Edward Hammond Hargraves

gold prospector

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Australian gold rushes

  • Australian gold rush era
    In Australian gold rushes: New South Wales

    …government having ignored Smith’s discovery, Edward Hammond Hargraves was widely credited as the first person to find payable gold in Australia. Originally from England, Hargraves had been one of the many New South Welshmen to join the California Gold Rush. Although he found no gold in North America, he keenly…

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