Where was the first payable gold strike in Australia?

Answer 1

Edward Hargraves first officially discovered payable gold in Australia in 1851, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales. Hargraves had carefully studied the geology of the area and, convinced that it was similar to that of the California goldfields, from where he had just returned, went prospecting. He enlisted the assistance of John Lister, a man who had already found gold in the region. Lister led Hargraves directly to where gold was found, at Summerhill Creek, at a site which Hargraves named "Ophir". Hargraves has been credited with the discovery ever since, even though, by rights, credit should go to Lister. An enquiry in 1887 proved that John Hardmann Lister and James Tom were the first ones to find payable gold in Australia.

Answer 2

Edward Hargraves is credited with making the first payable gold discovery in Australia. With the help of a local guide, John Lister (who is really the one who found the gold), and using his own knowledge of geology in relation to gold-bearing country, Hargraves found gold at Summerhill Creek, at a place he named Ophir, near Bathurst, NSW, in May 1851.

Answer 3

Australia's first payable gold was officially discovered in Australia in 1851, not far from Bathurst, New South Wales. Edward Hargraves had carefully studied the geology of the area and, convinced that it was similar to that of the California goldfields, from where he had just returned, went prospecting. He enlisted the assistance of John Lister, a man who had already found gold in the region. Lister led Hargraves directly to where gold was found, at Summerhill Creek, at a site which Hargraves named "Ophir". Hargraves has been credited with the discovery ever since, even though, by rights, credit should go to Lister.

Answer 4

The first payable gold strike in Australia was in 1851, and was made not far from Bathurst, New South Wales.

Edward Hargraves had carefully studied the geology of the area and, convinced that it was similar to that of the California goldfields, from where he had just returned, went prospecting. He enlisted the assistance of John Lister, a man who had already found gold in the region. Lister led Hargraves directly to where gold was found, at Summerhill Creek, at a site which Hargraves named "Ophir".

Answer 5

The first payable gold strike in Australia is credited to Edward Hargraves who actually enlisted the help of the Lister brothers. The strike was made not far from Bathurst, New South Wales. The location was near Radigan's Gully, about 3km above the junction of Lewis Ponds and Summer Hill Creek.