, 60km northeast of Ballarat, and close to the town of Bendigo, a few months later
James Marshall noticed something bright in the water. He found gold.
James mcbrain discovered specks of gold but the person who made it world wide against the wishes of his friends was edward hargreaves