Discovery of Gold in Australia By anne.shepherd Period: Jun 30, 1800 to Jun 30, 1872 The discovery of gold in Australia Jun 30, 1814 First recorded finding of gold While cutting a road to Bathurst some convicts found gold Feb 15, 1823 Gold discovered in the Fish River near Bathurst Jun 30, 1825 Convict accused and floggged for possessing gold Jun 30, 1829 More gold discovered but find kept quiet Apr 30, 1839 Strzelecki finds gold in the Blue Mountains, NSW Jun 30, 1844 Alex Tolmein sees quartz reef with yellow metal near Melbourne Jun 30, 1848 Gold specimens found in the Pyreness Mountains in Victoria Jan 30, 1849 Thomas Chapman finds 16oz gold nugget at Daisy Hill, Victoria Jan 31, 1849 Gold discovered by shepherd at the Pyrenees. Jan 30, 1851 Edward Austin brings to Sydney gold nugget found near Bathurst. Jun 30, 1872 Bernhard Holterman finds world's largest gold nugget